House Committee on Government Operations

AGENDA

Room 11

January 25, 2022 - January 28, 2022

Last Updated 2/3/2022 2:52 PM

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 693 - An act relating to the annual budget vote of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District

Rep. Katherine Sims - ZOOM

Paul Tomasi, District Manager, NEK Waste Management District - ZOOM

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

9:17 AM                   Adjourn Morning Meeting

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 367 - An act relating to the management of perpetual care funds by cemetery associations

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

1:10 PM                   2022 Redistricting

Nicholas Atherton, Mapping specialist

1:14 PM                   H. 460 - An act relating to cemetery fencing

Thomas Giffin, President, Vermont Old Cemetery Association - ZOOM

1:37 PM                   Review of Bills in Committee

-                                   H. 465 - An act relating to boards and commissions

-                                   H. 447 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Springfield

-                                   H. 448 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington

2:05 PM                   Break until 3:00 p.m.

3:00 PM                   H. 491 - An act relating to the creation of the City of Essex Junction and the adoption of the City charter

Andrew Brown, Village President, Essex Junction Village - ZOOM

Patrick Murray, Vice Chair of Selectboard, Town of Essex - ZOOM

3:40 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

10:00 AM                   H. 572 - An act relating to the retirement allowance for interim educators

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Kathryn Webb, Sponsor

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association - ZOOM

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association - ZOOM

Patrick Halladay, Division Director for Education Quality, Agency of Education - ZOOM

Michael Clausen, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer - ZOOM

11:15 AM                   Review of Bills in Committee

Committee discussion

12:00 PM                   Lunch

2:00 PM                   Review of Bills in Committee

Committee discussion

2:30 PM                   Adjourn

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Thursday, January 27, 2022

9:00 AM                   2022 Redistricting Hearings

Bennington and Windham Counties

Bennington County

Arlington, Bennington, Dorset, Glastenbury, Landgrove, Manchester, Peru, Pownal, Readsboro, Rupert, Sandgate, Searsburg, Shaftsbury, Stamford, Sunderland, Winhall, Woodford

Windham County

Athens, Brattleboro, Brookline, Dover, Dummerston, Grafton, Guilford, Halifax, Jamaica, Londonderry, Marlboro, Newfane, Putney, Rockingham, Somerset, Stratton, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Westminster, Whitingham, Wilmington, Windham

Hilary Francis, Town Clerk, Brattleboro (9:00 AM) - ZOOM

Thomas Cavanagh, Chair of Selectboard, Londonderry (9:15 AM) - ZOOM

9:20 AM                   Break

9:28 AM                   2022 Redistricting Hearings

Andy McLean, Town Clerk, Dover - ZOOM

9:35 AM                   Break

10:00 AM                   2022 Redistricting Hearings

Lori Shepard, Town Clerk, Stamford - ZOOM

Nancy Bushika, Selectboard, Stamford - ZOOM

10:30 AM                   Constituent Service Time

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

Friday, January 28, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 min after House Floor Adjourns                   2022 Redistricting Hearings

Windsor and Orange Counties

Windsor County

Andover, Baltimore, Barnard, Bethel, Bridgewater, Cavendish, Chester, Hartford, Hartland, Ludlow, Norwich, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, Springfield, Stockbridge, Weathersfield, West Windsor, Weston, Windsor, Woodstock

Orange County

Bradford, Braintree, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, Fairlee, Newbury, Orange, Randolph, Strafford, Thetford, Topsham, Vershire, Washington, West Fairlee, Williamstown

Rick Cawley, Chair of Selectboard, Corinth - ZOOM

Heather Chase , Chair,  Board of Civil Authority, Chester - ZOOM

Deb Aldrich, Town Clerk, Chester - ZOOM

Lee Ann Isaacson, Chair of Selectboard, Stockbridge - ZOOM

Levar Cole, Selectboard and Board of Civil Authority, Chelsea - ZOOM

Peter Carbee, Board of Civil Authority, Washington - ZOOM

11:31 AM                   H. 367 - An act relating to the management of perpetual care funds by cemetery associations

Mark-up and vote

11:45 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   2022 Redistricting Hearings

Windsor and Orange Counties - continued

Shannon Harrington, Board of Civil Authority, West Windsor - ZOOM

Rep. John L. Bartholomew, Windsor-1

Donna Sweaney, Windsor - ZOOM

Sue Buckholz, Chair, Board of Civil Authority, Hartford - ZOOM

Wayne Granquist, Chair of Board of Civil Authority, Weston - ZOOM

Barbara Courchesne, Town Clerk - Treasurer, Springfield - ZOOM

Lee Youngman, Treasurer, Orange - ZOOM

1:42 PM                   Break

1:48 PM                   H. 491 - An act relating to the creation of the City of Essex Junction and the adoption of the City charter

Susan McNamara Hill, Town Clerk, Essex - ZOOM

Chief Ron Hoague, Essex Police Department - ZOOM

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - ZOOM

2:15 PM                   2022 Redistricting Hearings

Committee discussion

2:25 PM                   Adjourn

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