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Votes at a glance: Council approves two stormwater ordinances, land-development changes, FY26 budget and annual warning; appoints transit alternate
Summary
At its Feb. 26 meeting the Essex Junction City Council unanimously adopted two stormwater ordinances (Ch.19 and Ch.20), approved land development code amendments, adopted the FY2026 general fund operating and capital budget and approved the annual meeting warning; the council also appointed an alternate to the Green Mountain Transit board.
Essex Junction City Council members voted unanimously on several items during the Feb. 26 meeting, approving two stormwater ordinances, a package of land development code amendments, the FY 2026 general fund operating and capital budget, the annual meeting warning and the appointment of an alternate to the Green Mountain Transit board.
The council voted to adopt amendments to Essex Junction Municipal Ordinance Chapter 19 (permit-transfer authority for expired and unpermitted discharges) and to adopt Chapter 20 (stormwater management regulations). The council also approved the Land Development Code amendments that staff and the planning commission had proposed, and it approved the city’s FY 2026 general fund operating and capital budgets. Councilors approved the annual meeting warning as drafted, which includes the FY26 budget and a bond article for pump stations. In executive session the council appointed Bethany Clark as an alternate to the Green Mountain Transit Board of Commissioners, term expiring June 30, 2027.
All recorded roll-call votes on the items listed below were taken during the meeting and passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance
- Adopt Ordinance Amendments: Essex Junction Municipal Ordinance Chapter 19 (permit-transfer authority) and Chapter 20 (stormwater management regulations). Motion moved and seconded; vote: passed unanimously. (Transcript evidence: motion and voice vote recorded.)
- Approve Land Development Code amendments as presented. Motion moved and seconded; vote: passed unanimously. (Transcript evidence: motion and voice vote recorded.)
- Approve FY 2026 general fund operating and capital program budget as presented. Motion moved and seconded; vote: passed unanimously. The staff memo and discussion noted the proposed general fund does not include the $125,000 capital amount staff recommended phasing in for the stormwater enterprise in year one. (Transcript evidence: motion and voice vote recorded.)
- Approve annual meeting warning as drafted (includes budget article and bond vote for pump stations). Motion moved and seconded; vote: passed unanimously. (Transcript evidence: motion and voice vote recorded.)
- Appoint Bethany Clark as an alternate to the Green Mountain Transit Board of Commissioners, term to 06/30/2027. Motion moved and seconded in open session following executive session; vote: passed unanimously. (Transcript evidence: motion and voice vote recorded.)
Notes: The council deferred approval of a separate stormwater utility ordinance (Chapter 21) and the associated credit manual while staff continued work with GlobalFoundries; Chapters 19 and 20 were adopted separately so the city’s stormwater regulatory framework could move forward. Several items (land development code amendments and stormwater rule changes) had substantive discussion earlier in the agenda prior to the votes.
