City Council - Board of Finance — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-12-15
Time: 16:30

Board of Finance

 Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street,
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1. Agenda
  Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 1. Agenda

  Department Council and Board


  Type Action
 Procedural


  Recommended Action Motion to amend/adopt agenda as follows: postpone deliberative agenda item 4.5.
 Response to Letter from Christine Hughes, Director of Richard Kemp Center and
 Funding Recommendation - Mayor/REIB

2. Public Forum
  Subject 2.1. Verbal Comments
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 2. Public Forum
 Department Council and Board


 Type Action
 Procedural


 Recommended Action open Public Forum
 close Public Forum

3. Consent Agenda
 Subject 3.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
 Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Council and Board


 Type Action (Consent)
 Procedural


 Recommended Action Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated

 Subject 3.2. December 1, 2025 Board of Finance Meeting Minutes - DFA
 Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Department of Finance and Administration


 Type Action (Consent)
 Information
 Minutes


 Recommended Action approve the minutes

 Subject 3.3. Pomeroy Park Playground Replacement Contract with Kompan, Inc. -
 BPRW
 Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Parks, Recreation, & Waterfront


 Type Action (Consent)


 Recommended Action to approve and authorize the execution of contracts with Kompan Inc., Playground
 Medic, and PlayPave Surfacing for a total pricenot to exceed $289,392.40 for the
 Pomeroy Playground Replacement Project, plus a project contingency of $40,132.60, for
 a total authorized expenditure not to exceed $329,525.00 and to authorize Phil Lewis,
 BPRW Director or designee, to execute the contracts and any related documents needed
 to carry out the project, subject to review by the City Attorney’s Office
  Subject 3.4. Intervale Rd Path Budget Amendment - DPW
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 3. Consent Agenda

  Department Public Works Department


  Type Action (Consent)


  Recommended Action to approve necessary budget amendments to the Intervale Road Path Project Budget by
 adjusting the accounts as described herein and further authorize the Chief
 Administrative Officer or designee to effect all necessary transfer of funds in furtherance
 of such amendments

  Subject 3.5. City Council Initiative Fund Support of Free 2025 Highlight Buttons - BCA
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 3. Consent Agenda

  Department City Arts


  Type Action (Consent)


  Recommended Action to recommend that City Council approve the use of $5,000 from the City Council
 Initiative Fund to subsidize Highlight tickets

  Subject 3.6. Request for City Council Initiative Funds for Memorial Auditorium
 Beautification - BCA
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 3. Consent Agenda

  Department City Arts


  Type Action (Consent)


  Recommended Action to recommend that City Council approve the use of $8,795 from the City Council
 Initiative Fund for Memorial Auditorium Beautification

4. Deliberative Agenda
  Subject 4.1. CEDO, Community Justice Center - Reclassification of one position from
 Limited Service to Regular - CEDO/CJC
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)
Type Action


Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that the City Council approve the reclassification of
 the following position: � A Data, Communications and Operations Specialist, from a
 Limited Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, AFSCME, Grade 14 position to a Regular
 Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, AFSCME, Grade 14 position

Subject 4.2. Position Updates - Electric
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Burlington Electric Department


Type Action


Recommended Action to approve and recommend approval to the City Council the following:
 1. Convert the existing Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-time,
 Exempt, Union, tiered, Grade A3/Grade A5 ($66,629.26-$109,227.66)/($74,653.28-
 $122,382.42) position, to a Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-
 time, Exempt, Non-Union, tiered, Grade NU3/NU5 ($66,629.26-
 $109,227.66)/($74,653.28-$122,382.42) position, reporting to the CFO and Manager of
 Strategy and Innovation.
 2. Eliminate the existing Energy Services Engineer, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Non-
 Union, Grade NS4($65,272.06-$107,006.64) position.
 3. Create the PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Non-
 Union, Grade N16, ($120,302.00-$166,178.69) position reporting to the General
 Manager.

Subject 4.3. Relevate Power contract - Electric
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Burlington Electric Department


Type Action


Recommended Action to approve and recommend the City Council authorize the General Manager of the
 Burlington Electric Department to extend its five-year power purchase agreement with
 Relevate Power for an additional five-year term (for a total of ten years including the
 Electric Commission’s prior approval) for renewable energy (not to exceed 50,000
 MWH/year), RECs, and capacity from New England hydroelectric resources

Subject 4.4. Burlington Police Department - Police Unified Pay Scale Adjustments
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Police Department


Type Action
  Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that the City Council adopt and authorize the
 proposed adjustments to the Police Unified Pay Scale, as outlined above, and to further
 authorize the extension of the benefits as outlined herein to all Class-A, sworn, non-
 union, supervisory personnel within the Burlington Police Department, as part of the
 comprehensive benefits package for such positions, subject to the final review and
 approval of the Chief Administrative Officer

  Subject 4.5. Response to Letter from Christine Hughes, Director of Richard Kemp
 Center and Funding Recommendation - Mayor/REIB **AGENDA ITEM
 POSTPONED**
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Racial Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (REIB)


  Type Action


  Recommended Action to approve, and recommend for approval by the City Council, the allocation of a total of
 $50,000 to the Richard Kemp Center, using funds from the REIB budget in the amount
 of $25,000 in FY27 and $25,000 in FY28

  Subject 4.6. Recycling Program Update and Extension of Employee Recruitment and
 Retention Memorandum of Agreement between AFSCME Local 1343 and City of
 Burlington - DPW
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Public Works Department


  Type Action


  Recommended Action approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the DPW Director to extend the
 DPW Employee Retention and Recruitment Memorandum of Agreement between
 AFSCME Local 1343 and City of Burlington, Department of Public Works through
 December 31, 2026, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney

5. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
  Subject 5.1. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor
  Category 5. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
  Department Department of Finance and Administration


  Type Discussion
 Information
 Presentation



6. Adjournment
  Subject 6.1. Motion to adjourn
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 6. Adjournment

Department Council and Board


Type Action
 Procedural


Recommended Action Motion to adjourn

Board of Finance

 Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street,
 1st Floor

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1. Agenda
  Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 1. Agenda

  Department Council and Board


  Type Action
 Procedural


  Recommended Action Motion to amend/adopt agenda as follows: postpone deliberative agenda item 4.5.
 Response to Letter from Christine Hughes, Director of Richard Kemp Center and
 Funding Recommendation - Mayor/REIB

2. Public Forum
  Subject 2.1. Verbal Comments
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 2. Public Forum




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 Department Council and Board


 Type Action
 Procedural


 Recommended Action open Public Forum
 close Public Forum

3. Consent Agenda
 Subject 3.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
 Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Council and Board


 Type Action (Consent)
 Procedural


 Recommended Action Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated

 Subject 3.2. December 1, 2025 Board of Finance Meeting Minutes - DFA
 Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Department of Finance and Administration


 Type Action (Consent)
 Information
 Minutes


 Recommended Action approve the minutes

 Subject 3.3. Pomeroy Park Playground Replacement Contract with Kompan, Inc. -
 BPRW
 Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


 Category 3. Consent Agenda

 Department Parks, Recreation, & Waterfront


 Type Action (Consent)


 Recommended Action to approve and authorize the execution of contracts with Kompan Inc., Playground
 Medic, and PlayPave Surfacing for a total pricenot to exceed $289,392.40 for the
 Pomeroy Playground Replacement Project, plus a project contingency of $40,132.60, for
 a total authorized expenditure not to exceed $329,525.00 and to authorize Phil Lewis,
 BPRW Director or designee, to execute the contracts and any related documents needed
 to carry out the project, subject to review by the City Attorney’s Office




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  Subject 3.4. Intervale Rd Path Budget Amendment - DPW
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 3. Consent Agenda

  Department Public Works Department


  Type Action (Consent)


  Recommended Action to approve necessary budget amendments to the Intervale Road Path Project Budget by
 adjusting the accounts as described herein and further authorize the Chief
 Administrative Officer or designee to effect all necessary transfer of funds in furtherance
 of such amendments

  Subject 3.5. City Council Initiative Fund Support of Free 2025 Highlight Buttons - BCA
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 3. Consent Agenda

  Department City Arts


  Type Action (Consent)


  Recommended Action to recommend that City Council approve the use of $5,000 from the City Council
 Initiative Fund to subsidize Highlight tickets

  Subject 3.6. Request for City Council Initiative Funds for Memorial Auditorium
 Beautification - BCA
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 3. Consent Agenda

  Department City Arts


  Type Action (Consent)


  Recommended Action to recommend that City Council approve the use of $8,795 from the City Council
 Initiative Fund for Memorial Auditorium Beautification

4. Deliberative Agenda
  Subject 4.1. CEDO, Community Justice Center - Reclassification of one position from
 Limited Service to Regular - CEDO/CJC
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)




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Type Action


Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that the City Council approve the reclassification of
 the following position: � A Data, Communications and Operations Specialist, from a
 Limited Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, AFSCME, Grade 14 position to a Regular
 Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, AFSCME, Grade 14 position

Subject 4.2. Position Updates - Electric
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Burlington Electric Department


Type Action


Recommended Action to approve and recommend approval to the City Council the following:
 1. Convert the existing Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-time,
 Exempt, Union, tiered, Grade A3/Grade A5 ($66,629.26-$109,227.66)/($74,653.28-
 $122,382.42) position, to a Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-
 time, Exempt, Non-Union, tiered, Grade NU3/NU5 ($66,629.26-
 $109,227.66)/($74,653.28-$122,382.42) position, reporting to the CFO and Manager of
 Strategy and Innovation.
 2. Eliminate the existing Energy Services Engineer, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Non-
 Union, Grade NS4($65,272.06-$107,006.64) position.
 3. Create the PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Non-
 Union, Grade N16, ($120,302.00-$166,178.69) position reporting to the General
 Manager.

Subject 4.3. Relevate Power contract - Electric
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Burlington Electric Department


Type Action


Recommended Action to approve and recommend the City Council authorize the General Manager of the
 Burlington Electric Department to extend its five-year power purchase agreement with
 Relevate Power for an additional five-year term (for a total of ten years including the
 Electric Commission’s prior approval) for renewable energy (not to exceed 50,000
 MWH/year), RECs, and capacity from New England hydroelectric resources

Subject 4.4. Burlington Police Department - Police Unified Pay Scale Adjustments
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Police Department


Type Action




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  Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that the City Council adopt and authorize the
 proposed adjustments to the Police Unified Pay Scale, as outlined above, and to further
 authorize the extension of the benefits as outlined herein to all Class-A, sworn, non-
 union, supervisory personnel within the Burlington Police Department, as part of the
 comprehensive benefits package for such positions, subject to the final review and
 approval of the Chief Administrative Officer

  Subject 4.5. Response to Letter from Christine Hughes, Director of Richard Kemp
 Center and Funding Recommendation - Mayor/REIB **AGENDA ITEM
 POSTPONED**
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Racial Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (REIB)


  Type Action


  Recommended Action to approve, and recommend for approval by the City Council, the allocation of a total of
 $50,000 to the Richard Kemp Center, using funds from the REIB budget in the amount
 of $25,000 in FY27 and $25,000 in FY28

  Subject 4.6. Recycling Program Update and Extension of Employee Recruitment and
 Retention Memorandum of Agreement between AFSCME Local 1343 and City of
 Burlington - DPW
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


  Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

  Department Public Works Department


  Type Action


  Recommended Action approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the DPW Director to extend the
 DPW Employee Retention and Recruitment Memorandum of Agreement between
 AFSCME Local 1343 and City of Burlington, Department of Public Works through
 December 31, 2026, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney

5. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
  Subject 5.1. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
  Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor
  Category 5. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
  Department Department of Finance and Administration


  Type Discussion
 Information
 Presentation



6. Adjournment
  Subject 6.1. Motion to adjourn



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Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025, 4:30
 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 6. Adjournment

Department Council and Board


Type Action
 Procedural


Recommended Action Motion to adjourn




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MEMO
Date: December 15, 2025
To: Board of Finance
From: Max Madalinski, Associate Parks Project Coordinator
CC: Sophie Sauvé, Parks Planning Division Director; Phil Lewis, BPRW Director
Re: Pomeroy Park Playground Replacement Contract with Kompan, Inc.

I. Purpose
 This memo seeks approval to execute contract agreements with Kompan, Playground Medic, and
 PlayPave Surfacing, Inc. totaling $289,392.40 plus a $40,132.60 contingency to design and replace
 the playground at Pomeroy Park.

II. Background
 A small neighborhood park, Pomeroy Park abuts several residential lots in Burlington’s Old
 North End (ONE). Many of the playground amenities were installed in the 1990s and are due for
 replacement. The Tot Lot was completely removed in 2021 due to deteriorated components that
 could no longer be replaced. Following its removal, BPRW received multiple Penny for Parks Request
 to replace the equipment.

 Despite allocating $25,000 for replacement of the tot lot, BPRW was unsuccessful when bidding out
 the project for replacement, with vendors responding that the budget was inadequate to cover
 inflated costs and the project scope being too small and receiving zero bids. Due to the lack of
 vendor response and recognizing that the rest of the playground equipment was also due for
 replacement, staff began planning for renovation of the entire playground.

 BPRW staff spent several months during the Fall of 2024 and Winter of 2025 soliciting input from
 the community and drawing up plans for the renovation. In addition to replacement of the play
 features, staff identified a need to improve accessibility by eliminating a 6” drop from a connecting
 walkway into the playground and installing pour-in-place rubberized surfacing to replace the
 playground woodchips. Additionally, community members expressed strong feedback to open up
 sightlines into the playground to improve feelings of safety and security. In line with BPRW’s
 recently passed policy which supports universally designed playgrounds, BPRW has also sought
 valuable input from the Burlington Advisory Committee on Accessibility (BACA) and helped form a
 subcommittee on playgrounds.

III. Contractor Selection Process
 On May 30, 2025, BPRW issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for design and construction of the
 Pomeroy Park Playground.

 The RFP was publicly advertised in the Vermont Business Registry, Construction Journals, the City
 webpage, and other electronic outlets. Two companies attended the optional onsite pre-bid
 meeting.




 City of Burlington | 645 Pine Street | Burlington, Vermont 05401 | (802) 864-0123

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 BPRW received four proposals on or before the closing date of June 24, 2025. BPRW’s team
 reviewed the proposals and scored them based on their budget and value, experience,
 qualifications, and completeness. The bid table showing each bidder’s proposed bid price and their
 initial ranked score is provided below:

 Preliminary RFP Submissions
 Proposal 1 Proposal 2 Proposal 3 Proposal 4
 Miller/Kompan Shaffer/Burke UltiPlay Miracle/Pettinelli

 Proposal Cost $263,488.92 $418,899.00 $339,810.00 $398,746.00

 Score (max. 100 pts) 86 74 86 75

 After an initial review, staff invited the two bidders with the most competitive and responsible
 proposals for a second round of interviews. Staff requested that vendors submit an updated
 proposal that prioritized universal design principles and were within the City’s advertised available
 budget. The team of Jay Miller Landscape Architecture and Kompan was selected from the two
 interviewees as their revised proposal was deemed most responsive to the interview prompt and
 continued to meet the City’s budget.

 In an innovative approach to reduce overhead costs, Miller/Kompan proposed passing on
 contracting directly with their installation (Playground Medic) and surfacing (PlayPave Surfacing)
 subcontractors to BPRW. Staff support this approach, having successfully used a similar approach at
 the Oakledge Park playground.

 Following the interview, staff brought the proposed design to the Burlington Advisory Committee on
 Accessibility (BACA) playground subcommittee for review. The subcommittee made several
 recommendations regarding the proposed design and equipment selection, which staff compiled
 and conveyed back to Kompan. Following a round of revisions to include BACA and BPRW feedback,
 the final proposal came to $289,392.40.


IV. Project Funding Sources, Budget, and Estimates
 Funding for this project is coming from a donation from the Burlington Parks Foundation, Penny for
 Parks, and City Capital funds as shown in the budget table below:


 Pomeroy Park Playground Replacement Budget
 Budget Sources
 Donation (Parks Foundation) - PFP System Wide –
 Playground Replacement $100,000.00
 Penny for Parks – Pomeroy Playground $124,000.00
 Capital Bond – System Wide – Accessible Surfacing (Bond
 Series 2024A & 2025A) $105,525.00
 Total Project Revenues $329,525.00



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 Estimated Expenditures
 Equipment Purchase and Freight - Kompan $131,526.00
 Installation and Site Work - Playground Medic $61,935.00
 PIP Surfacing Supply and Installation – PlayPave Surfacing $95,931.40
 SubTotal $289,392.40
 Contingency on above items $40,132.60
 Total Project Cost $329,525.00



 The budget above includes $289,392.40 for the contractual services and an additional contingency
 of $40,132.60 to account for any additional services or unanticipated construction expenses that
 may be needed.


V. Schedule

 • RFP Issued: May 30, 2025
 • Proposals Due: June 24, 2025
 • Board of Finance Approval Request: December 15, 2025
 • Contract Signing: Week of December 15, 2025
 • Construction Begins: Spring of 2026
 • Construction Complete: Spring/Summer of 2026


VI. Department Recommendation

Board of Finance Motion:
 1. To approve and authorize the execution of contracts with Kompan Inc., Playground Medic, and
 PlayPave Surfacing for a total pricenot to exceed $289,392.40 for the Pomeroy Playground
 Replacement Project, plus a project contingency of $40,132.60, for a total authorized
 expenditure not to exceed $329,525.00 and to authorize Phil Lewis, BPRW Director or designee,
 to execute the contracts and any related documents needed to carry out the project, subject to
 review by the City Attorney’s Office.




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 EXPOSED TREE ROOTS MUST REMAIN OUTSIDE OF
 USE ZONE. BRANCHES MUST BE AT LEAST 84-INCHES
 FROM THE HIGHEST DESIGNATED PLAY SURFACE.

 ADA ACCESSIBLE PATH TO SITE IS REQUIRED, PER
 2010 ADA STANDARDS (SECTION 206)




 B1



 D1
 G1 TOTAL SURFACING AREA: 5474 SF
 C1 PERIMETER: 312 LF


 PIP AREA: 4479 SF
 I1
 PIP AREA: 995 SF


 A1


 H1 F1


 E1




 88'-3"
 [2690cm]




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 Product Number
 PCM003121-xx01
 Product Name
 Play Panel 2 - Music, Classic
 M.F.H. Count
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 Pomeroy Park 1/16"=1'-0" ON 11" x 17" SHEET
B TPP280027-0401 Kaleidoscope Play Panel, Square Posts 0'0" 1
 MANUFACTURER'S SHOP DRAWING:
C PCM157-xx06 Universal Carousel 1'3" 1
 FOR USE BY CONTRACTOR, ENGINEER, OR DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD. SEE SIGNED SALES PROPOSAL FOR
 COMPLETE SCOPE TO BE PROVIDED BY KOMPAN OR REPRESENTING AGENCY. CONFIRM FINAL PLAN AND SCOPE WITH SALES REPRESENTATIVE SHEET
D CRP810201-0902 Mini Dome with Slide 4'2" 1 KOMPAN SALES REP OR PROJECT MANAGER PRIOR TO USE FOR REVIEW, PERMITTING, OR CONSTRUCTION.
 Matt Collard
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F
 PCM162-0601
 KSW926-CUSTOM_20410935
 Inclusive Multi Seesaw
 3-Bay Swing
 3'3"
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 1
 1
 31 Booth St TO BE READ CONTINGENTLY WITH KOMPAN'S STANDARDS FOR SITE PREPARATION, MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION
 PROCESSES; PROVIDED AFTER EQUIPMENT PURCHASE. A COMPLIANT PLAYGROUND TO KOMPAN'S STANDARDS MUST
 SATISFY ALL REQUIREMENTS IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT.
 REVIEW BY DRAWN BY
 DESIGN JohnSt
 DATE
 06/11/2025
 K1.0
G GXY8014XX-xx17 Spica 1 3'3" 1 Burlington, VT SLAB BY OTHERS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. FOR SURFACE MOUNT OPTIONS, THE CONCRETE REQUIREMENTS MAY BE
 UP TO 5½" OF 3,500 PSI MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH. CONTACT KOMPAN FOR SPECIFIC PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS.
 ALL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES SHOWN REQUIRE A SITE GRADE OF 2% MAXIMUM, 1% OPTIMAL. SPECIFICATIONS FOR
 EACH KOMPAN STRUCTURE MAY BE FOUND AT KOMPAN.COM/KOMPANMASTER
 REV. NO.
 4
 REV. BY
 JohnSt
 REV. DATE
 10/14/2025
 REVISION NOTES
 New Site Layout
H GXY960012-xx17 Supernova 2'4" 1
 Site Plan - 2-5 & 5-12
 DIMENSIONS OF PLAY AREA, SIZE AND ORIENTATION, LOCATIONS OF ALL EXISTING UTILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SITE
 FURNISHINGS TO BE FIELD VERIFIED PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. LAYOUT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM F1487
I PCM725358-2D ADA Cliff Rider 7' 9" 1 PREPARED AND PRINTED IN USA BY KOMPAN © 2025 KOMPAN, INC. AUSTIN, TX. USA 800-426-9788


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 Sales Proposal
 Quote No. SP160891-1
City of Burlington VT Customer No. 540780
Max Madalinski Document Date 11/25/2025
645 Pine St Expiration Date 12/31/2025
Burlington, VT 05401




 Sales Representative Matt Collard
 Email MatCol@Kompan.com

Customer Ref. Equipment Only



Project Name US334520 Pomeroy Park - Burlington, VT

No. Description Qty Unit Unit Price Net Price

PCM003121-0901 PLAY PANEL 2 - MUSIC 1 Pieces 7,530.00 7,530.00
 CLASSIC, IN-GROUND 90CM
 Total CO₂ Emission 508.5 LB (508.5 LB/Pieces)




TPP280027-0401 Kaleidoscope 1 Pieces 1,490.00 1,490.00
 800x595 mm.




