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VLCT staff are continually compiling answers to member inquiries about how to handle the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 virus. Scroll down or click here for FAQs and State, Regional and Federal Resources for local governments
- Remote Public Meetings Toolkit
- WEBINAR: Remote Working Best Practices (watch recorded webinar)
- Guidance and Resources from Partner Organizations
- What Does the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Mean for Municipalities?
- Guidance and FAQs for "Stay Home, Stay Safe"
- What Are Essential Local Government Services and Functions?
- Open Meeting Law and COVID-19 FAQs
- Open Meeting Law and COVID-19 Legislative Update
- Town Finance COVID-19 FAQs
- Town Office Closure COVID-19 FAQs
- Human Resource Laws and COVID-19 FAQs
- Cybersecurity – Especially Important for Remote Workers
- Volunteer Risk Management: Best Practices and PACIF Coverage
- Mutual Aid Agreement Sample for Sharing Resources Between Municipalities
- Review and update your Local Emergency Plan
- Vermont health insurers' COVID-19 web pages
State and Regional Resources for Local Governments
- Vermont Department of Labor (VtDOL) Virtual Town Hall Thurs. 4/2, 2PM – for Employers, about UI and Labor Law
- Table of Critical Functions — for general reference during Stay Home, Stay Safe Order
- VtDOL's COVID-19 FAQs
- Vermont Secretary of State's Municipal Assistance for COVID-19 Responses
- Vermont Emergency Management (VEM)'s Coronavirus Information for Local Officials
- VEM Municipal Plans
- Vermont Department of Health Alerts
- Regional Planning Commissions
- Vermont Emergency Management Association
- Hazard Mitigation Assistance and Emergency Performance Grants
- Vermont Emergency Management Continuity of Operations (COOP) Template
Federal Resources
- CARES Act
- Department of Labor (US DOL) Wage and Hour Division Pandemic Response
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- CDC Guidelines on what law enforcement personnel need to know
- Federal Emergency Management Organization (FEMA)
- FEMA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Eligible Emergency Protective Measures
- International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Searchable Resource Library
- The World Health Organization (WHO)
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tracker
- National Institutes of Health
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- FEMA Online Courses on Emergency Management
- US Department of Labor
