Board of Civil Authority
Regular MeetingBurlington, VT · September 9, 2024
Minutes
BURLINGTON BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY
CONTOIS AUDITORIUM, 2ND FLOOR, 149 CHURCH ST *OR*
REMOTE MEETING WITH CALL-IN
BURLINGTON, VERMONT
MINUTES OF MEETING
September 9, 2024
DRAFT
MEMBERS PRESENT: Joan Shannon
Sarah E Carpenter
Mark Barlow
Gene Bergman
Ben Traverse
Tim Doherty
Melo Grant (via Zoom)
Carter Neubieser
Joe Kane
Evan Litwin
Marek Broderick
Becca McKnight
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
OTHERS PRESENT: Erin Jacobsen
Joe Magee
Katherine Schad
Jessica Brown
Lori Olberg
Keaton Knowles
Sarah Montgomery
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1. CALL TO ORDER and AGENDA
Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak called the meeting to order at 8:22 PM.
1.1 Motion to amend/adopt agenda
MOTION by Councilor Broderick, SECOND by Councilor Barlow, to adopt the agenda.
VOTING: unanimous; motion carries.
2. CONSENT AGENDA
2.1 Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
2.2 Resolution: Ratification of Appointments of Assistant Election Officials re: August 13, 2024 State Primary Election and Ward 3 Special
Election (Councilor Traverse) – waive the reading and adopt the resolution.
MOTION by Councilor Bergman, SECOND by Councilor Grant, to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated for
items 2.1-2.2.
VOTING: unanimous; motion carries.
3.0 ADJOURNMENT
3.1 Motion to Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned without objection at 8:23 PM.
Agenda
Monday, September 9, 2024, 7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd
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1. Agenda
Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
Meeting September 9, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, September 9, 2024,
7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor
Category 1. Agenda
Department Council and Board
Type Action
Procedural
Recommended Action Motion to adopt agenda
2. Consent Agenda
Subject 2.1. Motion to adopt consent agenda and take the actions indicated
Meeting September 9, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, September 9, 2024,
7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor
Category 2. Consent Agenda
Department Council and Board
Type Action (Consent)
Procedural
Recommended Action Motion to adopt consent agenda and take the actions indicated
Subject 2.2. Resolution: Ratification Of Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials Re
August 13th, 2024 State Primary Election And Ward 3 Special Election
(Councilor Traverse)
Meeting September 9, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, September 9, 2024,
7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor
Category 2. Consent Agenda
Department Council and Board
Type Action (Consent)
Resolution
Recommended Action waive the reading and adopt the resolution
3. Adjournment
Subject 3.1. Motion to adjourn
Meeting September 9, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, September 9, 2024,
7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor
Category 3. Adjournment
Department Council and Board
Type Action
Procedural
Recommended Action Motion to adjourn
Packet
Monday, September 9, 2024, 7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd
Floor
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1. Agenda
Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
Meeting September 9, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, September 9, 2024,
7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor
Category 1. Agenda
Department Council and Board
Type Action
Procedural
Recommended Action Motion to adopt agenda
2. Consent Agenda
Subject 2.1. Motion to adopt consent agenda and take the actions indicated
Meeting September 9, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, September 9, 2024,
7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor
Category 2. Consent Agenda
Department Council and Board
Type Action (Consent)
Procedural
Recommended Action Motion to adopt consent agenda and take the actions indicated
Subject 2.2. Resolution: Ratification Of Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials Re
August 13th, 2024 State Primary Election And Ward 3 Special Election
(Councilor Traverse)
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Meeting September 9, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, September 9, 2024,
7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor
Category 2. Consent Agenda
Department Council and Board
Type Action (Consent)
Resolution
Recommended Action waive the reading and adopt the resolution
3. Adjournment
Subject 3.1. Motion to adjourn
Meeting September 9, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, September 9, 2024,
7:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor
Category 3. Adjournment
Department Council and Board
Type Action
Procedural
Recommended Action Motion to adjourn
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Resolution Relating to RESOLUTION________
Sponsor: Councilor Traverse
Introduced: ____________________
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT
Referred to: ____________________
ELECTION OFFICIALS RE AUGUST 13th, 2024 STATE ______________________________
PRIMARY ELECTION AND WARD 3 SPECIAL ELECTION Action: ________________________
Date: __________________________
Signed by Mayor: ________________
CITY OF BURLINGTON
In the year Two Thousand Twenty Four………………………………………………………………………
Resolved by the Bd. of Civil Authority of the City of Burlington, as follows:
1 That WHEREAS, the City of Burlington Ward 3 Special and State Primary Elections were held on August
2 13th, 2024; and
3 WHEREAS, state statute, 17 V.S.A. § 2454, requires the appointment of a sufficient number of
4 assistant election officials for each voting district by the Board of Civil Authority with an attempt to appoint
5 an equal number of persons from each major political party; and
6 WHEREAS, ward clerks as presiding officers of their voting districts have found persons of varying
7 political affiliations to serve as assistant election officials for their districts; and
8 WHEREAS, these persons served under the direction of the ward clerks as assistant election officials,
9 providing competent and essential assistance to the elected and appointed ward officers in the running of the
10 August 13th, 2024 Elections;
11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Burlington Board of Civil Authority, in accordance
12 with state law, ratifies the appointments of the following assistant election officials with the said appointments
13 in effect only for the August 13th, 2024 Ward 3 Special Election and State Primary Election:
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15 Ward One:
16 Richard Hillyard (I), 43 High Grove Court
17 Julie Devins (D), 18 Oak Beach Drive
18 Linda Bouyea (D), 111 South Cove Road
19 Nancy Reynolds (D), 13 Lake Forest Drive
20 Mary Beth McNulty (D), 456 North Street
21 Penelope McNulty (D), 456 North Street
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23 Ward Two:
24 Hayley Shriner (I), 24 Blodgett St. #B
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26 Ward Three:
27 James Dean (D), 40 College Street
28 Hope Lindsay (D), 3 Cathedral Square
29 Valerie Hird (I), 167 North Ave
30 Bridget O’Donnell (D), 83 North Champlain Street
31 Nancy Snyder (I), 35 Cambrian Way
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Resolution Relating to RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF
ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS
32 Gary Myers (I), 230 Saint Paul Street
33 Amy McVey (I), 37 Crowley Street
34 Peggy Horton (D), 128 Sandra Circle
35 Robert Bolyard (D), 89 North Champlain Street
36 Cynthia Schneider (I), 20A Blodgett Street
37 Christina Hubbard (I), 73 Peru Street
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39 Ward Four:
40 Julia Hondal (I), 37 Cumberland Road
41 Christina Colletti (D), 150 Crescent Beach Drive
42 Bridget Morrison-Langehough (I), 51 Stirling Place
43
44 Ward Six:
45 Deborah Rubin (D), 497 South Willard St.
46 Jane (Ropulewis) Shaw (D), 108 Deforest Road
47 Jill Badolato (D), 428 South Winooski Ave
48 Austin Hart (D), 39 Cliff Street
49 Fagan Hart (D), 39 Cliff Street
50 Amy Mellencamp (D), 110 Summit Street
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52 Ward Eight
53 Brynne Martin (P), 11 Hayward Street
54 Eileen Blackwood (D), 196 South Union Street
55 Lynn Goyette (D), 196 South Union Street
56 Matthew Dooman (D), 55 Buell Street
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60 SM/ER/Resolutions 2024/ CLERK-BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY RATIFICATION OF AEOS RE 08132024
61 September 9, 2024
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