PCM157-0206 UNIVERSAL CAROUSEL-LIME GREEN 1 Pieces 18,400.00 18,400.00
 ALUMINUM DECK PLATE, IN-GROUND 20CM
 Total CO₂ Emission 3,830.5 LB (3,830.5 LB/Pieces)




CRP810201-0902 Corocord Mini Dome With Slide - Green 1 Pieces 74,200.00 74,200.00
 In-Ground 90cm
 Total CO₂ Emission 8,222.5 LB (8,222.5 LB/Pieces)




PCM162-0601 INCLUSIVE MULTI SEESAW 1 Pieces 9,040.00 9,040.00
 RED - IN-GROUND 60CM
 Total CO₂ Emission 2,643.3 LB (2,643.3 LB/Pieces)




KSW926-CUSTOM Custom - Swing Frame , 6 Seat, 8 ft H 1 Pieces 13,310.00 13,310.00
 20410935




KOMPAN, INC. | 605 W Howard Lane Ste 101 | Austin, TX 78753 | USA | Phone No. 1-800-426-9788
E-Mail Contact@KOMPAN.com | www.KOMPAN.us

SWIFT Code NDEAUS3N (Nordea Bank, NY | Bank Account No. USD 718 155 3001 | Routing No. 026010786)

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 Page 2 of 3

 Sales Proposal
 Quote No. SP160891-1
City of Burlington VT Customer No. 540780
Max Madalinski Document Date 11/25/2025
645 Pine St Expiration Date 12/31/2025
Burlington, VT 05401




 Sales Representative Matt Collard
 Email MatCol@Kompan.com

Customer Ref. Equipment Only



Project Name US334520 Pomeroy Park - Burlington, VT

No. Description Qty Unit Unit Price Net Price

GXY801421-3417 Spica 1 1 Pieces 2,430.00 2,430.00
 In-ground 60cm
 Total CO₂ Emission 342.1 LB (342.1 LB/Pieces)




GXY960012-3417 Supernova - Grey/Lime Green 1 Pieces 9,450.00 9,450.00
 In-ground 60cm
 Total CO₂ Emission 1,466.8 LB (1,466.8 LB/Pieces)




PCMS-CUSTOM PCM-CUSTOM 1 Pieces 40,000.00 40,000.00
 725358




FREIGHT Freight 1 Pieces 11,338.25 11,338.25



 Subtotal 187,188.25
 Project Discount Amount -55,662.25
 Total USD 131,526.00




Payment Terms 50% Prepayment , 50% Net 30 days


Installation Site Address
Pomeroy Park - Burlington, VT
31 Booth St
Burlington, VT 05401




KOMPAN, INC. | 605 W Howard Lane Ste 101 | Austin, TX 78753 | USA | Phone No. 1-800-426-9788
E-Mail Contact@KOMPAN.com | www.KOMPAN.us

SWIFT Code NDEAUS3N (Nordea Bank, NY | Bank Account No. USD 718 155 3001 | Routing No. 026010786)

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 Page 3 of 3

 Sales Proposal
 Quote No. SP160891-1
City of Burlington VT Customer No. 540780
Max Madalinski Document Date 11/25/2025
645 Pine St Expiration Date 12/31/2025
Burlington, VT 05401




 Sales Representative Matt Collard
 Email MatCol@Kompan.com

Customer Ref. Equipment Only



Project Name US334520 Pomeroy Park - Burlington, VT

Note that the color and texture of products and surfacing made with recycled content are subjected by the differences from the used recycled
raw materials. Therefore, minor differences in the appearance and texture can occur.
Applicable sales tax will be added unless a valid tax exemption certificate is provided. This amount is only an estimate of your tax liability.
Your acceptance of this proposal constitutes a valid order request and includes acceptance of terms and conditions contained within this
Master Agreement, which is hereby acknowledged.
Acceptance of this proposal from KOMPAN is acknowledged by issuance of an order confirmation by an authorized KOMPAN representative.
Prices in this quotation are good until expiration date, shown in the top of this document. After that date, this proposal may be withdrawn.
Prevailing Wage and Payment & Performance Bonds are not included unless stated in body of Sales Proposal. If Payment & Performance
Bonds are needed, add 2.2% of the entire sales proposal.

This information required for order placement:

Accepted By (Please Print): __________________________________________________

Accepted By (Title): __________________________________________________________


Accepted By (signature): ____________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________________________




Date Equipment needed on site: __________________________________

Bill To: _______________________________________________________ Ship To: ____________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip: ______________________________________________ City, State, Zip: _____________________________________________________

Contact: _____________________________________________________ Contact: ____________________________________________________________

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KOMPAN, INC. | 605 W Howard Lane Ste 101 | Austin, TX 78753 | USA | Phone No. 1-800-426-9788
E-Mail Contact@KOMPAN.com | www.KOMPAN.us

SWIFT Code NDEAUS3N (Nordea Bank, NY | Bank Account No. USD 718 155 3001 | Routing No. 026010786)

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 Playground Maintenance Corp.
 dba PLAYGROUND MEDIC
 Playground Safety is Our Business!
 50 Broadway
 Hawthorne, New York, 10532
 Phone# (914) 741-2228
 Fax# (914) 747-3965
 e-mail: info@playgroundmedic.com
 SERVICE AGREEMENT #25-727R
Date: November 17, 2025

Customer: Kompan Inc Phone: 267-784-9791
 Attn: Matt Collard Fax:
 605 W Howard Lane Suite 101 Email: MatCol@Kompan.com
 Austin, TX

Scope of work: New Playground Installation (Final Revision)
Class: Stand Alone
Rep: Amariah Taft-Shivers
Location: Pomeroy Park, 31 Booth St., Burlington, VT 05401

Job To Be Performed ___ __ Cost ___
Install Kompan Play Panel 2- Music, Classic $ 1,200.00
Install Kompan Kaleidoscope Play Panel $ 1,200.00
Install Kompan Universal Carousel $ 2,900.00
Install Kompan Mini Dome with Slide $ 12,350.00
Install Kompan Inclusive Multi Seesaw $ 2,600.00
Install Kompan 3 Bay Swing Set $ 6,600.00
Install Kompan Spica 1 $ 1,200.00
Install Kompan Supernova $ 2,200.00
Install Kompan ADA Cliff Rider $ 10,900.00
Supply & Install 9” of compacted stone subbase 5400 Square Feet $ 20,785.00

Note to Customer:
 1. Pricing is for installation only. Kompan to provide all equipment for installation
 2. Kompan to provide PGM with layout for structures
 3. Poured in Place Rubber to be installed by others
 4. Removal of all existing engineered wood fiber to be removed by others
 5. Removal off all existing equipment to be performed by others
 6. Playground Medic to offload equipment
 _____ ____ ______
TOTAL $61,935.00

CUSTOMER SIGNATURE________________________ DATE_____________________________________

PRINT NAME___________________________________ TAX EXEMPT #____________________________

TITLE__________________________________________ CUSTOMER TOTAL _______________________

TERMS: 50% DEPOSIT REQUIRED;BALANCE UPON COMPLETION
PRICES QUOTED ARE EFFECTIVE FOR 30 DAYS
MASTERCARD AND VISA ACCEPTED
 • Playground must be closed during installation

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 PLAYPAVE SURFACING
 PO Box 184
 250 Merrick Road
 Rockville Centre NY 11570



JOB INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION
Post Office Park - REVISION 5 Prepared for: Matt Collard, Matcol@kompan.com
31 Booth St, Prepared by: Brian Tercovich, Brian@arsrubber.com
Burlington, VT 05401 Quote Date: 11/20/2025, Quote Expiration: 12/20/2025



REVISION 5 - Scope Of Work: Provide and install PIP shock attenuation surfacing
system

PIP Work:
Provision and installation of PIP shock attenuation surfacing 5474 Sqft $16.10/sqft $88,131.40
- 5474 Sqft Total
- 2" - 4" PIP Thickness (Max CFH of 8')
- 50% Black / 50% Standard Color (Blue, Green, Beige, Eggshell, Terracotta Red)
- Standard Wage Labor
- Yes Designs (Grey Pathway)
- Aromatic Polyurethane Binder, non-catalyzed
- Based on Easy Site Access


Shipping to: Burlington VT $7,800.00

Price Total: $95,931.40
Regular Wage Labor
Excludes all gravel work
Excludes All Drainage Work
Excludes Overnight Site Security


 Payment Terms:
  50% Deposit, 50% upon completion
  Customer Responsibilities:
  Provide accurate information such a depth, measurements and colors
  Security guard for site during curing process
  Field test requirements (if necessary)
 Additional Terms/ Notes (Below is agreed to upon purchase order or signed proposal):

  No Permits Are Included in Pricing
  This quote is priced out for Aromatic polyurethane binder.
  This quote is based on a square footage of (5474), if this number varies from actual square footage of the project area; this quote is subject to revision.
  This quote includes prevailing wage rates
  ARS Landscaping is to provide all material and labor for this project.
  ARS is not responsible for site drainage. Site drainage should be evaluated prior to ARS installation.
  Site permits are not included in this price.
  If site conditions are not prepared as specified, this quote is subject to revision.
  If site is not prepared for work upon crew arrival at site, mobilization charges will apply.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Department: BPRW Submitter: Max Madalinski

 Title/Subject: Pomeroy Park Playground Replacement

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 12/15/2025
 ☐ City Council Click or tap to enter a date.
 ☐ Both BOF and Council Click or tap to enter a date.

Instructions
 1. This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials.
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 3. Do not indicate that a sign-off was received until it has actually been obtained.
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 Signoff Needed Received? Approval Date Note
 Department Head Yes 12/5/2025 Phil Lewis

 Mayor’s Office Yes 12/8/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission N/A Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/5/2025 Hayley McClenahan, Final review
 contracts or legal documents of contract documents will be
 completed before signing.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/5/2025 Hayley McClenahan
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 CAO for budget, financing, and memo Yes 12/8/2025 Katherine Schad
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 CITY OF BURLINGTON
 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
 645 Pine Street, Suite A
 Post Office Box 849
 Burlington, VT 05402-0849
 802.863.9094 VOX
 802.863.0466 FAX
 802.863.0450 TTY
 www.burlingtonvt.gov



 Chapin Spencer
 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS



MEMORANDUM

TO: Board of Finance

FROM: Julia Ursaki, Public Works Transportation Engineer
 Laura Wheelock, PE, Division Director of Tech Services/City Engineer (DPW)

DATE: December 15, 2025

CC: Chapin Spencer, Director of Public Works
 Ashley Parker, Capital Program Director

RE: Intervale Rd Path Budget Amendment


Request:
The Department of Public Works (“DPW”) is requesting authorization from the Board of Finance
to amend the project budget for the Intervale Road Path project to add VTrans grant funding in an
amount of $358,873, and to add local match funding in an amount of $89,321.

Background and Project Funding
A dedicated bicycle and pedestrian facility along Intervale Road – connecting Riverside Avenue to
the Intervale’s farms, trails, businesses and events has long been a goal of the City. Improvement
to the corridor was called out in both the 2011 Transportation Plan and the more recent 2017
planBTV Walk/Bike.

On 3/21/2022, DPW received Board of Finance and City Council approval to accept the Vermont
Agency of Transportation (“VTrans”) Bicycle & Pedestrian Program Grant #CA0678 Intervale Road
Shared-Use Path. The grant amount is $1,162,000 to be paid upfront by the City of Burlington and
then reimbursed by VTrans, with a local match of $290,500 in City funds (20%), for a total project
budget of $1,452,500.

Because the project wasn’t going to spend the full grant amount in the first few years during the
design phase, only $222,948 of the federal grant amount approved on 3/21/2022 ($1,162,000
total) and $56,135 of the local match approved on 3/21/2022 ($290,500 total) have been allocated


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Intervale Rd Path Budget Amendment December 15, 2025
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and authorized for this project so far. This budget amendment would allocate an additional
$358,873 in federal grant funding and $89,321 in local match to the project budget. This funding
will allow staff to complete the right-of-way acquisition phase of this project, making the city
eligible to apply for additional grant funds.

The $89,321 in local match will be reallocated from the 841 Transportation fund. These funds were
allocated to the Transportation budget and set aside to support bicycle & pedestrian safety
infrastructure .

This leaves a remaining $580,179 in federal grant funding and $145,044 in local match from the
existing grant award that staff will request be added to the project budget as part of DPW’s FY27
Capital Budget request.

Budget Update
Based on current construction estimates, we anticipate the need for an additional $1,300,000 to
construct this project. $300,000 of this would pay for contaminated soil/hazardous waste removal
and is considered a “non-participating” cost that is not grant-eligible. For the remaining
$1,000,000 budget gap, DPW hopes to seek additional grant funds for this project. Any grant funds
would likely be an 80% federal and 20% local funding split, meaning the City would need to provide
approximately $200,000 in additional local match, and $300,000 in non-participating costs, for a
total of $500,000 additional city dollars to support this project. Our original grant application was
based on cost estimates from the 2018 feasibility study. Since then, construction costs have
increased significantly and additional items discovered during the design phase, like the
stormwater system constraints and contaminated soils and groundwater, have also driven up the
cost to construct this project. Note we are not seeking action for this piece at this time, only
providing a future forecast of anticipated project funding needs.

Project Schedule
This project is currently in the right-of-way phase, where the project team is coordinating with
property owners and refining our design to acquire all necessary property rights for the project.
We expect this phase to last until early spring 2026 before we receive “right-of-way clearance”
from VTrans. This will make the project eligible for additional VTrans funding, which we hope to
seek in 2026. If additional funding is secured, we anticipate putting this project out to bid in
winter 2026/2027 and starting construction in spring 2027.

We are coordinating this work with VTrans and New England Central Railroad as they are
planning rail crossing upgrades on Intervale Road in the next couple of years. These crossing
upgrades will accommodate the future bike/pedestrian crossing and make our project less
costly. The estimated cost for the rail crossing improvements is upwards of $2 million, which
VTrans is funding in full. We will continue to pursue various opportunities to limit the overall
project cost on the City’s General Fund.

Motion
To approve necessary budget amendments to the Intervale Road Path Project Budget by adjusting
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Intervale Rd Path Budget Amendment December 15, 2025
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the accounts as described herein and further authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or
designee to effect all necessary transfer of funds in furtherance of such amendments.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Department: Public Works Submitter: Julia Ursaki

 Title/Subject: Intervale Rd Path Budget Amendment

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 12/15/2025
 ☐ City Council Click or tap to enter a date.
 ☐ Both BOF and Council Click or tap to enter a date.

Instructions
 1. This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials.
 2. This form must be sent with the final submission of materials in advance of the meeting.
 3. Do not indicate that a sign-off was received until it has actually been obtained.
 4. Commission reports and presentations do not need to be reviewed by the CAO or Attorneys.
 5. Name the reviewing Attorney or HR Manager in the Note column.


 Signoff Needed Received? Approval Date Note
 Department Head Yes 12/5/2025 Chapin Spencer

 Mayor’s Office Yes 12/9/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission N/A Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/9/2025 Erik Ramakrishnan
 contracts or legal documents
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/9/2025 Erik Ramakrishnan
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 CAO for budget, financing, and memo Yes 12/9/2025 Katherine Schad
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To: City of Burlington, City Council
 City of Burlington, Board of Finance
From: Doreen Kraft, BCA Director
Date: December 15, 2025
Subject: City Council Initiative Fund Support of Free 2025 Highlight Buttons


Burlington City Arts respectfully requests approval for the use of $5000 from the City Council Initiative
Fund to underwrite low and moderate income families and small community organizations to attend
Highlight 2025 for free.

Highlight welcomes revelers to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Burlington’s downtown and Waterfront.
Vermont artists, food vendors, musicians, and everyone in between come together to create a one-of-a-kind
event that Highlights the best of Vermont.

Approval of this request will help BCA and the City ensure that financial hardship is not a barrier for any
citizen to participate in this special community experience. Though we have worked to keep fees affordable,
a balanced event budget is dependent on ticket sales. At the same time, ticket prices, coupled with fees have
increased the buyer price from $18 last year to $20 this year in advance of the event, which is out of reach
for many.

BCA is committed to the outreach and promotion required to connect this opportunity with our most
vulnerable citizens. With funding support from City Council, we will be able to ensure that everyone in our
community can experience the joy and wonder of Highlight on New Year's Eve.

Thank you for your consideration.

Warmly, Doreen

Doreen Kraft
Executive Director
Burlington City Arts

Motions
Board of Finance Motion:
To recommend that City Council approve the use of $5,000 from the City Council Initiative Fund to
subsidize Highlight tickets.

City Council Motion:
To approve the use of $5,000 from the City Council Initiative Fund to subsidize Highlight tickets.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Department: City Arts Submitter: Colin Storrs

 Title/Subject: City Council Initiative Fund Support of Free 2025 Highlight Buttons

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☐ Board of Finance Click or tap to enter a date.
 ☐ City Council Click or tap to enter a date.
 ☒ Both BOF and Council 12/15/2025

Instructions
 1. This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials.
 2. This form must be sent with the final submission of materials in advance of the meeting.
 3. Do not indicate that a sign-off was received until it has actually been obtained.
 4. Commission reports and presentations do not need to be reviewed by the CAO or Attorneys.
 5. Name the reviewing Attorney or HR Manager in the Note column.


 Signoff Needed Received? Approval Date Note
 Department Head Yes 12/4/2025 Doreen Kraft

 Mayor’s Office Yes 12/9/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission No Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 contracts or legal documents item. enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/5/2025 Emmett Wood
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 CAO for budget, financing, and memo Yes 12/8/2025 Katherine Schad
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To: City of Burlington, City Council
 City of Burlington, Board of Finance
From: Doreen Kraft, BCA Director
CC: Colin Storrs, Public Art Manager
Date: December 15, 2025
Subject: Request for City Council Initiative Funds for Memorial Auditorium Beautification


Burlington City Arts respectfully requests $8,795 from the unallocated FY26 City Council Initiative funds
to support the reinstallation of a temporary public art project at Memorial Auditorium. Building on lessons
learned during the previous installation, the project will transform construction fencing into a vibrant,
welcoming visual installation that celebrates Burlington’s creative spirit while deterring vandalism. Efforts
are underway to engage a broader coalition of community members with neighborhood watch and
maintenance. Because we have already licensed the artwork, the majority of the cost is materials.

As before, the installation will feature a vinyl banner along the Main Street and South Union Street fences,
incorporating, ten works of licensed artwork by local artists, and a prominently designed “Welcome to
Burlington” message in multiple languages (mirroring the welcoming stairwell installation in City Hall).
The design will blend recognizable Burlington imagery with abstract patterns and color schemes aimed at
discouraging vandalism/tagging. The material will be graffiti resistant and easily cleanable with graffiti
remover.

