[0:01] I would like to open the session.

[0:03] Could you please stand and join me

[0:04] in the oath to the flag?

[0:07] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[0:09] United States of America and to the

[0:11] republic for which it stands, one nation

[0:14] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[0:16] justice for all.

[0:21] Good evening everyone. I

[0:24] welcome you to the meeting of the Board of

[0:26] Aldermen on Monday, September 21,

[0:28] 2026. The first item on the

[0:31] agenda, as always, is additions,

[0:33] deletions, or other modifications to the

[0:35] agenda. I have an addition that I would

[0:40] like to request. This is at

[0:43] Mr. Bohl's request. It is a

[0:47] resolution and it has to do with

[0:49] land use regulations that

[0:51] we will discuss later in the

[0:53] meeting, in the reports and letters from

[0:56] department heads and

[0:58] officials. So, if I could

[1:00] propose a motion to add that.

[1:01] I propose.

[1:02] Seconded.

[1:02] Very good. Any debate? Since there are no

[1:05] objections, those in favor of

[1:07] the motion say: Yes.

[1:08] Those against; The motion

[1:09] is approved. Does anyone have anything

[1:11] else they'd like to add? It seems that

[1:14] everything is ready. So we'll keep going

[1:16] . Thank you. The next step is

[1:18] the approval of the minutes from the

[1:20] previous meeting.

[1:20] I propose.

[1:21] Second. The

[1:22] motion is to approve the minutes. Does anyone

[1:25] have any changes to make to the

[1:26] minutes? Since there are no objections, those

[1:29] in favor of the motion say: Yes

[1:31] .

[1:32] Those who are against it; The motion

[1:33] is approved. Okay, let's move on to the

[1:36] audience comments. Is there anyone here

[1:39] tonight who would like to discuss

[1:42] a topic that is not on the

[1:45] agenda? I have an item on my agenda

[1:49] . So why don't

[1:52] we do that first and then open it up

[1:54] to everyone else? Well, the first one

[1:57] is a municipal exercise in RRMC which will take

[2:00] place on November 5th and

[2:03] we have several people who want to

[2:06] talk about that topic and I believe one of them is

[2:09] Maggie O'Brien.

[2:10] Yes, it's me.

[2:11] Okay, welcome. If we could get

[2:16] straight to the point, that would be great.

[2:18] Welcome. Welcome.

[2:20] Yes, thank you to the board for inviting us

[2:22] tonight. Maggie O'Brien,

[2:25] emergency management planner for the

[2:26] Rutland Regional Planning Commission.

[2:27] I am here tonight to promote

[2:30] to the entire city this exercise that we

[2:32] will be doing at the hospital on

[2:34] November 5th. The importance of this

[2:37] exercise is that it is the last in a

[2:39] series of six exercises that will be

[2:41] carried out throughout the region with the

[2:43] intention of taking advantage of the help of

[2:45] neighbors. Thinking about a regional support network

[2:50] so that, you know, we might have

[2:52] difficulty sharing

[2:55] resources and services when a

[2:57] disaster strikes. It is true that things don't always

[3:00] turn out as well as we would

[3:01] like them to. Thinking back to

[3:04] the 2023 floods and knowing that

[3:05] something like that is likely to

[3:07] happen again, we have been conducting a

[3:08] pilot test across the region. Well

[3:11] , this is an effort in which

[3:13] we seek to generate collaboration for

[3:15] these networks. We have a

[3:18] mutual fire assistance agreement. We have

[3:19] a mutual aid agreement with the

[3:21] Department of Public Works throughout

[3:22] the region. Therefore, expanding

[3:24] mutual aid for

[3:25] emergency management is the next

[3:27] logical step. Therefore, establishing these

[3:28] relationships in advance

[3:30] greatly supports preparedness,

[3:31] response, and recovery. This is

[3:33] something we have done again with all

[3:36] the other cities in the region so far

[3:38] . We have managed to get 21 of the 22

[3:41] cities to participate in our

[3:43] last five discussions, which

[3:45] began in June 2025. And now

[3:47] we anticipate the active participation

[3:49] of the hospital, the regional ambulance service,

[3:52] and the remaining cities in the

[3:53] subregion. This group

[3:57] consists of West Rutland, Rutland Town,

[3:59] Proctor, Rutland City and Mendon. Well,

[4:02] as the central city of

[4:04] Rutland County, as the county seat, you

[4:06] are a very important partner, which is why

[4:07] we want to emphasize the

[4:09] participation of

[4:10] city officials from all areas in

[4:12] this exercise. The recent

[4:15] train derailment on

[4:18] September 12 turned out very well because

[4:20] many things worked in the

[4:23] city's favor. It happened in a sparsely

[4:26] populated area. We had the Hazmat team at the

[4:29] fire academy. The material

[4:31] was contained. What would have happened

[4:33] if none of that had happened?

[4:34] What would have happened if we had

[4:35] met in the worst-case scenario? If there had been

[4:37] more than 8000 people

[4:39] nearby, of course. Do we know who

[4:42] would intervene, not to give

[4:44] immediate orders on the ground, but to

[4:46] manage resources on the sidelines, in the

[4:48] background? That's something we have

[4:50] on paper, but it's not something that's

[4:53] usually put into practice. Well,

[4:56] beyond a large-scale event like

[4:57] COVID. And since Rutland City is once

[5:00] again the largest municipality in

[5:02] our region, we want you to

[5:04] really benefit from having the

[5:06] strongest network available and, perhaps,

[5:08] lend a hand to some of our

[5:09] smaller municipalities that are

[5:11] struggling with issues like

[5:13] capacity and communications. So

[5:16] , what I'm asking of the board tonight

[5:19] is that we hope to finalize the last

[5:21] attendance confirmations for this

[5:24] event. I would like to quickly thank

[5:27] the following people who have already

[5:28] introduced themselves. Bill Lovett, Seth Bride from the

[5:30] fire department, and from the

[5:32] police we have Commander Prouty,

[5:34] Jonathan Bixby and Charles Whitehead. For

[5:37] Public Works, we have Bob Proto

[5:39] Vansky and Daniel McIntyre. From

[5:41] health officials Mike Brookman and

[5:44] Rhonda Hart, from

[5:45] building inspector Mark Sedderski, and from

[5:47] attorney Kevin Gusta-Gustafson. Well,

[5:51] thank you to these people for taking the

[5:53] time and recognizing the importance of

[5:54] this exercise as part of a

[5:56] broader strategy to build

[5:57] a stronger network across the region

[5:59] . Tonight, I hope to speak with

[6:02] the treasurer, who will be in charge of

[6:04] all finances for the

[6:05] behind-the-scenes coordination of resources

[6:07] . I hope I can speak with one

[6:09] of the city's engineers, like

[6:11] Ted Gillian or Soupy. And with Tom Garofano

[6:14] , it would be great to have him. The mayor,

[6:17] of course, we have already spoken to him

[6:19] before, and one or two people from the Board

[6:21] of Councillors. It could be

[6:23] President O'Laire, it could be someone

[6:24] who is part of the

[6:25] Public Safety Committee. But

[6:28] local representation is really

[6:29] important so they can see what

[6:31] brainstorming is like, what potential

[6:33] collaboration opportunities might

[6:35] arise, and how we can take it

[6:37] beyond this November 5th exercise

[6:39] . Again, the deadline

[6:42] is mid-October. We need you to

[6:44] send us the

[6:46] attendance confirmations because the hospital requires

[6:48] a list for security reasons.

[6:50] So that's my request for the

[6:52] board tonight, and we're also

[6:53] here to answer any

[6:55] questions about the exercise in general

[6:56] if you have any, but we have a

[6:58] one-page handout for more

[6:59] information.

[7:01] Well, Maggie, thank you very much. I think we

[7:04] already have three volunteers from the Board

[7:07] of Councillors. I, Sharon Davis, from

[7:10] public safety, and Michael Talbot have

[7:13] agreed to do it. And I'm sure

[7:15] anyone else can come.

[7:17] The more, the merrier. We'll figure it out

[7:19] later.

[7:20] But at least there would be three of us, so well

[7:23] , I guess I have one thing left to do

[7:26] . Is the 5th a working day?

[7:29] It's a Thursday. It's at midday, from 9:00 to

[7:32] . m. at 1:00 p.m. m. And we recognize that

[7:35] you have jobs that go

[7:36] beyond being on the board of directors and

[7:38] any other commitments you may have

[7:40] , which is why we are giving you this

[7:42] amount of time in advance to

[7:44] coordinate your schedules. We recognize that it

[7:46] is a sacrifice, but it is a

[7:48] worthwhile sacrifice and we will provide them with

[7:50] snacks and lunch as a

[7:51] thank you.

[7:52] Well, if they have refreshments there,

[7:54] then

[7:56] another thing to keep in mind is that

[7:58] we'll have PEG TV, who have already agreed to

[8:00] cover and will be reporting on the lessons

[8:02] learned from this exercise, and we'll also have

[8:04] the Rutland Herald

[8:06] covering it. So, there's a lot of

[8:07] representation there.

[8:09] We really want to spread the word to the

[8:10] community about what we're doing

[8:11] and how it can be helpful to move

[8:12] forward. So, there are even more

[8:14] incentives to have

[8:15] city officials there. Alright.

[8:16] Very good. Brilliant. Thank you so much.

