Public Safety Committee — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-02-20
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1. Adopt the Agenda
 1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda

2. Adopt Minutes
  2.1. Motion to adopt draft minutes from January 23, 2025

3. Public Forum
  Subject 3.1. Verbal Comments
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
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4. Chiefs' Reports
  Subject 4.1. Fire
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 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 4. Chiefs' Reports

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  Recommended Action

  Subject 4.2. Police
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 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 4. Chiefs' Reports

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  Recommended Action

5. Data from State's Attorney
  Subject 5.1. Data from State's Attorney
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
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  Category 5. Data from State's Attorney
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6. Mayor's Community Safety Press Conference - New!
  Subject 6.1. Mayor's Community Safety Press Conference
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom
  Category 6. Mayor's Community Safety Press Conference - New!

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  Recommended Action

7. Community Safety Kiosk Update
  Subject 7.1. Community Safety Kiosk Update
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 7. Community Safety Kiosk Update

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  Recommended Action

8. Police Commission Update
  Subject 8.1. Outstanding CNA Items
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 8. Police Commission Update

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  Type

  Recommended Action

  Subject 8.2. Review of BPOA Survey
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 8. Police Commission Update

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  Recommended Action

9. Updates from Professional Staff
  Subject 9.1. Updates from Professional Staff
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


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  Recommended Action

10. Other Committee Business
  Subject 10.1. Confirmation of future meeting dates and guest ideas for 2025
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  Category 10. Other Committee Business

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11. Adjournment
  Subject 11.1. Motion to adjourn
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  Category 11. Adjournment

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12. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Subject 12.1. This agenda is available in alternative formats upon request. For more
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 who require assistance or special arrangements to participate are encouraged
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 not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the basis of political or
 religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age,
 sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status,
 disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status or genetic information.
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1. Adopt the Agenda
 1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda

2. Adopt Minutes


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  2.1. Motion to adopt draft minutes from January 23, 2025

3. Public Forum
  Subject 3.1. Verbal Comments
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom
  Category 3. Public Forum
  Department


  Type

4. Chiefs' Reports
  Subject 4.1. Fire
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 4. Chiefs' Reports

  Department


  Type

  Recommended Action

  Subject 4.2. Police
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 4. Chiefs' Reports

  Department


  Type

  Recommended Action

5. Data from State's Attorney
  Subject 5.1. Data from State's Attorney
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom
  Category 5. Data from State's Attorney
  Department Council and Board


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6. Mayor's Community Safety Press Conference - New!
  Subject 6.1. Mayor's Community Safety Press Conference
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom




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  Category 6. Mayor's Community Safety Press Conference - New!

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

7. Community Safety Kiosk Update
  Subject 7.1. Community Safety Kiosk Update
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 7. Community Safety Kiosk Update

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

8. Police Commission Update
  Subject 8.1. Outstanding CNA Items
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 8. Police Commission Update

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

  Subject 8.2. Review of BPOA Survey
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 8. Police Commission Update

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

9. Updates from Professional Staff
  Subject 9.1. Updates from Professional Staff
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 9. Updates from Professional Staff




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  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

10. Other Committee Business
  Subject 10.1. Confirmation of future meeting dates and guest ideas for 2025
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 10. Other Committee Business

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

11. Adjournment
  Subject 11.1. Motion to adjourn
  Meeting February 20, 2025 - Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, February 20,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom


  Category 11. Adjournment

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12. Informational and Non-Discrimination Statements
  Subject 12.1. This agenda is available in alternative formats upon request. For more
 information on access, call Lori Olberg, Licensing, Voting and Records
 Coordinator (802-865-7136)(TTY 802-865-7142). Persons with disabilities
 who require assistance or special arrangements to participate are encouraged
 to contact 802-865-7000 (voice) or 802-865-7142 (TTY) at least 72 hours in
 advance so that proper arrangements can be made. The City of Burlington will
 not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the basis of political or
 religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age,
 sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status,
 disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status or genetic information.
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 2025, 5:30 PM, Remote via Zoom
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 Public Safety Committee
 Thursday, January 23, 2025
 Remote via Zoom
 Burlington, Vermont
 DRAFT MINUTES

Members Present: Melo Grant (Chair), Mark Barlow, Carter Neubieser

Staff Present: Hayley McClenahan (Assistant City Attorney), Marsha McCombie (EMS
Battalion Chief), Shannon Trammell (BPD Executive Manager), Janelle Dumas (CARES
Supervisor), Carly Levinson (CARES Clinician), Lacey Smith (CAIP Assistant Director)

Public Present:

Meeting called to order at 5:33 PM by Councilor Grant.

1. Adopt the Agenda
 1.01 Adopt the Agenda

Motion to Adopt Agenda as written.

Motion by Councilor Barlow, Seconded by Councilor Grant
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yes: Unanimous

2. Adopt Minutes
 2.01 Motion to Adopt Draft Minutes from December 19, 2024

Motion to adopt draft minutes from December 19, 2024 as written.
Motion by Councilor Barlow, Seconded by Councilor Grant
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yes: Unanimous

3. Public Forum
 3.01 Verbal Comments

There were no speakers for public forum.

4. Chiefs’ Reports/Data/Updates
 4.01 Fire

BC McCombie shared the Fire Department’s latest updates. No action was taken.

  4.02 Police


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Executive Manager Trammell shared the Police Department’s latest updates. No action was
taken.

5. CARES Team Introduction
 5.01 CARES Team Introduction

Janelle Dumas reviewed CARES’ latest updates and introduced CARES Clinician Carly
Levinson.

6. SA Data
 6.01 State’s Attorney Data

Councilor Grant reviewed the most recent State’s Attorney’s caseload data.

7. Cost of Recruitment vs Cost of Onboarding
 7.01 Cost of Recruitment vs Cost of Onboarding

Councilor Grant announced she would start looking into the cost of onboarding for BPD and
BFD ahead of this budget season.

8Adjournment
  8.01 Motion to Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned with no objection by Councilor Grant at 6:30 PM.




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 BURLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
 136 S. Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401
 Phone: (802) 864-4554 Fax: (802) 865-5387




February 11, 2025
Chief’s Report to the Burlington Fire Commission

Personnel: We currently hold four vacancies. We are expecting a fifth with the expected
retirement of another staff member. There has not been a formal letter outlining his intent to
retire, so he will not be named in this report. The Captain’s process is scheduled to take place in
February 2025. We have three Lieutenants who have submitted their intent to take part in the
promotional process.

Responses: In the first month of 2025, the fire department has responded to 906 calls for service.
 During the same period in 2024, we responded to 786, a 15.27% increase.




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 2022 - 2025 RESPONSES BY MONTH
 1057 1066
 1102
 1102 1119 953
 999 1054
 937
 979 949 1004
 906 924 902 919 879
 866
 917 883 890
 857 850 837
 825 762 834
 695 784 808
 734
 762 724 749
 794
 786
 615




 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

Overtime: December 01, 2024 – January 31, 2025
 2024 2025
 • Minimum Staffing Overtime: 1292.25 hrs 1393.25 hrs
 • Mandatory Minimum Staffing Overtime: 206.5 hrs 123 hrs
The above data shows a 7.8% increase in Minimum Staffing Overtime and a 40.4% decrease in
Mandatory Minimum Staffing Overtime during the same period last year. Overall, the minimum
staffing overtime burden on the employees and city budget increased by 1.17%.
Note: The above overtime burden on the staff accounts for Minimum Staffing Overtime, giving
us the 22 people required to meet minimum staffing levels. This does not account for extra duty
jobs or CRT overtime. In the same period, our staff committed to the following extra duty and
CRT overtime:
 • Extra Duty: 100.75 hrs
 • CRT Overtime: 724.5 hrs

Fleet: We are working toward and relying on the passage of the General Obligation Bond being
voted on in the March ballot on Town Meeting Day. This vote requires a 2/3 majority to pass.
With the lengthy build timelines for fire trucks and ambulances, we would like to purchase the
replacement for Ladder 2, Ambulance 1, and Ambulance 2 and Battalion 1 utilizing bond
proceeds. We will realize a prepay bonus if we can prepay for the new ladder truck. Costs for
fleets are increasing exponentially every year, so waiting will only increase the financial burden
on the city.

Buildings: The RFP to replace the apparatus floor at Station 2 has been awarded. We expect this
work to take place in the spring. The apparatus floor at Station 1 and other capital needs still




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need to be scheduled. Funding for many of our capital building needs will rely on the passage of
the General Obligation Bond.

Radio System Upgrade: The Comms System Upgrade is progressing well. Cutover has been
completed, and the radio system is impressive. The clarity is fantastic, and the coverage is
excellent. We are completing the final components, including DPW system upgrades and some
upgrades to our dispatch center. We plan to have this project completed in the upcoming few
months.
The radio and antenna infrastructure move has been budgeted and will be completed once the
building is ready.