Project Goals:
 • Enhance the visual experience for pedestrians and visitors entering the city
 • Celebrate Burlington’s identity as a creative and inclusive community
 • Deter vandalism
 • Engage volunteers and stakeholders
 • Improve the aesthetics of a key downtown gateway during an interim redevelopment phase.

Proposed Budget:
Banner Printing $8,145
Installation Supplies $500
Graffiti Remover $150
Total $8,795

BCA requests the Department of Finance and Administration implement a budget amendment that allows
the department to manage these funds efficiently.




This project offers a timely and meaningful enhancement to a prominent public site, with a lasting impact as
the community awaits future redevelopment of Memorial Auditorium.



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 Warmly, Doreen


 Doreen Kraft
 Executive Director
 Burlington City Arts

 Motions
 Burlington City Arts (BCA) respectfully requests that the City Council approve the following motions:


Board of Finance Motion:
 To recommend that City Council approve the use of $8,795 from the City Council Initiative Fund for
 Memorial Auditorium Beautification

 City Council Motion:
 To approve the use of $8,795 from the City Council Initiative Fund for Memorial Auditorium Beautification




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Department: City Arts Submitter: Colin Storrs

 Title/Subject: Request for City Council Initiative Funds for Memorial Auditorium Beautification

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 12/15/2025
 ☒ City Council 1/12/2026
 ☐ Both BOF and Council Click or tap to enter a date.

Instructions
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 2. This form must be sent with the final submission of materials in advance of the meeting.
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 Signoff Needed Received? Approval Date Note
 Department Head Yes 12/4/2025 Doreen Kraft

 Mayor’s Office Yes 12/5/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission No Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 contracts or legal documents item. enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/9/2025 Emmett Wood
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 CAO for budget, financing, and memo Yes 12/8/2025 Katherine Schad
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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Department: CEDO Submitter: Rachel Jolly

 Title/Subject: Reclass of Limited Service to Regular CJC position

 Approval: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 12/15/2025
 ☒ City Council 1/12/2026
 ☐ Concurrent Click or tap to enter a date.

This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials, and sent with the final submission. Please do
not indicate that a signoff was received until it has actually been obtained.

Signoffs Received

 Date
 Signoff Needed Received Note
 Received
 Department Head Yes 11/20/2025 Kara Alnasrawi

 Mayor’s Office informed and approved memo Yes 12/5/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission, if required N/A Click or tap Click or tap here to
 to enter a enter text.
 date.
 City Attorney’s Office has approved contract N/A
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 City Attorney’s Office has approved memo and Yes 12/8/2025 Emmett Wood
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 -Identify attorney in note
 CAO has reviewed budget, financing, and Yes 12/5/2025 Katherine Schad
 memo
 Human Resources, if personnel action Yes 11/14/2025 Orieta Glozheni
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 Additional Materials, if necessary N/A Click or tap here to enter text.
 Draft Resolution or Motion? Yes Click or tap here to enter text.
 If for submission to Council, are N/A Click or tap here to enter text.
 sponsors identified?




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 To: Board of Finance and City Council


 From: Rachel Jolly, Community Justice Center Director
 Orietta Glozheni, Human Resources Manager

 DATE: December 15, 2025 Board of Finance; January 12, 2026 City Council

 RE: CEDO, Community Justice Center –Reclassification of one position from
 Limited Service to Regular

 ________________________________________________________________________

Executive Summary
The Community Justice Center (CJC) is seeking approval for the reclassification of one position:

 Data, Communications and Operations Specialist, from a Limited Service, Full-Time, Non-
 Exempt, AFSCME, Grade 14 position to a Regular Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt,
 AFSCME, Grade 14 position.
Background and Financial Impact
The Data, Communications, and Operations Specialist position was created in October 2024
when the administrative, evaluation and communications needs of the CJC outgrew any existing
position’s capacity. The position is funded with a combination of AGO, DOC and CJC General
Fund dollars. We started this new position as Limited Service as we didn’t have a guarantee
about future funding.
This position is 50% grant funded and 50% funded with General Fund dollars. The DOC and
AGO grants are two of our most stable, the former being consistent since 1998, and the latter
since 2019. We have no reason to think they won’t continue into the future. The financial impact
to the City for the addition of retirement is $3,254.71 /year and this can be absorbed within the
CJC’s existing GF budget.
Both the DOC and the AGO have selected the BCJC as the regional provider of services,
resulting in an increase in data and administrative needs.

Board of Finance Motion:
Move to approve and recommend that the City Council approve the reclassification of
the following position:




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 A Data, Communications and Operations Specialist, from a Limited Service, Full-Time,
 Non-Exempt, AFSCME, Grade 14 position to a Regular Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt,
 AFSCME, Grade 14 position.

City Council Motion:

Move to approve the reclassification of the following position: A Data, Communications
and Operations Specialist, from a Limited Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Union, Grade 14
position to a Regular Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, AFSCME, Grade 14 position.




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 MEMORANDUM


To: Burlington City Council
 Burlington Board of Finance
From: Darren Springer, General Manager
 Munir Kasti, COO and Manager of Utility Services and Engineering
 Emily Stebbins-Wheelock, CFO and Manager of Strategy and Innovation
 Tim Clancy, Human Resources Manager
Date: December 15th, 2025

Subject: Position Updates



Through this memorandum, Burlington Electric Department (BED) respectfully requests
that the Board of Finance and City Council approve the following position changes:

 1. Convert and update the existing tiered Financial Analyst/Senior
 Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Union, Grade A3/Grade A5
 ($66,629.26-$109,227.66)/($74,653.28-$122,382.42) position, to tiered
 Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt,
 Non-Union, Grade NU3/NU5 ($66,629.26-$109,227.66)/($74,653.28-
 $122,382.42) position reporting to the CFO and Manager of Strategy and
 Innovation.
 2. Eliminate the existing Energy Services Engineer, a Regular, Full-time,
 Exempt, Non-Union, Grade NS4 ($65,272.06- $107,006.64) position.
 3. Create the PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer, a Regular, Full-time,
 Exempt, Non-Union, Grade N16 ($120,302.00-$166,178.69) position. We
 conducted a salary survey for the PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer position
 and the results were very close to the existing BED N16 Grade, which is the
 recommended Grade for this position. The PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer
 will report to the General Manager.

Position Updates Rationale BED submits the position updates in this memo to
accomplish several key objectives. First, with consultation and support of the IBEW
Local 300, BED is converting the current tiered IBEW Financial Analyst position to a

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 December 15, 2025
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non-union tiered Financial Analyst position in recognition of the confidentiality required
for the budget development and analysis responsibilities of the Financial Analyst
position. The Financial Analyst position is currently vacant following retirement of the
prior incumbent.
Second, to improve regulatory engagement, be responsive to concerns raised by the
Department of Public Service and Public Utility Commission, and recognize the
increased complexity of the regulatory work BED undertakes and the staff capacity
required to complete that work, BED proposes to eliminate the vacant Energy Services
Engineer position and create a new PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer position. The
Energy Services Engineer position has been vacant for several years. The PUC Counsel
and Compliance Officer position will provide legal and compliance guidance similar to
that received previously from outside regulatory counsel. BED’s current outside
regulatory counsel is moving to work at Vermont Public Power Supply Authority
(VPPSA) in 2026. While BED will retain some of his services through a staff-sharing
agreement with VPPSA, BED is conscious of the need for greater internal capacity to
address the increased regulatory workload. The creation of the PUC Counsel and
Compliance Officer position is one of a number of steps BED has undertaken to improve
regulatory engagement, and will provide legal advice specifically in the PUC context
distinct from services BED relies on from the City Attorney’s Office.


Overall Financial Impact

The FY26 financial impact on BED will be net positive (approximately $92,300) as
shown in Appendix D. The PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer position is only
expected to be filled for three months in FY26. In addition, BED will be reducing
expenditure on outside counsel for PUC matters once the PUC Counsel and Compliance
Officer position is filled.

The tiered Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst non-union position has the same
pay range as the Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst union position, and some
savings will accrue after the position is filled.

We will attend the December 15th, 2025 Board of Finance and the January 12th City
Council meetings to answer any questions or provide additional information. BED’s
2025-2026 Strategic Direction is attached as Appendix A. The current organizational
chart and proposed changes thereto are attached as Appendices B and C, respectively. A
summary spreadsheet detailing the changes and the financial impact is Appendix D. The
job description changes are attached in Appendices E-G as noted below.

Board of Finance & City Council Motions

• Board of Finance: To approve and recommend approval to the City Council the
 following:




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 1. Convert the existing Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst, a
 Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Union, tiered, Grade A3/Grade A5 ($66,629.26-
 $109,227.66)/($74,653.28-$122,382.42) position, to a Financial Analyst/Senior
 Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Non-Union, tiered, Grade
 NU3/NU5 ($66,629.26-$109,227.66)/($74,653.28-$122,382.42) position,
 reporting to the CFO and Manager of Strategy and Innovation.
 2. Eliminate the existing Energy Services Engineer, a Regular, Full-time,
 Exempt, Non-Union, Grade NS4($65,272.06-$107,006.64) position.
 3. Create the PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer, a Regular, Full-time,
 Exempt, Non-Union, Grade N16, ($120,302.00-$166,178.69) position reporting
 to the General Manager.

• City Council: To approve the following:

 1. Convert the existing Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst, a
 Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Union, tiered, Grade A3/Grade A5 ($66,629.26-
 $109,227.66)/($74,653.28-$122,382.42) position, to a Financial Analyst/Senior
 Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Non-Union, tiered , Grade
 NU3/NU5 ($66,629.26-$109,227.66)/($74,653.28-$122,382.42) position
 reporting to the CFO and Manager of Strategy and Innovation.
 2. Eliminate the existing Energy Services Engineer, a Regular, Full-time,
 Exempt, Non-Union, Grade NS4($65,272.06-$107,006.64) position.
 3. Create the PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer, a Regular, Full-time,
 Exempt, Non-Union, Grade N16, ($120,302.00-$166,178.69) position reporting
 to the General Manager.

Thank you for your consideration.




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 Appendix A



 2025–2026
 STRATEGIC DIRECTION

 MISSION VALUES
 To serve the energy needs of our customers in a safe, reliable, Safety, Reliability,
 affordable, sustainable, and socially responsible manner. Community, Innovation


 VISION
 Make Burlington a Net Zero Energy city by eliminating fossil fuel usage across the electric, thermal, and
 ground transportation sectors by strategically electrifying, managing demand, realizing ef ciency gains,
 and expanding local renewable generation while increasing system resilience.



 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Engage Customers Strengthen Reliability Invest in Our People, Innovate to Reach Manage Budget and
and Community Processes, and Net Zero Energy Risks Responsibly
 Technology
Focus on customer rst-call Maintain ve-year Distribution Attract, develop, and retain a Advance district energy, Create nancially responsible
resolution to provide System and Generation diverse workforce with the networked geothermal, battery and sustainable budgets that
exceptional customer care construction plans to knowledge, skills, and ability storage projects, and local promote affordability, target
 accommodate potential load to support BED’s Net Zero renewable energy production investment in vulnerable
Expand education and increases due to the Net Zero vision and strategic objectives including customer-owned and communities, and protect
engagement to enhance Energy goals, and design and community-based projects against cost burdens for
capacity-building and energy construct projects to continue Develop a culture of integrity, low-income customers and that
literacy with customers on our to improve safety, reliability, safety, inclusion, innovation, Improve and expand automated balance the need for stable
Net Zero Energy vision and ef ciency teamwork, cyber-awareness demand response capability, rates, investment in core
through all communications and continuous learning and with focus on EV charging and infrastructure, and strong credit
channels, with a focus on web Continue to follow improvement thermal, and implement rating factors
and social media and video maintenance plans for McNeil appropriate end-use
 Generating Station, Winooski Continually improve internal technologies to manage loads Develop and maintain a
Work with frontline One Hydro, Gas Turbine, and processes to design and sustainable debt nancing plan
communities to ensure the Distribution System deliver innovative programs Advance additional dynamic and for Net Zero Energy to support
programs and services are and services, maximize creative rates to achieve Net electri cation while mitigating
equitable, fully accessible, Take steps to ensure reliable operational ef ciency and Zero Energy goal upward rate pressure
and build community operations through staff effectiveness, and optimize
resilience, so all succession planning use of data to inform Continue to track and report to Strengthen internal policies and
Burlingtonians including decision-making the community on progress procedures to ensure timely
people whose primary Ensure consistent fuel supply toward the Net Zero Energy and diligent compliance with
language is not English and availability at McNeil based on Plan and invest in the Roadmap goal risk, safety, nancial,
low-to-moderate income, annual operational strategy technology infrastructure environmental, and other legal
rental, Black, Indigenous, and and procurement procedures necessary to support BED’s Provide clean and affordable and regulatory standards
People of Color (BIPOC), mission, vision, and strategic transportation fuel through
immigrant, and refugee Implement Outage priorities, including multi-year renewable electricity, and invest Ef ciently and effectively
populations can bene t from Management System (OMS) replacement of core business in and encourage use of the manage procurement of goods
Net Zero Energy initiatives and grid analytics to improve systems necessary infrastructure to serve and services
 response to system outages, customers across all modes of
Evolve traditional energy system reliability, and Lead by example in reducing transportation, including electric Strengthen cybersecurity by
ef ciency programs to ef ciency vehicle miles traveled through bikes, electric vehicles, and investing in advanced
complement strategic remote work exibility, electric transit buses, and ensure technologies, improving threat
electri cation efforts, drive support for multi-modal charging infrastructure is response processes, and
deeper greenhouse gas transportation and carsharing available for all Burlingtonians, providing continuous staff
emissions reductions, ll gaps partners, and supporting including in locations near training to protect our
due to federal program bicycling (both conventional affordable and rental housing, infrastructure and customer
changes, help manage peak and e-bikes) through frontline communities, and small data
demand, and improve Provide website and other employee programs businesses in under-resourced
community resilience and educational tools so that areas
environmental health customers can evaluate both
 cost and greenhouse gas Actively participate in City policy Build and maximize use of
Proactively seek customer emission reduction outcomes processes aimed at reducing partnerships that provide
input, with the help of existing from heat pumps, electric greenhouse gas emissions in the unique value, broaden
and strategic community vehicles, and other ground transportation and engagement, and offer
partners, and incorporate their electri cation technologies building sectors opportunities to make progress
input into program design relative to current fuel sources toward Net Zero Energy at a
 Maintain and invest in quality more rapid pace and greater
 facilities and use them to pilot scale
 and showcase new technologies
 that advance Net Zero Energy


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 Appendix B


 Darren Springer Elena Alexander
 General Manager Executive Assistant




 December Munir Kasti Emily Stebbins-Wheelock
 CFO, and Manager of Strategy
 Paul Alexander
 Manager of Safety & Risk
 Mike Kanarick
 COO, Manager of Utility Manager of Customer Care,
 2025 Services & Engineering and Innovation Management Communications, and Energy Services




 Jennifer Green Paul Charbonneau
 Michael Harron Lincoln Sprague Bob Risley Director of System Erica Ferland James Gibbons Mike Flora Chris Burns Andi Higbee
 Seth Clifford Paul Nadeau Amanda Hurlbut Director of Sustainability Director of
 Director of Generation Director of Gen. Eng. & Distribution Operations Director of Information Director of Director of Safety Director of Energy Director of Customer
  Chief Forester Director of Engineering Controller & Workforce Purchasing and
 Operations Maintenance Superintendent VACANT Technology Policy and Planning and Environmental Services Care
 Development Facilities


Wood Procurement
 Cameron Smith Frederick Howard Alan Mayville Working Crew Leader II Seth Brownell
 Foresters Tim Brisson Amber Widmayer Accounting Ita Meno Ross Predom Shawn Lowell Energy Services James Allison
 Hydro Generation Associate Generation Working Crew Leader I Distribution Senior Power System
 Kevin Fink Senior Business Systems Regulatory Specialist Administrator II Project and Equity Sr. Environmental Facilities Materials Engineer Senior Customer Care
 Technician II Engineer Engineering Technician Dennis Lockerby Coordinator
 Don Tobi Analyst Patrick Campbell Analyst Specialist Specialist III VACANT Representative
 VACANT Lori Leblanc Bergeron
 Shift Supervisors Power System
 Frank Hall Working Crew Leader I Coordinator II
 Generation Technician II Yvon Edades Systems and Network
 Bob Mann Distribution Peter Chen Casey Lamont Marcel Trombley Bob Bolin Darlene Symons
Michael Mercadante Gary Charland Associate SCADA Engineer III Erin Cushing
 Damon Penney Ciaran Canavan Mike Giroux Resource Planning Facilities Materials Commercial Energy Customer Care
Wood Yard Operator Ben Langelier Engineer Neil Charland Staff Accountant
 Scott Smith Andrew Watson Alec Grant Analyst I Specialist II Services Specialist Representative
 Jake Kane
 VACANT Ken Mongeon


 Generation Generalist I Lineworker A Corbin Bennett
 Senior Station Operators Raquel Glass J.C.McCann
 Stephen Tonra Russell Drown Power System Tom Lyle Melissa Legg Hugh Valaitis Lisa Hartnett
 James Kimball CAD/GIS Technician III Jeff Clinton Commercial Energy
 Anthony Meyer Coordinator I Program and Policy Payroll Administrator II Facilities Materials Customer Care
 VACANT Cybersecurity Engineer Services Specialist
 Analyst Specialist II Representative

 Station Operators Katie Morris
 Matthew Codling Generation Generalist II Alex Hannah Lineworker 1st Class A Utility Services
 Joseph Langelier Zach Allen Associate Protection Cody Montross Coordinator III Resource Planner Ying Liu Brian Reilly
 Engineer
 Katie Dorey Ryan DeVinny
 VACANT Ryan Sabourin Project Manager/ I,II or III Sr. Staff Accountant Residential Energy
 VACANT McNeil Services Engineer Customer Care
 VACANT Business Analyst CIS
 Colleen Rouille Representative
 Auxilary Operators Financial Analyst
 Business Coordinator
 Jon Clark Electrician I or II – VACANT
 Justin Morse Lineworker Apprentice Generation
 Bhim Khadka Technician Jake Yanulavich
 Electrician I Generation Tyler Eastman (2) Resource Planner Ann Reading
 Dave LaDue VACANT Commercial &
 Jeffery Lareau (2) Jessica Frank I, II, or III Charity Lee Wright
 Jacob Martel Staff Accountant Inustrial Energy
 Sr. Project Manager/ VACANT Customer Care
 Operating Services Engineer
 Business Analyst Representative
 Yardworkers Dan Gokey
 Luke Hulbert Michael MacDuff
 Ted Alexander Line Extension Right of
 Electrician I Generation Engineering Technician
 Eric Noble Way Coordinator
 Communications II Larry Keyes
 Sydney Schlitt Mike Leach Adam Rabin
 System and Support
 Corey Walters Supervisor Billing & Communications
 Analyst III
 VACANT Analytics and Technology
 Jake Langelier Stephen Scott Specialist
 Working Crew Leader Mark Delbeck
 Associate Distribution
 Generation Maintenance Utility Inspector
 Engineer
 Jennifer Bouchard
 Meter to Cash Analyst II

 Dave Thibeault Bradley Williams Matt Schroeder
 Mechanic II Senior Operations Working Crew Leader I -
 Engineer Metering
 Heidi Groelinger
 Meter to Cash Analyst I

 Darby Crum
 Meter Technician II




 Alex Wheeler
 Legend Meter Technician III


 Total Positions
 123
 Rob Barrett
 Underground Cable
 Union Positions Locator
 85


  Non-Union Positions -
 Center for Innovation Center for Safety Center for Customer Care
 Green Flag in lower Center for Operations and Reliability
 right hand corner
 38
 and Energy Services


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 Appendix C

 PUC Counsel & Darren Springer Elena Alexander
 Compliance Officer General Manager Executive Assistant




 Proposed Changes to Emily Stebbins-Wheelock
 Munir Kasti Paul Alexander Mike Kanarick
 Organizational Chart COO, Manager of Utility CFO, and Manager of Strategy Manager of Safety & Risk Manager of Customer Care,
 Services & Engineering and Innovation Management
 December 2025 Communications, and Energy Services




