Board and Committee Meeting Documents | Addison County Economic Development Corporation

The Addison County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors normally meets on the third Thursday of each month from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Meeting agendas for the Board are posted on this webpage and on physical municipal bulletin boards in the Town of Middlebury, Town of Bristol, and the City of Vergennes at least 48 hours prior to the meeting (24 hours for special meetings).

Meeting minutes are posted on this webpage within five days following the meeting and remain posted for 12 months. Note that minutes are draft until the Board meets to approve the minutes in the subsequent month.

Meeting recordings are posted on this website within five days following the meeting and remain posted for 30 days.

The physical location and remote access link for each meeting is indicated on the meeting agenda. Typically, the physical location is 1590 Route 7, Suite 8, Middlebury, and the remote access link is through Microsoft Teams. Telephonic attendance is also provided, but only for audio participation.

ACEDC Board Meetings:

November 14 Annual Meeting of the Membership (Note: There is no remote option for this meeting): Agenda

October 17, 2024: Agenda • Minutes • Recording

September 19, 2024: Agenda • Minutes • Recording

August 2024: Agenda • Minutes • Recording

July 2024: No meeting

ACEDC also maintains several committees. These committees meet as required and not on a regular basis. Committee Meeting agenda and minutes documents will be posted below as they become available.

Members of the public who reside in Addison County, and members of the media, may request access to meetings of ACEDC Committees by emailing fkenney@addisoncountyedc.org at least two business days prior to the meeting. The request should specify which meeting the person seeks to attend and whether the person prefers to attend the physical location or through electronic/telephonic means. The request may only apply to the next regularly scheduled Committee meeting and not to a series of meetings.

ACEDC Executive Committee Meetings:

November 14, 2024: Agenda

October 10, 2024: Agenda • Minutes

September 12, 2024: Agenda • Minutes

ACEDC Loan Committee Meetings:

September 2024: Agenda • Minutes

Procedure for Submitting a Notice of Violation of Vermont Open Meeting Law:

Provide to ACEDC, by sending an email to fkenney@addisoncountyedc.org, a written notice alleging the specific violation of 1 VSA Subchapter 2 and request a specific cure of the violation.
In accordance with statute, ACEDC will respond to the alleged violation within 10 calendar days by acknowledging the violation and stating an intent to cure the violation within 14 calendar days, or stating that ACEDC has determined that no violation has occurred and that no cure is necessary.
The aggrieved party may also contact the Vermont Attorney General at (802)828-3171

1 VSA § 314. Penalty and enforcement

(a) A person who is a member of a public body and who knowingly and intentionally violates the provisions of this subchapter, a person who knowingly and intentionally violates the provisions of this subchapter on behalf or at the behest of a public body, or a person who knowingly and intentionally participates in the wrongful exclusion of any person or persons from any meeting subject to this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500.00.

(b)(1) Prior to instituting an action under subsection (c) of this section, the Attorney General or any person aggrieved by a violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall provide the public body written notice that alleges a specific violation of this subchapter and requests a specific cure of such violation. The public body will not be liable for attorney’s fees and litigation costs under subsection (d) of this section if it cures in fact a violation of this subchapter in accordance with the requirements of this subsection.

(2) Upon receipt of the written notice of alleged violation, the public body shall respond publicly to the alleged violation within 10 calendar days by:

(A) acknowledging the violation of this subchapter and stating an intent to cure the violation within 14 calendar days; or

(B) stating that the public body has determined that no violation has occurred and that no cure is necessary.

(3) Failure of a public body to respond to a written notice of alleged violation within 10 calendar days shall be treated as a denial of the violation for purposes of enforcement of the requirements of this subchapter.

(4) Within 14 calendar days after a public body acknowledges a violation under subdivision (2)(A) of this subsection, the public body shall cure the violation at an open meeting by:

(A) either ratifying, or declaring as void, any action taken at or resulting from:

(i) a meeting that was not noticed in accordance with subsection 312(c) of this title; or

(ii) a meeting that a person or the public was wrongfully excluded from attending; or

(iii) an executive session or portion thereof not authorized under subdivisions 313(a)(1)-(10) of this title; and

(B) adopting specific measures that actually prevent future violations.

(5) Following an acknowledgment or denial of a violation and, if applicable, following expiration of the 14-calendar-day cure period for public bodies acknowledging a violation, the Attorney General or any person aggrieved by a violation of the provisions of this subchapter may bring an action in the Civil Division of the Superior Court in the county in which the violation has taken place for appropriate injunctive relief or for a declaratory judgment. An action may be brought under this section no later than one year after the meeting at which the alleged violation occurred or to which the alleged violation relates. Except as to cases the court considers of greater importance, proceedings before the Civil Division of the Superior Court, as authorized by this section and appeals therefrom, take precedence on the docket over all cases and shall be assigned for hearing and trial or for argument at the earliest practicable date and expedited in every way.

(6) The court shall assess against a public body found to have violated the requirements of this subchapter reasonable attorney’s fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred in any case under this subchapter in which the complainant has substantially prevailed, unless the court finds that:

(1)(A) the public body had a reasonable basis in fact and law for its position; and

(B) the public body acted in good faith. In determining whether a public body acted in good faith, the court shall consider, among other factors, whether the public body responded to a notice of an alleged violation of this subchapter in a timely manner under subsection (b) of this section; or

(2) the public body cured the violation in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. (Amended 1979, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 24, 1980; 1987, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2013, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2015, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 24, 2016; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)