Newport City Council Meeting

Council Meeting Agenda

Monday, February 5, 2024, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Newport City Council Room

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City Council: Linda Joy Sullivan, Mayor

John Wilson, Council President

Kevin Charboneau

Chris Vachon

Clark Curtis

__________________

James D. Johnson, City Clerk/Treasurer

1.

Call the Council Meeting to Order
2.

Additions/Deletions to the Agenda
3.

Approve the minutes of January 22, 2024, January 23, 2024, and January
29, 2024
4.

Response to Pettersson Open Meeting Law Violation Allegation dated
January 26, 2024–Likely executive session to discuss confidential
attorney-client communications for the purpose of rendering professional
legal services to the Council (1 V.S.A. § 313(a)(1)(F))- Anticipated
VOTE
5.

Recording Employees Policy
6.

Email Retention Policy
7.

Conflict of Interest Policy
8.

Personnel Policy Review - Anticipated VOTE
9.

Newport City Elementary School Presentation; Aaron Larsen Principal
10.

Restorative Justice Presentation - Lyn Gatt
11.

Peter Costas Property Issues Presentation
12.

Request for Amendment on NBRC Award Causeway Project - Anticipated VOTE
13.

Water Systems Improvements – East Side Storage Tank and Booster Pump

Station, Contract No. 2 and Additional Alternate #1- Anticipated VOTE

1.

MERP Assessment MOA - Anticipated VOTE
2.

2024 Coin Drops - Anticipated VOTE
3.

2024 Parade Requests - Anticipated VOTE
4.

Water & Wastewater Allocation – Anticipated VOTE
5.

Comments by Members of the Public
6.

New Business
7.

Old Business
8.

Set next meeting: Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting:February 26, 2024
9.

Adjourn

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