House Committee on Appropriations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

April 15, 2025 - April 18, 2025

Last Updated 4/15/2025 2:28 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

9:00 AM                   Federal Funding

FEMA

Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, State of Vermont

 

10:00 AM                   FLOOR and Caucuses

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Secretary of State's Office

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

 

1:30 PM                   Federal Funding

Attorney General's Office

Marcey Hodgdon, Fiscal Director, Attorney General's Office

Tod Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office

 

2:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

2:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Overview of federal funding in Vermont's housing delivery system

Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

 

2:30 PM                   Federal Funding

Community impact

Angie Harbin, Executive Director, Downstreet Housing and Community Development

 

3:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Federal funding for rental assistance

Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority

 

3:30 PM                   Federal Funding

HUD programs and State perspective

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

4:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Community impact

Michael Monte, Chief Executive Officer, Champlain Housing Trust

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 17, 2025

9:00 AM                   Federal Funding

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:00 AM                   Federal Funding

Agency of Transportation

Jayna Morse, Director, Finance & Administration Division, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Break

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

2:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Department of Labor

Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor

Chad Wawrzyniak, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor

Kendal Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor

 

-                                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Federal Funding

Libraries

Catherine Delneo, Commissioner and State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries

 

3:30 PM                   Federal Funding

Center for Crime Victim Services

Jennifer Poehlmann, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

Carol Brochu, Director of Finance and Administration, Center for Crime Victim Services

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 18, 2025

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

-                                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Federal Funding

VT Community Foundation

Dan Smith, President and CEO, The Vermont Community Foundation

 

2:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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