Jericho Town Report by Jericho Selectboard

Town of Jericho, Vermont

ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010

Please bring this report to Town Meeting on March 1, 2011 - 9 a.m. See page 93 (Inside Back Cover) for more information about Town Meeting

Jericho Town Meeting Luncheon SPONSORED BY MT. MANSFIELD LODGE #26 F&AM, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM MARY C. BURDICK OES #6 AND BOY SCOUTS TROOP #627

Luncheon Menu

Vegetable Beef Soup Corn chowder Vegetarian Chili Rolls & Butter Beef Chili

Hot Dogs Tuna Salad Sandwich Assorted Homemade Desserts Beverages: Milk, OJ, Coffee, Tea, Soda, or Water

Prices: $6 Adults $5 Seniors $4 Children under 12

The Freemasons of Mt. Mansfield Lodge #26 F&AM of Jericho, Vermont maintained a vigorous schedule of community support activities throughout 2010. Supporting local boy Scout Troop #627, contributing to the local food shelf, providing resources to the Make a Wish Foundation and Camp Takumta, and awarding Ms. Meghan Audette, a 2010 graduate of Mt. Mansfield Union High School, a scholarship to continue her educational aspirations, were among the many projects happily undertaken by the lodge. This past year the Lodge, working in concert with the Underhill-Jericho Ecumenical Ministries, Jericho Elementary School, and other local groups, expanded its Christmas Holiday meal delivery program. On December 23, 2010 the Lodge and many local community volunteers procured, cooked, packaged, and delivered 149 hot holiday meals to widows, widowers, senior citizens, and those in need within the community. This was up from the 104 meals delivered in 2009. This was all accomplished with monetary support and donations of food, homemade pies and cookies, and other supplies contributed from the Jericho community. With the continued help, support, and generosity from various organizations and members from the community, we will continue to expand this program. The Lodge wishes to thank all of the residents of our community for their help and assistance in our many community support projects. If anyone in the community would like more information or would like to assist us in these endeavors in any way, please contact Mr. John Fowler, PO Box 142, Jericho, VT 05465 The net proceeds from this luncheon benefit the Mt. Mansfield Lodge #26 F&AM Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are open to all seniors at Mt. Mansfield, Winooski, and Lamoille High Schools. Scholarship applications are available from high school counselors, or by visiting the Mt. Mansfield Lodge website: www.mtmansfield.org. Applications are due by April 1st

will be provided for children through 4th grade by the Jericho Congregational Church Youth group Childcare Childcare in the Music Room at Jericho Elementary School (just off the Cafeteria). They will be available from 9 - 12 and

then 1 - 3 or the end of the school meeting (4pm limit). Donations will be accepted and will go towards a charity chosen by the Youth Group. To help with planning it would be great if you could call ahead and let us know you will be bringing your child(ren). Please contact, Kelly King 899-5042 or 343-9778 and leave a message with the number of children, ages and a phone number.

Deborah Fitzgerald – A Loss for all of Jericho By Phyl Newbeck

There is a gaping hole in the fabric of civic life in Jericho with the death of Deborah J. Fitzgerald last Thursday at age 70. Born in St. Albans and a graduate of St. Mary’s High School in St. Albans and the University of Vermont, Fitzgerald was a mainstay in Jericho civil circles starting in 1976 when she was appointed Assistant Town Clerk and continuing up until her death. Fitzgerald moved to Jericho in 1962, initially living on Cilley Hill Road before moving in 1969 to a house on Old Pump Road within walking distance of Jericho Town Hall. Even before she was involved in Jericho civic life, Fitzgerald worked at Town Hall as a pre-kindergarten teacher for the Saxon Hill School which was initially housed there. Fitzgerald served as Assistant Town Clerk for twenty years before being elected Town Clerk and Town Treasurer in 1997. The two positions were listed separately on the ballot but were traditionally held by the same person. In addition, Fitzgerald served as Town Auditor from 1990 to 1991 and was a Grand Juror from 1995 until her death with just a one-year hiatus in 2001. She was first elected Justice of the Peace in 1989 and continued in that capacity until her death. “She was incredibly dedicated to the Town,” said Town Clerk Jessica Alexander. “She routinely worked more than twelve hours a day on Election Day.” Fitzgerald’s experience and expertise were acknowledged by those she worked with. She was generally elected her to chair the boards on which she served, according to Alexander who noted that “her experience was respected by her peers.” In addition to her non-partisan duties, Fitzgerald was active in politics, serving for at least 20 years as Chair of the Jericho Democratic Town Committee, a position she held at the time of her death. In 2010, she received a Public Service Award from the Secretary of State which was presented at Town Meeting in Jericho. A month before her death, a frail looking Fitzgerald put in a full day’s work on Election Day as part of her duties as a member of the Board of Civil Authority. Fellow Board member Willy Cochran noted that the night she died was a meeting of the Board and her fellow members were greatly concerned by her absence since she never missed a meeting.

Table of Contents TOWN BUSINESS Official Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Summary of Town Meeting 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sample Ballots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Town Officers ~ Appointed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Town Officers ~ Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Jericho Town Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Jericho Underhill Land Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Jericho Underhill Park District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Jericho Underhill Library District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Jericho Underhill Water District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Jericho Youth League. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Jeri-Hill XYZ Seniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Richmond Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Underhill Jericho Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Vermont CARES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Vermont Center for Independent Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Village of Jericho Water District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Vermont League of Cities and Towns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Visiting Nurse Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Winooski Valley Park District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Women Helping Battered Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

FINANCIAL REPORTS Budget Details FY 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Special Reserve Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

REPORTS OF TOWN OFFICERS & COMMITTEES Selectboard Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auditors Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board of Listers Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Planning Commission Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development Review Board Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development Review Board 2010 Hearings. . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservation Commission Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobbs Farm Committee Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jericho Energy Task Force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summer Recreation Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Town Clerk Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vital Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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REPORTS OF OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS Champlain Valley Agency of Aging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child Care Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Org... . . . . . . . Chittenden County Reg. Planning Commission... . . . . . . . Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chittenden Solid Waste District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee on Temporary Shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Center in Jericho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Essex Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flagging Veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Graves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HowardCenter for Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jericho Cemetery Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jericho Center Cemetery Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jericho/Underhill/Essex Center Food Shelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jericho Historical Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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REPORTS OF DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES Bill Frank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 George Till. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

SCHOOL REPORTS & BUDGETS Official Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary of Annual Meeting 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jericho Elementary School Directors Report. . . . . . . . . . . . Jericho School District Budget Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Budget Summary & Comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost per Student, Tax Summary Estimates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three Prior Years Comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparative Data for Cost Effectiveness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Details on JES Funds-Capital Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chittenden East Supervisory Union #12 Report. . . . . . . . . CESU Proposed Budget FY12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Education Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MMU Report of Directors & Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . MMU Budget Summary & Comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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UJFD Reflective addres marker order form. . . . . . . . . . . 89 TOWN OF JERICHO INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

OFFICIAL WARNING Town of Jericho The Legal voters of Jericho, Vermont are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Jericho Elementary School in said Town of Jericho on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. to transact the following:

ARTICLE I

Shall the voters approve the proposed fiscal year ending 2012 budget of $3,075,168 of which $2,494,332 will be raised by taxes, including spending unanticipated funds such as State and Federal grants and gifts?

ARTICLE II

Shall the Town collect its taxes by its Treasurer in accordance with 32 VSA Section 4791?

ARTICLE III

Shall the Town collect its taxes in equal installments due in the Town Offices on August 15, 2011, November 15, 2011, and March 15, 2012, with postmarks acceptable?

ARTICLE IV

Shall the Town authorize the Selectboard to borrow money for the temporary needs of the Town?

ARTICLE V

To hear the reports of the Town Officers

ARTICLE VI

Other Town business thought proper when met

Town Meeting Minutes of 2010

March 2, 2010 at 9AM â&#x20AC;˘ Jericho Elementary School, Vermont Route 15 Moderator: David Barrington Selectboard Members present: Catherine McMains (Chair), Tim Nulty Town Administrator: Todd Odit Town Meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance led by the Boy Scouts at 9:04 a.m.; followed by opening comments from the moderator. David Barrington invited the legislators to come forward and give everyone an update. George Till thanked everyone for the opportunity to represent them in Montpelier. He asked that everyone take the time to fill out the annual Doyle survey. He said that the Legislative Report is available to everyone, so that you can read about what is happening in Montpelier, stating that when it was printed his contact information was cut off. Mr. Till said that he can be contacted at anytime by e-mail at rep.georgetill@gmail.com or by phone at 899-2984. He stated that each year the Treasurer sends out a report of unclaimed property and there is currently over $44 million they would like to return to the citizens of Vermont, so please check the report at the Town Hall to see if you are owed money. Bill Frank recognized that one of the questions on the Doyle survey is due to a comment from a Jericho resident and has to do with the baseball and softball program at UVM. He said this is the first time there has been a question on the survey dealing with athletics. Mr. Frank stated that he tallies the results of the survey and posts the results on his website. He also thanked the residents for the opportunity to represent them in Montpelier. David Barrington discussed Town Meeting and his role as moderator. He stated that there is a handout at the entrance about how to conduct business at Town Meeting and noted that if you are not a registered voter in the town of Jericho, you are not permitted to speak today. Mr. Barrington discussed further the rules for speaking during the meeting. David Barrington called meeting to order at 9:18 a.m. He called attention to the Official Warning in the Annual Report and described how the sections will be addressed in during the meeting. ARTICLE I:

Shall the voters approve the proposed fiscal year ending 2011 budget of $3,631,355 of which $2,424,794 will be raised by taxes, including spending unanticipated funds such as State and Federal grants and gifts?

Motion made by Paul Gross; seconded by Rob Allen. Catherine McMains, current Chair of the Selectboard, stated that they now have a rotating chairmanship so that everyone on the Selectboard gets to participate and to be the lead at Town Meeting. She said that Bob Penniman is not able to be here today, but he is retiring from the Selectboard. Ms. McMains said that we will miss his institutional memory, but he will become the Selectboard representative on the streetscape project this year. Catherine McMains said they will split the budget into different sections and she will begin with a summary. She said that she will give an overview and then they will discuss matters in more detail during the line by line discussion. Ms. McMains said that in our sources of funds we have tried very hard to minimize the impact on the tax rate. She said they wanted to be as frugal as possible, while still being able to fund the major projects this year. Catherine McMains stated that the Intergovernmental revenue has jumped significantly from fiscal year 2010 because of all the federal funding for the Streetscape and Safe Routes to School projects. She noted the decline in miscellaneous revenue primarily due to the lack of interest on town investments. Ms. McMains said that the Town Treasurer Expense

decreased 24% due to the long time Financial Coordinator retiring and hiring a new Financial Coordinator on a parttime basis. She noted that the increase in the Selectboard Account is because of the Streetscape project. She stated that the increase in the Town Clerk expense is related to the warned item for digitizing land records. Ms. McMains noted that Listing and Property Reappraisal was reduced because the reappraisal doesn’t need to be done right now. She noted that Employee Expense went down because they were able to reduce the cost of health insurance. She said that Debt Service went up because it is time to start paying the principal, as well as interest, on the Town Hall renovations. Jim Candon asked Ms. McMains to explain how the employee expense and benefits went down with a better deal on healthcare insurance. Catherine McMains said that she was going to explain it more under the line item itself, but she would do so now. She said we were very fortunate that the Interim Town Administrator Bert Moffat and the Assistant Town Administrator Paula researched insurance last year. Ms. McMains explained that the Town left the Leagues of Cities and Towns and went to BlueCross BlueShield for a reduced rate in July 2009. She said that BlueCross BlueShield offered us a new program, effective January 1, 2010 that offers us a fixed rate for the next year. She said this allowed us to reduce the cost significantly while providing similar benefits to the Town employees. Tim Nulty said that we owe a debt of gratitude to Bert Moffat and Paula Carrier for reducing costs in healthcare at this time without significantly reducing benefits. He noted regarding revenues that tax revenues have increased minimally due to a slight increase in the value of the grand list, as there will be no change in the tax rate this year. Mr. Nulty said the Selectboard set out to make no change in tax rate at all and were able to accomplish that. Tim Nulty noted there were a few changes in Non-Tax Revenues, which are up slightly. He stated that he would highlight the principal changes. Mr. Nulty noted a reduction in highway tax grant which is only received every couple of years from the State, so we are not expecting to receive one this year. He stated that on the other side, we have finalized the final portion of the money for the Streetscape project and construction will start this spring. Mr. Nulty noted that the increase for the project counters the decline from the highway portion. Tim Nulty noted there is other money coming from reserve accounts which have some confusing elements, but as a whole there is not much change. He noted first that they had expected to do a reappraisal and had put money aside for that, but we don’t have to do it so there was a reduction. Mr. Nulty noted that the Selectboard withdrew the money to purchase development rights on Barber Farm and said there was a very nice presentation about it in town hall. He said the remaining major items have to do with expenditure on records and digitization and a reduction from the road upgrade, which Todd will discuss. Tim Nulty said regarding the Town Treasurer’s office there were some small money and small changes which Catherine discussed. He said the increase in salaries under the Selectboard portion of the budget is because Bert was part-time and Todd is full-time. Mr. Nulty said we are fortunate to have Todd on board and it is well worth it. He said the really big number is the Streetscape project, which is 80% financed by the federal government. Mr. Nulty said that the increases to the Town Clerk are due to the digitization project and will be financed by the increased recording fee. Peter Booth asked for an explanation of the Streetscape project. Tim Nulty stated that it is a renovation of a stretch of Route 15 from the other side of the mill through to the school. He said that there are a number of things happening: traffic pattern, landscaping, etc. Mr. Nulty said the plans are available in the Town Hall and the project has been in the works for a couple of years. He said the project will improve the vista and the traffic of the Jericho Corners. Dave Schuler asked for the information to be put on the Town’s website. Catherine McMains said there is a decrease in the Lister’s salary because of the reorganization of that office. She said

instead of one full-time employee and several part-time employees, the office now has all part-time employees with less experience which is why there is a reduction in cost. Ms. McMains said there are now limited hours, but we now have digitized records in the Town Clerk’s office and we are one of the few towns that do. Catherine McMains said that they felt the estimate for reappraisal was high, so they sent out a Request for Proposals and saw significant savings. She said that when the contract was awarded the Selectboard asked if a reappraisal was needed and were told that the assessment numbers are good, so it is not needed at this time. Ms. McMains said they began the process to computerize the records to be more available and the Lister’s can be more efficient. She said the price for Town Appraiser on Line 87 shows an increase, it reflects costs, but it was less than was proposed. She noted the reduction in Line 85 because the reappraisal is not needed and the money from the State will go into the reserves for when a reappraisal is needed in the future. Tim Nulty noted there was no change with the Health Office. He said the principal difference with Planning and Zoning is the reduction in hours. Mr. Nulty stated that Zoning Administrator Jen Rowe is taking a job elsewhere. He said that we will be sad to see her go and recognized her years of service. Mr. Nulty introduced Todd Odit, the new Town Administrator. He said they have been impressed in the few months since he came on board and we are lucky to have him. Todd Odit said that he has been extremely pleased with the quality and the amount of work the Town employees do. He said that he came from Essex and the amount of work done daily by the Jericho employees is impressive. He compared the amount of work done by Jericho’s highway crew to Essex’s, noting that Jericho’s crew takes care of twice the miles of road per employee and they do it very well. Todd Odit noted some of the policy issues the Selectboard will be taking on this year as follows: developing a comprehensive Highway Management Plan, prioritized list of improvements to be made; developing a robust Capital Plan Budget, identifying how and when improvements will be paid for. Todd Odit said the Highway budget is the largest portion of the budget, this year it equals about 40% of the entire Town budget, noting it is down 9.5%. He noted that the first reason for the reduction is that we are not budgeting $150,000 in grant revenue from the State, but we are still applying for money. Mr. Odit noted another reason is the reduction in the Road Infrastructure Fund, which has declined from last year. He said that we are directing the money toward the Streetscape project for our local match. Todd Odit said that the Paving and Road Improvement line items were collapsed into one line item this year. He said that based on an analysis of historical use, the Town’s annual need is in the area of $400,000, just to maintain the current condition of roads. He said the budget includes $55,000 from local funds for the Safe Routes to School portion of the Streetscape project. He noted that the Safe Routes to School project will include sidewalks, as well as a lighted, protected crosswalk across Route 15 to the school. Mr. Odit noted some of the projects they would like to work on next year with the grant funds. Elizabeth Bernstein asked for more detail about the lighted and covered walkway that was mentioned. Seth Jensen, Town Planner, stated that he was not directly involved in the Safe Routes to School, but he did help with the grant. He said part of the project would be signage improvement, so there would be a radar speed feedback sign, which will flash the speed of cars and would be attached to the sign. He said these have been shown to be successful to slow down cars. Mr. Jensen said another piece of the project would be a user activated sign that will light up when there is a student in the crosswalk and lighting to alert motorists that the crosswalk is in use. He said that some of the lighting is still being evaluated to see if it fits into the budget. 6

Todd Odit addressed the subject of salt stating the current budget is for $49,000 in road salt, about 800 tons of salt at today’s prices. He pointed out that since the 2006-07 winter season, the amount of salt put on the roads has been reduced by about 30%. He said the reduction in salt usage will continue with this budget. Mr. Odit said there is a line item for salt alternatives for $4,500; this is the magnesium chloride which is used to activate the salt. He said magnesium chloride is less corrosive and they plan to continue using it. Todd Odit addressed the Streetscape project, stating it is the big dollar item in this budget. He stated that the current budget includes $70,000 in local match for that project. He said to help reduce that cost in the fiscal year 2011 budget, the Selectboard has identified $105,000 in the current budget to go towards the match. He said they worked very hard to reduce the amount the Town has to raise through taxes to fund this project, which can be seen in the tax rate. Pat Keith asked if there are plans in this project to do something about the Route 15 foot-bridge over the river. Todd Odit said there is nothing in this budget; however, the State has moved forward on that project bringing it to a preliminary design. Mr. Odit said the Town Engineer is working on the right of way that is needed for the bridge, but it is very unlikely it would be constructed in fiscal year 2011. Pat Keith stated that it is a really dangerous situation. Todd Odit stated that it is a State bridge and will be there project going forward. He said the Town is doing the right of way process to speed the project along and there may be some Federal funds coming to help with the cost. Pat Keith stated that it should be a priority and Todd Odit said it is a priority. Tim Nulty reiterated that it is a State bridge and it took quite a while to get the State to acknowledge their responsibility and to get it on their priority list. He said it has been very frustrating for the Selectboard, but it is finally on track. David Barrington asked what bridge they were talking about and many people stated the one near Joe’s Snack Bar. Grant Clarke asked what the difference was between item 136, chloride, and item 124, salt. Todd Odit said that item 136 is for the gravel roads to keep the dust down. Peter Anderson asked if the foot bridge that was removed because one end collapsed was a State bridge or a Town bridge. Todd Odit said it is a State bridge. Peter Anderson asked if it is the State’s responsibility to repair or replace it and Todd Odit said yes. Todd Odit said the majority of the sidewalks constructed this year will be in conjunction with the Streetscape project. He said the Town received some low bids on the sidewalks, so they are looking at adding some sidewalks back that were previously taken out. He said the Town received an updated grant award for the sidewalk from Palmer Lane to the Town line. Mr. Odit said there is no money for paving any gravel roads in this budget. Jean Kleptz asked how much of the Town’s roads are gravel. Todd Odit stated that 32 miles are gravel and 26 miles are paved. Jean summarized the maintenance costs for roads and clarified that it costs the Town over $100,000 to maintain the gravel road. Todd Odit said that was the cost for supplies and there is also the time for employees. Jean clarified that the cost for the remainder of the roads was $250,000. Todd Odit said in past budgets it was $150,000 for paving and $100,000 for other road upgrades and part of the $100,000 could be attributed to gravel. Jean asked if it is cost prohibitive to maintain gravel roads and Todd Odit said it would need further study to be answered. Catherine McMains said this will be part of the new road management policy and they will look into whether it is cost effective to pave. She said in the past there was a policy not to increase paving because we thought it was more expensive, so it will be part of our review to see what is most cost effective. Ms. McMains stated that as with last year, we only took $0.01 out of the $0.03 for road infrastructure which helped to keep the tax rate down. She said that 7

hopefully things will turn around so that we can add back the $0.02 that hasn’t been used in the last two years and maybe add more, so that we can improve our roads. Ms. McMains recognized all the work Kenny, the Road Foreman, and the rest of the crew do. Catherine McMains moved onto a discussion about the Summer Recreation program. She said last year there were questions about the scholarship program and requests for a fuller accounting of the program itself. She said that some of the program costs had to be incurred before the fees are received and it splits the fiscal years. She said the current budget is correct and the Town cost has not really increased. Ms. McMains said the money for the scholarship program is provided by local churches and local businesses. She said that neither the Town nor the Summer Recreation Department decides who receives the scholarship; rather the school counselors decide and do not include the field trips. She said there is very little change in terms of the Summer Recreation Program and asked if there were any other questions. Catherine McMains said she had addressed the big item in Employee Expenses and Benefits earlier when discussing the healthcare costs and that is the primary driver for the decrease. She said the Police item is the contract with the State Police. Ms. McMains discussed the difference in items 154 and 160, stating that these items are now broken out and there was only a $1,500 increase. Victor Stone said he would like to discuss the matter of police. He asked about the service level and at what point it would be cost effective for other options to be considered. Catherine McMains said that we couldn’t get one officer for what we get from the State Police. She said we have 30 hours a week from them and they respond to the areas with the most speeding and respond to break-ins. She said that it is still the most cost effective for the Town to continue with the State Police. Ms. McMains said they had spoken with Todd Odit about that because Essex has their own and it is very expensive to have your own department. Dave Schuler said that five years ago he noticed more presence in our community, but now we don’t see them very much except for certain places and times. He asked for comment on the effect on crime rates and differences over the years. Catherine McMains said it was recently discussed. She said they have asked them to look at speeding because that is what most people have commented on and it is dangerous for the cars to be going too fast. She said there were some break-ins last year and they responded. Catherine McMains said that part of it is from the State and what they are being asked to do. She said the State has discussed pulling them out of towns like ours. Dave Schuler said to look at in the future. Tim Nulty said that they’ll do whatever we want. He said that we talk about how much coverage is needed and to a certain extent how to split the time. He said that criminal activity is priority one and there has been no indication that residents are unhappy. Mr. Nulty said speeding enforcement is leftover time and we haven’t been detailed with them. He said that we don’t want to have our own Police Department because it would be tough and it is a huge advantage to have them. Mr. Nulty said that we will look at what we want to work out the priorities. David Barrington explained the different ways that citizens can influence people governing the Town through the Town Meeting process. Jim Clark said the Williston barracks of the State Police can give us the statistics on every road in Town. He said the report has accidents and speeding tickets, saying he requested the report a year ago and received it in about a day. He said it is very informational and before anyone sits down with them we should look at the report to establish our priorities. Andrea Hook asked if the Town derives any money from traffic tickets. Catherine McMains said the Town does, but it doesn’t cover the cost of the State Police services. She noted that the money received is included in the revenue from Licenses and Fines. Todd Odit said that it was $40,000 in fiscal year 2009. 8

Tim Nulty said that we do not request the State Police to collect enough fines to pay for their fees. Catherine McMains said there is a new line item under Building and Property this year, building heat, because the Town Hall is heated by gas since the renovation. She noted that the Conservation Commission is pretty straightforward from last year. Ms. McMains noted on Line 178 is the Open Space Acquisition, which is the money that was moved from a reserve account to purchase the development rights of the Barber Farm property. She said the purchase was made to protect the rural and historic character of Jericho. Ms. McMains said the Landfill Costs stay the same. She said regarding outside agencies, items 180-185 are mandated and we have no influence over those budgets. She moved to the non-mandated agencies, who submit budgets at year end for approval. She said we try to recognize their value and give money accordingly. Tim Nulty discussed Rescue Squad, noting this was a sensitive topic in previous years. He said the goal is to have a manned ambulance station in the Fire Department. He said the plan is moving along, but not completed yet. Mr. Nulty said that Richmond Rescue has agreed to continue to cover the southern part of Town. He asked if the body would like to hear from an Essex Rescue representative. David Barrington asked for objections and there were none. Craig Butkus discussed a handout about the Essex Rescue and its arrangement with the Underhill Jericho Fire Department. He discussed the number of first responders in Town and the participation by the Fire Department personnel and the use of space at the building. He said Underhill Jericho Fire Department is the most professional and dedicated departments he has seen. Mr. Butkus discussed call volume for the whole coverage area and for the Jericho/ Underhill area specifically. He said that most calls are received between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the week. He noted the response time has been reduced from 14 minutes to 4-6 minutes. Mr. Butkus noted that they are looking at putting in sleeping quarters to add evening coverage and UJFD has requested a grant for stimulus money which would help them to move into next stage of project. Tim Nulty said that everyone looks forward to having 24 hour coverage in our area and reducing response time. He said there are two elements in cost, which are the cost to build the sleeping quarters and the other is the cost of people. He said that we are hoping the capital costs will be covered by a grant, but if they are not we will propose to find a way to fund the project with Underhill. Louise Rosales said she lives on the Richmond side of Jericho and asked if they are able to determine who is closer when a call comes through, Essex or Richmond. Craig Butkus said until the point of 24 hour coverage in Jericho everything stays the same and Richmond Rescue will cover. He said response will be from Underhill/Jericho once switched over. Elizabeth Bernstein said she is so impressed that Essex Rescue has the technology to transmit EKG data to the hospital and asked if there are any areas that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work. Craig Butkus said that a few years ago there were issues with communicating in some areas. He said they have tested coverage throughout the area and are very successful using the transmitter and cell phones in most areas. Mr. Butkus said the success rate is almost 99% with good quality. Catherine McMains continued the discussion of outside agencies, saying that there were some concerns last year about administrative costs at the VNA. She said the Selectboard sent a letter to them, but did not receive a response. Ms. McMains noted that debt service has increased because we are paying principal and interest now. She stated the Town Library used to be an outside agency, but it is now together. She stated the money stays the same and the salary is reimbursed by the library to the Town. Ms. McMains said the Town Planner is working with the Library to apply for energy grant money. She said they are being proactive to help the building along. Ms. McMains said the contingency fund increased $10,000 due to uncertain economic times. She recapped total expenses, revenues other than taxes, and said the estimated total tax rate will remain the same. Jean Marie Milliken asked why there is $1,500 more on the Mobbs Committee, Line 177. Catherine McMains said 9

fiscal years 2010 and 2011 are the same. Tim Nulty said fiscal year 2009 was the beginning of the Mobbs Committee. He said 2010 represented implementing their recommendations and in 2009 there wasn’t a committee or a plan for the city, so the change from 2009 to 2010 was not significant. Jean Kleptz asked what the money for the Jericho Center Preservation and for the Winooski Valley Park District is used for. Catherine McMains said both of these are outside agencies that request money from the budget, but are not always funded at the level they would like. She said one of the Winooski Valley Park District’s parks is near the Mill; the money is used for maintenance; and it is based on an allocation per acreage. She said the Jericho Center Preservation money is used to maintain the building since it is a community asset because it is used for the Green Up Day breakfast and other functions during the year. Joe Flynn asked if the Barber Farm Acquisition would impact the grand list rate. Catherine McMains said not significantly because it is already in a tax reduced rate. She said that agricultural lands are taxed differently. Dave Schuler said he was pleased the Selectboard sent a letter to the VNA, but was disappointed that no response was received. He said that last year executive compensation was a big issue and they are asking for an increase again this year. He asked if the Town may want to consider Vermont Center for Independent Living or other organizations that might provide some level of service to take it down to a $0 increase this year. Mr. Schuler said he doesn’t feel like the VNA got the message and doesn’t know if it is worth the increase again this year with no justification. Catherine McMains said that the issue with the VNA is that the money spent represents the amount of service calls that nurses make in Town. She said they made 3,327 visits in fiscal year 2008-09. She said the amount in the budget is not at the full rate they requested. Ms. McMains said she didn’t know how to break out the administrative costs, which is really what the issue is. She said we don’t want to reduce the amount of care that is given to our citizens. Tim Nulty said we are in a jam here. He said that if we could deduct from contribution the amount to executives, we would, but we have to pay or not and people are getting care who need it. He said the thought of allocating money to other organizations was well received and we will look into it. Louise Rosales asked if the money is covering what the insurance does not reimburse and Catherine McMains said it is. Louise Risallis asked if we didn’t provide the money, does it necessarily mean they wouldn’t provide the care. Tim Nulty said we have always understood that if we don’t pay our share, they wouldn’t come, but we should find out the answer. Catherine McMains said the VNA does this to all the towns they provide service to and we will look into it further. David Barrington asked the citizens to consider an amendment to the effect of a contingency that this line item is contingent upon some report to the Town. Anne Doremus, a resident and a member of the VNA Board, said they were aware of the concern that came up last year about compensation. She said the Board and its Compensation Committee looked into compensation levels and compared it to other nonprofits. She said the conclusion of the study was that the administrative levels for the VNA are reasonable. Ms. Doremus said the VNA provides over $2 million each year in uncompensated care in Chittenden County and this money allows to the VNA to provide that care. Brooks Buxton said he raised the issue last year. He said he has called several times and went into the VNA offices twice for a statement and got nothing. He said he went to Montpelier to look at tax returns and the annual report and found that the three top executives are earning over $600,000 a year. Mr. Buxton said he feels this is out of line and recommends level funding for the VNA this year. He said their dismissive attitude is unfair.

Motion made by Brooks Buxton to amend the budget to level fund the VNA; seconded by Andrea Hook. George Till said he had some points to make about the amendment, which he doesn’t support. He said the VNA, like hospitals, give you care when you call whether you can pay for it or not. He said it is important for the Towns to contribute because a lot of their care is uncompensated. Mr. Till said there is an alternative, another home health agency that is statewide, only one overlapping, and it is a for profit company. He said personally he would rather support the VNA. Karen Lawsing said she is a former home health social worker and has worked in many different states. She said one of the concerns she has about the Vermont home health agencies is that they are able to go to Town Meetings and request money. She said they don’t get full fee for services, but they are the only health service that can request money from towns. Karen said that other health providers can’t do that. She said in their letter she didn’t see how many charity cases they provided and she knows that they don’t hang onto charity care cases. She said that she doesn’t have a problem with funding charity care cases, but they didn’t provide that information. Peter Anderson said he heard Anne Doremus say she is Board member of VNA. He asked why the Selectboard couldn’t send a letter to the VNA through Anne and have Anne bring the Town’s concerns to the VNA. He thought a more effective way to get the message through would be through its Board member. Elizabeth Bernstein said that Brooks’ amendment is symbolic, but it is important. She said she has been a provider and a consumer of healthcare and she is sure that 98% of the people in the room are frustrated with the healthcare system, but we should not punish the VNA for system issues. She said she would support the amendment to send a message that we are unhappy about how the money is allocated in the VNA. Ms. Bernstein said she would encourage a subcommittee of healthcare providers and consumers to look at alternative ways of getting home health into the community. Marge Douglas said her frustration is about the VNA disregarding the letter that we sent a year ago. She said not a punishment, but to make a point that they need to be more respectful to us. She said it is not about care and if we level fund there should be a letter to explain why. Anne Doremus said the comments about the lack of response are reasonable and she is willing to work with the Town to get it addressed. She said VNA provided about $20,000 in uncompensated care in Jericho last year. Ms. Doremus said the VNA does not trim down requests for care. She said when called, they get care, and that is due to the fact they are nonprofit. She said they believe the salaries are adequate. Ms. Doremus said the VNA has over 600 employees and the issues it handles are national and complex. She said the level of sophistication that is required of the chief executive staff is consistent with what is seen in the private sector. She said she understands the concerns and is willing to address them with the Town. Jim Clark said he is quite close on this subject. He said his wife has worked at the VNA for about 20 years and he thinks there are two issues. He said one of the issues is with the administration at the VNA and why they didn’t respond. He said the top three officials and their pay are out of our control and we should not take it out on the people served in this area or put patients in jeopardy over $4-500. Gaye Symington asked to amend the amendment. She said we are all concerned why the VNA didn’t respond and not wanting to hurt service to our community. She asked if we would level fund the budget contingent upon receiving response and if we received a full response available to the citizens of Jericho, then they would receive the full reimbursement. David Barrington discussed how to accomplish the amendment. He said if the original amender and the person who seconded the amendment are comfortable, then we can move forward. Both agreed. 11

The amendment to the budget to level fund the VNA was withdrawn. Motion made by Brooks Buxton to amend the budget to make Line 205 full funding to the VNA subject to appropriate communication received from the VNA answering the questions asked in the letter from the Selectboard; otherwise the budget will revert back to last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amount; seconded by Andrea Hook. Elizabeth Bernstein asked for clarification of an appropriate response. David Barrington said it would be at the discretion of the Selectboard. Francis Ganter asked for a timeline for the response. David Barrington said it would be at the discretion of the Selectboard. Olaf Verdonk asked for the Selectboard to convey the response to the community. Catherine McMains said they could post the response on website. She said that the money will not go out until after July 1st, so that should be the deadline for a response. Amendment to the budget. Vote: Motion carried. David Barrington read Article I, as amended. Vote: Motion carried. ARTICLE II:

Shall the Town collect its taxes by its Treasurer in accordance with 32 VSA Section 4791?

