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Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 4
January 14, 2020 - January 17, 2020
Last Updated 1/16/2020 4:33 PM
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Committee Discussion
2:15 PM Binding Arbitration for Judiciary and VSC
Beth Aiken, Citizen
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System
Gary Hoddley, Labor Relations Director, VSEA
3:15 PM 15 Minute Break
3:30 PM Department of Corrections
Workforce issues
Mike Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
James Baker, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
4:15 PM S. 153 - An act relating to creating the Vermont 250th Commission
Sen. Dick Sears Jr., Sponsor
Rep. Mary A. Morrissey
Sen. Brian Campion
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
8:00 AM Chairs' Meeting
1:00 PM Senate Floor
After the Floor H. 143 - An act relating to appointing town agents
Walk-through
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
1:45 PM S. 186 - An act relating to bonded officials
Walk-through
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
2:30 PM 15 Minute Break
2:45 PM State Employee Parking
Lilly Talbert, Projects & Communications Coordinator, Vermont Commission on Women
Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
Tony Facos, Chief, Montpelier Police Department, Vermont Police Association
Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
3:45 PM S. 198 - An act relating to an enforceable State Code of Ethics
Walk-through S.198 and S.157
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Tom Waldman, General Counsel, Department of Human Resources
Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
Eric LaMontagne, Executive Director, Campaign for Vermont
Thursday, January 16, 2020
1:00 PM Senate Floor
After the Floor (1:15 PM) H. 143 - An act relating to appointing town agents
Voted out of committee
- S. 186 - An act relating to bonded officials
Voted out of committee
1:30 PM Public Records
Discussion. We will meet in Room 11.
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Sen. Randy Brock
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Chief Records Officer, VT State Archives & Records Administration
Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety - Invited
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
James Condos, Vermont Secretary of State
Michael Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association
Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office - Phone
Jay Diaz, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
Friday, January 17, 2020
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM H. 550 - An act relating to unclaimed property
Walk-through
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Timothy Duggan, Legal Director, Office of the State Treasurer
Al LaPerle, Director of Unclaimed Property, Office of the State Treasurer
2:15 PM 15 Minute Break
2:30 PM Committee Discussion
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 7 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 webpage.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Gail Carrigan at 828-2272 or gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us