[8:19] So, is there anyone else behind

[8:20] you who wants to talk about this? They are

[8:22] certainly more than welcome. They don't have to

[8:25] , but they can

[8:27] . Are they okay? I do

[8:29] n't have much to add. I think

[8:31] Maggie did a fantastic job. I

[8:32] just want to say that I am an

[8:34] emergency preparedness specialist with the

[8:36] Department of Health and I also

[8:37] coordinate the Rutland Addison Medical Reserve Corps

[8:39] . And I also want to

[8:42] introduce my friend here. He is Bill

[8:45] Jones. He is the VEM regional representative

[8:48] for Rutland and

[8:50] Bennington counties. This has been an effort by

[8:54] several groups. It's not just the

[8:56] three of us. All other cities have

[8:58] participated in the planning of

[8:59] this, just as we have. And we

[9:02] just want to say that this is a

[9:04] really important regional project that we

[9:06] 're working on, and

[9:08] we appreciate that you're taking it very seriously

[9:10] and that you've already given us names so

[9:12] everyone can go. And we just want to know

[9:15] that we thank them for that. And that's all I

[9:17] have.

[9:19] OK. Very good. Does anyone have

[9:22] any questions, or for our

[9:24] guests? I suppose everything is

[9:26] ready now.

[9:27] OK. Excellent. And if you would like to

[9:28] send your confirmation of attendance, please

[9:30] contact me at maggie@rutlandrpc.org. You

[9:32] can also contact Bill

[9:33] Lovett and he can connect you with the

[9:35] form and fact sheet with

[9:36] more information. Again, in

[9:38] mid-October, but the sooner they

[9:39] send it, the more time we'll have to

[9:40] plan the logistics because this is going to

[9:42] be big. We expect between 50 and 60

[9:44] people. So. Alright

[9:46] . Alright. Brilliant. Very good.

[9:48] Well, thank you very much.

[9:49] Thank you.

[9:50] Very good. Very good. OK.

[9:52] Thank you. Who's not going to play?

[9:54] Very good. And I know there are a couple

[9:56] more people who would like to

[9:57] stand up and speak. So

[9:59] why don't we go this way? Yes, if

[10:01] they want to move forward. She's

[10:05] here for what's right. I think it's

[10:07] on the agenda. It's right? Yes, this

[10:09] is...Yes, and then we will address

[10:11] you. So, sir, do you want to

[10:13] talk? And if I could

[10:15] kindly ask for your name and address so

[10:17] that it can be recorded.

[10:17] Russell Flitman, 173 Grove Street,

[10:19] Rutland City.

[10:20] Okay, Russell, you have the floor.

[10:22] I'm here representing the

[10:24] Library Board and

[10:26] staff, just to make sure

[10:28] people know that we have a documentary

[10:30] screening at the Paramount

[10:32] Theater for free on Wednesday

[10:34] at 7:00 p.m. m. called The Librarians

[10:36] . It documents the history of how

[10:40] librarians have resisted

[10:42] attempts to ban books,

[10:44] especially in Texas, Louisiana, and

[10:46] Florida. Afterwards there will be a

[10:49] round table discussion with one of the

[10:51] film's producers, as well as

[10:54] a young adult novelist and the

[10:57] librarian from Mill

[10:59] River School. In addition, apart from that, just so you

[11:05] know, we've created a

[11:08] book club, the Freedom to Read Book Club,

[11:10] which will be launching its first book in

[11:12] October. Details about this can be found

[11:14] on the library's website

[11:15] . So I hope to see you there on

[11:17] Wednesday at 7:00. It should be a

[11:19] very interesting movie.

[11:20] Wednesday at 7:00 at the

[11:22] Paramount Theatre.

[11:22] Yes, be there.

[11:24] Very good. Thank you so much for coming to

[11:25] learn about snow. Well, I think

[11:28] we have a couple of gentlemen here

[11:29] who would like to stand up and speak.

[11:35] Hello everyone. Good evening,

[11:37] welcome.

[11:38] Good night. Tom Giffin, 61 East

[11:40] Washington. Tony Romeo, 97 South Street

[11:43] .

[11:43] Very good.

[11:44] I'd like to say I'm here to

[11:45] talk about the extremely

[11:47] inappropriate part of

[11:48] the Cemetery Commission not being paid,

[11:49] but that's another story. Well, the

[11:53] Finnish

[11:55] World War II memorial will be unveiled tomorrow in

[11:57] its prominent place in the park.

[12:00] We started the project in July 2025

[12:02] and it's exciting to have it finished and

[12:04] delivered to a park just over a

[12:07] year later. Incidentally, we didn't have to

[12:10] send it to the committee. Did I mention it

[12:12] ? They gave our Italian artist the thumbs up

[12:15] .

[12:16] Andreatti material.

[12:18] Barry's company, where I listen, that's why it

[12:20] 's here.

[12:21] Tony means Italian. He

[12:24] could be Italian. Our

[12:26] contractors were very excited to

[12:28] do this to pay tribute to

[12:30] our greatest generation. The

[12:33] World War II committee

[12:35] has met on the second Wednesday of

[12:36] each month since July. The

[12:39] committee members are Tom Giffin, Mickey Young,

[12:42] Tony Romeo, Ronald Fredette Jr., John

[12:44] Pisanelli, and Thomas Round. And, of

[12:47] course, our valuable contact in

[12:48] the city, Larry Coupal. Thanks to

[12:52] Tyler Dolan and his team for all the

[12:54] help in preparing the site in the

[12:56] park. If they saw that they had made the

[12:58] cement, their team was excited

[13:00] to do it. I saw them with their heads

[13:03] sticking out of the top of the

[13:04] hole and they were...you know, or they were

[13:06] sleeping, I don't know. But they were very

[13:08] excited to do it. And thanks to

[13:10] Carrara for donating the cement at no cost

[13:12] to the city. It was very well

[13:13] received. We cannot list all

[13:16] the organizations and individuals who

[13:17] donated to the memorial fund

[13:19] tonight because it would certainly lengthen the

[13:20] meeting, and I don't think they want to do

[13:22] that. But thank you. We couldn't have done

[13:25] anything without the support of the

[13:26] Rutland community. We continue... We continue... I am

[13:29] truly amazed at how the

[13:32] Rutland community supports so many

[13:34] community efforts. I mean,

[13:36] this is something that came out of nowhere and it

[13:38] was heartwarming to see all the

[13:40] groups, organizations, and

[13:42] phone calls. It's a credit to Rutland. We have

[13:47] n't finished

[13:49] fundraising yet. We're still installing the flagpole and

[13:50] doing some groundwork. So we're still

[13:52] ... We're still

[13:53] raising some more money. And

[13:54] we're planning an

[13:56] opening ceremony on Veterans Day

[13:58] at 11:00. But the monument will be

[14:01] here first. So I want to thank

[14:03] everyone for their support. It has been a

[14:05] wonderful experience. Do you have anything

[14:08] else to add, Tony?

[14:09] Yes, all I want to say is that,

[14:11] originally, our goal was

[14:14] $50,000. And on the front of the

[14:16] monument were going to be the names of

[14:18] the deceased veterans from the city

[14:20] of Rutland, from the town of Rutland.

[14:22] Well, we modified it a little because we

[14:24] were receiving a lot of messages

[14:26] from people all over Rutland County.

[14:28] And then, on the back of

[14:30] this monument, all the

[14:32] veterans from Rutland County who lost their lives in

[14:34] World War II will be listed

[14:36] .

[14:37] From Rutland. Well,

[14:38] I think there are like 100, 57,

[14:41] something like that. That's quite a lot.

[14:42] Yes, 158 names between the

[14:44] front and back.

[14:45] And again, the big piece of granite, that's what we're here for

[14:47] tonight. I thought we should

[14:49] tell the board and the

[14:50] mayor that there's a large piece of

[14:51] granite that's going to be passing through the city, just in case something

[14:53] happens. But the plaques

[14:57] are made of bronze. We made them

[14:59] specifically for another company.

[15:02] They were delighted to do it. It's going to be

[15:04] quite impressive. And that's all

[15:07] for that particular item. I have

[15:09] one more point. The Rowland Historical Society

[15:12] , of which my wife is

[15:14] president, requests that the

[15:16] exterior wood trim be included on the

[15:18] city's list for painting.

[15:21] They've needed painting for several

[15:23] years, and since the building is a

[15:25] historical structure and there are guidelines

[15:27] that must be followed, the city has to

[15:29] take responsibility. If the moldings are not

[15:32] trimmed promptly, they will

[15:33] eventually rot and represent

[15:34] an even greater expense for the entire

[15:35] city. But that was my praise for the

[15:38] historical society, but my greatest

[15:40] praise for the city for all the

[15:42] effort they have made for the monument

[15:44] is that it goes beyond that and we

[15:46] truly appreciate it.

[15:47] Yes. Very good, Tom. Thank you so much for

[15:49] coming and

[15:50] thank you for all your hard work.

[15:52] And all your hard work and we look forward to your

[15:55] dedication and...

[15:57] again, there are people who have

[15:58] supported it. I mean, and we were so

[16:01] ... I mean, even at the Elks

[16:02] Club we were throwing spaghetti

[16:04] and, you know, it was really fun too

[16:05] . Yes.

[16:07] People would come up to the fairgrounds and

[16:09] give me 50, 20 dollars.

[16:11] Clear. I mean

[16:13] , it's incredible that people

[16:15] really backed him and supported him, and

[16:17] some of those people had no

[16:19] connection to

[16:21] World War II veterans at all. Yes.

[16:24] But I thought that generation

[16:25] needed to be honored.

[16:26] Yes.

[16:27] Amen.

[16:28] I agree. Okay.

