Editing Roxbury, Vermont (section)

==Government, law enforcement, and fire protection== 
Town voters elect three members of the [[select board]]. The members of the select board have three-year terms and are responsible for carrying out a variety of duties, including "warning" (posting notice of) [[town meeting]]s; enacting and enforcing town ordinances; proposing a town budget; overseeing town employees; authorizing expenditures; and appointing seven members of the town Planning
Commission. The select board members, together with the local [[justices of the peace]], make up the Board of Civil Authority. The select board is assisted in the administration of town affairs by a town clerk, an assistant town clerk, and a town treasurer; the latter two officials are part-time.<ref name="Roxbury Town Plan 2014, p. 36"/> Other elected town officials include three listers, who are responsible for [[property tax]] assessments and other duties; three auditors, who prepare an annual Town Report; and three school directors who oversee public education.<ref name="Roxbury Town Plan 2014, p. 36"/>

Roxbury does not have a police department; the [[Vermont State Police]] enforces laws as needed. Roxbury's town constable lacks [[law enforcement]] authority; rather, the constable "makes occasional checks on seasonal homes and hunting camps, assists the State Police in case of accidents and other emergencies, serves [[subpoena]]s and restraining orders, and receives occasional calls regarding nuisance situations."<ref name="Roxbury Town Plan 2014, p. 36"/>

Roxbury has a [[volunteer fire department]], which as of 2014 consisted of ten active volunteers.<ref name="Roxbury Town Plan 2014, p. 36"/>