Community Response Team Pilot: The CRT's staffing has increased over the last few months.
Our average in-service time in the previous two months has been about 40 hours per week. We
implemented the PREVENT initiative, which gives our providers the opportunity to offer
Suboxone to anyone who has suffered an opioid overdose and refuses transport to the hospital. It
also allows us to provide connections to services that can lead to further treatment.
Unfortunately, despite offering this service multiple times, we have been unable to have anyone
take us up on the service. Some of the refusals are a dramatic exit from the scene; some are
people letting us know that they are not currently in a place where they want to receive those
types of services. Our staff is working hard to develop innovative solutions to the issues we see
in the community. They are often met with resistance.




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We are tracking data from the CRT deployment. Below are some metrics showing the program's
impact. This data shows how many people the team has touched, the quantity of wound care
supplies handed out, comfort care supplies distributed, Narcan leave-behind kits distributed, the
number of referrals, direct phone requests, and incidents where the team went above and beyond
in their duties.




Administrative Division:
  • Lateral Hiring – We had 18 qualified applicants and 12 chose to take the online exam. All
 12 passed and were invited on to a phone interview. From there, 9 were invited to a
 performance-based panel interview which was conducted by DC Petit, Lt. Blake and Lt.
 Jordan. We have made conditional offers to 5 candidates, who have each accepted the
 offer and are moving forward in the process. The expected recruit academy start date is
 April 21st, 2025.
  • We will be introducing a new employee appraisal system in March. The appraisals will
 be conducted on an annual basis. Department employees have been categorized as either
 operational, supervisory, leadership or administrative. Each category has a unique
 evaluation tool that looks at category-specific job performance factors. The appraisal
 includes not only a quantitative score, but also a written summary of employee
 performance and requires the identification of personal and professional goals for the
 upcoming review period.




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 • Working in collaboration with DC Curtin and BC Ruggles to finalize details relative to
 the upcoming Captain’s Promotional Process in March.
 • Working with FF Sean O’Connor to organize all SOGs and provide access via a
 SharePoint website, which will allow member access using existing log-in credentials.
Operations Division:
 • Worked with UVM and other city agencies to plan the UVM Soccer Parade on Church
 St. Hired 6 members to work on the event, and it was completed without any safety issues
 or incidents.
 • Fixed a recent grant amendment submitted incorrectly and the corresponding financial
 report.
 • Met with the City’s Grant Director to discuss future needs and how grants could be
 utilized. Some of the items discussed on the operational side were tools and equipment
 such as extrication equipment, thermal imager cameras, multigas meters, PFA-free
 Personal Protective Gear, and Personal Safety Systems (Bailout systems). We also
 discussed other foundations that can be utilized for grants, such as the Lt. Joseph P.
 DiBernardo Memorial Foundation, Leary Firefighters Foundation, and the Gary Sinise
 Foundation.
 • Worked with the City team and Dr. Wolfson to get the go-ahead on the Prehospital
 Analgesia Intervention Trial (PAIN) study. The first stage of this study will be
 community outreach to educate the community on what the study involves our
 Paramedics and the reason behind it.
 • We continue to evaluate the EPCR (Emergency Patient Care Report) in our RMS. A lot
 of time and effort has been put into making this a successful product to roll out to the
 department in the near future. The goal is to have everything under one system, not
 multiple, as it is currently.
 • We met with Dr. Wolfson to discuss the STARS team's involvement with the Emergency
 Cold Weather Shelter when it is in operation to help facilitate possible treatment for
 individuals with substance abuse.
 • The Fleet Committee approved Car 5's replacement using impact fees. The next step is to
 request the impact fees.

Fire Marshal’s Office:
 • This is the season for school and daycare inspections. Champlain College is done,
 Daycares are next, and the Burlington School system will follow.
 • We have temporarily closed two bars this winter. Red Square for four days because of a
 fire in an electrical panel and other electrical code violations.
 • Manhattan Pizza has been closed for three weeks due to unpermitted work and electrical
 and egress violations.
 • We are receiving requests for fire extinguisher training from businesses like Aviation Air
 and HULA. These are in-depth trainings on fire behavior and how to extinguish fires, so
 we are looking into a fee structure for these trainings.




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 • On-duty units have been tasked with completing one inspection per month. This is an
 attempt to get back into buildings, not only to ensure safety but also to familiarize
 ourselves with layouts and potential dangers.

Training Division:
 • Completed hazmat refresher training focusing on rail cars stored along Lake Street.
 • Members have been doing Ice Rescue as conditions allow on the lake.
 • Conducting promotional prep program for the members testing for Captain.
 • We are back to doing officer development calls on Thursdays every other week.
 • We have Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety Daniel Batsie to present leadership
 topics on March 18 for SFF and above.
 • We have scheduled our first live burn sessions; Round 1 will begin March 26th.
 • Members of Probationary Class 24-01 are being transferred to a different company to
 finish out the balance of their probation.
 • Dave Attig from VT Gas will be in for our Biennial VT Gas review/refresher this
 month.
 • We have confirmed with Curt Varone, a national fire service attorney, to present a
 program in October of this year.
 • Invited to be part of VT Gas National Safety Audit interviews.
 • Rainy Day Fund is receiving registrations for the upcoming Seminar on April 4th.
 • We have four members completing their SFF program and ride time/evaluation.
 • Senior Firefighter Adam Savoy was made the Program Coordinator for our Senior
 Firefighter Program.

EMS Division: Latest EMS Response Data:

We are amid our in-house EMT & AEMT refresher, ensuring our personnel remain proficient
and up to date with best practices. Key highlights from the training so far include:

 • Tracheostomy Care: We have strongly emphasized tracheostomy management, providing
 hands-on practice with a new manikin that supports tracheostomy equipment. This has
 allowed our providers to gain valuable experience in a controlled learning environment.
 • Medication Math & Administration: This week, we will focus on hands-on medication
 calculations and administration. Providers will draw up the appropriate medications
 based on their skill level in accordance with Vermont Statewide EMS Protocols. The
 training reinforces the Six Rights of Medication Administration and emphasizes cross-
 checking medications with partners to enhance patient safety.
 • We anticipate completing the in-house refresher training by the third week of February.

Community Outreach & CRT Integration

The EMS Division continues to strengthen connections with our CRT and community partners.
Recent efforts include:



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 • Spending time at City partner locations, including the Fletcher Free Library, COTS,
 CVOEO, and Champlain Housing Trust’s PODS program, to engage with individuals
 who may require additional support.
 • Working extra duty events at the Warming Shelter at the Miller Center to directly assist
 vulnerable populations.
 • Ongoing collaboration with the CARES mental health clinician, who rides with the CRT
 twice weekly. This partnership has allowed us to support better individuals whose needs
 extend beyond the traditional emergency response model and address gaps in our current
 system.

By continuing to train, collaborate, and integrate with community resources, we are enhancing
our EMS services and ensuring we meet the evolving needs of Burlington residents.

Below is information about response types, training information, and a company-level inspection
report.




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 Burlington FD
 Address: 136 S Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT, 05401




Total Calls December/January




INCIDENT TYPE SERIES NAME INCIDENT TYPE TOTAL CALLS

False Alarm & False Call 700 - False alarm or false call, other 2

False Alarm & False Call 7001 - False alarm caused by 1
 Contractor/Construction

False Alarm & False Call 711 - Municipal alarm system, malicious false 1
 alarm

False Alarm & False Call 712 - Direct tie to FD, malicious false alarm 5

False Alarm & False Call 714 - Central station, malicious false alarm 1

False Alarm & False Call 730 - System malfunction, other 4

False Alarm & False Call 731 - Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 13

False Alarm & False Call 733 - Smoke detector activation due to 33
 malfunction

False Alarm & False Call 734 - Heat detector activation due to 1
 malfunction

False Alarm & False Call 735 - Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 25




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 Burlington FD
Total Calls December/January
 Address: 136 S Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT,
 05401




INCIDENT TYPE SERIES NAME INCIDENT TYPE TOTAL CALLS

False Alarm & False Call 736 - CO detector activation due to malfunction 9

False Alarm & False Call 740 - Unintentional transmission of alarm, other 3

False Alarm & False Call 741 - Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 4

False Alarm & False Call 743 - Smoke detector activation, no fire - 85
 unintentional

False Alarm & False Call 744 - Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 5

False Alarm & False Call 745 - Alarm system activation, no fire - 17
 unintentional

False Alarm & False Call 746 - Carbon monoxide detector activation, no 6
 CO

Fire 100 - Fire, other 1

Fire 111 - Building fire 10

Fire 113 - Cooking fire, confined to container 5

Fire 118 - Trash or rubbish fire, contained 6

Fire 131 - Passenger vehicle fire 1

Fire 142 - Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire 1

Fire 151 - Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 2

Good Intent 600 - Good intent call, other 41

Good Intent 611 - Dispatched & canceled en route 31

Good Intent 622 - No incident found on arrival at dispatch 40
 address

Good Intent 651 - Smoke scare, odor of smoke 5

Good Intent 652 - Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be 1
 smoke

Good Intent 653 - Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle 1

Good Intent 661 - EMS call, party transported by non-fire 61
 agency

Good Intent 671 - HazMat release investigation w/no 5
 HazMat

Hazardous Condition 400 - Hazardous condition, other 1

Hazardous Condition 411 - Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 1

Hazardous Condition 412 - Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4

Hazardous Condition 413 - Oil or other combustible liquid spill 1

Hazardous Condition 424 - Carbon monoxide incident 8

Hazardous Condition 440 - Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 1

Hazardous Condition 442 - Overheated motor 2




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 Burlington FD
 Total Calls December/January
 Address: 136 S Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT,
 05401