[16:30] Well, thank you for inviting us. Okay.

[16:31] Thank you for bringing that good news.

[16:39] Okay, is there anyone else outside the

[16:40] railway industry who wants to talk about a

[16:42] topic that's not on the agenda? It looks like

[16:44] we have another interested party. Welcome

[16:46] .

[16:46] Thank you.

[16:47] for coming.

[16:48] Thank you. My name is Becky Baggus and I

[16:50] live at 50 Killington

[16:52] Avenue.

[16:53] Okay, Becky.

[16:54] Okay, I'd like to address the issue

[16:57] of speeding on Killington

[17:01] Avenue. The speed limit between

[17:05] East Street and Stratton Road is 30

[17:08] miles per hour.

[17:09] Yes.

[17:11] From the stop sign, where the

[17:13] fourth house on the right is from the

[17:14] stop sign to our house, I can't

[17:16] say how fast

[17:18] people are driving. That's much more than 30 miles per

[17:22] hour. I would like to know which

[17:24] department to contact and let them know about

[17:26] this.

[17:28] Well, it would be the

[17:29] Rutland City Police Department,

[17:31] because they are in charge of

[17:32] enforcing our speed laws.

[17:34] Yes.

[17:35] And they would be the ones to contact.

[17:39] Of course, Michael Talbot

[17:40] could probably

[17:42] help them a bit too, and

[17:43] I would like to make a motion to

[17:45] refer to public works some sort

[17:47] of exploration of

[17:48] speed bumps or other infrastructure that

[17:50] might facilitate or discourage

[17:52] speeding.

[17:55] So, do you support the proposal?

[17:55] Debate.

[17:56] I support the debate. Okay. We're going to have a

[17:59] little discussion in here about what we're going

[18:00] to do. They can stay there

[18:02] if anyone has any questions. Yes, go ahead

[18:04] .

[18:05] I think it's a control measure

[18:07] because I think the curves, I don't know

[18:08] if you drive on Killington

[18:10] Avenue, but I reduce my speed

[18:12] because the road narrows so much that

[18:13] with the curves I think that's a

[18:18] kind of automatic deterrent.

[18:20] I'm sure there are people who are moving

[18:22] quickly, but I think I would prefer that

[18:26] we try to enforce the law

[18:28] before we start implementing other

[18:30] infrastructure needs.

[18:33] The boss is here.

[18:34] Yes, I didn't want to put him in a difficult position,

[18:37] but yes. His

[18:38] hand is raised.

[18:39] So, the

[18:40] police chief is here. So, go ahead

[18:42] . However, in

[18:44] practice, I think it's more of a

[18:45] road safety committee,

[18:47] probably not the traditional board where we would

[18:49] talk about

[18:51] speed bumps, speed limits,

[18:53] traffic calming devices,

[18:55] law enforcement, things like that. Well,

[18:58] I mean, we could meet with

[19:00] you after this meeting if you'd

[19:02] like, in aisle

[19:03] 50,

[19:04] next to the lady, but yes,

[19:06] we will. Okay. Okay.

[19:10] And that makes perfect sense. So I would like to

[19:12] amend my motion to

[19:13] refer this to the road safety committee

[19:15] .

[19:15] Second.

[19:16] OK. Well, the

[19:18] road safety committee meets once a month

[19:20] at the police station. It

[19:23] consists of the DPW commissioner, the

[19:26] police chief, the mayor, and that's

[19:30] where they decide these kinds of things.

[19:33] Is it

[19:33] open to the public? Of course

[19:34] . Yes, it is.

[19:36] This year we will meet on Friday at

[19:37] 10:00, so we will include it on

[19:39] the agenda.

[19:39] Friday at 10:00 a.m. m. So,

[19:41] I'm sure I could mention it

[19:44] at that meeting.

[19:45] So any suggestions you have will be

[19:47] raised at that meeting.

[19:48] Correct.

[19:49] Okay. Then I'll keep them to

[19:50] myself.

[19:54] Very good. Well, the

[19:56] motion has been presented. Do you want Larry to intervene?

[19:58] Forward. Oh, Councillor Coopley.

[20:00] If I may, I believe the

[20:02] police department has put up

[20:05] one of those flashing

[20:07] speed limit signs; it's over there at the end of

[20:10] Killington Avenue.

[20:11] It's in Butterfield. Yes.

[20:13] And, well, just as a reminder.

[20:15] Good.

[20:16] There is a notice that

[20:18] speeding is prohibited on

[20:20] Killington Avenue.

[20:22] Yes ok. Good. Well, the motion is to

[20:25] send it to road safety and it has been

[20:26] seconded. All those who are in favor

[20:28] of the motion, please indicate so by saying

[20:29] "Yes". Yes. Those who are against it,

[20:31] it's approved. And I'll just add that, well

[20:34] , I drive quite a bit in the city and it

[20:38] seems that speeding is the way to

[20:40] go.

[20:42] Killington Avenue is a

[20:43] racetrack. There is no doubt about it

[20:45] . I have friends who live there.

[20:47] Oliver Cooley lives right next door. Well

[20:50] , you're absolutely right, and I'm glad you let

[20:52] us know. Thank you.

[20:55] OK. Is there anyone else not

[20:58] on the agenda and not

[20:59] related to the railway issue?

[21:01] It seems that everything is ready. So let's

[21:03] continue. Communications

[21:05] from the mayor. And Mayor, welcome.

[21:15] And I want to mention the speed control car

[21:16] that Councillor

[21:17] Kuple mentioned. It also collects data on

[21:19] speed so that it can be analyzed and

[21:21] we can determine not only the

[21:22] speeds, but also the times

[21:23] of day, etc., when people are

[21:25] speeding. How about that?

[21:28] Yes, all of that will be taken into account when

[21:30] enforcing the law, etc. And I

[21:32] only say that because the boss has

[21:34] taught me very well.

[21:36] Listen.

[21:37] But anyway, a couple of

[21:39] quick things tonight. First, for the

[21:41] general committee, I would like to

[21:42] ask if you could refer the

[21:45] capital improvement plan to the

[21:47] general committee so that we can meet and

[21:49] review our thoughts with

[21:52] Councillor Talbot's committee. So, approved

[21:53] .

[21:54] Second.

[21:55] Okay,

[21:57] the motion to submit the

[21:59] capital improvement plan has been presented and supported.

[22:01] Yes. Is there

[22:02] any debate? Since there are none, those

[22:04] who are in favor should say yes. Those who

[22:06] oppose it, the motion is approved.

[22:07] Thank you. And then, the other thing, I just

[22:10] wanted to take a moment and the

[22:12] fire chief is here and it's a good

[22:14] time. The police chief is

[22:16] here. What Maggie O'Brien mentioned

[22:19] earlier about the

[22:20] train derailment that happened a couple of

[22:22] weeks ago, last Saturday. I just want to

[22:25] mention a couple of things about that that

[22:28] were pretty amazing. First of all

[22:30] , it is a historic event and I hope it will remain

[22:33] historic because it was

[22:35] quite serious. Not only were a couple of

[22:38] cars derailed, but one of

[22:40] them was completely overturned,

[22:42] as many of you already know, and that one

[22:44] had up to 30,000 gallons of propane

[22:46] on its side. So I had a

[22:49] potentially very dangerous scenario, you

[22:51] know, that we've seen on

[22:52] TV news and

[22:54] elsewhere, how it can be. It wasn't

[22:57] seen that way here, and that's why I wanted to

[22:59] express this both to this board

[23:00] and to all the people present. If

[23:03] we were in a small town with no

[23:05] resources, who knows what that would have

[23:07] looked like as a result. But when

[23:09] Maggie said, "Hey, nothing happened. Everything

[23:11] was fine." Well, in the end he's right

[23:13] . But it turns out I'm there to

[23:16] witness the incredible amount of

[23:18] work so many people did, the

[23:21] resources this city brought together to

[23:23] deal with a potentially

[23:25] significant, dangerous, and disastrous event. They

[23:28] were incredible. So I'm

[23:30] really proud, and I know you as

[23:33] councillors will be too

[23:35] , because it all started, of

[23:37] course, with the

[23:38] Rutland Fire Department, who, by the way,

[23:40] were quite warm on a day and many

[23:42] times were dressed in uniforms

[23:44] to provide protection for the people

[23:46] who were working to try and

[23:48] fix this again. There is one company

[23:51] that was brought in

[23:52] overnight, Corman, from Albany. They were

[23:54] consummate professionals. They knew

[23:56] exactly how to get this train running again

[23:58] and do it

[23:59] safely and without incident. But in the

[24:02] meantime, all those involved took

[24:04] action. They have a

[24:06] command commander and an incident commander.

[24:08] That's the man over there. I saw him

[24:11] in action and he did wonderfully. He

[24:13] remained calm. Everyone listened, he

[24:16] had presence and made very good

[24:19] decisions. There were many people

[24:21] involved, but everyone was informing him at

[24:23] that time about the decisions. He

[24:25] made the final decisions that day.

[24:27] And what happened was that we, and the

[24:29] timing probably couldn't have been

[24:31] worse from the point of view of,

[24:33] well, what do we have here for the

[24:35] audience? A monster truck show

[24:38] with 3,000 people was about

[24:40] to converge and fill the

[24:42] stands just 500 yards to the west. The

[24:45] relief valve on these trains, which

[24:47] usually points straight up, was

[24:49] pointing directly towards the grandstand

[24:50] . That's designed to relieve, and they

[24:53] call it burping, uh, if there's a

[24:55] displacement and so on that could

[24:57] continue. It could create that need

[24:59] for the gas, the propane gas

[25:02] , to be released, which by the way was not sent. Uh, gas

[25:05] that's going to be released, and that was

[25:07] directed, you know, at the stands.