ARTICLE III: Shall the Town collect its taxes in equal installments due in the Town Offices on August 16, 2010, November 15, 2010, and March 15, 2011, with postmarks acceptable? ARTICLE IV: Shall the Town authorize the Selectboard to borrow money for the temporary needs of the Town? David Barrington asked to combine Articles II, III, and IV. Motion made by Paul Gross; seconded by Jessie Pelton to combine the articles. Vote: Motion carried. ARTICLE V:

Shall the voters of the Town of Jericho establish a municipal records reserve fund in accordance with VSA Title 24, Section 2804 for restoration, preservation, conservation and computerization of municipal records, to be funded by revenues of $4.00 per page received from recording fees established under VSA Title 32, Section 1671 (a) (1) and (6) of this section? This reserve fund to be retroactive to July 1, 2009.

Motion made by Paul Gross; seconded by Kelly King. Jessica Alexander explained the two parts of the article. She said the Preservation Fund was established in 1997 and at that time the fees increased from $6 to $7 a page, with the extra $1 going into the fund that could only be used to preserve land records. She discussed the number of volumes and the time span covered by the land records. Jessica Alexander said that in 2008 the Selectboard passed a resolution to increase from $1 to $2 a page. She said that effective July 1, 2009, recording fees statewide increased to $10 a page for preservation and computerization of land records but only the fee increase made it out of the legislature. She said this article allows the Town to establish the

reserve fund for preservation and computerization of land records. Ms. Alexander said the fee increase and the reserve money would go into this fund. She said $6 from recording fees will still go to the Town and $4 to the reserve fund. She said Jericho is going to computerized records that are scanned and researchers would be able to look at them electronically in the Town Offices. She discussed the possibility of being able to research remotely in the future. Jesse Pelton clarified that digitization will not replace physical records and Jessica Alexander stated that was correct, the original is the recorded copy. Barbara McVicar clarified that it is not an additional $4 and Jessica Alexander said yes. Jean Marie Milliken asked if there was a number in mind, like $5,000 or something. Jessica Alexander referred to page 18 and the current reserve fund. She said last year $16,000 was transferred into the reserve fund which was the $2 per page collected through June 30, 2009. Robert Allen asked if this is voted down what happens. He asked if the fee is still $10 but it can’t go into the reserve or we can’t use it for computerization. Jessica Alexander said the fees increase from $8-10, with $2 going into the fund. She said the fund is still established under Title 32, but it doesn’t have the wording of computerization, so the reason for the article is that using it for computerization is quasi –preservation, but we don’t want it questioned later. Eileen Haupt asked what the plans were down the road if the records are to be accessed remotely. She said that Burlington has house plans online, which is disturbing. She asked if that type of decision is being made today or will a decision be made when it is available. Jessica Alexander said the computerization is for land records only, not vital records. She said the biggest thing is to make it more accessible in office, but the State of New Hampshire is already online. She said it will be a long ways down the road before Vermont is at that point. Motion made by Paul Gross; seconded by Jim Clark to cease debate. Division was called: 97 yes and 30 opposed. Vote: Motion carried. Article V. Vote: Motion carried. ARTICLE VI: To hear the reports of the Town Officers. David Barrington presented the written reports in the Town Report and stated this is the time to make comments regarding any of the reports. There were no comments. The reports of the Town Officers stand, as is, without comment. ARTICLE VII: Other Town business thought proper when met. Motion made by Paul Gross; seconded by Jim Clark. Suzanne Eaton asked when we will have public transportation. Seth Jensen said the Chittenden County Transit Authority (CCTA), who manages public transit, is investigating express routes. He said one route CCTA is considering is an Essex to Cambridge/Jeffersonville route that would probably include a stop in Jericho. He said the route would be contingent upon funding and ridership support. Mr. Jensen said it would be down the road, but is being looked at by CCTA. Victor Stone said it is a good idea and he is in favor of transportation. He said he drives to Essex and rides the bus to Burlington and sees the amount of traffic on Route 15. He asked if there is some influence the Town government could have on the process. 13

Dave Eaton suggested the Selectboard look into the cost to run a van over the projected route from Cambridge to Essex. He said it would involve labor that could come from the agency and we could see if there is sufficient ridership. Jim Carter from GAR Place, a historic building, said he is interested in talking with some old-timers about the history of the building. He said it has been around since Underhill and Jericho high schools were around. He said he would like to talk to some people and maybe do some videos. He reminded everyone to fill out the Doyle opinion poll. Kelly King respectfully requested her neighbors to help reduce the need for work on gravel roads by reducing their speed. She said this also reduces dust. She asked that on really dusty days, people drive 20 mph, which would reduce how much we need to maintain those roads. Jesse Pelton asked if there is anything going on with fiber optics. Tim Nulty said it is a shame whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening with the saga in Burlington right now. He said that a group of people have proposed an emergency rescue plan to the City of Burlington and they are willing to step in to revive the project. He said if that happens, then partnering with other towns will be on table again. Mr. Nulty said many towns are interested, but are not willing to work with Burlington. He said that Jericho is too small by itself to do it because you would need a total population of 25-30,000 people to make it work. He said it is on the back burner, but if the situation changes it will be moved forward. Frank Popeleski said we are going to spend $400,000 on a Streetscape project, yet when you come into Jericho the first thing you see in the summer are yard sale signs on the war memorial. He asked if there is a sign ordinance and if not, what needs to be done to get one. Tim Nulty said we do have a sign ordinance in town, but it is not always complied with and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want the police dealing with this issue. He said the ordinance may not address the point being made, so the Selectboard will check to see if the ordinance needs to be changed. George Till gave another reminder about the Doyle survey and the Legislative Report. Andrea Hook said the 4H was told they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide childcare this year at Town Meeting due to liability issues. Todd Odit said it is his understanding that no one stepped forward to oversee the operation this year. Brian Pless, a teacher at Browns River Middle School, stated that the school is working on a number of fundraising initiatives. He said there are a lot of yard signs out there right now and they could be used at BRMS for Tech Ed projects and for the fundraising projects. Mr. Pless said that one of the projects the school is working on right now is to send school supplies to Afghanistan. He said that if it is okay with the candidates, the political signs can be recycled at BRMS and to drop them off at the school or at his house. Valerie Wilkins said she is a member of the energy task force that meets once a month. She said they have a table in back with ideas on how to save money and energy in your homes. She said there is also a survey to see what people want the task force to focus on and give ideas or sign up to work with the task force. Ms. Wilkins said the Community Center has some great programs on sustainability. She said they welcome new members and said they can be contacted by e-mail at enerJericho@gmail.com. She said that transportation is on their radar and they would like to work on a Park and Ride in town. Teresa Faust said she is on the Board of Two Towns Online. She said if you are craving the feeling of community, she invites you to twotownsonline.org, which is a site for Jericho and Underhill residents to share ideas. Motion to adjourn made by Paul Gross; seconded by Jim Clark. David Barrington adjourned the meeting at approximately 11:50 a.m.

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Town Officers - Appointed LISTERS Term Expires 2011……………….....Cheryl Thomas Term Expires 2011…………………P. Andrew Levi Term Expires 2011………………....…Lori Dykema

Assessor......................................................Sandra Costes Administrative Assistant………........…..Paula Carrier Animal Control Officer…………..............…Ed Stygles Assistant Town Clerk……………........Debbie Rackliff Cemetery Commissioner…………............Selectboard Chittenden Regional Planning Commission Representative……….......Catherine McMains C.C.R.P.C. Rep. -alternate….........................Kim Mercer Chittenden Solid Waste District Representative ……………………........Bert Lindholm CSWD Rep. -alternate…...............................Leslie Nulty Civil Defense……………………….....................vacant Delinquent Tax Collector................................Todd Odit Emergency Management Coordinator.…Paul Luciano Fence Viewers……………………….............Ed Stygles Financial Coordinator………………..........Amy Morse Fire Warden……………………….......David Tillotson Health Officer……….………….......….....Paul Luciano Health Officer, Deputy………........….........……vacant Inspector of Lumber/Shingles……….....….Ed Stygles Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Org. Brd Rep………………………..........….Tim Nulty C.C.M.P.O. Rep. -alternate..........................Kim Mercer C.C.M.P.O. Technical Assistance Community Rep. ……………………………........…Seth Jensen Town Planner………………………......….Seth Jensen Town Treasurer…………………….........Brian Stevens Road Commissioner/Foreman....….Kenny Barkyoumb Road Crew Members…………….............Cubby Blades Roger Miller Doug Siple Service Officer…………...........…Louise Moon Rosales Town Administrator……………….........…..Todd Odit Tree Warden…………………………............Don Tobi Trustee of Public Funds……………….......Selectboard Weigher of Coal………………………..........Ed Stygles Winooski Valley Park District Representative (term exp. 2011)….…….….....Sonya Schuyler Zoning Administrator………….…..............John Zwick

CONSERVATION COMMISSION Term Expires 2011……………..……Derek Burkins Term Expires 2011…………………......Phyllis Gray Term Expires 2011…………………...Karina Dailey Term Expires 2012 (Chair)………….Tom Baribault Term Expires 2012……………….Mary Neighbours Term Expires 2012……………….…..Peter Chaloux Term Expires 2013………………..…..Brian Swisher Term Expires 2013……………….........…..Jack Long Term Expires 2013…………………Monique Gilbert DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD Term Expires 2011 ..……………….….......Bob Dasaro Term Expires 2011(alt)…………..…...................vacant Term Expires 2011 (alt)………........Annaliese Baumer Term Expires 2011(alt)………...……...........…..vacant Term Expires 2012………………….....Kevin Spensley Term Expires 2012……………….........Wayne Hendee Term Expires 2013(Vice-Chair)…......Tom DiPietro, Jr. Term Expires 2013 (Chair)………….......….Barry King PLANNING COMMISSION Term Expires 2011………………….Melody Burkins Term Expires 2011 (Chair)…………...Phyl Newbeck Term Expires 2012…………………...…..Lisa Rector Term Expires 2012………………....David Villeneuve Term Expires 2012…….…………...........Glenn Hayes Term Expires 2013…………….…....Stuart Alexander Term Expires 2013…….………….....….Wayne Howe MOBBS COMMITTEE Barry Driscoll(co-chair) Heather Furman(co-chair) Terry Hook Derek Burkins Andy Dumas Sharon Fosbrook Laurie Chivers Howie Kargman 16

ENERGY TASK FORCE Valerie Wilkins(co-chair) Chris Sims(co-chair) Andrew Albright Stuart Alexander Jill Avey Kelly & Barry King Catherine McMains Phyl Newbeck Roger Putzel Nick Richardson Ann Gnagey Reed Sims Larry Lamb

Town Officers - Elected AUDITORS Term Expires 2011..............................Patrick McCarthy Term Expires 2012................................................. vacant Term Expires 2013...........................Kristopher Boushie

SELECTBOARD Term Expires 2011..........................Catherine McMains Term Expires 2012...........................................Tim Nulty Term Expires 2013........................................Kim Mercer

GRAND JUROR Term Expires 2011.......... Deborah “Debbie” Fitzgerald

TOWN AGENT Term Expires 2011.......... Deborah “Debbie” Fitzgerald

JERICHO TOWN LIBRARY TRUSTEES Term Expires 2011................. Emilie Alexander(Chair) Term Expires 2012..................................... Olaf Verdonk Term Expires 2013................................Orelyn Emerson Term Expires 2014............................. Regina A. Limoge Term Expires 2014.............................. Ingrid Malmgren Term Expires 2014..................................Barbara Adams Term Expires 2015....................................... Chris Kiegle

TOWN CLERK Term Expires 2011.............................. Jessica Alexander TOWN MODERATOR Term Expires 2011..............................David Barrington JERICHO UNDERHILL LIBRARY DISTRICT TRUSTEES Term Expires 2011........................Mary Jane Dickerson Term Expires 2011..............................Dan Novembrino Term Expires 2012..................... Mary S. Bassett(Chair) Term Expires 2012....................................Gail Schermer Term Expires 2012....................................... John Panner Term Expires 2013..............................Ann Broekhuizen Term Expires 2013...........................................Bev Frank Term Expires 2014...........................Bernadette Howard Term Expires 2014...................... Deborah K. Weinberg

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (Elected to take office February 1, 2011) Terms expire February 1, 2013 Mary S. Bassett Donna Boiney Peter Booth Mary Coburn Bob Cochran Willadine “Willy” Cochran Bob Dasaro Pat Dasaro Deborah “Debbie” Fitzgerald Sarah Joslin Hubert “Hub” Vogelmann Mike Weinberg

JERICHO UNDERHILL PARK DISTRICT TRUSTEES Term Expires 2011...................................Jim Dougherty Term Expires 2011. . .............................. Michelle Hayes Term Expires 2012...................................Carol K. Smith Term Expires 2012.......................................Franco Gatti Term Expires 2012................................................. vacant Term Expires 2013............................Livy Strong(Chair) Term Expires 2013....................................... Bill Baldwin

PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET DETAIL FOR FYE 6/30/2012

BUDGET FY 2010

ACTUAL FY 2010

BUDGET FY 2011

PROPOSED FY 2012

$ CHANGE FY2012

% CHANGE FY2012

$2,400,920

$2,399,518

$2,424,794

$2,494,332

$69,538

2.87%

$2,400,920

$2,399,518

$2,424,794

$2,494,332

$69,538

2.87%

PENALTIES AND INTEREST INTEREST ON DELINQUENT TAXES PENALTIES ON DELINQUENT TAXES

$8,000 $8,000

$17,734 $10,200

$10,000 $8,000

$12,000 $9,000

$2,000 $1,000

20.00% 12.50%

TOTAL PENALTIES AND INTEREST

$16,000

$27,934

$18,000

$21,000

$3,000

16.67%

$23,000 $200 $0 $122,000 $0 $150,000 $0 $0 $19,000 $5,000 $148,300 $120,000 $0

$27,552 $1,794 $0 $141,910 $93,914 $155,939 $403 $0 $19,276 $29,081 $104,654 $286,421 $6,876

$23,000 $1,000 $500 $125,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $19,000 $5,000 $126,179 $542,832 $0

$25,000 $1,500 $500 $132,000 $0 $0 $2,090 $8,500 $17,800 $55,000 $0 $0 $74,989

$2,000 $500 $0 $7,000 $0 $0 $2,090 $8,500 ($1,200) $50,000 ($126,179) ($542,832) $74,989

8.70% 50.00% 0.00% 5.60% N/A N/A N/A N/A -6.32% 1000.00% -100.00% -100.00% N/A

$587,500

$867,820

$842,511

$317,379

($525,132)

-62.33%

$10,000 $57,000 $0 $0 $0 $33,800 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $37,400 $0

$19,937 $58,955 $36,622 $8,643 $1,165 $465 $4,840 $36,966 $537 $1,063 $198 $3,432 $25,338

$12,000 $57,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $33,000 $0 $0 $0 $36,850 $13,000

$15,000 $60,000 $30,000 $7,000 $1,000 $200 $3,000 $33,000 $500 $800 $100 $3,000 $15,000

$0 $3,000 $3,000 $30,000 $7,000 $1,000 $200 $3,000 $0 $500 $800 $100 ($33,850) $14,750

N/A 25.00% 5.26% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00% N/A N/A N/A -91.86% 113.46%

TOTAL LICENSES AND FINES

$138,200

$198,161

$151,850

$168,600

$26,500

17.45%

INTEREST INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS INTEREST ON CHECKING

$15,000 $10,000

$0 $5,758

$5,000 $5,000

$0 $10,000

($5,000) $5,000

$25,000

$5,758

$10,000

$18,000 $13,000 $8,500 $5,500 $0 $0

$17,610 $13,135 $7,219 $2,671 $1,100 $4,796

$18,000 $13,000 $10,500 $5,500 $0 $0

$17,500 $13,157 $10,500 $2,500 $100 $100

($500) $157 $0 ($3,000) $100 $100

-2.78% 1.21% 0.00% -54.55% N/A N/A

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS

$45,000

$46,531

$47,000

$43,857

($3,143)

-6.69%

USE OF RESERVE FUNDS ROAD IMPACT FEES RECREATION IMPACT FEES

$0 $5,000

$0 $0

REVENUES - DETAIL 1

PROPERTY TAXES GENERAL TAX REVENUE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES

2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

INTERGOVERNMENTAL CURRENT USE PILOT STATE ANR/UVM PAYMENT COLLECTION FEES ON DELINQUENT TAXES STATE AID FOR ROADS CLASS 2 STRUCTURE GRANT CLASS 2 ROAD GRANT ACT 60 REVENUE ACT 68 REVENUE STATE GRAND LIST ASSISTANCE SPECIAL GRANTS SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT VERMONT ROUTE 15 STREETSCAPE STP SIDEWALK GRANT PALMER TOTAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

LICENSES AND FINES PLANNING AND ZONING FEES SUMMER RECREATION FEES STATE POLICE FINES DOG LICENSES EXCESS WEIGHT PERMITS ALL OTHER LICENSES COPIER FEES RECORDING FEES MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS MARRIAGE LICENSES BURN PERMITS ALL OTHER FEES RESTORATION AND COMPUTERIZATION

TOTAL INTEREST 32 33 34 35 36 37

38 39

MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL DYNAMICS TOWN LIBRARY COMCAST LEASE SCHOOL BILLABLE EXPENSES SALE OF EQUIPMENT NOT CLASSIFIED

$0 $0

-100.00% 100.00% 0.00%

N/A N/A

PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET DETAIL FOR FYE 6/30/2012

BUDGET FY 2010 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

HEAVY VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT FUND REAPPRAISAL FUND OPEN SPACE FUND BRIDGE FUND RECORD PRESERVATION FUND SIDEWALK/PATHS FUND BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY FUND ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND STORMWATER MITIGATION FUND FUND BALANCE USE TOTAL RESERVE FUNDS TOTAL REVENUES

ACTUAL FY 2010

BUDGET FY 2011

PROPOSED FY 2012

$ CHANGE FY2012

% CHANGE FY2012

$10,000 $13,500 $2,700 $15,000 $5,000 $15,000 $0 $50,000 $1,500 $0

$0 $0 $200 $0 $2,350 $0 $21,072 $0 $0 $0

$10,000 $0 $15,700 $15,000 $20,000 $5,000 $0 $70,000 $1,500 $0

$0 $0 $0 $0 $20,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

($10,000) $0 ($15,700) ($15,000) $0 ($5,000) $0 ($70,000) ($1,500) $0

-100.00% N/A -100.00% -100.00% 0.00% -100.00% N/A -100.00% -100.00% N/A

$117,700

$23,622

$137,200

$20,000

($117,200)

-85.42%

$3,330,320

$3,569,344

$3,631,355

$3,075,168

($556,187)

-15.32%

$65,528 $8,325 $1,000 $1,500 $3,000 $2,500 $285 $300 $250

$48,451 $5,166 $983 $4,539 $675 $2,203 $1,220 $0 $220

$48,400 $7,605 $1,000 $3,500 $0 $2,500 $300 $300 $250

$35,799 $7,331 $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $3,400 $100 $250

($12,601) ($274) $0 ($3,500) $0 ($2,500) $3,100 ($200) $0

-26.04% -3.60% 0.00% -100.00% N/A -100.00% 1033.33% -66.67% 0.00%

$82,688

$63,457

$63,855

$47,880

($15,975)

-25.02%

$77,600 $40,700 $600 $12,000 $5,000 $6,000 $10,000 $200 $500 $1,000 $6,300 $4,500 $9,000 $0 $150,000 $20,000 $8,000

$99,992 $34,033 $0 $12,000 $3,516 $10,775 $7,209 $536 $827 $1,154 $2,840 $4,768 $7,064 $0 $372,433 $20,649 $10,425

$101,174 $35,680 $600 $13,000 $3,500 $6,000 $6,500 $200 $500 $500 $6,300 $4,750 $8,000 $0 $572,832 $20,000 $8,000

$109,993 $35,677 $600 $15,000 $4,000 $15,000 $11,500 $6,500 $4,000 $1,000 $6,000 $4,250 $8,000 $0 $0 $23,500 $3,500

$8,819 ($3) $0 $2,000 $500 $9,000 $5,000 $6,300 $3,500 $500 ($300) ($500) $0 $0 ($572,832) $3,500 ($4,500)

8.72% -0.01% 0.00% 15.38% 14.29% 150.00% 76.92% 3150.00% 700.00% 100.00% -4.76% -10.53% 0.00% N/A -100.00% 17.50% -56.25%

$351,400

$588,221

$787,536

$248,520

($539,016)

-68.44%

$63,000 $37,000 $7,000 $200 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $1,000 $100 $4,475

$63,684 $31,849 $5,477 $0 $8,647 $4,550 $956 $818 $0 $4,431

$61,623 $32,300 $12,000 $200 $20,000 $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 $100 $5,000

$64,879 $30,887 $5,175 $300 $28,700 $830 $0 $1,255 $100 $5,050

$3,256 ($1,413) ($6,825) $100 $8,700 ($1,170) ($1,500) $255 $0 $50

5.28% -4.37% -56.88% 50.00% 43.50% -58.50% -100.00% 25.50% 0.00% 1.00%

$119,775

$120,412

$135,723

$137,176

$1,453

1.07%

$34,026

$13,648

$14,900

$22,853

153.38%

EXPENDITURES - DETAIL 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58

TOWN TREASURER SALARIES BENEFITS LEGAL EXPENSE COMPUTER SOFTWARE OFFICE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE POSTAGE TRAVEL, MEETINGS & SUBSCRIPTIONS ADVERTISEMENTS OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES TOTAL TOWN TREASURER

59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75

ADMINISTRATION SALARIES BENEFITS TOWN AUDITOR FEES OUTSIDE ANNUAL AUDIT LEGAL EXPENSE COMPUTER SUPPORT/REPAIRS OFFICE EQUIPMENT/COMPUTERS POSTAGE TRAVEL, MEETINGS & SUBSCRIPTIONS ADVERTISING TOWN REPORT TELEPHONE SUPPLIES/EXPENSES -INTERDEPART EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VERMONT ROUTE 15 STREETSCAPE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES TOTAL SELECTBOARD

76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85

TOWN CLERK SALARIES BENEFITS BOARD FEES/ELECTIONS LEGAL EXPENSE BOOK RESTORATION/DIGITIZATION LAND RECORDS POSTAGE TRAVEL, MEETINGS & SUBSCRIPTIONS OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES LICENSE PAYMENTS TO STATE TOTAL TOWN CLERK

LISTING SALARIES

$37,753

PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET DETAIL FOR FYE 6/30/2012

BUDGET FY 2010 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94

95 96 97

$ CHANGE FY2012

$3,042 $500 $800 $2,000 $750 $100 $22,000 $0

$2,983 $0 $1,000 $2,500 $750 $100 $0 $0

TOTAL LISTING

$84,531

$35,658

$44,092

$45,086

$994

2.25%

$1,200 $150 $2,500

$1,200 $0 $2,739

$1,200 $150 $2,500

$1,200 $150 $2,700

$0 $0 $200

0.00% 0.00% 8.00%

$3,850

$3,939

$3,850

$4,050

$200

5.19%

$57,979 $19,795 $800 $600 $500 $1,000 $1,000 $100

$45,590 $17,039 $323 $1,293 $443 $2,419 $3,044 $403

$53,903 $18,083 $800 $600 $250 $1,500 $250 $50

$65,491 $17,347 $800 $0 $1,000 $1,750 $10,000 $100

$11,588 ($736) $0 ($600) $750 $250 $9,750 $50

$81,774

$70,554

$75,436

$96,489

$21,053

$215,000 $72,850 $500 $1,000 $1,000 $3,600 $12,000 $8,000 $110,000 $12,000 $56,000 $50,000 $50,000 $52,000 $46,000 $4,000 $148,300 $305,000 $50,000 $65,000 $10,000 $10,000 $20,000 $180,000 $32,000 $20,000 $20,000 $35,000 $13,000

$219,536 $65,290 $0 $222 $746 $3,346 $9,463 $8,741 $85,409 $10,883 $57,310 $47,080 $49,967 $52,207 $43,952 $0 $110,258 $189,199 $107,307 $60,346 $9,615 $5,741 $19,833 $188,343 $24,015 $19,674 $16,300 $34,651 $12,775

$215,000 $69,290 $500 $1,000 $500 $3,600 $12,000 $8,000 $110,000 $12,000 $56,000 $50,000 $53,000 $54,000 $49,000 $5,000 $182,000 $275,000 $50,000 $65,000 $10,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $32,000 $20,000 $20,000 $35,000 $13,000

$228,377 $68,005 $500 $800 $1,000 $3,600 $12,000 $60,650 $90,500 $12,000 $56,000 $50,000 $53,000 $55,000 $50,500 $4,725 $0 $325,000 $50,000 $65,000 $10,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $20,000 $20,000 $35,000 $13,000

$13,377 ($1,285) $0 ($200) $500 $0 $0 $52,650 ($19,500) $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,000 $1,500 ($275) ($182,000) $50,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($2,000) $0 $0 $0 $0

6.22% -1.85% 0.00% -20.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 658.13% -17.73% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.85% 3.06% -5.50% -100.00% 18.18% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -6.25% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

$1,602,250

$1,452,209

$1,445,890

$1,359,657

($86,233)

-5.96%

$49,000 $3,000 $5,000

$56,015 $3,000 $2,400

$50,500 $3,000 $5,000

$52,500 $4,016 $5,000

$2,000 $1,016 $0

3.96% 33.88% 0.00%

HEALTH OFFICE HEALTH OFFICER TRAVEL, MEETINGS & SUBSCRIPTIONS DOG WARDEN

PLANNING AND ZONING SALARIES BENEFITS LEGAL EXPENSE POSTAGE TRAVEL, MEETING & SUBSCRIPTIONS ADVERTISEMENTS PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES

HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES SALARIES BENEFITS OFFICE EQUIPMENT/MAINTENANCE TRAVEL, MEETING & SUBSCRIPTIONS TELEPHONE ELECTRICITY BUILDING HEAT BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS HEAVY VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT SMALL EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS HIRED EQUIPMENT SUMMER ROADS GRAVEL/STONE WINTER SAND SALT SALT ALTERNATIVES SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT ROAD IMPROVEMENT BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT GAS, OIL AND DIESEL CULVERTS GUARDRAILS COLD & HOT PATCH MISCELLANEOUS GRANT MATCH CHLORIDE SIGNAGE & STRIPING TREE/BRUSH MAINTENANCE MUD SEASON GRAVEL OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES

SUMMER RECREATION SALARIES BENEFITS SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT

($59) ($500) $200 $500 $0 $0 ($22,000) $0

% CHANGE FY2012

$2,866 $152 $470 $1,500 $1,035 $237 $15,750 $0

TOTAL HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES 135 136 137

PROPOSED FY 2012

$3,430 $500 $800 $1,500 $300 $100 $11,375 $32,500

TOTAL PLANNING AND ZONING 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134

BUDGET FY 2011

BENEFITS POSTAGE TRAVEL, MEETINGS & SUBSCRIPTIONS MAPPING PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES TOWN APPRAISER REAPPRAISAL

TOTAL HEALTH OFFICE 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105

ACTUAL FY 2010

-1.95% -100.00% 25.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% -100.00% N/A

21.50% -4.07% 0.00% -100.00% 300.00% 16.67% 3900.00% 100.00% 27.91%

PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET DETAIL FOR FYE 6/30/2012

BUDGET FY 2010 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145

146 147 148

$0 $6,500 $1,500 $60 $1,670 $6,500 $1,700 $400

($100) $0 $1,500 $0 $0 $500 $0 $0

TOTAL SUMMER RECREATION

$73,430

$75,162

$74,930

$79,846

$4,916

$1,250 $20,000 $18,500

$1,191 $12,846 $24,084

$1,600 $14,500 $26,000

$2,600 $13,000 $29,000

$1,000 ($1,500) $7,816

$39,750

$38,121

$42,100

$44,600

$2,500

5.94%

$79,450

$77,321

$83,507

$86,000

$2,493

2.99%

$79,450

$77,321

$83,507

$86,000

$2,493

2.99%

$4,200 $18,000 $0 $1,000 $4,365 $3,000 $24,500 $5,500 $25,000 $1,500 $1,000

$8,965 $16,986 $2,010 $1,150 $4,158 $3,312 $12,434 $5,500 $20,637 $370 $59

$4,500 $18,500 $3,000 $1,100 $3,865 $3,375 $24,500 $5,500 $25,000 $1,500 $1,000

$9,000 $17,000 $2,800 $1,100 $3,000 $3,500 $23,500 $7,000 $99,989 $1,000 $1,000

$4,500 ($1,500) ($200) $0 ($865) $125 ($1,000) $1,500 $74,989 ($500) $0

100.00% -8.11% -6.67% 0.00% -22.38% 3.70% -4.08% 27.27% 299.96% -33.33% 0.00%

$88,065

$75,581

$91,840

$168,889

$77,049

83.89%

$0 $1,700

$0 $1,050

$0 $1,700

$0 $0

N/A 0.00%

$1,700

$1,050

$1,700

0.00%

$1,000 $1,820 $0

$1,320 $639 $0

$1,000 $1,820 $13,000

$1,000 $4,810 $0

$0 $2,990 ($13,000)

0.00% 164.29%

$2,820

$1,959

$15,820

$5,810

($10,010)

-63.27%

$5,600

$6,438

$5,600

0.00%

$5,600

$6,438

$5,600

0.00%

CHITTENDEN COUNTY TAX CHITTENDEN COUNTY MPO CHITTENDEN RPC JERICHO-UNDERHILL LIBRARY JERICHO-UNDERHILL PARK DISTRICT VERMONT LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS

$30,000 $3,465 $3,732 $131,766 $15,520 $4,996

$29,173 $3,534 $3,732 $131,766 $13,601 $4,996

$29,484 $3,685 $3,936 $134,394 $13,800 $5,631

$30,000 $3,646 $3,895 $138,442 $13,600 $5,762

$516 ($39) ($41) $4,048 ($200) $131

1.75% -1.06% -1.04% 3.01% -1.45% 2.33%

TOTAL MANDATED

$189,479

$186,802

$190,930

$195,345

$4,415

2.31%

INSURANCES UNEMPLOYMENT WORKERS COMPENSATION PROPERTY, CASUALTY & LIABILITY

POLICE AND SAFETY POLICE SERVICES

BUILDING AND PROPERTY BUILDING-ELECTRICITY STREET LIGHTS BUILDING HEAT CASTLE AND LOWERY CEMETERIES JERICHO CENTER CEMETERY JERICHO GREENS MAINTENANCE/REPAIR - TOWN FACILITIES SIDEWALKS - MAINTENANCE SIDEWALKS - CONSTRUCTION TREE WARDEN STORMWATER - PERMITS/MAINTENANCE

JERICHO CONSERVATION SPECIAL PROJECTS JERICHO CONSV COMMISSION

OPEN SPACE/PUBLIC USE LAND IMPROVEMENTS MOBBS FARM OPEN SPACE ACQUSITION TOTAL OPEN SPACE/PUBLIC USE

166

% CHANGE FY2012

$100 $6,500 $0 $60 $1,670 $6,000 $1,700 $400

TOTAL JERICHO CONSERVATION 163 164 165

$ CHANGE FY2012

$71 $5,257 $0 $0 $1,670 $5,315 $1,434 $0

TOTAL BUILDING AND PROPERTY 161 162

PROPOSED FY 2012

$100 $6,500 $0 $60 $1,670 $6,000 $1,700 $400

TOTAL POLICE AND SAFETY 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160

BUDGET FY 2011

POSTAGE TRAVEL PROGRAMS ADVERTISEMENTS FACILITY RENTAL FIELD TRIPS CIT PROGRAM OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES

TOTAL INSURANCES 149

ACTUAL FY 2010

LANDFILL POST CLOSURE COSTS TOTAL LANDFILL

-100.00% 0.00% N/A 0.00% 0.00% 8.33% 0.00% 0.00% 6.56% 62.50% -10.34% 30.06%

APPROPRIATIONS MANDATED 167 168 169 170 171 172

PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET DETAIL FOR FYE 6/30/2012

BUDGET FY 2010

173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193

194 195

196 197

PROPOSED FY 2012

$ CHANGE FY2012

% CHANGE FY2012

$1,700 $100 $500 $400 $2,200 $700 $1,600 $5,000 $550 $4,000 $3,500 $1,750 $250 $10,500 $5,000 $244,280 $500 $150 $14,560 $11,730 $1,200

$1,700 $100 $500 $400 $2,200 $700 $1,600 $5,000 $550 $4,000 $3,500 $1,750 $258 $10,500 $5,000 $244,280 $500 $150 $14,560 $11,730 $1,200

$1,700 $100 $500 $500 $2,200 $700 $1,600 $5,000 $550 $4,000 $3,500 $1,750 $250 $10,500 $2,000 $245,227 $500 $150 $15,000 $11,800 $1,310

$1,700 $100 $500 $500 $2,500 $700 $1,600 $10,000 $500 $4,000 $3,500 $1,750 $250 $10,500 $2,000 $256,353 $500 $150 $15,450 $12,000 $1,200

$0 $0 $0 $0 $300 $0 $0 $5,000 ($50) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,126 $0 $0 $450 $200 ($110)

TOTAL NON-MANDATED

$310,170

$310,178

$308,837

$325,753

$16,916

5.48%

TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS

$499,649

$496,980

$499,767

$521,098

$21,331

4.27%

DEBT SERVICE TOWN HALL INTEREST TOWN HALL PRINCIPLE

$24,960 $60,000

$45,894 $60,000

$44,454 $60,000

$42,732 $60,000

($1,722) $0

-3.87% 0.00%

TOTAL DEBT SERVICE

$84,960

$105,894

$104,454

$102,732

($1,722)

-1.65%

TOWN LIBRARY SALARIES TOWN CONTRIBUTION

$12,403 $16,725

$12,289 $16,725

$12,774 $19,981

$13,157 $21,578

$383 $1,597

3.00% 7.99%

$29,128

$29,014

$32,755

$34,735

$1,980

6.04%

$10,000

$20,000

$10,000

($10,000)

-50.00%

$10,000

$20,000

$10,000

($10,000)

-50.00%

$10,000 $19,000 $2,500 $25,000 $13,000 $0 $30,000 $3,000

$19,500 $17,800 $1,500 $0 $15,000 $10,000 $10,000 $1,500

$9,500 ($1,200) ($1,000) ($25,000) $2,000 $10,000 ($20,000) ($1,500)

95.00% -6.32% -40.00% -100.00% 15.38% N/A -66.67% -50.00%

CONTINGENCY CONTINGENCY RESERVE TOTAL CONTINGENCY

199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206

BUDGET FY 2011

NON-MANDATED CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AGENCY ON AGING CHILD CARE RESOURCE CHITTENDEN EAST TENNIS CHITTENDEN EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF CUSI COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER HOWARD CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES JERICHO CENTER PRESERVATION JERICHO FOODSHELF JERICHO HISTORICAL SOCIETY JERICHO YOUTH LEAGUE JERI-HILL XYZ SENIORS MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE RESCUE SQUAD -ESSEX RESCUE SQUAD - RICHMOND UNDERHILL-JERICHO FIRE DEPARTMENT VERMONT CARES VCIL VISTING NURSES ASSOCATION WINOOSKI VALLEY PARK DISTRICT WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN

TOTAL LIBRARY 198

ACTUAL FY 2010

TRANSFERS TO RESERVE FUNDS HEAVY VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT FUND REAPPRAISAL FUND OPEN SPACE FUND BRIDGE FUND RECORD PRESERVATION FUND SIDEWALK/PATHS FUND ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND STORMWATER TOTAL TRANSFERS TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$10,000 $19,000 $2,500 $25,000 $0 $0 $30,000 $3,000

$21,000 $19,275 $1,000 $55,000 $22,984 $25,000 $94,000 $1,500

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 13.64% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% -9.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.54% 0.00% 0.00% 3.00% 1.69% -8.40%

$89,500

$239,759

$102,500

$75,300

($27,200)

-26.54%

$3,330,320

$3,481,729

$3,631,355

$3,075,168

($556,187)

-15.32%

The firm of Fothergill, Segale & Valley was engaged to audit the financial statements of the Town of Jericho for the fiscal y ear ended June 30, 2010. Copies of the audit report, for which they gave an unqualified opinion are on file at the Town office and can be obtained on the Town website at www.jerichovt.gov. The budget and actual columns for FY10 above are contained, in summary, in the audit report, in a supplementary schedule. The schedule shows a net increase to unrestricted Fund Balance of $87,614. Any differences are due mainly to grant and other res tricted revenues and expenditures that are not budgeted. The proposed FY12 budget is in a different format from previous years, with some previous ly separate line items combined and some previously combined line items separated. However, total revenues and expenditures for FY10 and FY11 are ac curate.

PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET DETAIL FOR FYE 6/30/2012

BUDGET FY 2010

ACTUAL FY 2010

BUDGET FY 2011

PROPOSED FY 2012

$ CHANGE FY2012

% CHANGE FY2012

BUDGET SUMMARY REVENUE PROPERTY TAXES PENALTIES AND INTEREST INTERGOVERNMENTAL LICENSES AND FINES INTEREST MISCELLANEOUS USE OF RESERVE FUNDS

$2,400,920 $16,000 $587,500 $138,200 $25,000 $45,000 $117,700

$2,399,518 $27,934 $867,820 $198,161 $5,758 $46,531 $23,622

$2,424,794 $18,000 $842,511 $151,850 $10,000 $47,000 $137,200

$2,494,332 $21,000 $317,379 $168,600 $10,000 $43,857 $20,000

$69,538 $3,000 ($525,132) $16,750 $0 ($3,143) ($117,200)

2.87% 16.67% -62.33% 11.03% 0.00% -6.69% -85.42%

TOTAL

$3,330,320

$3,569,344

$3,631,355

$3,075,168

($556,187)

-15.32%

EXPENSES TOWN TREASURER ADMINISTRATION TOWN CLERK LISTING HEALTH OFFICE PLANNING & ZONING HIGHWAYS SUMMER RECREATION INSURANCES POLICE AND SAFTEY BUILDING AND PROPERTY CONSERVATION & OPEN SPACE LANDFILL & CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATIONS DEBT SERVICE LIBRARY TRANSFERS TO RESERVES

$82,688 $351,400 $119,775 $84,531 $3,850 $81,774 $1,602,250 $73,430 $39,750 $79,450 $88,065 $4,520 $15,600 $499,649 $84,960 $29,128 $89,500

$63,457 $588,221 $120,412 $35,658 $3,939 $70,554 $1,452,209 $75,162 $38,121 $77,321 $75,581 $3,009 $6,438 $496,980 $105,894 $29,014 $239,759

$63,855 $787,536 $135,723 $44,092 $3,850 $75,436 $1,445,890 $74,930 $42,100 $83,507 $91,840 $17,520 $25,600 $499,767 $104,454 $32,755 $102,500

$47,880 $248,520 $137,176 $45,086 $4,050 $96,489 $1,359,657 $79,846 $44,600 $86,000 $168,889 $7,510 $15,600 $521,098 $102,732 $34,735 $75,300

($15,975) ($539,016) $1,453 $994 $200 $21,053 ($86,233) $4,916 $2,500 $2,493 $77,049 ($10,010) ($10,000) $21,331 ($1,722) $1,980 ($27,200)

-25.02% -68.44% 1.07% 2.25% 5.19% 27.91% -5.96% 6.56% 5.94% 2.99% 83.89% -57.13% -39.06% 4.27% -1.65% 6.04% -26.54%

TOTAL

$3,330,320

$3,481,729

$3,631,355

$3,075,168

($556,187)

-15.32%

PERCENT OF TOTAL LIBRARY 1% DEBT SERVICE 3% TOWN TREASURER SELECTBOARD APPROPRIATIONS 17% TOWN CLERK LISTING HEALTH OFFICE LANDFILL & CONTINGENCY PLANNING & ZONING 1% HIGHWAYS CONSERVATION & OPEN SUMMER RECREATION SPACE INSURANCES 0% POLICE AND SAFTEY BUILDING AND BUILDING ANDPROPERTY PROPERTY 5% CONSERVATION & OPEN SPACE LANDFILL & CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATIONS POLICE AND SAFTEY DEBT SERVICE 3% LIBRARY INSURANCES TRANSFERS TO RESERVES 1%

TRANSFERS TO RESERVES TOWN TREASURER 2% 2% ADMINISTRATION 8%

TOWN CLERK 4% LISTING 1%

PERCENT OF TOTAL 1.56% 8.08% 4.46% 1.47% 0.13% 3.14% 44.21% 2.60% 1.45% 2.80% 5.49% 0.24% 0.51% 16.95% 3.34% 1.13% 2.45% 100.00%

HEALTH OFFICE 0% PLANNING & ZONING 3%

HIGHWAYS 44%

SUMMER RECREATION 3%

TOWN OF JERICHO

Special Reserve Funds Special Revenue Funds Year Ended June 30, 2010

Beginning Balance 7/1/2009 Reserve Accounts: Sidewalk & Paths Office Renovations & Debt Service Preservation Equipment Reappraisal Bridge Replacement Open Space Stormwater Road Upgrade Town Impact Fees: Road Impact Recreational Expendable Trusts: Bentley Cemetery Fund Maude Brown Fund Stevens Fund Agency Funds: Development Escrow Fire Department ID School Impact School Impact Totals

13,191 21,006 65,818 30,394 79,704 33,013 69,710 14,095 154,302 481,233

Transfers From General Fund 25,000

Direct Deposits

Interest Income

Ending Balance 6/30/2010

Withdrawals

22,984 21,000 19,276 55,000 1,500 94,000 238,760

61 69 296 141 369 153 323 65 714 2,190

(21,075) (2,350) (200) (23,625)

38,252 (0) 86,748 51,535 99,349 88,166 69,833 15,660 249,016 698,558

27,478 8,988 36,466

11,659 750 12,409

153 43 196

39,290 9,781 49,072

2,588 3,836 15,886 22,310

44 34 153 231

2,632 3,870 16,039 22,541

6,749 10,004 4,911 156,020 177,684

13,568 13,568

31 16 608 655

(1,679) (39,638) (41,317)

6,780 10,004 3,248 130,558 150,590

717,693

238,760

25,977

3,273

(64,942)

920,761

Your Town Service Officer Can Help Louise Moon Rosales has been appointed the Town Service Officer for Jericho. In this job, she is available to assist individuals within the town who require emergency food, shelter or fuel assistance. This official is called upon only when the Vermont Department of Social Welfare is closed on the weekends and after office hours. At these times, the service officer helps individuals in need to obtain the necessary goods and services until the Department of Social Welfare is open. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Louise at 899-3073.

Selectboard Report Coming off a capital intensive year with the completion of the Streetscape and Safe Routes to Schools projects, the Selectboard is back to the basics with the FY12 budget. No new or expanded services are proposed nor are any significant changes in personnel. The largest budgetary increases are: an additional $50,000 for paving, an additional $10,000 for consultants and grant matches for the Planning department, nearly $8,000 for a new computer server and related labor, an $11,126 increase in the JerichoUnderhill Fire Department budget, and an additional $5,000 requested by the Jericho Center Preservation Association for repairs to the Community Center building.

The Selectboard is very aware that with these improvements, the need to install a new pededstrian bridge has never been greater. The Selectboard has pressed hard on the State to advance the project (the former pedestrian bridge was state owned), but the State contends that the project will only move forward if it received a congressional earmark to do so. In addition to working on securing an earmark, the Selectboard plans on taking the case for the bridge to the Governor and Legislature this year with the hope of getting state funds directed to the project in order to move it along faster.

PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATION

The past year brought little change to town personnel. Former Zoning Administrator Jennifer Rowe left in the spring and was replaced on a part-time basis by John Zwick in the fall. The contracted Assessor position was replaced with a part-time employee, Sandra Costes, allowing the Town to provide more service to residents without an increased cost.

In total, the proposed FY12 budget amounts to a 15% reduction in total spending compared to FY11, however, the amount of the budget supported by taxes is up 2.87% compared to FY11. With a projected increase in Grand List value of 0.5%, it is estimated that the proposed FY12 budget will result in a town tax rate increase of 2.28%. Looking back, FY10 was good for the Town financially. The Town ended FY10 in the black by $87,614, reversing the deficit of $74,190 that occured in FY09. In addition to adding to the town’s fund balance, the town was able to increase various reserve fund balances; a total of $238,000. By doing so, the town will be able to address future capital needs that are beyond normal annual appropriation amounts without significant swings in the budget and taxes.

The decision of longtime Selectboard member Bob Penniman to not seek another term last year created an opening for a new member to join the Selectboard. Filling that spot is Kim Mercer, who had previously served the town as an employee. Though Bob was no longer on the Selectboard, he graciously (and thankfully) offered his significant assistance on overseeing the Streetscape and Safe Routes to School projects, making sure we did not leave any federal funds “on the table”. Thanks Bob!

The biggest change this past year was the improvements made as a result of the Streetscape and Safe Routes to School projects. Timing of the projects could not have been better, as the slow economy resulted in lower than expected construction bids, allowing the town to install additional street trees, the length of sidewalk on the north side of Route 15 from the Pentacostal Church to Jericho Elementary School, and switch the streetlights from energy intensive metal halide bulbs to energy efficient LEDs, earning a $12,6000 rebate from Efficiency Vermont. With a few minor aspects of the project left to be completed in the spring, it is estimated that the town will spend approximately $8,000 less than was budgeted upon project completion.

HIGHWAYS

The town’s success the previous year in obtaining grants for a variety of highway work meant no grant funds were awarded to the town this year. However, the highway department was able to use unspent funds from FY10 to replace the 1-ton truck and plow, and to add to budgeted FY11 paving funds to accomplish 2.67 miles of paving. A section of Nashville Road was rebuilt, and under-drain was installed along a section of Barber Farm Road. A safety grant from the Vermont League of Cities and Towns allowed the highway department to purchase a trench box at half of the cost, providing the department with a valuable piece of safety

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equipment. the December 1, 2010 windstorm kept the department extremely busy clearing roads of downed trees. The subsequent snowstorm means that much of the cleanup of the wind storm will likely be delayed until spring.

• The Selectboard adopted an ordinance regulating Open Burning, copies of which are available at Town Hall or on the town website at www.jerichovt.gov • The Town received an Energy Grant with the towns of Richmond and Huntington to make energy efficient improvements at the Town Library. • The Town received an Energy Grant from the Department of Public Service to make energy efficiency improvements at the Highway Garage. • The Town commissioned a safety study of Skunk Hollow Road that includes a cost/benefit analysis of paving the remaining gravel section.

PLANNING/ZONING

After months of review and work by the Planning Commission, the Selectboard recently reviewed the Draft 2011 Town Plan with the goal of adopting the plan by April 2011. This past year the Riverside/ Underhill flats area was awarded the State’s Village Center designation, completing the town’s goal of having each of the town’s village areas receive the designation. Related to this designation, the Selectboard commissioned a study through the Metropolitan Planning Organization to look at options for reconfiguring Dickenson Street as a way to assist with the implementation of the town’s long-term vision for the area.

We welcome your input on all town-related issues and invite you to attend our bi-monthly meetings (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month) to share your ideas. Best regards, Jericho Selectboard Members

Auditors’ Report We have reviewed the financial statements of the Town of Jericho Vermont for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010 as presented in the Combined Audited Statements as audited by the independent certified public accounting firm of Fothergill Segale & Valley, CPA’s. These statements are the responsibility of the Town of Jericho’s management. We were substantially assisted in fulfilling our responsibilities, as prescribed under 24 V.S.A. Section 1681, by reliance on the independent auditor’s report, accompanying statements, and notes for the year ending June 30, 2010. As part of our duties, we have audited selected accounts and have met with the Town Treasurer to discuss the results of the audit, including recommendations made to the Town of Jericho’s management. We believe the financial statements fairly reflect the financial position of the Town of Jericho, Vermont as of June 30, 2010. Copies of the Town of Jericho’s audited financial statements are available from the Town Hall or on-line at www.jerichovt.gov.

discrepancies or control issues with the disbursement of funds were found. All transactions were properly coded and entered into the town’s NEMRC accounting system. All breaks in check number sequences were also resolved through adequate and proper documentation provided by the Financial Coordinator. Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. Section 2647, we have not separately reviewed or conducted an audit of the Jericho Elementary School (JES) school district’s accounts and therefore, do not express any opinion regarding those financial statements. Copies of JES school board’s financial statements can be obtained from the office of the Chittenden East Supervisory Union in the Town of Richmond, Vermont. The elected Town Auditors meet regularly throughout the year to audit accounts and/or discuss findings. Jericho residents are welcome to contact the Town Auditors with any financial audit-related issues. Contact information for the Town Auditors is found on the Town of Jericho website, under “Town Government”.

During fiscal 2010, we focused our efforts on reviewing and testing accounts payable transactions for the first three fiscal quarters. Testing included a review of supporting invoices, their approval for payment, verification of posting to the proper account, verification of the vendors, and issuance of checks. All transactions were well documented, approved and properly endorsed. No

Respectfully submitted: Kristopher Boushie & Patrick McCarthy

The audited financial statements are not part of the Town of Jericho’s Annual Report. As of the time when this Statement was submitted, we have not completed our verification that the numbers reported in the Annual Report under FY2010 “Actual” agree with the audited accounts and, therefore, we do not express any opinion on the numbers reported in the Town of Jericho, Vermont Annual Report at this time.

Board of Listers’ Report We have received our certifications for the Equalized Education Grand List Study conducted by the State Division of Property Valuation and Review dated December 17, 2010. These certifications establish the common level of assessment for the Jericho School District at 96.17% (last year -93.00%) and the Incorporated School District at 96.21% (last year 93.32%). The Coefficient of Dispersion, which indicated the degree of fairness in town-wide assessments, is 8.97% (last year -8.44%). A COD of 10% or lower is considered to reflect a relatively high level of equity across taxpayers’ assessments. The calculations are derived by comparing the municipal assessed value against the market values of properties that have sold within a given time. The measures determine the equity among different types of property within the town as well as comparing all municipalities within the state to equalize Grand Lists for the distribution of state-wide education funds.

June 30th; the Selectboard will establish the municipal tax rate in early July. The Listers’ Office in now located on the top floor of the Jericho Town Hall. We are happy to respond to your inquiries or set up an appointment to review your property information with you. Our telephone number is 899-2640 ext. 106. Regular office hours are Monday - Thursday from 9:30am - 12:30pm. Additional hours are available, by appointment, to meet the needs of the residents of Jericho. PLEASE REMEMBER: HOMESTEAD DECLARATIONS-The Homestead Declaration is no longer required to be filed each year. The declaration filed in calendar year 2010 will remain on record until that declaration is withdrawn because the property is sold or there is a change in the use of the homestead property. NOTE:

It is important to understand that the Listers’ Office does not set the amount of your taxes. The obligation of this entity is to view your property fairly and thoroughly and to determine the best possible estimate of value based upon accepted appraisal practices and current market trends. Budgets voted at the annual town and school meetings will establish the amount of monies approved to fund the financial needs of the town and schools. With the education budget information, the state will determine our education tax rates and notify the town on or before

The claim for a property tax adjustment must still be filed each year. The filing due dates, eligibilities and the process remains the same but there is a new form-Form HS-145. Jericho Listers: Cheryl Thomas, Lori Dykema, Andrew Levi Jericho Assessor: Sandra Costes

Planning Commission Jericho Planning Commission is a seven member board appointed by the Selectboard and charged with updating the Jericho Town Plan, drafting and revising the zoning and subdivision regulations, and carrying out other projects to help implement the goals of the Town Plan.

Town Plan. The Town Plan now contains an Implementation Section which sorts all implementation tasks by timetable, responsible parties, and project type. This table will be used to track progress on implementing the Town Plan’s goals over the next five years.

At the beginning of 2010, the Planning Commission proposed and the Selectboard approved minor changes to the Jericho Flood Hazard Regulations. These changes were required to ensure that Jericho residents remain eligible for flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. The changes were mostly administrative in nature and will have little impact on what residents can and cannot do with their property.

As part of the update process of the Town Plan, the Planning Commission began a comprehensive review of the Town Plan Land Use Map, which provides the foundation for Jericho’s Zoning Districts. Concurrent with this review, the Planning Commission is also investigating existing infrastructures and capital improvements that may be necessary to support future development in various areas of Jericho. This process will continue into 2011.

The Planning Commission’s main focus through 2010 was updating the 2006 Town Plan. The plan sets out a course for our town’s growth into the future. The plan contains broad, long term objectives and guidelines and seeks to balance the needs of the individual and the aspirations of our community. Per Vermont State Law, Town Plans must be updated every five years, and Jericho’s Town Plan must be updated by April 2011. A major focus of this update was developing strategies and specific implementation tasks to achieve the goals of the

The Planning Commission meets in the Jericho Town Hall from 7 to 9pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. All meetings are public and your attendance is welcome. Planning Commission Members: Phyl Newbeck (Chair), Stuart Alexander, Melody Burkins, Glenn Hayes, Wayne Howe (Clerk), Lisa Rector, David Villeneuve

Development Review Board Report The Jericho Development Review Board is a five member board responsible for reviewing development proposals, including conditional use permits, site plans, and subdivisions. The Development Review Board is charged with literally interpreting and applying Jericho’s Land Use and Development Regulations, which are drafted by the Planning Commission and Selectboard.

Board. Applicants are then given a chance to respond to audience comments, again speaking directly to the Board. We feel that this procedure reduces face-to-face confrontation and allows meetings to proceed more smoothly. Applicants are encouraged to review the Land Use and Development Regulations on the Town’s website prior to preparing plans and attending hearings to ensure compliance with these regulations. Town staff is available to answer any questions you may have about the regulations.

In total, the DRB held 19 meetings and heard a total of 30 applications in 2010. A complete list of this year’s applications is provided below. Several changes occurred on the Board during 2010. Annaliese Baumer joined the Board as an alternate at the start of the year. After several years as a full time member and later as an alternate, Anne Wulffraat resigned from the Board in August. The Board would like to thank Anne for her service to the community.

We encourage the public to attend DRB hearings and participate in the public process. We appreciate all input, even if we are unable to accommodate all requests. Our hearings are held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month or as needed. Warnings of our hearings are posted in Town Hall, on the Town website, and in the Mountain Gazette. DRB decisions are available in Town Hall and posted on the Town website. We also encourage town residents to participate as new members of the Board.

Hearings of the Development Review Board are considered a “quasi-judicial” proceeding and conducted according to the Board’s Rules of Procedure. At the beginning of each meeting, the Board Chair reads a statement regarding “interested persons”. A sign-in sheet describes these rules in writing and allows all audience members to document their attendance and possible status as interested persons. All witnesses are sworn in and advised to address their comments directly to the

Barry King Chair, Development Review Board Members: Bob Dasaro, Thomas DiPietro, Jr., Wayne Hendee, Kevin Spensley, Annaliese Baumer

Development Review Board Hearings Date

Item

Action Taken

1/14/2010

Jolley Associates to reconsider an application for Conditional Use and Site Plan Review of an employee parking lot under Title 24 §4442(d).

Denied

Terrence and Arlene Moore for an amendment to a previously approved subdivision/PUD Final Plat Review for a 7-lot subdivision consisting of 7 duplexes and 6 single-family homes

Approved with conditions

Virginia McLane for Sketch Plan Review of a 3-Lot subdivision

Reviewed

2/11/2010

David Villeneuve for Final Plan Review of a 2-lot Subdivision/PUD Approved with conditions Sharon Gutwin of the Rehab Gym for Conditional Use and Site Plan approval for a physical rehab and fitness facility with the potential for an attached community center (General Indoor Recreation)

Continued to March 11, 2010

Mount Mansfield Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for an Approved with conditions amendment to a previous DRB approval to permit use of a meeting house for other events 29

Date

Item

Action Taken

2/25/2010

Chuck Lacy for Sketch Plan Review of a PUD to construct a 2-Bedroom dwelling on the same lot as an existing single family dwelling and accessory appartment

Reviewed

3/11/2010

John Barnard for an amendment to convert a previously approved 2-Lot Subdivision into a 2-Lot PUD

Continued to May 13, 2010

David Villeneuve for Final Plan Review of a 2-Lot Subdivision/ PUD

Approved with conditions

Sharon Gutwin of the Rehab Gym for Conditional Use and Site Plan approval for a physical rehab and fitness facility with the potential for an attached community center(General Indoor Recreation)

Continued to March 25, 2010

Will Veve for an amendment to a previously approved 4-Lot subdivision

Approved with conditions

NYNEX Mobile Limited Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for an amendment to a previously approved permit for construction of a telecommunications tower

Approved with conditions

Sharon Gutwin of the Rehab Gym for Conditional Use and Site Plan approval for a physical rehab and fitness facility with the potential for an attached community center (General Indoor Recreation)

Approved with conditions

4/8/2010

Robert and Suzanne Eaton for Sketch Plan Review of a 4 lot subdivision and/or PUD

Reviewed

4/22/2010

Nathan Graber for a waiver of front yard setback

Approved with conditions

Robert and Suzanne Eaton for Preliminary Review of a 4 lot Subdivision and/or PUD, with the potential of multifamily dwellings on each lot

Continued to May 13, 2010

Chuck Lacy for Final Plan Review of a PUD to construct a 2-bedroom dwelling on the same lot as an existing single family dwelling and acessory appartment

Approved with conditions

Gardner Construction, Inc. for an amendment to a previously approved subdivision/PUD Final Plat Review for a 7 Lot Subdivision consisting of 7 duplexes and 6 single family homes

Approved with conditions

3/25/2010

5/13/2010

John Lewis for an amendment to a previously approved subdivision Withdrawn for an extension to file the subdivision mylar Robert and Suzanne Eaton for Preliminary Plan Review of a 4 lot subdivision and/or PUD

Approved with conditions

John Barnard for an amendment to convert a previously approved 2-Lot Subdivision into a 2-Lot PUD

Continued to August 12, 2010

5/27/2010

Marjorie Hunt for an amendment to a previously approved subdivision to modify the design of a hammerhead turnaround

Approved with conditions

6/24/2010

Virginia McLane for Final Plan Review of a 3 Lot Subdivision and for Conditional Use Review for a driveway crossing withing the Wetlands Overlay District

Continued to July 15, 2010

7/8/2010

Elizabeth Leiser for Conditional Use and Site Plan Approval of a small dog kennel facility

Withdrawn

Robert and Suzanne Eaton for an amendment to conditions of a previously approved preliminary Subdivision/PUD

Continued to July 22, 2010

David Villeneuve for Sketch Plan Review of a PUD/Subdivision and Conditional Use Review of a Car Wash and Detail Center

Reviewed

Date

Item

Action Taken

7/15/2010

Virginia McLane for Final Plan Review of a 3 Lot Subdivision and for Conditional Use Review for a driveway crossing within the Wetlands Overlay District

Approved with conditions

7/22/2010

Robert and Suzanne Eaton for an amendment to conditions of a previously approved preliminary Subdivision/PUD

Continued to August 12, 2010

John Bugbee of the Autosmith for Conditional Use and Site Plan Approval of motor vehicle sales

Continued to August 12, 2010

John Barnard for an amendment to convert a previously approved 2-Lot subdivision into a 2-Lot PUD

Continued to October 28, 2010

Robert and Suzanne Eaton for an amendment to conditions of a previously approved preliminary Subdivision/PUD

Approved with conditions

John Bugbee of the Autosmith for Conditional Use and Site Plan Approval of motor vehicle sales

Continued to August 26, 2010

John Bugbee of the Autosmith for Conditional Use and Site Plan Approval of motor vehicle sales

Continued to September 9, 2010

Estate of Anna May Hendee for Preliminary Review of a 4-Lot Subdivision

Approved with conditions

The Town of Jericho for sketch plan review of an amendment to a Conditional Use and Site Plan Approval for general municipal outdoor recreation

Reviewed

John Bugbee of the Autosmith for Conditional Use and Site Plan Approval of motor vehicle sales

Approved with conditions

Steven Burke/The Village Cup for site plan approval for a parking lot expansion

Approved with conditions

8/12/2010

8/26/2010

9/2/2010

10/14/2010

Robert and Suzanne Eaton for Final Plan Review of a PUD to Continued to October 28, 2010 construct a second principal dwelling on the same lot as an existing single family dwelling

10/28/2010

12/9/2010

Michael Mallow for Conditional Use and Site Plan Approval for General Outdoor Recreation for an ATV/Motor Bike Track. (Appeal of ZA Determination that permit was required)

Continued to October 28, 2010

John Barnard for an amendment to convert a previously approved 2 Lot Subdivision into a 2 Lot PUD

Continued

Robert and Suzanne Eaton for Final Plan Review of a PUD to constuct a second principal dwelling on the same lot as an existing single family dwelling

Approved with conditions

Michael Mallow for Conditional Use and Site Plan Approval for General Outdoor Recreation for an ATV/Motor Bike Track. (appeal of ZA Determination that permit is required)

ZA Determination Upheld

An appeal of a determination of use by the Jericho Zoning Administrator brought by Frick et al.

Appeal Granted

James and Barbara Adams for Sketch Plan Review of a two lot PUD/ Subdivision

Reviewed

Conservation Commission Report Jericho’s Conservation Commission was officially chartered in 1989 by a town vote and is comprised of nine citizen volunteers who serve in an advisory capacity to the Selectboard. Its mission is to conserve and preserve both the quantity and quality of the environmentally significant land and natural resources in our community.

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To this end, commission members cooperate extensively with town staff, members of other town boards, and private citizens as well. We attempt to bring as much knowledge as possible to the decision making arena. Water and air quality, as well as threats to natural communities, habitat connectivity, and forest health were the focus of our meetings and field work in 2010. The revised Jericho Town Plan places renewed emphasis on natural resource inventories which are either in progress or in need of a comprehensive update. The inventory work completed since 2008 has resulted from matching taxpayers’ funding with outside grant money. The data analysis and final reports reflect the enthusiasm and expertise of our consulting professional. Thank you to all townspeople for your continued support and active input in the year ahead.

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members and citizen volunteers. Module IV has received additional funding from the Vermont Association of Conservation Commissions and is inteded to establish a dynamic inventory of vernal pools in Jericho, especially those that have either been overlooked or inappropriately classified by state agency personnel. Cooperate with both the Planning Commission and Town Planner to prioritize and begin implementation of objectives identified in the newly revised Town Plan that are related to town lands, natural resources, and open space preservation Cooperate with members of the newly convented Trails Committee task force Town representative on a regional Sustainable Biofuel Feasibility task force Actively engage the community to become more involved in the identification and control of invasive species, enhancement of air quality, support of working landscapes, composting, and improved management of storm water, septic, potable water and fire protection resources.

It is ironic that our personal and community-sanctioned choices do on occasion blur the notion of which species is or are “invasive.” (Can’t be us, right?) Efforts to educate the public, especially our young people, about recognizing non-native plants and animals must be expanded in the face of a growing indifference toward healthy Vermont ecosystems. Thankfully many local residents and citizens statewide are active in the pursuit of a more sustainable, balanced economy. Health and success must somehow become better equated with well functioning watersheds, working forests, local food production, and land use planning that is less likely to bankrupt the biodiversity with which this town has been blessed. Nevertheless the demands for jobs and growth will continue to stress Jericho’s water and air quality through storm water runoff, failing septic systems, contaminated wells, increased noise and dust, vehicular pollution, solid waste disposal, and spiraling energy needs. As we await the application of creative solutions for those environmental and economic problems we face, let each one of us step up and get by with less. To the extent that these are collective problems, every one of us is part of the solution. By minimizing your adverse affects on the environment, you help Jericho continue to be a vibrant town.

Events and activities for 2010: • Initiated 2 new wildlife habitat mapping modules (III and IV) focused on significant wildlife corridors and vernal pools, respectively • Attended a state-sponsored training workshop on vernal pool assessment and amphibian identification • Submitted several grant proposals aimed at furthering natural resource assessments • Attended Planning Commission meetings and assisted the Town Planner in drafting alterations to the natural resource section of the revised Town Plan • Several members serve on the Jericho Center Boardwalk Committee and the Mobbs Committee • One member conducted a wildlife assessment of the Laisdell Pond area in conjuction with the Selectboard’s task force on the feasibility of a Jericho Center Boardwalk • Assisted with Green-up Day activities in early May • Community outreach at Harvest Market booth in September • Participant in numerous Development Review Board hearings with respect to natural resource protection and responsible growth.

Do you have great ideas that might need a good launching pad? Our monthly meetings are open to the public and are held on the 2nd Wednesday, 7pm at Town Hall. Join us! Meeting minutes are posted in a timely manner on the town web page. Questions? Have a problem you’d like us to address? Please call 899-6736.

