The Town of Essex Informational Town Hearing is taking place online on Monday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. In addition to Essex business, special guest Congressman Peter Welch will provide a brief update from Washington, D.C.
Rather than the typical in-person Town Meeting, no voting will take place during this informational hearing, though it will be an important opportunity to learn about and discuss items on the ballot. This year voters will vote on the Town's fiscal year 2022 budget by Australian ballot. In November 2020, Essex residents voted to move to Australian ballot to vote on the budget each year. In response to concerns posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vermont passed temporary legislation to allow municipalities several options to hold annual meetings this year. The Selectboard voted to use the Australian ballot for all other public questions during the 2021 Town Meeting.
The meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The public is welcome and invited to attend. The warning and full agenda are available at https://www.essexvt.org/2021 and contain links to join the meeting electronically, and call-in information to join by phone.
Those who plan to join by Zoom are advised to download Zoom (https://zoom.us/download) and/or update to the latest version of Zoom before the meeting.
To join on Monday night:
https://zoom.us/j/97967692674?pwd=T2VmK2cyb21SMUpQWUtIamVIRGJLZz09
or call (646) 558-8656 US (New York) , Meeting ID: 979 6769 2674, Passcode: 350432
One tap mobile: +16465588656,,97967692674#,,,,*350432#
The agenda includes the following items:
1. CALL TO ORDER [7:30PM]
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. NATIONAL ANTHEM
4. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENT regarding different format for 2021 Town Annual Meeting
5. PRESENTATION/BRIEF UPDATE FROM CONGRESSMAN PETER WELCH
6. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ABOUT ARTICLE I: Shall the Town adopt a budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 as recommended by the Selectboard in the amount of $15,926,128? (Residents will be given approximately 2 minutes each to speak.)
7. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ABOUT ARTICLE II: Shall the Town of Essex adopt the Plan of Merger of the Town of Essex, Vermont and Village of Essex Junction, Vermont dated January 11, 2020 and the proposed Charter for the merged municipalities?(Residents will be given approximately 2 minutes each to speak.)
8. ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ARTICLE III: Election of the following: Moderator, one vacancy (1-year term) Selectboard, two vacancies (one 3-year term and one 1-year term)
9. PUBLIC TO BE HEARD
10. ADJOURN to the following day, March 2, 2021, for the consideration of all articles to be voted on by Australian ballot.
For more information please contact Deputy Manager Greg Duggan at 878-1341 or gduggan@essex.org.
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