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Town Fair 2024: Register Here!
October 02, 2024
Join us Wednesday, October 2, 2024 for Town Fair 24: Making Connections & Sharing Solutions!
Town Fair 2024 is all about connecting (and reconnecting) with your counterparts from around the state, knowledgeable presenters, and a variety of exhibitors. Gain insight and inspiration from topic experts, participate in discussions on timely topics, and learn about new products and services from exhibitors.
Schedule: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
8:00 AM Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00 AM Vermont Women Leading Government Meeting
8:00 - 9:00 AM Roundtable Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15 AM Keynote Speaker - Jim Cantore, Weather Channel meteorologist
10:30 - 11:30 AM Workshop Sessions 1
10:30 AM Police Chief’s Meeting
11:30 AM Visit Exhibitors
12:00 - 1:00 AM Lunch and Awards Ceremony
1:30 - 2:30 AM Workshop Sessions 2
2:45 - 3:45 AM Workshop Sessions 3
4:00 AM Grand Raffle/Closing Speaker/Ice Cream Social
If you have any questions about access or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this event, please contact Adele Taplin at ataplin@vlct.org.
Tracks
For more details and session descriptions, please visit Town Fair 2024 - Tracks and Sessions | Vermont League of Cities and Towns (vlct.org)
Track 1: Finance, Administration and Operations
Tips and tools for successful day-to-day operations.
Track 2: Leadership
Skills and best practices every leader needs.
Track 3: Building Safe and Healthy Communities
Ideas and information to make your community the best it can be.
Track 4: Facilitated Discussions
Join your peers and subject experts to discuss important topics.
Track 5: Elections
Presented in cooperation with the Vermont Municipal Clerks' and Treasurers' Association (VMCTA).
On Tuesday, October 1, the VLCT, PACIF, and VERB combined Annual Meeting will be held virtually (via Zoom). Voting delegate registration for the annual meeting is separate from attendee registration this year. If you need to designate yourself as your municipality's voting delegate for VLCT, PACIF, or VERB, please also sign up at Voting Delegate Registration.
Please note: agenda, tracks and sessions are subject to change. Any issues with registering, please email Adele at ataplin@vlct.org. Exhibitor registration will be a different registration and will be available soon.
Agenda
Wednesday - October 02 | ||
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8:00 am - 9:00 am | ||
Breakfast 2024
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Enjoy breakfast in the Exhibit Hall and check out the products and services offered by exhibitors. Location: Oscar Wilde |
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Breakfast and Roundtable
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Enjoy breakfast and join knowledgeable facilitators at one of the roundtable discussions on timely topics. Location: Oscar Wilde |
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Women Leading Government Annual Meeting
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Gather with your fellow municipally-minded women (including cisgender and trans women) and people who are intersex, non-binary, agender, or genderfluid. Learn about the Vermont Chapter of Women Leading Government. Help us set goals and workshop topics for the coming year. Ask questions and learn about membership (non-elected officials) or attending our events as a non-member. Location: TBD |
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9:00 am - 10:15 am | ||
Keynote Speaker 2024: Jim Cantore, Weather Channel meteorologist
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Jim Cantore grew up in White River Junction and graduated from Lyndon State before becoming one of the best known meteorologists in the country. He will speak about changing weather patterns and climate resiliency, and he will share some true-life stories of what he has encountered while covering severe weather events. Location: Northstar |
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10:30 am - 11:30 am | ||
Meeting of the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
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Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Citizen Engagement: Tips for Informing Voters, Explaining Your Budget, and Being Transparent
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Leadership Track - Avoiding Bias in Municipal Land Use Decisions
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Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Your Four Key Takeaways from Act 181 to Spur Housing Creation
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Facilitated Discussion Track - What Does That Official Do? Peer to Peer Learning and Discussion
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Elections - Tools to Support Election Administrators
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | ||
Lunch and Awards 2024
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Join us in the Snowshed Lodge for a delicious lunch and awards ceremony. Location: Snowshed Lodge |
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | ||
Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Leveraging VTBuys for Your Town's Purchases
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Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Effects of 2024 Legislation on Education Property Tax Administration
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Leadership Track - Thriving Through Change: Transforming Your Workplace in Response to Changing Times
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Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Civility and Effective Meetings
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Facilitated Discussion Track - Young Municipal Leaders
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Elections - Preparing for an Emergency: Incident Response, COOP, and Communications
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2:45 pm - 3:45 pm | ||
Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Best Hiring Practices for Building a Great Team
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Leadership Track - Maintaining Professionalism Amid Conflict: Lessons Learned from Slate Ridge
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Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Cybersecurity Essentials for Municipalities
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Facilitated Discussion Track -Have Municipal Finance Questions? We Have Answers!
