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House Government Operations committee backs $155,000 RPC budget-adjustment request in straw poll
Summary
The House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on Jan. 23 signaled support in a straw poll for a $155,000 budget-adjustment request from Vermont's regional planning commissions, directing the request be forwarded to Appropriations for inclusion in the broader budget-adjustment process.
On Jan. 23, the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee held a straw poll supporting a $155,000 budget-adjustment request submitted by Vermont's regional planning commissions to restore a previous reduction.
The request, which committee members described as a backfill, was the only submission the committee planned to forward to the Appropriations Bureau of Appropriations (BAA) spreadsheet for the current budget-adjustment cycle. Committee members said the BAA schedule still had roughly 10 days of work remaining and that the committee's action was to help complete the BAA spreadsheet rather than enact a final appropriation.
Committee members identified the requesting parties as representatives from the statewide RPC organization including Charlie Baker and Adam Luigi, and said Representative Hango and Representative Waters Evans supported forwarding the request. The committee proceeded with a straw poll. A member announced the result as in favor, opposed, and one absent; the meeting transcript does not record a completed roll call or an exact numerical tally.
Committee members emphasized the procedural nature of the action. One member said this was "merely the request going to them," and that Appropriations would continue its separate review. The committee described the vote as a "formally informal" straw poll and declined to call a roll.
The transcript includes an unclear reference to an operational figure of $55,000 alongside the $155,000 request; committee members described the $155,000 as the formal submission. The committee did not provide further budget detail or legal authority during the recorded discussion.
The item will appear in Appropriations' budget-adjustment work where staff and legislators will review funding decisions and any required legislative steps prior to final adoption.
Ending: The committee moved on to introductions and presentations after completing the straw poll. No additional formal action on the RPC request was recorded in the transcript.