[25:09] We made a very quick decision with,

[25:12] uh, Robert Congdon from the fairgrounds,

[25:14] who was very helpful. Um, I mean

[25:17] , he just postponed that

[25:19] pretty significant event with 3,000

[25:21] people about to enter the

[25:23] fairgrounds, and the monster truck company itself

[25:25] canceling flights and saying,

[25:27] "We'll stay there tomorrow. We'll do

[25:29] this tomorrow." It turned out that the man

[25:31] was a 15-year veteran

[25:33] firefighter, so he knew exactly what he

[25:35] was talking about. Uh, but

[25:37] our fire protection,

[25:39] uh, our police department,

[25:41] backed up by the

[25:42] city fire department, also by the

[25:44] state police, Vermont Hazmat,

[25:46] were pretty amazing. And the

[25:48] Vermont Rail employees, those guys

[25:51] who were there working really hard.

[25:54] There were very heavy things that were

[25:56] literally scattered about, and

[25:58] repairs had to be made to the tracks in order to

[26:00] lift one wagon and make

[26:01] room for the other to be lifted

[26:03] safely. They were incredible.

[26:07] They worked and worked and worked and

[26:09] everyone was doing their job and there

[26:11] were, you know, 50 people, if not more

[26:13] , all doing their job. And as a

[26:17] result, the wagon ended up

[26:20] back on the tracks early in the afternoon,

[26:22] straightened out, with no leaks. Of course,

[26:26] they were monitoring the whole time

[26:28] to detect any kind of leak

[26:30] because if there was one, you had to

[26:31] evacuate within a 1-mile radius. Well,

[26:34] that day there was a small activity

[26:35] downtown called the Whoopie

[26:36] Pie Festival. And the last thing we wanted to have to

[26:38] do was say, you know, you need to

[26:40] evacuate. Well, the measures that were

[26:44] taken were extraordinary and the

[26:46] team of experts who were on

[26:49] site with such confidence and security

[26:51] throughout the day was so

[26:53] impressive that I felt honored to

[26:56] be among them, trying not to

[26:58] get in the way and to communicate to the public what

[27:00] was happening. But I felt very

[27:04] proud and I want to thank

[27:05] everyone. Everyone on that team, including

[27:08] the regional ambulance crew from Rumford, the

[27:10] list goes on and on, but they all pitched in

[27:12] and it turned out to be one of those

[27:14] happy stories in the end instead of

[27:16] the evening news.

[27:18] Mhm. Okay, fine. Good. Well, it had a

[27:21] happy ending, so that's good.

[27:24] I appreciate you

[27:25] mentioning it again.

[27:26] Thank you. And thank you, Bill.

[27:28] Very good. Well, we'll move on.

[27:33] Applications for special event permits

[27:35] and this is an opportunity

[27:37] to talk about coin distribution

[27:39] . So, if you want to get on board, this is the

[27:43] American Cancer Society's Race for Life.

[27:46] A coin distribution will take place on

[27:47] Saturday, September 26th, from 10:00 AM to

[27:49] 2:00 PM.

[27:50] Yes sir.

[27:51] And if I could kindly ask for your

[27:53] name so that it may be recorded,

[27:54] please.

[27:54] Yes, my name is Daniel Jankowski and I

[27:57] live at 3935 US 7 in Pittsburgh.

[27:59] Thank you.

[28:00] Good evening, members of the Board of

[28:02] Councillors. Again, my name is

[28:04] Daniel Jankowski, and I am here before

[28:06] you today in honor of my daughter, Zamara,

[28:08] who tragically lost her battle

[28:10] with neuroblastoma cancer in

[28:12] 2024. At only 2 years old,

[28:14] pediatric cancer profoundly affects

[28:16] our communities, and yet

[28:18] Vermont has never officially set aside

[28:20] time to honor and recognize

[28:24] Childhood Cancer Awareness Year. We are working

[28:27] tirelessly to change that. On

[28:29] September 26, right here in Rutland,

[28:32] we will be hosting our first-ever

[28:34] Pediatric Cancer Coin Giveaway in

[28:36] partnership with our local first responders,

[28:38] with plans to expand to Pittsburgh and

[28:41] surrounding communities in the

[28:43] future. We respectfully request the

[28:45] full support of the board of directors to

[28:48] help make this an annual event

[28:50] honoring Samara's legacy and

[28:51] ensuring that no family in

[28:53] our community faces this battle

[28:55] alone. Thank you. Samara's mother.

[28:58] Thank you. Okay.

[28:59] thanks. And our condolences

[29:02] .

[29:02] If you have any further questions,

[29:04] please feel free to ask.

[29:05] Yes, we'll see if we have any questions

[29:06] . Those who are in favor of the motion,

[29:09] say so by saying "I". Those who are

[29:11] against it, the motion is approved.

[29:13] Motion to approve the

[29:15] permit for

[29:17] the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life special event

[29:18] on

[29:19] Saturday, September 26, 2026, from

[29:21] 10:00 a.m. m. at 2:00 p.m. m.

[29:23] Supported.

[29:24] Okay, the motion is to approve the

[29:26] request and it has been supported. Does anyone

[29:29] have any comments or questions?

[29:32] I think everything is ready and we're going to

[29:34] vote, but we wish you all the best and

[29:36] hope you make a lot of money that

[29:38] day. And I hope they raise awareness,

[29:40] as they told me they wanted to do.

[29:42] children so bad, so I'm grateful.

[29:44] Of course. Those who are in favor of

[29:46] the motion, say so by saying "yes".

[29:48] Those who are against it, the motion is approved

[29:49] . OK. We'll move on to the

[29:53] reports and letters from

[29:54] department heads and officials, and it looks like

[29:58] your planning director Beau is first. We reviewed the

[30:01] public hearing on

[30:03] land development and adoption regulations, and

[30:05] then added the resolution.

[30:06] So, it's your turn.

[30:11] We had a public hearing

[30:13] tonight to talk about

[30:14] land development regulations,

[30:16] so thank you for letting me appear

[30:18] before you again. They're probably

[30:21] tired of hearing me talk.

[30:23] So, I won't go into too much

[30:26] detail this time unless there are

[30:29] questions, but what I can do is

[30:32] talk about the three areas of change,

[30:35] and if that can be turned into a

[30:37] motion to pass, that would be great.

[30:42] So, the first change is the name

[30:45] of the single-family residential district

[30:48] as just residential district. I talked

[30:52] a little earlier about why

[30:54] that's happening. Well, that would be the

[30:56] first part. The second part

[30:59] involves adding some of the

[31:02] design standards to the

[31:04] industrial district. Again, all those things

[31:07] are in front of you, what

[31:08] could they be? And the third change

[31:12] consists of adding a reference to

[31:14] the principles of

[31:16] smart growth both in the

[31:18] plan review and in the regulations. So

[31:22] those are the three points that have

[31:24] changed since the draft you see in

[31:26] front of you, which has also gone

[31:28] through the planning committee.

[31:30] Okay, anyone...? I'll let them

[31:34] tell him.

[31:34] Oh, I was going to make a motion to

[31:35] suspend the rules.

[31:36] Second.

[31:37] The motion is to suspend the rules to

[31:38] discuss the issue tonight. It has been

[31:39] seconded. Those who support the

[31:41] motion, say: "Yes".

[31:42] Those who oppose it, the motion is

[31:44] approved. Those in favor of the

[31:45] motion should say that

[31:45] the territorial development regulations should be adopted

[31:47] in the form presented,

[31:49] subject to review by the lawyer.

[31:52] Second. Okay.

[31:54] Pending legal review. Clear.

[31:55] Pending legal review. You've

[31:57] seen them, right? So yes.

[31:59] The motion has been made and

[32:00] seconded. Does anyone have any

[32:02] questions they'd like to ask

[32:04] Mr. Bow while he's there?

[32:06] Well, I just have...

[32:07] Yes, Councilor Davis.

[32:09] With the...

[32:11] and it has six or seven bolt points

[32:13] here. What about...and maybe this does

[32:17] n't belong here? What about the

[32:20] older ones...and only some of the types

[32:24] of escape that go to the neighborhoods?

[32:28] So, in the

[32:30] general regulations of the zoning part

[32:32] of this ordinance, we have

[32:34] performance standards for all districts.

[32:37] Good.

[32:37] And that should cover that. Industrial and

[32:40] all.

[32:41] And then, if you'll allow me...

[32:42] Yes, go ahead. I will do that

[32:44] . With some areas in the

[32:47] flood zone, things that

[32:49] are stored there can no longer be

[32:51] stored.

[32:52] Correct. And that part is actually

[32:55] part two of this ordinance, which is the

[32:58] flood risk area section.

[32:59] These are flood risk areas and

[33:01] river corridors, which refers to

[33:03] storage and

[33:05] previous surface structures in that area.

[33:06] Fine, thanks.

[33:08] Okay, anyone else? Again, the

[33:12] motion is to be approved and has been

[33:14] seconded. With no further debate,

[33:16] all those in favor of the

[33:17] motion indicate this by saying: Yes.

[33:19] And those against? The motion

[33:22] is approved.

[33:23] Thank you. You are welcome.

[33:24] Thank you. Do

[33:26] we need anything else? The resolution.

[33:29] Yes. Okay,

[33:30] thank you for inviting me for the third time.

