Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24APPENDIX, § 142

An assistant may be designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to make duly certified copies of any records, papers, or documents in the same manner as the Chief Administrative Officer, without regard to the absence or disability of the Chief Administrative Officer, and such copies, so certified, shall be legal evidence, of the same validity and effect as those of town clerks, in all courts and for all purposes.