 INCIDENT TYPE SERIES NAME INCIDENT TYPE TOTAL CALLS

 Hazardous Condition 444 - Power line down 2

 Hazardous Condition 445 - Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 1

 Hazardous Condition 461 - Building or structure weakened or 2
 collapsed

 Hazardous Condition 462 - Aircraft standby 1

 Hazardous Condition 463 - Vehicle accident, general cleanup 17

 Rescue & EMS 300 - Rescue, EMS incident, other 1

 Rescue & EMS 320 - Emergency medical service incident, 1
 other

 Rescue & EMS 321 - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with 1078
 injury

 Rescue & EMS 322 - Motor vehicle accident with injuries 19

 Rescue & EMS 323 - Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV 1
 Ped)

 Rescue & EMS 324 - Motor vehicle accident with no injuries. 3

 Rescue & EMS 331 - Lock-in (if lock out , use 511 ) 1

 Rescue & EMS 353 - Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 14

 Rescue & EMS 381 - Rescue or EMS standby 7

 Rupture/Explosion 212 - Overpressure rupture of steam boiler 1

 Rupture/Explosion 243 - Fireworks explosion (no fire) 1

 Rupture/Explosion 251 - Excessive heat, scorch burns with no 1
 ignition

 Service Call 510 - Person in distress, other 1

 Service Call 512 - Ring or jewelry removal 2

 Service Call 520 - Water problem, other 3

 Service Call 522 - Water or steam leak 7

 Service Call 531 - Smoke or odor removal 1

 Service Call 542 - Animal rescue 1

 Service Call 550 - Public service assistance, other 18

 Service Call 552 - Police matter 11

 Service Call 553 - Public service 4

 Service Call 554 - Assist invalid 49

 Service Call 555 - Defective elevator, no occupants. 4
 Includes Elevator alarms.

 Service Call 561 - Unauthorized burning 6

 Total 1702




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December/January Training Report




TOPIC NAMES TOTAL HOURS

Aerial Operations 23

BFD ADMIN 1

BFD SKILLS, FF SAFESURV, May Day Drills, Rapid Intervention Teams, 45
SCBA

BLDG CONST 39

BLDG CONST, COMPANY, ENGINE OPS, FORC ENTRY, OPEN 8
WATER, ROPES, Rapid Intervention Teams

BLDG CONST, EMS CE, FIRE BEHAV, Hose Line Stretches, 11
VTGASHAZMAT

BLDG CONST, FIRE BEHAV 3

COLLAPSE, EXTRICATION 6

COMPANY 26

COMPANY, TRUCK OPS 5

D-3 MEDIC 24




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 Burlington FD
December/January Training Report
 Address: 136 S Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT,
 05401




TOPIC NAMES TOTAL HOURS

Driver Training 68

EMS - HIPAA 22

EMS CE 248

EMS CE, NREMT Cardiology , NREMT Medical Emergencies, NREMT 7
Operations, NREMT Trauma, VT EMS Protocol Review

EMS OUTSIDE 1

ENGINE OPS, FORC ENTRY, Hose Line Stretches, SOG Review, 5
Search & Rescue, WIDE AREA SR

Electric Vehicle Fires 30

FIRE BEHAV 67

FORC ENTRY 14

Fire Investigation 3

Fire Investigator CE's 12

Fire Officer 18

Fire Officer , LEADERSHIP, Officer Development 77

HAZMAT 151

Hose Line Stretches 52

INDIVIDUAL 4

Inspection, Pre-Planning 3

LEADERSHIP 188

NIOSH 4

NIOSH LODD Review, VTGASHAZMAT 11

OPEN WATER, WATER RESC 3

Officer Development 46

PEER 2

PHYS FIT 127

Power Saw Use/Familiarization 1

Pre-Planning 19

Pump Operations 81

ROPE OPS 23

ROPES 12

Radio Training 5

Rapid Intervention Teams 39

SCBA 2




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 Burlington FD
 December/January Training Report
 Address: 136 S Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT,
 05401




 TOPIC NAMES TOTAL HOURS

 Search & Rescue 31

 Standpipe Operations 2

 TRUCK OPS 25

 VT EMS Protocol Review 6

 Total 1591




 Description: Total member training hours for last calendar month




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 Total General Fire Safety Inspections December/January

 FIRE STATION TOTAL INSPECTIONS COMPLETED

 Central - Station 1 2

 Station 2 1

 Station 4 1

 Station 5 1

 Total 5




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 BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT




 2024
 Preliminary Year-End Report
 1. Staffing & Structure 3. Some Major Events in 2024
 2. Incident Volume & Incident Data 4. Rebuilding
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 1. STAFFING & STRUCTURE




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 BPD SWORN OFFICER HEADCOUNT, 2015-2025 In June 2020, the Burlington City
 Council voted to reduce, by
 attrition, the BPD’s authorized
 TOTAL SWORN HEADCOUNT, as of the first of each month, month-by-month headcount from 105 to 74. An
 officer exodus ensued. In Oct
 105 2021, the council raised the cap
 JUL 01 2020
 from 74 to 87, but it was not
 92 officers
 100 until a strong police contract
 was ratified in July 2022 that
 95 headcount stabilized. Since then,
 the BPD has worked to rebuild,
 90 but after significant success in
 2023, the BPD lost progress and
 From Jan 2015 to Jun 2020,
 85 rolled back in 2024.
 BPD’s avg headcount was 97 officers
 80

 75
 JAN 01 2025
 63 officers
 70

 65

 60
 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023 2024 2024 2025
 JAN JULY JAN JULY JAN JULY JAN JULY JAN JULY JAN JULY JAN JULY JAN JULY JAN JULY JAN JULY JAN


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 63 TOTAL, 58 EFFECTIVE

 We begin 2025 with 63 total sworn officers, of whom 58
 are available to be independently deployed. This is
 insufficient for Vermont’s largest city. Historically,
 headcount averaged 97; currently we are authorized for
 87 officers.
 Unavailable,
 minus 5 limited, military, FTO, etc. = 58 5
 minus 12 supervisors = 46
 Supervisors,
 minus 10 detectives = 36 Patrol, 26 12
 minus 6 airport officers =30
 minus 4 special assignments = 26
 Detectives,
 10




 26
 Special, 4
 Airport, 6


 officers on Patrol
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 PUBLIC SAFETY ROLES UNIQUE TO BPD
Public safety is more than police. When sworn-officer staffing began to fall, we created
the 2021 Public Safety Continuity Plan. That plan augmented an existing non-sworn role:
 • Community Service Officers (CSOs),
These are unarmed, unsworn officers who answer quality-of-life calls for service. BPD
currently has six employees in the role, and the budget allots us 11 CSOs (we currently
have seven, as of 01/15/25) and one CSM (or Community Service Manager). The role is
also a stepping stone to becoming a police officer.




 The 2021 Public Safety Continuity Plan also created:
 • Community Support Liaisons (CSLs)
 These are embedded social workers with expertise in mental health, substance use
 disorder, and homelessness. BPD currently has its full complement of six CSLs, and
 one CSS (or Community Support Supervisor). The CSLs are the core of our new CAIP
 Jan 15, 2025 – all data preliminary & subject to change
 division (Crisis, Advocacy, Intervention Programs).
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 FY25 ORG CHART FY25 AUTH STAFFING: 87 SWORN
 OFFICERS, 58 PROFESSIONAL STAFF
 Chief of Police

CAIP USB / PATROL DSB / Detectives
 Ass’t Dir of CAIP Deputy Chief Ops Executive Manager Deputy Chief Admin
 Command
 Unif Bur Support & Assistant
 Admin Coord

  Community Support PIO & Community
 Supervisor Area Lieutenant (4) Admin Lieutenant Detective Lieutenant
 Engagement
 Coordinator

 Records Unit (4)
  Community Support
 Liaison (6) Redaction Specialist

 Airport Division Sgt Patrol Sgt (8) Training Coordinator CUSI Sergeant Detective Sergeant
 Domestic Violence
 Victim’s Advocate
 Business Manager
 Airport Officer (7) Patrol Officer (48) Recruitment Ofc CUSI Detective (2) Detective (8)
 Burlington CARES
 Supervisor Inventory Control
 Community Service Specialist Recruitment
 Manager ID unit (2)
 Coordinator
 Burlington CARES Fire/Police
 Clinician (2) Accountant
 Community Service Dispatch Manager
 Officer (11)
 Domestic Violence
 Prevention Ofc Senior Ntwrk Admin
 CURRENT SWORN STAFFING:
 Emergency
 Communications 63 OFFICERS of 87
 CURRENT PROFESSIONAL
 Tech Specialist Specialist (14) 58 Effective
 STAFFING: = sworn
 46 FTEs of 58 = non-sworn Police Receptionist
 This Chart Shows Authorized Counts
 for Each Role
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 ALL BPD POSITIONS


 The core of everything we do as a department is our people.
 This table shows the variety of positions along with their
 staffing: the number authorized versus the number on staff
 as of January 1, 2025. For our professional staff, it also
 includes the pay grade, which is determined by the City. One
 professional position was recently regraded, hence the
 brackets, which refer to the former grade that applied for
 the FY25 budget.