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Elections - Elections Incident Response Planning
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4:00 pm | ||
Ice Cream Social and Grand Raffle 2024
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Join us for closing remarks, the Grand Raffle (must be present to win) and Ice Cream Social. Location: Oscar Wilde |
Speakers
Name | Organization | Speaking At |
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Alyssa Johnson | Waterbury, Town of | Facilitated Discussion Track - Young Municipal Leaders |
Charlie Baker | Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies | Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Your Four Key Takeaways from Act 181 to Spur Housing Creation |
Chip Sawyer | St. Albans, City of | Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Your Four Key Takeaways from Act 181 to Spur Housing Creation |
Chloe Wexler | VT Dept of Taxes | Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Effects of 2024 Legislation on Education Property Tax Administration |
Diane Judd | Thetford, Town of | Facilitated Discussion Track - What Does That Official Do? Peer to Peer Learning and Discussion |
Diane Irish | VT Agency of Human Services | Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Leveraging VTBuys for Your Town's Purchases |
Edee Edwards | Halifax, Town of | Facilitated Discussion Track - What Does That Official Do? Peer to Peer Learning and Discussion |
Emmanuel Ajanma | Vermont League of Cities and Towns | Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Cybersecurity Essentials for Municipalities |
Garrett Baxter | Vermont League of Cities and Towns | Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Civility and Effective Meetings |
Jacob Hemmerick
<p>Jacob (Jake) Hemmerick is a Community Planning & Policy Manager in the Vermont Department of Housing & Community Development.?He works on state planning and development policy; manages the municipal planning, bylaw modernization, and regional planning grant programs; and supports State designation programs and other special projects.? Prior to joining the State, he lived and worked as a local town planner in northwest Vermont.? Jake now lives in Barre City with his partner Lisa and pup Primo, where he serves as Mayor.</p>
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VT Dept of Housing and Community Development | Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Your Four Key Takeaways from Act 181 to Spur Housing Creation |
Jake Feldman | VT Dept of Taxes | Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Effects of 2024 Legislation on Education Property Tax Administration |
Jill Remick
<p>Jill Remick has been the Director of Property Valuation and Review since 2018. Prior to that she served in several roles at Tax, as well as Communications and Legislative Affairs at the Vermont Agency of Education. She serves as the Chair of the Central Vermont Career Center School Board, is a member of the Montpelier-Roxbury School Board, and lives in Montpelier with her family.</p>
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VT Dept of Taxes - Property Valuation and Review | Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Effects of 2024 Legislation on Education Property Tax Administration |
Joe Damiata | Vermont League of Cities and Towns | Breakfast and Roundtable |
Julie McKenzie | Vermont League of Cities and Towns |
Leadership Track - Thriving Through Change: Transforming Your Workplace in Response to Changing Times Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Best Hiring Practices for Building a Great Team |
Linda Martin | Wolcott, Town of | Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Citizen Engagement: Tips for Informing Voters, Explaining Your Budget, and Being Transparent |
Marcey Hodgdon | VT Attorney General's Office | Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Leveraging VTBuys for Your Town's Purchases |
Marguerite Ladd | Vermont League of Cities and Towns | Facilitated Discussion Track -Have Municipal Finance Questions? We Have Answers! |
MaryAnn Goulette | West Rutland, Town of | Facilitated Discussion Track - What Does That Official Do? Peer to Peer Learning and Discussion |
Merrill Bent | Woolmington, Campbell, Bent & Stasny, P.C. | Leadership Track - Maintaining Professionalism Amid Conflict: Lessons Learned from Slate Ridge |
Michael Gaughan | Vermont Bond Bank | Breakfast and Roundtable |
Michelina Covey | Acrisure | Breakfast and Roundtable |
Peter Gill | Natural Resources Board | Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Your Four Key Takeaways from Act 181 to Spur Housing Creation |
Philip Woodward | Vermont League of Cities and Towns | Breakfast and Roundtable |
Sandi Switzer | Wallingford, Town of | Facilitated Discussion Track - What Does That Official Do? Peer to Peer Learning and Discussion |
Sara Haskins | Morristown, Town of | Facilitated Discussion Track - What Does That Official Do? Peer to Peer Learning and Discussion |
Sean Sheehan | VT Secretary of State's Office | Elections - Elections Incident Response Planning |
Shalini Suryanarayana | VT Agency of Administration | Leadership Track - Avoiding Bias in Municipal Land Use Decisions |
Shawn Nailor | Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Cybersecurity Essentials for Municipalities | |
Sky Barsch | vtdigger.org | Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Citizen Engagement: Tips for Informing Voters, Explaining Your Budget, and Being Transparent |
Susan Clark | Middlesex, Town of | Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Civility and Effective Meetings |
Timothy Arsenault
Seven years as Town Clerk, Town Moderator 26 years, Justice of the peace 25 years. Member of the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
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Vernon, Town of | Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Citizen Engagement: Tips for Informing Voters, Explaining Your Budget, and Being Transparent |
Tina Barton | Elections Group |
Elections - Tools to Support Election Administrators Elections - Elections Incident Response Planning |
Toni Pippy | Strafford, Town of | Building Safe and Healthy Communities Track - Civility and Effective Meetings |
Trevor Whipple
<p>Trevor Whipple began his law enforcement career in Littleton, New Hampshire. He later served in the Barre City Police Department for 23 years, first as juvenile officer and then as chief of police. Trevor was also chief of police for the City of South Burlington from 2006 until his retirement in 2018. </p>
<p>During his career, Trevor obtained an AS from Castleton State College, a BS from Johnson State College. and an MPA from the University of Vermont. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He holds lifetime memberships in the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, the New England Association of Chiefs of Police, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He also served as an emergency medical technician and a volunteer firefighter.</p>
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Vermont League of Cities and Towns | Finance, Administration and Operations Track - Best Hiring Practices for Building a Great Team |
Trevor Timmons | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) | Elections - Preparing for an Emergency: Incident Response, COOP, and Communications |
William Senning | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) |
Elections - Preparing for an Emergency: Incident Response, COOP, and Communications Elections - Elections Incident Response Planning |
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