Board of Civil Authority — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-02-18
Time: 19:00

Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd
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1. Agenda
  Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
  Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025,
 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 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025,
 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 4, 2025
 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse)
 Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025,
 7:00 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 February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025,
 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

Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7:00 PM, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church Street, 2nd
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1. Agenda
  Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
  Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025,
 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 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025,
 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




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 Subject 2.2. Resolution: Appointment Of Assistant Election Officials For March 4, 2025
 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse)
 Meeting February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025,
 7:00 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 February 18, 2025 - Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025,
 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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 Resolution Relating to RESOLUTION________
 Sponsor(s): Councilor Traverse
 Introduced: ____________________
 APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS
 Referred to: ____________________
 FOR MARCH 4, 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION ______________________________
 Action: ________________________
 Date: __________________________
 Signed by Mayor: ________________

 CITY OF BURLINGTON
 In the year Two Thousand Twenty-Five……………………………………………………………………
 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 4, 2025; 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 4, 2025 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 4, 2025 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 Penelope DeRosset (D), 456 North Street
19 Kathryn DeBari (I), 32 Nash Place
20 Jeff Jarad (D), 410 Hildred Drive
21 Richard Hilliard (I), 43 High Grove Court
22 Nancy Reynolds (D), 13 Lake Forest Drive
23
24 Ward Two:
25
26 Kathleen (Kate) Bouton (P), 24 Crowley Street
27 Joan Watson (I), 105 Intervale Ave
28 Jacob Flanagan (I), 59 Lafountain Street
29 Mollie Klepack Flanigan (I), 59 Lafountain Street
30 Korinn Zigler (D), 19 Booth Street


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 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 4,
 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION


31 Hilary Martin (I), 27 Rose Street
32 Hayley Shriner (I), 24 Blodgett Street
33 Helen Rortvedt (D), 27 Blodgett Street
34 Amy McVey (I), 37 Crowley Street
35 Suzanne Butt (D), 14 Cayuga Court
36 Jeffrey (Phinn) Sonin (I), 328 North Winooski Ave
37
38 Ward Three:
39
40 Nancy Snyder (I), 35 Cambrian Way, Apartment 404
41 Robert Bolyard (D), 89D North Champlain Street
42 Bridget O'Donnell (D), 83 North Champlain Street, Apartment H
43 Cynthia Schneider (I), 20A Blodgett Street
44 Sarah Woodard (P), 24 Front Street
45 James Dean (D), 40 College Street, Apartment 502
46 Valerie Hird (I), 167 North Avenue
47 Gary Myers (I), 230 Saint Paul Street, Apartment 505
48 Amy McVey (I), 37 Crowley Street
49 Yishai Ribon (P), 86 1/2 Pitkin Street
50 Jules Fishelman (P), 21 Pitkin Street
51 Damon Lane (P), 71 Peru Street, Apartment 2
52 Martha Penzer (I), 49 Murray Street
53 Matthew Messier (I), 131 Main Street, Apartment 201
54 Luke Donforth (D), 49 Lafountain Street
55 Patricia King (D), 40 College Street
56 Ezra Willson (P), 17 1/2 Converse Court
57
58 Ward Four:
59
60 Ben Bosher (D/P), 74 Oakcrest Drive
61 Bridget Morrison-Langehough (I), 51 Stirling Place
62 Charlotte Hackett (P), 85 Little Eagle Bay
63 Christina Colletti (D), 150 Crescent Beach Drive
64 Doug Facey (I), 144 Woodlawn Road
65 Elizabeth Nixon (D), 300 Appletree Point Road
66 Elizabeth Connolly (I), 42 Alexis Drive
67 James Palmer (D), 42 Killarney Drive
68 Janet Callison (D), 139 Killarney Drive
69 Janice Kerr (I), 144 Woodlawn Road
70 Jean Berggren (D), 60 Beachcrest Drive
71 Karen Bielawski-Branch (D), 64 Grey Meadow Drive
72 Kenneth Vachereau (D), 91 Staniford Farms Road
73 Kevin Scully (I), 201 Staniford Road
74 Linda Looney (P), 60 Green Acres Drive
75 Lynn Eisenbrey (D), 96 Staniford Road
76 Megan Foster (I), 18 Algird Street