 Jennifer Green Paul Charbonneau
 Michael Harron Lincoln Sprague Bob Risley Andi Higbee Erica Ferland James Gibbons Mike Flora Chris Burns Director of Customer
 Seth Clifford Paul Nadeau Amanda Hurlbut Director of Sustainability Director of
 Director of Generation Director of Gen. Eng. & Distribution Director of System Director of Information Director of Director of Safety Director of Energy Care
  Chief Forester Director of Engineering Controller & Workforce Purchasing and
 Operations Maintenance Superintendent Operations Technology Policy and Planning and Environmental Services VACANT
 Development Facilities


Wood Procurement
 Cameron Smith Frederick Howard Alan Mayville Working Crew Leader II Seth Brownell
 Foresters Tim Brisson Amber Widmayer Accounting Ita Meno Ross Predom Shawn Lowell Energy Services James Allison
 Hydro Generation Associate Generation Working Crew Leader I Distribution Senior Power System
 Kevin Fink Senior Business Systems Regulatory Specialist Administrator II Project and Equity Sr. Environmental Facilities Materials Engineer Senior Customer Care
 Technician II Engineer Engineering Technician Dennis Lockerby Coordinator
 Don Tobi Analyst Patrick Campbell Analyst Specialist Specialist III VACANT Representative
 VACANT Lori Leblanc Bergeron
 Shift Supervisors Power System
 Frank Hall Working Crew Leader I Coordinator II
 Generation Technician II Yvon Edades Systems and Network
 Bob Mann Distribution Peter Chen Casey Lamont Marcel Trombley Bob Bolin Darlene Symons
Michael Mercadante Gary Charland Associate SCADA Engineer III Erin Cushing
 Damon Penney Ciaran Canavan Mike Giroux Resource Planning Facilities Materials Commercial Energy Customer Care
Wood Yard Operator Ben Langelier Engineer Neil Charland Staff Accountant
 Scott Smith Andrew Watson Alec Grant Analyst I Specialist II Services Specialist Representative
 Jake Kane
 VACANT Ken Mongeon


 Generation Generalist I Lineworker A Corbin Bennett
 Senior Station Operators Raquel Glass J.C.McCann
 Stephen Tonra Russell Drown Power System Tom Lyle Melissa Legg Hugh Valaitis Lisa Hartnett
 James Kimball CAD/GIS Technician III Jeff Clinton Commercial Energy
 Anthony Meyer Coordinator I Program and Policy Payroll Administrator II Facilities Materials Customer Care
 VACANT Cybersecurity Engineer Services Specialist
 Analyst Specialist II Representative

 Station Operators Katie Morris
 Matthew Codling Generation Generalist II Alex Hannah Lineworker 1st Class A Utility Services
 Joseph Langelier Zach Allen Associate Protection Cody Montross Coordinator III Resource Planner Ying Liu Brian Reilly
 Engineer
 Katie Dorey Ryan DeVinny
 VACANT Ryan Sabourin Project Manager/ I,II or III Sr. Staff Accountant Residential Energy
 VACANT McNeil Services Engineer Customer Care
 VACANT Business Analyst CIS
 Colleen Rouille Representative
 Auxilary Operators Financial Analyst
 Business Coordinator
 Jon Clark Electrician I or II – VACANT
 Justin Morse Lineworker Apprentice Generation
 Bhim Khadka Technician Jake Yanulavich
 Electrician I Generation Tyler Eastman (2) Resource Planner Ann Reading
 Dave LaDue VACANT Commercial &
 Jeffery Lareau (2) Jessica Frank I, II, or III Charity Lee Wright
 Jacob Martel Staff Accountant Inustrial Energy
 Sr. Project Manager/ VACANT Customer Care
 Operating Services Engineer
 Business Analyst Representative
 Yardworkers Dan Gokey
 Luke Hulbert Michael MacDuff
 Ted Alexander Line Extension Right of
 Electrician I Generation Engineering Technician
 Eric Noble Way Coordinator
 Communications II Larry Keyes
 Sydney Schlitt Mike Leach Adam Rabin
 System and Support
 Corey Walters Supervisor Billing & Communications
 Analyst III
 VACANT Analytics and Technology
 Jake Langelier Stephen Scott Specialist
 Working Crew Leader Mark Delbeck
 Associate Distribution
 Generation Maintenance Utility Inspector
 Engineer
 Jennifer Bouchard
 Meter to Cash Analyst II

 Dave Thibeault Bradley Williams Matt Schroeder
 Mechanic II Senior Operations Working Crew Leader I -
 Engineer Metering
 Heidi Groelinger
 Meter to Cash Analyst I

 Darby Crum
 Meter Technician II




 Alex Wheeler
 Legend Meter Technician III
 Conversion Update

 Total Positions
 123 Position Eliminated Rob Barrett
 Underground Cable
 Union Positions Locator
 84 New Position


  Non-Union Positions -
 Center for Innovation Center for Safety Center for Customer Care
 Green Flag in lower Center for Operations and Reliability
 right hand corner
 39
 and Energy Services


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Burlington Electric Department APPENDIX D Board of Finance / City Council
Cost Worksheet December 2025
 Maximum Maximum Difference in Difference in Maximum
 Current New Current Pay New Pay Maximum Pay Maximum Pay Total BED Cost BED FY26
 Ref.# Change Area Current Title New Title Current Report New Report Filled/Open Grade Grade Current Range New Range Range Range Range Range + Overhead Employees Difference Allocation Portion
 CFO/Manager of
 Re-classification & CFO/Manager of $66,629.26- $66,629.26-
 1* BED Financial Analyst Financial Analyst Strategy & Open A3 UN3 $109,227.66 $109,227.66 $0.00 $0 1 $0 100% $0
 update Strategy & Innovation $109,227.66 $109,227.66
 Innovation

 CFO/Manager of
 Re-classification & Senior Financial Senior Financial CFO/Manager of $74,653.28- $74,653.28-
 BED Strategy & Open A5 NS5 $122,382.42 $122,382.42 $0.00 $0 0
 update Analyst Analyst Strategy & Innovation $122,382.42 $122,382.42
 Innovation

 Energy Services Director of Energy $65,272.064-
  2** Eliminate position BED N/A NA Open NS4 NA $107,006.64 -$107,006.64 -$150,879 1 -$150,879 100% -$150,879
 Engineer Services $107,006.64


 PUC Counsel & $120,302.00-
  3*** Add position BED General Manager N16 $0.00 $166,178.69 $166,178.69 $234,312 1 $234,312 100% $58,578
 Compliance Officer $166,178.69




Total Cost (Savings) -$92,301

 * Assume position filled on 4/1/26.
 ** Position eliminated.
 *** Assume position filled on 4/1/26.




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 Appendix E


Financial Analyst
Page 1 of 6


 City of Burlington
 Job Description

Position Title: Financial Analyst
Department: Burlington Electric Department
Reports to: Director of FinanceCFO and Manager of Strategy & Innovation
Pay Grade: A-3 NU3 Job Code:
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt Union: IBEWNon-Union
General Purpose:
Theis Financial Analyst position is responsible for financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting;
financial reporting and other performance reporting; developing the annual Operating and
Capital budgets and monthly budget reporting and analysisand cost-of-service/rate analysis. This
position works closely with BED executive management and all area directors to support
decision-makingis also responsible for conducting research, general financial analysis and
creating and evaluating department-wide performance measurements. In addition, this position
provides support for rate analyses and filings.

Essential Job Functions: (This section outlines the fundamental job functions that must be
performed in this position. The “Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements” and the “Physical and
Mental/Reasoning Requirements and Work Environment” state the underlying requirements that
an employee must meet in order to perform these essential functions. In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.)

Budgeting and Forecasting
• Develop and report on and maintain short-term financial budgets, plans, and forecasts,
 including but not limited to BED’s annual Ooperating and Ccapital Bbudgets; year-end
 forecast; .
• Develop, implement, and maintain BED’s 5five- Yyear Ffinancial Pplan.
• Assist with the development of a calendar year budget for the McNeil Generating Station.
• Coordinate budgeting and forecasting processes, review budget submissions, and Assist with
 the development of a fiscal year budget for the Winooski One Hydro facility.
• Pprovides training and support and direction to other BED personnel on all budgetary issues.

Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Track Department spending by generating associated budget reports, including but not



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Financial Analyst
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 limited to, capital spending and operating expenses.
• Develop and generate various financial, operational, or performance reports for internal and
 external reporting needs, including but not limited to, monthly budget variance reports and
 capital spending reports.
• Develop, monitor, and analyze key financial ratios and other performance indicators for the
 Department; provide insights and recommendations to management.
•
• Analyze Monitor Department spendingfinancial, operational, or performance data and trends
 to assess performance and notify appropriate personnel ofidentify opportunities, deficiencies,
 or irregularities.
• Compile data for and file quarterly and annual reports for Responsible for maintaining and
 reporting of BED’s Service Quality & Reliability and Performance, Monitoring & Reporting
 Plan (“SQRP”). This includes calculating service quality point/penalties when the company
 fails to meet the standards in certain areas.
• Completes APPA Surveys and Reports as required including but not limited to “American
 Public Power Association Performance Indicators Survey”.
• Prepare financial and statistical information for external audiences, such as related to for
 bond offerings and refinancings.,
• Prepare financial and statistical information for Ccontinuing dDisclosure on bond
 obligations, credit rating reviews, and American Public Power Association surveys..
 Subject matter expert for Compute and analyze Moody’s Bond Rating service Financial
 Indicators, including debt service coverage ratio, days cash on hand and debt ratio.Develop,
 coordinate, and monitor key financial ratios for the Department.
 Develop and generate monthly financial reports for the Burlington Electric Commission.
• Responsible for maintaining budgeting and financial reporting functions of s utilizing the
 Department’s enterprise accounting software system (s)report writer software.
 Ensures proper coding of accounts for accounting system report writing.
•

Rates and Other Analyses
• Assist with preparation of schedules, work papers, testimony, and analyses for cost
 allocation/rate design studies; and filings.
• Assist with preparing schedules, work papers and analyses for revenue requirement ; and
 other regulatory filings.
• Provide information and analysis Assist as needed with to support rate-making issues, and
 rate hearings, providing information to legal counsel and BED staff.
• Develop, produce, and mMaintain documentation of budgeting, reporting, and planning
 various accounting policies and procedures manuals.



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• Coordinate the review and revisions of “BED’s Operating Guidelines”, which reflect the
 Department’s operating policies and regulatory requirements.
• Perform financial and statistical research, analysis, and modeling as requiredto support
 decision-making and strategic planning.
• Participate in and contribute to Conduct financial and accounting research as required.
• Develop, coordinate, and monitor key financial ratios for the Department.
• Develop and generate monthly financial reports for the Burlington Electric Commission.
• Responsible for maintaining financial reports utilizing accounting system report writer
 software.
• Ensures proper coding of accounts for accounting system report writing.
• Serves as the “Working Team” coordinator for Finance on the purchase and implementation
 of a new Financial Information System (FIS).
• Initiate, facilitate, and lead group discussions no less than annually involving other staff on
 process improvement and operational efficiency effortss pertaining to respective areas of
 responsibility using lean principals of management when determined to be appropriate.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating process improvement flowcharts and other
 documentation pertaining to areas of responsibility.
• Cross train in other accounting positions as determined by the Director of Finance and
 Administration.
Performs specialized accounting projects and specific other accounting functions/tasks as
assigned by the Director of Finance and Administration.
• Performs other responsibilities in absence of coworkers and during periods of high volume as
 directed.

Non-Essential Job Functions:
• Performs Perform select other responsibilities of other finance team members in absence of
  coworkers and during periods of high volume as directed.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:
• Bachelor’s of Science Ddegree in finance, Aaccounting, Bbusiness Administration, or other
  related field.
• Additional experience may be substituted for a degree requirement on a two-for-one year basis.
• Three (3) years of relevant budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis experience in a
  responsible accounting position required.
• Utility Eexperience with electric utility accounting preferred.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills and attention to detail.




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• High technical aptitude and proficiency with spreadsheet, complex data, and enterprise
 financial and reporting systems required.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and utility rate-making principles.
• Attend a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of training approved by the Director of Finance and
 Administration every two years.
• Ability to understand and comply apply principles of fund accounting and with Federal
 Energy Regulatory Commission uniform system of accounts(FERC) accounting standards
 and practices.
• Must possess a working knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices.
• Ability to maintain strict carry out duties and functions in a confidentiality mannerof
 sensitive information.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish collaborate effectively and maintain good relations with co-workers.
• Ability to have a high level of initiative and enthusiasm to work within a team environment.
• Ability to operate in a Windows based environment using word processing; spreadsheet and
 database software is required.
• Familiarity with computerized accounting systems preferred required.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Excel spreadsheet skills is required.
• Demonstrated analytical ability and attention to detail.
• Ability to be able to listen to and appropriately react to a supervisor’s feedback and incorporate
 said feedback to improve employee performance.
• Ability to be self-directed, organize and prioritize workflow, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• requiredAbility to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to actively support City diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within
 stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing
 trainings and professional development.
• Regular attendance is necessary and is essential to meeting the expectations of the job
 functions.
• Work beyond the normal 40-hour work week, attendance at evening meetings, and occasional
 travel to conferences and workshops may be required.
• Ability to understand and comply with City standards, safety rules and personnel policies.
• Ability to work beyond the normal forty (40) hour work week as needed consistent with the
 provisions of the BED/IBEW Collective Bargaining Agreement.
•




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Physical & Mental/Reasoning Requirements; Work Environment:
These are the physical and mental/reasoning requirements of the position as it is typically
performed. Inability to meet one or more of these physical or mental/reasoning requirements will
not automatically disqualify a candidate or employee from the position. Upon request for a
reasonable accommodation, the City may be able to adjust or excuse one or more of these
requirements, depending on the requirement, the essential function to which it relates, and the
proposed accommodation.

 _x_ seeing _x_ ability to move distances within warehouses and offices
 _x_ color perception (red, green, amber) __ lifting (specify __ pounds)
 _x_ hearing/listening __ carrying (specify __ pounds)
 _x_ clear speech __ climbing
 _x_ touching _x_ driving
 _x_ dexterity __ hand __ finger __ ability to mount and dismount forklift
 __ reading – basic __ pushing/pulling
 _x_ reading – complex __ shift work
 __ math skills – basic __ moving objects
 _x_ math skills – complex __ pressurized equipment
 __ writing – basic __ extreme heat
 _x_ writing – complex __ extreme cold
 _x_ analysis/comprehension __ high places
 _x_ judgment/decision making __ noise
 _x_ clerical __ fumes/odors
 _x_ inside __ dirt/dust
 _x_ outside __ hazardous materials
 _x_ works alone __ electrical equipment
 _x_ works with others __ mechanical equipment
 _x_ face-to-face contact
 _x_ verbal contact w/others

Supervision:

Directly Supervises: __0___ Indirectly Supervises: __0___

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by employees to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an
exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.

Approvals:

 Department Head: _____________________________ Date: __________



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Financial Analyst
Page 6 of 6




 Human Resources: _____________________________ Date: __________



Revised 9/14/15
Revised 11/2/18
Revised 03/2021
Revised 11/2025




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 Appendix F



Senior Financial Analyst
Page 1 of 6


 City of Burlington
 Job Description

Position Title: Senior Financial Analyst
Department: Burlington Electric Department
Reports to: Director of FinanceCFO and Manager of Strategy & Innovation
Pay Grade: A-5NU5 Job Code:
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt Union: IBEWNon-union
General Purpose:
Theis Senior Financial Analyst position is responsible for developing the annual Operating and
Capital budgets and monthly budget reporting and analysis. Financial analysis, budgeting, and
forecasting; financial and other performance reporting; and cost-of-service/rate analysis. This
position works closely with BED executive management and all area directors to support
decision-making.This position is also responsible for conducting conducts research, general
financial analysis and creating and evaluating department-wide performance measurements. In
addition, this position provides support for rate analyses and filings.


Essential Job Functions: (This section outlines the fundamental job functions that must be
performed in this position. The “Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements” and the “Physical and
Mental/Reasoning Requirements and Work Environment” state the underlying requirements that
an employee must meet in order to perform these essential functions. In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.)

Budgeting and Forecasting
• Develop, report on, and maintain short-term financial budgets, plans, and forecasts, including
 but not limited to BED’s annual Ooperating and Ccapital Bbudgets; year-end forecast;
 andfive-.
• Develop, implement, and maintain BED’s 5 Yyear Ffinancial Pplan.
• Assist with the development of a calendar year budget for the McNeil Generating Station.
• Assist with the development of a fiscal year budget for the Winooski One Hydro facility.
• Coordinate budgeting and forecasting processes, review budget submissions, and Pprovides
 training and support and directionto other BED personnel on all budgetary issues.

Financial Analysis & Reporting




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• Track Department spending by generating associated budget reports, including but not
 limited to, capital spending and operating expenses.
• Develop and generate various financial, operational, or performance reports for internal and
 external reporting needs, including but not limited to, monthly budget variance reports and
 capital spending reports.
• Develop, monitor, and analyze key financial ratios and other performance indicators for the
 Department; provide insights and recommendations to management.
• Analyze financial, operational, or performance data and trends Monitor Department spending
 and notify appropriate personnel of to assess performance and identify opportunities,
 deficiencies, or irregularities.
• Compile data Responsible for maintaining and file quarterly and annual reportsing of for
 BED’s Service Quality & Reliability and Performance, Monitoring & Reporting Plan
 (“SQRP”). This includes calculating service quality point/penalties when the company fails
 to meet the standards in certain areas.
•
• Completes APPA Surveys and Reports as required including but not limited to “American
 Public Power Association Performance Indicators Survey”.
• Prepare financial and statistical information for external audiences, such as for related to
 bond offerings and refinancings, .
• Prepare financial and statistical information for cContinuing dDisclosure on bond
 obligations, credit rating reviews, and American Public Power Association surveys.
• Compute and analyze Moody’s Bond Rating service Financial Indicators, including debt
 service coverage ratio, days cash on hand and debt ratio..
• Subject matter expert for budgeting and financial reporting functions of the Department’s
 enterprise software system(s).
•

Rates and Other Analyses
• Assist with preparation of schedules, work papers, testimony, and analyses for cost
 allocation/rate design studies and filings; .
• Assist with preparing schedules, work papers and analyses for revenue requirement ; and
 other regulatory filings. Provide information and analysis as needed to support rate-making.
• Assist as needed with rate issues, and rate hearings, providing information to legal counsel
 and BED staff.
• Develop, produce, and mMaintain documentation of budgeting, reporting, and planning
 various accounting policies and procedures manuals.
• Coordinate the review and revisions of “BED’s Operating Guidelines”, which reflect the
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• Perform financial and statistical research, analysis, and modeling as requiredto support
 decision-making and strategic planning.
• Participate in and contribute to process improvement and operational efficiency
 effortsConduct financial and accounting research as required.
• Develop, coordinate, and monitor key financial ratios for the Department.
• Develop and generate monthly financial reports for the Burlington Electric Commission.
• Responsible for maintaining financial reports utilizing accounting system report writer
 software.
• Ensures proper coding of accounts for accounting system report writing.
• Serves as the “Working Team” coordinator for Finance on the purchase and implementation
 of a new Financial Information System (FIS).
• Initiate, facilitate, and lead group discussions no less than annually involving other staff on
 process improvements pertaining to respective areas of responsibility using lean principals of
 management when determined to be appropriate.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating process improvement flowcharts and other
 documentation pertaining to areas of responsibility.
• Performs specialized accounting projects and specific other accounting functions /tasks as
 assigned by the Director of Finance and Administration.
• Performs other responsibilities in absence of coworkers and during periods of high volume as
 directed.

Non-Essential Job Functions:
• Perform select responsibilities of other finance team members in absence of coworkers and
  during periods of high volume as directed.
• Performs other duties as required.


Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s of Science Ddegree in finance, Aaccounting, Bbusiness Administration, or other
 related field.
• Additional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree requirement on a two- for-
 one year basis.
• Eight (8) years of relevant budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis experience in a
 responsible accounting position required.
• Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) Certification or equivalent is
 required.




