City Council

To be approved at 05/31/2022 Barre City Council Meeting Special Meeting of the Barre City Council Held May 23, 2022 The Special Meeting of the Barre City Council was called to order in person and via video platform by Mayor Jake Hemmerick at 6:00 PM at Barre City Hall. In attendance in person or virtually were: From Ward I, Councilors Emel Cambel and Thom Lauzon; from Ward II, Councilors Michael Boutin and Teddy Waszazak; and from Ward III, Councilor Michael Deering. Absent: From Ward III, Councilor Samn Stockwell. Others present: City Manager candidate Nicolas Storellicastro. Adjustments to the Agenda: NONE Executive Session – Councilor Lauzon made the motion to find that premature general public knowledge of personnel discussions associated with the city manager search would clearly place the City of Barre at a substantial disadvantage should the discussions be public. The motion was seconded by Councilor Cambel. Motion carried. Council went into executive session at 6:00 PM to discuss personnel under the provisions of 1 VSA § 313 on motion of Councilor Waszazak, seconded by Councilor Lauzon. Nicolas Storellicastro was invited into the executive session. Motion carried. Council came out of executive session at 7:30 PM on motion of Councilor Lauzon, seconded by Councilor Deering. Motion carried. There was no action taken. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM on motion of Councilor Lauzon, seconded by Councilor Cambel. Motion carried. There is no recording of this meeting. Special Meeting of the Barre City Council Held May 23, 2022 The Special Meeting of the Barre City Council was called to order in person and via video platform by Mayor Jake Hemmerick at 7:35 PM at Barre City Hall. In attendance in person or virtually were: From Ward I, Councilors Emel Cambel and Thom Lauzon; from Ward II, Councilors Michael Boutin and Teddy Waszazak; and from Ward III, Councilor Michael Deering. City staff members present were Manager Steve Mackenzie, Fire Chief Doug Brent, Finance Director Dawn Monahan, Buildings and Community Services Assistant Director Stephanie Quaranta, Human Resources Director Rikk Taft, and Clerk/Treasurer Carol Dawes. Absent: From Ward III, Councilor Samn Stockwell Others present: City Manager candidate Nicolas Storellicastro and Manager Task Force chair Amanda Gustin. Adjustments to the Agenda: NONE 1 To be approved at 05/31/2022 Barre City Council Meeting New Business – A) City Manager Finalist Candidate – Community Introduction. Manager Search Task Force chair Amanda Gustin introduced candidate Nicolas Storellicastro, who gave a presentation on building a more resilient and adaptable Barre post-COVID, as part of his day-long meetings, interviews, and tours of the City. Council thanked Mr. Storellicastro for his presentation and interest in the position of City Manager. Mayor Hemmerick recessed the meeting at 8:07 PM. Mayor Hemmerick called the meeting back into session at 8:20 PM. Executive Session – Councilor Lauzon made the motion to find that premature general public knowledge of personnel discussions associated with the city manager search would clearly place the City of Barre at a substantial disadvantage should the discussions be public. The motion was seconded by Councilor Cambel. Motion carried. Council went into executive session at 8:20 PM to discuss personnel under the provisions of 1 VSA § 313 on motion of Councilor Cambel, seconded by Councilor Waszazak. Motion carried. Council came out of executive session at 8:40 PM on motion of Councilor Deering, seconded by Councilor Lauzon. Motion carried. There was no action taken. The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM on motion of Councilor Waszazak, seconded by Councilor Cambel. Motion carried. The open portions of the meeting were recorded on the video meeting platform. Respectfully submitted, Carolyn S. Dawes, City Clerk 2