Upcoming activities: • Continue the field work for Wildlife Habitat Mapping Modules III and IV. Module III will complete a 2-year study of significant wildlife crossings and activities along key regions of Jericho roadways. A coordinated assessment of wildlife corridors in Jericho and the adjacent towns of Richmond and Underhill will be compiled by a wildlife professional with assistance from both JCC

Members: Tom Baribault, chair, Derek Burkins, Peter Chailloux, Karina Dailey, Monique Gilbert, Phyllis Gray, Jack Long, Mary Neighbours, and Brian Swisher. 32

Mobbs Farm Committee Report The all-volunteer Mobbs Farm Committee continues to oversee the management and maintenance of the Mobbs Farm, the Town’s 250-acre property on Brown’s Trace and Fitzsimonds Road, which is popular with hikers, dog-walkers, hunters, equine riders, and mountain bikers. The Committee’s focus this year has been to maintain the property’s trails and bridges, support the development of an improved trail network for equestrian use, develop and post trail signage along key trail corridors, maintain and manage use at the Fitzsimonds Road parking area, and improve our outreach and communication with the public via social media.

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The Committee also worked to implement specific goals of the 2009 Management Plan. These activities include increasing awareness about the no-motorized vehicle policy in effect, improving access to the property from Brown’s Trace, and meeting with the Chittenden County Forester about integrating forest management activities with the recent plan. Other management concerns such as stray dogs, trail vandalism, and over-crowded parking have also kept the Committee busy this year. The Committee is currently working on an assessment and plan for priority trail improvement that will take place in 2011.

the latest about trail conditions, wildlife sightings, planned projects and more. Coordinated with the Town to move forward with the establishment of a permanent useable parking area at Brown’s Trace. Developed and posted new trail signs on the valley side’s main trail corridors Oversaw the brush hogging of the fields Mowed the meadow trails throughout the season Replaced the fence at the Fitzsimonds Road parking area Organized and hosted two volunteer Trail Work Days in spring and fall. Drafted a letter to abutters to help manage unauthorized motorized vehicle access.

Goals for 2011: • Update trail maps and continue to improve trail signage and kiosk information • Apply for grants for key trail improvements • Work with the town on improving access from Brown’s Trace • Continue to monitor the forest management plan and any activities that may intersect with the 2009 Management Plan • Continue to monitor trail conditions and post trail closings when appropriate • Continue to partner with VYCC, Fellowship of the Wheel and other groups to manage and maintain trails. • Identify ways to improve wildlife habitat on the property

We welcome your input regarding the management of Mobbs Farm and invite you to attend our meetings, which typically occur on the fourth Monday of each month at 7pm. Meeting minutes are available on the town’s website. Any questions, or to find out more about attending meetings or volunteering, please feel free to call 899-1303, or send and email to mobbscommittee@gmail.com.

Mobbs Farm Committee Members: Barry Driscoll (co-chair), Heather Furman (co-chair), Derek Burkins, Laurie Chivers, Andy Dumas, Sharon Fosbrook, Terence Hook and Howie Kargman.

Activities-2010: • New! Find Mobbs Farm on Facebook and learn

Terry Hook and Sharon Fosbrook installing new fence

Jericho Energy Task Force The Jericho Energy Task Force had a full schedule of activities in 2010 designed to promote energy awareness and efficiency in our community.

On October 2nd, we presented our second annual Home Energy Tour with the Underhill Energy Committee. This year’s tour of seven homes in Jericho and Underhill was very successful. Folks were encouraged to start the tour at the Community Center in Jericho, where we had displays from Efficiency Vermont and Vermont Energy Education Partnership (VEEP). The tour featured new construction as well as older homes with energy retrofits, fixed and tracking photovoltaic (solar electric) systems, passive solar design, high efficiency boilers, solar hot water systems, pellet stoves, and geothermal systems. We also had an efficiency expert give a blower-door demonstration to show how heat escapes from a leaky house and what homeowners can do to prevent this.

In March and April, we helped coordinate the Village University at the Community Center in Jericho. This year’s theme was “Sustainability: Toward Practical Applications.” Several community members gave workshops on growing your own food and using alternative/renewable forms of energy. In March, April, and May, we participated in the Community Energy Mobilization Project with the Underhill Energy Committee to provide free home energy visits. The visits were a great way for folks to learn about how to save energy (and money!) and to get free compact fluorescent light bulbs and other materials to increase the efficiency of their homes. As part of the project, we visited 36 homes in Jericho and 25 homes in Underhill.

In 2011, we plan to continue our focus on four broad areas: energy efficiency, transportation, food production, and renewable energy. Watch for details about our upcoming events in the local papers and on local websites. If you’d like to become involved with the Task Force, please join us at our monthly meeting held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7pm at the Jericho Town Hall or email us at enerjericho@gmail. com

In April, we received a small grant from the Chittenden Solid Waste District to conduct a program to reduce household waste by encouraging homeowners to bring their food waste to neighboring farms to feed to their chickens.

Respectfully submitted,

In May, we heard a presentation from students in Patty Brushett’s seventh grade class at Browns River Middle School. They described their research into options for and benefits of solar lighting (or a combination of solar and conventional lighting) in the parking lot. We were so impressed by their presentation that we wrote a letter of support for their work.

Co-Coordinators: Chris Sims and Valerie Wilkins Core Members: Andrew Albright, Stuart Alexander, Jill Avey, Ann Gnagey, Kelly and Barry King, Larry Lamb, Catherine McMains, Phyl Newbeck, Roger Putzel, Nick Richardson, Reed Sims

From May 17 to 21, we participated in Way to Go Week, a state-wide event designed to encourage the use of “alternative transportation”. The Jericho Energy Task Force challenged the towns of Bolton, Cambridge, Underhill and Westford to a friendly competition to see which town could sign up the most people...and Jericho won! In June, we hosted an Eco-driving workshop at Mount Mansfield Union High School. The workshop, which was offered by the UVM Transportation Research Center, included strategies for more fuel-efficient driving. On September 25th and 26th we shared a booth at the Underhill Harvest Market with the Underhill Energy Committee. The educational displays and literature with energy-saving suggestions from Efficiency Vermont generated lots of thoughtful discussion with visitors to our booth. 34

Summer Recreation Report The Jericho Summer Camp opened another season on Monday, June 28th and completed the summer on Friday, August 6th. Assistant Directors Moira Lamay (Browns River Camp) and Jessica Chace (Jericho Elementary Camp) helped lead the camp under the Direction of Lynn Wagner. Moira was a new Assistant Director to the BRMS camp. Moira helped create a multitude of new activities to offer campers who range in age from 4th - 7th grade. Jessica worked very hard at creating relationships with our younger campers (ages pre-k-3rd grade) which helped foster a positive environment.

Majestic 10, Swimming Hole, Pizza Putt, Bowling, Sandbar and North Beach. The Browns River camp ventured on 6 field trips as well: Northern Lights, Bowling, Sandbar, Swimming Hole, Stowe Bike Path and North Beach. The Jericho Elementary Camp was offered an opportunity by the Gym Kids Inc. Program this summer. This program taught the campers simple choreographed dance moves and cheers. A performance for parents was given on Friday, July 16th at 3pm. The Gym Kids Inc. Program also offered tennis lessons to pre-k -3rd grade campers. Tennis lessons were conducted two weeks this summer.

The camp served 191 campers this summer - 105 at Jericho Elementary Camp and 86 at Browns River Middle School. Twenty-three “counselors-intraining” and sixteen local counselors benefited from the summer program. Twenty-one campers received scholarships from local organizations, churches, community donors, and businesses which are coordinated by Janet Grant. If you would like to contribute to the scholarship fund, please contact Janet Grant (899-5534) for further information.

A new program, Future Einsteins, offered a computer adventure class one time a week to campers enrolled at the Jericho Elementary Camp. This new program was a huge success and camp is hopeful to book the program again next summer. For more information about the Recreation Program, please visit the Town of Jericho website at www.jerichovt.gov. This website will provide information such as counselor and counselor-intraining applications, an informational brochure, registration form and newsletters that describe the daily activities and program offered.

Campers explored many different activites throughout the summer such as: arts & crafts, cooking, ball games, reading, drama, dancing, scavenger hunt, floor hockey, volleyball, building fun, sewing, water activities, creative games, drawing, playdough, tag games and many more! The Jericho Elementary camp ventured on 6 different field trips:

Lynn Wagner, Director of Jericho Summer Camp

Town Clerk Report In February 2011 we expect the installation of the equipment to electronically scan the land record recording as well as continuing to record the paper copy in the land record binders. This state of the art system will allow researchers to view the scanned image of the land record that is linked to the electronic land record index. Our electronic index goes back to 1999 and this will be migrated into the new system. These images will only be available on the computers in the Town Clerk Office and will not be linked to the world wide web. The cost of this system is being covered by the Restoration, Preservation, Conservation and Computerization of Municipal Records Reserve Fund that is replenished by $4 of every $10/page recording fee for land records that are presented for recording.

The system will allow us to back scan images so that we can create a 40-year history of electronic images. (We can go back to the beginning of Jericho Land Records in 1788, but that will not be in the immediate future.) We had a record number of dogs (22) that went unlicensed through the calendar year 2010. It is the responsibility of each dog’s owner to supply updated rabies vaccine information to the Town Clerk Office and renew the dog license yearly by April 1st. Please mark your calendars now so that your dog’s license can be renewed timely. continued...

November 2010 General Election brought out 67 percent of the voter checklist (2611 votes cast). Absentee balloting/early voting continues to become more popular and due to a federal law change is now available 45 days before the General Election (was 30 days in Vermont prior to the change). 613 of the 653 early/absentee ballots requested were returned. We had 13 ballots that were sent to persons in the military and citizens overseas. Residents who are in the military or citizens overseas now have the option to receive their ballot by email, but then it is printed along with a certificate that is attached to an inner envelope and returned by mail. (The email option is only available for state/federal elections for military and overseas voters and is not available for Annual Town or School meetings.) All early/absentee ballots are returned in a certificate envelope that requires the voterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature. This year we had 16 defective absentee ballots that could not be counted either because the certificate envelope was not signed or the ballot was returned outside the certificate envelope. Please be careful to read all instructions on the inner certificate envelope so that your early/absentee ballot can be counted.

Regular office hours for the Town Clerk are 8am - 4pm Monday through Thursday, and 8am - 3pm on Friday. We are open through the lunch hour. Assistant Town Clerk Debbie Rackliff will be completing 2 years this May and has been a great addition to the Town Office, averaging 30 hours per week. Please be aware that additional hours are available by appointment. Both Phyllis Farrell and Debbie Fitzgerald passed away in 2010. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s January Town Tea was a time to reflect on their service to the town. Phyllis Farrell was Town Clerk & Town/School Treasurer from 1963 to 1990. She also served as Justice of the Peace from 1991 to 1996. Debbie Fitzgerald started as Assistant Town Clerk in 1976 to 1996 and became Town Clerk & Town/ School Treasurer in 1997 through part of 1999. She also served as Auditor. She was the current Town Agent, Grand Juror and a Justice of the Peace for Jericho at the time of her death. The Jericho Town Tea is held in January each year, generally the 2nd Sunday afternoon in January. Jessica R. Alexander, CVC, Town Clerk for Jericho Debbie Rackliff, Assistant Town Clerk for Jericho

Vital Statistics

Births Date

Child

Sex

Parents

January 6, 2010

Alison Grace LeBlanc

Carrie Ann & Keith William LeBlanc

January 17, 2010

Milo William Raymond

Danielle Marie & Eugene Clinton Raymond

January 23, 2010

Silas Mead Lofy

Jamie Nicole Gutterman & William Brian Lofy

January 31, 2010

Alycea Marie Berry

Ashlee Marie Webber & Justin Matthew Berry

February 20, 2010

Leif Alexander Petersen

Lisa Marie & Erik Lars Peterson

February 20, 2010

Azalea Dawn Cardinal-Pidgeon

Eron Elizabeth Cardinal & Howard Francis Pidgeon

March 15, 2010

Tekneal Annibeth French

Kelsey Marie French & Shawn Curtis Russell

March 25, 2010

Gavin Walker Stratton

Jennifer Faye & Jesse Travis Stratton

April 1, 2010

Donovan Alexander Austin

Deedra Marie & David Anthony Austin II

April 13, 2010

Zoe Anne Leclair

Laurie Whittaker & Timothy Ronald Leclair

April 15, 2010

Nadia Catherine Muller

Gretchen Price & John Kurt Muller

April 16, 2010

Brody Cole Pentland

Nicole & Jason Evans Pentland

April 16, 2010

Stella Ann Niamh Patterson

Elizabeth Edelman & Andrew James Patterson

May 11, 2010

Charlotte Kathryn Lang

Amy Siegel & Chad Eric Lang

May 13, 2010

William Edward Dailey V

Karina Elizabeth & William Edward Dailey IV

May 15, 2010

William Benjamin Gardner

Helena Marie & Ryan Benjamin Gardner

(BIRTHS - continued) Date

Child

Sex

Parents

May 28, 2010

Katherine Nora Carbee

Jennifer Gelb & Scott Alan Carbee

May 31, 2010

Audrey Kathleen Rogers

Nancy Kathleen Hunter & Garreth Michael Rogers

June 2, 2010

Lindsey Summer Whitney

Karen Ann & Derek Stephen Whitney

June 7, 2010

Julie Marie Kowalski

Jill Hughes & John Gary Kowalski

June 15, 2010

Sawyer Rodney Gilbert

Tiffany Rae & Jeffrey Daniel Gilbert

June 17, 2010

Mollie Anne Guyette

Robin Sue & Jeffrey Charles Guyette

June 17, 2010

Sienna Faith Guyette

Robin Sue & Jeffrey Charles Guyette

June 18, 2010

Casey Lynn Martinez

Bernice Marie & Paul A. Martinez

June 23, 2010

Andrea Celeste Colman

April Celeste & Christopher Gregory Colman

June 27, 2010

Lilly Anne Millette

Jessica Anne Curran & Thomas Arthur Millette

June 28, 2010

Torrin Reed Frey

Danielle Joy & Benjamin Swift Frey

July 11, 2010

Noah James Dailey-Chaloux

Carrie Ann Dailey & Peter Alexander Chaloux

July 24, 2010

Aiden Harry Stevens

Jennifer Jean Libby & Harry Bert Stevens

August 6, 2010

Avery Isabelle Douglass

Casandra Lyn & Matthew John Douglass

August 13, 2010

Celia Marie Craft

Andrea Elizabeth Craft

August 25, 2010

Brayden James Bartlett

Jessica Anne & Robert Earle Bartlett

August 27, 2010

Parker James MacLeod

Sarah Abigale & Argus James MacLeod

September 3, 2010

Callan Cross Beauchemin

Rachel Evelyn & Ira Sargent Beauchemin

September 10, 2010

Phoebe Irene Omland

Laurel Elaine & Kristian Shawn Omland

September 12, 2010

Branislav Aleksandar Barnett

Mirana & Thomas Stephen Barnett Jr.

September 13, 2010

Elijah Sullivan Kuerth

Colleen Elizabeth & Matthew Allen Kuerth

September 25, 2010

Greta Rae Carroll

Sarah Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shaughnessy & Paul R. Carroll Jr.

October 7, 2010

Anabel Dunn Richardson

Samantha Dunn & Nick Richardson

October 11, 2010

Stella Elizabeth Carlson

Amy Elizabeth & Thomas Thad Carlson

October 21, 2010

Harper Olivia Dudley

Sarah Kay & Deane Ryan Dudley

November 11, 2010

Dylan Herrick Margolis

Alexandra Hare & Jared Michael Margolis

November 20, 2010

Oumniya Lalla Daoudi

Asmaa Michele Elaine & Moulay Ahmed Daoudi

December 6, 2010

Quinn Scott Dale

Amy Scott & Bret Roberts Dale

December 7, 2010

Benjamin Darl Smith

Amanda Louise & Brandon Robert Smith

December 13, 2010

Grayden Bay Lavigne

Georgia Anderson & Shawn Allan Lavigne

Deaths Name

Age

Date of Death

Residence

Place of Death

Philip Henry Bessette

January 10, 2010

Jericho

Elsie Ida Tourville

January 12, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Joseph Ernest Rotunda Jr.

January 15, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Nancy C. Merrill

January 23, 2010

Jericho

Williston

Kathryn Joanne Malloy

January 25, 2010

Jericho

Helen Louise Gregg

March 3, 2010

Jericho

Williston

Lyman H. Deavitt Jr.

March 5, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

(DEATHS - continued) Name

Age

Date of Death

Residence

Place of Death

Nicholas Peter Riani

April 9, 2010

Jericho

Richmond

Jack Louis Powell

April 16, 2010

Jericho

Williston

Amelia Bessie Lucy Hill

April 23, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Michael T. Cole

April 27, 2010

Jericho

A. Catherine Carson

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May 19, 2010

Jericho

Colchester

Winnie Lou Davis

May 20, 2010

Jericho

Matthew Peter Randy

May 21, 2010

Jericho

South Burlington

Thomas Berrings III

May 21, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Ella Gertrude Burns Wheeler

June 26, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Edwin Charles Stebbins

July 21, 2010

Jericho

Colchester

Robert Earl Bister

August 1, 2010

Jericho

Hartford

James Kirkwood Michaels

August 23, 2010

Jericho

Wilma W. Tyler

August 23, 2010

Jericho

Barton

Alfred M. Sourdiff

August 26, 2010

Jericho

Curtis Anthony Hansen Jr.

September 6, 2010

Jericho

Phyllis Mary Farrell

October 2, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Raymond Mitchell Poulin

October 3, 2010

Jericho

Judith Lockwood Pelkey

October 10, 2010

Jericho

Williston

Katherine Pierce Belden

October 15, 2010

Jericho

Williston

Edward Winston Rawson

October 19, 2010

Jericho

Kenneth Waterson Resi

November 1, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Douglas Joe Hall

November 19, 2010

Jericho

Debra Lea Gabaree

November 29, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Deborah Jane Fitzgerald

December 9, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Edward Clarence Nichols

December 10, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Marion L. Jones

December 21, 2010

Jericho

Burlington

Marriages Christopher Gregory Colman April Celeste Hammond

January 2, 2010

Cheryl L. Marcy Sean M. Thomas

April 24, 2010

Ayla Helen Klauzenberg Jessie Lee Underwood

February 13, 2010

David John Saward Ann Marie Willson

May 4, 2010

Brandon Robert Smith Amanda Louise Renaud

February 20, 2010

Elizabeth A. Luppy Ruth B. Van Benthuysen

May 8, 2010

Timothy Robert Rahaim Krista Lynn Jones

February 20, 2010

Mary Behan Timothy Frank Heggland

May 24, 2010

Amanda Young Brosseau Robert Roy Brosseau

March 17, 2010

Darlene Patricia Maxwell Matthew Nerbak

June 18, 2010

(MARRIAGES - continued) Beth Ann Jennings Walter George Johnson

June 25, 2010

Jesse Connor Bell Angie Beth Mccray

Dennis Joseph Bergevin Douglas Robert Schreck

September 13, 2010

July 1, 2010

Elizabeth F. Novotny Miriam S. Novotny

Hilary Nicole Jones James Alan Daudelin

September 19, 2010

July 5, 2010

Alice Beth Tierney Philip Anthony Fitzpatrick

Robert Mack Schantz Jr Mary Jo Salvas

September 25, 2010

July 18, 2010

Allison S. Berry Michael T. Popeleski

October 2, 2010

Paula E. Kolb Amos Hemingway

October 9, 2010

Benjamin James Burritt Mallory Marguerite Holmes

October 9, 2010

Kelly Lynn Tacy Mari Michelle McClure

October 10, 2010

Matthew Richard Lytthouse Van Schelden Fryman

October 16, 2010

Stephanie Rae Lehtonen Heather Lynne Lissor

November 6, 2010

Gregory Aarron Hoch Kristine Joanne Bond Morrow

November 26, 2010

Kenneth Ian Barton Melissa Mutolo

November 26, 2010

Alexandra Catherine Brown Benjamin John Wisehart

December 29, 2010

Kristine Marie Russ Christopher Paul Fradenberg Jennifer Caroline Vorse Matthew William Wilka Kathleen Peggy Neill Chad Eric Bradshaw Krystal Noelle Lord John Paul Ricafrente Szabo Ronnell Amelia Rice Andrew Joseph Lutz Rebecca Ann Morway Travis Alton Hale Randi E. Brevik Michele J. Morris

July 25, 2010 July 31, 2010 August 1, 2010 August 8, 2010 August 14, 2010 August 28, 2010 August 28, 2010

Emily Kate Mackey Michael Harold Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Grady II

September 4, 2010

Mary Lara Damkot Ryan Mathew Azinger

September 5, 2010

OMMISSIONS FROM PREVIOUS TOWN REPORTS Marriages David Louis Dube Colleen Marie Rhoades

Births Date July 23, 2001 October 19, 2003 June 24, 2007 July 19, 2008

October 18, 2009

Name Keith Joseph Bell Ward Deserea Dawn Hill Merrill Samarah Elizabeth Russell Bernstein Aden James Merrill

Sex M F F M

Parents Karen Lynn & Loren Mark Ward Barbara Byrn & James Earl Merrill Tracey Yvonne Dolan & Chanon Geoffry Bernstein Barbara Byrn & James Earl Merrill

Please contact the Town Clerk in writing by December of each calendar year if you do not wish to have vital statistics for you or your family reported in the Annual Report. 39

Outside Agencies NOTE: The following “Outside Agencies” are organizations and institutions that provide diverse services to the citizens of the Town of Jericho. Each of these organizations are required to submit a written request for funds annually. The Selectboard has carefully considered these funding requests and recommends budget allocations to agencies described in this section. Funding amounts are detailed in this report in the Town budget on pages 18-23.

Champlain Valley Agency on Aging 865-0360 or 1-800-642-5119 (Voice/TTY) • www.cvaa.org served at the Covenant Church in Essex and at many area restaurants. In addition to a nutritious meal, the community meal provides socialization and companionship. Over 21 Jericho seniors participated in the community meals program. • CASE MANAGEMENT ~ CVAA Case Managers make in-home visits and connect individuals with the services and resources they need in order to remain independent and in their own homes. Kayla Thibault, the CVAA Case Manager for Jericho, worked with 29 seniors in your town. • SENIOR HELPLINE ~ CVAA operates a toll-free service that provides answers to any question or concern regarding services for older people. Seniors, or their family members, can reach the Senior HelpLine by calling 1-800-642-5119 (Voice/TTY).

People are living longer than ever before, and as a result, the elderly face more complex problems and greater challenges living independently. CVAA remains committed to providing the vital services that our eldest community members need in order to remain in their own homes. With past support, CVAA has been able to offer the following services to older residents of Jericho. The services available to residents of Jericho include: • MEALS ON WHEELS ~ CVAA provides hot wholesome meals to seniors who are homebound individuals who are ill, frail, or recuperating after a hospital stay. This past year, 13 Jericho seniors participated in the Meals on Wheels program. • SENIOR COMMUNITY MEALS ~ These meals are

Child Care Resource 181 Commerce Street, Williston, VT 05495 • 800-339-3367/863-3367 • www.childcareresource.org has the knowledge, skills, and resources to fully support children’s needs. • Our community fully embraces early care and education as an integral part of our economy and society.

Child Care Resource is a non-profit human service organization that helps families and providers make child care connections, strengthens early learning opportunities, and creates child care solutions for communities. CCR strives to ensure that children birth through age twelve are developing to their full potential and are well-prepared for school and life.

In the last year, 1,854 families received help searching for child care either through our phone service or on-line search available at www.childcareresource.org. Of this number, 42 (2.3%) resided in Jericho. Ten (23% of Jericho families served) were low-income families.

Our mission is to lead our community in making early care and education to fully support their needs. We work toward the day when: • Every child in our community has early care and education that fully supports their needs. • Every family member and early childhood educator

Our Child Care Referral Service is the only place in Chittenden County where families can get comprehensive child care consultation and referral services. The service is available to all families in Chittenden County by phone five days a week from 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Chittenden County metropolitan planning Org. 110 West Canal St., Suite 202, Winooski, Vermont 05404-2109 • (802) 660-4071 • www.ccmpo.org The Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) serves as a cooperative regional forum for the development of transportation policies, plans and programs that address transportation issues and opportunities in Chittenden County. The CCMPO plans, prioritizes, and coordinates the use of all federal transportation funds in Chittenden County. The CCMPO is a federally mandated agency to undertake transportation planning, but it is locally controlled. The CCMPO is responsible to all citizens of the region to ensure the implementation of the best transportation plan for Chittenden County. The CCMPO Board is composed of appointed officials from each of the 18 county municipalities, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), the Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA), the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Vermont Transportation Authority (VTA) and air and rail representatives. These officials are accountable to their respective constituencies. The implementation of the transportation plan is primarily carried out by VTrans and the municipalities.

Under federal law, the CCMPO is required to maintain and update a long range Metropolitan Transportation Plan and a short range Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). In addition, the CCMPO provides technical and planning assistance to its member municipalities and VTrans. The CCMPO approved the Federal Fiscal year TIP for 2011 through 2014 in July 2010 and can be accessed online at http://www.ccmpo.org/TIP/. It is a prioritized multiyear list of transportation projects in Chittenden County. The CCMPO provides a wide variety of technical and planning service to its membership including: • Aerial Orthoimagery Program • Infrastructure Management System • Traffic Counts • Regional Public Transportation Initiative • Transportation Management Plans and Corridor Studies • Safe Routes to Schools Program • Sidewalk Grants • Transportation Action Grants

Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission 110 West Canal St., Suite 202, Winooski, Vermont 05404-2109 • (802) 846-4494 • www.ccrpcvt.org and police on Emergency Preparedness Planning and management of Commodity Pods of Distribution sites • Hired a contractor to conduct Fluvial Erosion hazard assessments of select reaches of the Browns River and its tributaries. • Staff applied the volunteer’s viewshed information to existing GIS data and generated maps that were used in presentations to Essex and Jericho Planning Commissions. Prior to creating these maps, a meeting was held with Smart Growth staff to discuss placing weight onto certain criterion. Staff applied specified weights and then recalculated the final score for each viewpoint. This data was translated into showing sections along the assessed roads in certain colors...green being most scenic and orange being the least scenic. • Updated the Jericho annex of the All Hazards Mitigation Plan and submitted it to FEMA for review

Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission is a 24-member board consisting of one delegate from each of the County’s 19 municipalities and five at-large members representing the interest of agriculture, environmental conservation, business, housing, and transportation. CCRPC provides a forum for discussion of common municipal issues and planning assistance to our municipalities and the region. In FY 2010 the following assistance was provided to Jericho:

• Provided maps for the “Views to the Mountain:

Protecting Scenic Road Corridors in Essex & Jericho” (a project with Smart Growth Vermont, Essex, and Jericho) • Collected and assisted with completion of Basic Emergency Operation Plan. Worked with local fire

The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf 228 N. Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401 • (802) 658-7939 • www.feedingchittenden.org The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf is addressing these challenges with an eye towards future sustainability. The actions we have taken include investments in capital improvements to our storage facilities by installing new warehouse pallet-rack shelving and external freezers and coolers in order to accept donations of any size. Additionally, our culinary job training program, Community Kitchen, processses this donated food into healthy ready-made meals distributed to low income families through CEFS programs. As a result of these improvements CEFS can now accept food from local restaurants, bakeries, and other businesses-that used to be wasted due to lack of proper storage capacity and methods of utilization.

In the 2010 fiscal year, 65 Jericho families accessed the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf ’s vital hunger relief services. Since the beginning of the recession, CEFS has seen over 2,000 new clients visit the food shelf for the first time, bringing our annual total of people served to over 12,000. Over 30% of those guests are children under the age of 18. Additionally, roughly one third of our guests are working families.

Chittenden Solid Waste District 1021 Redmond Rd., Williston, VT 05495 • (802) 872-8100 • www.cswd.net

high market value for our curbside recyclables allowed us to reduce the tipping fee at our Materials recovery facility.

In FY 2010, CSWD’s major initiatives were: 1) to plan design and begin permitting of a new compost facility in Williston to replace the Intervale Compost facility in Burlington; 2) to begin looking at the advantages and disadvantages of municipal contracts for trash collection in Chittenden County; and 3) to assist in the passage of legislation for the product stewardship and recycling of e-waste material. CSWD also worked on implementing our 5-year plan for the next generation of solid waste management strategies for Chittenden County by initiating a study on how best to manage organic matter in the waste stream as well as planning for collecting and processing certain special waste such as asphalt shingles, sheetrock and plastic film. The

Ongoing Operations include: • Drop-off Centers • Materials Recovery Facility • Environmental Depot & Rover • Intervale Compost Products • Educational Programs • Business Outreach Program • Research and Development • Appliance & Tire Round Ups • Community Clean Up Fund

Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations 50 Cherry Street, Suite 102, Burlington, VT 05401

• (802) 652-6800 • www.cusi-vermont.org strengthen its role as a premier law enforcement entity. While CUSI primarily serves Chittenden County the The Chittenden Unit for Special detectives in the unit regularly assist on major cases Investigations (CUSI) is a multi task force statewide as needed. dedicated to providing criminal investigations in response to reports of The CUSI team is comprised of seven police detectives, a sexual assaults and serious child abuse. unit Director, a victims’ advocate, an investigator with the The professionals within the unit are Department for Children and Families (DCF) and a specially trained to deal with the unique and sensitive dedicated prosecutor from the Chittenden County State’s nature of sex crimes. Advocacy for the victim is Attorney’s Office. CUSI continues to build ties within the paramount while we strive for successful prosecutions. community and relies heavily on the ties already CUSI will continue to foster cooperative efforts with the established. municipalities in which it serves while continuing to

Committee on Temporary Shelter 802-864-7402 • PO Box 1616, Burlington, VT 05402 • www.cotsonline.org provide a total of 48 emergency beds.

• COTS Daystation-750 individuals -an average of 57

Since 1982, COTS emergency shelters and support services have been the safety net for our community’s most vulnerable families. On any given payday, there are thousands of working families struggling to balance increasing expenses against flat or falling wages. One unforeseen expense, like a major car repair or a medical emergency, precipitates a financial crisis that, within months, can spiral into homelessness.

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Street, Firehouse or Champlain shelters, including 135 parents and 171 children. • COTS Single Adult Shelters-316 individuals stayed at COTS’ Waystation or Eagle’s Nest shelters which

people a day used the Daystation, the only drop-in center for homeless adults in Chittenden County. With the help of Volunteers, COTS served a noontime meal all 365 days. COTS also has Social Services which include: Adult Services-Provided outreach and support to 212 single, homeless adults. Family Services Program-COTS provided outreach and support to 153 homeless families, including 203 parents and 248 children, in emergency shelters and in the community. Housing Resource Center-COTS helped 351 low-income households experiencing financial crisis avert homelessness and stay in their housing.

The Community Center in Jericho (Jericho Preservation) PO Box 1018, Jericho, VT 05465 • 899-2236 Our Mission: The Community Center in Jericho serves Jericho and its neighboring towns by providing a historic setting in which residents can gather, learn, play and be entertained. The Community Center is a space to hold special events, for concerts, classes, meetings of organizations, workshops, artisans and crafts markets. The Community Center strives to enhance the “sense of community” among the people who live here -- their sense of belonging to, caring about, and enjoying our wonderful community. Hundreds of community members play, talk, listen, sign, dance and jump around the Community Center every week. Activities: It has been a very active year at the Community Center. In addition to the many classes, events, parties and other gatherings, the Community Center as an entity hosted multiple events. Over 50 community members attended a community wide Winter Potluck held in early February. The Community Center also provided a free marionette performance of Jack and the Beanstalk by No Strings Marionette on March 14th. Approximately 200 people attended this creative and community building event. In the Spring, the annual Green-Up Day breakfast was a great success once again. This year’s Village University Series was well-attended and was focused on sustainability. Due to the popularity of our tour events, two tours- a Garden Tour and a House Tour-were held in June and October respectively. Some of the most important work taken on by the Community Center this year surrounds a massive capital campaign to save the building upon the discovery of

devastating foundation problems. The Campaign for a Solid Footing was formed and launched after a community-wide informational meeting on June 2nd. Subgroups, including the Steering Committee, Building Review Team, Fundraising Team and Grant Team have done phenomenal work since June. Community support has also been remarkable and as of November 1, 2010 almost half of the $82,000 needed for the repairs has been raised from individual donations as well as grants. Numerous events and projects including a Hannaford Raffle, our annual calendar, and an Antiques and More sale have been organized to assist with fundraising. Phase I of our repairs is well underway and it should be noted that a colony of over 1,200 honey bees, who had made their home in a wall of the Community Center, was saved and relocated to Underhill. Saving this bee colony caught the attention of WCAX in addition to many bee aficionados in our community. Great fundraising and awareness raising for the Campaign for a Solid Footing is evident, yet many more funds need to be raised in order to save the building. Thank you to the many people who contributed their time and energy to the Community Center in 2010 and thank you to all of you who donated funds. To schedule use of the Community Center or to find out about upcoming meetings of the Community Center Board, please call Andrea Hook at 899-2236. Website: http://communitycenterinjericho.wordpress.com 43

Essex Rescue 1 Educational Drive, Essex Junction, 05452 •

Non-Emergency (802) 878-4859

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grant for $629,205.00 through the FIREACT program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This grant also allowed for a statewide paramedic training program. Vermont was the only state in the country without a program until now. Essex Rescue has (4) four students under full scholarship in the first program with a completion date of September 2011. This group of students will add to the existing Paramedics at Essex Rescue.