[33:34] And the land use review board did

[33:37] n't like the resolution

[33:39] we adopted last time because it had

[33:42] the word "contract" in it. So this

[33:44] resolution removes that word,

[33:46] which is fine because we did

[33:48] n't contract those services anyway. And that's

[33:51] the only change from what I

[33:53] believe we presented in May or June.

[33:56] Okay, all those men, Talbot. I will

[33:57] make a motion to suspend the

[33:59] rules and take up the matter again tonight.

[34:00] Second.

[34:01] Very well, everyone who is in favor

[34:03] of the motion indicates this by saying: Yes.

[34:05] Those who are against, the motion is

[34:06] approved. And Councillor Talbot.

[34:08] I will make a motion to adopt the

[34:09] revised municipal resolution that was

[34:11] presented to us.

[34:13] Second.

[34:14] Okay, the motion has been presented and

[34:16] seconded. Do you foresee a signing

[34:19] there? Oh

[34:21] yes, in the end.

[34:22] Okay, we need to authorize the

[34:23] president to sign.

[34:23] I authorize the president to sign, very

[34:25] good. OK. Is there any debate

[34:28] about that? Since there are none, those who

[34:31] are in favor should say "yes".

[34:32] Those who are against it, the motion

[34:34] is approved.

[34:35] Thank you. And as I mentioned at the

[34:37] public hearing, there will be a memorandum

[34:39] of understanding on

[34:40] historic preservation that I hope you will see at the

[34:42] first meeting in October. Thank you.

[34:46] Okay, fine. Thank you so much. And

[34:52] next is Protovanski, and it seems we

[34:53] have a replacement. Application for

[35:02] GMP poles and wires for Park Street

[35:03] . Good evening, Ted. Thank you. You are welcome.

[35:07] Bob will speak tonight, if that's alright with you

[35:08] . Yes.

[35:10] As you can see, Green Mountain Power

[35:13] requested to install two new utility poles

[35:16] very close to the Vermont Achievement

[35:18] Center. One on the north side of Park

[35:21] Street and one on the south side of Park

[35:23] Street. Likewise, along with other

[35:26] similar requests, we have

[35:28] standard conditions for

[35:29] pole and cable projects that

[35:31] require full board approval.

[35:35] Okay. Yes, Councillor Clifford.

[35:38] I propose suspending the rules for

[35:39] dealing with the matter.

[35:40] Second.

[35:41] Very good. All those who are in favor

[35:42] of the motion, please indicate so by saying

[35:43] yes.

[35:43] Those who are

[35:44] against it, it's approved. Councillor

[35:46] Clifford.

[35:46] I propose the approval of

[35:48] Poland's bank transfer request

[35:49] for the Park Street boundaries along

[35:51] with the seven standard conditions.

[35:52] Second.

[35:53] Very well, the motion has been presented

[35:54] and seconded. Does anyone have any

[35:56] questions for Ted about this application?

[36:00] Since none are seen, all those who are

[36:01] in favor of the motion should indicate this

[36:03] by saying yes.

[36:04] And what about those who oppose it? The motion is

[36:06] approved.

[36:06] Thank you. You are welcome.

[36:08] Thank you. And next is treasurer

[36:12] Markowski. We have a discussion about

[36:17] reviewing

[36:19] the city and RRA financial reports for the

[36:21] period ending August 31,

[36:23] 2026.

[36:24] Okay. Good

[36:24] night.

[36:25] Thank you. Tonight I have the reports

[36:28] from August 31st and some

[36:30] updates from our department

[36:32] . Well, it's been two months and we're not

[36:35] going to go into too much detail about

[36:37] departmental finances, but

[36:42] I'll have the end-of-quarter report ready so that

[36:44] when we get into

[36:46] the budget it will be more important to

[36:49] follow how we see it in the first

[36:51] quarter. So I wanted to... I had

[36:54] described some things in my report

[36:56] that I wanted to share with you

[36:58] because of short-term loans... I

[37:00] just wanted to update the board

[37:02] on that. We had...we had

[37:05] some really serious

[37:07] cash flow problems at the moment with the

[37:09] projects and the pressure on

[37:11] cash flow. So we had

[37:15] borrowed from the reserve fund. So I

[37:19] made a transfer from the

[37:21] capital reserve fund to the general fund

[37:23] to cover payroll,

[37:25] accounts payable, and during the

[37:27] tax collection period, which is

[37:29] due on the 31st. I was able to transfer that

[37:31] money back to the capital reserve fund

[37:33] , so that's been resolved, and I

[37:36] wanted to report it. That said,

[37:40] we may have to do it

[37:42] again before the next fundraising

[37:44] , so I'll keep the board and the

[37:46] public informed if we do that. They are

[37:49] unusual for me. Generally,

[37:51] we have had adequate cash flow.

[37:54] It's the projects, the CSO project,

[37:56] those bigger projects that are

[37:59] really impacting us, so I

[38:01] think I'll probably be going back to

[38:06] the board to

[38:08] request another transfer by

[38:11] November 1st, I think. We have to

[38:14] collect the water and

[38:15] sewer service fees, but we also have

[38:17] some bond payments due, big

[38:19] bond payments on November 1st, so

[38:20] just a heads-up about that. If you look at the

[38:26] cash reports, you'll see that the

[38:29] cash balances were high, but that was

[38:31] after collection and before

[38:32] transferring the

[38:34] first quarter's education tax to the school. So

[38:37] we made that transfer to the school

[38:39] today. Well, I think the

[38:45] first quarter's collection went well, but even

[38:47] so, in terms of cash, we're still a

[38:49] bit short. So we still have

[38:53] that loan for which we made a

[38:55] grant anticipation note

[38:57] related to that project. I had

[39:00] written in my memo that we had

[39:02] borrowed 1.5 million, but in

[39:05] reality it was 1.375. Well, I exaggerated a

[39:08] little. But I work closely

[39:12] with the Department of

[39:14] Public Works and the

[39:16] city engineer, and right now we're waiting for

[39:19] reimbursement of almost 2.3 million for

[39:21] this project. So I think

[39:24] we could get those funds at

[39:25] any time. Your application

[39:28] is now available. And I know the

[39:30] engineer has been in touch to

[39:32] find out when we will receive those funds.

[39:34] So, I just want to catch up.

[39:38] In the cash withdrawn report,

[39:40] when you look at the cash withdrawn,

[39:42] you will see that both the water fund and the

[39:44] sewer fund have

[39:46] significant balances owed to the city.

[39:49] Both are affected by some

[39:51] projects for which we have not yet received a

[39:53] refund. The water fund

[39:56] has the service line project

[39:58] , which we have...we are

[40:00] waiting for more information from the

[40:02] bond bank, in order to be able to request those

[40:05] funds. So we have a large balance

[40:08] there and again, at the bottom of the

[40:10] sewer system, it's the CSO project, the

[40:13] Meadow Streets projects that

[40:15] are causing that cash flow, those

[40:18] deficits there. I wanted to give you an

[40:22] update on the water

[40:24] and sewer service interruptions from May to August. This

[40:26] effort was coordinated with the

[40:28] Department of Public Works and the

[40:29] Treasurer's Office. During the

[40:33] process, we did four rounds of

[40:36] cutting, 25 beads per round, that is,

[40:39] 100 beads. The process resulted in

[40:43] 57 accounts being paid. 41

[40:46] accounts that are now in a

[40:49] payment agreement and could be paid off

[40:51] now. And from the group, only two accounts were

[40:54] closed and remain closed right now

[40:57] . So I wanted to share those

[41:01] figures. And we've been working with

[41:05] the city attorney and two

[41:07] local attorneys on tax sales for

[41:09] delinquent properties. So you'll

[41:12] probably see ads for those tax sales in the Herald very

[41:14] soon, maybe next week

[41:16] .

[41:19] We will have tax sales in

[41:21] November and two dates in November and

[41:25] one in December. I think that's about 12

[41:29] properties in total. Well,

[41:33] Linda, in my office, we work very

[41:34] closely with taxpayers to see

[41:36] if we can come up with an acceptable payment arrangement,

[41:38] and, well, we try... That's

[41:40] really the first thing we try to

[41:41] do before we get to that

[41:43] tax sale around those dates. But

[41:46] , well, right now I'm working

[41:50] with RR. HH. in the

[41:53] job description for assistant treasurer, so

[41:56] we will publish it very soon. I think it

[42:01] was in the newspaper and Ellen had

[42:03] mentioned that there was a retirement in

[42:05] my office, so the

[42:07] assistant treasurer is planning to retire in January.

[42:10] There will be a little overlap, but

[42:12] I really need that training from

[42:14] someone who works with the

[42:16] deputy treasurer, so I'm working on

[42:18] that. And I'm also working on

[42:24] coordinating a

[42:26] pensions meeting for October 8th. And I'll

[42:30] get that agenda out, and it will be with the

[42:32] actuary.

[42:33] That's the dinner night that

[42:35] many of us will be able to attend.

[42:38] Oh.

[42:38] The Japanese delegation is coming.

[42:40] Oh. I'm going to reschedule. I'm working

[42:44] with the actuary. And I foresee some

[42:47] changes, so it won't just be

[42:49] information. Programming is very difficult

[42:51] , so I'm glad I said

[42:53] something. I had worked with the school and

[42:55] the actuary, but it wasn't on any

[42:57] schedule, so I apologize for

[42:59] that. I'll dedicate a little more time to

[43:01] trying to find a date, but

[43:03] I hope everyone can be really

[43:05] flexible with the timeline because it's

[43:06] a difficult meeting to schedule.

