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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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