Essex Rescue is staffed by a group of dedicated emergency medical providers that responded to over 1700 emergency incidents annually, as well as non-emergency community service events. The men and women who answer calls for help do this as a way of giving to the community. Our volunteers provide many hours supporting their communities by staffing the ambulance in our stations for a 12-hour period (Day & Night Shifts), decreasing our response times to emergency incidents.

Volunteers are the foundation of our organization and we want to acknowledge their outstanding time and efforts over this past year. This year Essex Rescue celebrates our 40th Anniversary serving the communities of Essex, Essex Jct., Underhill, Jericho, and Westford. Essex Rescue has been providing prompt and professional advanced life support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. We currently have over 80 volunteers and four paid staff members.

Essex Rescue continues to take great pride in meeting our Mission Statement: “Essex Rescue is committed to being a leader in EMS and to providing our community with excellence in pre-hospital and out of hospital care. We strive for this by maintaining the highest standards of our profession; caring for our patients; their families and the community, and preventing illness and injury through public education.”

Thinking about how to support Essex Rescue and potentially lowering your health care cost? The subscription plan offered by Essex Rescue is a unique plan designed to help you and the members of your imediate household control your health care cost and at the same time, support the efforts of our volunteers. If you are treated and transported by Essex Rescue, your health insurance will be billed for the use of our ambulance for medically necessary services. If you are a participant in our subscriber plan, the co-pay or deductible amount unpaid by your health insurance will be waived. Your insurance company will be billed for our services and we will accept the amount paid by your insurance company as payment in full.

This past year, Essex Rescue was one of two departments in the greater Chittenden County area to meet an important milestone by providing Paramedic Level Care. Paramedics were approved to enhance the existing system of EMTs to help reduce morbidity and mortality in pre-hospital patients by: • Relieving pain and uncomfortable conditions like difficulty breathing • Reducing brain damage, heart damage, recovery time, and reduced use of lights and sirens • Improving ER and hospital resource use, devoting time to definitive care and timely administration of potentially lifesaving treatments.

If you are interested in obtaining more information or becoming a volunteer with Essex Rescue, please call us at 878-4859 x 2 or visit www.essexrescue.org for more information.

In addition to the approval of Paramedics in Chittenden County, a consortium of Essex Rescue, So. Burlington Fire and Colchester Rescue applied for and received a regional

Craig R. Butkus, Executive Director

Memorial Day Observance-Flags Placed on veterans graves It has been an honor and a privilege to remember our fellow veterans by placing a U.S. flag on their graves. I did this for over 50 years until Edye Graning agreed to replace flagging the graves which is much appreciated.

“always remember as a veteran whether active duty, retired or reserve, you are someone who, at one point in life, wrote a blank check made payable to the Goverment of the United States of America for an amount of up to and including, your life”.

I also participated all these years in the Underhill-Jericho Memorial Day parade events by either carrying a rifle or a flag.

From one veteran to another, it’s an honor to be in your company, Ron Buxton

We celebrate three important holidays that bring focus to the importance of our military forces. An anonymous author wrote:

Many thanks to you, Ron, for all you have done for our Veterans. 44

Jericho Underhill Memorial Day Parade May 1967 Marcel Legrand - WWII Lynford Lamphere - WWII Ron Buxton - Korea War Henry Cook - WWI Mike Jacobs-WWI-Korea-Vietnam Vincent Stark - WWII Myron Kinney - WWII

Picture provided by Ron Buxton

Howard Center for Human Services 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3J, Burlington, VT 05401 • (802) 488-6900 • www.howardcenter.org Intensive Outpatient Program” in Chittenden County. • HowardCenter was chosen as a site for a National Institute of Mental Health funded study for first episode schizophrenia. • HowardCenter, in collaboration with Community Health Center (CHC), opened a primary care walk-in clinic at an agency site for clients who receive CHC primary care and for clients without a primary care physician. • HowardCenter staff served as the state contact for providing information, training, and consultation services to community-based agencies to improve treatment responsiveness to soldiers and their families.

HowardCenter’s mission is to improve the well-being of children, adults, families, and communities. During FY 2010 (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010) we served 124 individuals from Jericho: Program # of Clients Child and Family Services......................... 42 Adult Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.......................... 48 Developmental Disability Services........... 19 Emergency................................................... 15

We continue to provide school social work services at Brown’s River Middle School and Mount Mansfield Union High School. We also provide Inclusion services at Jericho Elementary.

The following are FY2010 agency highlights: • Students FIRST II, a federally funded project designed to improve the integration of mental health services and education in Chittenden County, published an extensive collection of brochures focused on child and family mental health topics that are now being used by school districts from other states. • In partnership with Maple Leaf Farm, Mental health and Substance Abuse Services, initiated the “Transitions

We are very grateful for the continuing support that we receive from the Town of Jericho.

Jericho Cemetery Association Pleasant View Cemetery • Ronald Derouchie, Sexton • 899 -1165 In 2010, the Jericho Cemetery Association continued its long range plans of landscape improvements, including the installation of corner fencing in the new section of the Cemetery, gravestone repairs and road maintenance. Pleasant View Cemetery is located behind the former Second Congregational Church, Route 15, Jericho Corners Village. The Cemetery experienced considerable tree damage with the unseasonable wind storms in June and December 2010.

Town or family connections for their continued loyal financial support. The Board also invites any interested parties who may wish to help with the Cemetery improvement projects to contact Ron Derouchie, Sexton, or J. Brooks Buxton, President, (tel. 434-8699). Any comments or suggestions for improvements to the Cemetery would be most welcome. The Jericho Cemetery Association’s Annual Meeting is held each year in late September at the Old Red Mill, Vermont Route 15, Jericho. The specific date will be announced in the local press and on the Town of Jericho’s website. The public is invited to attend and newcomers would be most welcome. J. Brooks Buxton, President

The Board of Trustees wishes again this year to thank the Selectboard for the work-in-kind assistance provided by the Road Commissioner and Crew to maintain and to improve the Cemetery roads. The Cemetery Association also wishes to thank those townspeople and others living outside of Jericho who have

Jericho Center Cemetery Association P. O. Box 1106, Jericho Center, Vt. 05465 • (802) 899-3879

• Hillside Entrance Road & Monument Repairs:

Major Connector Road Work Nearly Complete - This year the road construction work for use of three adjoining acres purchased in 2003 was completed. We appreciate and congratulate the Jericho Town Road Crew for their excellent effort to deliver the stone top-base and spread the material along half the necessary length. The Roadway allows single one-way traffic through the cemetery to ease parking problems and provide access to future plots. Final construction may take a few more years to complete the surrounding edge work, final grading, and install new signage.

Wash out at the bottom and water ponding on the upper area remains an annual problem of repair and concern. Jim Adams provided his tractor and blade to grade the roadway, fill water holes, and re-install monuments needing maintenance. Older monuments move due to subsidence and shifting earth. Will Myers and Calvin Caswell helped remove and reset a number of these on the hillside area. • Cremation Memorial Area: This section was redesigned and reduced in size in order to provide added space for lawn mowing along the flowering border. We now have added requests for cremation burial rather than full vault burials. This reflects a national trend in cemetery activity.

We are grateful to Will Myers, Calvin Caswell, Josh Minot and Brian Johnson for a great deal of help to move and place gravel on top the plastic mat of the new road. They provided support for the spring clean up and other lawn installation work along the road.

Many, many thanks go out to everyone for their continued interest, support and participation in the cemetery. Please let us know of your suggestions or comments.

• Brush Hog Mowing: Terry Hook provided work to cut down overgrown areas of the cemetery.

• New Tree Line: A row of evergreens was installed to screen the excess dirt pile from the burial area.

Cordially yours, Bert Lindholm

• Lawn Mowing: The yearly contract coordinated

between the cemetery and the Town has continued with good workmanship. The contractor preformed very well during the early period of heavy rains and throughout the summer and fall. This work is always the major expense for the Town cemetery.

For the J.C.C.A Board of Trustees: Jim Adams, Stuart Alexander, Mary Jane Dickerson, Terry Hook, Fred T. Lawrence, Isabella Martin & David Tillotson

Jericho/Underhill/Essex Ctr. Food Shelf PO Box 65, Jericho, VT 05465 • 899-3932 The Essex-Jericho-Underhill Ecumenical Ministry is a nonprofit organization that serves residents of Essex, Jericho and Underhill who are in need of food, clothing or emergency aid. The organization is comprised of members of eleven churches and other committed individuals from the towns we serve. We are a completely volunteer organization.

over the past 12 months. During the period December 2009 through November 2010 we served 556 families, representing 1,591 individuals. We distribute approximately one ton of food items each month to our clients. We are fortunate to receive generous support from residents, school groups, service organizations, small businesses and churches of our towns. This support comes in the form of frozen, canned and packaged food items and fresh vegetables in season, as well as monetary donations. In addition, the Towns of Jericho and Underhill have contributed financial support each year. We appreciate these contributions and hope this support will continue.

Our most recognized service is the monthly food distribution on the third Saturday of each month at 9:30am. The food distribution is held at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Route 15 in Jericho. The demand for Food Shelf services has remained stable

Jericho Historical society Old Mill Craft Shop • 899-3325 In 2010, the Jericho Historical Society continued to focus on its ongoing maintenance program of Chittenden Mills-Old Red Mill-historic buildings complex situated on Brown’s River, Vermont Route 15, Jericho. Major improvement projects included the repair and the restoration of the stone walls and foundation of the “wheel-house” section of the Old Red Mill, including interior structural beam repair and replacement. Also a new septic system was installed which serves not only the Old Red Mill, but the Mill House as well.

Society’s extensive Wilson A. “Snowflake” Bentley Collections, including the important and voluminous Bentley papers and records donated to the Society by its founder, Miss Blair Williams (1910-2006), Professor Emerita, University of Vermont, Cilley Hill, Jericho, and from her Estate. This past year the Society has received several items specifically associated with the Town of Jericho, including an important original montage of snowflakes composed by Wilson Alwyn “Snowflake” Bentley (1865-1931) by Ms. Marcia Rosberg, Jericho Center.

Another major project nearing completion is an extensive land survey of the Jericho Historical Society’s property which consists of the Old Red Mill, the Mill House and barn, the Saxon Hill School building, Brown’s River Mill Rights, Mill pond and property. This two year survey, which is nearly complete, is being conducted by Christopher Haggerty, Surveyor, Button Professional Land Surveyors, South Burlington.

The Town History Committee, organized under the auspices of the Society in 2009, continued to meet in 2010 and gather information in order to publish Volume III of the history of the Town of Jericho by 2013, the 250th anniversary of the Chartering of the Town. Anyone interested in participating in the project, please contact Dr. Stuart Alexander, Chair (899-3211) or Ms. Jessica Alexander, Town Clerk (899-4936).

He has worked closely with Ann Squires, President, and J. Brooks Buxton, member of the Board of Directors, on this project for over two years to ensure its historical accuracy since the Browns River Mill site and property was originally purchased to Col. Noah Chittenden in the late 18th century. The survey has been extremely complicated due to the importance of riverine and mill sites cited in the Town of Jericho land records, particularly throughout the 19th century and even up to the mid-twentieth century when the Mill, then owned by the E.W. Bailey Company , Montpelier, ceased operations. A member of the Board has provided financial support to enable this thorough land survey to be completed. Copies of the completed survey will also be placed in the official Town of Jericho land records.

Again the Boad of Directors would like to thank everyone who donates their volunteer time and financial support to help the Society and its activities, including the many townspeople who faithfully patronize the Old Mill Craft Shop. The donors of the important acquisitions received by the Society in 2010 are also most appreciated. The Craft shop is staffed by volunteers throughout the year who work four hours per month. New volunteers are always welcome. Anyone interested in volunteering, please call Ms. Gail Prior, 899-3225. J. Brooks Buxton Member, Board of Directors

The annual grant of $4,000-received from the Town of Jericho for the fiscal year 2010 was used to archive the

Jericho Town Library On the Green, 7 Jericho Center Circle • 899-4686 • jerichotownlibrary@gmail.com

• Makes available meeting space for community groups • Access 24-hour WiFi or use of two public

The Jericho Town Library has had the privilege to serve Jericho citizens for 111 years. In the 1890s the collection was situated in various private homes. On March 7, 1899 at town meeting day it was voted to establish the municipal library. In 1915, needing further space, the library was moved to the Jericho Academy, preserving this historic structure built in 1825. The State built a road through the green in 1955 and the building was moved from across the street to its current location. Citizens of all ages are welcome to visit the vibrant community meeting place.

workstations with printer

• Pass - ECHO, Shelburne Museums, Vt. Parks and Historical sites, Huntington Museum

• Offers downloadable audio books through “Listen Up! Vermont”

During the year all the windows were re-caulked and insulation was added to the building. A Winnie Belle Learned grant was received from Dr. Rawson for funding to purchase juvenile audio books and CDs. Volunteers continued to help in many ways (cover desk, facilitate programs, shelve books, advertise, write grants, garden, and fundraise). Community donations and support was also appreciated at the town meeting and used book sales, the Artistan’s Market soup sale, and Contra dance. Elizabeth Bernstein generously donated funds for new picture book bins in the children’s area built by the CVUHS Tech Ed class under the direction of Olaf Verdonk. With the interior decorating advice of Trudy Anderson, Bob Gilhooly and I painted the children’s area. Elizabeth Bernstein also continues to volunteer her reading talents while Jean Yungfleisch and Derek Burkins add music at weekly story time. Amy Boisvert has been instrumental in preparing the automated database to link up the catalog with other Vermont libraries. An online newletter was established by Chris Kiegle to inform patrons of monthly news. The TAB group helped to facilitate the summer reading program and performed their annual Thanksgiving week puppet show.

• Collection - 7,650 volumes (40 audiobooks, 650 DVD’s, and 10 donated magazines)

• Circulation activity and patron visits increased 7% from 2009

• Children’s Summer reading-44 programs with a record of 1000 attendees.

Services: • Cooperates with the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library • Allows access to Chittenden County HomeCard libraries & interlibrary loan services. • Held 120 free programs for youth and adults • Offers home delivery of library materials to patrons if needed

Hours: Monday and Friday 1pm - 5pm, Wednesday 10am -12pm and 2pm - 6pm, Saturday 10am – 1pm Trustees: Emilie Alexander, Chair; Regina Limoge, Treasurer; Orelyn Emerson, Secretary; Ingrid Malmgren, Olaf Verdonk, Barb Adams, and Chris Kiegle. Please come in or email jerichotownlibrary@gmail.com and help us serve you! Donna Malinowski, Librarian

Jericho Underhill Land Trust Box 80 Jericho, VT 05465 • phone: (802) 899-2693 • email: julandtrust@gmail.com • www.jult.org Saving our town’s working landscape, scenic vistas and wildlife habitats is a community affair. First, nothing can happen without the strong wish of the landowner to permanently protect the cherished land. Second, the Jericho Underhill Land Trust (JULT) helps to facilitate the conservation process and seek funding as necessary. Third, a community that appreciates it rural heritage will support these efforts to protect our town’s future landscape...today.

agricultural legacy. We also want to thank the people of Jericho for approving a $13,000 expenditure from the Town’s commitment to our rural landscape.

This year, our community can celebrate the conservation of prime agricultural land on the historic Barber Farm. Since 1774, the rhythm and tempo of each season were marked by tilling, planting, growing and harvesting. This agrarian rhythm will continue uninterrupted as 148 acres of important farm land have now been permanently conserved. JULT would like to thank the Siegchrist family for their steadfast desire to see the Barber Farm’s agricultural legacy continue. We also want to thank the people of Jericho for supporting the Farm’s ongoing

Thank you,

To learn more about the Jericho Underhill Land Trust, please visit our website at www.jult.org. We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that is strictly supported through membership contributions. If you are not already a member, please consider joining us!

Board of Trustees: Livy Strong, Chair John Koier, Vice-chair and land stewardship Hilaire Thomas, Treasurer/Database Phyl Newbeck, Secretary John Schroeder, Publicity/printing Catherine Stevens, Land projects/marketing Trevor Squirrell, Land projects/mapping

Jericho Underhill Park District P. O. Box 164, Underhill, VT 05489 • 802-899-2693 • www.millsriversidepark.org or JUPDistrict@gmail.com

Mills Riverside Park is a gathering place for the community. Its 216 acres offer over six miles of trails, expansive meadows with densely forested hillsides, recreational playing fields accompanied by a gentle pond and an aged covered bridge spanning the vibrant Browns River. This beautiful natural setting is dominated by the broad shoulders of Mt. Mansfield, a view that is relished by thousands as they travel. The park’s rich wildlife habitats and diverse landscape are permanently protected through a conservation easement so that future generations will experience the same Mills Riverside Park that our community knows today.

Mills Riverside Park is also a reflective place for the soul, where time seems to stop and the world gets very still. A quiet walk can reveal the subtle hints of a new season and the wild lives that occupy this rich land. Sometimes it is important to be alone. On behalf of the Jericho Underhill Park District, I would like to thank our Jericho and Underhill community for all the help that we receive year round. Many of you combine your enjoyment of the park with some stewardship tasks such as branch clean up, trail work, litter patrol and compost stirring. Simply put, the park would not have been created without this community spirit and this extraordinary volunteerism continues to shine. Thank you! The Jericho Underhill Park District meets the first and third Wednesday of every month at the Deborah Rawson Library’s project room at 7pm. The public is always invited.

As a gathering place, the park’s extensive grass lawns host the Farmers’ Market, provide seating for popular summer concerts, serve as playing fields and numerous outdoor classrooms. A rustic post and beam pavilion anchors many social events, both private and public. The multi-acre off leash dog area draws many who combine the exercise of their pet with a pleasurable walk with friends.

Livy Strong, Chair Franco Gatti, Vice-Chair Fred Lawrence, Treasurer

Jim Dougherty Bill Baldwin Carol Smith, Secretary

Jericho Underhill Library District Deborah Rawson Memorial Library (802) 899-4962 • www.drml.org • 8 River Road, Jericho, VT 05465 Library Statistics: Circulation for the year was 60,575 items with 32,732 people visiting the library. The library had 183 programs covering a wide variety of topics for all ages. 3,502 people attend free programs at the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library. The library has 3,123 registered borrowers.

own. Home delivery is also offered if for some reason you can’t come to the library. Just call the library to request the service. Volunteers gave a total of 881.75 hours of their time last year. 6 desktop computers with high speed access are available for the public to use. For adults 18 and older, the library has 3 laptop computers available for in-library use. WiFi is also available 24/7, no password required.

The Library Collection: Community support continues to help the collection grow and improve. Currently the library has: 21,205 Books 77 Magazine subscriptions 896 DVDs 347 Videos 256 Books on Cassette 747 Books on CD

Library News: This year the library was able to have the children’s room painted and have new shelves installed. The library was again an approved Master Gardener site. Volunteers and the children at the ID school helped plant and compost the vegetable garden. The harvest from the garden went to various food shelves in the area.

The library also provides residents with access to several online databases including downloadable audio books. These can be downloaded to your computer, MP3 or IPod. You can find these through our website, www.drml.org. Also available is the foreign language database Mango. All you need is your library barcode located on the back of your library card to access these databases.

The Friends of DRML is a small but dedicated group. This past year they sponsored several programs at the library. Thanks to Jeannie Panner, the Friends applied for and received an IBM cash grant. Richard Hawley’s volunteer time gave the Friends two $500.00 grants from State Farm. If you would like to learn more about the Friends please stop by the library and pick up a brochure.

Two new items will soon be added to the library’s databases. Ebooks will be available the same way downloadable audio books are accessed. A new Reader’s Advisory service titled Books and Authors will be available on our website. Watch our webpage for announcements as to when these new services will be available!

The library hours are Tues. and Thurs. 12-8pm , Wed. and Fri. 10am-6pm, Sat. 10am-2pm and Sun. 1-4pm (Sept through May). The library is closed on Mondays. The Deborah Rawson Memorial Library invites you to visit and enjoy this wonderful community asset.

The library’s card catalog is also on the web page. The library offers Interlibrary Loan for materials that we don’t

Holly Hall, Library Director

Jericho Underhill Water District P.O. Box 174, Underhill, Vermont 05489 • http://jerichounderhillwater.org At present the Jericho-Underhill Water District provides drinking water and fire hydrant access to approximately 315 connections servicing 800 people within the District. During the past year the District averaged 50,200 gallons per day, and consistently met water quality standards.

System operation, repair and mantenance during the year included replacing a damaged fire hydrant, repairing a damaged blow-off hydrant, replacing an inoperable shutoff valve, pressure testing a new section of main, investigating incidents of water discoloration or odor, looking for system leaks, routine system flushing, hydrant painting, coordinating with Vermont Gas Systems on their installations, repairing water treatment injection pumps and equipment, compliance testing, and other routine tasks.

On May 12, 2009 the voters of the District had authorized several projects to be financed by an ARRA (American Recovery and Reconstruction Act) loan of $145,000 of which 57% will be repaid with federal stimulus money. Using this stimulus money the District has been able to 1) replace the water main under the Browns River to make it less vulnerable to damage by flooding, and stream bed shifting or erosion, 2) install an automatic chlorine sampling system to meet more stringent chemical monitoring requirements, 3) install a backup generator for the Poker Hill tank location, 4) install a backup generator for the District control building, 5) upgrade or replace all District water meters for outside reading. These projects are all complete and operational, were done within the authorized budget of $145,000; and make the District more sustainable and less vulnerable to utility outages and weather conditions.

The water district Board is proud to have received an award for the conduct of the District fluoridation program. The District website is located at http:// jerichounderhillwater.org and contains information including regulations, test results, and water usage reports. The Board holds regular monthly, public meetings on the first Monday of each month. These meetings are held at 7pm in the basement of the United Church of Underhill located at 7 Park Street in Underhill Flats across from the town green. Residents and voters of the District are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Jericho Youth League PO Box 350, Jericho, VT 05465 • 899-5105

2010 was another great year for the Jericho Youth League baseball program. We had more than 200 Jericho players again and we also added another girls’ softball team as that program continues to grow. Roughly 40% more girls participated in 2010 over 2009. The league also increased our inter-town play for the baseball and softball leagues, and both baseball divisions again represented Jericho well in the all-star tournaments.

enhancement. The grounds plan for 2011 is to resurface one of the baseball infields while we continue working with the JES Partners in Education (PIE) surrounding the grounds enhancements they are currently implementing. This includes the evaluation of another softball field to accomodate the growing number of softball players. Other noteworthy items include JYL being among 40% of the VT leagues to pass the safety standards set forth by Little League International, and an umpire clinic being planned for 2011. By 2012 we would like to host a softball or baseball tournament in Jericho.

We also enhanced the league website that can be found at www.jerichoyouthleague.org.

For 2011 the league is currently looking to fill the open position of Farm League Commissioner.

This year saw significant facility changes made possible with the help of a few corporate sponsors and many local volunteers. The league finally added dugouts at Jericho Elementary School (JES), storage boxes at each field and did some needed work on the snack shack. Vermont’s weather has madethe dugouts a very welcome

The league would again like to thank the Town for its ongoing support of the program. If you have any questions or comments please contact Sean Luitjens at 899-3648 or sean.luitjens@gmail.com.

Jeri-Hill XYZ Seniors PO Box 211, Underhill, VT 05489 The Jeri-Hill XYZ Senior group was chartered in 1970 to provide friendship, fellowship and entertainment to the seniors of Jericho and Underhill. We meet bi-monthly on the first and third Wednesday. Lunch is served at 11:30am, usually a pot luck meal, or on special occasions a prepared meal. Activities during the year include bus trips, special guests, show and tell, bingo, reading of favorite poetry and this year we introduced “Yankee Swaps”. A fun way to clear the attic and have a few laughs. Again we took advantage of our own Mills Riverside park and picnicked there, twice. Hot dogs by Doug Keith and all the usual picnic fare were enjoyed by all, along with wonderful weather in a wonderful place in our town. At every meeting at the Town Hall ladies from the Deborah Rawson Library come with a variety of good books to lend. They are returned at next meeting. This is a wonderful service for those that do not drive. We thank the library staff for this much appreciated service to our elders.

Dr. Timothy Farrell of Jericho (Farrell Chiropractic) presented a slide show and spoke of the effects of stress on the human body. We hope to have him back again to continue this discussion. Our fall foliage trip took us to the Wild Center at Tupper Lake, New York. This 31-acre campus provides indoor and outdoor views of the natural wonders of the Adirondack mountain region. The river otters were especially endearing, and the Heritage Brook Trout were of special interest to many. The Center includes a cafe, and a small theater with a very large screen that featured four or five short films in a continuous rotating schedule. This is a “must see” for young and old alike. Google the Wild Center for more information and schedules. Again, we encourage all residents of Jericho age 60 and older to join us. Bus transportation is available and can be scheduled by calling Esther McLaughlin at 899-5198 no later than Monday before the meeting. Come and greet your neighbors and make new friends! We wish to thank the Town of Jericho for its continued support of the Jeri-Hill XYZ Seniors.

Richmond Rescue, Inc. P.O. Box 404, Richmond, VT 05477

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(802) 434-2394 (non-emergency)

It has been an exciting year at Richmond Rescue, marked by the beginning of some new programs and the continuation of some old ones. We have taken on 14 new volunteer members since the first of the year and have five members enrolled in the EMT-Basic class this semester. This brings our total number of volunteers to 43. We currently have 3 full time employees and 6 per diem employees.

Control and much more for our residents. • We held our first Babysitter Lessons and Safety Training (BLAST!) for young adults interested in pursuing babysitting (Class was full, more planned) The upcoming year has us pursuing the implementation of paramedicine at Richmond Rescue. We have been working hard to make changes to conserve both energy and money. Programmable thermostats have been installed, new vendors have been found and we have tried to streamline our procedures wherever we can to decrease our expenses. The next phase of our efficiency upgrades will be installing more efficient lighting in the ambulance bay and in our parking areas. We will have assistance in this improvement through a number of grants.

Some highlights of the past year: • Richmond Rescue gave away 130 bike helmets to area residents including a number that went to Jericho Elementary School during bike safety week. The funds for the helmets were provided through a grant from the MMU SHAPE Club. • The safety of 40 car seats was improved by our two nationally certified car seat technicians.

If you have any questions about our programs and services feel free to stop by for a visit, call us at 434-2394, email us at director@richmondrescue.org or see us on the internet at www.richmondrescue.org or www.facebook. com/richmondrescue.

• A new Training Center was developed and implemented which offers CPR, First Aid, Infection

Underhill Jericho Fire Department Non-Emergency Phone Number: 899-4025 • www.ujfd.org

The Underhill-Jericho Fire Department marked 2010 as another busy and productive year as we worked to help the people of our great communities. We held our annual awards banquet and presented years of service awards to; Captain Mat Champlin for 5 years of service, Firefighter Joe Greenough for 10 years of service, Firefighter Dwight Decoster for 15 years of service, Firefighter Loni Morse for 20 years of service, Firefighter Tim Clark for 25 years of service and life membership and Firefighter Frank Fleming for 30 years of service. Awards were also presented for Fire Officer of the Year to 1st Asst. Chief Todd Fischer, Firefighter of the Year to Nate Goldman and Fire Police of the Year to Frank Popeleski.

Market as well as the Harvest Market. Along with these we held a Fire Safety Merit Badge training for twenty Boy Scouts and sponsored Boy Scout Robert Malinowski of Jericho to attend the Vermont State Firefighters annual “Cadet Academy” held for a week at the Pittsford training center. We are in hopes that this interaction with the Boy Scouts will spark an interest for them to become future Firefighters. Our ISO committee worked hard this past year developing a “Water Supply SOG” (standard operating guideline) for our communities for all different size fires as well as different locations in town whether located in an area of pressurized hydrants or in areas that do not have hydrants. This SOG established a set “Tanker Task Force” identifying the closest Fire Tankers to the areas of our communities. With an emergency call for a suspected or confirmed structure fire in areas not protected by pressurized hydrants we can have seven to eleven Fire tankers in route to the fire to provide the needed fire flow. We also hired a company to professionaly test our twelve thousand plus feet of fire hose and found that more than a thousand feet failed the test. This test was done in one day and included a total inventory and records for each length of hose. For the annual pump test we hired another company to conduct this test on our two main pumpers. Both Pumpers passed the test with ease and we now have records to show their performance. We have a couple of other projects to work on and we should be ready to ask ISO for a Department review very soon.

Several years ago our Child Car Seat Safety Inspection program was started by Lorrie Sulva and Cathy Clark. Lorrie spearheaded this program for many years with great success serving members of the Underhill and Jericho communities and beyond. With Lorrie’s schedule changing and her availability limited we chose to have Duty Officer Harry Schoppman attend the states week long inspector training class held in Williston. Harry is now a certified Child Car Safety Seat Inspector and is available during his shift Monday through Friday to perform inspections at the station. If you have never had your child’s car seat inspected, you should, as more than 80% are found to be installed incorrectly. After Harry had responded to several emergency calls where the driveways were poorly marked, or not marked at all, he started a program to make “911 Address Signs” and sell them to community members. Harry has made a lot of the reflective green signs with white numbers and I’m sure that you have noticed them around town as they show up very well. I’m sure you know where you live but it is very important to mark your driveway so that emergency services can find you when needed. It might even help UPS and FedEx deliver your packages.

We were successful in obtaining a grant from the Vermont Homeland Security Department for 80% of the cost to replace 43 of our 50 alert pagers due to the upcoming FCC mandate for narrow banding. We applied for grants from the federal program “Fire Act Grant” both for a new Tanker truck and for a Fire Training Trailer. We were denied the grant for the tanker and are still awaiting word on the training trailer. Our members built a pitched roof training prop at our Jericho Center Training Center for use in Chimney fires and other roof operations. This will allow access to a pitched roof without the dangers of doing damage to an occupied structure.

We were able to put two new dry hydrants into service this year. One is located at 189 Irish Settlement Road in Underhill and the other at the intersection of Bentley Land and Nashville Road in Jericho. These two new dry hydrants bring our total to five around the two towns allowing us quick acccess to the water source in all weather conditions. If you think you may have a good location for installing a dry hydrant please contact us to discuss its benefits.

Our department is moving closer to meeting the Federal requirements of NIMS (National Incident Management System). Nearly all of our members have met the basic level of requirements for leading an incident. We will finalize the last part of that requirement for our department leaders starting in January with several weeks of training on NIMS, Level 300. This class will be held weekly in addition to our regular weekly meetings.

Our Fire Prevention team, headed by Kitty Clark and with the help of many others, has been very busy conducting several trainings at our local schools, libraries, Farmers 53

Our department proudly participated in Memorial Day parades in Underhill-Jericho as well as Essex Jct. and Fourth of July parades in Richmond and Cambridge. We held our 55th Annual Chicken BBQ with this year raising money for Riley McLaughlin. After the Memorial Day Parade the membership gathered back at the Underhill Fire Station along with the families of those members that had died while serving as a member of the UJFD to lay a stone in our Memorial Garden with the fallen membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; names to honor the memory of their dedication to the UJFD. We invite you to visit our Memorial Garden in the back corner of the fire station property in Underhill.

years with an automatic promotion to Honorary Chief. This allows the leadership ranks to advance, keeping the leadership fresh and the department moving forward. This January will complete my ten years serving as Chief of the Underhill-Jericho Fire Department. While it seems like the last ten years have gone by in a flash I reflect back on the many accomplishments of our great department. I want to first thank my family, wife Christal and children Katelyn and Josh, for their continued support and understanding as well as the help they have given me over the years. I know it was not always easy but I could not have done it without you. Also, to my father and boss for allowing me the time needed during work hours to serve the department business needs as well as responding to emergencies. Serving in the position of Chief there were times of blood, sweat, tears of happiness and sadness, and a true sense of accomplishment. As I look back on the great success that the UJFD has had over the last ten years the only thing I will take credit for is steering this big ship in a path that allowed our great group of dedicated volunteers as well as our sole fulltime employee to take this department to the high level operation that we have today. I intend to stay active with the UJFD and help the new administration with their missions of the future. I will say that it has been quite a ride and I want to extend a big thank you to all of those current and past members that have helped me along the way.

