Newport City Council Meeting
Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, September 18, 2023 beginning at 6:30 pm
Newport City Council Room

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City Council: Linda Joy Sullivan, Mayor
John Wilson, Council President
Kevin Charboneau
Chris Vachon
Clark Curtis

Karen Geraghty, Interim City Manager
Rebecca Therrien, Programs Director
James D. Johnson, City Clerk Treasurer

1. Call the Regular Council Meeting to Order
2. Additions, Deletions, or Changes to the Agenda
3. Approve Minutes of September 11, 2023
4. Comments by Members of the Public
5. Informational Presentation on Creative Workforce Solutions: Neil
Morrissette
6. Citizen Impact Statement on Vendor Permit
7. MCM Request for City to pay Denied Insurance Claim - ANTICIPATED VOTE
8. Newport Parks and Recreation Rates – ANTICIPATED VOTE
9. Request for Forensic Audit on Water/Sewer Budget – ANTICIPATED VOTE
10. Confidential attorney-client communications regarding the response to OML violation allegations - possible Executive Session per 1 V.S.A. § 313(a)(1)(F)
11. Response to Notices of Alleged Open Meeting Law Violations

1. Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated 9/8/23.
2. Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated 9/9/23 concerning employees invited into executive session.
3. Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated 9/9/23 concerning procedure for public comment.
4. Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated 9/11/2023.
5. Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated 9/12/2023.

1. Consider Ratifying Public Works Contract - possible Executive Session per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(B) ANTICIPATED VOTE
2. Discussion of Interim Fire Chief Compensation - Possible Executive Session per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(A) ANTICIPATED VOTE
3. Old Business
4. New Business 5.
Set Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: October 2, 2023 @ 6:30PM 6.

Adjourn

Rebecca Therrien
Programs Director
City of Newport
222 Main Street
Newport, VT 05855
802-334-5136

On Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 5:20 PM Rebecca Therrien <
Rebecca.Therrien@newportvermont.org> wrote:

> Newport City Council Meeting
>
> Regular Meeting Agenda
>
> Monday, September 18, 2023
>
> Newport City Council Room
>
>
>
> Google Meet joining info
>
> Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dcb-noqe-agx
>
> Or dial: (US) +1 252-662-0059 PIN: 436 906 449#
>
>
> City Council: Linda Joy Sullivan, Mayor
>
> John Wilson, Council President
> Kevin Charboneau
> Chris Vachon
> Clark Curtis
>
> Karen Geraghty, Interim City Manager
> Rebecca Therrien, Programs Director
> James D. Johnson, City Clerk Treasurer
>
>
> 1.
>
> Call the Regular Council Meeting to Order
> 2.
>
> Additions, Deletions, or Changes to the Agenda
> 3.
>
> Approve Minutes of September 11, 2023
> 4.
>
> Comments by Members of the Public
> 5.
>
> Informational Presentation on Creative Workforce Solutions: Neil
> Morrissette
> 6.
>
> Citizen Impact Statement on Vendor Permit
> 7.
>
> MCM Request for City to pay Denied Insurance Claim - ANTICIPATED VOTE
> 8.
>
> Newport Parks and Recreation Rates – ANTICIPATED VOTE
> 9.
>
> Request for Forensic Audit on Water/Sewer Budget – ANTICIPATED VOTE
> 10.
>
> Confidential attorney-client communications regarding the response to
> OML violation allegations - possible Executive Session per 1 V.S.A. §
> 313(a)(1)(F)
> 11.
>
> Response to Notices of Alleged Open Meeting Law Violations
>
>
> 1.
>
> Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated 9/8/23.
> 2.
>
> Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated 9/9/23
> concerning employees invited into executive session.
> 3.
>
> Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated 9/9/23
> concerning procedure for public comment.
> 4.
>
> Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated
> 9/11/2023.
> 5.
>
> Jennifer Bjurling's Notice of Open Meeting Law Violation dated
> 9/12/2023.
>
>
> 1.
>
> Consider Ratifying Public Works Contract - possible Executive Session
> per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(B) ANTICIPATED VOTE
> 2.
>
> Discussion of Interim Fire Chief Compensation - Possible Executive
> Session per 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(A) ANTICIPATED VOTE
> 3.
>
> Set Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: October 2, 2023 @ 6:30PM
> 4.
>
> Adjourn
>