House Committee on Government Operations (Room 49)

Thursday, April 20, 2017

8:30 AM

H.527 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of East Montpelier and to the merger of the Town and the East Montpelier Fire District No. 1

VOTE

• Bruce Johnson, Town Administrator, East Montpelier
• Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
• Seth Gardner, Dairy farmer, East Montpelier Selectboard

9:15 AM

H.524 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Hartford

VOTE

• Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

9:30 AM

S.131 - An act relating to State’s Attorneys and sheriffs

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
• Michael Clasen, Deputy State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
• Annie Noonan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs Association

11:00 AM

H.241 - An act relating to the charter of the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District

VOTE

• Joe Sinagra, Executive Director, Myers Waste and Recycle
• Paul Gillies, Attorney, Association of Solid Waste Management
• Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
• Jon Skates, Assistant General Manager, Casella Waste Management
• Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

4:00 PM

Professional Regulation of Medical Assistants

Discussion

• Colin Benjamin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
• Gabriel Gilman, Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office