FY20 ANNUAL REPORT of the MAYOR December 10Th, 2020 Residents and Neighbors, the FY20 Annual Reports Runs for the Period from July 1St, 2019 to June 30Th, 2020
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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIFTH REPORT OF THE CITY OF BARRE VERMONT For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020 2 | Page City of Barre TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication ...........................................................................................5 In Memoriam .......................................................................................6 City Telephone Directory ....................................................................7 City Hall Hours & Dates to Remember ...............................................8 City Statistics ......................................................................................9 City of Barre 2017-2020 Tax Bill Chart (5 years) ............................10 Mayors of Barre ................................................................................ 11 Justices of the Peace ..........................................................................12 City Officers ......................................................................................13 Council Appointments .......................................................................15 Vermont State Senators & Representatives .......................................20 Mayor’s Report .................................................................................21 City Manager’s Report ......................................................................29 City Clerk’s Report ...........................................................................38 City Attorney’s Report ......................................................................40 Buildings & Community Services Department Facilities, Parks, & Cemetery Report ..........................................42 Recreation Report ........................................................................45 Planning, Permitting, & Assessing Department Director’s Report .........................................................................47 Assessor’s Report ........................................................................51 Public Safety Department Police Department Report ...........................................................55 Fire Department & EMS Report ..................................................57 Fire Marshal & Health Officer Report .........................................61 Department of Public Works .............................................................63 Wastewater Treatment Facility Report ..............................................66 Tax Collectors Report ........................................................................68 Finance Department ..........................................................................70 City Employee Compensations .........................................................72 Overtime Summary & Explanation ...................................................77 Projected Tax Rate ............................................................................81 Warnings for Annual March Meetings ..............................................82 Auditor Certification .........................................................................87 City of Barre Page | 3 General Fund Budget to Actual .......................................................109 Property list for FY17 .....................................................................123 Vehicle & Equipment List ...............................................................125 Official Election Results..................................................................128 Ordinance and/or Charter Changes .................................................141 Council Appointed Committees Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Committee Report ............179 Civic Center Committee Report ................................................180 Cow Pasture Committee Report ................................................182 Development Review Board Report ..........................................185 Barre City Paths, Routes & Trails Committee ...........................186 Civilian Oversight and Advisory Board ....................................188 Barre City Energy Committee Report .......................................189 Barre City Planning Commission Report ..................................191 Diversity & Equity Committee ..................................................192 Voter Approved Funded Organizations Community Harvest of Central Vermont (CHCV) ....................193 Barre Partnership Report ...........................................................195 Barre Area Senior Center ..........................................................197 Central Vermont Council on Aging Report ...............................199 Capstone Community Action Council Report ...........................201 Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice Report ..................203 Circle Report .............................................................................204 Downstreet Housing & Community Development ....................206 Family Center of Washington County Report ...........................208 Good Beginnings of Central Vermont Report............................210 Good Samaritan Haven..............................................................213 Green Mountain Transit Agency Report ....................................214 MOSAIC (Sexual Assault Crisis Team Report) ........................216 OUR House of Central Vermont Report ....................................218 Peoples Health and Wellness Clinic Report ..............................219 Prevent Child Abuse Vermont Report........................................220 Vermont Assoc. for the Blind and Visually Impaired Report ....222 Vermont Center for Independent Living Report ........................224 Washington County Diversion Program Report ........................226 Washington County Youth Service Bureau Report ....................228 4 | Page City of Barre Other Agencies Aldrich Public Library Report ...................................................230 Barre Community Justice Report ..............................................233 Barre Historical Society ............................................................235 Barre Housing Authority Report ...............................................237 Central Vermont Public Safety Authority Report ......................238 Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission Report .........241 Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District Report ......243 Green Up Vermont Report .........................................................245 Vermont Granite Museum Report ..............................................246 Vermont League of Cities and Towns Report ............................248 Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) ...............................250 Vermont Department of Health Report ......................................252 Barre Supervisory Union Annual Report ........................................254 City of Barre Page | 5 THE 2020 CITY OF BARRE ANNUAL REPORT is dedicated to Arthur Anton Ristau July 14, 1933 – January 22, 2020 IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY AND PEOPLE OF BARRE Arthur was a renaissance man, a man with a wonder- ful mind. He enjoyed skiing and golf and was an aficionado of jazz music and a lover of the poetry of Yeats. He was a voracious reader and most knowledgeable on history and politics. Arthur Anton Ristau held senior administrative positions during four decades of Vermont state government. Art started his career as a journalist and came to Vermont in 1960 as state manager for the Associated Press where he met his future wife, Anita Fregosi. He graduated from Nichols College with a business degree and from Boston University with a degree in journalism. From 1954-1956, he served in the U.S. Army in Germany. He had a varied career as a writer and published more than a dozen articles in Vermont Life, as well as many articles in New England golf magazines. He was founding editor of the Vermont Environmental Report, the quarterly publication of the Vermont Natural Resource Council. In 1966, he was named Administrative Assistant to Gover- nor Hoff. In 1970, he served as a consultant to the Dartmouth Public Affairs Center. In 1973, he became the director of the State Planning office under Governor Salmon, and in 1975, Salmon appointed him Vermont’s first Secretary of Transportation. He received several awards and scholarly recognition, including grants from the Ford Foundation. The National Science Foundation, The Na- tional Institute of the Humanities (University of California). Locally, he was Barre’s City Manager from 1977-1980 and served two terms on the City Council. He was a member of the Housing Authority for 10 years and retired as its chair. Arthur was a founding member of Granite City Housing which developed and manages Lincoln House. He served for 10 years as the Lincoln House Chair. The City of Barre thanks him for his service. 6 | Page City of Barre IN MEMORIAM Timothy “Squid” Copeland November 7, 1952 – January 2, 2020 IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICE AS A BARRE CITY FACILITIES DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE AND COMMUNITY MEMBER Squid’s life can be summarized in three words: fam- ily, friends and sports. After various jobs, he ended up working for the City of Barre, from January 3, 2011 to May 17, 2019, doing what he loved best by supporting the city’s sports facilities. He managed the BOR ice rink and drove the Zamboni machine, took care of “The” Aud and maintained the sports fields. It kept him involved with the local sports teams and he made many new friends along the way. Squid was a battler