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Council to revisit social-services grant program as a separate business item next meeting
Summary
Council members discussed reestablishing a local social-services grant program and favored presenting a bundled ballot question and a model policy to voters; the council agreed to place the item on a future business agenda so residents can review examples ahead of a vote.
Council members discussed whether Essex Junction should establish its own social-services/human-services grant program like the neighboring town's model, and whether individual nonprofit requests should be bundled into a single ballot question rather than requiring separate petitions.
"I would much rather see us pursue basically, emulate what the town is doing, which is they put one line... and the residents decide," a council member (S7) said, urging a bundled approach rather than numerous separate petitions. Members agreed to put the item on a future business agenda so the community can review the town policy in the meeting packet before voting.
Regina noted VLCT guidance and recommended that, if the council wants a substantive public discussion, staff can prepare materials and present the item as a separate business item at the next meeting. No final dollar amount or ballot language was adopted tonight.