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• Five (5) of these years in electric uUtility accounting experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills and attention to detail required.
• High technical aptitude and proficiency with spreadsheet, complex data, and enterprise
 financial and reporting systems required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or Graduate Certificate in Finance, Budgeting or
 related field is required. Additional experience will not be a substitute for a Graduate
 Certificate.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accounting
 standards and practices is required.
• Demonstrate proficiency and expertise in cross trained accounting positions is required.
• Must possess a wKorking knowledge of generally accepted accounting practicesprinciples
 and utility rate-making principles.
• Ability to understand and apply principles of fund accounting and Federal Energy Regulatory
 Commission uniform system of accounts.
• Ability to carry out duties and functions in a maintain strict confidentiality of
 mannersensitive information.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to collaborate effectively establish and maintain good relations with co-workers.
• Ability to have a high level of initiative and enthusiasm to work within a team environment.
• Ability to operate in a Windows based environment using word processing, spreadsheet and
 database software is required.
• Familiarity with computerized accounting systems required.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Excel spreadsheet skills is required.
• Demonstrated analytical ability and attention to detail required.
• Ability to be able to listen to and appropriately react to a supervisor’s feedback and incorporate
 said feedback to improve employee performance.
• Ability to be self-directed, organize and prioritize workflow, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well under pressure required.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to actively support City diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within
 stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing
 trainings and professional development.
• Regular attendance is necessary and is essential to meeting the expectations of the job
 functions.
• Work beyond the normal 40-hour work week, attendance at evening meetings, and
 occasional travel to conferences and workshops may be required.



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• Ability to understand and comply with City standards, safety rules and personnel policies.
• Ability to work beyond the normal forty (40) hour work week as needed consistent with the
 provisions of the BED/IBEW Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Physical & Mental/Reasoning Requirements; Work Environment:
These are the physical and mental/reasoning requirements of the position as it is typically
performed. Inability to meet one or more of these physical or mental/reasoning requirements will
not automatically disqualify a candidate or employee from the position. Upon request for a
reasonable accommodation, the City may be able to adjust or excuse one or more of these
requirements, depending on the requirement, the essential function to which it relates, and the
proposed accommodation.

 _x_ seeing _x_ ability to move distances within warehouses and offices
 _x_ color perception (red, green, amber) __ lifting (specify __ pounds)
 _x_ hearing/listening __ carrying (specify __ pounds)
 _x_ clear speech __ climbing
 _x_ touching _x_ driving
 _x_ dexterity __ hand __ finger __ ability to mount and dismount forklift
 __ reading – basic __ pushing/pulling
 _x_ reading – complex __ shift work
 __ math skills – basic __ moving objects
 _x_ math skills – complex __ pressurized equipment
 __ writing – basic __ extreme heat
 _x_ writing – complex __ extreme cold
 _x_ analysis/comprehension __ high places
 _x_ judgment/decision making __ noise
 _x_ clerical __ fumes/odors
 _x_ inside __ dirt/dust
 _x_ outside __ hazardous materials
 _x_ works alone __ electrical equipment
 _x_ works with others __ mechanical equipment
 _x_ face-to-face contact
 _x_ verbal contact w/others

Supervision:

Directly Supervises: __0___ Indirectly Supervises: __0___

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by employees to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an



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Senior Financial Analyst
Page 6 of 6


exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.

Approvals:

 Department Head: _____________________________ Date: __________

 Human Resources: _____________________________ Date: __________



Revised 9/14/15
Revised 11/2/18
Revised 03/2021
Revised 11/10/2025




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 Appendix G

Public Utility Commission Counsel and Regulator Compliance Officer
Page 1 of 5


 City of Burlington
 Job Description
Position Title: Public Utility Commission Counsel and
 Regulatory Compliance Officer
Department: Burlington Electric Department
Reports to: General Manager
Pay Grade: N16 Job Code: XXX
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt Union: Non-Union
General Purpose: The Public Utility Commission Counsel and Regulatory Compliance Officer
leads BED’s regulatory engagement with the Department of Public Service and the Public Utility
Commission. The position represents BED as legal counsel and provides legal advice on
regulatory matters. This position works closely with BED’s executive management team. The
position also coordinates with The Director of Policy and Planning. The position must
collaborate effectively in particular with the Director of energy Services in matters related to
BED’s EEU functions. Additionally, the position works collaboratively with all other BED
divisions to ensure timely, accurate and complete regulatory filings.

Essential Job Functions: (This section outlines the fundamental job functions that must be
performed in this position. The related job requirements and physical, mental, and reasoning
requirements outlined in the next two sections state the underlying requirements that an
employee must meet in order to perform these essential functions. The three sections together
describe the essential functions of this position)

• Represent BED as legal counsel and enter appearances when necessary in Public Utility
 Commission proceedings. Work with external counsel as directed.
• Provide legal advice or guidance to BED as it relates to Public Utility Commission dockets,
 legal briefs, filings, and procedures; permits and permitting activity; drafting and reviewing
 of relevant regulatory memoranda of understanding; and/or engagement with the Department
 of Public Service.
• Monitor proceedings and work with other BED staff to develop strategy. Coordinate BED’s
 response as necessary.
• Draft and submit certain Public Utility Commission filings and/or provide support and
 review filings prepared by other team members providing citations to legal/regulatory
 precedent as needed.
• Primary liaison with attorneys and staff at the Department of Public Service, as well as legal
 counsel or regulatory compliance officers at other distribution and energy efficiency utilities.
 Develop and maintain strong working relationships through regular communication.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of state and local laws, rules, and regulations relevant to
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 Utility Commission and other legal precedents relevant to BED’s regulatory work and laws
 in other New England States to the extent they impact BED’s operations.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and complete regulatory filings, including SQRP and other
 compliance filings, periodic reports, rate case filings, tariff filings, and Energy Efficiency
 Utility and other filings.
• Lead internal, cross-disciplinary working group(s) related to regulatory matters.
• May participate or represent BED in external working groups or committees.
• Serve as BED’s primary compliance officer for state and local regulatory processes.
• Responsible for tracking of docket and compliance filing deadlines.
• Serve on the BED leadership team.

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:
• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and current admission to practice law in Vermont required.
• Current admission to practice law in New England states other than Vermont a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in legal utility or regulatory representation as an attorney
  before a Public Utility Commission required.
• Knowledge of utility regulatory practice in Vermont required, with strong preference for
  understanding of Energy Efficiency Utility (EEU) regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of utility rate case and tariff laws, rules, and procedures required.
• Knowledge of administrative law and procedure in Vermont required.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated abilities in translating
  technical information effectively for a diverse audience and public speaking, public
  information, and use of presentation software and equipment required.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload, complete multiple projects, and meet established
  deadlines required.
• Demonstrated analytical ability and attention to detail required.
• Ability to actively support City diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within
  stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing
  trainings and professional development.
• Regular attendance is necessary and is essential to meeting the expectations of the job
  functions.
• Ability to understand and comply with City standards, safety rules and personnel policies.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid VT driver’s license required.
• Ability to establish and maintain good relations with co-workers.
• A strong desire to improve and maintain service to internal and external customers is
  required as is a high level of personal creativity, initiative, and enthusiasm to work within a
  constantly changing organization.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Must be able to listen to and appropriately react to a supervisor's constructive criticism and
  incorporate said criticism to improve employee performance.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.



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Energy Services Engineer Page
3 of 4
Physical & Mental/Reasoning Requirements; Work Environment:
These are the physical and mental/reasoning requirements of the position as it is typically
performed. Inability to meet one or more of these physical or mental/reasoning requirements will
not automatically disqualify a candidate or employee from the position. Upon request for a
reasonable accommodation, the City may be able to adjust or excuse one or more of these
requirements, depending on the requirement, the essential function to which it relates, and the
proposed accommodation.

 _x_ seeing _ _ ability to move distances within warehouses and offices
 __ color perception (red, green, amber) _ _ lifting (specify __ pounds)
 _x_ hearing/listening _ _ carrying (specify __ pounds)
 _x_ clear speech _ _ climbing
 _ _ touching _x_ driving
 _ _ dexterity _X_ hand _X_ finger __ ability to mount and dismount forklift
 __ reading – basic _ pushing/pulling
 _x_ reading – complex __ shift work
 _x_ math skills – basic _ _ moving objects
 _ _ math skills – complex __ pressurized equipment
 __ writing – basic _ _ extreme heat
 _x_ writing – complex _ _ extreme cold
 _x_ analysis/comprehension _ _ high places
 _x_ judgment/decision making _ noise
 _x_ clerical _ _ fumes/odors
 _x_ inside _ _ dirt/dust
 __ outside _ _ hazardous materials
 _x_ works alone _ _ electrical equipment
 _x_ works with others _ _ mechanical equipment
 _x_ face-to-face contact
 _x_ verbal contact w/others
Supervision:

Directly Supervises: __0__ Indirectly Supervises: __0__

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by employees to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an




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Energy Services Engineer Page 5 of 5 exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills
required of all personnel so classified.
Approvals:

 Department Head: _____________________________ Date: __________

 Human Resources: _____________________________ Date: __________




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Darren Springer and Munir Kasti
 Department: Burlington Electric Submitter: and Emily Stebbins-Wheelock

 Title/Subject: Position Updates

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 12/15/2025
 ☒ City Council 1/12/2026
 ☐ Both BOF and Council Click or tap to enter a date.

Instructions
 1. This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials.
 2. This form must be sent with the final submission of materials in advance of the meeting.
 3. Do not indicate that a sign-off was received until it has actually been obtained.
 4. Commission reports and presentations do not need to be reviewed by the CAO or Attorneys.
 5. Name the reviewing Attorney or HR Manager in the Note column.


 Signoff Needed Received? Approval Date Note
 Department Head Yes 12/8/2025 Darren Springer

 Mayor’s Office Yes 12/8/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission N/A Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/9/2025 Jessica Brown
 contracts or legal documents
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/9/2025 Jessica Brown, motions included
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 CAO for budget, financing, and memo Yes 12/8/2025 Katherine Schad
 Human Resources, if personnel action Yes 12/8/2025 Tim Clancy
 or policy
 CIO, if IT-related Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 item. enter a date.




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 MEMORANDUM

To: Burlington Board of Finance and City Council

From: Darren Springer, General Manager
 James Gibbons, Director of Policy & Planning
 Emily Stebbins-Wheelock, CFO and Manager of Strategy & Innovation

Date: December 15, 2025

RE: Relevate Power contract

The Burlington Electric Department (BED) received approval from the Electric Commission
(under its delegated authority) to sign a five-year hydropower power purchase contract
with Relevate Power for energy, associated renewable energy credits (RECs) and capacity
from hydroelectric assets in New England. BED is interested in extending the term of the
agreement by an additional five years (for a total of ten), and that term is beyond the
Commission’s delegated authority, and requires City Council approval. BED is seeking that
approval from the Board of Finance at its meeting on December 15, 2025 and the Council
at its meeting on January 12, 2026.

Background
BED has three renewable energy contracts expiring before the end of 2026, each of which
provides approximately 10% of BEDs energy needs. The expiring contracts are:

 1 FirstLight (Shepaug Generating Station, CT), which replaced a previous
 contract with Great River Hydro:
 a. Contract term 7/1/24-12/31/25 (18 months)
 b. Normal percent of BED load served: 11%

 2 Vermont Wind (Sheffield, VT):
 a. Contract term 10/19/11-10/18/26 (ten years extended by 5 additional)
 b. Normal percent of BED load served: 9%

 3 Hancock Wind (Hancock, ME)
 a. Contract term 12/10/16-12/9/26 (ten years)
 b. Normal percent of BED load served: 10%

 Burlington Electric Department
 585 Pine Street Burlington, VT 05401
 burlingtonelectric.com
 Phone (802) 865-7300

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Throughout 2024 and 2025, we have been evaluating options for replacing these contracts.
We have solicited possible replacements from the parties whose contracts are expiring
and others through market outreach. Earlier this year, Relevate Power contacted BED
independently, offering a portfolio of hydro resources in New England and New York.

Proposed Contract
The proposed contract from Relevate is a unit-contingent, ten-year contract providing
renewable energy (energy and RECs) and capacity from some of Relevate’s hydro assets in
New England. A unit-contingent contract means that Relevate’s obligation to deliver (and
BED’s option to pay for) energy only exists if the units are producing energy. The contract is
structured as a ten-year contract with the first five years becoming effective upon
authorization (i.e., based on unanimous approval received on September 10, 2025 from
the Burlington Electric Commission under their delegated authority). The second five years
(i.e., years 6-10) are contingent upon approval of the City Council and are the reason for
this memo and presentation.

The contract provides for energy equal to the unit output, not to exceed 50,000 MWH per
year (15% of BED’s current load). The initial assets providing that energy would be as
follows (asset information located at Relevate Power | Where we are):

 Asset Summary
 Asset State Capacity (MW)
 Dundee ME 2.40
 Eel Weir ME 1.20
 Wyre Wynd CT 2.78


Additional units could be added to the list above as long as the total output did not exceed
50,000 MWH.

Discussion & Analysis
BED considers potential purchased power contracts both in comparison to other
contemporaneous offers and as they compare to BED’s long-term Integrated Resource
Plan (IRP) planning assumptions. BED compared the offers that we received from five other
parties, adjusting for differences such as unit type, REC type, delivery location, and energy
profile to compare them on an equal basis. Relevate appeared to offer the most
economical proposal and BED engaged in contract discussions with Relevate on that
basis.

BED’s evaluation of the Relevate contract against the long-term IRP assumptions shows
that the proposed contract is generally close to the current market price projections. The
potential that the market prices could rise higher than the contract price (yielding net
benefit to BED) appears slightly greater than the chance that they could fall below them




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(yielding net cost to BED). Not included in the IRP analysis was any of the ancillary value of
retaining BED’s 100% renewability, which exempts BED from statewide renewable
purchases (known as Standard Offer). Statewide renewable energy prices averaged $180
per MWH in 2024 (significantly higher that the proposed contract from Relevate) and being
100% renewable also increases the value BED receives from its strategic electrification
programs.

Execution of the contract will entail some additional risk of potential changes in the value
of REC markets (particularly the MA class 2 market) over the contract term. Changes in
REC market prices is something that BED is currently exposed to from many of its
renewable energy contracts. The Relevate resources in question share a REC market with
BED’s own Winooski One facility, which can be a value (as BED would have multiple
sources to meet contracts for RECs in that market) but also increases BED’s exposure to
changes in that market. On the other hand, the contract will significantly reduce BED’s risk
related to potential increases in market energy prices.

Given BED’s commitment to remain 100 percent renewable, BED staff believes that
approval of the additional five-year term of the Relevate contract is a prudent move to help
meet BED’s customers’ needs with renewable energy at known, stable prices from 2031 to
2035 and requests approval from the City Council to have the contract continue beyond
the initial five-year term for a full ten years.

Motions

Board of Finance:
To approve and recommend the City Council authorize the General Manager of the
Burlington Electric Department to extend its five-year power purchase agreement with
Relevate Power for an additional five-year term (for a total of ten years including the
Electric Commission’s prior approval) for renewable energy (not to exceed 50,000
MWH/year), RECs, and capacity from New England hydroelectric resources.

City Council:
To approve and authorize the General Manager of the Burlington Electric Department or
their designee Department to extend its five-year power purchase agreement with Relevate
Power for an additional five-year term (for a total of ten years including the Electric
Commission’s prior approval) for renewable energy (not to exceed 50,000 MWH/year),
RECs, and capacity from New England hydroelectric resources.




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Relevate Power Contract
 December 15, 2025 Board of Finance
 January 12, 2025 City Council

 Darren Springer, General Manager
 James L. Gibbons, Director of Policy and Planning
 Burlington Electric Department
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BED Energy Resources “Yawning Gap”




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 • Unit-contingent contract replacing existing unit-
 contingent hydro contract
 • BED compared offers received from several parties –
 Relevate’s was most economical
 • Includes energy, renewable energy credits, and
Relevate capacity
 • Energy (not to exceed 50,000 MWH/year) from pool of

Contract
 New England small hydro assets
 • Dundee and Eel Weir are Low Impact Hydro Institute
 Certified
Summary • Initial contract pricing based on current wholesale
 markets
 • Reduces energy price risk – reduces capacity price
 risk – slightly increases REC risk
 • Initial five years effective upon signature (approved
 by BEC)
 • Additional five years (for ten total) if approved by City
 Council

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Economics of Relevate Proposal
 $/MWh
 180
 160
 140
 120
 100
  80
  60
  40
  20
 0
 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035

 Cost Revenue - High Revenue - Base Revenue - Low
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Dundee (2.4 MW)
(16,000 MWH)


• The Dundee Project, originally
  constructed in 1913, is located on the
  Presumpscot River in Cumberland
  County, Maine. Dundee is one of five
  individual hydroelectric plants on a 9-
  mile stretch of the Presumpscot River at
  the outlet of Sebago Lake in
  southwestern Maine. The project
  includes: a 1,492-foot-long dam, a
  powerhouse containing three horizontal
  turbine-generators, a bypass reach, a
  tailrace channel, and an eel lift.



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Eel Weir (1.20 MW)
(4,000 MWH)
• The Eel Weir Project is located on the
  Presumpscot River at the outlet of Sebago Lake in
  the towns of Windham and Standish, Maine. Eel
  Weir is one of five individual hydroelectric plants
  on a 9-mile stretch of the Presumpscot River at
  the outlet of Sebago Lake in southwestern Maine.
  The project headgates were installed in the mid-
  1800s at the outlet of Sebago Lake and the
  generating facilities were later commissioned in
  1903. The project includes a powerhouse
  containing three horizontal Hercules turbines
  with a total installed capacity of 1.8 MW; and a
  3.5-mile-long 11 kV transmission line.


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Wyre Wynd (2.78 MW)
(10,634 MWH)

• The Wyre Wynd Hydroelectric
  Project is located on the
  Quinebaug River in Jewett City,
  Connecticut. Originally
  designed to support a textile
  mill in the 1800s, the station
  now produces enough clean
  energy to power 2,000 homes.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Darren Springer, Emily Stebbins-
 Department: Burlington Electric Submitter: Wheelock and James Gibbons

 Title/Subject: Hydropower Contract

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☒ Board of Finance 12/15/2025
 ☒ City Council 1/12/2026
 ☐ Both BOF and Council Click or tap to enter a date.

Instructions
 1. This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials.
 2. This form must be sent with the final submission of materials in advance of the meeting.
 3. Do not indicate that a sign-off was received until it has actually been obtained.
 4. Commission reports and presentations do not need to be reviewed by the CAO or Attorneys.
 5. Name the reviewing Attorney or HR Manager in the Note column.


 Signoff Needed Received? Approval Date Note
 Department Head Yes 12/8/2025 Darren Springer

 Mayor’s Office Yes 12/9/2025 Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission Yes 9/10/2025 Electric Commission
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 contracts or legal documents item. enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/9/2025 Jessica Brown, motions included
 motion(s) or resolution(s)
 CAO for budget, financing, and memo Yes 12/8/2025 Katherine Schad
 Human Resources, if personnel action Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 or policy item. enter a date.
 CIO, if IT-related Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 item. enter a date.




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To: Board of Finance
 City Council

From: Shawn Burke, Interim Chief of Police
 Shannon Trammell, Executive Manager

Date: December 15, 2025

Re: Burlington Police Department – Police Unified Pay Scale Adjustments

The Police Department is requesting an adjustment to the Police Unified Pay Scale (PUPS),
which governs compensation for sworn (Class A) supervisory positions – Sergeant, Lieutenant,
and Deputy Chief, as well as memorializing the compensation benefits afforded to the sworn
supervisors moving forward.

Over time, contractual increases, in both pay and benefits, negotiated under the Burlington
Police Officers Association (BPOA) have resulted in significant disparities between unionized
officers and their supervisors. The current structure has created a situation where officers
receive a better overall compensation package than those who choose to promote into
leadership ranks as a Class A employee. This imbalance is negatively affecting morale,
retention, and our ability to attract qualified candidates to promote to supervisory roles.

As BPOA pay scales have risen year over year, the percentage increase between the top step of
the BPOA scale and the entry step of Sergeant has remained static. Currently, an officer
promoted from BPOA Step 15 to Sergeant Step 1 receives only a 6% increase, for an enormous
increase in responsibilities, duties, and liability, as a supervisor.