Being a Firefighter, emergency calls are what it is all about and they do keep us busy with the department being called out 307 times in FY10. That represents an 11% increase over the previous year. We responded to 177 calls in Jericho, 108 calls in Underhill and 22 calls for Mutual Aid to surrounding communities. Our records show that Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm is when most of the calls come in with Wednesday having the highest amount by far. This continues to be a time of day that we have the least amount of volunteers to respond. If it were not for Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Truck Center allowing the seven UJFD members that work there to leave for emergency calls we might not have a daytime response. Satruday and Sunday have the lowest number of emergency calls with most of those being from 8am to 8pm. A breakdown of those 307 calls is listed below: Structure Fires 12 Auto Accidents 39 Vehicle Fires 0 Carbon Monoxide Incidents 14 Grass, Brush & Trash Fires 9 Automatic Fire Alarms 16 Technical Rescue 3 Controlled Burn Investigation 3 Power Lines Down 17 Mutual Aid 22 Other 26 Medical Assist 133

Please check out our website at www.ujfd.org and if you ever have a question please contact Duty Officer Harry Schoppman at 899-4025 or harry@ujfd.org. Listed on the next page is a list of our dedicated members. Please take notice to the years of service and the diversity of our group. The budget for FY12 also follows this report. We have met with both Selectboards and have their support of the requested funds. Let me say that it has been an honor to serve as the Chief of the Underhill-Jericho Fire Department for the past ten years. I wish the new Chief and his administration the best of luck.

When I was elected Chief in 2001 the department adopted a By-Law making a term limit to the office of Chief for ten

Respectfully submitted by:

Underhill/Jericho Fire Department Members Dedicated to the preservationof life and property through fire suppression, education & preservation. MEMBER'S NAME

TOWN

FIREFIGHTING RANK

YRS OF SVC.

Chet Baker

Underhill

Firefighter

Bryan Bourgeois

Underhill

Firefighter

Lightship Technologies Consulting

Calvin Caswell

Jericho

Firefighter

Laborer-Clark’s Truck Center

Mathew Champlin

Jericho

Captain

IBM - Facility Site Operations Manager

Brian Clark

Underhill

Firefighter

Wrecker Operator. - Clark's Truck Center

Cathy Clark

Underhill

Auxiliary

Domestic Engineer

Christal Clark

Jericho

Auxiliary

Office Manager- K J Construction, Inc.

Kitty Clark

Underhill

Dispatcher

Domestic Engineer

Randy E. Clark

Jericho

Chief

Truck Sales Manager - Clark's Truck Center

Randy H. Clark

Underhill

Honorary Chief/Treasurer

President - Clark's Truck Center

Tim Clark

Underhill

Firefighter

Owner- T'’n 3-C's Enterprises

Shawn Danaher, Sr.

Underhill

Firefighter

Truck Technician - Clark's Truck Center

Dwight DeCoster

Underhill

Firefighter

Pre-Mobilization Training Chief Joint Force HQ-Vermont National Guard

Tom DePietro

Jericho

Firefighter

Owner - TLC Lawn Care

Cis Dumas

Underhill

Auxiliary

Clinical Education Assistant-UVM

Lee Dumas

Underhill

Firefighter

Retired Armament Tester - General Dynamics

Morgan Fischer

Jericho

Apprentice

First Year

Student-MMUHS

Sherry Fischer

Jericho

Auxiliary

First Year

Todd Fischer

Jericho

1st Assistant Chief

Service Technician-Suburban Propane

Frank Fleming

Jericho

Life Member

Property Administrator - General Dynamics

Andy Forsberg

Underhill

Fire Police

Manager - Spillanes

Nathan Goldman

Underhill

Firefighter

Project Manager - Birdseye Building Co.

Mike Greenia

Underhill

Captain

Assistant State Fire Marshall - State of Vermont

Kay Greenough

Jericho

Auxiliary

FAHC - Medical Assistant II

Travis Hale

Jericho

Firefighter

Truck Driver-Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

Todd Hallock

Jericho

Apprentice

First Year

Owner-Hallock Plumbing & Heating

Johannes Jobst

Underhill

Lieutenant

Vice President, CTO - Summit Technologies

Taylor Josephson

Jericho

Apprentice

First Year

Student-MMUHS

Eric Kasprick

Underhill

Apprentice

First Year

Architect-McKenzie Architects

Jacki Lavanway

Jericho

Firefighter

Self Employed - Housing Renovations

Pam Martell

Underhill

Auxiliary

Technician - IBM

Shawn Martell

Underhill

2nd Assistant Chief

Master Electrician-Peck Electric

Sean McCann

Jericho

Apprentice

First Year

Controller-Clark’s Truck Center

Eric Merchant

Westford

Firefighter

Owner, Eric's Towing

Loni Morse

Jericho

Firefighter

Project Supervisor - S.D. Ireland Bros.

Jason J. Nassau

Jericho

Fire Police

School Bus Driver - Chittenden East Sup. Union

Aaron Newton

Jericho

Firefighter

Student - MMUHS

Frank Popeleski

Jericho

Fire Police

Driver - Priority Express

Parker Ripley

Underhill

Lieutenant

Parts Department - Clark's Truck Center

Harry Schoppmann

Huntington

Duty Officer

UJFD Duty Officer

Roy Spiller

Jericho

Firefighter

Owner - LNS Auto Body, Retired - Burlington Fire

Drew Stevens

West Bolton

Firefighter

Technician - Vermont Gas

Patricia Stevens

West Bolton

Auxiliary

First Year

David Sullivan

Underhill

Life Member

Retired Maintenance Supervisor - S.T. Griswold

Phil Surks

Underhill

Firefighter

Teacher, Champlain Valley Union

Jeff Thorpe

Jericho

Apprentice

First Year

President-Vertical Unlimited

David Tillotson

Jericho

Honorary Chief

Truck Driver - S.D. Ireland

Josie Timmons

Jericho

Apprentice

First Year

Server-Buffalo Wild Wings

David Toscano

Jericho

Firefighter

Law Enforcement Officer - US Homeland Security

OCCUPATION/COMPANY

Underhill-Jericho Fire Department - Budget

Vermont Cares p.o. box 5248, Burlington, VT 05402 • (802) 863-2437 •

www.vtcares.org

Through the work of Vermont CARES’ staff, HIV+ individuals, volunteers and Board of Directors, the agency provides services to over 150 Vermonters living with HIV/ AIDS and provides over 6,000 individuals with HIV prevention education, skills building and materials.

community. • This past year, we housed an additional 22 individuals with HIV, ensuring they can stay on medication regimens and stay safe and warm in winter. • Additionally, as a smaller AIDS-related organization in the state stopped its HIV case management program, we took on an additional 13 clients with HIV/AIDS, adding to the level of individuals we were already serving. • We provided free, anonymous HIV tests to 700 Vermonters. • We provided free education presentations to over 3,800 Vermont middle and high school students and clients through our work with Vermont schools, community organizations, substance abuse treatment centers, and correctional facilities.

Vermont CARES is proud to share the following outcomes from services provided in 2010-2011: • We provided case management to over 153 people living with HIV during the course of the year. • Over $82,000 in direct financial assistance to get clients to medical appointments, therapist visits, to help access medication, food vouchers, fuel assistance, rent offset, and utility bill assistance. • Over 1,080 hours of case management to lowerincome people with HIV/AIDS to help them secure their own health, housing, and connections to

Vermont Center for Independent Living 11 East State Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 • 1-800-639-1522 • www.vcil.org

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The Vermont Center for Independent Living has been working with people who have disabilities to help them gain more control over their lives and access tools and services to live more independently.

Home Access Program Meals on Wheels Program ($1,000 spent on peers) Peer Advocacy Counseling Program Sue Williams Freedom fund Information, Referral and Assistance

To learn more about VCIL, please call VCIL’s toll-free number 1-800-639-1522, or, visit our website at www.vcil.org

During the FY10 fiscal year 10 residents of Jericho received services from the following programs:

Village of Jericho Water District 4B Red Mill Drive, Jericho, VT 05465 • 899-2938 The Village of Jericho Water District provides drinking water to 534 customers. We also provide fire protection with a total of 77 fire hydrants.

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Fiscal year 2009-2010 ended on June 30th, 2010. • Budget FY09-10 - The budget for FY09-10 was $222,000.00 Actual expenditures were $192,228.43 resulting in a budget surplus of $29,771.57. This savings is attributed to the Commissioner’s decision to place a hold on any major system improvements and other attendant expenses. • Budget FY10-11 - The proposed budget for FY10-11 is $269,319.00. This budget reflects our continued focus on upgrading the water system infrastructure. $70,000.00 from our Capital Reserves will be used to replace the water main on Mill Street and repave the street in partnership with the Town of Jericho. There will be no change in the water rate of $2.72 per thousand gallons with a minimum charge of $20.00 for the first 5,000 gallons of water used. Since 2005 the Village has experienced a 25% increase in the wholesale cost of water. We have managed to absorb this increase and continue to keep the water rate the same. This rate has not changed since September 1994. The Village tax rate shall

remain at .92 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value as listed on the Town of Jericho Grand List. Bond Debt - Total debt for the district is $300,000.00. Principle and interest payments for FY10-11 are $16,575.00 for the 1995 Bond and $39,369.00 for the 2008 Bond.

It is the Commissioner’s intent to continue to upgrade the Village water line infrastructure as funds become available. The Village District’s email is jerichovtvillage@comcast.net. Monthly meetings are open to the public and usually held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 7PM in the Village Office which is located in the Old Red Mill. In closing, the Commissioners want to thank you for your continued support. Ronald Buxton, Chairman • Robert Shand, Commissioner Robert Pollak, Commissioner • Clyde Hull, Clerk/Treasurer • Cheryl Thomas, Assistant Clerk

Vermont League of Cities and Towns 89 Main Street, Suite 4, Montpelier, VT 05602-2948 • www.vlct.org •

The Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that is owned by its member municipalities and directed by a 13-member Board of Directors. VLCT’s mission is to serve and strengthen Vermont local government. Our members include all 246 Vermont cities and towns, along with 144 other municipal entities, including villages and fire districts.

1-800-649-7915

workshops and 18 on-site training sessions that attracted more than 1,500 people. • Advocacy representation before the state and federal governments to ensure that municipalities have the resources and authority they need to serve their citizens. • Purchasing opportunities to provide needed services at the lowest cost. Examples include municipal employee health insurance and liability coverage for town operations. The VLCT Health Trust represents the most affordable option available to provide health insurance to municipal employees. The value of the VLCT Property and Casualty Intermunicipal Fund (PACIF) to all our members is realized daily as members take advantage of loss prevention training and assistance, as well as reasonable insurance rates.

VLCT provided the following services to its member cities and towns, so that they may provide their citizens with quality services at affordable costs: • Legal, consulting and education services. In the past year, VLCT responded to more than 3,000 inquiries for assistance from municipal officials. Our Municipal Assistance Center (MAC) conducted 19

visiting nurse association 1110 Prim Road, Suite 1, Colchester, VT 05464 • (802) 658-1900 • www.vna-vermont.org

• Cared for residents of 24 towns and cities

The Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties (VNA) is a 104-year-old non-profit home health agency delivering services to people of all ages – from critically ill children to vulnerable young families to adults who need rehabilitation, long-term care, adult day services or end-oflife care. The VNA provides medically necessary home and community-based care to individuals and families regardless of their ability to pay. In just the past year, the VNA provided $2.4 million in charitable care to our neighbors in need.

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throughout Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties; Traveled over 1,251,280 miles to provide care; Provided 214,103 visits & 333,771 hours of care while serving 4,901 people; Employed over 700 people in our community; Administered over 30,000 flu shots in private homes, clinics, and schools

The VNA provided 123 people in Jericho with the following services (during our past fiscal year July 2009-June 2010): VNa Program or service

The VNA offers the following programs and services: • Comprehensive Care for Adults • VNA Care Connection Private Care • Adult Home Care Services • Family and Children’s Services • Geriatric Care Management • End-of Life Care, Hospice and Adult Day Program • Vermont Respite House • Wellness • Long Term Care

Visits

NURSING

979

PHYSICAL THERAPY

486

SPEECH THERAPY

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

SOCIAL WORK, SOCIAL SERV.

160

FAMILY EDUCATOR

days

LICENSED NURSING ASST.

1,292

HOMEMAKER

WAIVER ATTENDANT

5,622

PERSONAL CARE ATTEND.

325

CONTINUOUS CARE

HOSPICE CARE TOTAL

During the past fiscal year, your VNA:

hours

545 1,720

545

7,335

Winooski Valley Park District Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, VT 05408 • (802) 863-5744 • www.wvpd.org honeysuckle plants from Salmon Hole and replanted the area with winterberry. We are also grateful to have volunteers from Brueggers Bagels, Key Bank, and Green Mountain Coffee who helped maintain the gardens and bike path through the Ethan Allen Homestead. • New Sprinkler System in the Hill Brownell Education Center: WVPD was fortunate to receive a grant from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts which replaced a large portion of the sprinkler system in its education center. It has immeasurably helped ensure the future of this historic building and its use an educational center. • Programs Offered by others at WVPD Parks: WVPD provides a fantastic location for local groups to offer outdoor education programs. Last summer, 50 youngsters were enrolled in the YMCA’s popular nature camps at the Ethan Allen Homestead. More than two dozen local residents learned how to garden with the Friends of Burlington Gardens. New Farms for New Americans helped 50 families, originally from Asia and Africa, to grow vegetables. More than 80 Cub Scouts also returned for a week of summer workshops. The University of Vermont led classes in entomology, natural history, plant biology, soils, and geology.

The Winooski Valley Park District’s mission is to preserve natural areas for the purposes of conservation, stewardship education, wildlife habitat preservation, passive recreation, and use as outdoor classrooms. Our system of natural areas offers over 13 miles of shoreline and 25 miles of trails for you to enjoy throughout the Winooski River Valley. In Jericho, this includes Old Mill Park. The Town of Jericho has been a supporting member for 23 years. Our office is located at the Ethan Allan Homestead in Burlington, and Sonja Schuyler is your Jericho representative. Here are a few highlights from the year: • Activities for School Children, Tourists, and Residents: The Ethan Allen Homestead is our most visited park. This site includes the 1787 restored farmhouse of Ethan and Fanny Allen (featured on the National Historic Registry), a museum, and a gift shop. This year the farmhouse was open for tours Thursday through Monday, thanks to many wonderful volunteers. The diversity of WVPD’s numerous resources has yielded an array of educational opportunities for students from Jericho’s schools and summer camps. Last Summer our AmeriCorps member met with Jericho summer campers and led lessons in tree identification and animal tracking. • Park Improvements: Two new picnic tables were placed at Old Mill Park in Jericho. We were fortunate to have volunteers from Jericho and Essex Tech who helped steward the Ethan Allen Homestead and Salmon Hole Park. Employees from IBM removed invasive buckthorn and

Children need natural areas to stay in touch with the local landscapes that sustain them. In turn, natural areas need management that assures people and wildlife can peacefully coexist. Each year Jericho’s support makes it possible for thousands of Vermonters and tourists to explore our ecologicallydiverse system of natural areas.

Browns River Middle School students learned about pond life, wetlands, birds and endangered species during Conservation Field Day held at the Ethan Allen Homestead

Young Saxon Hill students explore the Browns River at Old Mill Park in Jericho

Women Helping battered women hotline (802) 658-1996 or 1-800-ABUSE95 in VT * Business line (802) 658-3131

Women Helping Battered Women is deeply grateful for the strong support it has received from the Jericho community throughout the years. Your support has been a tremendous help to us in delivering services from prevention education to crisis intervention.

• Assistance in finding safe and affordable housing as well as job training and livable-wage jobs • Support for survivors from underserved populations, such as TTY access to the hotline, interpreter services, and collaborations with refugee services • Age appropriate playgrounds where children can have time to play, learn how to manage their anger, identify their feelings and build a safe relationship with an adult outside of their home. For school-aged children, these playgroups take place during school or after school to facilitate easy access. For pre-school children, we provided transportation to the playgroups • Parenting support, referral and skills development for parents so that they can learn how to successfully raise child witnesses of domestic violence and break the “intergenerational cycle of abuse” • Assistance in enrollment and adjustment to school

From July 1st 2009 to June 30th 2010, WHBW provided 91 hours of service to 29 adults and 23 children from Jericho, including a total of 28 bednights. Our services are available to anyone in the community of Jericho, completely free of charge. Some of the services that we provide include: • Safe and confidential shelter for adults and their children who are fleeing from their abuser. • Emotional support and information from our 24 hour/7 day hotline. • Legal advocacy from our advocates at Chittenden County Family Court to obtain relief from abuse orders and referrals • Assistance in accessing entitlement programs at various housing agencies and the Vermont Department of Children and Families • Weekly support groups focusing on emotional support and education about domestic violence

With the assistance made possible by your funding, WHBW staff and volunteers serve as lifelines to individuals who are being abused. We carry a message of hope into the community and work with our neighbors to find solutions to community problems.

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Rep. William Frank Underhill, Jericho, Bolton 19 Poker Hill Road Underhill, VT 05489 Bill@RepBillFrank.com 899-3136

STATE OF VERMONT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115 STATE STREET MONTPELIER, VT 05633-5201

Dear Jericho Friends and Neighbors, On January 5th I was sworn in for my fourth term as one of your two representatives to the Vermont Legislature. It is an honor and privilege to serve you in the Legislature. There was plenty of pomp and ceremony for the inauguration of Governor Peter Shumlin and I was excited to have a front row seat. Speaker Smith announced committee assignments the first day and I am very pleased to be assigned to the Human Services Committee. Committee members elected me clerk of the committee. It was then time to get to work. The budget shortfall had grown to $150 million and Governor Shumlin presented his budget on January 25th; the Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission report and the Health Care report from Dr. William Hsiao are due in January; the saga of replacing the State Hospital continues; multiple bills addressing campaign finance reform are expected; bridge and road care will have to be cared for without federal economic stimulus dollars; and Vermont Yankee will most likely still be discussed. I personally will continue to work to provide palliative care to children with life threating diseases and universal access to early childhood education. I will continue to share with you what I am doing in Montpelier. I write a bi-weekly column with my thoughts on the legislative session. It is posted on my web site RepBillFrank.com, and also published in the Mountain Gazette. I use my Facebook page for more timely updates; Facebook.com/RepBillFrank. Periodically I will distribute legislative information via Two Towns Online and the Jericho Center and Jericho Corners Front Porch Forums. If you would like to receive updates from me via e-mail please send me your email address. Rep. Till and I invite you to meet us for discussion at the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library on the evenings of February 3rd, March 8th, April 14th and May 17th from 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:00 p.m. We will be happy to discuss anything that is going on or upcoming in the legislature. If you have the opportunity please join us, we look forward to talking with you. Please continue to share your thoughts with me and I look forward to seeing and talking with you at Town Meeting. Rep. Till and I will be at Town Meeting at 8:00 am, please join us for conversation. You may contact me any time via email at Bill@RepBillFrank.com, call me at 899-3136 or write to me at 19 Poker Hill Road, Underhill 05489. When you see me around town please stop and say hi.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you,

Town Annual Report 2011 I want to begin by again thanking the voters of Bolton, Jericho, and Underhill for the honor of allowing me to represent you in the Vermont Legislature. My first term was incredibly interesting and very educational. There were personal legislative successes including passage of increased cigarette taxes, restraining property tax growth and measures to help restrain pharmaceutical expenses . We will continue to face the most challenging fiscal circumstances of our lifetimes over the next few years. There will be more difficult choices as well as tremendous opportunities to shape Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priorities. Many Legislative activities will certainly focus on the budget shortfall in FY 2012 which is estimated at $112 million at the time of this writing. The Legislature will receive the report from the Blue Ribbon Tax Commission looking for ways to make the Vermont tax structure both more fair and more conducive to economic growth. I have heard clearly the need to control property taxes, the need to develop a sustainable energy policy, the need for better maintenance of our infrastructure, and the need to reduce regulatory barriers to economic development. In the long run, I believe the biggest economic issue continues to be the need to alter the rate of increase in health care costs . With the work of the Commission on Health Care Reform, Vermont is well positioned to move forward on the dual fronts of controlling costs and providing insurance to all Vermonters as the Vermont Blueprint for Health expands statewide in 2011. Federal Health Care Reform Legislation may level the economic playing field by requiring other state to provide things already standard in Vermont such as guaranteed issue and community rating . The Legislature will receive a report from Dr. William Tsaou from Harvard School of Public Health for a redesign of Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health care system. A personal priority is the establishment of an excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages as a step in fighting obesity, which is our biggest public health problem and driver of increased medical spending. In these difficult economic times there will continue to be increased demands on programs which form our social safety net, yet at the same time State Government will need to be leaner and more efficient. The relicensing of Vermont Yankee will be a salient and controversial issue during the 2010 session. I appreciate the input I received from many of you during the campaign and by email. I look forward to hearing your thoughts at community forums over the next year. I plan to be at Town Meeting at 8:00 am in Jericho and later in the morning in Underhill. I will also attend the pot luck supper prior to the Bolton Town meeting. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. I would be happy to hear from you by email at: Rep.GeorgeTill@gmail.com or by phone at 899-2984. My mailing address is: 74 Foothills Dr., Jericho 05465. If you would like to share your thoughts or need assistance navigating State Government please contact me. Thank you for the honor of serving as your Representative. Sincerely, George Till

Jericho School District Summary of Annual School District Meeting March 2, 2010

Moderator, David Barrington called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. and read the duly published warning and reviewed the rules and procedures for the meeting. Article 1

To hear and act upon the reports of the Officers. Voted to accept the reports of the Officers.

Article 2

Shall the voters of the Jericho Town School District authorize the school board under16 V.S.A 562 (9) to borrow money by issuance of bonds or notes not in excess of anticipated revenue for the school year? David Barrington asked for a vote on the Motion on the floor. Motion carried unanimously.

Article 3

To vote a budget of $3,728,764 to meet expenses and liabilities of the Town School District. The Board presented details of the proposed budget. A motion was made from the floor to approve a budget of $3,728,764. The motion carried unanimously.

Article 4 To transact any other business thought proper when met. Discussed the following: *The possibility of moving 5th grade students to the elementary schools; *K-12 unified school district. Meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m. Articles 5-9

Voted by Australian Ballot

Respectfully submitted, Rita D. Gordon

Jericho Elementary School - Board of Directors Report July 1, 2009 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; June 30, 2010

This past year has been marked by continuing economic difficulties for our community, state and nation. The board has strived to balance the needs and interest of our students, staff and the physical plant with a fiscal reality. In these efforts, we have been aided by previous school boards who created a sound vision and guiding principles.

the Jericho community as well as real estate transactions in order to project our future enrollments. Student Assessments In the 2009-2010 school year Jericho students in grades 3 and 4 were assessed on skills they acquired during the 2008-2009 school year. In addition, Jericho students who attended 5th grade in 2009-2010 were assessed on the skills they learned in 4th grade. All these students took part in the New England Common Assessment program. These assessments are administered as part of the statewide assessment program. Students in grade 3 and grade 5 were assessed in reading and mathematics. Students in grade 4 were assessed in reading, mathematics and science. Jericho students in grades 3 and 4 continue to exceed or match the state averages. Students in grade 5 exceeded the state and district averages. These results are examined closely in order to plan action steps to improve studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; performance.

Our school vision is: To provide a quality education to all students: o Celebrating diversity o Forming a strong academic foundation o Understanding their local community and envi ronment o Nurturing their innate curiosity So they can participate in our democratic society and the global community. We do this in a collegial and innovative environment. This vision was crafted with comments from the community and the JES staff and has served to ground our work and focus our decisions. The Guiding Principles by which we strive to do our business have also served us well as we undertake our duties:

Percentage of Students achieving Proficient or Proficient with Distinction in the 2009-2010 School Year

1. Student learning is the main purpose of our school. 2. We believe that every student can learn. 3. The JES School Board has two roles; stewardship and oversight. 4. We operate in a dynamic environment that encourages innovation and growth. 5. JES is a safe and trusting place where all are respected, honored and valued. 6. JES provides a place where families are active and informed partners with the school. 7. People engage in an open, respectful and continuous dialogue. 8. Roles and responsibilities are clearly defined. 9. Decisions are made to support the vision of JES. 10. JES welcomes engagement and active communication with the community.

NECAP Reading

NECAP Math

NECAP Science

JES 3rd grade

77%

66%

State

73%

66%

JES 4th grade

73%

77%

69%

State

70%

69%

54%

JES 5th Grade

84%

80%

State

73%

67%

Staff Our staff is the heart and soul of our school. This year we said goodbye to Sheryl Green who had been a teacher at JES for 22 years. Her dedication to her students and profession was always evident. Her sage comments and reflections at school board meetings will be missed.

Enrollment

We welcomed Kelsey Abair as a new teacher. Ms. Abair has been an educator in Vermont since 2008. We hope she will be part of the JES community for a long time.

Enrollment at Jericho Elementary School declined in the 2009-2010 school year. This was due to a smaller group of students entering kindergarten in the fall of 2009. The enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year was 247. Current 2010-2011 school year enrollment is 241 so we continue to see a decrease. We closely monitor births in

CESU established, and JES has implemented, a staff wide evaluation process. All teachers and support staff were

evaluated during the 2009-2010 school year. We continue to believe that annual performance evaluations are critical to ensuring on-going professional development and quality education for our students.

Mansfield Academy The board spent a considerable amount of time this year learning about this new CESU program and discussing the potential placement of the Kindergarten through grade 4 program being housed within Jericho Elementary School. The board adopted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Jericho Elementary School District and the Chittenden East Supervisory Union defining the roles and responsibilities of both parties with a school year 2012 effective date. The full text of the MOU can be viewed on the JES website. As of this date the MOU has not been exercised.

The teacher evaluation system has three different procedures depending on which step the teacher is on in the 7 year cycle. During the summative procedure, the teacher is observed by an administrator and a final narrative is written. During the formative procedure, the teacher sets goals and writes a reflective statement that proves goals were met. During the relicensing procedure the teacher must write a new plan for the state and submit the plan to the administrator for review and reflection. Support staff is evaluated using a set of criteria that has been established by the district which defines the skills needed for each position.

Act 62 – Early childhood education The board has discussed the provision of Act 62 for the past several years in an effort to better understand the implications for the district of entering into agreements with day care providers to provide subsidized early childhood education. The board voted to not enter into any agreements in the coming year.

These evaluations are used by the administration to support continuous improvement of all staff. Building and Grounds The 2006 JES Capital Plan continues to serve as a guiding document for our work.

Act 146 - Challenges for Change

JES received $30,685 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to improve the energy efficiency of our exterior lighting.

The CESU Voluntary Merger Planning Committee (VMPC) was formed in the late summer of 2010 and marks the beginning of a new phase in the ongoing conversation about creating a single, unified K-12 Chittenden East District. The VPMC is comprised of the eight boards that currently constitute the CESU. This is not the first time CESU’s boards have looked into ways to improve governance processes and structures within the Supervisory Union. Since CESU was established in 1966, there have been several committees to study the pros and cons of moving away from the present model of seven boards over the five towns which comprise the Supervisory Union. The most recent of these was in 2008, when the boards of the Jericho, Underhill and Underhill I.D. school districts hired the VSBA to study the formation of a possible “tri-school” board for the three northernmost CESU elementary boards. Prior to that, a committee made up of representatives from all CESU boards conducted a comprehensive study of CESU governance in the early 1990’s, while another CESU committee briefly studied the governance issue in the 1980’s.

The Town and School District worked together to complete the Route 15 streetscape and Safe Routes to School project. The new sidewalks, crosswalks and lighting are a significant improvement for our community and improve non-motorized access to our property. JES also received additional grant funds ($174,000) to continue this work by improving access to our building from the sidewalk. The diagram below reflects the changes that will be implemented in the next year.

The VMPC composition, duties and process are spelled out in state statute. The first step was the formation of formation of an exploratory committee composed of board members and the public. The committee’s charge is to review and discuss the range of issues related to creating a single board to govern all pre-K through 12 66

education in our member districts, to decide if a single board structure for CESU is feasible, and produce a report describing the new governance structure, how it will operate, tax implications, and academic benefits. This report must be approved by each of the CESU boards, then by the State Board of Education, and ultimately, the voters of each community involved. The committee has drafted a report to submit to the Vermont Department of Education (DOE), in accordance with this statutory process. A link to this report as well as minutes of the VMPC meetings, committee membership, statutory requirements and the Phase 1 Governance Study report can be viewed on the CESU website under the School Boards tab.

New Initiatives: During the 2009-2010, Jericho educators participated in the readiness process to begin implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). This is a pro-active approach to school wide discipline. The approach reinforces the positive behaviors of students as well as supporting students who need extra assistance to reach the school wide expectations. This approach contributes to the success of our learners by allowing students to remain in the classroom and be engaged productive learners. School Action Plan

The VMPC will continue to seek public comments and address how a new governance structure will serve the educational needs of our students and outline the financial advantages of a new governance model for CESU.

Each town in the state of Vermont is required to have a school wide action plan. During this school year, we continued to complete the action step outlined in our 2008-2010 action plan. The two year plan was developed to address the needs of our students. The plan addresses school climate, mathematics, science and technology. The plan also addresses action steps to meet the needs of all learners in our school. Parents took part in a survey in the spring of 2008 and 2010. All JES students also participated in a survey in the spring of 2009. These surveys were used to guide our work. The current action plan will be completed and our progress evaluated. A draft of the 2010-2012 action plan is posted on the school web site.

The ultimate aim of this initiative is to ask CESU voters if they wish to replace the present CESU Supervisory Union, comprised of seven member school districts plus the CESU Executive Committee, with a single K-12 Unified Union School District, also called a Regional Educational District (RED). Under this new structure, a single K-12 school board would replace the present eight CESU school boards. This unified board would consist of representatives from each of the districts currently forming CESU. The Committee anticipates a public vote on this matter to occur in the spring of 2011. If passed, the new Regional Education District (RED) would begin July 1, 2012.

