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Board of Civil Authority

Regular Meeting

Burlington, VT · February 17, 2026

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BURLINGTON BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY CONTOIS AUDITORIUM, 149 CHURCH STREET, 2ND FLOOR MINUTES OF MEETING February 17, 2026 1. Agenda 1. Agenda Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak convened the meeting at 6:51 pm. Members present: Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak, City Council President Traverse, Councilors Barlow, Bergman, Broderick, Carpenter, Grant, Litwin, McKnight, Schachter, Singh (all in person); Councilors Kane and Neubieser (both online) Others present: City Attorney Brown, CAO Schad, Interim COS Alnasrawi and Lori Olberg Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 1. Agenda Department Council and Board Type Action Procedural Recommended Action Motion to adopt agenda 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda Motion made by City Council President Traverse, seconded by Councilor Schachter, to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion passed unanimously. 2. Consent Agenda 2. Consent Agenda Subject 2.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 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 2.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Motion made by City Council President Traverse, seconded by Councilor Bergman, to adopt the consent agenda as presented and take the actions indicated. Motion passed unanimously. Subject 2.2. Resolution: Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials For March 3, 2026 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse) Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 2. Consent Agenda Department Department of Finance and Administration Type Action (Consent) Resolution Recommended Action waive the reading and adopt the resolution 2.2. Resolution: Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials For March 3, 2026 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse) 3. Adjournment 3. Adjournment Subject 3.1. Motion to adjourn Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 3. Adjournment Department Council and Board Type Action Procedural Recommended Action Motion to adjourn 3.1. Motion to adjourn Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak adjourned the meeting at 6:52 pm.

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Board of Civil Authority Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://zoom.us/j/93879388167 Phone one-tap: +16469313860, 93879388167# US Join via audio: +1 646 931 3860 US Webinar ID: 938 7938 8167 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/abUL0mzGuz **CCTV link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljLFn4BZd2PwCge7lNoKug676jIf_iUA ** 1. Agenda Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 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 February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 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: Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials For March 3, 2026 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse) Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 2. Consent Agenda Department Department of Finance and Administration Type Action (Consent) Resolution Recommended Action waive the reading and adopt the resolution 3. Adjournment Subject 3.1. Motion to adjourn Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 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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Board of Civil Authority Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://zoom.us/j/93879388167 Phone one-tap: +16469313860, 93879388167# US Join via audio: +1 646 931 3860 US Webinar ID: 938 7938 8167 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/abUL0mzGuz **CCTV link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljLFn4BZd2PwCge7lNoKug676jIf_iUA ** 1. Agenda Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 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 February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 2. Consent Agenda Department Council and Board Type Action (Consent) Procedural Page 1 of 14 Recommended Action Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated Subject 2.2. Resolution: Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials For March 3, 2026 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse) Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd Floor Category 2. Consent Agenda Department Department of Finance and Administration Type Action (Consent) Resolution Recommended Action waive the reading and adopt the resolution 3. Adjournment Subject 3.1. Motion to adjourn Meeting February 17, 2026 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:00 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 14 Resolution Relating to RESOLUTION________ Sponsor(s): Councilor Traverse Introduced: ____________________ APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS Referred to: ____________________ FOR MARCH 3, 2026 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION ______________________________ Action: ________________________ Date: __________________________ Signed by Mayor: ________________ CITY OF BURLINGTON In the year Two Thousand Twenty-Six…………………………………………………………………… Resolved by the Bd. of Civil Authority of the City of Burlington, as follows: 1 That WHEREAS, the City of Burlington Annual City Election will occur on March 3, 2026; and 2 WHEREAS, state statute, 17 V.S.A. § 2454, requires the appointment of a sufficient number of 3 assistant election officials for each voting district by the Board of Civil Authority with an attempt to appoint 4 an equal number of persons from each major political party; and 5 WHEREAS, the Ward Clerks as the presiding officers of their voting districts have found persons of 6 varying political affiliations to serve as assistant election officials for their districts; and 7 WHEREAS, these persons will serve under the direction of the Ward Clerks as assistant election 8 officials, providing competent and essential assistance to the elected and appointed ward officers in the 9 running of the March 3, 2026 Annual City Election; 10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Burlington Board of Civil Authority, in accordance 11 with state law, appoints the following assistant election officials with the said appointments to be in effect 12 only for the March 3, 2026 Annual City Election: 13 14 Ward One: 15 Jean Hopkins (D), 11 East Village Drive 16 Thomas Dunn (I), 188 Loomis Street 17 Mary-Beth McNulty (D), 456 North Street 18 Katherine DeBari (I), 32 Nash Place 19 Richard Hillyard (I), 43 High Grove Court 20 Nancy Reynolds (D), 13 Lake Forest Drive 21 Laura Luchini (D), 105 Centennial Court 22 John Sheehey (I), 139 Mansfield Avenue 23 24 Ward Two: 25 Stu McGowan (I), 105 Intervale Avenue 26 Kathleen (Kate) Bouton (P), 24 Crowley Street 27 Jacob Flanigan (I), 59 Lafountain Street 28 Mollie Klepack Flanigan (I), 59 Lafountain Street 29 Korin Zigler (D), 19 Booth Street 30 Hayley Shriner (I), 24 Blodgett Street Page 3 of 14 Page 2 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 3, 2026 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION 31 Helen Rortvedt (D), 27 Blodgett Street 32 Amy McVey (I), 37 Crowley Street 33 Tracy Crady (I), 133 Hyde Street 34 Noah Blake (D), 38 Luck Street 35 Jeffrey (Phinn) Sonin (I), 328 North Winooski Avenue 36 Abby Temeles (D), 125 North Willard Street 37 38 Ward Three: 39 Luke Donforth (D), 49 Lafountain Street 40 Damon Lane (P), 71 Peru Street Apt 2 41 Jules Fishelman (P), 21 Pitkin Street 42 Deborah Krugipudi (P), 119 North Champlain Street 43 Tina Hubbard (I), 73 Peru Street Apt 1 44 Val Hird (I), 167 North Avenue 45 Erica Spiegel (D), 43 Blodgett Street 46 Martha Penzer (I), 49 Murray Street 47 Joe Speidel (I), 62 Ward Street Apt 901 48 Deb Light (D), 85 North Avenue 49 Judith Russell (D), 35 Cherry Street 50 Lucy Gluck (P), 51 Blodgett Street 51 Linda Quinet (D), 79 Pine Street 52 Jeffrey Masters (D), 35 Northshore Drive 53 Diana Carlisle (D), 107 Lakeview Terrace 54 Tom Henderson (D), 35 Cherry Street Apt 701 55 Lian Henderson (D), 77 Pine Street 56 Linda Gilpin (I), 79 Pine Street Apt 401 57 Dot Commo (I), 76 Drew Street 58 Meghan VanStry (P), 45 Grant Street Apt 3 59 60 Ward Four: 61 Bridget Morrison-Langehough (I), 51 Stirling Place 62 Christina Colletti (D), 150 Crescent Beach Drive 63 Doug Facey (I), 144 Woodlawn Road 64 Elizabeth (Lizzie) Nixon (D), 300 Appletree Point Road 65 Elizabeth Connolly (I), 