Beyond that narrow pay increase margin, newly promoted supervisors lose several benefits
afforded to them under the BPOA contract – including things like Field Training Officer pay for
training new supervisors, and retention pay. In some cases, this results in a net loss in overall
compensation after promotion.

This structure discourages officers from pursuing supervisory positions. The department is now
operating with critically low numbers of sworn supervisors, which impacts leadership capacity,
accountability, and overall operational effectiveness.




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In addition to the pay scale adjustments, we propose extending several of the BPOA benefits
outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to the sworn supervisory ranks to restore
equity and competitiveness for those serving as formal leaders in the department.

Historical Context

When the PUPS was first implemented, Sergeants and Lieutenants retained many of the same
benefits available under the BPOA contract, such as shift differential, holiday pay, and
clothing/boot allowances. Deputy Chiefs also retained premium holiday pay and similar
allowances. Over time, these benefits have been reduced or eliminated, or new benefits have
been created for unionized officers during collective bargaining, creating a widening disparity
between the BPOA and PUPS compensation structures.

In May 2018, then-Chief del Pozo adjusted Deputy Chief salaries to align more closely with Fire
Administration and Operations Deputy Chiefs. This was intended as a temporary correction
pending a broader review of the PUPS in FY19, which ultimately did not occur. Since then, pay
compression has only worsened. By FY22, a Deputy Chief at Step 1 no longer earned an 8%
increase over a Lieutenant at Step 4 — the original intent of the scale, outlined below. While
Deputy Chiefs were returned to the PUPS in FY23 to address some compression, that change
was limited in scope and did not resolve broader inequities in the pay structure for all sworn
supervisory ranks.

Financial Impact

Supervisors play a critical role in maintaining professional standards, managing personnel, and
ensuring operational success. When the compensation system disincentives’ promotion, the
department’s leadership pipeline weakens.

To address this and encourage supervisory promotions, the department proposes the following
Sworn Class A Supervisory Pay & Benefit Package:

 Promotion Path Current PUPS Increases Proposed PUPS Increases
 BPOA Step 15 Sergeant 6% + 1.5% annually per step 12% + 1.5% annually per step
 Sergeant Lieutenant 6% + 1.5% annually per step 6% + 1.5% annually (no change)
 Lieutenant Deputy Chief 8% + 1.5% annually per step 10% + 1.5% annually per step




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The proposed PUPS adjustments are based largely on an analysis of supervisory workload and
responsibility. This analysis considered the scope of supervision, administrative burden,
incident command expectations, after-hours responsibilities, operational workload, decision-
making authority, and the level of accountability tied specifically to first-line leadership. This
evaluation demonstrated that the jump in responsibility does not currently match the financial
compensation tied to assuming supervisory duties. While the largest increase takes place upon
promotion to the first supervisory rank of Sergeant, the ranks of Lieutenant and Deputy Chief
are built off the Sergeant rank, where the increase flows up the ranks.

This proposed PUPS increase has a financial impact of $55,000 for FY26 (Jan. 2026 - Jun. 2026)
and $108,000 for FY27. The Department intends to absorb the cost for the remainder of FY26
with salary attrition, and will be budgeted for in FY27. In order to avoid future salary
compression, the PUPS scale must be the exclusive salary scale for the sworn supervisory
positions in the department.

The benefits outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which have historically
been extended to non-union, sworn, Class A staff (leadership ranks) are:

  Retention Bonus (old provision)
  Shift Differential
  Travel / Training
  Court Call Back
  Training Scheduled Temporary Shift Changes
  Holiday Pay
  Vacation accruals
  Bereavement Leave
  Wellness Bonus
  Health Insurance (Employee’s contribution rate matches BPOA)
  Pension Provision (Employee’s contribution rate matches BPOA, based on date of hire)
  Miscellaneous Benefits (15-minute donning uniform time)
  Equipment allowance
  Clothing allowance
  Overtime – Sergeants and Lieutenants earn OT (Sergeants can earn comp or be paid out;
 Lieutenants are paid for OT)

The benefits listed above for all sworn positions have long been included in BPD’s budgetary
framework and require no additional funding adjustments. There are, however, four additional




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benefits that are new to this CBA that the department would like to add to the list of benefits
extended to the non-union, sworn, Class A staff, and those are:

  10% of overtime toward pension benefits
  Retention bonus structure (new provision)
  FTO pay for Sergeants and/or Lieutenants to train new supervisors
  Pension buy-in option

Including these additional four benefits increases BPD’s financial obligation by $35,000 per
year. The department intends on covering this increase with salary attrition for the remainder
of FY26.

The BPD has engaged the City Attorney’s Office, the Human Resources Office, the Department
of Finance and Administration, and the Mayor’s Office in this critically important discussion.

These changes are necessary to maintain a healthy leadership structure within the Burlington
Police Department and to ensure that our supervisors are appropriately compensated for the
added responsibility and expectations of their roles.

Recommended Action

We respectfully request that the Board of Finance and City Council take the following actions:

Board of Finance:
Move to approve and recommend that the City Council adopt and authorize the proposed
adjustments to the Police Unified Pay Scale, as outlined above, and to further authorize the
extension of the benefits as outlined herein to all Class-A, sworn, non-union, supervisory
personnel within the Burlington Police Department, as part of the comprehensive benefits
package for such positions, subject to the final review and approval of the Chief Administrative
Officer.

City Council:
Move to approve, adopt, and authorize the proposed adjustments to the Police Unified Pay
Scale, as outlined above, and to further authorize the extension of the benefits as outlined
herein to all Class-A, sworn, non-union, supervisory personnel within the Burlington Police
Department, as part of the comprehensive benefits package for such positions, subject to the
final review and approval of the Chief Administrative Officer.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Department: Police Submitter: Shawn Burke + Shannon Trammell

 Title/Subject: Police Unified Pay Scale Adjustments

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☐ Board of Finance
 ☐ City Council
 ☒ Both BOF and Council 12/15/2025

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To: Board of Finance

From: Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Mayor
 Kelli Perkins, Director, REIB
Cc: Erin Jacobson, Chief of Staff
 Katharine Schad, CAO
Date: December 10, 2025
Re: Response to Letter from Christine Hughes, Director of Richard Kemp Center and Funding
 Recommendation


This memorandum outlines the City’s response to the August 2025 letter sent to Board of Finance from
Christine Hughes, Director of the Richard Kemp Center, inquiring about City funds believed to have been
promised to the Richard Kemp Center as part of the 2020 Racial Justice Resolution, as well as a request
for understanding how REIB funding has been utilized over the last 5 years. It also proposes a funding
recommendation from the City of Burlington to the Richard Kemp Center in FY27 and FY28.

Background

Reinvestment of City Resources
The 2020 Racial Justice Resolution called for the reallocation of general fund dollars from the reduction,
through attrition, of sworn officer numbers toward social services and social, racial, and economic
justice initiatives. This included four funding initiatives: a community-based cultural empowerment
center (believed to have been the Richard Kemp Center, which was in development and unnamed at the
time of the resolution); a capital access program; a minority-owned business municipal procurement
program; and operational capacity for REIB staffing. The attrition of BPD officers outpaced budget
projections in the subsequent fiscal year, resulting in zero savings to reinvest towards the Resolution.

Community Cultural Empowerment Center Funding - REIB continues to work with community centers
and groups to sponsor cultural events and programs. This table shows the specifics of how the City has
spent money in this area over time.

 Name of Center FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Total to Date

 Congolese Community $5,000 $13,000 $15,000 $33,000
 of Vermont

 Somali Bantu $35,000 $1,000 $36,000
 Association of Vermont
 Greater Burlington $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $25,000
 Multicultural Center
 Racial Justice Center dba $2,500 $2,500
 Richard Kemp Center
 Total $96,500




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Capital Access Program
The capital access funding program is the Empowerment Fund, which was placed into REIB’s budget and
managed by REIB staff. This fund has granted out $380,000 to organizations, businesses, and individuals
that are elevating and empowering black and brown community efforts. This funding has supported
Black History Month, MLK Day, free legal aid for marginalized communities, immigrant and refugee
children’s programs, and culturally sustainable food growing programs.

Minority-Owned business municipal procurement program and other economic justice initiatives
REIB hired Phet Keomanyvanh as the Economic Analyst in 2022 to work with the Clerk Treasurer’s Office
to develop a minority-owned procurement program. Due to leadership and staffing changes in REIB, this
work was delayed.

The current administration is advancing this initiative by requiring the City to develop a list of minority-
owned contractors to notify when City RFPs are posted. As well, the Business and Workforce
Development (BWD), a Division of CEDO, offers the Micro Enterprise Technical Assistance Program to
support businesses with marketing, business start-up, business growth, finding space, and trainings. In
FY24, BWD provided in-depth assistance to 29 businesses. 52% of these businesses identified as BIPOC-
owned businesses, and 80% of beneficiaries identified as low- to moderate-income (under 80% of
median income). BWD also launched two revolving loan fund programs in 2023 whose primary objective
was to support locally owned businesses and industries that were impacted or disproportionally
impacted by COVID-19, with particular focus on BIPOC, women-owned, and other underserved
businesses.

Since inception of the revolving loan programs in April of 2023, 32 loans have been disbursed for a total
of $633,000. 63% of loan recipients are BIPOC, and 50% are women-owned businesses. In 2025, 6 loans
were dispersed for $101,000. 67% of loan recipients identify as BIPOC, and 33% identify as woman. The
larger loan program was on pause for much of 2025, as CEDO waited for loan repayments to replenish
the fund before re-opening the program. Both BWD programs are no-interest and Sharia law compliant.
The funding for these programs was originally from ARPA, but the programs are perpetual as this is a
fund replenished from loan repayments.

In the summer of 2024, BWD also launched the Food Cart Incubator Program, a pilot program that
supported three BIPOC food vendors with a food cart and spot on Church Street. Each summer on
Saturdays around City Hall Park, BWD and BCA’s BTV Market also hosts a diverse group of over 100 local
vendors from artists, makers, and artisans. The BTV Market has focused on recruiting more BIPOC
vendors over the years. In 2022 the BTV Market was comprised of 27% of BIPOC vendors and saw an
increase in 2023 to 28% and in 2024 to 29%. In May 2023, the City Council approved the installation of a
Kiosk in City Hall Park that was part of the original park design. This project was made possible by ARPA
Infrastructure Investment funding. Himalayan D’lite was chosen to run the Kiosk and is a local family and
minority-owned business.


Operational capacity for REIB




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The City of Burlington created the Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (REIB) in 2019 and
hired Tyeastia Green, its first full-time staff member and Director in March 2020. Amidst nationwide
protests in defense of Black Lives and the uneven impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on BIPOC
communities, the City allocated $1M to the Racial Justice Fund of the City's FY21 annual budget,
$338,395 of which went to support the FY21 REIB budget. The REIB department budget for FY22 was
$1.7M, with final expenditures totaling approximately $2M. In FY23 the department had a $1.8M budget
of which $1.2M came from ARPA funds. The Weinberger administration proposed a plan for FY24 to
spend an additional $800K of ARPA for REIB as a transition strategy to identify alternative funding
sources for the department, including an Equity Tax. In the end, the Weinberger administration decided
to forego the Equity Tax and REIB remained ARPA-funded. REIB’s FY25 and 26 budgets are smaller than
previous years, but in FY25, Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak specifically directed REIB to be funded by the
General Fund, a move away from funding REIB with one-time monies.

REIB Financial Information FY21-25 Over the course of REIB’s existence, the City of Burlington has spent
a total of $1,034,395 through the Fund for Racial Justice: $338,395 in FY21, $432,000 in FY22, and
$264,000 in FY25. These funds were used to fund the work of the City’s REIB Department and spent
under the direction of the REIB Director at the time. The uses of all REIB funds are outlined in the tables
that follow, with the Fund for Racial Justice information highlighted.


FY21 Sources:

 Funding Source Amount
 General Fund (REIB Director Salary in HR budget) $90,000
 Grants & Private Donations $348,000
 Fund for Racial Justice $338,395
 Total $776,395
FY21 Uses:

Category Budget Actual

 Staff, Personnel, Benefits $212, 883 $212,883
 Operating and Office supplies $74,496 $100,942
 Professional and Consultant Services $60,132 $60,132
 Community Support (Empowerment Grant) $170,500 $170,500
 Community Celebrations $231,938 $231,938
 TOTAL $749,949 $776,395




FY22 Sources:

Funding Source Amount




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 Grants and Private Donations $105,098
 Use of Fund Balance – General Fund $547,000
 Fund for Racial Justice (Use of Fund Balance-REIB) $432,000
 General Fund $951,610
 Total $2,035,708


FY22 Uses:

Category Budget Actual

  Staff, Personnel, Benefits $1,028,138 $1,040,446
  Operating and Office supplies $82,643 $261,171
  Professional and Consultant Services $170,125 $166,126
  Community Celebrations $414.677 $414,677
  Empowerment Fund $153,288 $153,288
  Total FY22 Budget $1,848,871 $2,035,708


FY23 Sources:

 Funding Source Amount
 ARPA $852,043
 General Fund $556,462
 Grants & Private Donations $69,823
 Total $1,478,328



FY23 Uses:

Category Budget Actual

 Staff, Personnel, Benefits $1,149,034 $877,572
 Operating and Office Supplies $10,000 $45,509
 Professional and Consultant Services $184,758 $182,383
 Travel and Training $20,000 $0
 Community Celebrations $180,000 $291,639
 Empowerment Fund $190,000 $81,225
 Racism as a Public Health Emergency $50,000 $0
 Total FY23 Budget $1,822,813 $1,478,328


FY24 Sources:




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 Funding Source Amount
 ARPA $614,798
 General Fund $448,239
 Grants and Private Donations $23,370
 Total $1,086,407



FY24 Uses:

Category Budget Actual

 Staff, Personnel, Benefits $997,818 $629,481
 Operating and office supplies $61,500 $15,750
 Professional and Consultant Services $180,000 $62,508
 Travel and Training $30,000 $1,840
 Community Celebrations $190,000 $211,171
 Empowerment Fund $190,000 $144,733
 Racism as a Public Health Emergency $50,000 $20,924
 Total FY24 Budget $1,699,318 $1,086,407


FY25 Sources:

 Funding Source Amount
 Fund for Racial Justice (Use of Fund $264,000
 Balance – General Fund)
 General Fund $451,568
 Grants & Private Donations $42,250
 Total $715,568



FY25 Uses:

Category Budget Actual

 Staff, Personnel, Benefits (four full-time staff) $487,118 $406,201
 Operating and Office supplies $28,450 $7,571
 Professional and Consultant Services $20,000 $5,652
 Racism as a Public Health Emergency $20,000 $0
 Community Celebrations $70,000 $64,358
 Empowerment Fund $90,000 $118,574
 Total FY25 Budget $715,568 $602,356




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Moving Forward—Recommendation for Funding to the Richard Kemp Center

In an August 2025 communication to the Board of Finance, Christine Hughes provided documentation
that in FY21, $200,000 of the REIB budget was earmarked for the following: Racial Justice Alliance
consulting ($50,000), a racial justice strategic planner ($50,000), reparations consultants ($50,000), and
a feasibility study for a cultural empowerment center ($50,000). Of these funds, only the monies for the
racial justice strategic planner were spent.

As noted in the information above regarding “cultural empowerment center” funding, the Richard Kemp
Center has only received $2500 to date for this purpose through REIB. The Richard Kemp Center is the
only cultural empowerment center in Burlington that centers the lived experiences of Black American
descendants of chattel slavery. The 2020 Racial Justice Resolution was created in the wake of George
Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic to actualize Burlington’s commitment to improving the quality of life
for Black Americans specifically, which we know would improve the overall health and well-being of our
entire community.

Because the Richard Kemp Center was actualized without having received any significant funding from
the City of Burlington and is directly serving the segment of our local population who were centered in
the 2020 Resolution, the City should allocate funding to the Richard Kemp Center—the $50,000 that was
earmarked and never spent for a feasibility study for the creation of a cultural empowerment center.
Given the City’s current financial reality, this funding should be included in and split between the FY27
and FY28 Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging budget at $25,000 each fiscal year.




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
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 Department: Mayor’s Office and REIB Submitter: Kelli Perkins

 Title/Subject: Response to Letter from Christine Hughes, Directo of Richard Kemp Center

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 CITY OF BURLINGTON
 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
 645 Pine St. Suite A
 Burlington, VT 05401
 802.865.7200 VOX
 802.863.0466 FAX
 802.863.0450 TTY



 Chapin Spencer
 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS




MEMORANDUM
To: Board of Finance, City Council

From: Chapin Spencer, Director of Public Works
 Lee Perry, Division Director – Maintenance Division

CC: Colby Delaire, AFSCME President, Local 1343
 Erin Jacobsen, Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office
 Katherine Schad, Chief Administrative Officer
 Lynn Reagan, Human Resources Interim Director
 Tony Berry, Human Resources Manager

Re: Recycling Program Update and Extension of Employee Recruitment and Retention
 Memorandum of Agreement between AFSCME Local 1343 and City of Burlington

Date: December 15, 2025


Request:
DPW Management requests the City Council approve a one-year extension of the Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) with the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
(AFSCME).

Background:
As has been discussed with the City Council previously, the municipally run recycling program has
been operationally challenging – especially over the last five or so years. Issues have included
persistent open positions, injuries, and inadequate funding. Many steps have been taken to address
these issues including requiring use of wheeled toters, offering hiring bonuses, and substantially
increasing the Solid Waste Generation Tax to get closer to a financially self-sufficient program.
These actions have improved program financials, reduced workplace injuries, and modestly
improved staffing (currently 2 out of 4 positions are filled).

After a number of briefings on the recycling program earlier this year, the City Council approved a
motion on July 14, 2025, that directed the Department of Public Works (DPW) to both develop a
fully-funded municipally-run recycling program budget and issue a request for price quotes (RFPQ)
to inform a future decision on recycling operations. On July 15, DPW posted a RFPQ to the City
website for the collection of Citywide residential recycling for both 3-year and 5-year contracts.




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On August 18, 2025, DPW received one price quotation in response to the RFPQ. The respondent,
Casella, submitted a price quote for a 5-year contract to collect Citywide recycling based off
collecting up to 13,000 residential dwelling units (RDU’s) for an amount of $129,567 per month
($1,554,804 annually). Casella chose not to bid on the 3-year contract option. As was discussed
with the Council at the October 15, 2025 briefing, the one 5-year price quotation was more
expensive than continuing with a municipally operated program.

In conversations with multiple haulers, the following reasons were provided as to why we did not
get more bids or more competitive bids:
  The contract term was too short – Longer terms (7-10 years) are necessary to allow bidders
 to fully amortize the capital investment needed and startup costs to operate the service.
  The scope of work was relatively small – Bidding on just one waste stream (recycling) didn’t
 fully capture the economy of scale that would be achieved with a fully consolidated
 collection system (recycling, trash, organics).
  The initiation window was too short – A lot goes into setting up a new service (hiring staff,
 purchasing vehicles, finalizing routes and policies) and there was only going to be ~3
 months to initiate service by January 1, 2026.

Second Request For Price Quotes:
Based on hauler feedback, DPW posted a new RFPQ for a 7-year contract term on November 3,
2025. Notice of this new RFPQ was posted online and sent to all licensed solid waste haulers in the
City. Again, one proposal was received by the November 14 deadline from Casella. Casella
submitted a price quote for a 7-year contract to collect City wide recycling based off collecting up to
13,000 residential dwelling units (RDU’s) for an amount of $90,133.33 per month ($1,081,600
annually). This 7-year price quote was much more competitive than the original 5-year price quote
– approximately 30% less due to the second RFPQ addressing some of the issues bulleted above.
Casella’s 7-year annual price quotation with $270,000 tip fee cost added was $1,351,600.