Jericho School Directors Karen Glitman Susan Lillich

Jericho School District Budget Report Code

Description

2009-10 Actual

2009-10 Budget

2010-11 Budget

2011-12 Proposed Budget

$ Change

% Change

1100 INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS This section of the budget contains all items relating to general instruction including teacher salaries, insurance and other benefits. Classroom supplies, equipment, textbooks, and computer equipment is also included. 110.00 110.07 110.08 115.00 120.00

Teacher Salaries Kindergarten Orientation Mentoring Aides Substitutes

$ 1,091,995 996 140,101 29,743 1,262,835

$ 1,102,724 300 2,849 136,992 23,400 1,266,265

$ 1,133,400 300 142,876 27,300 1,303,876

$ 1,115,055 300 2,658 146,997 26,259 1,291,269

210.00 210.01 210.03 210.08

Health Insurance Dental Insurance Group Life Insurance Cafeteria Plan

220.00 220.05 220.07 220.08

277,212 22,596 2,102 200 302,110

302,565 30,693 2,128 300 335,686

278,028 28,569 2,227 120 308,944

301,551 30,495 2,248 200 334,494

23,523 1,926 21 80 25,550

Social Security - Teachers Social Security - Subs Social Security - Kind Orient Social Security - Aides

84,545 1,830 8,098 94,473

84,576 1,790 23 10,481 96,870

86,705 2,088 23 10,930 99,746

85,505 2,009 23 11,246 98,783

(1,200) (79) 316 (963)

240.00 250.00 260.00 270.00 271.00 272.00 300.00

Municipal Retirement Workers Compensation Unemployment Compensation Tuition Reimbursement Professional Development 403(b) Administration Staff Development

6,289 10,618 444 5,754 108 3,352 26,565

6,157 8,160 397 9,396 150 3,000 27,260

6,366 8,823 475 7,768 150 120 3,000 26,702

6,661 7,669 261 7,821 150 270 3,000 25,832

295 (1,154) (214) 53 150 (870)

320.02 320.03 320.04 320.05 321.00

Art PE Music Foreign Language English Language Learner Tutor

47,440 14,768 34,341 24,525 3,072 124,146

48,882 14,423 34,430 29,767 2,993 130,495

50,079 15,407 35,691 23,681 3,662 128,520

50,435 35,958 23,995 3,553 113,941

356 (15,407) 267 314 (109) (14,579)

420.00 430.00 560.00 580.00 610.00 640.00 660.00 670.00

Contracted Services Repair & Maintenance Tuition - Summer School Travel/Conference Supplies Textbooks Manipulatives Software

9,021 3,012 5,227 24,562 6,720 706 6,503 55,751

1,000 9,660 9,750 4,000 27,560 10,600 2,210 6,500 71,280

1,000 9,660 4,800 4,000 27,400 6,600 2,550 5,427 61,437

1,000 9,660 7,950 4,000 26,680 11,100 2,550 2,605 65,545

3,150 (720) 4,500 (2,822) 4,108

692 6,212 25,196 32,100 1,897,980

1,000 5,868 17,290 24,158 1,952,014

2,000 6,990 23,990 32,980 1,962,205

2,000 2,880 48,990 53,870 1,983,734

(4,110) 25,000 20,890 21,529

730.00 Equipment 730.01 Computer Network 730.02 Computer Equipment Subtotal

(18,345) 2,658 4,121 (1,041) (12,607)

-1.62% 0.00% -2.88% -3.81% -0.97% -8.46% 6.74% 0.94% 66.67% 8.27% --1.38% -3.78% 0.00% 2.89% -0.97% -4.63% -13.08% -45.05% 0.68% 0.00% 125.00% 0.00% -3.26% -0.71% -100.00% 0.75% 1.33% -2.98% -11.34% -0.00% 0.00% 65.63% 0.00% -2.63% 68.18% 0.00% -52.00% 6.69% -0.00% -58.80% 104.21% 63.34% 1.10%

Code

Description

2009-10 Actual

2009-10 Budget

2010-11 Budget

2011-12 Proposed Budget

$ Change

% Change

1210 SPECIAL EDUCATION This section of the budget contains the expenditures for special education. These services are organized at the supervisory union level. These funds are paid to Chittenden East for all the legally required services for our students. The assessment is allocated to schools on a percent of equalized pupils. 320.00 321.01 321.02 321.03

Special Ed Assessment Purchased Serv CESU (Fed) Purchased Serv CESU (State) Purchased Serv CESU (ARRA)

242,004 64,111 402,664 42,110 750,889

242,005 55,917 425,099 723,021

241,915 58,016 400,015 25,297 725,243

216,219 56,197 395,496 667,912

(25,696) (1,819) (4,519) (25,297) (57,331)

-10.62% -3.14% -1.13% -100.00% -7.91%

1410 STUDENT ACTIVITIES This section of the budget contains the funds for student activities that are not part of classroom instruction. 890.00 Student Activities

100 100

2,000 2,000

0.00% 0.00%

2130 HEALTH SERVICES This section of the budget includes the costs of the school nurse and a share of district nursing services. 110.00 210.00 220.00 250.00 260.00 330.00 610.00

Salaries Insurances Social Security Workers Comp Unemployment Comp Prof Nurse Services Nursing Supplies

46,977 11,520 3,466 308 14 15,105 304 77,694

46,985 11,780 3,594 310 14 15,095 200 77,978

48,536 11,727 3,713 336 16 15,492 200 80,020

48,026 12,075 3,674 292 9 15,497 300 79,873

(510) 348 (39) (44) (7) 5 100 (147)

-1.05% 2.97% -1.05% -13.10% -43.75% 0.03% 50.00% -0.18%

2220 LIBRARY & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES This section of the budget includes the costs for the school library, including books, periodicals, and AV materials. It also includes funding for the school's computer support team. The salary and benefits of the librarian are included in section 1100 Instructional Programs. 330.01 331.00 640.01 640.02 640.03 650.00 890.00

Computer Services Technology Services Library Books Periodicals Software AV Materials Operating Expenses

765 44,081 6,852 1,013 1,172 2,887 1,446 58,216

800 45,927 7,000 1,000 925 2,000 625 58,277

800 45,112 7,000 1,000 925 2,000 625 57,462

800 42,561 7,000 1,000 950 1,500 625 54,436

(2,551) 25 (500) (3,026)

0.00% -5.65% 0.00% 0.00% 2.70% -25.00% 0.00% -5.27%

2310 BOARD OF EDUCATION This section of the budget contains all items for board expenditures including legal notices and fees, clerk services, etc. 330.00 540.00 550.00 580.00 810.00

Professional Services Advertising Annual Report Expenses Dues and Fees

976 364 3,182 2,597 1,400 8,519

1,000 500 3,500 3,000 1,600 9,600

1,000 500 3,500 3,000 1,372 9,372

(228) (228)

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -14.25% -2.38%

Code

Description

2009-10 Actual

2009-10 Budget

2010-11 Budget

2011-12 Proposed Budget

$ Change

% Change

2320 CHITTENDEN EAST OFFICE This section of the budget contains the funds for our share of the Chittenden East Central Office. These items include central administrative staff, and payroll and bookkeeping services. The assessment is allocated to schools on a percent of equalized pupils. 110.00 Salaries - CESU 890.00 Operating Expenses

79,588 17,452 97,040

79,588 17,454 97,042

78,942 17,169 96,111

80,982 16,827 97,809

2,040 (342) 1,698

2.58% -1.99% 1.77%

97,889 13,128 7,489 596 9 1,564 950 225 150 122,000

(285) 679 (21) (84) (7) 10 292

-0.29% 5.45% -0.28% -12.35% -43.75% 0.64% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.24%

52,008 9,473 3,978 2,601 317 18 68,395

(264) (44) (14) (322)

0.00% -2.71% 0.00% 0.00% -12.19% -43.75% -0.47%

2410 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION This section of the budget includes the salary, benefits, and other expenditures for the building principal. 110.00 210.00 220.00 250.00 260.00 270.00 580.00 610.00 810.00

Salaries-Administration Insurances Social Security Workers Comp Unemployment Comp Tuition Reimbursement Conference/Travel Supplies Dues and Fees

95,038 11,987 7,185 628 14 815 168 115,835

95,730 12,499 7,323 632 14 1,446 950 225 150 118,969

98,174 12,449 7,510 680 16 1,554 950 225 150 121,708

2490 SECRETARIAL SERVICES This section of the budget includes the costs for school secretarial support. 110.00 210.00 220.00 240.00 250.00 260.00

Salaries - Secretary Insurances Social Security Municipal Retirement Workers Compensation Unemployment Compensation

51,716 8,198 4,027 2,582 332 29 66,884

51,213 9,058 3,917 2,561 338 28 67,115

52,008 9,737 3,978 2,601 361 32 68,717

2520 FISCAL SERVICES This section of the budget includes audit and interest charges on borrowing to manage periods of negative cash flows. Interest earned during periods of positive cash flows appears in the revenue section. 340.00 Technical Services 370.00 Prof. (Audit) Services 830.00 Interest-Money Management

6,100 13,878 19,978

1,000 6,300 28,500 35,800

1,000 6,700 21,000 28,700

1,000 6,700 19,000 26,700

(2,000) (2,000)

0.00% 0.00% -9.52% -6.97%

2540 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF PLANT This section of the budget includes line items for building maintenance. These items include custodial salaries and benefits, building insurance, utilities, building equipment, supplies and repairs. 110.01 110.02 210.00 220.01 230.00 240.00 250.00 260.00 330.00 340.00

Salaries - Custodial Salaries - Summer Insurances Social Security Life Insurance Municipal Retirement Workers Compensation Unemployment Compensation Professional Services Maintenance Assessment

89,808 2,260 17,267 6,957 238 3,551 4,171 43 750 9,939

82,349 6,660 18,976 6,809 228 3,742 4,651 54 9,267

82,966 6,778 19,158 6,865 237 3,766 4,891 61 12,392

76,794 6,778 19,726 6,393 237 3,458 3,914 34 10,048

(6,172) 568 (472) (308) (977) (27) (2,344)

-7.44% 0.00% 2.96% -6.88% 0.00% -8.18% -19.98% -44.26% --18.92%

Code 411.00 420.01 420.02 420.03 430.00 521.00 522.00 522.01 530.00 580.00 610.00 622.00 624.00 710.00 720.00 730.01

Description Water/Sewer Contracted Sv - Rubbish Snow Removal Mowing Repair & Maintenance Property Insurance Liability Ins - Umbrella Treasurer's Bond Telephone/Postage Travel Supplies Electricity Heating Fuel Grounds Buildings Equipment

2009-10 Actual 2,089 1,948 6,330 4,500 16,188 8,588 1,680 100 5,266 671 15,657 37,446 19,684 663 9,429 9,545 274,768

2009-10 Budget

2010-11 Budget

2,557 1,600 9,920 4,500 11,095 9,555 1,705 100 5,628 600 13,406 36,810 50,000 700 10,000 1,100 292,012

2,557 1,716 9,885 4,500 10,295 9,216 1,783 100 5,703 600 13,406 36,809 50,000 700 13,500 3,500 301,384

2011-12 Proposed Budget 2,557 1,966 9,297 5,500 10,295 9,228 1,868 100 5,405 600 13,406 38,241 25,000 700 38,500 3,500 293,545

$ Change

% Change

250 (588) 1,000 12 85 (298) 1,432 (25,000) 25,000 (7,839)

0.00% 14.57% -5.95% 22.22% 0.00% 0.13% 4.77% 0.00% -5.23% 0.00% 0.00% 3.89% -50.00% 0.00% 185.19% 0.00% -2.60%

2550 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES This section of the budget includes our share of school bus services. Transportation services are organized by the Chittenden East Supervisory Union. 510.00 Transportation

126,348 126,348

126,347 126,347

112,742 112,742

102,852 102,852

(9,890) (9,890)

-8.77% -8.77%

2560 FOOD SERVICES This section of the budget contains any necessary financial support for the school cafeteria. When the revenue from meals meet the expenses then no district funding is required for this program. 930.00 Food Services

3,923 3,923

3,688 3,688

1,200 1,200

2,747 2,747

1,547 1,547

128.92% 128.92%

2900 OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES This section of the budget includes the costs of the school treasurer services and general contingency. 330.00 Professional Service - Treas 840.00 Contingency

3,923 3,923

This section of the budget includes the bond payments. 830.00 Debt Service Interest 910.00 Debt Service Principal K-4 Expenditures Subtotal

3,800 20,000 23,800

2,500 22,600 25,100

(1,300) 2,600 1,300

-34.21% 13.00% 5.46%

(1,743) (85,000) (86,743)

-7.62% -73.91% -62.92%

(141,160)

-3.79%

5000 DEBT SERVICE

29,928 115,000 144,928

22,872 115,000 137,872

21,129 30,000 51,129

$ 3,647,025

$ 3,732,591

$ 3,728,764

$ 3,587,604

CAPITAL PROJECT This section of the budget is a one time expense to make upgrades to the heating system using carry forward surplus funds. Capital Project - Heating Upgrades Total Jericho Elementary School

$ 3,647,025

$ 3,732,591

$ 3,728,764

100,000 $ 3,687,604

100,000 $

(41,160)

--1.10%

Jericho Town School District Budget Summary & Comparison Code

2009-10 Actual

Description

2009-10 Budget

2011-12 Proposed Budget

2010-11 Budget

Dollar Increase

Percent Increase

Expenditures 1100 1210 1410 2130 2220 2310 2320 2410 2490 2520 2540 2550 2560 2900 5000

Instructional Programs Special Education Co-Curricular Activities Health Services Library & Technology Services Board of Education Chittenden East Office School Administration Secretarial Services Fiscal Services Operation/Maintenance of Plant Transportation Services Food Services Other Fiscal Services Debt Services K - 4 Elementary Subtotal

$ 1,897,980 750,889 100 77,694 58,216 8,519 97,040 115,835 66,884 19,978 274,768 126,348 3,923 3,923 144,928 3,647,025

Capital Project - Heating Upgrades Total Jericho Elementary School

$1,952,014 723,021 2,000 77,978 58,277 9,600 97,042 118,969 67,115 35,800 292,012 126,347 3,688 23,800 144,928 3,732,591

$ 3,647,025

$ 1,962,205 725,243 2,000 80,020 57,462 9,600 96,111 121,708 68,717 28,700 301,384 112,742 1,200 23,800 137,872 3,728,764

$3,732,591

$ 3,728,764

1,983,734 667,912 2,000 79,873 54,436 9,372 97,809 122,000 68,395 26,700 293,545 102,852 2,747 25,100 51,129 3,587,604

100,000

21,529 (57,331) (147) (3,026) (228) 1,698 292 (322) (2,000) (7,839) (9,890) 1,547 1,300 (86,743) (141,160)

1.10% -7.91% 0.00% -0.18% -5.27% -2.38% 1.77% 0.24% -0.47% -6.97% -2.60% -8.77% 128.92% 5.46% -62.92% -3.79%

100,000

3,687,604

(41,160)

126,243

101,622

--1.10%

Estimated Revenues 5999 3110 3150 3200 4200 4700 1105 1510 1990 5400

Surplus/(Deficit) - Beginning State Aid: Education Spending Revenue State Grants: Transportation Special Education: State Federal ARRA Local: Impact Fees Interest Miscellaneous Prior Year Adjustment Total Estimated Revenues

43,749

(872) $

24,621

412.75%

3,164,804

3,137,597

3,038,341

(99,256)

-3.16%

44,963

44,916

45,792

39,864

(5,928)

-12.95%

402,664 64,112 42,110

425,099 55,917 -

400,015 58,016 25,297

395,496 56,197 -

(4,519) (1,819) (25,297)

-1.13% -3.14% -100.00%

13,227 13,227 18,745 28,000 4,900 1,500 (1,385) $ 3,797,889 $3,732,591

14,926 21,000 1,500 $ 3,728,764

11,963 19,000 500 3,687,604

(2,963) (2,000) (1,000) (41,160)

-19.85% -9.52% -66.67% --1.10%

An independent audit of the accounts and financial statements of the Jericho School District, for the period ending June 30, 2010, was conducted by Fothergill Segale & Valley, CPAs. Copies of the audit report are available at the Town Clerk's Office and the Chittenden East Supervisory Union Central Office in Richmond, VT.

Cost Per Student - Jericho Elementary School 2009-10 Actual

2009-10 Budget

2010-11 Budget

2011-12 Proposed Budget

Percent Change

Total Budget per Student Cost

14,765

15,173

16,354

16,317

-0.23%

Per Student Cost w/o Special Education

11,725

12,234

13,173

13,361

1.43%

Per Student Cost w/o Special Education and Transportation

11,214

11,720

12,679

12,906

1.79%

Per Student Cost w/o Special Education Transportation, and Capital Debt Payments

10,627

11,131

12,074

12,680

5.02%

226

-0.88%

September Enrollment

247

246

228

FY 2012 Tax Summary Estimates

Pending Legislative Approval of Statewide Education Tax Rates The estimated Homestead Tax Rate for Jericho is comprised of a tax rate for the elementary school district and a tax rate for the Mt. Mansfield Union School District. The rates are prorated by the number of equalized pupils in each district as follows:

District Jericho School District Mt. Mansfield Union School District

Homestead Tax Rate, Equalized ($ 0.87) $ 1.3498 $ 1.2119

Prorated Homestead % of Tax Rate, Equalized Equalized Pupils 32.02% $ 0.4322 67.98% $ 0.8238 100.00%

# Equalized Pupils 229.2 486.6 715.80

Estimated Total Homestead Tax Rate for Jericho

2009-10 Actual Common Level of Appraisal

2011-12 Proposed Estimate

2010-11 Actual

92.42%

93.00%

Common CLA Level of Adjusted Est Appraisal Homestead (CLA) Tax Rate 96.17% $ 0.4494 96.17% $ 0.8567 $

Dollar Change

96.17%

1.3061

Percent Change 3.41%

Homestead: ($0.87) Jericho School District Mt. Mansfield Union School District Estimated Homestead Tax Rate

$ $ $

0.4637 0.8645 1.3282

$ $ $

0.4644 0.8821 1.3465

$ $ $

0.4494 0.8567 1.3061

$ (0.0150) $ (0.0254) $ (0.0404)

-3.23% -2.88% -3.00%

Non-Residential: ($1.36) Estimated Non-Residential Tax Rate

1.4607

1.4516

1.4142

$ (0.0374)

-2.58%

Percentage for Income Sensitivity

2.57%

2.62%

2.60%

-0.76%

PRELIMINARY

Jericho

T106

County:

Chittenden

Chittenden East

FY2009

Expenditures Budget (local budget, including special programs, full technical center

plus minus

plus

Obligation to a Regional Technical Center School District if any

plus

Prior year deficit reduction if not included in expenditure budget

Sum of separately warned articles passed at town meeting Act 144 Expenditures, to be excluded from Education Spending Act 68 locally adopted or warned budget

12. 13.

plus

$3,687,604

$3,732,591

$3,728,764

3. 4.

5. 6.

$3,666,961

$3,732,591

$3,728,764

$3,687,604

$450,841

$465,394

$450,768

$416,880

$599,999

$568,659

$591,167

11.

+ -

12. 13.

local Act 144 tax revenues)

Capital debt aid for eligible projects pre-existing Act 60

$3,687,604

Revenues Local revenues (categorical grants, donations, tuitions, surplus, etc., including plus

$3,728,764

$3,666,961

informational data

11.

$3,732,591

FY2012

S.U. assessment (included in local budget) - informational data Prior year deficit reduction (if included in expenditure budget) -

FY2011

0.87

Gross Act 68 Budget

Enter estimated homestead base rate for FY2012. See note at bottom of page.

8,544

FY2010

$3,666,961

expenditures, and any Act 144 expenditures)

3. 4.

10.

Enter base education amount. See note at bottom of page.

District:

ESTIMATES ONLY

Three Prior Years Comparisons - Format as Provided by DOE

$649,263

10.

Prior year deficit reduction if included in revenues (negative revenue minus

instead of expenditures)

All Act 144 revenues, including local Act 144 tax revenues

14. 15.

17. 18. 19. 20.

Total local revenues

$599,999

$567,787

$591,167

$649,263

Education Spending

$3,066,962

$3,164,804

$3,137,597

$3,038,341

15.

250.83

245.44

237.27

229.20

16.

$12,227.25

$12,894.41

$13,223.74

$13,256

$550.54 $13.64

$536.59 $13.94

$518.17 $5.11

$171 $4.80

17. 18. 19.

20.

21. 22.

Equalized Pupils (Act 130 count is by school district)

16.

Education Spending per Equalized Pupil minus minus minus

21.

minus

22.

minus

23. 24.

plus

Less net eligible construction costs (or P&I) per equalized pupil Less share of SpEd costs in excess of $50,000 for an individual Less amount of deficit if deficit is solely attributable to tuitions paid to public schools for grades the district does not operate for new students who moved to the district after the budget was passed Less SpEd costs if excess is solely attributable to new SpEd spending if district has 20 or fewer equalized pupils Less planning costs for merger of small schools

Excess Spending per Equalized Pupil over threshold (if any) Per pupil figure used for calculating District Adjustment

threshold = $13,984

$12,227

District spending adjustment (minimum of 100%) ($13,256 / $8,544)

14.

threshold = $13,287

25.

($872) -

148.931% based on $8,210

threshold = $14,549

$12,894 150.918% based on $8,544

threshold = $14,733

$13,224 154.772% based on $8,544

$13,256

23. 24.

155.153%

25.

based on $8,544

Prorating the local tax rate 26.

Anticipated district equalized homestead tax rate to be prorated (155.153% x $0.870)

$1.2957 based on $0.87

$1.2979 based on $0.86

$1.3310 based on $0.86

$1.3498

26.

based on $0.870

27.

Percent of Jericho equalized pupils not in a union school district

33.372%

33.020%

32.450%

32.02%

27.

28.

Portion of district eq homestead rate to be assessed by town

$0.4324

$0.4286

$0.4319

$0.4322

28.

99.01%

92.42%

93.00%

96.17%

29.

$0.4494

30.

(32.020% x $1.35) 29.

Common Level of Appraisal (CLA)

30.

Portion of actual district homestead rate to be assessed by town

$0.4367 based on $0.87

($0.432 / 96.17%)

$0.4638 based on $0.86

$0.4644 based on $0.86

based on $0.87

If the district belongs to a union school district, this is only a PARTIAL homestead tax rate. The tax rate shown represents the estimated portion of the final homestead tax rate due to spending for students who do not belong to a union school district. The same holds true for the income cap percentage. 31. 32.

Anticipated income cap percent to be prorated (155.153% x 1.80%)

Portion of district income cap percent applied by State (32.020% x 2.79%)

33.

2.68% based on 1.80%

0.89% based on 1.80%

Percent of equalized pupils at Mt. Mansfield USD

34.

2.72% based on 1.80%

2.79% based on 1.80%

0.90% based on 1.80%

0.91% based on 1.80%

31.

0.89%

32.

based on 1.80%

66.63%

66.98%

67.55%

- Due to the ongoing fiscal crisis, there is uncertainty as to what the base education amount and homestead tax rate should be. Our current recommendation is to use $8,544 and $0.87, respectively. A district may choose to use different parameters if so desired. Final figures will be set by the Legislature and approved by the Governor. - The base income percentage cap is 1.80%.

2.79% based on 1.80%

67.98%

33. 34.

Comparative Data for Cost-Effectiveness 16 V.S.A. § 165(a)(2)(K) School: Jericho Elementary School S.U.: Chittenden East S.U.

A list of schools and school districts in each cohort may be found on the DOE website under "School Data and Reports": http://www.state.vt.us/educ/

FY2010 School Level Data Cohort Description: Elementary school, enrollment  200 but <300 (37 schools in cohort)

<- Larger

Smaller ->

School level data

Grades Offered

Cohort Rank by Enrollment (1 is largest) 16 out of 37

Enrollment

Total Teachers

Stu / Admin Tchr / Admin Ratio Ratio

Johnson Elementary School

PK - 6

241

22.63

1.00

10.65

241.00

K-6

244

24.90

1.00

9.80

244.00

24.90

C. P. Smith School

K-5

246

23.00

1.00

10.70

246.00

23.00

Jericho Elementary School

K-4

246

17.80

1.00

13.82

246.00

17.80

Hyde Park Elementary School

PK - 6

247

22.00

1.00

11.23

247.00

22.00

Wheeler School

PK - 5

248

29.60

1.00

8.38

248.00

29.60

East Montpelier Elementary Sch

PK - 6

251

20.14

2.00

12.46

125.50

10.07

238.68

21.29

1.05

11.21

226.44

20.20

Special education expenditures vary substantially from district to district and year to year. Therefore, they have been excluded from these figures.

School District: Jericho LEA ID: T106

FY2009 School District Data Cohort Description: Elementary school district, FY2009 FTE  200 but < 300 (19 school districts in cohort) Grades offered Student FTE in School enrolled in District school district

School district data (local, union, or joint district) Smaller ->

Stu / Tchr Ratio

Hardwick Elementary School

Averaged SCHOOL cohort data

<- Larger

Total Administrators

The portion of current expenditures made by supervisory unions on behalf of districts varies greatly. This year’s figures include district assessments to SUs. Doing so makes districts more comparable to each other. The consequence is that THESE FIGURES ARE ONLY COMPARABLE TO FIGURES USED IN THE SIMILAR FILES FOR FY10 and FY11.

Current expenditures per student FTE EXCLUDING special education costs

PK-6 K-6 K-6

250.45

$11,750

255.22

$12,518

259.79

$11,068

Jericho

PK-4

266.30

$10,256

Pittsford

PK-6 K-6 K-6

268.51

$10,330

275.53

$12,684

Johnson Hardwick Vergennes UESD #44

Norwich Randolph

Averaged SCHOOL DISTRICT cohort data

287.30

$11,755

250.43

$11,588

FY2011 School District Data

Grades offered in School District

<- Larger

Smaller ->

LEA ID

T107 T065 T154 T106 T159 T092 U044

School district tax rate SD SD SD Education Equalized Equalized Spending per Homestead Pupils Equalized Pupil Ed tax rate

Johnson East Montpelier Pittsford Jericho Pownal Hardwick Vergennes UESD #44

PK-6 PK-6 PK-6 PK-4 K-6 K-6 K-6

221.35 224.67 226.52 237.27 249.40 264.44 277.56

11,564.66 12,190.29 13,644.46 13,223.74 11,548.87 11,935.35 12,312.93

Total municipal tax rate , K-12, consisting of prorated member district rates MUN MUN MUN Equalized Common Actual Homestead Level Homestead Ed tax rate of Appraisal Ed tax rate

1.1640 1.2270 1.3734 1.3310 1.1625 1.2014 1.2394

These tax rates are not comparable due to CLA's.

1.2607 1.2771 1.3298 1.2522 1.1438 1.2692 -

The Legislature has required the Department of Education to provide this information per the following statute: 16 V.S.A. 165(a)(2) The school, at least annually, reports student performance results to community members in a format selected by the school board. . . . The school report shall include: (K) data provided by the commissioner which enable a comparison with other schools, or school districts if school level data are not available, for cost-effectiveness. The commissioner shall establish which data are to be included pursuant to this subdivision and, notwithstanding that the other elements of the report are to be presented in a format selected by the school board, shall develop a common format to be used by each school in presenting the data to community members. The commissioner shall provide the most recent data available to each school no later than October 1 of each year. Data to be presented may include student-to-teacher ratio, administrator-to-student ratio, administrator-to-teacher ratio, and cost per pupil.

Cohort Rank by FTE (1 is largest) 7 out of 19

Current expenditures are an effort to calculate an amount per FTE spent by a district on students enrolled in that district. This figure excludes tuitions and assessments paid to other providers, construction and equipment costs, debt service, adult education, and community service.

Use these tax rates to compare towns rates.

School District

22.63

0.9501 0.9873 0.9509 0.9300 0.7908 0.8777 -

1.3269 1.2936 1.3984 1.3464 1.4464 1.4460 -

CAPITAL PROJECTS Statement of Fund Activity - Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010 YTD Actual Construction Account Roof Project 32,798

Beginning Fund Balance - July 1, 2009 Revenue: Interest Total Expenditures: ADA Restroom Renovation Total Net

(108,385)

(75,587)

150 150

31,606 31,606

(31,457)

1,342

Ending Fund Balance - June 30, 2010

Total

(108,385)

(107,044)

Tennis Court Maintenance Account Beginning Balance - July 1, 2009 Revenue Expenditure Ending Balance - June 30, 2010

$ $ $ $

1,423 503 1,926

2,329 21 2,350

Town of Jericho School District Trust Funds

Statement of Fund Activity - Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010 Harry & Margaret Grant Fund (Citizenship award for Jericho students) -

Beginning Balance - July 1, 2009 Interest Income Withdrawals Ending Balance - June 30, 2010

Browns River Study Club Beginning Balance - July 1, 2009 Interest Income Withdrawals Ending Balance - June 30, 2010

$ $

4,354 37 4,391

Chittenden East Supervisory Union #12 Report Huntington $24,717 Underhill ID $20,490 Jericho $56,175 Underhill Town $28,637 MMUSD $436,305 CESU $160,378 Total for the CESU #12 $792,120

On June 30, 2010, Superintendent, James Massingham retired after 25 years as an educational leader in the Chittenden East Supervisory Union (CESU). His dedication, compassion and vision helped shape educational programming for thousands of students. Mr. Massingham’s contagious smile, positive attitude and considerable expertise will be missed, but not forgotten.

CESU school districts followed the terms and intent of Act 146 and made sincere efforts to meet the targets without significantly diminishing the quality of educational programs. As required by Act 146, CESU reported a combined reduction of $467,821 to the Department of Education. Although CESU was well below meeting the targets, our school boards were more successful than many in meeting the voluntary reduction targets.

The Executive Committee appointed John Alberghini Superintendent of the Chittenden East Supervisory Union in December 2009 and Lauren Wooden as the Assistant Superintendent in February 2010. This structure replaces the Co-Superintendent leadership model that was in place from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010. Negotiations

On December 22, 2010, Governor-elect, Peter Shumlin announced that he will not ask the Legislature to enforce the Act 146 voluntary education spending cuts. He proposed releasing $19 million from the August 2010 Federal Jobs Bill designated for education to offset some of the cuts for FY2012. How this announcement will affect education spending and local tax rates in 20112012 will depend on decisions made by the Legislature in 2011. Vermont is confronted with a revenue shortfall of approximately $150 million dollars. This reality will significantly influence the state’s ability to fund education at current levels.

Chittenden East Supervisory Union member school boards and central office administration are pleased to report that tentative contract agreements were reached with educational support personnel and teachers. The teachers unit of the Green Mountain NEA (local contingent of the National Education Association Union) tentative agreement encompasses 2009-2010 and 2010-2011; the support staff tentative agreement covers 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. Specific contractual terms are confidential until ratification by the Green Mountain NEA and school boards. This will take place in January 2011. Negotiations for the subsequent teachers’ employment contract will begin in early 2011.

Voluntary Merger Planning Committee

Act 146 (Challenges for Change)

CESU school boards have been discussing and studying the governance structure within our supervisory union and possible alternatives. There are records of committees and board discussions on this topic that date back to the 1970s. A majority of CESU board members believe it is time to bring the question of one unified school district for CESU to the electorate. Last spring, the Executive Committee authorized a Governance Study to examine the potential benefits and challenges of moving to a unified school district. Based on the details presented in the Governance Study, board discussions, state incentives, and the possibility of mandated consolidation, all CESU member school boards approved continuing with the steps required by statute.

Act 146, Challenges for Change is an involved piece of legislation passed by the General Assembly during the 2010 Legislative Session that seeks to improve outcomes of state government and reduce funding through greater program coordination and efficiency. Act 146 includes sections establishing specific outcomes for education and sets targets for school districts to meet voluntary reductions in education spending. The law directed school districts to make a good faith effort to meet these voluntary budget reduction targets. The Vermont Department of Education identified the following FY2012 reduction targets for Chittenden East Supervisory Union’s member school districts: Bolton $17,553

Richmond

A planning committee (Voluntary Merger Planning Committee, VMPC) has been appointed and is in the

$47,865

Continued.... process of preparing a report outlining the governing structure and potential savings/efficiencies and educational programming benefits of a unified school district. The report will be reviewed by school boards and finalized; VMPC will determine if it is advisable to forward the report to the State Board of Education and Commissioner of Education for approval. If the VMPC Planning Report is approved, VMPC will engage the communities of CESU in a series of open forums to discuss the key issues in the formation of one school district.

based report card which more accurately reflects a student’s attainment of skills and knowledge. • MMUHS is involved in a 3-year process of accreditation through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The entire faculty as well as volunteers from the staff, school board, student body and community serve on a committee to research and report on these standards. A rating guide provided by NEASC is used to evaluate MMU on the basis of each standard. • We are exploring the new Common Core Standards and meeting the Vermont Department of Education timeline. • CESU administrators began implementing the practice of Learning Walks. The Walk focuses on the level of academic rigor and engagement

To view the Governance Study, Voluntary Merger Planning Committee meeting minutes, potential advantages and challenges of a merger, FAQs and the Planning Committee Report, please visit www.cesu.k12. vt.us and link to Voluntary Merger Discussions under the School Boards tab.

Special Education

Curriculum

Special Education is funded by federal, state and local funds. We anticipate a combined decrease ($208,813) in federal revenue (including IDEA-B and Medicaid funds) and an increase ($81,489) in state revenue, based on state expenditures reimbursements). The timeline for the development of the special education budget is such that the revenue figures are difficult to predict. The revenue changes, coupled with a decrease of expenditures ($148,681), are expected to result in a Local Assessment decrease of $211,619 or 7.58%.

The CESU curricula have been in the enhancement process throughout grades and disciplines. Professional development of teachers has been central to this enhancement. Teachers have been engaging in ongoing professional development using the reflective practice of Lesson Study. In this model, a group of teachers plan together, followed by one teacher teaching the lesson – debriefing with a teacher leader afterward. At the same time, teachers are refining lessons and practices. The incorporation of 21st Century Skills and technology as a means to creating deeper understanding and more relevant practice has also been emphasized. Most recently: • K-8 science units have been completed with enriching activities and we have at least one inquiry assessment at each grade level. Neighboring districts have been using our curricula as a model. • World Language in the 5th and 6th grades now focuses on Spanish in 5th while 6th grade is cultural exploration. This will be followed by the evaluation of 7th and 8th grade content. • Algebra I instruction is aligned in the middle and high schools so that the same text and assessments are used. The goal is to focus on increased time on math instruction throughout the grades and increased student readiness for Algebra I in 9th grade. • Health Curriculum is aligning practice to the 2010 Vermont Health Education Guidelines for Curriculum and Assessment. • Both middle schools are using a standards-

We continue to work to provide a quality program and at the same time control costs. The FY12 Chittenden East PreK-12 Special Education and Title I budget reflects an overall decrease of $148,681 or 1.85 %. We continue to work to increase our capacity to serve more students within Chittenden East Supervisory Union. We have decreased the number of out of district placements by 50 % over the last five years, from 14 students in 2005 to 7 students in 2010. The CESU Mansfield Academy program has provided an alternative to sending students to out of district programs. This program allows students who are not able to participate within the regular educational setting to continue to be educated locally. The PreK-12 Special Education budget expenditures have been decreased by $148,681. This includes expenditures from district EEE programs which are housed at Underhill Central, Richmond, Smilie and Brewster-Pierce Elementary schools. The programs serve Special Education eligible children between the ages of 3-5 years old.

continued.... Other Purchased Services, Equipment, Professional Services, Speech and Language Services, Instructional Improvement, Administration Services, Administrative Support Services, Fiscal Services, Special Education Transportation, Early Essential Education and Title I programs. Increases in expenditures ($267,192) are reflected in Salaries, Benefits, Tuition, Supplies, Social Worker Services, Psychological Services, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Facilities and Contingency.

Grants continue to provide funding for the following: Student Assistance Program Counselors in the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s middle and high schools programs; a Director responsible for program development and coordination; and part time Coordinators in towns who organize events. Grants from the state fund our smoking cessation and tobacco education efforts and training for student leaders and facilitators. The Chittenden East Community Partnership is in the final year of a planning grant of over $120,000 from the Vermont Department of Health. The funds have been used for strategic planning in the area of prevention and are used for the implementation of programs selected during the planning stage.