[43:09] Okay, but I'll give you the information. I think

[43:14] we'll see some recommendations

[43:16] on pension amortization schedules

[43:18] and some things that are

[43:20] different from what we've had. It's

[43:22] really important. I will try

[43:25] to have it as soon as possible. Thank you for

[43:28] that. I'm sorry if I ruined dinner. And that's all I have

[43:32] for tonight

[43:34] . Any questions about the report? Does

[43:37] anyone have any questions for Mary

[43:38] ? I think everything is ready.

[43:41] Okay, thanks.

[43:42] Okay, thank you very much. Very well, we will now move on

[43:45] to the reports from the

[43:47] standing committees. We have several.

[43:49] First up is Councillor Adams' Charter and Ordinances meeting on

[43:52] September 9th.

[43:56] I'll try to make them shorter, I

[43:57] promise. The

[44:01] Charter and Ordinances Committee met on

[44:03] September 9th of this year here

[44:05] in Alderman Chambers. The meeting

[44:07] opened at 5:30 p.m. m. The first point

[44:10] to be discussed was the current

[44:11] mayoral succession plan. This topic was

[44:12] first addressed at our

[44:14] Charter and Ordinance meeting on

[44:15] April 15th of this year.

[44:16] Historically, the position has been

[44:18] held by the president of the Board of

[44:19] Councillors, but it was included on the

[44:20] written ballot

[44:22] because the outgoing mayor

[44:23] resigned in the 90 days prior to the

[44:24] election. It was suggested that the

[44:26] written election was detrimental

[44:28] to taxpayers and that

[44:29] future elections should not be held

[44:31] without candidates submitting

[44:33] petitions, so as to allow

[44:35] sufficient time for them to appear on

[44:37] the ballot. The write-in nomination campaign

[44:39] produced many candidates,

[44:41] but several received very few votes.

[44:43] Councillor Talbot reiterated his

[44:44] argument in favor of holding the

[44:45] mayoral election by written ballot, noting that

[44:47] voter turnout was similar to

[44:49] past elections. The current mayor

[44:51] noted that the campaign lasted only 3

[44:52] days less than it would have in

[44:54] a typical election year.

[44:55] President Adams indicated that,

[44:56] regardless of the turnout

[44:58] , the length of the campaign, and the

[44:59] clarity between the candidates and

[45:00] city officials, he heard from

[45:02] several residents that the election

[45:03] conducted in this manner was very

[45:04] confusing and believes it may have limited

[45:06] the public's opportunity to

[45:07] properly investigate all the

[45:08] candidates. City attorney

[45:10] Gustafson will investigate some

[45:12] policies and language used in

[45:13] other Vermont cities and towns

[45:15] to make suggestions to this committee.

[45:17] The second item on the agenda was

[45:18] a debate on moving the

[45:19] DPW commissioner,

[45:21] recreation superintendent,

[45:22] building inspector, city clerk,

[45:23] and planning director to

[45:24] contract positions. This was a

[45:27] combination of two items that had been

[45:28] previously referred to the committee

[45:30] , including the statute to make

[45:31] the city clerk an

[45:33] elected position, referred on November 20,

[45:34] 2023, and a discussion about moving the

[45:36] DPW commissioner,

[45:37] recreation superintendent, and

[45:39] planning director to contracted positions,

[45:40] referred on November 17, 2025.

[45:42] The latter item was

[45:43] previously discussed in committee on

[45:44] April 15, 2026, along with changing the

[45:46] city attorney position to a

[45:47] contracted one, referred on March 6,

[45:48] 2026. Chairman Adams provided

[45:50] a synopsis of that discussion, highlighting

[45:51] the key points for and against

[45:53] a change. Councilman Talbott said

[45:55] his impression of the Vermont League of Cities and

[45:57] Towns is that there is a

[45:58] trend away from

[45:59] mayoral appointments.

[46:00] President Larry refuted this,

[46:01] explaining that he served on the board of

[46:03] directors of the League of Cities and

[46:04] Towns of Vermont and indicated that there is not

[46:06] much uniformity among

[46:07] Vermont's municipalities.

[46:09] Several points from the previous meeting were revisited,

[46:10] including concerns that

[46:12] unionized employees are hesitant to

[46:13] accept management positions due to

[46:14] the lack of stability offered by the

[46:16] current mayoral appointment process

[46:17] . People are hesitant to

[46:18] sacrifice their union protections

[46:20] and accept that they could lose their own

[46:22] jobs in two years if another mayor is elected

[46:23] . Councilman Talbott suggested

[46:25] discussing the right of return if

[46:27] unionized employees accept

[46:28] management positions, perhaps through a

[46:30] memorandum and union agreement.

[46:31] Concern was expressed about this,

[46:32] noting that employees would not be able to

[46:33] return to their former positions

[46:35] if those positions had already been filled. The

[46:36] municipal secretary pointed out that her

[46:37] position is responsible for objectively processing

[46:40] election results and that there could be a

[46:41] conflict of interest if it became known

[46:43] that an incoming candidate planned to

[46:44] appoint someone else. There was

[46:46] significant interest in discussing the

[46:47] conversion of the city attorney position

[46:48] to a contracted one, but this was

[46:50] generally limited because the

[46:51] issue was not on the agenda.

[46:52] President Adams will schedule another

[46:54] meeting as soon as possible to

[46:55] further discuss both of the items noted

[46:56] on this afternoon's agenda,

[46:58] as well as to specifically discuss

[46:59] the position of city attorney. The

[47:00] meeting adjourned at 6:26 p.m. m.

[47:03] OK. Well, thank you very much. Does

[47:05] anyone have any questions for

[47:06] Councilman Adams about his report? It seems

[47:10] that everything is ready. Thank you so much

[47:12] . Next up is the General Committee,

[47:15] Councillor Talbot.

[47:16] Thank you. You are welcome.

[47:17] The General Committee met on 15

[47:20] September 2026 at 5:30 p.m. m. The

[47:23] committee members present were

[47:25] myself, Councillor Clifford, Franzoni,

[47:27] Adams, and Esposito. Others present

[47:28] included President Alair, Councilwoman

[47:30] Davis and Tadio, City Attorney

[47:32] Gustafson, Assistant Director Whitehead, and the

[47:34] Director of Public Relations. HH. Coyle, Barbara

[47:36] Poling, Norma Cohen and Gordon of the Herald

[47:39] . The General Committee met to

[47:41] consider the implementation of

[47:42] the city's declaration of inclusion

[47:44] . The city attorney outlined

[47:46] options that included utilizing the

[47:47] existing

[47:49] equal employment opportunity officer position,

[47:51] amending the charter to

[47:52] expand that role, convening a

[47:54] mayoral advisory group, or establishing a

[47:55] standing committee. The debate

[47:57] focused on assigning responsibility

[47:59] for ongoing implementation. The

[48:01] members considered appointing the head

[48:02] of human resources to the

[48:03] existing charter office and

[48:05] involving

[48:06] community members in identifying

[48:07] needs and recommending

[48:08] improvements. Participants emphasized

[48:10] that inclusion goes beyond

[48:12] hiring and encompasses access to

[48:13] public services, including

[48:15] assistance for residents with

[48:16] limited English proficiency. Audience members

[48:19] Norman Cohen and Barbara Pulling

[48:21] described practical,

[48:22] community-based approaches to

[48:24] implementation. Their suggestions

[48:25] included displaying the statement on

[48:27] city buildings, restoring it

[48:29] to the city website, including it

[48:31] in the annual report, and encouraging

[48:32] community and

[48:34] library programming. The members also

[48:36] discussed the city's previous efforts

[48:37] and the importance of maintaining

[48:39] continuity in the face of leadership changes.

[48:41] Councillor Clifford introduced a

[48:43] motion to recommend that the Mayor

[48:44] appoint the head of human resources

[48:46] to the position of equal

[48:47] employment opportunities officer. The motion

[48:49] was approved by a

[48:50] five-to-zero oral vote, and I make the motion. I

[48:52] second.

[48:53] Okay, the motion was presented and

[48:54] seconded. Any debate about that? Since

[48:59] none are seen, all those in

[49:01] favor of the motion indicate this by saying

[49:03] I.

[49:04] Those who oppose it? The motion is

[49:05] approved.

[49:06] Very well, the city attorney

[49:07] recommended reviewing the text of the

[49:09] charter to give the position a

[49:10] broader mandate for inclusion. Following

[49:12] the debate,

[49:13] a motion to refer the

[49:14] proposed revision of the charter

[49:16] to the committee on ordinances and

[49:17] statutes was approved by oral vote by five votes to zero. Do

[49:19] we need it? Can you make the

[49:21] motion?

[49:22] Yes.

[49:22] Supported.

[49:24] Okay, the

[49:26] motion to refer this matter to the

[49:28] organic charter and the ordinance has been presented and supported.

[49:30] Any debate? Since there is no one, all those

[49:32] who are in favor of the motion

[49:33] will indicate this by saying "Yes".

[49:34] I. Those who oppose it? The motion is

[49:37] approved.

[49:37] OK. The city attorney

[49:38] offered to prepare a draft of the

[49:40] text. No amendment to

[49:41] the charter was approved at the meeting. The

[49:42] participants agreed that the

[49:44] statement should be returned to the

[49:45] municipal website and displayed in

[49:47] public service centers, such as

[49:48] police, fire, and recreational facilities.

[49:50] The president indicated that no

[49:51] separate motion was necessary

[49:53] and that a follow-up would be arranged.

