ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOURTH REPORT OF THE CITY OF BARRE VERMONT For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019 2 | Page City of Barre TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication .................................................................................................5 City Telephone Directory .........................................................................7 City Hall Hours & Dates to Remember ...................................................8 City Statistics ............................................................................................9 City of Barre 2017-2018 Tax Bill Chart (5 years) ............................... 10 Mayors of Barre ......................................................................................11 Justices of the Peace .............................................................................. 12 City Officers .......................................................................................... 13 Council Appointments ........................................................................... 14 Vermont State Senators & Representatives .......................................... 20 Mayor’s Report ...................................................................................... 21 City Manager’s Report .......................................................................... 29 City Clerk’s Report ................................................................................ 34 City Attorney’s Report .......................................................................... 36 Buildings & Community Services Department Facilities, Parks, & Cemetery Report ............................................. 37 Recreation Report ............................................................................ 40 Planning, Permitting, & Assessing Department Director’s Report ......................................................................... 4347 Assessor’s Report ............................................................................ 48 Public Safety Department Police Department Report ............................................................... 51 Fire Department & EMS Report ..................................................... 54 Health Officer’s Report ................................................................... 57 Department of Public Works ................................................................. 59 Tax Collectors Report ............................................................................ 63 Finance Department .............................................................................. 65 City Employee Compensations ............................................................. 66 City Employee Compensations Summary ............................................ 71 Overtime Summary & Explanation ...................................................... 72 Projected Tax Rate ................................................................................. 76 Warnings for Annual March Meetings .................................................. 77 Auditor Certification .............................................................................. 83 Management’s Discussion & Analysis ................................................. 84 City of Barre Page | 3 General Fund Budget to Actual ........................................................... 175 Property list for FY17.......................................................................... 191 Vehicle & Equipment List ................................................................... 193 Official Election Results ...................................................................... 196 Ordinance and/or Charter Changes ..................................................... 214 Council Appointed Committees Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Committee Report .............. 267 Barre City Dog Park Committee Report ....................................... 268 Barre City Energy Committee Report .......................................... 269 Barre City Planning Commission Report ..................................... 271 Civic Center Committee Report.................................................... 273 Cow Pasture Committee Report ................................................... 275 Community Harvest of Central Vermont ...................................... 278 Development Review Board Report ............................................. 280 Housing Board Review ................................................................. 281 Paths/Routes/Trails Committee ..................................................... 282 Voter Approved Funded Organizations Aldrich Public Library Report ...................................................... 284 Barre Area Development, Inc. Report .......................................... 287 Barre Community Justice Report .................................................. 290 Barre Heritage Festival Report ..................................................... 293 Barre Historical Society ................................................................ 294 Barre Housing Authority Report ................................................... 298 Barre Opera House Report ............................................................ 299 Barre Partnership Report ............................................................... 301 Barre Area Senior Center .............................................................. 303 Central Vermont Adult Basic Education Report ........................... 305 Central Vermont Council on Aging Report .................................. 307 Capstone Community Action Council Report .............................. 309 Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice Report .....................311 Circle Report ................................................................................. 312 Downstreet Housing ...................................................................... 314 Family Center of Washington County Report .............................. 316 Good Beginnings of Central Vermont Report .............................. 318 Green Up Vermont ........................................................................ 321 4 | Page City of Barre Green Mountain Transit Agency Report ....................................... 322 OUR House of Central Vermont Report ....................................... 324 Peoples Health and Wellness Clinic Report ................................. 325 Sexual Assault Crisis Team Report ............................................... 327 Vermont Assoc. for the Blind and Visually Impaired Report ....... 328 Vermont Center for Independent Living Report ........................... 329 Washington County Diversion Program Report ........................... 331 Washington County Youth Service Bureau Report ...................... 335 Other Agencies Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation Report ........................................................................ 337 Central Vermont Public Safety Authority Report ......................... 338 Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission Report............ 340 Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District Report ........ 342 RSVP ............................................................................................. 345 Vermont Department of Health Report ......................................... 346 Vermont Granite Museum Report ................................................. 349 Vermont League of Cities and Towns Report ............................... 352 CVFiber ......................................................................................... 354 Barre Supervisory Union Annual Report ............................................ 356 City of Barre Page | 5 THE 2019 CITY OF BARRE ANNUAL REPORT is Dedicated to Former City Councilor and State Representative PAUL N. POIRIER IN RECOGNITION OF FOUR DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BARRE Paul Poirier was born in Lewiston, Maine and educated at private schools in Maine and Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, where he received a bachelor of science degree and a master’s degree in history and government. Paul was also a member of the Norwich ice hockey team, and was one of the school’s all-time top 10 leading scorers. He became a resident of Barre City in 1970 when he started his long career of service to the City and its residents. Poirier taught history at Spaulding High School from 1970 to 1988, and was the boys varsity hockey coach at the school from 1970 to 1981. The Spaulding Hockey Team won the Division 1 Championship in 1980 – its first in nearly 20 years in Poirier’s penultimate year as coach. In 1980, Paul was a successful candidate for election to the Vermont House of Representatives. He was reelected in 1982, 1984, and 1986, and served from January 1981 to January 1989. In 2006, he was again 6 | Page City of Barre elected to the House and was reelected in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016, and served from January 2007 to January 2019. Paul’s service and dedication in the House is virtually unmatched; Paul served as Assistant Minority Leader, Majority Leader and on the House and Joint Rules Committee, the Joint Rules Committee, the Select House Committee on Economic Growth, the Health and Welfare Committee, the Health Oversight Committee the Committee on Health Care Reform, the Health and Welfare Committee, the Eastern States Pharmaceutical Reform Committee and the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Paul was also a member of the Barre City Council from 1990