Politics & Government

Board of Finance and City Council Budget Work Session 05/17/2012

Special budget work session of the Burlington Board of Finance and the full City Council. These are informal question and answer sessions with department heads in anticipation of voting on the full FY13 budget. This meeting looks specifically at the City Attorney Budget, Assessor's Office, Human Resources, Planning and Zoning, Code Enforcement and Library General Fund FY13 Budgets. City Council Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found here.

Burlington Board of Finance 05/17/2012

The City of Burlington's Board of Finance meeting. Their responsibility is to allocate the city's funds into appropriate departments. More information on the Board's makeup and meeting times and agendas can be found here.

Mercy Connections 2012 Spring Luncheon 05/16/2012

Mercy Connections 2012 Spring Luncheon to celebrate Mercy Connections' commitment to Social Justice and recognize the Honorable Madeleine Kunin with the Catherine

McAuley Award.

Special City Council Budget Work Session 05/14/2012

Special Council Budget Work Session with agenda as follows: DISCUSSION: Paul R. Sisson, Interim CAO; Michael Schirling, Chief of Police; Seth Lasker, Fire Chief; Steve Goodkind, DPW Director, re: FY 2013 Budget

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and on Channel 17 at the air times listed below. Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found here.

Burlington Board of Finance 05/14/2012

Public Forum - Environmental Impact Statement F-35 Fighter Jets 05/14/2012

A brief presentation outlining the results of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), followed by comments from the public pertaining to the findings.

: South Burlington City Council 05/14/2012

The South Burlington City Council is made up of 5 citizens who live in the City of South Burlington, elected at-large by the voters of the City. These five councilors sit with 2-3 year terms expiring in an annual rotation. The City Council meets regularly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month to conduct business of the City and carry out the provisions of the City Charter. Special or emergency meetings can be called in the event that an urgent need arises for City Council authorization. City Council meetings are normally held at City Hall in the conference room and begin at 6pm. Check the City's website for updated information. www.sburl.com

Feminist Media Review: Host Peggy Luhrs 05/14/2012

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks to issues of the day including the F-35 proposal being considered for Vermont's Air Guard.

Woodchuck Report: Host Bonnie Scott 05/11/2012

Host Bonnie Scott talks on the issues of the day with a Libertarian perspective.

Burlington Wards 2 & 3 NPA Meeting 05/10/2012

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 2 & 3 meet the second Thursday of the month. Meeting place: McClure Multi-Generational Center 241 North Winooski Avenue, Next to QTees.

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.