Select Board

Phone: 802-442-1037 | Fax: 802-442-1068

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2024-2025 Budget Information QUICK LINK

SELECT BOARD MEMBERS – An elected position with a salary currently set at $1,300. per year with terms of three years. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month plus the Annual Town meeting each year, and any special meetings which may be required. Select Board Members are empowered by statute and charter to determine policy, finances, ordinances, and general direction of Town business, appoint the Town Manager and members of Boards and Commissions.

PHOTO: Bennington Select Board; Tom Haley, Jeannie Jenkins, Gary Corey (former Select Board Member), Jeanne Conner, Ed Woods, and Sarah Perrin (missing: Clark Adams, Nancy White - NEW PHOTO TO COME).

Select Board Meetings
The Select Board meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6pm except when otherwise noted. Meetings are held at the Multi Purpose room located on the third floor of the Bennington Fire House located at 130 River Street.

Meeting Accessibility 
We endeavor to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage and participate fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Paul Dansereau: pdansereau@benningtonvt.org or call 802-447-9715.

Video Recordings
Meetings are generally recorded and broadcast live via CAT TV. To watch live via the internet we suggest viewing the CAT TV facebook page for a live feed. Folks can also view it here https://www.catamountaccess.com/channel1085 on the CAT-TV Website. Recordings of past meetings are also available to view on YouTube. 

Email:

• Jeannie Jenkins, Chair
• Edward Woods, Vice Chair
• Tom Haley
• Clark Adams
• Jeanne Conner
• Sarah Perrin
• Nancy White
  
  
• For additional information on Town elected officials, including term dates and information on running, visit our Government page.

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Related Links:

• Agendas & Minutes
• Annual Town Reports and Budgets
• Bennington Select Board Rules of Procedure – Adopted May 18, 2015
• Vermont State Statute – 24 V.S.A §872. Select Board
• Vermont Open Meeting Law

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2024-2025 Budget

FY2025 Proposed Budget Presentation - SEE FILE in document list below.

The public is invited to attend budget work sessions. The sessions are held from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm at the third floor multi-purpose room located at the Fire Station at 130 River Street. Park and enter through the lot off Lincoln Street.

• 1st Budget Work Session - Saturday, January 6, 2024
• 2nd Budget Work Session - Saturday, January 13, 2024

Agency funding requests and additional information on the upcoming budget process will be listed in the document list below when available.

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Documents Related to the Select Board4 documents

• Bennington Revolving Loan Policy
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• Bennington Select Board Rules of Procedure – Adopted May 18, 2015
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• Policies Specific to the Select Board
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• Select Board Public Comment Guidelines.pdf
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2024-2025 Proposed Budget2 documents

• Bennington 23fs Final.pdf
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• FINAL FY25 Budget Presentation 121823.pdf
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2024-2025 Agency Funding Request22 documents

• 2025 Agency Funding Request
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• Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse.pdf
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• Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless
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• Bennington County Regional Commission
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• Bennington Free Clinic
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• Bennington Free Clinic - GBICS-FY2024 Approved Budget Summary.pdf
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• Bennington Free Library
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• Bennington Project Independence
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• Bennington Project Independence FY2025 Operating Budget.pdf
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• Bennington Rescue Squad
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• BROC Community Action in Southwestern Vermont
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• John McCullough Library
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• North Bennington Recreation
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• Paran Recreation
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• PAVE
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• PAVE-FY2024-2025 Budget (Towns).pdf
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• RSVP
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• RSVP Budget-Town Funding 2025.pdf
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• Sunrise Family Resource Center
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• SWVT Council on Aging
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• Tutorial Center
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• Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice
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2023-2024 Proposed Budget1 document

• FY24 Proposed Budget
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2023-2024 Agency Funding Requests from the Ballot20 documents

• Agency Funding Allocation List
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• Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse
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• Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless
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• Bennington County Regional Commission
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• Bennington Free Clinic
  document Header Bennington Free Clinic
• Bennington Free Library
  document Header Bennington Free Library
• Bennington Project Independence
  document Header Bennington Project Independence
• Bennington Rescue Squad
  document Header Bennington Rescue Squad
• BROC Community Action in Southwestern Vermont
  document Header BROC Community Action in Southwestern Vermont
• John McCullough Library
  document Header John McCullough Library
• North Bennington Recreation
  document Header North Bennington Recreation
• P A V E
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• Paran Recreation
  document Header Paran Recreation
• R S V P
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• Sunrise Family Resource Center
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• SW VT Council on Aging
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• Tutorial Center
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• Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice
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• VT Center for Independent Living
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2022-2023 Agency Funding Requests from the Ballot1 document

• Agency-Funding.pdf
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