Police Emergency Response Unit Grant

At a glance

• What: Authorization for the Chief of Police to accept a $193,053 grant award from the Vermont Department of Public Safety for Emergency Response Unit tactical supplies, subject to final review by the Chief Administrative Officer and the City Attorney's Office.
• Status: Approved 7-2-3 on July 13, 2026. The item was added to the agenda that evening.
• Next: Execution of the grant documents after the reviews.

Detail

Interim Chief Burke and BPD Executive Manager Shannon Trammell spoke to the 15-minute item. Singh moved, seconded by Schachter, to approve as presented. Roll call: ayes Barlow, Carpenter, Grant, McKnight, Schachter, Singh and President Traverse (7); nays Bergman and Sanchez-Parkinson (2); absent Broderick, Litwin and Neubieser (3). The minutes do not record the reasons for the no votes.

Sources

• Minutes, City Council, July 13, 2026: https://burlingtonvt.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20648)

Log

2026-07-13 - City Council

Item 7.6 (added to the agenda by the opening amendment). Passed 7:2:3.