42 Alexis Drive 66 Janet Callison (D), 139 Killarney Drive 67 Janice Kerr (I), 144 Woodlawn Road 68 Jean Berggren (D), 60 Beachcrest Drive 69 Karen Bielawski-Branch (D), 64 Grey Meadow Drive 70 Kenneth Vachereau (D), 91 Staniford Farms Road 71 Kevin Scully (I), 201 Staniford Road 72 Lynn Eisenbrey (D), 96 Staniford Road 73 Mary (Kate) McDowell (I), 170 Dale Road 74 Megan Foster (I), 18 Algird Street 75 Melani Barch (D), 147 Staniford Road 76 Pamela Gardner (I), 268 Appletree Point Road Page 4 of 14 Page 3 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 3, 2026 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION 77 Sarah Sherrill (D), 160 Woodbury Road 78 Tom Burke (I), 268 Appletree Point Road 79 Wendy Rice (D), 19 Killarney Drive 80 81 Ward Five: 82 Nancy Knox (I), 69 Catherine Street 83 Debra Blumberg (I), 66 Scarff Avenue 84 Tom Porter (D), 69 Catherine Street 85 Mary Ann Samuels (I), 148 Locust Terrace 86 Sally Ross (D), 88 Charlotte Street 87 Becky Wasserman (D), 29 Southcrest Drive 88 John Olson (I), 288 Flynn Avenue 89 Hannah Senftleber (D), 53 Scarff Avenue 90 Gill Mathys (P), 239 Redrock Drive 91 Jody Landon (D/P), 193 Saint Paul Street, Unit 208 92 Margaret Crowley (P), 133 Charlotte Street 93 Jennifer Jorgenson (D), 85 South Crest Drive 94 Eric Dague (I), 124 Ledgewood Circle 95 Mike Egan (I), 37 Catherine Street 96 Suzanne Stimik (D), 24 Dunder Road 97 Mary “Kate” Kennedy (D/P), 131 Lyman Avenue 98 Amara MacKillop (D), 85 Foster Street 99 100 Ward Six: 101 Dale Azaria (D), 792 South Prospect Street 102 Joel Baird (I), 300 South Winooski Avenue Apt 1A 103 Alyssa Birkett (D), 140 Howard Street Apt 2 104 Gina Clithero (P), 205 South Winooski Avenue 105 Fran Cohen (D), 57 Hoover Street 106 Robin Fawcett (I), 354 Saint Paul Street 107 Mills Forni (D), 14 Kingsland Terrace 108 Paulette Frisbie (R), 125 Crescent Road 109 Diane Gayer (I), 21 Redstone Terrace 110 Erin Hanley (P/D), 100 DeForest Road 111 Tom Hyde (D), 160 DeForest Road 112 Faith Ingulsrud (D), 44 Clymer Street 113 Peter Keating (D), 493 South Union Street 114 Steve Madden (I), 29 Perrotta Place 115 Amy Mellencamp (D), 110 Summit Street 116 Julia Melloni (D), 72 Summit Ridge 117 Fran Mount (R), 325 South Union Street 118 Nancy Nesbitt (D), 236 South Prospect Street 119 Elizabeth Allen Pennebaker (D), 309 South Willard Street 120 Emily Price (I), 7 Clymer Street 121 William Reilly (D), 254 South Union Street 122 Mary Riley (D), 31 Fairmount Street Page 5 of 14 Page 4 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 3, 2026 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION 123 Gail Rose (D), 32 Chittenden Drive 124 Garry Schaedel (D), 47 Adams Court 125 Susan Shull (I), 46 Robinson Parkway 126 Jane Smith (D), 436 South Willard Street 127 Eileen Underwood (D), 18 Perrotta Place 128 Annie Viets (I), 129 Prospect Parkway 129 Patty Wesley (D), 47 Adams Court 130 Mia Weyant (D), 307 Pearl Street 131 Ethan Wolff-Mann (I), 507 South Union Street 132 133 Ward Seven: 134 Alexis Brieant (D), 351 North Avenue Apt 432 135 Cathy Klein (D), 70 Cambrian Way Apt 224 136 Christine Leithead, 24 Cayuga Court 137 James Wanner (P/D), 91 Northshore Drive 138 Kristin Burlew (D), 111 Maple Street 139 Matt Sommerville (D), 84 Ridgewood Drive 140 Meg Polyte (P), 7 Roseade Parkway 141 Mike Conroy (I), 251 James Avenue 142 Mindy Bean (D), 355 Ethan Allen Parkway 143 Nancy Snyder (I), 35 Cambrian Way Apt 404 144 Robert Bristow-Johnson (I), 40 North Cove Road 145 Sally Cook (D), 602 North Avenue Unit 20 146 Sara Goldstein (D), 346 North Avenue 147 Sara Jelen (I), 7 Gosse Court 148 Sarah Campbell (D), 35 Cambrian Way Apt 120 149 150 Ward Eight: 151 Shoshannah Boray (D), 164 Ledgewood Circle #104 152 Kaylee Bushee (D), 170 Carrigan Drive 153 Jay Catalano (P), 199 South Union Street Apt 8 154 Christopher Donovan (I), 228 Maple Street Apt 5 155 Susan C. Forrester (D), 40 College Street Unit 516 156 Susan Robbins (I), 14 Lake Forest Drive 157 Hartmuth Sommer (I), 4 South Meadow Drive 158 Leigh Steele (D), 161 Austin Drive 159 Robin Twery (I), 348 Appletree Point Road 160 161 162 SM/Resolutions 2026/Appointment of Assistant Election Officials for March 3, 2026 Annual City Election 163 2/12/26 Page 6 of 14 Page 7 of 14 Page 8 of 14 Page 9 of 14 Page 10 of 14 Page 11 of 14 Page 12 of 14 Page 13 of 14 Page 14 of 14