Board of Civil Authority

Regular Meeting

Burlington, VT · November 18, 2024

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BURLINGTON BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY CONTOIS AUDITORIUM, 2ND FLOOR, CITY HALL *OR* REMOTE MEETING WITH CALL-IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT MINUTES OF MEETING November 18, 2024 DRAFT MEMBERS PRESENT: Joan Shannon Sarah E Carpenter Mark Barlow Gene Bergman Ben Traverse Tim Doherty Melo Grant Carter Neubieser Joe Kane Becca Brown McKnight Evan Litwin Marek Broderick Emma Mulvaney-Stanak OTHERS PRESENT: Erin Jacobsen Joe Magee Jessica Brown Katherine Schad Lori Olberg __________________________________________________________________________________ 1. AGENDA City Council President Traverse called the meeting to order at 9:15 PM. MOTION by Councilor Grant, SECOND by Councilor Carpenter, 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 Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials Re: November 5th, 2024 General Election And Special City Election (Councilor Traverse) – waive the reading and adopt the resolution. MOTION by Councilor Barlow, 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. ADJOURNMENT 3.1 Motion to adjourn The meeting adjourned without objection at 9:16 PM.

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Monday, November 18, 2024, 8:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95691577858 Or Telephone: +1 309 205 3325 US Webinar ID: 956 9157 7858 **CCTV link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljLFn4BZd2PwCge7lNoKug676jIf_iUA ** 1. Agenda Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda Meeting November 18, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, November 18, 2024, 8:00 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 the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Meeting November 18, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, November 18, 2024, 8:00 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 the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Subject 2.2. Resolution: Ratification Of Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials Re November 5th, 2024 General Election And Special City Election (Councilor Traverse) Page 1 of 8 Meeting November 18, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, November 18, 2024, 8:00 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 November 18, 2024 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Monday, November 18, 2024, 8:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 3. Adjournment Department Council and Board Type Action Procedural Recommended Action Motion to adjourn Page 2 of 8 Resolution Relating to RESOLUTION________ Sponsor(s): Councilor Traverse Introduced: ____________________ RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT Referred to: ____________________ ELECTION OFFICIALS RE NOVEMBER 5th, 2024 ______________________________ GENERAL ELECTION AND SPECIAL CITY 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 General Election and Special City Election were held on 2 November 5th, 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 November 5th, 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 November 5th, 2024 General Election and Special City Election: 14 15 Ward Three: 16 Jules Fishelman (P), 21 Pitkin Street 17 Gary Myers (I), 230 Saint Paul Street 18 Jeffrey Masters (D), 35 Northshore Drive 19 Samuel Phillips (I), 59 Buell Street 20 Rachel Burton (D), 361 South Union Street 21 22 Ward Four: 23 Abigail McGowan (D), 62 Fern Street 24 25 Ward Six: 26 Emily Price (I), 7 Clymer Street 27 Meacie Fairfax (D), 492 South Union Street 28 Paul Shepherd (D), 68 Pine Ledge Court 29 Colin Swanson (D), 355 South Winooski Ave 30 31 Page 3 of 8 Page 2 Resolution Relating to RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS RE NOVEMBER 5th, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION AND SPECIAL CITY ELECTION 32 Ward Eight 33 Mint O’Neill (I), 375 Maple Street 34 Anna Marchessault (P), 185 North Winooski Ave 35 36 37 38 SM/Resolutions 2024/Ratification Of Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials Re November 5th, 2024 General Election And Special City 39 Election 40 11/13/24 Page 4 of 8 Page 5 of 8 Page 6 of 8 Page 7 of 8 Page 8 of 8