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 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 4,
 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION


 77 Melani Barch (D), 147 Staniford Road
 78 Pamela Gardner (I), 268 Appletree Point Road
 79 Sarah Sherrill (D), 160 Woodbury Road
 80 Steve Norman (I), 96 Staniford Road
 81 Sylvie Butel (P), 22 York Drive
 82 Tom Burke (I), 268 Appletree Point Road
 83 Wendy Rice (D), 19 Killarney Drive
 84
 85 Ward Five:
 86
 87 Jacquelyn "JB" Barna (D), 124 Lyman Avenue
 88 Nancy Knox (I), 69 Catherine Street
 89 Debra Blumberg (I), 66 Scarff Avenue
 90 Tom Porter (D), 69 Catherine Street
 91 Mary Ann Samuels (I), 148 Locust Terrace
 92 Sally Ross (D), 88 Charlotte Street
 93 Becky Wasserman (D), 29 Southcrest Drive
 94 Hannah Senftleber (D), 53 Scarff Avenue
 95 Celia Cuddy (P), 124 Lyman Avenue
 96 Karen Downey (D), 37 Catherine Street
 97 Emily Piccirillo (P), 58 Scarff Avenue
 98 Gill Mathys (P), 239 Red Rock Drive
 99 Jody Landon (D,P), 193 St. Paul Street, Unit 208
100 Lynda Siegel (P), 239 Red Rock Drive
101 Margaret Crowley (P), 133 Charlotte Street
102 Jennifer Jorgenson (D), 85 South Crest Drive
103 Corey Kocian (D), 184 E Redrock Drive
104 Taylor Kocian (I), 184 E Redrock Drive
105 Eric Dague (I), 124 Ledgewood Circle
106 Mike Egan (I), 37 Catherine Street
107 Suzanne Stimik (D), 24 Dunder Road
108
109 Ward Six:
110
111 Joel Baird (I), 300 South Winooski Avenue, Apartment 1A
112 Alyssa Birkett (I), 140 Howard Street, Apartment 2
113 Steve Boutcher (D), 319 South Union Street
114 Francine Cohen (D), 57 Hoover Street
115 Megan Epler Wood (P/D), 369 South Union Street
116 Meacie Fairfax (D), 492 South Union Street, Apt. 1
117 Mary Ann Ficociello (D), 455 South Union Street
118 Chris Hadsel (D), 429 South Willard Street
119 Leslyn Hall (I), 66 Hoover Street
120 Erin Hanley (I), 100 Deforest Road
121 Fagan Hart (D), 39 Cliff Street
122 Austin Hart (I), 39 Cliff Street


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 Resolution Relating to APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR MARCH 4,
 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION


123 Thomas Hyde (D), 160 Deforest Road
124 Faith Ingulsrud (D), 44 Clymer Street
125 Peter Keating (I), 493 South Union Street
126 Sean Kelly (D), 31 Glen Road
127 Eleanor Lanahan (D), 177 South Prospect Street
128 Rowan Lilly (D), 165 Davis Road
129 Steve Madden (I), 29 Perrotta Place
130 Alan Matson (D), 792 South Prospect Street
131 Amy Mellencamp (D), 110 Summit Street
132 Fran Mount (R), 325 South Union Street
133 Nancy Nesbitt (D), 236 South Prospect, Unit 3
134 Pamela Polston (I), 356 South Winooski Avenue
135 Rebecca Poutasse (P/D), 355 South Union Street, Apartment 5
136 Dana Poverman (D), 416 South Winooski Avenue
137 Emily Price (I), 7 Clymer Street
138 Mary Riley (D), 31 Fairmount Street
139 Stacy Rodenberg (D), 237 Maple Street #4
140 Andrea Rogers (D), 387 South Union Street
141 Garry Schaedel (D), 47 Adams Court
142 Sophie Shirali (R), 173 S Prospect Street
143 Susan Shull (I), 46 Robinson Parkway
144 Janet Stambolian (D), 11 Beech Street
145 Kerry Stout (D), 545 South Prospect Street #4
146 Mary Esther Treat (I), 152 Deforest Road
147 Eileen Underwood (D), 18 Perrotta Place
148 Annie Viets (D), 129 Prospect Parkway
149 Patty Wesley (D), 47 Adams Court
150
151 Ward Seven:
152
153 Mindy Bean (D), 355 Ethan Allen Parkway #12
154 Alfred Belluche (I), 58 Turf Road
155 Robert Bristow-Johnson (I), 40 North Cove Road
156 Jim Carrier (P), 41 Sky Drive
157 Paula Ciardelli (I), 158 Saratoga Avenue
158 Nancy Comstock (R), 48 Plattsburg Avenue
159 Sally (Sarah) Cook (D), 602 North Avenue #20
160 Marie Danis (I), 68 Moore Drive
161 Rebecca Duell (D), 24 Van Patten Parkway
162 Sandy Gutchell (R), 165 Saratoga Avenue
163 Peggy Horton (D), 128 Sandra Circle
164 Ray Ingram (R), 92 Farrington Parkway
165 Sara Jelen (I), 7 Gosse Court
166 Annmarie Klein (R), 1688 North Avenue
167 Gus Klein (R), 1688 North Avenue
168 Carol Lacy (I), 244 Sandra Circle


