Burlington Aging Council Reinstatement

At a glance

• What: A resolution reinstating the Burlington Aging Council and implementing the Age-Strong BTV plan (sponsors Schachter, Carpenter, Grant and Sanchez-Parkinson).
• Status: Adopted as amended, unanimously, on May 11, 2026.
• Next: Aging Council members are recommended by the Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and appointed by the City Council, with terms beginning July 1, 2026.

Detail

Schachter moved and Carpenter seconded to waive the reading and adopt the resolution as amended. The amendment to lines 45 and 46 provides that Aging Council members shall be recommended by the Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and appointed by the City Council, with half the members serving two-year terms and the other half one-year terms, beginning July 1, 2026. The minutes text for the end of the motion is garbled, and the amended resolution then lists the membership composition, which is not reproduced in the minutes. Passed unanimously.

Earlier in the evening Andrea Viets (older adults in Burlington) and Charlie Messing (aging and the bus) spoke in the Public Forum.

Sources

• Minutes, City Council, May 11, 2026: https://burlingtonvt.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20010)

Log

2026-05-11 - City Council

Item 7.2. Resolution adopted as amended, unanimously.