We continue to evaluate the recommendations of the Resource Allocation Committee to find more effective ways of allocating resources across the supervisory union. This committee was established to provide recommendations to the Special Education Administrators using research-based data. The goal is to provide similar services and consistency from school to school, to create staffing standards based on state and/or national norms, and to establish a structured process for adding staff. A plan for implementation of these recommendations is in the development stage and implementation is scheduled to begin during the 2011-2012 school year.

The district participates in the Medicaid Reimbursement Claims. MAC provides funding for expanded health and guidance services. In the current year, funding has been used for an additional nursing position. This position provides expanded nursing services in the district schools. Additional funding, available in the form of mini grants, provides for equipment and programs. Energy grants totaling more than $188,500 were awarded to Camels Hump, Smilie, Underhill Center, Underhill ID, Jericho and Mount Mansfield. The grants are supporting new exterior lights, boilers and interior lighting. Jericho Elementary School was also awarded a Safe Routes to School grant of $174,000. This grant will provide funding for sidewalks and parking areas.

Grants and Federal Programs In 2010-2011, the Chittenden East School District received over $1,150,000 through various grants including the Comprehensive Federal Programs. Although this is a substantial overall increase from the previous year, there are decreases in federal programs. ARRA funding was not available and as a result, Title I had a decrease of over $100,000. This program provides funding for academic assistance to students in eligible schools (Brewster-Pierce, Camels Hump, Richmond and Smilie) who are not meeting or are at risk of not meeting the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s content and performance standards. Title IIA which provides funding for staff to support innovation and professional development to improve classroom instruction remained the same. Title IID which provides training in technology decreased. Title IV which provides funding to establish programs that contribute to safe and substance-free schools has been eliminated.

Federal funds of over $116,000 were awarded for the purchase of three school buses. This funding has allowed CESU to replace older school buses with those that are more energy efficient. Contact Us Chittenden East Supervisory Union strives to support students, staff, board members and the public. Please do not hesitate to visit our website at www.cesu.k12.vt.us or call us at 434-2128 if you have questions. John R. Alberghini, Superintendent of Schools Lauren Wooden, Assistant Superintendent Laura Nassau, Business Manager Blythe Leonard, Special Services Co-Director Beverly White, Special Services Co-Director Patricia Connelly, Grants & Federal Programs Coordinator

Some examples of the district use of Title funding are professional development programs for teachers and state of the art materials for math and science instruction. Positions are funded as district teacher leaders for math, literacy and science in grades 1- 8. Teacher Leaders provide professional development experiences for their colleagues. All projects are carefully monitored and evaluated.

Chittenden East Supervisory Union #12 Proposed FY 2012 Budget Central Office Unaudited

2009-2010 Actual

2009-2010 Budget

2010-2011 Budget

2011-2012 Budget

Dollar Change

Percent Change

Expenses Salaries Insurance Social Security Group Life Insurance Retirement Workers Compensation Unemployment Tuition Reimbursement Benefits Adminstration Professional Development Curriculum Coordination Professional & Technical Services Contract Negotiations Cleaning Services Repair & Maintenance Rent Prop/Liab Insurance Fidelity Bond Postage & Telephone Printing Advertising Travel/Conferences Supplies Electricity Books/Periodicals Computer Software Equipment Dues & Fees Miscellaneous Total

697,484 $ 684,268 $ 695,356 $ 735,128 $ 129,466 133,103 136,754 154,777 51,965 52,346 53,195 56,237 2,179 1,677 1,734 1,820 19,786 20,096 20,639 22,347 8,077 4,516 4,819 4,476 2,614 171 193 953 2,628 4,335 4,661 4,661 341 36 690 3,802 6,850 3,500 3,500 15,352 14,550 15,550 15,550 8,017 16,200 10,320 10,540 27,617 15,000 25,000 25,000 3,899 4,114 4,114 4,930 6,558 7,250 5,750 5,750 41,858 41,858 41,858 42,318 67 95 95 112 100 101 101 101 8,726 9,400 11,141 11,878 4,474 3,000 2,500 2,500 3,537 4,000 4,000 3,500 12,278 15,300 15,300 15,300 15,724 13,000 12,000 12,000 3,049 2,912 2,952 4,056 760 1,200 1,000 800 18,345 30,000 31,084 33,174 28,980 37,950 38,333 35,770 5,286 4,700 4,926 5,082 261 2,000 $ 1,123,230 $ 1,127,992 $ 1,146,911 $ 1,214,950 $

39,772 18,023 3,042 86 1,708 (343) 760 654 220 816 460 17 737 (500) 1,104 (200) 2,090 (2,563) 156 2,000 68,039

5.72% 13.18% 5.72% 4.96% 8.28% -7.12% 393.78% 0.00% 1816.67% 0.00% 0.00% 2.13% 0.00% 19.83% 0.00% 1.10% 17.89% 0.00% 6.62% 0.00% -12.50% 0.00% 0.00% 37.40% -20.00% 6.72% -6.69% 3.17% -5.93%

Revenues District Assessments Indirect Cost Reimbursement Interest Earned Misc Other Income Local Standards Board Grant Carry Forward Total

$ 1,095,796 $ 1,095,801 $ 1,108,711 $ 1,166,654 $ 1,437 21,500 7,722 15,000 7,000 7,000 19,680 30,000 30,000 30,000 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 (14,009) (14,009) (11,404) $ 1,111,826 $ 1,127,992 $ 1,146,911 $ 1,214,950 $

57,943 21,500 (11,404) 68,039

5.23% -0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -5.93%

Chittenden East Supervisory Union # 12 Special Education Budget FY 2012 Code 9999 4250 4750 4255 3204 4226 4228 4756 4758 3201 3203 3202 3205 3213 1362 1510 1510 1991 1931 5481 5400

Description Revenue Surplus/Deficit Title I Title I ARRA Title I School Improvement Essential Early Ed (EEE) IDEA-B IDEA-B Preschool IDEA-B ARRA IDEA-B Preschool ARRA State Block State Extraordinary State Expenditure Reimbursement Other State BEST Grant LEA Excess Costs Miscellaneous Local VCPC Grant Indirect Cost Reimbursement Local Assessment Medicaid Prior Year Adjustments Total

Expenditures 1210 Instructional Services 100 Salaries 200 Benefits 300 Professional Services 500 Other Purchased Services 566 Tuition 600 Supplies 700 Equipment 2100 Professional Services 2130 Social Work Services 2132 Health Services 2140 Psychological Services 2150 Speech & Lang Services 2160 OT Services 2190 PT and Other Support Services 2200 Instructional Improvement 2420 Administration Services 2490 Admin Support Services 2520 Fiscal Services 2620 Facilities 2700 Transportation 2900 Contingency Total Special Ed IDEA-B ARRA IDEA-B Preschool ARRA Early Intervention, EEE & FITP Title 1 Programs Total

Unaudited 2009-10 Actual

2009-10 Budget

2010-11 Proposed

2011-12 Proposed

Dollar Change

Percent Change

$ (331,376) $ (134,832) $ (196,545) $ (31,287) $ 283,669 354,381 284,718 279,707 120,741 58,690 173,949 169,728 171,051 179,927 598,389 583,743 625,000 626,000 15,311 15,922 15,031 15,331 461,834 236,212 1,683 18,890 908,600 908,600 923,202 938,242 111,830 136,922 143,985 109,605 2,536,605 2,839,345 2,602,381 2,685,319 54,464 21,000 45,000 54,464 11,552 12,000 12,000 11,551 46,902 30,000 790 35,000 11,996 7,000 7,472 26,148 2,732,715 2,732,717 2,790,661 2,579,042 403,175 339,000 350,000 400,000 (8,105) $ 8,215,038 $ 8,013,526 $ 8,033,582 $ 7,884,901 $

165,258 -84.08% (5,011) -1.76% --8,876 5.19% 1,000 0.16% 300 2.00% (236,212) -100.00% (18,890) -100.00% 15,040 1.63% (34,380) -23.88% 82,938 3.19% 9,464 21.03% (449) -3.74% 30,000 -(4,996) -41.65% --(211,619) -7.58% 50,000 14.29% -(148,681) -1.85%

$ 5,234,009 3,288,918 1,436,015 21,109 13,429 442,793 15,738 16,007 5,400 130,415 11,857 193,118 663,913 106,315 51,025 158,263 217,103 100,631 86,511 54,637 128,211 $ 7,141,408 461,834 1,683 374,845 463,100 $ 8,442,870

137,743 2.64% 26,654 0.81% 107,895 7.58% (7,000) -36.84% (3,840) -11.18% 18,007 4.68% 8,625 64.49% (12,598) -31.03% (6,500) -52.00% 1,000 0.63% 0.00% 50,500 34.95% (17,484) -2.54% 1,316 1.20% 995 1.99% (4,277) -3.10% (8,244) -3.50% (2,428) -2.77% (50,923) -82.24% 12,200 29.90% (3,578) -2.49% 40,000 -150,320 2.12% (236,212) -100.00% (18,890) -100.00% (38,888) -10.03% (5,011) -1.76% (148,681) -1.85%

$ 5,361,335 3,279,282 1,471,252 16,000 28,300 481,501 22,600 62,400 27,697 160,000 24,500 135,000 689,873 95,135 52,103 138,744 233,948 94,065 58,208 52,322 151,800 $ 7,274,730 384,415 354,381 $ 8,013,526

$ 5,213,974 $ 5,351,717 3,298,673 3,325,327 1,423,612 1,531,507 19,000 12,000 34,340 30,500 384,376 402,383 13,375 22,000 40,598 28,000 12,500 6,000 160,000 161,000 18,000 18,000 144,500 195,000 689,298 671,814 109,933 111,249 50,121 51,116 138,071 133,794 235,820 227,576 87,611 85,183 61,923 11,000 40,800 53,000 143,578 140,000 40,000 $ 7,106,129 $ 7,256,449 236,212 18,890 387,633 348,745 284,718 279,707 $ 8,033,582 $ 7,884,901

Chittenden East Supervisory Union #12 Special Education Budget 2010-11 Special Education FY2012 Assessment

continued....

FY 10 Budget

District

FY 11 Budget

75,104 113,617 242,005 257,613 96,421 127,904 1,820,053 $ 2,732,717

Bolton Huntington Jericho Richmond Underhill I. D. Underhill Town MMUSD

72,237 120,392 241,915 268,179 101,366 143,760 1,842,812 $ 2,790,661

$ Change $

% Change

(2,867) 6,775 (90) 10,566 4,945 15,856 22,759 57,944

-3.82% 5.96% -0.04% 4.10% 5.13% 12.40% 1.25% 2.12%

% Share 2.59% 4.31% 8.67% 9.61% 3.63% 5.15% 66.04% 100.00%

Note: Assessments in local budgets may differ slightly as boards adopted budgets before final allocation rates were set.

Chittenden East Supervisory Union Transportation Budget Unaudited 2009-2010 Actual

Item

Salary Insurance Social Security Retire/Work Comp/Unemp Professional Services Other Cleaning Services Repairs & Maintenance Busing Contracts Fleet Insurance Communications Advertising Travel/Training Supplies/Parts Fuels Software Equipment Bus Replacement Miscellaneous Total Transportation

782,757 291,834 59,419 75,664 1,635 4,502 1,689 5,055 22,116 16,748 710 5,412 104,380 147,387 2,000 33,799 585,088 7,423 2,147,618

2009-2010 2010-2011 Budget Budget Expenditures $

823,748 312,776 63,017 86,764 1,000 3,700 16,905 600 2,500 98,450 192,000 2,000 318,395 13,970 1,935,825

849,682 323,359 65,001 91,242 5,278 4,750 500 4,216 18,756 4,475 600 4,200 106,502 192,000 2,000 2,000 241,000 2,354 1,917,915

2011-2012 Proposed

827,114 381,876 63,274 83,807 1,000 4,750 500 4,545 20,820 4,475 600 4,200 104,290 177,000 2,000 2,000 255,000 4,354 1,941,605

$ Change

% Change

(22,568) 58,517 (1,727) (7,435) (4,278) 329 2,064 (2,212) (15,000) 14,000 2,000 23,690

-2.66% 18.10% -2.66% -8.15% -81.05% 0.00% 0.00% 7.80% 11.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -2.08% -7.81% 0.00% 0.00% 5.81% 84.96% 1.24%

30,800 7,177 (1) (3,000) (2,821) (8,465) 23,690

149.24% 14.29% 0.00% -0.01% -42.86% --0.63% -0.63% 1.24%

2011-2012 Estimated Assessment $ 33,601 $ 57,368 $ 102,852 $ 130,716 $ 51,221 $ 70,070 $ 1,337,484 100.00% $ 1,783,312

% Increase 9.73% 4.79% -8.77% 4.35% 0.36% -5.61% -0.63% -0.63%

Estimated Revenue Carry Forward* Vo-Tech Reimbursement Special Ed Reimbursement Miscellaneous Sale of Bus Grant Elementary Assessment Secondary Assessment

214,608 56,932 18,797 13,167 116,834 459,581 1,378,720 2,258,639

2,970 40,000 34,250 9,809 10,500 459,574 1,378,722 1,935,825

20,638 50,239 32,727 12,713 7,000 448,649 1,345,949 1,917,915

51,438 57,416 32,727 12,712 4,000 445,828 1,337,484 1,941,605

* $38,945 of the FY 10 fund balance is reserved for the purchase of a bus.

Estimated Transportation Assessment

Town Bolton Huntington Jericho Richmond Underhill ID Underhill Town MMUSD

Elementary (25%) MMUSD (75%)

2010-11 Assessment $ 30,621 $ 54,747 $ 112,742 $ 125,269 $ 51,036 $ 74,234 $ 1,345,949 $ 1,794,598

2010-11 Percentage 6.83% 12.20% 25.13% 27.92% 11.38% 16.54% 100.00%

448,649 1,345,949 1,794,598

2010-11 K-4 Enrollment 82 140 251 319 125 171 N/A 1,088

2011-2012 Percentage 7.54% 12.87% 23.07% 29.32% 11.49% 15.71%

445,828 1,337,484 1,783,312

-0.63%

Report of the Mt. Mansfield Union School District school directors & Administrators As we look back on the 2010-11 school year, we, as a Board, want to thank our communities and let you know how much we appreciate the support you provide that allows us to provide opportunities and resources for our students that will allow them to be successful adults.

Mt Mansfield Union High School completed another successful year in 2009-2010. We are thankful for the continued support that our communities, families and students have for our buildings and programs. We are, of course, pleased with our students’ academic achievements. Mt. Mansfield students continue to score above the Vermont State average on required and college readiness assessments including the NECAP and SAT. However, we are also proud of staff and student participation in co-curricular, community service, and socially constructive activities.

Our teachers and administrators make an ongoing effort to examine and adapt the curricula to assure that it is timely and appropriate to all students and the demands they will face in the 21st century. Our students continue to make us, as a community, proud in their academic successes, extra-curricular experiences and as they contribute their time and efforts to make the world a better place for all through participation that very often is not lauded but not unappreciated.

Browns River Middle School This year, at BRMS, we have instituted a new schedule that has brought many changes to our student and teacher day. Formerly, our classes were 40 minutes in length with an Exploratory (EXP) class of 60 minutes. Lunches were a quick 20 minutes. Now, our classes are 50 minutes in length with an EXP class of 75 minutes, and everyone is enjoying our 25 minute lunch period. We have made changes to increase the instructional time in mathematics for all of our students which is also a district goal. While making these changes, we also wanted to provide additional time for students who need support and/ or enrichment opportunities in reading, writing, or math. Consequently, we have started the I-Block for all of our 5th and 6th graders. The I-Block allows us to complement our reading, writing and mathematics curricula and provide targeted individualized opportunities that enhance academic growth.

Our capital plan makes it possible to take an organized and, often, pre-emptive approach to maintaining our buildings. As we address these needs, we make a very intentional effort to replace aging facilities with “green”, energy efficient equipment. This year, we have embarked on two initiatives: creating a Strategic Plan for the Mount Mansfield School Board which will provide us with an outline of goals and expectations against which we can measure our actions and allow us to be more pro-active, and participating in the district wide study researching the potential advantages and disadvantages of becoming a single school district. This year, the economy has created uncertainty in all environments, not the least of which is education. We would like to thank our Finance Committee, Laura Nassau and our administrators for their hard and conscientious approach in preparing a budget that, not only recognizes students’ needs but also focuses on the economic realities, addresses the Challenges for Change (Act 146) request and assures that we will continue to be able to offer the opportunities and resources to our students and communities that will allow them to thrive in 2012-13 and beyond.

All of our 5th and 6th graders meet three times a week in their small-group I-Block on a rotating, trimester basis. Student learning profiles, which include assessment data and teacher observations, determine student assignment. I-Block instructors include teachers from various disciplines. Students are grouped by grade level, not team, and work on basic skills as well as enrichment activities. Schedules for our 7th and 8th graders do not allow I-Block time for everyone. Students who do not take a foreign language do have an abbreviated I-Block for support and enrichment. We are looking for ways to increase this time in the schedule for our 7th and 8th graders.

Browns River and Camels Hump Middle Schools and

This past summer, major electrical upgrades were 84

done in the building. Transformers were replaced and all interior lighting was changed to be more energy efficient. With these improvements, we anticipate significant reductions in our electrical consumption and a cost savings for our community. We also installed handrails in our two main stairwells and finished the new carpeting in our hallways.

and salamander covers at the Monitor Barn have provided a large amount of data for this state site. Students also participated in the amphibian crossing project and submitted their data to the Vernal Pool Association. Ms. Fary’s 8th grade students worked with the Richmond Conservation Commission and Nature Conservancy to design and plant a native species garden on the CHMS campus. Students provided educational outreach regarding invasive species removal and planting native plants. Fifth grade students worked with local environmental and watershed groups, learning about our watershed and the environmental/human pressures our watershed is facing. Students engaged in a variety of watershed activities ranging from removing invasive plants to collecting water samples from the banks of the Winooski River.

Every teacher continues to serve on one of our five School Improvement Committees which are: Communication, Community Building Buffet, Committee of Respect and Excellence (CORE), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Response to Intervention (RTI), and Beautification. Goals for the year include: improved relations within BRMS and the whole community through better communication; unifying students, parents, and staff in a variety of ways to create a positive and fun learning environment; achieving consistent implementation school-wide of Responsive Design (RD) and Developmental Design (DD) and PBIS models to foster a safe, respectful and caring community; increasing the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) for all students in reading, writing, and math; and facilitating the creation of a cleaner, more organized/less cluttered and prettier school, inside and out.

The 2009-2010 academic year, brought about tremendous changes to the physical plant at CHMS. During the fall of 2009, the electrical system of the school was completely upgraded. This electric upgrade consisted of the removal of four transformers, rewiring the entire building, removal of over 180 light fixtures, and upgrading the remaining fixtures with more efficient ballasts and bulbs. These upgrades have reduced our kilowatt use by approximately 33%. Additionally, the solar array project, which has been in process for the past year and a half, should be completed sometime this spring. With our current reductions in our electric use, the solar arrays may provide CHMS will all of its electric power. We are extremely excited about this possibility.

Camel’s Hump Middle School Camels Hump Middle School has implemented a number of initiatives to improve the academic outcomes for our students. Through our school improvement grant, we hired a math specialist to work within our fifth and sixth grade classrooms as well as to further our work on formative assessment. Our mathematics teachers are continuing their professional development work with the Vermont Math Initiative and the District’s math coordinator, focusing on aligning learning outcomes, developing and implementing formative assessments, and improving instructional strategies. In conjunction with this professional development, CHMS has also expanded the resources and availability of supplemental instructional services for students. We’ve continued our work with the National Writing Project to develop our writing program.

Mt. Mansfield Union High School Mt. Mansfield Union High School continues to embrace curricular changes, and imbed both technology and 21st century skills into our teaching and learning. In the past year, we have undergone Part I of our NEASC (New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges) accreditation process. All faculty plus some school-board members, parents, and community members were invited to participate in the self-evaluation of our school’s alignment with the seven NEASC Standards during the 2010-11 school year. The faculty will approve our reports in the 2010-11 school year. In November 2011, a visiting committee will assess MMU’s alignment to the standards. Part of this alignment involves re-

CHMS students have continued their partnerships with a variety of community groups and agencies. We are in our second year counting, collecting, and documenting reptiles and amphibians for the Vermont Amphibians/Reptile Atlas. Our snake 85

evaluating our mission and vision and restructuring our objectives for academic success to include 21st century learning goals.

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) averages continue to be above the state and national averages. Last year, 235 Advanced Placement exams were administered to 117 students. 83% of these test takers were able to potentially receive college credit for their performance on these exams. About twenty of our first-generation college bound students enrolled in a free “Intro to College Studies” class at the Community College of Vermont. Numerous students are taking advantage of local college courses and on-line opportunities. Seventy percent of the Class of 2010 was college bound, and they earned over three million dollars in scholarship money. College planning and application preparation continues to be an integral part of the services provided by school counselors.

In the summer of 2010, many teachers were engaged in a variety of professional development activities and courses. In June, an administrator and faculty member taught a graduate course to fifteen teachers. Participants developed or revised curriculum to help create learning goals, activities, and assessments that are engaging and rigorous, yet are designed to address individual learning needs through differentiating instruction. Several teachers completed coursework in educational technology. Others studied challenging subject matter in AP institutes and at our local colleges and the University of Vermont.

Student Services continued to collaborate with teachers, parents, and administration to enhance classroom performance. This past year, counselors met with struggling students individually to provide strategies for improving study habits, and we offered workshops for parents and students on study skills. Health Services worked with the Vermont Department of Health on a H1N1 immunization and prevention campaign as well as rolling out a new health documentation system for the office. Nurses managed and documented 2,147 total visits, 67 students with chronic health conditions, and 84 students with diagnosed allergies. In addition, school nurses, through 504 plans, supported students with high risk medical issues that impacted their school performance. The Health Office continues to focus on providing wellness education to students, parents, and school employees.

The math department at MMU continued to work on coordination of Algebra 1 courses across the district. Students from the two middle schools came to MMU and took their Algebra 1 final exam simultaneously with the high school students. Teachers met to review the students’ work on the exam in order to improve instruction and thereby, student achievement. The common exams, along with regular curricular meetings among middle and high school teachers of Algebra 1, also helps ensure equal learning opportunities for all students in the course. This year, we are continuing our math support program with a “Math Lab” and a math teacher is available every period of the day. In its second year, Accelerated Math, a computer-based program, allows students to move through various math curricula at their own pace and with plenty of practice and immediate feedback.

While our primary focus at MMU is on academics, our co-curricular programs contribute to the culture and well-being of our student experience. Our band, chorus, and student council groups adopted an MMU song titled, “Hail to The Cougars,” and taught it to our student body and faculty at homecoming, furthering the students’ connection to the school with a fun and lively activity. Our community service club is actively pursuing ways to give back locally. Our advisory program, 9th grade orientation (in which 100% of our incoming students participated), and events such as homecoming, Spring Fling, and Winter Carnival help MMU continue to be a thriving community.

Teachers in English, Social Studies and Science are continuing the practice of writing across the curriculum through the consistent use of “Professional Paragraphs” and The “Point- QuoteRelate” essay formats. The reinforcement of these types of common writing practices across subject areas has proven to be a very effective means for embedding the writing of clear, English prose throughout the school. Our students do well in writing in the NECAP, in AP exams, and in their college entrance examinations. Teachers at MMU meet monthly or bimonthly in course groups or with an administrator to address curriculum, instruction, and assessment in order to ensure consistency of instructional goals, learning activities, and academic rigor.

In March, the MMU Choral Music Program had the most students accepted into the New England Music Festival Chorus from the State of Vermont for the fourth consecutive year. Students prepared vocal 86

trios, quartets, and solo repertoire. Eight students performed in the Vermont All State Chorus in May, and fifteen in the Northwest District Chorus in February. The MMU Select Chorus, The Gentlemen (a male vocal quartet), and Women’s A Cappella performed at First Night in Burlington to great fanfare. Our singers also performed locally for the Medieval Fair in Jericho, and the MMU Select Chorus performed Vivaldi’s “Gloria” at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Burlington as part of their “Tuesdays Twelve to One” Series. In April of 2010, MMU Choral members traveled to New York City, once again, and gave a thrilling performance at Carnegie Hall with the New England Philharmonic Orchestra.

arts and athletic events. We welcome any and all visitors, comments and participation. We are thankful for the opportunity to serve such a fine community, and to help educate our children.

School Directors Alison Anand Clifford Peterson Jeffrey Forward Lucinda Preston Peter Geiss Ken Remsen Judie Jones, Chair Robert Robbins Diane Kirson-Glitman, Clerk George Till, Vice-Chair Michael Marks Linda Willmott Jerome Mendicino Yasmine Ziesler Ken Wyman

In athletics, we had the first official track meet at home in the spring of 2010, and in the fall we have been fortunate to have the first full season of home football games. We have improved our weight training facility for students to improve their strength and conditioning and sent students to the Vermont State Student Leadership Conference where they have been able to learn valuable athletic leadership skills and bring them back to MMU. Our Athletic Field Project is near completion, and we hope to utilize all fields in the 2011-2012 school year. This past fall our MMU Boys’ Cross Country team won the state championship.

Administators

Throughout the high school, students are integrating technology into their education. Math teachers use the smart boards to better illustrate graphs, geometry and measurement, and other mathematical concepts. To help students better understand history, teachers use flip cameras to document political interviews, and the Digital Photography classes manipulate photos into works of art. All of our teachers update grades and student progress on a parent-accessible information system. Over one hundred 9th graders are part of a one-to-one laptop pilot program.

Nancy Guyette, Principal BRMS Kevin Hamilton, Asst. Principal BRMS Mark Carbone, Principal CHMS Suzanne Gruendling, Asst. Principal CHMS Jennifer Botzojorns, Principal MMUHS Brian Cain, Director of Student Activities MMUHS Adrienne Capone, Asst. Principal MMUHS Michael Weston, Asst. Principal MMUHS

Finally, our junior and senior business class offered evening classes for parents and community members in the spring of 2010. “After Dark” courses included art, Spanish, guitar, and several other courses. Classes begin again in January 2011, the details of which can be found on the MMU website. We look forward to continuing to expand our educational opportunities and services to the entire Chittenden East Supervisory Union community. Please stop by and visit our classrooms, concerts, and

Mount Mansfield Union School District # 17 2011-12 Proposed Budget Summary & Comparison 2009-10 Actual

Description

Instructional Programs Special Education Vocational Education Co-Curricular Activities Health Services Media Services Board of Education Chittenden East Supervisory Union School Administration Secretarial Services Fiscal Services Operation/Maintenance of Plant Transportation Services Food Services Other Fiscal Services Debt Services Total Expenditures

State and Federal Drivers Education Education Spending Revenue Education Spending Rev ARRA Career & Tech Ed Transfer Transportation High School Completion Program Special Education Block Grant Intensive Extraordinary IDEA-B IDEA-B ARRA Medicaid Title 1 Title 1 ARRA Title 1 School Improvement Local Tuition Interest Impact Fees Other and Grants Prior Year Adjustments Surplus/(Deficit) Total Estimated Revenue

$ 11,674,567 5,290,060 870,337 202,646 264,536 516,719 73,698 729,828 902,687 546,553 94,860 2,554,799 1,378,720 44,680 370,000 845,865 $ 26,360,555

2009-10 Budget

2011-12 Proposed Budget

2010-11 Budget

Expenditures $ 11,823,841 $ 11,738,901 5,192,897 5,192,796 869,357 973,411 218,579 234,943 268,200 278,907 537,714 547,647 58,213 52,113 729,829 732,136 946,175 926,518 543,633 569,812 129,200 119,200 2,453,970 2,320,042 1,378,722 1,345,950 48,272 50,800 140,000 140,000 845,865 888,597 $ 26,184,467 $ 26,111,773

$ Change

$ 11,663,753 4,860,940 1,028,936 226,575 269,510 554,419 69,823 763,005 926,036 547,100 114,200 2,218,539 1,337,484 30,117 140,000 648,383 $ 25,398,820

% Change

(75,148) (331,856) 55,525 (8,368) (9,397) 6,772 17,710 30,869 (482) (22,712) (5,000) (101,503) (8,466) (20,683) (240,214) (712,953)

-0.64% -6.39% 5.70% -3.56% -3.37% 1.24% 33.98% 4.22% -0.05% -3.99% -4.19% -4.38% -0.63% -40.71% 0.00% -27.03% -2.73%

(2,330) (558,423) 32,459 (60,947) 17,000

-14.27% -2.62% 6.69% -12.65% 242.86%

Estimated Revenue $

13,154 20,694,165 745,563 435,499 485,948 24,795

16,330 21,439,761 435,466 485,441 -

16,330 21,320,991 485,331 481,872 7,000

14,000 20,762,568 517,790 420,925 24,000

597,356 1,696,387 74,479 372,022 304,772 268,514 111,198 45,278 56,339

597,413 1,891,070 91,193 388,786 225,782 178,600 -

599,367 1,718,482 95,080 412,719 155,980 231,122 137,234 -

606,197 1,756,231 71,683 409,411 261,605 69,088 -

6,830 37,749 (23,397) (3,308) (155,980) 30,483 (68,146) -

1.14% 2.20% -24.61% -0.80% -100.00% 13.19% -49.66% -

344,405 113,601 47,486 19,540 18,591 84,590 $ 26,553,682

202,000 140,000 47,486 5,000 40,139 $ 26,184,467

258,500 100,000 42,313 5,000 44,452 $ 26,111,773

269,825 102,000 35,822 4,000 73,675 $ 25,398,820

11,325 2,000 (6,491) (1,000) 29,223 (712,953)

4.38% 2.00% -15.34% -20.00% 65.74% -2.73%

An independent audit of the accounts and financial statements of the Mt. Mansfield Union School District, for the period ending June 30, 2010, was conducted by Fothergill, Segale and Valley, CPAs. The report of the elected auditors and report of the independent auditors is available online at the CESU website www.cesu.k12.vt.us.

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TOWN MEETING - March 1, 2011, 9am at Jericho Elementary School JERICHO SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING - March 1, 2011, 1pm Meet with your Legislators: Representative Bill Frank and George Till will be available to discuss issues and answer questions before Town Meeting beginning at 8am They look forward to visiting with you.

Mark your Calendar... Town Meeting Day ~ 1st Tuesday in March Renew Dog License by ~ April 1, 2011 Property Taxes due ~ Aug. 15, Nov. 15, 2011 & March 15, 2012 Municipal Monthly Meetings at Town Hall: SELECTBOARD 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 7pm PLANNING COMMISSION 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7pm DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 7pm CONSERVATION COMMISSION 2nd Wednesdays at 7pm MOBBS COMMITTEE 4th Mondays at various locations JERICHO ENERGY TASK FORCE 3rd Wednesdays at 7pm Community Meetings JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOARD 2nd Wednesday at 7pm at JES UNDERHILL ID SCHOOL BOARD 4th Tuesday at 7pm at UID MT. MANSFIELD UNION SCHOOL BOARD 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 7:30pm (rotation between MMUHS, BRMS & CHMS) JERICHO TOWN LIBRARY BOARD 1st Thursday at 7pm at the Library DEBORAH RAWSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOARD 3rd Thursday at 7pm at the Library

TOWN OF JERICHO www.jerichovt.gov 67 Route 15, Jericho, VT 05465 Fax: 899-5549 TREASURER’S OFFICE (Call for hours) Amy Morse, Financial Coordinator 899-4786 x 102 | amorse@jerichovt.gov LISTERS Monday – Thursday 9:30am – 12:30pm Cheryl Thomas, P. Andrew Levi, Lori Dykema 899-2640 x 107 | cthomas@jerichovt.gov PLANNING Monday 8:30am – 3pm (closed noon -1pm) Tuesday -Friday 8:30am – 5pm (closed noon -1:30pm) Seth Jensen, Town Planner 899-2287 x 104 | sjensen@jerichovt.gov ZONING Tuesday & Thursday 10am - 2pm Wednesday 9am - 3pm(or by appointment) John Zwick, Zoning Administrator 899-2287 x 103 | jzwick@jerichovt.gov TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Monday –Thursday 8am – 3:30pm Friday 8am – 3pm Todd Odit, Town Administrator 899-9970 x 109 | todit@jerichovt.gov Paula Carrier, Administrative Assistant 899-9970 x 101 | pcarrier@jerichovt.gov TOWN CLERK Monday – Thursday 8am – 4pm Friday 8am – 3pm (or by appointment) Jessica Alexander, Town Clerk 899-4936 x 108 | jerichovt@yahoo.com Debbie Rackliff, Assistant Town Clerk 899-4936 x 100 | drackliff@jerichovt.gov SUMMER RECREATION DEPARTMENT Seasonal hours Lynn Wagner, Summer Recreation Director lwagner@jerichovt.gov (for contact & hours information) 899-9970 x 105 (for voicemail)

See Town website for updates and changes throughout the year - www.jerichovt.gov

Town of Jericho

PO Box 39 Jericho, VT 05465 www.jerichovt.gov

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