Committee Members
Ben Traverse (Co-Chair) Gene Bergman (Co-Chair)
Joan Shannon Tim Doherty
Zoraya Hightower Sarah Carpenter
Staff
Kimberlee Sturtevant, Esq., Assistant City Attorney (ksturtevant@burlingtonvt.gov)
Joseph Dempsey, Public Information Officer (jdempsey@burlingtonvt.gov)
Please email Joseph Dempsey with any committee questions or written public comments. All meetings have a Zoom remote option.
Upcoming Meetings
Wednesday, October 18 at 7:00PM Remote Only: Agenda and Zoom Link
Wednesday, November 1 at 5:30PM in the Bushor Conference Room: Agenda and Zoom Link
Previous Meetings
Tuesday, October 3 at 7:00PM Remote Only: Agenda, Minutes, and Files
Monday, September 25 at 7:00PM in the Bushor Conference Room: Agenda, Minutes, and Files
Thursday, September 7 at 5:30PM in the Bushor Conference Room: Agenda, Minutes, and Files
Thursday, August 3 at 5:30PM in the Bushor Conference Room: Agenda, Minutes, and Files,
Wednesday, August 2 at 5:30PM in the Fletcher Room at Fletcher Free Library: Agenda, Minutes, and Files
Thursday, July 6 at 5:30 PM in the Bushor Conference Room or Remote: Agenda, Minutes, and Files
Tuesday, May 30 at 6:30PM in the Public Works Front Conference Room at 645 Pine St.: Agenda, Minutes, and Files
Tuesday, May 23 at 5:30PM in the Fletcher Room at Fletcher Free Library: Agenda, Minutes, and Files
Thursday, May 4 at 6:00PM in the Public Works Front Conference Room at 645 Pine St.: Agenda, Minutes, and Files
Useful Documents
Civilian Oversight Matrix Prepared by Josh Diamond (October, 2023)
Traverse Column Table - Police Oversight (October, 2023)
Sarah Carpenter and Zoraya Hightower Thoughts on Police Oversight (September, 2023)
Gene Bergman Proposed Pathways 1.3 (September, 2023)
Gene Bergman Position on Vital Question 1 (August, 2023)
Preliminary Questions for July 13 (July, 2023)
Official Copy of Proposed Charter Change (March, 2023)
Police Commission Policy - Role of Police Commission in Complaints (2020)
Executive Order from Mayor Weinberger on Police Disciplinary Decisions (September, 2020)
Citizen Complaint Process Flow Chart (current)
Memo from Mayor Weinberger on Police Oversight Charter Change (December, 2020)
Memo from Mayor Weinberger on His Veto of the Police Oversight Charter Change (December, 2020)
City Council Resolution re: Police Oversight and Accountability Authorities to Police Commission (October, 2021)
Burlington Police Department Use of Force Flow Chart (current)
Burlington Police Department Department Directive 40 on Complaints and Discipline (current)
Presentation from HR Director Kerin Durfee on City Discipline (May 23, 2023)
Presentation/Report from the Burlington Police Commission (May 30, 2023)
Agreement Between the City and the Burlington Police Officers' Association (2022-2025)
