What was decided

Council approved the consent agenda and a grant agreement for pedestrian access to the Casavant Natural Area. It approved ten thousand dollars from the training reserve fund for staff training. Council discussed a longevity bonus pay policy and a leave pool policy, and asked existing commissions for input on changing the commission structure.

Show all 4 votes in order

• Approved 4–0 The consent agenda, including prior minutes, payroll and accounts payable warrants, and routine items. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 4–0 The City Manager executing a Vermont Community Development Program grant agreement for pedestrian access to the Casavant Natural Area. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 4–0 Using ten thousand dollars from the training reserve fund for employee training and professional development, unanimously. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved A motion to seek input from existing commissions on possible changes to the commission structure, 4-0. No vote was taken to change the structure. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

• Approved 4–0 Grant agreement for pedestrian access to Casavant Natural Area The City Manager executing a Vermont Community Development Program grant agreement for pedestrian access to the Casavant Natural Area. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 4–0 Ten thousand dollars from training reserve fund for staff training Using ten thousand dollars from the training reserve fund for employee training and professional development, unanimously. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

Also voted on

• Approved 4–0 The consent agenda, including prior minutes, payroll and accounts payable warrants, and routine items. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved A motion to seek input from existing commissions on possible changes to the commission structure, 4-0. No vote was taken to change the structure. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

Agenda

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Meeting details

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Terms used here

Liquor Control Board

The City Council, meeting as the city's local liquor control board to act on liquor licenses for Winooski businesses.

Deputy Mayor

The councilor the City Council chooses from its members to act as mayor when the mayor is absent, and to become mayor if the office falls vacant until the next annual election.

COLA

Cost-of-living adjustment: a raise in pay or a pension to keep up with rising prices.

consent agenda

Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.

town meeting

A meeting of a town's voters that acts as its legislature: it votes on the budget, local laws, and the other articles of the warrant. In a representative town meeting, elected members vote.

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