Dear Neighbors,

This coming Monday, the City Council will convene its second of two scheduled meeting for the month of November.

You are welcome to attend the Council meeting in person at Contois Auditorium OR Remotely via ZOOM at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83052473069
You can also join us via Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljLFn4BZd2PwCge7lNoKug676jIf_iUA
You can sign up for public forum via this link: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/citycouncil/publicforum or in person by completing a sign-up form inside Contois.

We will begin our meeting at 5:30pm with a presentation on an alternative to the software we use for our Council agendas. This was a priority from our Council retreat in May. We all would like to see a program that is more user friendly and more community engagement friendly.

We have three reports before our deliberative agenda.

• The first is a report on the status of the CAHOOTS or crisis response team program and a general review of police innovation.

• We will hear a report from the mayor on the 10 point plan to fulfill the promise of Housing as a Human Right in Burlington.

• Our last report is the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission annual report.

After public forum which will begin at 7:30pm, we have several items on our deliberative agenda, as follows:

• We will vote on the ratrification of a tentative union collective bargaining agreement with the Burlington firefighter union.

• We have three charter changes to vote on:
- The first is on the siting of polling places. Simply stated, this Charter change would allow for people to vote at a polling place located outside their ward. We are proposing this change to allow for some flexibility given the availability of locations for voting.
-The second is a change that would allow for all residents to vote in local elections.
-The last Charter change would bring Ranked Choice Voting for mayoral, school commissioner and ward election officer elections.

I would encourage you to check out our agenda on board docs at http://www.boarddocs.com/vt/burlingtonvt/Board.nsf/Public.

As always, I welcome your questions, concerns, and comments, so please be in touch. Your voice matters and I am grateful for your input.

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

My best,
Karen

Event Info

Nov 30, 2024, 10 AM to 4 PM

Dec 1, 2024, 2:30 to 4:30 PM

Dec 3, 2024, 10 AM to 12 PM