Financial & Programmatic Analysis:
It is complicated to compare scenarios as Recycling program expenses are in various City budgets:
  Staff’s benefit costs are in the DPW’s Administration budget.
  Vehicle repairs and parts are in the DPW’s Equipment Maintenance budget.
  Overhead is in other departments’ budgets – Department of Finance & Administration, City
 Attorney, etc.
  Additionally, the “Recycling & Solid Waste” budget, Program 153, includes non-residential
 recycling costs including 201 Flynn debt service/operations and landfill maintenance.
All this said, we have run apples-to-apples scenarios for FY’27 (see attached) taking these items
into account (Note that this is a hypothetical full-year comparison as any potential contracting
arrangement wouldn’t happen until halfway through FY’27 at the earliest).

Here are some general findings:
  Contracting out recycling is approximately $140K better for the General Fund once all direct
 and indirect expenses are taken into account ($1.69M vs. $1.83M).
  The Solid Waste Generation tax would need to increase:
  8-12% to achieve a fully funded municipally run operation.
  0-4% to achieve a full year of contracted operation.
  There are benefits of contracting recycling collection such as:
  Giving Equipment Maintenance more space for billable work (BED, Water, Traffic
 vehicles) and reducing fleet size given over-burdened workgroup.
  Reducing risk of Street Maintenance getting pulled away from their billable work
 stewarding other assets in order to cover recycling.

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  Reducing management time overseeing program (working to fully hire positions,
 respond to equipment failures, crashes, etc.) so that the DPW Director and Division
 Director of Maintenance have more time to support other City priorities.
  Mitigating risks associated with additional fleet and employee injuries.
  There are also corresponding benefits to keeping recycling in-house, including:
  Preserving and growing Union positions within City government that have
 historically served as a stepping stone to other municipal positions.
  Having full management control of the recycling collection service.
  Having Recycling contribute financially towards the General Fund’s overhead costs.
  Having more control to change operations to manage costs if there are large
 inflationary pressures or fuel price spikes.

In the attached spreadsheet, we have compared the budget implications of a full year of in-house
recycling operations versus a full year of contracted operations. We’ve also summarized key
differences of each option in the chart below:

 CRITERIA Sustainable City-Run Recycling Contract Out Recycling Option
 Option
 Control Direct control Control through contract
 Cost $1.83M/year (8-13% increase in $1.69M/year (~$140K less and 0-4%
 SWGT in FY’27) increase in SWGT in FY’27)
 Jobs Total of 5 AFSCME positions + 1 Overseen by existing Division Director
 manager (2 new FTEs beyond FY’26 (Reduces 4 Union Recycling positions
 budget) with two currently filled Recycling
 staff transferred to Streets, etc.)
 Equipment Buy two new recycling trucks and Sell 4 existing recycling vehicles. More
 Maintenance maintain current fleet. No inroads billable work for Equipment
 Capacity into fixing over-burdened fleet team. Maintenance team. A step towards
 addressing fleet over-burden with
 fewer vehicles.
 Street Reduced risk of Street Maintenance Eliminate risk of Street Maintenance
 Maintenance getting pulled into recycling getting pulled into recycling
 Capacity operations operations
 City Overhead Recycling budget would cover $90K Recycling would not likely cover a
 of City’s GF operations portion of City’s GF operations
 Management Ongoing city-run Recycling program Initial effort to contract and
 Capacity operations will continue to take communicate with public will take
 management capacity. significant time, but there should be
 less management need over
 subsequent years providing more
 capacity for other priorities.

Management capacity is an important consideration. There are many large policy and
programmatic priorities that either need to be addressed due to our asset management
responsibilities or are priorities for the Administration / Council / Commission. Each of them will
require significant management engagement in the coming years:

  Asset Management / Operational Needs
  Finance, structure and oversee generational upgrade of the City’s Wastewater plants
 that have not been comprehensively upgraded in over 30 years.

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  Scope, finance, structure and oversee generational upgrade to the City’s Water plant
 that has not been comprehensively upgraded in over 40 years.
  Work with Council, Commission and the public to determine how to more
 sustainably fund and maintain existing streets, sidewalks, bike facilities, and
 amenities in the public ROW generally.
  Work with stakeholders to determine how to better fund and steward the higher
 level of fit and finish of downtown’s Great Streets.
  Address the decades-long issue of unaccepted streets.
  Modernize and unify the City’s soil management facilities.
  Additional Non-Operational Priorities from Stakeholders
  Assess, design, fund and execute targeted expansions of City infrastructure to
 accommodate ambitious housing plans (e.g. Pine St sewer force main for South End
 development).
  Complete a comprehensive update of the City’s transportation plan.
  Install additional solar on DPW assets (reviewing landfill, reservoir, Rt 127, etc.).
  Increase financial and programmatic capacity to expedite implementation of
 planBTV Walk/Bike.
  Consider implementation of a consolidated collection solid waste system.
  Increase capacity of the City’s traffic calming program.

DPW doesn’t have capacity to have these all be priorities. Additionally, the more operational
programs we operate day-to-day, the less management capacity we have to tackle these policy and
programmatic priorities.

DPW leadership needs clear direction as the longer the future direction of recycling collection is
debated, the longer we are managing an interim condition that leaves a number of Recycling and
Street Maintenance positions open so as to accommodate a potential contracting out scenario
where we’d need to transfer the remaining Recycling employees into open Street Maintenance
positions in order to avoid layoffs. This interim condition with open positions doesn’t prepare us
well for the winter maintenance season where we need every position filled and ready to plow.

Recommendations:

DPW Commission Input: I presented a similar memo and spreadsheet to the DPW Commission at
their 11-19-25 meeting, but did not include a Director recommendation. The Commission voted 6-
1 to recommend pursuing the contract option. Those voting for the contract option expressed a
desire for DPW management to have more time to advance the Commission’s programmatic and
policy interests and also expressed a desire to better protect Street Maintenance and Equipment
Maintenance from the operational burdens of the Recycling program. The Commissioner voting
against was supportive of the City run option that increases Union positions, and the Commissioner
saw City-run recycling as a better path to potential future consolidated collection.

Director Recommendation: Based on work to-date and my analysis below, it is my
recommendation that the City is best served by negotiating a 7-year contract with the sole bidder
Casella. My main reasons are as follows:
  There is a strong interest from the Administration, Council, the Commission and the public
 to have DPW be able to tackle the policy and program challenges of today and the future.
 The broader and more complex our daily operational duties are, the more management’s
 time is taken up by these services.


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  There remains a structural General Fund budget gap driven in significant part due to labor
 and benefit costs growing far faster than revenues. Adding two additional FTEs to attain a
 sustainable municipally run Recycling program puts further long-term pressure on the
 General Fund’s operating budget.
All this said, I understand that there has been strong Council support for keeping municipal
operation of the City’s Recycling program. I have discussed both options (in-house operations and
contracted operations) with other DPW leadership and AFSCME leadership and it is my
understanding that both parties are willing to go with either option based on the Council’s
direction.

Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee (TEUC) Recommendation: At the 11-29-25 meeting,
the Committee reviewed a similar memo that also included my recommendation. After a good
discussion, the TEUC voted 2-1 to recommend continuing with the in-house operation. The two
Councilors voting in the affirmative spoke of the greater oversight with a City-staffed operation and
that the financial savings between the two options were small. The dissenting Councilor spoke of
the need to save money, focus on key municipal priorities, and that we’d still have significant
control over a contracted service.

Now it is time for City Council to provide direction. Short-term options include:
  Request staff to draft up a 7-year contract based on Casella’s 11-14-25 price quote.
  Direct DPW Management to continue with a City-staffed operation for some defined period.
  Do nothing in the short term which will have the effect of continuing the City-staffed
 operation.

If the Council decides to do nothing in the short term, it could then revisit the issue during the FY’27
budget process. That said, there are two significant considerations to weigh in taking this path:
  DPW Management has been trying to maintain a delicate balance of keeping open the same
 number of Street Maintenance positions as there are filled Recycling positions so that if the
 Council wanted to pursue the contracted route, all existing Recycling staff could be shifted
 into other equally graded positions within the City. As we head into the depths of the
 winter maintenance season, absent a clear Recycling direction from Council, DPW
 Management will be working to fill all regular positions to get us through the long hours of
 the winter maintenance season.
  The latest Casella price quote is good for 60 days, or until 1-13-25. The budget process will
 extend well beyond this window so any decision to negotiate with Casella later during the
 budget process may not achieve the same terms Casella provided in their price quote.

Regardless of which option the Council takes, the City will still be operating the Recycling program
through at least December 31, 2026. Given this, DPW Management is strongly recommending to
extend the AFSCME-City MOA through 12-31-26. We have discussed this extension with Union
leadership, and they are in concurrence.

Background Employee Retention and Recruitment Memorandum of Agreement:

In May 2025 Department of Public Works (DPW) management worked in collaboration with
AFSCME leadership to draft a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) outlining the premiums and
protocols listed below and the recruitment and retention strategies for both Recycling and Street
Maintenance programs. The MOA has been effective during this interim period. The current MOA
is set to expire on December 31, 2025. DPW Management, and AFSCME leadership would like to
extend the current MOA with updated language (see attachment) through December 31, 2026.

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Funding for recruitment and retention strategies (~$39,600 for the past calendar year) were
accommodated in the FY’25 and FY’26 budgets due to the savings from current vacancies. The
estimated amount of funding needed for FY’27 budget is ~$16,700. This is based off of current
open positions in recycling, staff needed to “fill in” to minimally staff the program (3 drivers) for
premiums, and the number of open positions currently in Recycling and Street Maintenance for
hiring and referral bonuses. DPW Management will include this expense in the FY’27 budget.

Strategies to Strengthen Staff Recruitment & Retention:

We instituted the following steps earlier this year:
  Raised wage for seasonal Recycling Worker to $30/hour, up from a recent wage increase of
 $28/hour, up from $25/hour previously (Implemented and posted)
  Providing a $4/hour premium, that was retroactive to April 22, 2025 (when Management,
 and AFSCME met with the Street Maintenance and Recycling teams about this proposal) to
 any full-time Existing Recycling and Street Maintenance employee with CDL who drives and
 collects recycling. Premiums were not offered to new hires that received a hiring bonus
  Offering $2,000 recruitment bonuses and $500 referral bonuses to assist the division with
 filling vacant positions.
  Instituting the following scheduling order for Recycling if more workers are needed beyond
 the Recycling Workers:
  Ask for volunteers from Street Maintenance
  If more workers are needed with more than 24-hour notice, ask other DPW CDL
 drivers to volunteer to work after 3pm as overtime
  If more workers are needed, assign Street Maintenance employees to do the work
 on a rotating basis

Since instituting these strategies, DPW has hired two (2) full-time Recycling drivers and have two
(2) open positions. In Street Maintenance, we have hired four (4) Right of Way Field Technician I
and currently have two (2) open positions. Hiring bonuses are provided quarterly starting after
completion of employees 90-day probationary period. Street Maintenance staff have been covering
open recycling positions on a voluntary basis and Management has not had to institute any of the
other scheduling scenarios listed above.


Board of Finance Motion

  Approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the DPW Director to extend the
 DPW Employee Retention and Recruitment Memorandum of Agreement between AFSCME
 Local 1343 and City of Burlington, Department of Public Works through December 31, 2026,
 subject to review and approval of the City Attorney.

City Council Motion

  Authorize the DPW Director to extend the DPW Employee Retention and Recruitment
 Memorandum of Agreement between AFSCME Local 1343 and City of Burlington,
 Department of Public Works through December 31, 2026, subject to the review and
 approval of the City Attorney.




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Attachments:
  DPW Employee Retention and Recruitment Memorandum of Agreement between AFSCME
 Local 1343 and City of Burlington, Department of Public Works
  Recycling scenario budget spreadsheet

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or requests for additional information
(cspencer@burlingtonvt.gov or lperry@burlingtonvt.gov). Thank you.




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 First Amended DPW Employee Retention and
 Recruitment Memorandum of Agreement between
 AFSCME Local 1343 and
 City of Burlington, Department of Public Works

This First Amendment (this “First Amendment”) is entered into on this __ day of December, 2025 (“Effective
Date”) between the City of Burlington, Vermont (hereafter “City”) and the American Federation of State,
County, and Municipal Employees, Local#1343, (hereafter “Union” or “AFSCME”), with
respect to the following:

WHEREAS, on May 20, 2025, the parties entered into an agreement entitled DPW Employee
Retention and Recruitment Memorandum of Agreement between AFSCME Local 1343 and City
of Burlington, Department of Public Works (the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Agreement is set to expire December 31, 2025; and

WHEREAS, the long-term future of the City’s Recycling Program has not been solidified; and

WHEREAS, it is advantageous to both parties under the circumstances to extend the term of the
Agreement until December 31, 2026;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration,
the parties agree as follows:

1. The Term of the Agreement is hereby extended until December 31, 2026.

2. Except as set forth herein, the Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.

Dated at Burlington, VT this __ day of December, 2025.
City of Burlington

By: __________________________
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Mayor

AFSCME, LOCAL #1343

By: __________________________
Duly Authorized Representative and Agent




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PROJECTED RECYCLING BUDGET COMPARISONS - SUSTAINABLE CITY-RUN RECYCLING BUDGET VS. CONTRACT
 PROPOSED
 2026 APPROVED PROPOSED FUTURE
 FUTURE
 DPW Recycling Sustainable
Description Contractor-Run Notes
 & Solid Waste Recycling & Solid
 Recycling & Solid
 Budget Waste Budget
 Waste Budget
Recycling Fees 1,700,000.00 1,627,200.00 1,627,200.00 SWGT revenues based on existing RDUs
Recycling Containers 7,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Sale of toters
TOTAL REVENUES 1,707,000.00 1,637,200.00 1,637,200.00
 -
Salaries and Wages Regular, Full Time 263,689.00 420,869.00 32,947.00 Sustainable: 4 Drivers, 1 Working Foreperson, 1 Manager
Overtime 35,000.00 20,000.00
Other Personnel Services On-Call 3,605.00 3,650.00
Other Personnel Services Other Compensation 20,300.00 84,000.00 Hiring and referral bonuses, premiums, etc.
Other Personnel Services Shift Differential 103.00 103.00
Other Personnel Services Taxable Reimbursements 1,545.00 1,545.00
Other Personnel Services Allowance Taxable 3,090.00 4,800.00 Safety, boot, clothing allowance
Employee Benefits FICA 25,041.00 40,924.98 2,520.45
Employee Benefits Workers Compensation 7,638.00 12,626.07
Medical Fees And Supplies 500.00 500.00
Special Supplies 65,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 Toter purchase
Small Tools and Equipment 500.00 500.00
Clothing And Uniforms 750.00 750.00
Legal Notice & Advertising 1,500.00 1,500.00
Utilities Electricity - 1,500.00
Utilities Gas - 3,000.00
Utilities Water/Wastewater - 1,500.00
Utilities Stormwater - 1,500.00
Utilities Cellular Communications 400.00 400.00
Professional & Consultant Svs Contract. Services 430,000.00 430,000.00 1,522,327.00 $270K CSWD tip fees, $160K for 201 Flynn Ave (+Casella)
Real Estate Taxes 11,000.00 11,000.00 11,000.00 201 Flynn Ave
Vehicle/Equipment Repairs 75,000.00 75,000.00 Truck rental, vehicle contingency
Capital Outlay Capital Expenditures 260,000.00 260,000.00 100,000.00 $160K annual truck leases (+$100K for landfill maint.)
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 1,204,661.00 1,400,668.05 1,693,794.45

RECYCLING & SW BUDGET NET 502,339.00 236,531.95 (56,594.45)

Other Direct Expenses in Other Budgets
Health / Benefits 95,940.91 143,911.37 - Recycling FTE benefits (est., percent of payroll)
DPW Costs (vehicle repair, tires, fuel, etc.) 199,138.00 199,138.00 Recycling costs that are in other DPW budgets
TOTAL OTHER DIRECTS 295,078.91 343,049.37 -

RECYCLING & SW NET WITH ALL DIRECTS 207,260.09 (106,517.41) (56,594.45)

CIty Indirect Costs in Other Budgets
CIty Indirect Costs (DFA, CA, etc.) 60,658.36 90,987.54 Pro-rata share of City overhead, based on FTE %
TOTAL INDIRECT EXPENSES 60,658.36 90,987.54 0.00

TOTAL DIRECT & INDIRECT EXPENSES 1,560,398.27 1,834,704.95 1,693,794.45
 17.6% 8.5% % increase in expenses over FY'26

OVERALL NET 146,601.73 (197,504.95) (56,594.45)

Current Recycling RDUs 11,800 11,300 11,300 Based on existing served RDUs
SWGT $12.00 $13.53 $12.49
Percent Change from FY'26 12.8% 4.1% % increase in SWGT over FY'26

Restored Recycling RDUs 11,800 11,800 11,800 If we institue flow control and picked up lost customers
SWGT $12.00 $12.96 $11.96
Percent Change from FY'26 8.0% -0.3% % increase in SWGT over FY'26

* Assumes 4% salary inc., no increase in benefits cost/FTE, $894/mo Casella fuel surcharge




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 Board of Finance and City Council Submission Checklist
 Version: April 2025

 Department: Public Works Submitter: Chapin Spencer/Lee Perry
 City’s Recylcing Program Update/Extension of Employee Recruitment and Retention
 Title/Subject: Memorandum of Agreement

 Approval Requested: Meeting Date:
 ☐ Board of Finance Click or tap to enter a date.
 ☐ City Council Click or tap to enter a date.
 ☒ Both BOF and Council 12/15/2025

Instructions
 1. This form must be completed by the person submitting the materials.
 2. This form must be sent with the final submission of materials in advance of the meeting.
 3. Do not indicate that a sign-off was received until it has actually been obtained.
 4. Commission reports and presentations do not need to be reviewed by the CAO or Attorneys.
 5. Name the reviewing Attorney or HR Manager in the Note column.


 Signoff Needed Received? Approval Date Note
 Department Head Yes 12/8/2025 Approved by Chapin Spencer

 Mayor’s Office Yes 12/8/2025 Approved by Erin Jacobsen
 Board/Commission Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 item. enter a date.
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Yes 12/10/2025 Approved by Eric Ramakrishnan
 contracts or legal documents
 City Attorney’s Office for memo and Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 motion(s) or resolution(s) item. enter a date.
 CAO for budget, financing, and memo Yes 12/8/2025 Approved by Katherine Schad
 Human Resources, if personnel action Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 or policy item. enter a date.
 CIO, if IT-related Choose an Click or tap to Click or tap here to enter text.
 item. enter a date.




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FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
 Board of Finance
 December 15, 2025 - REVISED

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  What the City Needs:
Projected FY27 Expenses

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General Fund Expense




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 What the City Needs in FY27 - Personnel

• Started with FY26 personnel budget – Department Heads currently
  updating for accuracy

• Add 2 new firefighters per BFFA contract

• Add contractually-negotiated cost of living adjustments
 • BFFA @ 7%
 • BPOA @ 4.75%
 • AFSCME – negotiations start in January so used a conservative estimate
 • Non-union – used AFSCME estimate as is our recent practice
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 What the City Needs in FY27 - Personnel

• Add required annual step increases for all eligible employees

• Increase employer healthcare costs by 10% based on initial estimate
  and subject to change based on current usage

• Increase employer retirement costs by 5% (initial estimate)

• Increase worker’s compensation insurance costs by estimated 5%

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 What the City Needs in FY27 - Operating

• Add 3% for inflation on most other non-personnel operating costs

• Added money have cash available to purchase nine new vehicles on the
  urgent/dire need list: six are for police & fire and remaining are for parks

 • Since 2013 City has constrained replacement of vehicles and equipment for
 budget reasons
 • In 2020 fleet committee estimated City needs $2.7M year for sustainable
 replacement of fleet
 • City has not yet been able to find any sustainable fleet money in budget
 • Situation has is no longer sustainable for first responders
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 What the City Has:
FY27 Revenue Starting Point

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 Grand List: Foundation for Prop Tax

• Start with new grand list estimate from
  assessor to create property tax revenue
  estimate
• This represents approximately half of
  City’s GF revenue in total
• Average annual grand list growth of
  1.05% since 2016
• FY27 we do not expect growth in tax
  revenue due to loss of business personal
  property tax + continuation of 3 large
  Waterfront TIF parcels (not paying
  municipal taxes)



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 Gross Receipts & Local Option Taxes

• Gross Receipt Tax = 6% of budget. FY26 = $6.7M
 o In FY26 we charged 2.5% on meals, alcohol, amusements, and admissions and
 4% on hotel lodging. The first rate reverts to 2% on July 1 without further
 action by City Council so this means $900K less expected revenue for FY27.
 o Short-term rentals (STR) are taxed at 9% and previously 7% went to Housing
 Trust Fund (HTF) with 2% supporting the general fund. In FY27 all 9% of STR
 tax will support HTF and loss of 2% means $180K less expected revenue for
 FY27.


