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Human Rights Commission seeks two positions and short‑term funding to clear complaint backlog
Summary
Big Hartman, executive director and general counsel of the Vermont Human Rights Commission, asked the Appropriations Committee for mid‑year funding to add an intake specialist and an investigator to address an investigation backlog and a surge in new complaints.
Big Hartman, executive director and general counsel of the Vermont Human Rights Commission, told the Appropriations Committee the commission is facing an increasing volume of complex complaints and a persistent backlog that has left complainants waiting months for intake and investigations.
"We are turning people away almost every day," Big Hartman said, describing an "intangible influx of requests for new complaints" and staff burnout that led to two departures. The commission requested two positions to be added mid‑year: a full‑time intake specialist (estimated total annual salary and benefits $97,000) and an investigator/staff attorney (estimated total annual salary and benefits $130,000). For the remainder of fiscal year 2025 the commission requested partial‑year funding to begin those positions…
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