 The BPD is extremely understaffed in its sworn Police Officer
 and Sergeant ranks. We also have room to grow in our CSO
 ranks. For more information on both, see Section 4 of this
 report.

 [Note: since January 1st the BPD has added one CSO on January 13,
 which is not reflected in this table. Additionally, in January 2025 the
 BPD will lose one lieutenant to retirement on January 21 and we
 anticipate adding one sworn officer (a new police recruit) on January
 27. Those are also not reflected in this table.]


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 2. INCIDENT VOLUME & INCIDENT DATA




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 INCIDENT VOLUME, FULL YEAR
 INCIDENTS %Δ
 2019 28,475 100%

 2020 23,592 17%

 2021 21,586 9%

 2022 25,190 17%

 2023 30,883 23%

  Incidents in 2024 were down 3% compared to 2023. They were up 6% over 2019.
 2024 30,110 3%
  BPD addressed more incidents than in 2019 with 50% fewer patrol officers than in 2019. Δ 2019 to 2024: 6%
  Of the 30,110 incidents in 2024, the BPD “stacked” 3,959, or 13%.
  Additionally, 1,570 were taken via online reporting, or 5%.


 It should be noted that not all incidents are crimes. They are more accurately “calls for service.” As shown on the next
 slide, there are more than 100 categories of incident. The fact that incidents are up does not necessarily mean that
 crime is up; as the next slide shows, some categories of criminal incident are up and some are not.
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 REVISED PRIORITY RESPONSE PLAN
 911 Hangup Cruelty to a Child Illegal Dumping CSO Robbery
 Airport AOA Violation Cruelty to Animals CSO Impeding a Public Officer Runaway
Twenty-six officers on patrol is not adequate for Airport Duress Alarm Custodial Interference * Impersonation of a Police Officer * Runaway Apprehension
a city of our size or BPD’s call volume. Airport PHASE Disorderly Conduct * Inciting a Felony Search

Accordingly, we have created the Priority Alarm * Disorderly Conduct by Elec Comm ONL Intoxication CSO Search Warrant
 Alcohol Offense CSO Disturbance Investigation - Cold Case Sex Offender Registry Violation
Response Plan. It husbands resources while Animal Problem CSO DLS Juvenile Problem * Sexual Assault
remaining true to our duty to prioritize our Arrest on Warrant Domestic Assault - Felony Kidnapping Sheltering/Aiding Runaway
NEIGHBORS’ PHYSICAL SAFETY and their sense Arson Domestic Assault - Misd Larceny - from a Building SRO Activity
 Assault - Aggravated Domestic Disturbance Larceny - from a Motor Vehicle Stalking
of safety. The Plan goes into effect when two or
 Assault - Simple Drugs Larceny - Other Stolen Vehicle
fewer sworn police officers are available for Assist - Agency Drugs - Possession Larceny from a Person Subpoena Service CSO
response; when that happens, Priority 2 and Assist - Car Seat Inspection CSO Drugs - Sale Lewd and Lascivious Conduct Suicide - Attempted
Priority 3 incidents get “stacked” and do not Assist - K9 DUI Lockdown Drill Suspicious Event *
 Assist - Motorist CSO Eluding Police Mental Health Issue * Theft of Rental Property ONL
receive an in-person response. When three or
 Assist - Other Embezzlement ONL Minor in Possession of Alcohol Theft of Service ONL
more officers are available, they are dispatched Assist - Public Enabling Consumption by Minors Missing Person Threats/Harassment *
to all incidents regardless of Priority category. Background Investigation Escape Motor Vehicle Complaint CSO Traffic
 Bad Check ONL Extortion ONL Noise CSO Trespass *
Incidents labeled “CSO” initially receive a Bar / Liquor License Violation False Info to Police Obstruction of Justice TRO/FRO Service
response from a CSO, rather than a sworn Bomb Threat False Pretenses ONL Operations TRO/FRO Violation
 Burglary * False Public Alarms Ordinance Violation - Other CSO Unlawful Restraint
officer, unless the incident evolves in a way that
 CHINS False Swearing Overdose Untimely Death DSB
changes its category or requires a sworn officer. Community Outreach Fireworks CSO Parking CSO Use of Elec Comm to Lure a Child
 Compliance Check Foot Patrol Possession of Stolen Property Uttering a Forged Instrument ONL
Incidents labeled “ONL” (for “Online Only”) are Computer Crime ONL Forgery ONL Prescription Fraud ONL Vandalism ONL
to be diverted to an online reporting function. Contributing to Delinquency of Minor Found/Lost Property CSO Prohibited Acts VIN verification CSO
Note that larcenies and retail thefts are NOT Counterfeiting ONL Fraud ONL Property Damage CSO Violation of Conditions of Release *

supposed to be online reports. Crash - Fatality Fugitive From Justice Reckless Endangerment * Voyeurism *
 Crash - Injury to person(s) Graffiti Removal Recovered Property CSO Weapons Offense
Additionally, during daytime weekday hours Crash - LSA * Hindering Arrest Resisting Arrest Welfare Check *
 Crash - Non-Investigated CSO Homicide Retail Theft
when DSB detectives are available, DSB will
 Crash - Property damage only CSO Identity Theft ONL Roadway Hazard
handle untimely deaths.
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 RATIONALE FOR THE PLAN

 Why did the BPD create the Priority Response Plan?

 Police Staffing  Incident Volume 
 Since July 01 2020, staffing has fallen by nearly 30 sworn officers.
 During that time, incident volume has risen.
 The Priority Response Plan is not optimal, but the Chief of Police has sought to make the Plan as
 non-disruptive as possible. In fact, many other cities with smaller staffing declines have implemented more
 severe measures. Regardless, the Priority Response Plan is not how the Burlington Police Department wants
 to police. Before implementing the plan in May 2021, the BPD’s default was to respond to every call. That is
 not possible with current staffing. But we are working to create new resources and hire new officers
 to return to that default posture again.

 Our goal is to achieve a healthy staffing level with a variety of roles that allows us to deliver
 the service that our neighbors deserve, and that the people of the BPD want to provide.


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 HOW THE PRIORITY RESPONSE PLAN WORKS
 When only two or fewer officers are available, the Priority Response Plan goes into effect.

1. In this example, there are five non-
supervisory officers assigned to the day 3. Officers 2 and 3 are dispatched to a 4. Officers 4 and 5 have to remain
shift. They respond to every call for Domestic Assault call, which, like most available in case of a Priority 1 life-safety
service in the order the calls come in. Priority 1 incidents, requires a two- incident like a robbery. If anything other
 officer response. Now only Officers 4 than a Priority 1 comes in—a report of
 and 5 remain. At this point, the Priority vandalism or a larceny, for example,
 Response Plan goes into effect. which are Priority 3 calls—the call will
 be “stacked” until more than two
 officers are once again available.
 2. Dispatch receives a call about a retail theft,
 which is a Priority 3 call for service. Officer 1
 responds, leaving Officers 2, 3, 4, and 5 available.
 X
 X
 Larceny from a building


 Vandalism
 Domestic assault
 Retail Theft Robbery

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 FREQUENCY OF PRIORITY 1 RESPONSE PER OFFICER




 Prior to 2020, no single officer had ever responded to more than 200 Priority 1 incidents
 in a year. In 2023 and 2024, half the officers assigned to Patrol did just that, and all of
 the full-year Patrol cops responded to more than 100 such incidents.
 Note: The total number of officers per year is derived by recording any sworn employee who was employed at any given time during the year.
 Therefore, each year may tally higher than the total headcount at any given snapshot period such as the first-of-the-month snapshots on slide 3.
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 SELECTED VALCOUR INCIDENTS, FULL YEAR

 Crash Mental
 Assault – Assault - Disorderly Domestic Domestic Larceny Nonfatal Sexual Stolen
 1 Burglary w Injury Gunfire Health Overdose4
 Robbery Traffic
 Agg Simple Conduct Assault2 Disturb (all)3 Assault Vehicle
 or Fatal Issue

