Vt. Stat. tit. 24A § 3-20
It shall be the duty of the clerk of each ward subject to supervision by the Chief Administrative Officer as presiding officer for City and ward and City district elections to make a record of all elections held therein, and to furnish to each officer who shall have been elected for such ward or City district, including City Councilors and School Commissioners, a certificate of his or her election, and also immediately after any election in such ward to return and certify to the Chief Administrative Officer a statement of the votes for all officers in his or her ward, which statement shall be recorded in the City records, and a certificate by the Chief Administrative Officer of the result of such election in the whole City shall be forthwith published in the various newspapers of said City.
24 Appendix V.S.A. § 3-20