The mission of the Burlington Government Review Committee (BGRC) is to ensure an appropriate, effective, and accountable organizational structure of Burlington Town government for its residents and constituents, and to recommend to the Burlington Select Board and Town Meeting suggested format and possible changes. Changes so approved shall be sent to the state legislature as a Home Rule petition for passage.

The Committee shall particularly focus on codifying existing best practices, adopting new additional best practices, eliminating outdated methodologies and structures, addressing potential conflicts with current statutes and regulations, identifying inefficiencies, resolving conflicts within our Special Acts and/or bylaws, and other

changes deemed necessary to ensure that the Charter is as efficient and responsive as possible.

The committee is entrusted with the following responsibilities/objectives:

• Follow an open, inclusive, and thorough process that reviews all facets of government, considers all opinions, respects all points of view, researches comparable communities for alternatives, and obtains as much information as possible
• Produce a Charter for the Town that provides all residents with a local government that is transparent, effective, efficient, and responsive both for present day and future generations
• Consider shifting from a Town Administrator to a Town Manager form of leadership
• Consider new provisions such as referendums, recalls, and periodic reviews of government structure
• Delineate what structures should be in Charter versus in bylaws
• Write a report to accompany the proposed Charter that clearly explains the proposed changes, outlines the specific changes that would arise as a result of it, and other policy recommendations from the Committee