 2019 50 154 105 92 139 75 529 3 742 765 58 22 49 55 1,963

 2020 53 144 108 54 156 50 593 12 772 946 100 20 60 62 1,169

 2021 65 161 204 90 143 42 601 14 1,106 957 145 12 43 139 665

 2022 67 178 180 104 139 46 551 26 1,550 1,237 252 19 40 346 399

 2023 58 195 199 123 95 47 460 16 1,706 1,029 430 22 34 311 764

 2024 96 169 186 109 101 47 447 15 1,489 1,059 583 26 30 184 858

 1 = includes incidents categorized as “Homicide (attempted)”
 2 = combines incidents categorized as “Domestic Assault – Felony” and “Domestic Assault – Misdemeanor”
 3 = combines incidents categorized as “Larceny from a Person,” “Larceny – from a Building,” “Larceny – from Motor Vehicle,” and “Larceny – Other”
 4 = fatal overdoses are not included; they are categorized separately from nonfatal overdoses, and are aggregated with all other “Untimely Death” incidents
 NOTE: These data are derived from Valcour incidents. Valcour is the BPD’s computer-aided dispatch and records-management system. Incidents are initially categorized by dispatch
 according to the information provided by a caller; the category may be changed by the officer or employee who responds to the scene and/or the detective who takes the case.
 Offense data and/or NIBRS data may differ.
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 2024 vs 2023 Stolen Vehicle  41%
 Retail Theft  30%
 Simple Assault  13%
 Comparing 2024 to 2023. Larceny  12%
 Crash w/ Injury/Fatal  11%
 From 2023 to 2024, the BPD Sexual Assault  9%
 pushed many categories, Gunfire  6%
 Burglary  6%
 including property crimes, in Domestic Disturbance  3%
 the right direction. Robberies, Domestic Assault no change
 overdoses, and felony assaults Mental Health Issue  3%
 are up, however. Disorderly Conduct  5%
 Robbery  14%
 Numbers from which percentages are drawn are on the Overdose  36%
 previous page (except “Retail Theft”).
 Aggravated Assault  67%
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 2024 vs FIVE-YEAR AVG Sexual Assault  31%
 Disorderly Conduct  25%
 Domestic Disturbance  18%
 Year-to-year comparisons are Domestic Assault  10%
 sometimes too short. To get a Stolen Vehicle  1%
 sense of how 2024 compares Simple Assault  2%
 to historic norms, this Gunfire  7%
 Mental health Issue  7%
 compares the five-year Burglary  18%
 average, from 2019 to 2023, Crash w/ Injury/Fatal  18%
 to 2024. In this context, the Robbery  25%
 BPD still has a way to go. Larceny  27%
 Retail Theft  57%
 Numbers from which percentages are drawn are on slide 14 Aggravated Assault  64%
 (except “Retail Theft”).
 Overdose  197%
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 Arrest on Warrant / Violation of
 AoW AND VCR Conditions of Release – City
 639
 598


 In 2023, the BPD made 1,689 arrests. In 2024, the BPD made 1,686
 arrests. In both years, more than a third of arrests involved arrestees 375
 who were arrested five or more times in the year. 279 262
 227
 This can be seen in the increase in arrests on warrants and arrests for
 violations of conditions of release.
 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

 Warrants are most often issued by the court when a previously arrested
 and arraigned person fails to appear at a subsequent hearing or trial.
 Arrest on Warrant / Violation of
 Conditions of release are given to persons that the court does not jail, Conditions of Release – D Area
 but instead allows to leave under the condition that the person follow 318
 certain rules, such as a curfew, or prohibitions against using alcohol or 288
 possessing weapons.

 Over the past two years, 2023 and 2024, the BPD has seen a tremendous
 increase in arrests on warrants and violations of conditions of release. By 132
 definition, these are arrestees who have not followed the court’s rules.
 83 93
 The phenomenon is particularly pronounced in D Area, which is the 72
 downtown core.
 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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 ONE & DONE vs FREQUENT FLYER The majority of people who get arrested in a given year are only
 arrested once. It’s not an experience most people want to
 repeat. These are the people for whom alternative justice like
 that provided by the Community Justice Center (CJC) is not only
 the right choice, it’s a better choice—more efficient and more
 impactful. If an offender can take responsibility and make
 amends to those the offende has harmed, and if the offender
 does not have a long history of offending,
 the CJC is the best place for that offender’s
 offense to be addressed.

 But over the past few years, larger and
 larger proportions of arrestees have been




 getting arrested more and more often.
 These offenders are not eligible for CJC, but
 those in the bottom bands in the graphic—
 less than 10% of arrestees—are involved in
 a third of the arrests. How then to address
 the disruption and danger these offenders
 pose to the public?
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 “TOP TEN” RECIDIVISTS
 At the extreme edge of the issue are the
 offenders with more than ten arrests in a given
 MOST BPD ARRESTS, 2023 MOST BPD ARRESTS, 2024 year—i.e., the offenders who are contained in
 PERSON ARREST VALCOUR PERSON ARREST VALCOUR those tiny dark-blue slivers at the bottom of
 each column on the previous slide. Among
 A0123 25 43 B0124 [A0223] 46 114 these offenders, the number of times each has
 A0223 22 83 B0224 30 187 been arrested by the BPD is growing.

 A0323 19 54 B0324 [A0723] 25 90 The table at left shows the “Top Ten” arrestees
 A0423 19 50 B0424 14 15 in 2023 and 2024 ( in each year there are 11,
 not ten, because of ties). It also compares the
 A0523 17 74 B0524 14 23 number of each person’s Burlington arrests
 with the number of each person’s Burlington
 A0623 17 73 B0624 [A0423] 14 62
 police encounters (Valcour incidents). (Many if
 A0723 16 70 B0724 13 64 not all of these individuals have arrests and
 encounters in other communities, but this table
 A0823 14 37 B0824 12 51
 tracks those that occurred in the Queen City.)
 A0923 13 82 B0924 12 86
 Persons in 2024 with a bracketed number were
 A1023 13 36 B1024 10 26
 also on the “Top Ten” list in 2023.
 A1123 13 49 B1124 10 40

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 Dispositions of Charges of Violations of Conditions of Release 2022-2023

 VCR IN VT County
 Alternative
 Dismissed Guilty
 Nolle
 Missing TOTAL
 %age
 %age
 dismissed
 Disposition Prosequi guilty
 / nolle

One additional piece of context Addison 1 2 20 83 0 106 19% 80%
for the AOW/VCR data on the Bennington 4 2 81 535 0 622 13% 86%
previous slide is shown here. This
table compares, county by Caledonia 2 10 123 270 1 406 30% 69%
county, the dispositions when a
 Chittenden 0 24 43 566 8 641 7% 92%
criminal is arrested and brought
before the court for violating his Essex 0 1 40 35 0 76 53% 47%
or her conditions of release. In
Chittenden County, more than Franklin 3 14 79 322 19 437 18% 77%
any other, the person has that Grand Isle 0 5 17 36 1 59 29% 69%
violation dismissed. (The data is
for 2022 and 2023, not 2024.) The Lamoille 9 15 44 154 5 227 19% 74%
Chittenden County court has a
 Orange 0 0 17 176 0 193 9% 91%
significant backlog of cases—as
of December 12, 2023, data from Orleans 1 13 282 371 2 669 42% 57%
the State’s Attorney showed
3,049 pending cases, including 18 Rutland 2 10 94 386 3 495 19% 80%
murders and attempted murders, Washington 3 14 232 547 12 808 29% 69%
142 aggravated assaults, and 137
burglaries. Windham 0 3 219 439 3 664 33% 67%

 Windsor 2 13 50 297 5 367 14% 84%
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 DISCIPLINE AND OVERSIGHT
 COMPLAINTS REVIEWS
 80 80

 70 5 70

 60 60
 12 11 37 50
 50 14
 8
 16
 40 7 40

 29 24 32 38
 30 36 30
 37 24 32 29 19
 20 32 30 20 20
 33
 10 20 10 10
 18 6 4 7 7 10
 12 7 7 6
 0 5 5 0
 6 5 3 3 5 4
 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
 Invalid Complaint External Complaint Internal Complaint Int Invest Admin Review Supervisor Review


  As serious as we are about accountability for offenders, the BPD is serious about accountability for its employees, as well. For the BPD, citizen
  complaints and discipline are now codified in a way that fosters transparency, consistency, and fairness. For several months in 2024, we worked with the
  Police Commission, the Human Resources Department, the City Attorney’s Office, and the BPOA to overhaul our process completely. The new directive,
  DD40 External and Internal Complaints, Supervisor Reviews, Administrative Reviews, Internal Investigations & Discipline, delineates a thorough,
  specific, fair process. It ensures that citizens—the independent Burlington Police Commission—have input into oversight. This slide retroactively
  applies the directives new definitions to previous years’ cases for some context around the volume of complaints and discipline.
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 IF YOU HAVE A CRIME OR AN EMERGENCY,


