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  • Rep. Maida Townsend, Chair
  • Rep. Robert LaClair, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Warren F. Kitzmiller, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Jessica Brumsted
  • Rep. Dennis J. Devereux
  • Rep. John Gannon
  • Rep. Marcia Gardner, Clerk
  • Rep. James Harrison
  • Rep. Patti J. Lewis
  • Rep. Tristan Toleno
  • Rep. Cynthia Weed

House Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49

March 13, 2018 - March 16, 2018

Last Updated 3/19/2018 10:42 AM

 

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

Immediately following the Floor                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

12:45 PM                   H. 856 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to municipal law

Proposed Amendment

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns

Rep. Rodney Graham

 

15 minutes after the Floor adjourns                   Committee Discussion

 

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

8:30 AM                   H. 716 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Edward Farrar Utility District and the merger of the Village of Waterbury into the District

Introduction and discussion

Rep. Thomas Stevens

Rep. Theresa Wood

William Shepeluk, Municipal Manager, Waterbury, VT

Howard Flanders, President, Village of Waterbury

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM                   H. 12 - An act relating to miscellaneous law enforcement amendments

Rep. from Sheriffs' Association

Rick Gauthier, Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council

Christopher Brickell, Chief of Police, Brandon

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Vincent Illuzzi, Attorney, VSEA

Michael Arace, Probation and Parole Officer, Brattleboro VSEA Corrections Bargaining Unit

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Thursday, March 15, 2018

8:30 AM                   S. 291 - An act relating to the annual town meeting of the unified towns and gores of Essex County and to the appraisers and supervisors of all unorganized towns and gores

Jill Remick, Director, Department of Taxes

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Sen. John Rodgers

Rep. Paul Lefebvre

 

9:45 AM                   S. 169 - An act relating to nonresident clergy authorized to solemnize marriages

Sen. Debbie Ingram

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:30 AM                   Judicial Retention

Joint Assembly

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, March 16, 2018

8:50 AM                   H. 830 - An act relating to municipal notice regarding disability benefits available due to post-traumatic stress disorder

Rep. Valerie A. Stuart

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

9:10 AM                   H. 899 - An act relating to fees for records filed in town offices and a town fee report and request

Ways & Means Amendment

Rep. Cynthia Browning

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 2 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Denise Diehl at 802-828-2267 or ddiehl@leg.state.vt.us