Governance Committee

PURPOSE           

Essex Junction is a welcoming community, home to a diverse population, including residents of all ages, ethnicity, nationalities, and backgrounds; and the City Council wishes to explore governance structures to ensure that voices are equitably represented at policy making tables. As such, the Governance Committee shall represent the best interests of the City and its residents by serving in an advisory capacity to the City Council for the purpose of studying governance considerations for the City such as, but not limited to, form of government, election of officials at-large or through wards or districts, governing body composition, term of office, term limits, and councilor compensation.

MEMBERSHIP

The Governance Committee shall consist of up to 9 voting members to include two City Council members. 

TIMELINE & TERM LENGTH

It is anticipated that the Governance Committee’s work may result in recommended charter changes. The intent is to prepare these charter changes in time for them to be brought to the voters on the 2026 Annual Meeting ballot. Therefore, the work of the Governance Committee shall be complete and submitted to the City Council no later than November 1, 2025.

There may be additional work beyond this timeline to help with public outreach and engagement associated with any potential charter changes.

Governance Committee meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Essex Junction Recreation and Parks located at 75 Maple Street in Essex Junction, or via remote access. (See the municipal calendar). 

• Thomas Coen
• Steve Eustis, Chair
• Deb McAdoo
• Candace Morgan
• Brian Shelden
• Gabrielle Smith
• Marlon Verasamy, Vice Chair
• Marcus Certa, City Councilor mcerta@ essexjunction.org
• Elaine Haney, City Councilor,​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​S​​​​​​​e​​​​​​​c​​​​​​​r​​​​​​​e​​​​​​​t​​​​​​​a​​​​​​​r​​​​​​​y​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ ehaney@ essexjunction.org
• Brad Luck, Staff Representative bluck@ ejrp.org

Access upcoming meeting documents by clicking on the meeting.