Votes at a glance: commission ratifies Energy & Climate Committee slate and approves FY22 budget adjustment
March 18, 2022 | Grand Isle County, Vermont
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At its Feb. 23, 2022 meeting, the Northwest Regional Planning Commission approved several procedural actions that will guide committee work and the agency’s 2022 fiscal operations.
Committee membership: The commission ratified the proposed Energy & Climate Committee roster, which includes seven commissioner seats and five citizen seats; commissioners added Barclay to fill the final commissioner seat. Elizabeth Nance moved the ratification and Sarah Hadfier Hacks seconded; the slate was approved by voice vote.
Budget adjustment: Staff presented a draft FY22 budget adjustment and described the bottom line as essentially balanced, noting a projected $50,000 surplus at year-end. Staff highlighted timing-related revenue and expense shifts (several multi-year contracts and recently awarded municipal grants) and software and program cost changes tied to new project work. Chair Bill Irwin moved to adopt the finance committee’s recommended adjustment, Al seconded, and the board approved the adoption by voice vote.
Other actions: The board approved the minutes of the Jan. 26, 2022 meeting (motion by Yvonne; second by Al) after accepting a few editorial corrections. Staff reported a personnel hire for a Working Communities program manager—Barry Lamke—chosen after a search; that hiring was presented as a concluded personnel process rather than an explicit roll-call vote in the transcript. The meeting closed after a motion to adjourn by Marietta Shultzen.
Staff and commissioners noted next steps: Riekelly (Abundant Sun) will send the presentation PDF and engagement letter to staff; the commission will continue committee work and the ethical-leadership series as it advances the regional-plan update.
Quote: On the budget, staff summarized the plan this way: “we're still looking at, a, balanced budget essentially that has a $50,000 surplus at the end.”
The meeting was adjourned after the formal motions and voice votes.
Committee membership: The commission ratified the proposed Energy & Climate Committee roster, which includes seven commissioner seats and five citizen seats; commissioners added Barclay to fill the final commissioner seat. Elizabeth Nance moved the ratification and Sarah Hadfier Hacks seconded; the slate was approved by voice vote.
Budget adjustment: Staff presented a draft FY22 budget adjustment and described the bottom line as essentially balanced, noting a projected $50,000 surplus at year-end. Staff highlighted timing-related revenue and expense shifts (several multi-year contracts and recently awarded municipal grants) and software and program cost changes tied to new project work. Chair Bill Irwin moved to adopt the finance committee’s recommended adjustment, Al seconded, and the board approved the adoption by voice vote.
Other actions: The board approved the minutes of the Jan. 26, 2022 meeting (motion by Yvonne; second by Al) after accepting a few editorial corrections. Staff reported a personnel hire for a Working Communities program manager—Barry Lamke—chosen after a search; that hiring was presented as a concluded personnel process rather than an explicit roll-call vote in the transcript. The meeting closed after a motion to adjourn by Marietta Shultzen.
Staff and commissioners noted next steps: Riekelly (Abundant Sun) will send the presentation PDF and engagement letter to staff; the commission will continue committee work and the ethical-leadership series as it advances the regional-plan update.
Quote: On the budget, staff summarized the plan this way: “we're still looking at, a, balanced budget essentially that has a $50,000 surplus at the end.”
The meeting was adjourned after the formal motions and voice votes.
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