Public Meetings

Notice: Chittenden County FY 2026 Preliminary Proposed Budget Hearing.

Will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at noon at the courthouse, 175 Main Street, Burlington, 3rd floor courtroom.

Audio of the December 18, 2024 meeting

Notice: Chittenden County Residents:

Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 133 (c) Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the voters presenting the proposed budget for the county for the ensuing year will be held on:

January 22, 2024 at 5:00pm at the Chittenden County Courthouse.

Audio of January 22, 2024 meeting

Proposed County of Chittenden FY 2025 Expenditures:

Personnel: $351,710.00

Contract Services: $185,743.00

Professional Services: $34,350.00

Building Expenses: $174,833.00

Operating Expenses: $184,154.00

Debt Retirement: $94,143.00

Miscellaneous: $1,700.00

Total County Courthouse: $1,026,633.00

Total Probate Court: $300.00

Total Sheriff’s Department: $490,079.00

Notice: Chittenden County FY 2025 Preliminary Proposed Budget Hearing.

Was held Friday, December 15, 2023 at noon. The meeting held at the Chittenden Civil Courthouse in the 3rd floor courtroom.

Notice: Chittenden County Residents:

Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 133 (c) Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the voters presenting the proposed budget for the county for the ensuing year will be held on:

Budget Meeting was held January 21, 2023 via Zoom.

Watch the final budget meeting by clicking on this link. Use passcode: A&L%v7Py to watch.

Chittenden Superior Court

Personnel: $363,817.00

Contract Services: $171,689.00

Professional Services: $47,400.

Building Expenses: $125,000.00

Operating Expenses: $171, 115.00

Debt Retirement: $94,143.00

Miscellaneous: $1,400.00

Total: $974,564.00

Probate Court: $1,800.00

Sheriff’s Department: $437,655.00

Grand Total: $1,414,019.00

Connie Cain Ramsey and Suzanne Brown

Chittenden County Assistant Judges

Notice: Chittenden County FY 2024 Preliminary Proposed Budget Hearing.

Was held Friday, December 16, 2022 at noon. The meeting was held virtually, via Zoom.

Watch the video here.

Notice: Chittenden County FY 2023 Preliminary Proposed Budget Hearing.

Notice: Chittenden County Residents:

Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 133 (c) Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the voters presenting the proposed budget for the county for the ensuing year will be held on:

January 21, 2022 at 5pm.

To be held virtually via Zoom. For an invite please email chittendencountyclerk@gmail.com

The following is a summary of the expenditures being proposed for the budget:

Chittenden Superior Court

Personnel: $337,201.00

Facility & Maintenance: $383,305.00

Other (inc. Capital Improvements: $170,000.00

Debt Service for All: $103,000.00

Total: $993,506.00

Probate Court

Other (inc. Capital Improvements: $1,450.00

Total: $1,450.00

Sheriff’s Department

Personnel: $205,419.00

Facility & Maintenance: $63,827.00

Other (inc. Capital Improvements: $151,951.00

Total: $421,197.00

Grand Total: $1,416,152.00

This meeting has been held, and the recording link is below.

Zoom Recording of Annual Meeting (*use passcode v!T0EVT)

Connie Cain Ramsey and Suzanne Brown

Chittenden County Assistant Judges

Notice: Chittenden County FYE 2022 Preliminary Proposed Budget Hearing

Was held Friday, December 18, 2020 at noon. Due to the current pandemic the meeting was be held virtually, via Zoom. To see this meeting click on the link below.

Zoom recording passcode: 1Z!!B#v3


Notice: Chittenden County Residents:

Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 133 (c) Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the voters presenting the proposed budget for the county for the ensuing year will be held on:

January 28, 2021 at 5pm

To be held virtually via Zoom. For an invite please email chittendencountyclerk@gmail.com

The following is a summary of the expenditures being proposed for the budget:

Chittenden Superior Court

Personnel: $337,788.00

Facility & Maintenance: $254,158.00

Other (inc. Capital Improvements: $142,243.00

Debt Service for All: $105,502.00

Total: $836,691.00

Probate Court

Other (inc. Capital Improvements: $1,450.00

Total: $1,450.00

Sheriff’s Department

Personnel: $197,932.00

Facility & Maintenance: $51,688.00

Other (inc. Capital Improvements: $157,352.00

Total: $406,952.00

Grand Total: $1,245,093.00

This meeting has been held. The meeting minutes are posted below.

Meeting minutes


Connie Cain Ramsey and Suzanne Brown

Chittenden County Assistant Judges