Senate Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

 

April 6, 2020 - April 10, 2020

Last Updated 4/10/2020 1:09 PM

 

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Monday, April 6, 2020

1:30 PM                   COVID-19  Committee Discussion

Law Enforcement Bill; Sheriffs

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge

Sheriff Bill Bohnyak, Sheriff, Sheriffs' Association

Colonel Matthew Birmingham, Vermont State Police, Department of Public Safety

Christopher Brickell, Chief of Police, VT Criminal Justice Training Council

Michael O'Neil, President, Vermont Troopers Association

Anderson Mark, Sheriff, Windham County Sheriff's Office

 

2:30 PM                   Committee  Discussion

EMS

 

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

1:00 PM                   COVID-19  Committee Discussion

Law enforcement bill; EMS

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Drew Hazelton, Chief of Operations, Rescue Inc.; Chair, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, Rescue Inc.

Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission

Patrick Malone, Director of the Initiative for Rural Emergency Medical Services, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, UVM

Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Gen. Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

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

Jim Finger , President

Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association

 

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

10:00 AM                   No Committee Meeting

 

Thursday, April 9, 2020

1:00 PM                   COVID-19  Committee Discussion

Emergency voting protocol for communities at risk

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Justice for All

Marita Canedo, Migrant Justice

Greg Marchildon, State Director, AARP

Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Vermont Community Action Agencies

Denise Wheeler, President, Calais Selectboard

Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration

 

-                                   2020 Census

Jason Broughton, State Librarian, Department of Libraries

 

Friday, April 10, 2020

1:00 PM                   COVID-19  Committee Discussion

Property taxes

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes

 

-                                   COVID-19  Committee Discussion

Marriage license exceptions

Jeff Fritz, Mayor of Vergennes

Jenny Prosser, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office

 

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