Annual Meeting & Budget Overview
City Annual Meeting 2024
The City and EWSD Annual election is Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 7 am to 7 pm at the Champlain Valley Exposition in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction. Register to vote online at https://olvr.vermont.gov/ or stop by the City Offices at 2 Lincoln Street. The City Council has voted to mail ballots to all active voters so you do not need to call to request an absentee ballot. To check the status of your absentee/early ballot go to https://mvp.vermont.gov/. Ballots will be mailed by March 20th. For questions concerning elections call the City clerks’ office at 802-878-6944 option 7 or email clerks@essexjunction.org.
Proposed FY 25 Budget
Budget Information:
As of 2/28/2024, the proposed FY25 City General Fund (GF) budget of $12,004,124 is a 5% or $582,953 increase over the FY24 budget of $11,421,171. This increase is supported with an increase to the City tax levy of $689,360 or 7%.
The proposed budget would result in an estimated City General Fund property tax rate of $0.9807 compared to $0.9199 in FY24, which is a 6.6% increase. The projected City tax cost for a $280,000 property in FY25 is an increase of $170 over FY24.
Proposed FY25 Budget as of 2/28/2024
If you are interested in learning more about the budget and ballot articles, check out the Town Meeting TV interview with City Council President Raj Chawla and City Manager Regina Mahony. Ready to dive into this year's proposed budget? Check out the City Department Heads discussing their general fund budgets.
- Town Meeting TV Interview (3/21/24)
- Administration
- Brownell Library
- City Manager
- Clerk
- Community Development
- Finance
- Fire Department
- EJRP
- Streets
- Stormwater
To gather feedback from residents, the City has scheduled a series of meetings and Coffee Chats from January to April. These meetings will provide an opportunity for residents to ask questions and share their opinions on the proposed budget. Click on the budget overview to view the meeting schedule, meeting packets and recordings, and give feedback or ask questions about the budget.
City Council Candidates
The City of Essex Junction ballot has two City Council seats up for election. Town Meeting TV interviewed the four candidates running for these open seats. You can view the full interview below or on Town Meeting TV's website.