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Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 4 and Zoom
February 27, 2024 - March 1, 2024
Last Updated 3/1/2024 2:33 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-government-operations.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:25 PM S. 55 - An act relating to authorizing public bodies to meet electronically under Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
Testimony
Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Executive Director, CCTV Center for Media and Democracy
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Lindsey Owen, Executive Director, Disabilities Rights Vermont
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Margaret Cheney, Commissioner, Public Utility Commission
Elizabeth Schilling, Staff Attorney, Vermont Public Utility Commission
F.X. Flinn, Chair, ECFiber
John Flowers, Former President, Vermont Press Association
3:15 PM Break
3:30 PM S. 55 - An act relating to authorizing public bodies to meet electronically under Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
Mark-up
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:15 PM H. 801 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Town of Waterbury
Introduction, Walk-through, and Testimony
Rep. Michael Morgan, Reporter
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thomas Leitz, Municipal Manager, Town of Waterbury
4:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:35 PM H. 801 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Town of Waterbury
Vote
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:40 PM S. 55 - An act relating to authorizing public bodies to meet electronically under Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
Mark-up
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:15 PM J.R.S. 41 - Joint resolution requesting that the U. S. Postal Service reestablish, as rapidly as possible, a full-service U.S. Post Office in downtown Montpelier
Introduction, Walk-through, and Vote
Sen. Anne Watson, Sponsor
Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:20 PM S. 206 - An act relating to designating Juneteenth as a legal holiday
Walk-through
Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM H. 518 - An act relating to the approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Essex
Testimony
Greg Duggan, Town Manager, Essex
Alexis Dubief, Member, Essex Town Charter Change Committee
4:00 PM S. 206 - An act relating to designating Juneteenth as a legal holiday
Introduction
Sen. Irene Wrenner, Sponsor
4:05 PM Break
4:20 PM S. 55 - An act relating to authorizing public bodies to meet electronically under Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM Break
4:35 PM S. 55 - An act relating to authorizing public bodies to meet electronically under Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
Vote
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:50 PM Adjourn
Thursday, February 29, 2024
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:50 PM S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency
Walk-through of New Draft
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Eric Forand, Director, Vermont Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:25 PM Break
3:45 PM S. 159 - An act relating to the County Governance Study Committee
Walk-through of New Draft and Testimony
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Judge Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
4:20 PM Adjourn
Friday, March 1, 2024
10:30 AM Joint Assembly
Election of Sergeant at Arms
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM H. 518 - An act relating to the approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Essex
Mark-up and Vote
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- S. 310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency
Testimony and Committee Discussion
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:05 PM Break
2:30 PM S. 206 - An act relating to designating Juneteenth as a legal holiday
Testimony, Possible Mark-up and Vote
Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
Shawn Pratt, NAACP - Rutland
Beverly Everest, Concerned Citizen
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