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Travers wins council presidency in 7–2–3 vote; finance slate approved unanimously
Summary
At Burlington City Council organization day, Councilor Travers was elected council president after a contested vote with Councilor Carter Neubieser; the council also approved a three-member Board of Finance slate by voice vote.
Burlington City Council elected Councilor Travers as council president and approved a slate of councilors to the Board of Finance during the council’s organization day meeting.
Councilor Carter Neubieser, who represents Ward 1, and Councilor Travers were nominated for council president. Neubieser outlined a platform to reduce partisanship and increase bipartisanship through committee rules and more consistent public notice. "No resolution should appear on a council agenda without adequate…
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