VLCT UPDATES
MAC Inquiries Update
The Municipal Assistance Center is receiving numerous legal questions concerning town meeting plans and COVID-19 restrictions, so it may take longer than usual to respond to your inquiries about other topics. In the meantime, we will post updated resources on our Town Meeting Webpage as soon as bills signed by the governor receive their Act numbers. If you have an urgent legal matter and haven’t received a response from MAC, please contact your municipal attorney.
ARPA Revenue Loss
It’s time to ditch the Revenue Loss Calculator! If you have not yet read VLCT’s summary of the Final Rule, please do so. Of the many changes it contains, one in the category of revenue loss is critically important to all Vermont towns, cities, & villages that accepted ARPA funds: “Recipients will have the option to make a one-time decision to … elect a ‘Standard Allowance’ of up to $10 million, not to exceed the award allocation, to spend on government services throughout the period of performance.” Additional guidance from VLCT is forthcoming, but for now, we encourage everyone to pause in their ARPA efforts as we learn more about what these changes really mean for our members.
We're hiring an Accountant II. This intermediate level accounting position provides primary accounting support to VLCT and its two insurance trusts.
If you haven’t done so yet, be sure to “Follow” the VLCT Facebook page. Here’s how to edit your settings so that you see our posts first. Click the three dots after the magnifier (next to the “Follow” button on our page) and select “Follow Settings” in the drop-down menu. Then click “Favorites” under “News Feed” and “Posts” under “Notifications,” then “Standard” and the “Update” button. This ensures that you will get all of our updates!
OTHER UPDATES
The Vermont State Emergency Operations Center is again hosting a weekly a COVID-19 conference call with local municipal officials to summarize the state’s response to the pandemic and to answer any questions.
Application periods for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant, and the Fire Prevention and Safety Grant are now open.
This month, the Vermont Agency of Transportation will be posting new signs with weight limits for emergency vehicles on 39 bridges throughout the state. By 1/30, all applicable bridges in the state highway system must have weight limits posted.