• Local Option Tax = 3% of budget. We estimate $3.35M (same as FY26)
  based on past experience. Administered by SOV and reimbursed to
  the City four times a year.
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Gross Receipts & Local Option Taxes




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 Removing One-Time and Historically
 Unachievable Revenues
• FY26 Included $1.2M of ARPA funding for police and fire salaries that
  is no longer available.
• FY26 included $650K of one-time increased collection of delinquent
  property taxes & gross receipts – removing for further discussion
• P&I revenues and financial services & recording fee revenues
  overbudgeted in recent years and budget not met – revising
  downward to make realistic creates an additional expected gap of
  $1.3M

• All of this adds up to about $4M of revenue City had in FY26 that is
  not expected in FY27. The City needs to find a new source of revenue
  for this or cut this amount of expenses.
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 Current FY27 Gap Estimate


• There is a budget gap estimated between $10-$12M

• Will have more information in January after Department Heads
  update their budgets and health & retirement numbers finalized




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Options for Meeting
FY27 Budget Need

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 Budget Landscape

• City is not in a unique position, many others around the country face similar
  budget challenges post-COVID

• FY27 budget will continue to reposition City to rely on sustainable financial
  sources

• As we have done in the past, City will meet this challenge with a mix of
  cutting expenses and raising revenues

• Today is only the beginning of the conversation



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 Raise Police & Fire Property Tax

• One option we intend to pursue is $.05 increase to police & fire tax

• Would raise about $3M toward projected gap

• Current police & fire tax projected to raise $6.4M this year

• In contrast the budgets for those departments are $39.1M

• Police & fire tax only raises 16% of costs for the services



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 Municipal Property Tax History
Note $353K is current median
assessed value for home or
condo in Burlington
 Total Total
 Fiscal Past Muni Muni $ Muni Tax
 Year Tax Rate  Tax on Increase on $500K $ Increase % Increase
 $353K Property
 Property
 FY22 $.6704 $2,367 $3,352
 FY23 $.7085 $2,501 $134 $3,542 $190 5.7%
 FY24 $.7523 $2,655 $154 $3,762 $220 6.2%
 FY25 $.8326 $2,939 $284 $4,163 $401 10.7%
 FY26 $.8556 $3,020 $81 $4,278 $115 2.8%

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 Property Tax Proposed

• The municipal tax rate is made up of 15 different splinter taxes,
  including Debt Service Tax and Retirement Tax. Those two
  splinter taxes increase or decrease automatically each year
  without voter approval to cover actual costs incurred by City.


• This means that by Charter at a minimum FY27 municipal taxes
  will go up $.0307 to cover Debt and Retirement expenses.



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 Municipal Property Tax Proposed

 Total Total Muni Total Muni
 Proposed Proposed Tax on Annual Tax on Annual $ %
 Tax Muni Tax $353K $ Increase $500K Increase Increase
 Increase Rate* Property Property
 Required + $.05
 for Police & Fire +
Mayor’s
 replacing $900K $.0908 $.9464 $3,341 $321 $4,732 $454 10.6%
current
recommen from Gross
dation Receipts
 Required + $.05 $.0807 $.9363 $3,305 $285 $4,682 $404 9.4%
 for Police & Fire
 Required Only – $.0307 $.8863 $3,129 $109 $4,432 $154 3.6%
 Debt &
 Retirement

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 Other Options

Actively pursuing other options and will report on them in January,
including but not limited to:

• Cutting City expenses

• Leveraging City assets

• Extending gross receipts rate of 2.5%

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 Option: Reductions for Fiscal
 Sustainability Suggested by Departments
• Asked all general fund department heads to work with their staff members to
  provide three budget versions for consideration:

 • Status quo – keeping all services while trying to stay as close to FY26 expense level as
 possible

 • 5% reduction – regardless of revenue level, reducing FY27 expenses by 5% over FY26 and
 explaining implications for reductions in services and staff

 • 10% reduction – same as above but larger amount of reduction




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 Options: Personnel-Related Expense
 Reductions

• Explore creation of voluntary furlough policy




• Explore creation of voluntary retirement program




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 Summary

• $10-12M current gap

• Will utilize a varied approach to handle – raising revenue + cutting expenses

• Have already engaged unions & will continue to do so

• Asking Department Heads to engage with staff early to get their ideas about
  how to best structure budgets




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 Next Steps

• January
 • AFSCME negotiations start
 • Health insurance and retirement rates finalized
 • BOF and CC discuss budget at January 12 meetings
 • Any tax increase must be approved by January 26 BOF and CC meetings

• March 3 is Town Meeting Day

• Budget Nights now happening in April!


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FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
 Board of Finance
 December 15, 2025

 1
 Page 115 of 135
  What the City Needs:
Projected FY27 Expenses

 2
 Page 116 of 135
General Fund Expense




 3
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 What the City Needs in FY27 - Personnel

• Started with FY26 personnel budget – Department Heads currently
  updating for accuracy

• Add 2 new firefighters per BFFA contract

• Add contractually-negotiated cost of living adjustments
 • BFFA @ 7%
 • BPOA @ 4.75%
 • AFSCME – negotiations start in January so used a conservative estimate
 • Non-union – used AFSCME estimate as is our recent practice
 4
 Page 118 of 135
 What the City Needs in FY27 - Personnel

• Add required annual step increases for all eligible employees

• Increase employer healthcare costs by 10% based on initial estimate
  and subject to change based on current usage

• Increase employer retirement costs by 5% (initial estimate)

• Increase worker’s compensation insurance costs by estimated 5%

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 What the City Needs in FY27 - Operating

• Add 3% for inflation on most other non-personnel operating costs

• Added money have cash available to purchase nine new vehicles on the
  urgent/dire need list: six are for police & fire and remaining are for parks

 • Since 2013 City has constrained replacement of vehicles and equipment for
 budget reasons
 • In 2020 fleet committee estimated City needs $2.7M year for sustainable
 replacement of fleet
 • City has not yet been able to find any sustainable fleet money in budget
 • Situation has is no longer sustainable for first responders
 6
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 What the City Has:
FY27 Revenue Starting Point

 7
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 Grand List: Foundation for Prop Tax

• Start with new grand list estimate from
  assessor to create property tax revenue
  estimate
• This represents approximately half of
  City’s GF revenue in total
• Average annual grand list growth of
  1.05% since 2016
• FY27 we do not expect growth in tax
  revenue due to loss of business personal
  property tax + continuation of 3 large
  Waterfront TIF parcels (not paying
  municipal taxes)



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 Gross Receipts & Local Option Taxes

• Gross Receipt Tax = 6% of budget. FY26 = $6.7M
 o In FY26 we charged 2.5% on meals, alcohol, amusements, and admissions and
 4% on hotel lodging. The first rate reverts to 2% on July 1 without further
 action by City Council so this means $900K less expected revenue for FY27.
 o Short-term rentals (STR) are taxed at 9% and previously 7% went to Housing
 Trust Fund (HTF) with 2% supporting the general fund. In FY27 all 9% of STR
 tax will support HTF and loss of 2% means $180K less expected revenue for
 FY27.


• Local Option Tax = 3% of budget. We estimate $3.35M (same as FY26)
  based on past experience. Administered by SOV and reimbursed to
  the City four times a year.
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Gross Receipts & Local Option Taxes




 10
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 Removing One-Time and Historically
 Unachievable Revenues
• FY26 Included $1.2M of ARPA funding for police and fire salaries that
  is no longer available.
• FY26 included $650K of one-time increased collection of delinquent
  property taxes & gross receipts – removing for further discussion
• P&I revenues and financial services & recording fee revenues
  overbudgeted in recent years and budget not met – revising
  downward to make realistic creates an additional expected gap of
  $1.3M

• All of this adds up to about $4M of revenue City had in FY26 that is
  not expected in FY27. The City needs to find a new source of revenue
  for this or cut this amount of expenses.
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 Current FY27 Gap Estimate


• There is a budget gap estimated between $10-$12M

• Will have more information in January after Department Heads
  update their budgets and health & retirement numbers finalized




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Options for Meeting
FY27 Budget Need

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 Budget Landscape

• City is not in a unique position, many others around the country face similar
  budget challenges post-COVID

• FY27 budget will continue to reposition City to rely on sustainable financial
  sources

• As we have done in the past, City will meet this challenge with a mix of
  cutting expenses and raising revenues

• Today is only the beginning of the conversation



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 Raise Police & Fire Property Tax

• One option we intend to pursue is $.05 increase to police & fire tax

• Would raise about $3M toward projected gap

• Current police & fire tax projected to raise $6.4M this year

• In contrast the budgets for those departments are $39.1M

• Police & fire tax only raises 16% of costs for the services



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 Municipal Property Tax History
Note $353K is current median
assessed value for home or
condo in Burlington
 Total Total
 Fiscal Past Muni Muni $ Muni Tax
 Year Tax Rate  Tax on Increase on $500K $ Increase % Increase
 $353K Property
 Property
 FY22 $.6704 $2,367 $3,352
 FY23 $.7085 $2,501 $134 $3,542 $190 5.7%
 FY24 $.7523 $2,655 $154 $3,762 $220 6.2%
 FY25 $.8326 $2,939 $284 $4,163 $401 10.7%
 FY26 $.8556 $3,020 $81 $4,278 $115 2.8%

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 Property Tax Proposed

• The municipal tax rate is made up of 15 different splinter taxes,
  including Debt Service Tax and Retirement Tax. Those two
  splinter taxes increase or decrease automatically each year
  without voter approval to cover actual costs incurred by City.


• This means that by Charter at a minimum FY27 municipal taxes
  will go up $.0307 to cover Debt and Retirement expenses.



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 Municipal Property Tax Proposed

 Total Total Muni Total Muni
 Proposed Proposed Tax on Annual Tax on Annual $ %
 Tax Muni Tax $353K $ Increase $500K Increase Increase
 Increase Rate* Property Property
 Required + $.05
 for Police & Fire +
Mayor’s
 replacing $900K $.0908 $.9464 $3,341 $321 $4,732 $454 10.6%
current
recommen from Gross
dation Receipts
 Required + $.05 $.0807 $.9363 $3,305 $285 $4,682 $404 9.4%
 for Police & Fire
 Required Only – $.0307 $.8863 $3,129 $109 $4,432 $154 3.6%
 Debt &
 Retirement

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 Other Options

Actively pursuing other options and will report on them in January,
including but not limited to:

• Cutting City expenses

• Leveraging City assets

• Extending gross receipts rate of 2.5%

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 Summary

• $10-12M current gap

• Will utilize a varied approach to handle – raising revenue + cutting expenses

• Have already engaged unions & will continue to do so

• Asking Department Heads to engage with staff early to get their ideas about
  how to best structure budgets




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 Next Steps

• January
 • AFSCME negotiations start
 • Health insurance and retirement rates finalized
 • BOF and CC discuss budget at January 12 meetings
 • Any tax increase must be approved by January 26 BOF and CC meetings

• March 3 is Town Meeting Day

• Budget Nights now happening in April!


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BURLINGTON BOARD OF FINANCE
 BUSHOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 149 CHURCH STREET, 1ST FLOOR
 MINUTES OF MEETING
 December 15, 2025




1. Agenda
1. Agenda
Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak convened the meeting at 4:30 pm.
Members present: Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak, City Council President Traverse, Councilors Barlow, Carpenter
and CAO Schad (all in person); Councilor Neubieser (online)

Subject 1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 1. Agenda

Department Council and Board


Type Action
 Procedural


Recommended Action Motion to amend/adopt agenda as follows: postpone deliberative agenda item 4.5.
 Response to Letter from Christine Hughes, Director of Richard Kemp Center and
 Funding Recommendation - Mayor/REIB
1.1. Motion to adopt agenda
Motion made by City Council President Traverse, seconded by Councilor Barlow, to adopt the agenda as
amended as follows: agenda item 3.6 now 4.5; 4.5 was postponed. Motion passed unanimously.


2. Public Forum
2. Public Forum

Subject 2.1. Verbal Comments
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 2. Public Forum

Department Council and Board


Type Action
 Procedural
Recommended Action open Public Forum
 close Public Forum
2.1. Verbal Comments
Sharon Bushor: recycling/police compression


3. Consent Agenda
3. Consent Agenda

Subject 3.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Council and Board


Type Action (Consent)
 Procedural


Recommended Action Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
3.1. Motion to adopt the consent agenda and take the actions indicated
Motion made by City Council President Traverse, seconded by Councilor Barlow, to adopt the consent agenda
as amended and take the actions indicated. Motion passed unanimously.


Subject 3.2. December 1, 2025 Board of Finance Meeting Minutes - DFA
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Department of Finance and Administration


Type Action (Consent)
 Information
 Minutes


Recommended Action approve the minutes
3.2. December 1, 2025 Board of Finance Meeting Minutes - DFA


Subject 3.3. Pomeroy Park Playground Replacement Contract with Kompan, Inc. -
 BPRW
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Parks, Recreation, & Waterfront
Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to approve and authorize the execution of contracts with Kompan Inc., Playground
 Medic, and PlayPave Surfacing for a total pricenot to exceed $289,392.40 for the
 Pomeroy Playground Replacement Project, plus a project contingency of
 $40,132.60, for a total authorized expenditure not to exceed $329,525.00 and to
 authorize Phil Lewis, BPRW Director or designee, to execute the contracts and any
 related documents needed to carry out the project, subject to review by the City
 Attorney’s Office
3.3. Pomeroy Park Playground Replacement Contract with Kompan, Inc. - BPRW


Subject 3.4. Intervale Rd Path Budget Amendment - DPW
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department Public Works Department


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to approve necessary budget amendments to the Intervale Road Path Project
 Budget by adjusting the accounts as described herein and further authorize the
 Chief Administrative Officer or designee to effect all necessary transfer of funds in
 furtherance of such amendments
3.4. Intervale Rd Path Budget Amendment - DPW


Subject 3.5. City Council Initiative Fund Support of Free 2025 Highlight Buttons -
 BCA
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda

Department City Arts


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to recommend that City Council approve the use of $5,000 from the City Council
 Initiative Fund to subsidize Highlight tickets
3.5. City Council Initiative Fund Support of Free 2025 Highlight Buttons - BCA


Subject 3.6. Request for City Council Initiative Funds for Memorial Auditorium
 Beautification - BCA
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 3. Consent Agenda
Department City Arts


Type Action (Consent)


Recommended Action to recommend that City Council approve the use of $8,795 from the City Council
 Initiative Fund for Memorial Auditorium Beautification
3.6. Request for City Council Initiative Funds for Memorial Auditorium Beautification - BCA
Now 4.5.


4. Deliberative Agenda
4. Deliberative Agenda

Subject 4.1. CEDO, Community Justice Center - Reclassification of one position
 from Limited Service to Regular - CEDO/CJC
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)


Type Action


Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that the City Council approve the reclassification
 of the following position: � A Data, Communications and Operations Specialist,
 from a Limited Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, AFSCME, Grade 14 position to a
 Regular Service, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, AFSCME, Grade 14 position
4.1. CEDO, Community Justice Center - Reclassification of one position from Limited Service to Regular -
CEDO/CJC
Motion made by Councilor Barlow, seconded by City Council President Traverse, to approve the motion as
presented.
Motion passed unanimously.


Subject 4.2. Position Updates - Electric
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Burlington Electric Department


Type Action


Recommended Action to approve and recommend approval to the City Council the following:
 1. Convert the existing Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-
 time, Exempt, Union, tiered, Grade A3/Grade A5 ($66,629.26-
 $109,227.66)/($74,653.28-$122,382.42) position, to a Financial Analyst/Senior
 Financial Analyst, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt, Non-Union, tiered, Grade NU3/NU5
 ($66,629.26-$109,227.66)/($74,653.28-$122,382.42) position, reporting to the
 CFO and Manager of Strategy and Innovation.
 2. Eliminate the existing Energy Services Engineer, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt,
 Non-Union, Grade NS4($65,272.06-$107,006.64) position.
 3. Create the PUC Counsel and Compliance Officer, a Regular, Full-time, Exempt,
 Non-Union, Grade N16, ($120,302.00-$166,178.69) position reporting to the
 General Manager.
4.2. Position Updates - Electric
Motion made by City Council President Traverse, seconded by Councilor Carpenter, to approve the motion as
presented. Motion passed unanimously.


Subject 4.3. Relevate Power contract - Electric
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Burlington Electric Department


Type Action


Recommended Action to approve and recommend the City Council authorize the General Manager of the
 Burlington Electric Department to extend its five-year power purchase agreement
 with Relevate Power for an additional five-year term (for a total of ten years
 including the Electric Commission’s prior approval) for renewable energy (not to
 exceed 50,000 MWH/year), RECs, and capacity from New England hydroelectric
 resources
4.3. Relevate Power contract - Electric
Motion made by Councilor Barlow, seconded by Councilor Carpenter, to approve the motion as
presented. Motion passed unanimously.


Subject 4.4. Burlington Police Department - Police Unified Pay Scale Adjustments
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Police Department


Type Action


Recommended Action move to approve and recommend that the City Council adopt and authorize the
 proposed adjustments to the Police Unified Pay Scale, as outlined above, and to
 further authorize the extension of the benefits as outlined herein to all Class-A,
 sworn, non-union, supervisory personnel within the Burlington Police Department,
 as part of the comprehensive benefits package for such positions, subject to the
 final review and approval of the Chief Administrative Officer
4.4. Burlington Police Department - Police Unified Pay Scale Adjustments
Motion made by Councilor Carpenter, seconded by Councilor Barlow, to approve the motion as
presented. Motion passed unanimously.
Subject 4.5. Response to Letter from Christine Hughes, Director of Richard Kemp
 Center and Funding Recommendation - Mayor/REIB **AGENDA ITEM
 POSTPONED**
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Racial Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (REIB)


Type Action


Recommended Action to approve, and recommend for approval by the City Council, the allocation of a
 total of $50,000 to the Richard Kemp Center, using funds from the REIB budget in
 the amount of $25,000 in FY27 and $25,000 in FY28
4.5. Response to Letter from Christine Hughes, Director of Richard Kemp Center and Funding
Recommendation - Mayor/REIB **AGENDA ITEM POSTPONED**
Now BCA item 3.6.
Councilor Neubieser moved to postpone until the January 12th Board of Finance Meeting, no second.
Motion made by City Council President Traverse, seconded by Councilor Barlow, to approve the motion as
presented.
Motion passed 4:1 (Councilor Neubieser: no).


Subject 4.6. Recycling Program Update and Extension of Employee Recruitment
 and Retention Memorandum of Agreement between AFSCME Local 1343
 and City of Burlington - DPW
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 4. Deliberative Agenda

Department Public Works Department


Type Action


Recommended Action approve and recommend that the City Council authorize the DPW Director to
 extend the DPW Employee Retention and Recruitment Memorandum of Agreement
 between AFSCME Local 1343 and City of Burlington, Department of Public Works
 through December 31, 2026, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney
4.6. Recycling Program Update and Extension of Employee Recruitment and Retention Memorandum of
Agreement between AFSCME Local 1343 and City of Burlington - DPW
Motion made by Councilor Barlow, seconded by City Council President Traverse, to approve the motion as
presented. Motion passed unanimously.


5. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
5. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review

Subject 5.1. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor
Category 5. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
Department Department of Finance and Administration


Type Discussion
 Information
 Presentation


5.1. FY27 Initial General Fund Budget Review
Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak and CAO Schad introduced this agenda item with a powerpoint presentation and
discussion occurring after with the Board Members.


6. Adjournment
6. Adjournment

Subject 6.1. Motion to adjourn
Meeting December 15, 2025 - Board of Finance Meeting - Monday, December 15, 2025,
 4:30 PM, Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor


Category 6. Adjournment

Department Council and Board


Type Action
 Procedural


Recommended Action Motion to adjourn
6.1. Motion to adjourn
Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak adjourned the meeting at 6:04 pm.