R-216 Page 1 of 1
2024
No. R-216. House concurrent resolution honoring Sergeant at Arms Janet Miller for her stellar public service for the General Assembly.
(H.C.R.162)
Offered by: All Members of the House Offered by: All Members of the Senate Whereas, at the State House, the green-jacketed Sergeant at Arms is responsible for overseeing security through the Capitol Police and coordinating the schedule of myriad nonofficial events ranging from Farmers Night to the annual convening of Girls State and Boys State, as well as determining which aspiring eighth graders are invited to serve as
legislative pages, and Whereas, Janet Miller earned an associate degree in graphic art from the Art Institute of
Pittsburgh, and her innate creativity has served her well, and Whereas, in 1999, after working in the hospitality industry at the Inn at Montpelier, she joined the support staff of the former Legislative Council and, in 2012, was promoted to a deputy directorship, and Whereas, in 2015, Janet Miller’s proven record of excellence at the Legislative Council persuaded members of the General Assembly to elect her Sergeant at Arms, and her electoral victories in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 confirmed the wisdom of their original decision, and Whereas, in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck Vermont, the General Assembly pivoted to a virtual legislative world, and Janet Miller offered support and guidance, and, equally important, as the Legislative Branch cautiously returned to in-
person meetings in the summer of 2021, Janet Miller became an ad hoc public health warden, rearranging meeting spaces, arranging COVID-19 testing opportunities, and posting room capacity, vaccination, and testing information throughout the State House,
and Whereas, Janet Miller also became immersed in construction minutiae, with a major HVAC project underway and continuing discussions of possible additions to the State House, and Whereas, after being elected five times as Sergeant at Arms, Janet Miller has announced the conclusion of her tenure, effective March 1, 2024, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly honors Sergeant at Arms Janet Miller for her stellar public service for the General Assembly, and be it further Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
Janet Miller.
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