[49:54] The committee also discussed the

[49:58] previously awarded $10,000 grant for equitable and inclusive communities for

[50:00] implicit bias training and the

[50:01] possibility of preparing a request

[50:03] for proposals. The president postponed the

[50:04] debate because the matter had not been brought to

[50:06] his attention. No action was taken

[50:07] regarding the grant or the training,

[50:09] and the meeting adjourned at 6:16.

[50:11] Very good. Thank you so much. Yes, Councilor

[50:14] Adams. I

[50:15] just want to point out that the item

[50:16] referred to the Organic Charter and

[50:17] Ordinance will be added to the agenda

[50:18] of the

[50:19] Organic Charter and Ordinance meeting next

[50:21] Monday the 28th.

[50:21] Great. OK.

[50:23] And if I can accompany them, I'll have a

[50:25] memo and something like the text

[50:27] for that meeting. Okay.

[50:30] fine. OK. Very good.

[50:32] Thank you so much. Next up,

[50:35] Councillor Clifford, public works.

[50:37] Thank you, Mr. President. The

[50:40] public works committee met at

[50:42] 5:30 p.m. m. Wednesday,

[50:44] September 16, 2020. The six members

[50:46] present were myself, Councillor Gillam

[50:48] , Councillor Peter Franzoni, and

[50:50] Councillor Michael Talbot. Other members

[50:54] of the board of aldermen present

[50:56] were President Alair, Councilman

[50:58] Copley, Councilwoman Tadio, Councilman

[51:01] Davis, and Councilman Esposito. Others

[51:03] present included Robert Porfirio,

[51:05] commissioner of public works, Ted

[51:07] Gillen, assistant

[51:08] city engineer, Mary Markowski,

[51:10] city treasurer, Courtney Trillo De Chillo of the

[51:11] Rutland Herald, and Commander J.J.

[51:13] Bixby of the police department.

[51:16] Councillor Clifford asked if there were

[51:18] any additions, deletions, or

[51:20] modifications to the agenda. There weren't

[51:22] any. I asked if there were

[51:24] any public comments on the

[51:25] agenda; there were none. The purpose of

[51:28] the meeting was to discuss the

[51:29] update of

[51:30] water disinfection by-products. Engineer

[51:33] Gilling provided some

[51:35] background on the subject. In 2010 and

[51:38] 2011, the city experienced an increase in

[51:41] levels of

[51:43] disinfection byproducts, particularly

[51:45] haloacetic acids. And then the

[51:49] numbers plummeted. The by-products

[51:52] are formed after the disinfection project is completed

[51:55] . There is a reaction between

[51:58] chlorine and organic matter in

[52:00] water. The theory is that the

[52:03] current elevated levels are due to

[52:05] organic compounds in the basin's water

[52:07] that have grown again in the year

[52:10] following Tropical Storm Irene.

[52:13] Public meetings have been held in

[52:15] recent years and the city...

[52:16] I found this on the web. It seems that the

[52:19] current one...

[52:20] Excuse me. Oh

[52:20] really.

[52:23] That's very rude.

[52:24] Public meetings have been held in

[52:26] recent years and the city has received

[52:28] free assistance from the EPA to

[52:29] consider some options.

[52:31] Weston &

[52:33] Sampson Engineers was recently hired to help

[52:35] design the

[52:36] disinfection modifications to the

[52:38] treatment plant. Specifically, in the

[52:40] conversion of disinfection with

[52:42] monochloramine, which is what the

[52:44] Cheyenne Valley Water District uses in

[52:46] Cheyenne County, in addition to the

[52:48] many surface water treatment systems

[52:50] across the country. It is an

[52:53] effective and cost-efficient approach

[52:54] used to reduce the presence of

[52:56] haloacetic acids. The problem

[53:00] the city is currently facing

[53:02] is that there are some

[53:04] scientific studies being published, which

[53:06] the city has become

[53:07] aware of, that have generated some

[53:09] concern about some

[53:11] unregulated byproducts that are formed during the

[53:13] disinfection process with

[53:15] monochloramine. The city conducts

[53:18] tests on disinfection byproducts

[53:20] through

[53:22] quarterly sampling, as required by regulations. The

[53:25] samples are collected from four

[53:26] different locations within the

[53:27] distribution system and

[53:29] sent to a laboratory. If the

[53:31] four-quarter moving average

[53:33] exceeds a certain threshold, the state

[53:36] will issue a violation and ask

[53:38] the city what steps it will take to

[53:40] reduce the numbers.

[53:43] Scientific studies have been published on these

[53:45] unregulated byproducts, and the

[53:47] concern now is what will happen in

[53:49] a few years. There is some uncertainty

[53:53] about how the EPA will react. Within

[53:56] five or ten years, these

[53:58] unregulated compounds could become

[54:00] regulated. The most important question is what would

[54:02] happen if these

[54:04] unregulated compounds were found to be as bad as, or

[54:06] worse than, the

[54:08] disinfection byproducts the

[54:10] city is currently dealing with. This was a major

[54:13] red flag and

[54:15] concerns were raised with

[54:17] Vermont state regulators over the past few

[54:19] months. Engineer Gillan has gone to

[54:22] Montpelier a couple of times in

[54:23] recent months to deal with the problem

[54:25] with state regulators. The

[54:28] state has given the city a date

[54:31] ... I'm sorry. The state has given the

[54:34] city a date to do it, but it

[54:36] 's not advisable to spend money now and then

[54:38] later in the future. The city is not

[54:42] currently in violation, but it is

[54:44] close, and that is because there are four

[54:46] quarterly samples, and if you average it out,

[54:48] we are at a high level because there is one

[54:51] quarter that is always high.

[54:53] Engineer Gillan has recommended that the

[54:56] city proceed to take two

[54:59] separate, simultaneous paths forward.

[55:02] One way is to analyze and elevate, I'm

[55:05] sorry, and evaluate whether

[55:08] unregulated byproducts from within the city

[55:12] brought water out of the city. At the same

[55:14] time,

[55:16] alternative methods that

[55:17] can reduce the presence of

[55:19] haloacetic acids are being evaluated in more detail. Councilman Talbot

[55:22] introduced a motion to request

[55:24] that the Board of Aldermen authorize the

[55:27] Mayor to sign Amendment Number

[55:29] One to the Engineering Services Agreement

[55:31] with Weston and Sampson for the

[55:33] amount of $91,770, substantially in

[55:37] the form submitted after

[55:39] review by the City Attorney.

[55:41] Councillor Franzoni seconded the motion.

[55:43] was passed unanimously, and

[55:45] I hereby make the motion. I

[55:46] second.

[55:46] Okay, the motion was presented and

[55:48] seconded. Any questions, any

[55:51] discussion about that motion? They

[55:54] are still here if you have any questions.

[55:57] It seems that everything is ready. Those who

[55:59] are in favor of the motion, say

[56:01] : yes, yes, yes.

[56:02] And what about those who oppose it? The motion is

[56:04] approved. There

[56:05] were no further matters to discuss in the

[56:07] committee and the meeting adjourned at

[56:10] 5:57 p.m. m. Thank you, Mr. President. You are

[56:12] welcome. Thank you so much.

[56:13] And finally, we have a report from the

[56:16] Plenary Committee, as promised. I'm going to

[56:20] make this report brief, but I want to

[56:25] cover all the main topics. The

[56:28] Plenary Committee met at 5:30 on

[56:30] Thursday, September 17th here in the

[56:32] room. The subject, of course, was

[56:35] 43 Evergreen Avenue.

[56:37] Several members of

[56:39] the Board of Aldermen were present, the mayor, the

[56:42] police chief,

[56:44] Prisons Commissioner Murad, a representative from

[56:46] Pathways, the subcontractor. There were

[56:48] several residents from the

[56:51] Evergreen Avenue neighborhood and also several

[56:53] members of our

[56:55] Rockland County legislative delegation. The

[56:58] meeting began at 5:30.

[57:01] First, the mayor spoke about

[57:03] the calls he has received from

[57:06] residents regarding the high volume of

[57:08] calls to the police at 43 Evergreen.

[57:11] Chief Broady spoke about the volume

[57:13] of calls and the need to collaborate

[57:15] more closely with the prisons department

[57:17] . The neighbors spoke vehemently

[57:21] about the negative consequences of the

[57:23] activity at 43 Evergreen and the

[57:25] need to close it down.

[57:29] Commissioner Murad then spoke and said that he is

[57:31] very aware of the problems and will

[57:33] address them by communicating

[57:35] with his staff, local

[57:37] probation and parole personnel, and

[57:39] anyone else involved.

[57:43] But, and this is the big problem, he would not

[57:45] commit to shutting down the program as it

[57:48] currently exists at 43 Evergreen

[57:50] . West

[57:54] Rutland Representative Tom Burnett stated that

[57:56] part of the problem is the lack of

[57:58] strength in some of the statutes to

[58:01] address chronic recidivism and

[58:03] incarcerate the most

[58:05] problematic individuals instead of sending them to

[58:07] residential neighborhoods. And I think that's

[58:10] something he'll take

[58:12] into account when he returns to

[58:14] Montpelier if he's re-elected. The

[58:17] Pathways representative briefly described their

[58:19] role and stated that there is currently no

[58:21] nighttime supervision at 43

[58:23] Evergreen. The meeting ended. I made sure

[58:28] the commissioner knew

[58:30] that most of us here in

[58:33] Rutland and most of the people

[58:36] who were at the meeting that night

[58:38] wanted the 43

[58:41] Evergreen facility to close. The meeting

[58:44] adjourned at 6:35 and this is my

[58:47] report. Does anyone have any

[58:49] questions? I

[58:51] only have one, it's not really a

[58:53] question, but an opportunity for

[58:55] the city attorney to review our

[58:58] current zoning because the question I

[59:00] asked was how they were located,

[59:02] how they were housed at 43 Evergreen and

[59:07] have a court order to be

[59:10] there. And I think that could be a

[59:14] violation of our ordinance, because

[59:17] we dealt with that problem many, years ago and corrected some of the

[59:22] language because neighborhoods were

[59:25] feeling the weight of some of these

[59:28] unsupervised homes. Then, at

[59:31] some point, perhaps the

[59:34] city attorney could review that ordinance

[59:36] to see if

[59:38] a violation is occurring there as well. Very

[59:42] good.

