The next select board meeting on April 10th includes in the agenda the resolution proposed in a specially warned article at the end of the meeting. That resolution was approved at Town Meeting on March 7, 2017 as warned with the addition of "The Town of Plainfield shall uphold the entirety of the State’s Fair and Impartial policing policy." The text of the resolution as approved at Town Meeting is below. This is on the agenda for the April 10 select board meeting. Change in location for this select board meeting to Plainfield Town Hall/Opera House (not the municipal building). The meeting starts at 7 pm and this item is scheduled for 8:30 pm. The meeting is, of course, open and all are welcome.
Text of the resolution as approved:
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Plainfield, Vermont select board the following:
The Town of Plainfield formally announces its intention to be a designated sanctuary town; and
As a sanctuary town, the Town of Plainfield, Vermont will have policies that direct employees to refuse the application of any request from a state or federal agency that requires the identification of a resident’s immigration status; and
The Town of Plainfield, Vermont shall refuse any request to be an extension of any federal immigration policy enforcement actions and shall not enter into any agreement to carry out such enforcement;
The Town of Plainfield shall uphold the entirety of the State’s Fair and Impartial policing policy; and
The Town of Plainfield, Vermont calls on Vermont’s congressional representatives in the U.S. House and Senate to work vigorously for just immigration reform that protects the most vulnerable residents in our nation.