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Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
(Please note that closed captions/transcripts are not completely accurate.)
May 11, 2021 - May 14, 2021
Last Updated 5/14/2021 1:09 PM
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
10:00 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM Committee Discussion
Discuss governance in regard to H.360
Holly Groschner, Former General Counsel, VTA
Irv Thomae, Former Chair, ECFiber
June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Stephen Whitaker, Advocate, Montpelier
Chris Campbell, Former Executive Director, Vermont Telecommunications Authority
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM S. 15 - An act relating to correcting defective ballots
Committee discussion
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM Ethics Commission
Committee discussion
Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
Thomas K. Jones, Ethics Enforcement Officers, Office of State Ethics, Connecticut
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
10:00 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM Ethics Commission
Committee discussion -- code of ethics (H.384)
Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
Thomas K. Jones, Ethics Enforcement Officers, Office of State Ethics, Connecticut
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM 15 Minute Break
3:15 PM S. 15 - An act relating to correcting defective ballots
Committee discussion
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 13, 2021
10:00 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM H. 443 - An act relating to approval of the merger of the Wilmington Water District with the Town of Wilmington
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. John Gannon, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
1:30 PM 21-0890 - An act relating to the creation of the Agency of Public Safety
Committee discussion
Cindy Taylor-Patch, Director of Training, Vermont Police Academy
Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Anthony Facos, Director of Enforcement & Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles
Friday, May 14, 2021
10:00 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 85 - An act relating to designating certain sheriff’s deputies as classified State employees
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Annie Noonan, Director of Human Resources, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs Association
Roger Marcoux, Chair, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
John Berard, Director, Labor Relations, Department of Human Resources
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Vincent Illuzzi, Lobbyist, Vermont State Employees Association
Lieutenant Marc Poulin, Transport Deputy, Washington County
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