Police Commission Appointments

At a glance

• What: Filling Police Commission seats with terms expiring June 30, 2029, after the resignation of member Mary Cox.
• Status: Michaela Finneran re-appointed in the slate. For the second seat, the nomination of Erin Jacobsen failed 6:2:5 and Romeo von Hermann was appointed 7:4:2 on June 29, 2026.
• Next: None.

Detail

The Council accepted Mary Cox's resignation from the Police Commission on the consent agenda of the regular meeting on June 29 (placed on file). Later that evening, with the Mayor presiding, Sanchez-Parkinson nominated Jacobsen and Litwin nominated von Hermann, who spoke in person for 2 minutes.

• Jacobsen: ayes (6) Bergman, Broderick, Grant, Neubieser, Sanchez-Parkinson and the Mayor; nays (2) Litwin and McKnight; abstentions (5) Barlow, Carpenter, Schachter, Singh and President Traverse. Motion failed 6:2:5.
• Von Hermann: ayes (7) Barlow, Carpenter, Litwin, McKnight, Schachter, Singh and President Traverse; nays (4) Grant, Neubieser, Sanchez-Parkinson and the Mayor; abstentions (2) Bergman and Broderick. Motion passed 7:4:2.

The minutes record no discussion of the candidates' qualifications. This was the most divided of the contested seats in the Annual Board Appointment Slate.

Sources

• Minutes, City Council With Mayor Presiding, June 29, 2026: https://burlingtonvt.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20563)
• Minutes, City Council, June 29, 2026: https://burlingtonvt.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20562)

Log

2026-06-29 - City Council With Mayor Presiding

Item 4.23. Jacobsen failed 6:2:5; von Hermann appointed 7:4:2.

2026-06-29 - City Council

Consent item 6.7. Resignation of Mary Cox accepted and placed on file.

2026-11-09 - City Council

Consent agenda includes a Police Commission resignation.