 CALL 9-1-1
 The Priority Response Plan described in these pages
 applies to non-emergency incidents
 when life-safety is NOT at stake.
 Life-safety incidents WILL receive a police response.
 Call 9-1-1, not dispatch, for in-progress incidents when
 people or property are at immediate risk.
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 BPD NON-EMERGENCY PHONE TREE EXTENSIONS
 To report a crime or an in-progress incident, or for emergency services, please call 9-1-1.
 Non-Emergency Phone Number: (802) 658-2704
 Press 1 for Parking
 This will route you to the Parking Department. If you suspect your vehicle has been towed, have a question about parking, received a parking ticket, or had issues with a
 parking meter, your inquiry should be directed to the Parking Department, which is not part of the BPD
 Press 2 for Records Division
 The Records Division assists with completing requests for records associated with BPD, including FOIA requests. You may have to leave a voicemail. If you are calling to
 make a request, please submit your requests online. If assistance is needed with filing a request, the Community Support Liaison team can provide support (option 7).
 Press 3 for Recruitment Division
 Recruitment staff can assist with any questions related to employment at the BPD. You may have to leave a voicemail.
 Press 4 for Property Division
 The Property Division assists with the retrieval of personal property and is to be used for picking up your property. This is not to be used for reporting any lost or found
 property, which should be done through dispatch (option 9). The pick-up hours for property are 9AM to 10AM or 4PM to 5PM, Monday through Friday.
 Press 5 for Fingerprinting Appointments and Permitting Applications
 The Uniform Bureau Support & Administrative Coordinator is responsible for scheduling these appointments and processing permit applications. You may need to leave a
 voicemail. For faster service, please visit the Services & Guidance page of our website.
 Press 6 for Alarm Billing and Accounting
 You may need to leave a voicemail for the BPD Accountant.
 Press 7 for Community Support Liaison (CSL) Team
 The CSL team can assist with navigating issues associated with identified social service needs or provide guidance on how to navigate other quality-of-life problems in the
 community. CSLs typically work 8AM to 8PM, most days of the week. In-progress events such as welfare checks should be requested through dispatch (option 9).
 Press 8 for Animal Issues, Noise Complaints, or Accidents without Injury
 The Community Service Officer (CSO) Team works 7 days a week, typically 8AM to 2AM. If you need assistance with a non-injury vehicle crash, an animal issue, or a noise
 complaint, please use 9-1-1. CSOs spend a lot of time in the community, so this option may lead to a voicemail. DO NOT USE THIS NUMBER TO FILE A CSO REPORT.
 Press 9 for Dispatch
 This will bring you to a live person in our Dispatch Center. For in-progress incidents, particularly those that involve crimes or life-safety, you must call 9-1-1. Direct calls
 to Dispatch should only be used for late-reported events, or events where a critical response is NOT needed.
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 3. SOME MAJOR EVENTS IN 2024




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HOSTAGE SITUATION AT T RUGGS TAVERN




 Monday, January 22


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 BATTERY STREET ENCAMPMENT


On January 29, 2024, Community Support Liaisons (CSLs) from the
BPD’s Crisis Assessment Intervention Programs (CAIP) team,
police officers, and partners from Burlington Parks Recreation &
Waterfront (including Director Cindi Wight) and the Department
of Public Works cleared out the remains of a dangerous, unlawful
encampment along Battery Street and on “the shelf”—a ledge in
the hillside down hill from the Battery Street greenbelt.


A month earlier, on December 28, a serious
fire had broken out in the camp,
highlighting the danger. Led by AD CAIP
Lacey Smith of BPD and others, multiple
city departments collaborated to follow our
protocols for noticing campers of the
pending closure while working with them
to find safer options for shelter.



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 ARSON AT SENATOR SANDERS’S OFFICE


  On Friday April 5, 2024, a perpetrator set fire to the office vestibule of United
  States Senator Bernie Sanders on Church Street. The arsonist was recorded
  on security video spraying a liquid near the outer door of the office and then
  lighting the area with a handheld lighter. A blaze quickly began while the
  suspect fled via a staircase.
  No one was injured in the fire, and the Senator was not in the office at the
  time, but members of his staff were. The fire caused significant damage to
  the vestibule, but, as with the arson the BPD experienced at our
  headquarters at One North Avenue in November 2023, the activation of the
  sprinklers caused additional property destruction.
  Burlington detective Eric Kratochvil worked with our partners at the federal
  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to identify Shant
  Soghomonian, 35, also known as Michael Soghomonian. Police arrested him
  in Shelburne less than 48 hours after the crime.




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 IT WAS “TOTALITY” AWESOME!




 On April 8, 2024, Burlington was in the “path of totality” for a total solar eclipse. The city experienced more
 than three minutes of totality. The BPD worked with state and local agencies to prepare. Locally, Festival and
 Event Director Zach Williamson at BCA led city meetings with Fire, Police, DPW, Parks, and others in planning
 for this once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event. Hotels sold out, and traffic got bad. But it was an amazing event.




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 2023 AWARDS hosted the BPD at our annual awards
 ceremony, recognizing extraordinary
 conduct in 2023, attended by employees, family members,
 awardees, Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, and others. Among
 the award recipients:
 • The Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and Crisis Negotiation
 Unit (CNU) and their 28 deployments, including murder
 investigations, shooting investigations, armed suspects, and
 high-risk warrants. When the public needs help, they call 9-
 1-1. When cops need help, they call CNU and ERU
 • Retired Sergeant Simon Bombard for saving fellow officer
 Brock Marvin’s life from a knife-wielding attacker
 • Detective Eric Kratochvil for exemplary
 investigatory work and his community leadership
 of the Junior Milers and CHCB
 • The team that closed the terrible shooting of
 three young Palestinian men
 • The team that handled a single, crazy night on
 which we experienced a gunfire incident, a
 double murder, a shooting, and an arson at HQ
 • The Drug Unit for recovering tens of thousands of bags of fentanyl and disrupting the Philly Crew and
 the local supply of xylazine
 • Community Support Liaison Brigid Blazek for her work with an undocumented refugee
 • Recruitment Officer Corporal Carolynne Erwin and Recruitment Coordinator Anhad Bajwa for the
 BPD’s best hiring year in more than thirty years
 • The Queen City Police Foundation gave awards to Dave Hartnett and Jay Fayette
 • Police Commission Chair Shakuntala Rao presented an award to Executive Manager Shannon Trammell

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 MARATHON
 Some 4,500 runners came to Burlington for
 the 2024 Vermont City Marathon. It was a
 gorgeous day, perfect for a run (even if going
 26.2 miles is just plain crazy!).
 The BPD had dozens of posts along the
 route, with more than a third of our officers
 assigned to the event, as well as CSOs, CSLs,
 ID technicians and more. We enjoyed terrific
 assistance, as always, from other law-
 enforcement agencies like the Vermont State
 Police and Vermont Fish & Wildlife.
 Lieutenant Rich Weinisch and Corporal
 Carolynne Erwin were the event
 coordinators for BPD, preparing months in
 advance with Run Vermont and a host of
 other partners, like BFD, DPW, Green
 Mountain Transit, and others. Corporal
 Erwin has had a key organizational role for
 more than a decade of marathons.



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The Queen City celebrated a wonderful Third of July, with thousands of visitors. Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak
addressed the full-house roll call at the BPD EOC, thanking officers, CSOs, CSLs, and partners like BFD, GMT,
VSP, and others for working the holiday.




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 CHURCH STREET MURDER



 On Saturday, August 24, just half an hour after midnight, Burlington saw its only murder of 2024, when a woman shot a man several
 times outside the Red Square nightclub on the Church Street Marketplace. Responding officers, including a CSO and an off-duty
 officer, were on scene within seconds. Officers apprehended the shooter on Main Street. Along with our BFD partners, police used
 the tactical medical training BPD provides to all employees and tried to save the victim but he succumbed to his injuries.




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 CREEMEE WITH A COP
 On Friday 9/6 we had a successful and well-attended
 “Creemee with a Cop,” hosted by The Bagel Café on North
 Avenue, and organized by PIO Sarah Timm and City
 Councilor Mark Barlow in conjunction with the Vermont
 Agency of Agriculture. Throughout the summer we had
 also participated in “Creemee from a Cop,” an Agency of
 Agriculture voucher program. Officers like Sergeant Mellis,
 at left, handed out coupons on patrol and at events like
 the Third of July.




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 PRIDE MARCH

 On September 8, the Burlington Police
 Department controlled traffic and guided
 participants and viewers alike as the city’s
 2024 PRIDE March went off… well,
 fabulously!

 The parade and festival is Vermont’s largest
 Pride celebration, featuring vendors, drag,
 burlesque, dance, and musical
 performances. Despite concerns about
 possible disruptions that had occurred in
 marches in other cities and states, mostly
 having to do with conflict in the Middle
 East, Burlington’s event was free from
 disturbance. A terrific day was had by all.




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 A HISTORY OF SERVICE – DEPUTY CHIEF LABRECQUE
 In September, we bade farewell to Deputy Chief of
 Operations Wade Labrecque. In nearly 24 years with the
 BPD, Deputy Chief Labrecque served the City of Burlington
 and the department as a patrol officer, sergeant, lieutenant,
 and deputy chief. He spent eight years with a hairy partner,
 K-9 Andre, and they made huge drug seizures and
 important, life-saving tracks. The pair were the state’s top
 narcotics detection team four times. In 2016 they were
 inducted into the Vermont Police Canine Hall of Fame.

 In 2015 he was promoted to sergeant, and in 2019 he
 became a lieutenant. Since being designated Acting Deputy
 Chief on September 25, 2020, he has managed our
 Uniformed Services Bureau during a time of unprecedented
 hardship and challenge, facing plummeting patrol numbers
 no DC Ops ever faced.

