Gross Receipts Ordinance Amendment

At a glance

• What: Amendment of the gross receipts ordinance, Burlington Code of Ordinances Sec. 21-31 (Board of Finance and Ordinance Committee item, Department of Finance and Administration).
• Status: Adopted on second reading June 1, 2026 (11:1); a further action passed in all stages June 29, 2026 (10:1:1).
• Next: None recorded.

Detail

June 1, 2026 (item 5.4, 25 minutes allotted, second reading): the recommended action was to waive the reading and adopt the ordinance as amended by the Ordinance Committee. Bergman moved, seconded by Carpenter, to adopt the administration amendment revised version. Ayes (11): Barlow, Bergman, Broderick, Carpenter, Grant, Litwin, Neubieser, Sanchez-Parkinson, Schachter, Singh and President Traverse. Nay: McKnight. Passed 11:1. The item was one of only two (with Tax Fairness Charter Change) completed after the Council suspended its rules late in the evening.

June 29, 2026: the recommended action was to waive the reading, suspend the rules and place the ordinance in all stages of passage. Bergman moved and McKnight seconded. Ayes (10): Bergman, Broderick, Carpenter, Grant, Litwin, Neubieser, Sanchez-Parkinson, Schachter, Singh and President Traverse. Nay: McKnight, who had seconded the motion. Absent: Barlow. The minutes record no discussion and do not describe the ordinance's content.

Sources

• Minutes, City Council, June 1, 2026 (item 5.4): https://burlingtonvt.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20315)
• Minutes, City Council, June 29, 2026 (item 8.2): https://burlingtonvt.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20562)

Log

2026-06-29 - City Council

Item 8.2. Passed in all stages 10:1:1.

2026-06-01 - City Council

Item 5.4. Administration-amended version adopted on second reading 11:1.

2026-10-26 - Board of Finance

Finance staff said the new gross receipts payment and collection system is launching, with first payments due in December.