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 2025 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION


169 Rob Landry (I), 120 Gosse Court
170 Kim MacQueen (D), 84 Roseade Parkway
171 Susan Shaloohey (I), 72 Heineberg Road #326
172 Caroline Tassey (I), 97 Claire Point Road
173 Paul Turmelle (I), 32 Gosse Court #1
174 Brian Willams (D), 6 Billings Court
175 Janette Willams (D), 6 Billings Court
176
177 Ward Eight:
178
179 Erin Baker (D), 81 South Williams Street, Unit 105
180 Ivy Bergin (D), 633 Main Street
181 Shoshannah Boray (D), 164 Ledgewood Circle #104
182 Kaylee Bushee (D), 250 Colchester Avenue
183 Jay Catalano (P), 199 South Union Street, Apartment 8
184 Christopher Donovan (I), 228 Maple Street, Apartment 5
185 Anna Marchessault (P), 185 North Winooski Avenue
186 Ginny McGrath (I), 21 Thibault Parkway
187 Anne Paradiso (D), 4 Southwind Drive
188 Christina Reiter (I), 15 South Cove Road
189 Susan Robbins (I), 14 Lake Forest Drive
190 Beth Sachs (D), 5 Harbor Watch Road
191 Hartmuth Sommer (I), 4 South Meadow Drive
192 Leigh Steele (D), 161 Austin Drive
193 Robin Twery (I), 348 Appletree Point Road
194
195
196 SM/Resolutions 2025/Appointment of Assistant Election Officials for March 4, 2025 Annual City Election
197 2/18/25




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BURLINGTON BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY
 CITY HALL , CONTOIS AUDITORIUM *OR*
 REMOTE MEETING WITH CALL-IN
 BURLINGTON, VERMONT
 MINUTES OF MEETING
 February 18, 2025
 DRAFT

 MEMBERS PRESENT: Joan Shannon
 Sarah E Carpenter
 Mark Barlow
 Gene Bergman
 Ben Traverse (via Zoom)
 Melo Grant (via Zoom)
 Carter Neubieser (via Zoom)
 Joe Kane
 Becca Brown McKnight
 Evan Litwin
 Marek Broderick
 Emma Mulvaney-Stanak


 OTHERS PRESENT: Erin Jacobsen
 Joe Magee
 Katherine Schad
 Jessica Brown
 Lori Olberg
 Keaton Knowles
____________________________________________________________________________________


1. CALL TO ORDER and AGENDA
City Council President Traverse called the meeting to order at 7:28 PM.

1.1 Motion to amend/adopt agenda

MOTION by Councilor Bergman, SECOND by Councilor Litwin, 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: Appointment of Assistant Election Officials for March 4th, 2025 Annual City Election (Councilor Traverse) – waive the reading
and adopt the resolution.

MOTION by Councilor Bergman, SECOND by Councilor Barlow, 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 7:29 PM.