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About the Vergennes City Council

The Council is the legislative body of the City, comprised of 7 elected officials. For more information, see Vermont Statutes 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 15 cited below: 
§ 6 Mayor and Aldermen
§ 872. Selectboard; general powers and duties


Council meetings are open to the public and are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. (unless otherwise posted). Meetings are held at the Vergennes Fire Station located at 50 Green Street. City Council meetings are live streamed and available for replay at www.mediafactory.org/vergennes. They are also televised on Comcast channel 1084 Wednesday at 4:00 PM; Sunday at 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM.  

Remote Meetings (meetings during covid):

  • Join by Computer: https://zoom.us/j/561577976
  • Join by Phone: Dial: 1 (312) 626-6799
  • Meeting ID: 561 577 976
  • Meeting Password: 1234
Department Name First Name Last Name Profession Email Phone
Council Chris Bearor Mayor mayor@vergennes.org (802) 458-5158
Council Dickie Austin Senior Alderman deputymayor@vergennes.org (802) 870-3476
Council Cheryl Brinkman Alderwoman cbrinkman@vergennes.org (802) 377-9584
Council John Montgomery Alderman jmontgomery@vergennes.org
Council Jill Murray-Killon Alderwoman jmurraykillon@vergennes.org
Council Susan Rakowski Alderwoman srakowski@vergennes.org (802) 870-0928
Council Mark Koenig Alderman mkoenig@vergennes.org