[59:43] Thank you so much. Okay, we'll move

[59:46] on. There are no select committees.

[59:48] We have a report from a representative,

[59:49] Councillor Franzoni, of

[59:50] the City of Rutland Public Schools.

[59:55] Proposal of November 3 to create

[59:56] a school capital reserve fund.

[1:00:00] The floor is yours. Thank you, Mr.

[1:00:02] President. They just produced this

[1:00:06] information leaflet and asked me to

[1:00:07] read it verbatim. Forward.

[1:00:09] Proposal on the November 3 ballot

[1:00:10] to create a

[1:00:11] reserve fund for the school district.

[1:00:13] City voters are being asked to

[1:00:15] approve the creation of a

[1:00:16] capital reserve fund for the

[1:00:17] school district. The funds would only be

[1:00:19] used for improvements, replacements, and

[1:00:20] repairs of buildings and equipment. No

[1:00:23] additional funding would be needed

[1:00:25] . The school board would have full

[1:00:27] authority to approve funding

[1:00:29] for the reserve. Many other

[1:00:31] Vermont school systems have a

[1:00:32] reserve fund of this type.

[1:00:35] An

[1:00:36] open information meeting for voters will be held on Monday, November 2.

[1:00:38] In the meantime, you can obtain

[1:00:40] additional information by accessing the

[1:00:41] district's website or

[1:00:43] contacting the

[1:00:44] school district administration.

[1:00:47] Rutland City Public Schools

[1:00:48] has a long-standing commitment to

[1:00:50] providing excellent educational programs

[1:00:51] with a cost structure that is

[1:00:53] responsible, reasonable, and sustainable.

[1:00:55] Please vote on November 3rd.

[1:00:56] Thank you. OK.

[1:00:58] Very good. Thank you. Does anyone have

[1:01:01] any questions about that? It seems that

[1:01:03] everything is ready. So we'll keep going

[1:01:05] . Nothing for

[1:01:07] petitioners' requests, letters, and

[1:01:09] miscellaneous communications. Nothing for

[1:01:10] control commissioners or

[1:01:12] cannabis commissioners. We have an entry here

[1:01:15] in pending business from Councillor

[1:01:17] Clifford, and it concerns the resolution

[1:01:19] that encourages civil speech and

[1:01:21] respectful conduct among

[1:01:23] elected officials. Councillor Clifford

[1:01:25] .

[1:01:26] Thank you, Mr. President. As

[1:01:28] the board knows, at the last meeting

[1:01:29] I requested that this resolution be

[1:01:34] redistributed among the

[1:01:36] newly elected councilors and also among the

[1:01:39] appointed ones, to give them the opportunity

[1:01:41] to sign it. I believe the

[1:01:44] municipal secretary has the blank motion

[1:01:46] ready for everyone to sign. So

[1:01:47] , if you'll allow me, I'd like to

[1:01:49] make a motion for it to be circulated.

[1:01:51] Okay, why not make a motion

[1:01:53] to suspend the rules? Thank you,

[1:01:54] councilman.

[1:01:55] The rules.

[1:01:56] Second. OK. All those who

[1:01:58] are in favor of the motion, please

[1:01:58] indicate so by saying "Yes". Yes. Those who

[1:02:01] are against it, the motion is approved

[1:02:01] . And I propose that

[1:02:07] the resolution promoting

[1:02:08] civilized dialogue and respectful conduct

[1:02:09] among elected officials be circulated for signatures. Second

[1:02:10] .

[1:02:10] OK. The motion has been presented

[1:02:12] and seconded. Any debate? Since there is

[1:02:14] no one, all those who are in

[1:02:15] favor of the motion should indicate this

[1:02:16] by saying "Yes".

[1:02:17] Yes.

[1:02:18] Those who oppose it, the motion passes.

[1:02:21] Okay, and we'll send it. Anyone else

[1:02:26] who hasn't finished? Yes, Councillor

[1:02:28] Talbot.

[1:02:29] Between 2023 and 2024, work was done on an

[1:02:32] ordinance for roads and entrances; In

[1:02:36] 2024 the board approved the ban

[1:02:39] on parking in the green belt and the

[1:02:42] associated fines. The board also

[1:02:46] approved the then-mayor

[1:02:47] suspending

[1:02:49] greenbelt fines until a decision was made on the

[1:02:50] winter parking ban.

[1:02:53] And it's simply been there. So,

[1:02:55] I'm wondering if we could consult with the

[1:02:57] city attorney to explore what

[1:03:00] else needs to be addressed, both from a

[1:03:02] legal and practical logistical standpoint,

[1:03:04] to get the city to

[1:03:07] enforce, lift the

[1:03:07] suspension, and begin enforcing

[1:03:09] those laws. I receive many complaints from

[1:03:11] voters about parking in

[1:03:13] the greenbelt and the damage it causes

[1:03:15] .

[1:03:15] Yes, in fact, I was going to make a motion.

[1:03:18] Councilman Adams. I'm sorry

[1:03:19] . I thought he had nodded.

[1:03:21] Alright

[1:03:22] .

[1:03:24] Excuse me. In fact, I was also going to

[1:03:26] make a motion tonight to

[1:03:28] refer

[1:03:30] the practice of parking in

[1:03:32] green spaces in general to the Statutes and Ordinances Committee. So

[1:03:34] why don't we refer it to the

[1:03:37] city attorney and then sort it out? I mean

[1:03:39] , you could refer it to the

[1:03:40] Ordinance Committee. Put it on the

[1:03:43] agenda. That will give me, you know,

[1:03:45] the

[1:03:46] push to do it.

[1:03:47] Yes, I would. I have the impulse to

[1:03:50] do it based on

[1:03:52] tonight's suggestions, but if it's on the

[1:03:53] agenda, that only allows it to be

[1:03:55] heard sooner rather than later.

[1:03:57] Okay. Well,

[1:03:59] I'll refer you to the Committee on

[1:04:02] Statutes and Ordinances' review of

[1:04:04] parking in green spaces and the

[1:04:06] city's ordinance on

[1:04:08] green spaces.

[1:04:10] Okay. Well, there's a motion made and

[1:04:12] then there's a second one. Second. It was a

[1:04:13] second. Okay. Boss.

[1:04:16] Yes, Mr. President. I just want to make sure

[1:04:18] the board of directors knows the

[1:04:19] difference between a front yard and

[1:04:20] a greenbelt.

[1:04:22] Yes, there is.

[1:04:22] Okay, that's just so you know.

[1:04:25] And I think you've seen the problem in

[1:04:27] this report. So I want to make that

[1:04:29] clear.

[1:04:30] Councilman Talbot.

[1:04:31] First, you have to vote on my motion to

[1:04:32] forward it to the city attorney.

[1:04:33] Well, I think the president is

[1:04:35] probably confused right now

[1:04:36] . So why don't we

[1:04:39] report it? Yes, why don't we do

[1:04:41] that? We will refer...we will make a motion

[1:04:43] to have the city attorney review

[1:04:46] what you just mentioned.

[1:04:48] Ordinance and fines.

[1:04:49] Very good. It has been seconded. All those

[1:04:51] who are in favor of the motion, please

[1:04:52] indicate so by saying "Yes".

[1:04:53] Yes.

[1:04:53] Those who oppose it, the motion passes. And

[1:04:55] now they can refer it to the

[1:04:56] organic charter and the ordinance. I will

[1:04:58] refer to both the letter and the

[1:04:59] ordinance. A review of the

[1:05:04] green space violation and fines ordinance, as well as a

[1:05:06] review of any

[1:05:08] potential or non-existent ordinances relating to

[1:05:10] parking on private property

[1:05:12] that is green space.

[1:05:14] Second.

[1:05:15] Okay,

[1:05:17] the motion has been presented and seconded. Any debate

[1:05:19] about that? Since none are seen, all those

[1:05:20] who are in favor of the motion should

[1:05:22] indicate this by saying "I".

[1:05:23] Everyone who opposes it? The motion is

[1:05:24] approved. I'll just

[1:05:25] say that it goes back to the fact

[1:05:27] that the housing ordinance speaks of

[1:05:30] one and a half spaces per unit and it is not being

[1:05:32] applied.

[1:05:34] You know, Councillor Bolster, was there anything you

[1:05:36] wanted? Okay. Is there anything else that

[1:05:38] needs to be presented to the board

[1:05:39] tonight? I will

[1:05:40] make a motion to adjourn the

[1:05:41] session.

[1:05:41] The motion is to adjourn the session.

[1:05:43] Second.

[1:05:43] Seconded. Those who are in favor, say

[1:05:45] yes. Those who oppose it?

[1:05:47] The session is adjourned.

Rutland City Board of Aldermen - September 21, 2026

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