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Vermont State Ethics Commission asks Legislature to fund two attorney positions to implement Act 171
Summary
The Vermont State Ethics Commission told the House Appropriations Committee it needs two full-time attorney hires to implement Act 171’s municipal training and advisory duties and prepare for investigatory/hearing powers delayed to Sept. 1, 2027, citing a surge in municipal requests this year.
The Vermont State Ethics Commission asked the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 10 to fund two attorney positions to meet mandates enacted in Act 171 and to prepare for investigatory and hearing powers scheduled to take effect Sept. 1, 2027.
Paul Erlbaum, chair of the Vermont State Ethics Commission, told the committee the commission’s current staff consists of “one half-time executive director and one half-time administrative assistant” and said that, as written into Act 171, the commission’s new municipal-advisory responsibilities and hearing powers require more staffing. “We urge this committee and the legislature to appropriate funds for two attorney positions for the ethics commission,” Erlbaum said.
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