 “Every day he has confronted the challenge of balancing our
 obligation to keep our community safe while ensuring our
 officers’ safety and wellness, too. In all the 1,453 days since
 then, I have valued his guidance, leadership, and friendship.
 The department and the City are better for his service.”
 ~ Chief Murad
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 IACP 2024

 The International Association of Chiefs
 of Police, or IACP, Annual Conference
 and Exposition is the largest and most
 important law enforcement event of the
 year—more than 16,000 public safety
 professionals come to learn new
 techniques, advance their knowledge
 and careers, and equip their
 departments for ongoing success.

 The 2024 IACP conference was held at
 the Boston Convention and Exhibition
 Center, October 19-22, 2024.

 The BPD normally sends four employees
 to the full conference, but this year we
 were also able to arrange a one-day
 “field trip” for nine additional team
 members to experience the scope and
 scale of American policing.

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 CLEANING UP In late October, the BPD
 pitched in with fellow
 community members at a
 syringe / litter cleanup
 effort organized by the
 Greater Burlington YMCA.
 PIO Sarah Timm attended,
 as did Redaction Specialist
 ShanShan Chen and our
 wonderful Lieutenant My
 Nguyen, who retired after
 20 loyal years in November.




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 CHURCH STREET HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING




 On Friday November 29, 2024, the Church Street Marketplace held its annual tree-lighting event, with a stage show, carols and, of course, the
 lights! Thousands of folks attended and crowded the northernmost block of Church Street to usher in the holiday season. We had a strong
 contingent of officers on overtime, as well as partners from BFD for emergency medical response and from DPW in blocker trucks to prevent
 vehicle attacks. It was all designed to ensure that attendees stayed safe.


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 4. REBUILDING




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 SWEARING IN, FEBRUARY 1 2024

Our swearing in, attended by
employees new and old,
families, Mayor Weinberger
(who offered inspiring
remarks), City Councilors,
Police Commissioners, and
members of the Queen City
Police Foundation, can be
seen on Town Meeting TV.




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 117th GRADUATION MAY 31 2024
 On May 31, 2024, our lone recruit officer, Kaylah Grant, graduated from the 117th
 Vermont Police Academy basic class. We were proud to watch her participate in the
 flag ceremony that closed the commencement.

 Additionally, BPD Officer Nho Huynh was voted best teaching assistant by the 117th
 Basic Class.




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 SWEARING-IN CEREMONY


On August 1, we added new sworn officers
and additional professional positions like
three new dispatchers to the Department.
We also promoted Anna Wagling from Community
Support Liaison to Community Support Supervisor,
and important position in our CAIP team. And we
recognized our Recruitment Officer, Corporal
Carolynn Erwin, for 20 years of service. Great work
by Corporal Erwin and
Recruitment Coordinator
Anhad Bajwa yielded
these new hires. Mayor
Mulvaney-Stanek attended
and offered welcoming
remarks to these new
members of the team.



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 Of recruits hired, # Of laterals hired, #
 YEAR RECRUIT HIRES still employed as of LATERAL HIRES still employed as of
 RECRUIT & RETAIN 01/01/25 01/01/25
 8
 2010 2 0 -
 Jan: 2 Jul: 6
 Of total hired, # still
 9
 YEAR TOTAL IN employed as of 2011
 Jan: 8 Jul: 1
 3 4 1
 01/01/25
 These tables show 2012
 3
 1 1 0
 Jan: 2 Jul: 1
 2010 8 2 hiring patterns over
 9
 the past 15 years, 2013 3 4 2
 2011 13 4 Jan: 7 Jul: 2
 and compare 2014
 11
 3 1 0
 2012 4 1 Jan: 7 Jul: 4
 recruitment to
 2013 13 5 6
 retention. The 2015 0 4 1
 Jan: 2 Jul: 4
 2014 12 3 table at right also
 2016
 8
 2 3 2
 breaks hiring down Jan: 4 Jul: 4
 2015 10 1 10
 into “recruits” (i.e., 2017 3 1 0
 2016 13 4 Jan: 4 Jul: 6
 new employees 10
 2018 2 2 2
 2017 9 2 who have never Jan: 4 Jul: 6
 9
 2018 12 4 been police before 2019
 Jan: 6 Jul: 3
 3 3 0
 2019 12 3 and must attend 4
 2020 2 1 1
 the Vermont Police Jan: 4 Jul: 0
 2020 5 3 1
 Academy) and 2021
 Jan: 0 Oct: 1
 1 0 -
 2021 1 1 “laterals” (i.e., new 5
 2022 3 2 2
 2022 7 5 employees who are Jan: 2 Jul: 3

 already certified 11
 2023 15 8 2023 5 4 3
 Jan: 6 Jul: 5
 police officers). 5
 2024 7 5 2024
 Jan: 1 Jul: 4
 3 2 2
  TOTAL 141 51 (36%) 109
 36
 32
 16
 33% 50%
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 COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS (CSOs)

 ID HIRED SEPARATED
 960 10/17/2016 3/26/2023
 961 11/25/2019 5/19/2022
 962 10/4/2021 1/23/2023* The recruitment team has also been building the ranks of our Community Service
 963 10/4/2021 1/10/2023 Officer (CSO) cadre. Formerly, the BPD was authorized for (and employed) two
 964 1/18/2022 CURRENT CSOs. In December 2020, Chief Murad introduced the Public Safety Continuity
 965 1/18/2022 8/8/2022* Plan, which the City Council approved in February 2021 as part of the FY22
 966 2/28/2022 3/11/2022 budget. Since FY22 the BPD has received nearly 200 CSO applications and hired 19
 967 2/28/2022 CURRENT of those applicants.
 968 3/7/2022 1/23/2023*
 969 10/3/2022 9/14/2023 The CSO role has a higher “churn” than sworn officers, but it’s easier to hire for
 970 11/28/2022 1/18/2023 the role than it is for police officers, owing to the stringency of the background
 971 1/9/2023 1/11/2024 checks and the physical fitness requirements. The CSO role has turned into a
 972 1/9/2023 12/16/2024** terrific proving ground for people who want to be police officers but want to get a
 973 4/3/2023 7/24/2023* sense of the job or the department or build their skills. Five of the 19 CSOs we’ve
 974 11/2/2023 6/9/2024* hire have gone on to become BPD police officers.
 975 11/27/2023 CURRENT
 976 1/29/2024 CURRENT As Grade 15 employees, CSOs have a FY25 salary that ranges from $57,627 to
 977 5/20/2024 6/17/2024 $68,599.
 978 11/18/2024 CURRENT
 979 11/18/2024 CURRENT
 980 1/13/2025 CURRENT * CSO became a police officer
 ** CSO became Recruitment Coordinator
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 THE BPD IS HIRING!
 • City retirement with 5-year vesting


  $74,416 to $82,084
 • Shift differential, weekend, and holiday pay
 • full medical benefits and wellness incentives
 •
 starting pay*
 Retirement after 20 years of service at 50% salary
 • Retirement after 25 years of service at 75% salary
 •

 $100,000
 15-step pay scale for non-supervisory employees
 • Overtime can be received as cash or vacation accrual
 • 10-hour workday, 4-days-on/3-days-off schedule
 •
 top pay
 Weekends off every other month
 (when contract matures) • Yearly education bonus
 •

 and a $15,000
 Beards and tattoos permitted
 • Various specialty assignments such as detectives,
 narcotics, K9, domestic violence prevention, airport
 •
 hiring bonus
 Applicant can be a non-U.S. citizen if applicant is a
 permanent resident / green-card holder

 www.bpdcareers.com
* Depending on experience
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 Ringing Out 2024
 Welcoming 2025




BURLINGTON, VERMONT
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 Outlook


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Announces Shawn Burke as Interim Chief
of the Burlington Police Department

From Joe Magee <jmagee@burlingtonvt.gov>
Date Wed 2/12/2025 12:00 PM
To Mayor's Office <mayor@burlingtonvt.gov>


  1 attachment (239 KB)
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 Office of Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
 149 CHURCH STREET • BURLINGTON, VT 05401 • (802) 865-7272
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2025
 Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Announces Shawn Burke as Interim Chief
 of the Burlington Police Department
 Burke currently serves as the Chief of Police in the City of South Burlington.
 He will return to the Burlington Police Department on March 24, 2025.

Burlington, Vt – Today, Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak announced that Shawn Burke will serve as the
interim Chief of the Burlington Police Department, effective March 24, 2025. Burke currently serves as
the Chief of Police for the City of South Burlington.

Burke’s law enforcement career spans 31 years in Vermont municipal policing, and he has served in both
the Burlington and South Burlington Police Departments. He began his career as a uniformed patrol
officer with the Woodstock, Vermont PD in 1993, and joined Burlington PD in 1997. Throughout his time
with BPD, Burke became a leader in both the Uniformed Services Bureau and the Detective Services
Bureau, and he served on the Drug Task Force. Burke retired from BPD in 2018, having attained the rank
of Deputy Chief for Operations, to serve as the Chief of Police in South Burlington. Burke currently serves
on the Vermont Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission; the Department of Public Safety’s
School Crisis Planning Team; as the first Vice President of the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police;
and as the Chair of the Vermont Law Enforcement Advisory Board.

“I am exceedingly grateful to have Shawn Burke returning to Burlington to serve as our Interim Chief of
Police,” said Mayor Emma Mulvaney Stanak. “Chief Burke served most of his career here in the City of
Burlington, he knows our Department well, and under his leadership I am confident that we can
continue to build a Department that is responsive to our community’s needs.”

Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak continued, “I am also grateful to the City of South Burlington, City Manager
Jessie Baker, and the South Burlington PD for their partnership on many issues, including on this
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transition. I also appreciate our shared understanding that strong leadership for the BPD will benefit not
only the Queen City, but will serve to make our entire region safer for everyone who lives and visits
here.”

"I am honored to have the privilege to serve the City of Burlington as interim Police Chief,” said Chief
Shawn Burke. “The Mayor and I have had lengthy conversations about this critical role and share
common goals toward building a strong and safe Burlington which benefits all of Chittenden County and
the State of Vermont. My previous service with the Burlington Police Department contributed a great
deal to my professional development - this is a time for me to give back to a City and Department I am
committed to. I look forward to working with Chief Murad during this process, his leadership of the BPD
has been sturdy and selfless."

“The Burlington Police Department is an extraordinary agency,” said Chief Jon Murad, “filled with people
who have dedicated their careers to serving the Queen City. Every day I am proud to work with them as
we strive to keep our community and our neighbors safe. My top priority has been a smooth and orderly
transition that fosters that work and preserves the innovations our department has made in recent
years. I can’t think of a better person for the role of Interim Chief than Shawn Burke, and I’m eager to
help him reconnect with a Department he knows as well as anyone.”

Chief Jon Murad will assist in the transition and will conclude his service to the City of Burlington on or
before April 7, 2025.

 ###
A photo of Shawn Burke is attached.

Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak will hold a media availability at City Hall on Thursday, 2/13 at 11:45 AM to share
updates related to Community Safety. Complete details will be shared in an advisory on Thursday
morning.

Media Contact:
Joe Magee
Deputy Chief of Staff
Office of Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
(802) 829-5289
Jmagee@burlingtonvt.gov


Please note that this communication and any response to it will be maintained as a public record and may be
subject to disclosure under the Vermont Public Records Act.​




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Division Civil Criminal Environmental Family Judicial Bureau Probate

Statewide Clearanc Clearanc Clearance  Clearanc Clearanc
Court_CC Unit e Rate e Rate Rate e Rate Clearance Rate e Rate
Superior Total 91% 102% 97% 113%
Court Addison 145% 61% 108% 100%
 Bennington 77% 134% 70% 36%
 Caledonia 71% 107% 66% 373%
 Chittenden 101% 123% 112% 91%
 Essex 25% 88% 60% 100%
 Franklin 96% 82% 72% 271%
 Grand Isle 82% 350% 100% 100%
 Lamoille 63% 203% 84% 229%
 Orange 100% 77% 103% 127%
 Orleans 72% 106% 119% 136%
 Rutland 92% 92% 85% 73%
 Washington 78% 74% 111% 90%
 Windham 97% 90% 116% 152%
 Windsor 111% 96% 130% 67%
Statewide Total
 Courts 113% 106%
 Environmental 113%
 Judicial Bureau 106%
Total 91% 102% 113% 97% 106% 113%

Applied filters:StartOfMonth 1/1/2025 - 1/31/2025




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 # of
 months
 over 100%
 Clearance 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2025
 Rate December January February 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 August September October  November December January February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 May 2024 June 2024 July 2024 August September October  November December January
Addison 10 207% 69% 133% 300% 91% 75% 98% 89% 62% 76% 111% 86% 85% 131% 105% 143% 202% 85% 87% 90% 84% 133% 79% 69% 103% 61%
Bennington 12 59% 97% 132% 62% 92% 111% 65% 95% 88% 88% 128% 101% 130% 95% 129% 139% 128% 126% 98% 97% 77% 91% 144% 150% 100% 134%
Caledonia 12 93% 63% 85% 200% 197% 179% 71% 72% 99% 130% 94% 98% 75% 97% 100% 241% 152% 145% 131% 75% 91% 105% 124% 117% 71% 107%
Chittenden 14 75% 114% 67% 105% 122% 83% 80% 107% 69% 118% 88% 78% 95% 114% 86% 109% 104% 126% 104% 126% 85% 127% 100% 78% 92% 123%
Essex 12 114% 85% 136% 325% 94% 125% 65% 78% 77% 108% 100% 183% 150% 75% 147% 59% 70% 70% 94% 60% 95% 129% 159% 213% 120% 88%
Franklin 8 128% 101% 91% 217% 105% 62% 135% 111% 89% 80% 99% 140% 85% 71% 84% 84% 114% 98% 85% 65% 90% 66% 79% 97% 77% 82%
Grand Isle 15 100% 120% 110% 85% 64% 72% 130% 263% 67% 75% 55% 240% 113% 138% 267% 160% 171% 163% 44% 25% 130% 129% 90% 100% 525% 350%
Lamoille 15 74% 57% 95% 85% 191% 239% 119% 154% 113% 102% 179% 166% 87% 134% 157% 68% 147% 96% 76% 112% 78% 135% 117% 58% 79% 203%
Orange 10 83% 65% 94% 86% 88% 90% 94% 58% 56% 90% 122% 161% 178% 138% 103% 65% 106% 127% 115% 111% 48% 102% 96% 80% 89% 77%
Orleans 18 59% 75% 75% 147% 101% 83% 114% 68% 115% 109% 145% 96% 110% 93% 173% 110% 117% 112% 126% 180% 114% 166% 91% 124% 131% 106%
Rutland 22 142% 108% 106% 114% 153% 117% 109% 105% 138% 160% 115% 123% 136% 133% 145% 122% 123% 111% 121% 96% 78% 123% 113% 157% 95% 92%
Washington 11 124% 147% 122% 114% 83% 107% 91% 64% 109% 97% 98% 87% 90% 115% 107% 96% 103% 121% 129% 93% 85% 63% 91% 71% 62% 74%
Windham 12 124% 101% 112% 275% 117% 104% 64% 92% 93% 97% 108% 119% 93% 99% 113% 73% 105% 73% 89% 88% 130% 77% 92% 120% 81% 90%
Windsor 13 121% 84% 130% 136% 111% 129% 73% 98% 111% 109% 102% 122% 79% 102% 99% 105% 83% 88% 90% 74% 70% 102% 98% 110% 89% 96%

Counties
over 100%
Clearance
Rate 7 6 8 10 8 8 5 5 5 7 8 9 6 8 10 8 12 8 6 4 3 10 6 7 4 6
Number of
Months in
Dataset 26
Mean # of
Counties
with CR
over 100% 7.0769231




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Public Safety Committee
 Thursday, February 20, 2025
 Remote via Zoom
 Burlington, Vermont
 DRAFT MINUTES

Members Present: Melo Grant (Chair), Mark Barlow, Carter Neubieser

Staff Present: Lisa Jones (Paralegal), Hayley McClenahan (Assistant City Attorney)

Public Present: Jacob Alfar, Lauren Bergeron

Meeting called to order at 5:35 PM by Councilor Grant.

1. Adopt the Agenda
 1.01 Adopt the Agenda

Motion to Adopt Agenda as written.

Motion by Councilor Barlow, Seconded by Councilor Grant
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yes: Unanimous

2. Adopt Minutes
 2.01 Motion to Adopt Draft Minutes from January 23, 2025

Motion to adopt draft minutes from January 23, 2025 as written.
Motion by Councilor Barlow, Seconded by Councilor Grant
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yes: Unanimous

3. Public Forum
 3.01 Verbal Comments

Jacob Alfar discussed his past experience in working with BPD as a Community Service Officer.

Lauren Bergeron thanked the Committee for their involvement in Grant Street.

4. Chiefs’ Reports
 4.01 Fire

The Committee reviewed Chief LaChance’s Fire Commission report. No action was taken.

  4.02 Police


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The Committee reviewed Chief Murad’s preliminary year-end report for 2024. No action was
taken.

5. Data from State’s Attorney
 5.01 Data from State’s Attorney

The Committee reviewed the clearance rate data for the State’s Attorney’s Office caseload. No
action was taken.

6. Mayor’s Community Safety Press Conference – New!
 6.01 Mayor’s Community Safety Press Conference

Councilor Grant discussed the Mayor’s new Community Safety Press Conference initiative,
which will be held regularly. No action was taken.

7. Community Safety Kiosk Update
 7.01 Community Safety Kiosk Update

The Committee discussed progress on their role in the Community Safety Kiosk resolution
passed by the Council on September 23, 2024. No action was taken.

8. Police Commission Update
 8.01 Outstanding CNA Items

No action was taken.

 8.01 Review of BPOA Survey

No action was taken.

9. Updates from Professional Staff
 9.01 Updates from Professional Staff

No action was taken.

10. Other Committee Business
 10.01 Confirmation of Future Meeting Dates and Guest Ideas for 2025

Councilor Barlow suggested having future Interim Chief Shawn Burke on as a guest. Councilor
Grant added Sarah George.

Future meeting dates were set for March 20 and April 17.

11. Adjournment
 11.01 Motion to Adjourn

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The meeting was adjourned with no objection by Councilor Grant at 7:12 PM.




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