Contact Information:
The Town Service Officer position is Sam Peisch: speisch@monktonvt.com.
The Town Service Officer is charged with assisting individuals within the town who require emergency food, fuel, or shelter. He or she is the municipal official who administers the “general assistance” program after normal business hours of the Vermont Economic Services Division. The Town Service Officer seeks to offer resources for emergency financial assistance to help Monkton residents that have nowhere else to turn and require support. The Town Service Officer will provide support within reasonable limits to assist a family or individual until the Vermont Economic Services Division office is next open. General assistance consists of offering resources for financial aid for food, emergency temporary housing, clothing, transportation, electricity, fuel, and medical care.