App 20-60 (No. 03-20) [Governor’s Public Safety Reform Initiative]
Executive Order No. 20-60 (No. 03-20) [Governor’s Public Safety Reform Initiative] WHEREAS, just two months ago, this country watched the tragic death of George Floyd, and while Vermont has been committed to fair and impartial policing for some time, we must acknowledge work remains to be done; and WHEREAS, Vermont’s Constitution requires every officer of […]
App 20-61 (No. 05-20) [Emergency Guard Call-Out for Hospital Systems Restoration]
Executive Order No. 20-61 (No. 05-20) [Emergency Guard Call-Out for Hospital Systems Restoration] Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor of Vermont and Commander-in-Chief, Vermont National Guard by the Constitution of the State of Vermont, Chapter II, Section 20, and 20 V.S.A. § 601, and having determined the protection of health and safety […]
App 20-62 (No. 03-22) [Search and Rescue Council]
Executive Order No. 20-62 (No. 03-22) [Search and Rescue Council] WHEREAS, in 2013, the General Assembly enacted Act 26 of the Laws of 2013, An Act Relating to Search and Rescue, which created coordinated processes for state and local search and rescue response through the Commissioner of Public Safety, as well as establish an Amber […]
App 20-63 (No. 05-22) [Governor’s Violence Prevention Task Force]
Executive Order No. 20-63 (No. 05-22) [Governor’s Violence Prevention Task Force] WHEREAS, April 19, 2018, I issued Executive Order, No. 03-18, establishing a Governor’s Community Violence Prevention Task Force as a forum for honest, respectful, and fact-based discussions about how Vermonters can reduce the risk of violence in our communities, including identifying root causes and […]
App 20-56 (No. 01-19) [State Emergency Management Plan Promulgation]
Executive Order No. 20-56 (No. 01-19) [State Emergency Management Plan Promulgation] WHEREAS, the 2019 Vermont State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP) provides the framework for the State’s emergency management enterprise across the five mission areas identified in the National Preparedness Goal: Prevention, Protection, Response, Mitigation, and Recovery; and WHEREAS, the SEMP provides the mechanism for the […]
App 20-57 (No. 05-19) [Emergency Communications Advisory Council]
Executive Order No. 20-57 (No. 05-19) [Emergency Communications Advisory Council] WHEREAS, in 2012, Congress enacted The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act that created FirstNet, the authority within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to oversee the building, deployment and operation of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN); and WHEREAS, by […]
App 20-58 (No. 06-19) [Governor’s Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council]
Executive Order No. 20-58 (No. 06-19) [Governor’s Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council] WHEREAS, Vermont must be prepared to prevent, respond to, recover from, mitigate and protect Vermonters from all natural and man-made hazards; and WHEREAS, Vermont must be prepared to prevent, and protect Vermonters from terrorism, homegrown violent extremists and evolving threats both domestic and foreign; […]
App 20-59 (No. 01-20) [Declaration of State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 and National Guard Call-Out]
Executive Order No. 20-59 (No. 01-20) [Declaration of State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 and National Guard Call-Out] WHEREAS, since December 2019, Vermont has been working in close collaboration with the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and with the United States Health and Human Services Agency to monitor and plan for […]
App 20-46 (No. 11-12) [Declaration of State of Emergency — Storm Sandy]
Executive Order No. 20-46 (No. 11-12) [Declaration of State of Emergency — Storm Sandy] As of October 28, 2012, a state of emergency exists within the State due to Storm Sandy. The State of Vermont, through its various agencies, is taking steps to prepare for the anticipated storm. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Peter Shumlin, pursuant to […]
App 20-47 (No. 13-12) [Vermont National Guard Trust Fund Board]
Executive Order No. 20-47 (No. 13-12) [Vermont National Guard Trust Fund Board] WHEREAS, upon deactivation of members of the Vermont Army National Guard after World War I, the company funds of units comprising the First Infantry Regiment, Vermont National Guard, were turned over to the federal War Department (now the Department of Defense); and WHEREAS, […]