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Monday, May 1, 2023, 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Town Hall
A meeting of the Select Board

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• Meeting ID: 658 679 6584
• Passcode: conwaysb

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Meeting of Select Board

Members: (Quorum)

• Present: Christopher Waldo, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Philip Kantor, Chair, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Erica Goleman, at 6:00 PM

Also Present:

• Veronique Blanchard and Adam Reed

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 6:00 PM

Meeting closed: 7:13 PM

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).

   • Minutes Approved: Tue, Apr 18 - Selectboard and Finance Committee

   • Minutes Approved: Sun, Apr 23 - Selectboard and Finance Committee

   • Minutes Approved: Mon, Apr 24 - Selectboard and Finance Committee

1. Warrants

   • - Vote to approve the Accounts Payable Warrant W23-23 in the amount of $233,280.99; the Payroll Warrant, and the Payroll Deduction Warrant.

     General Discussion...
     Before signing the warrant articles 33 and 34 were approved 3 to 0.

     MOTION, moved by Philip Kantor, seconded by Christopher Waldo: .

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

2. Meetings Attended by Select Board Members

3. Public Comments. None

4. Unfinished Business.

   • MOTION, moved by Philip Kantor, seconded by Erica Goleman: To approve the warrant for Annual Town Meeting and sign for distribution.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

     1. FY_2024_Town_Warrant_DRAFT_2023-04-29.pdf - Discussion and vote on two Planning Board articles; vote on warrant as a whole.

5. New Business

   • - Vote to appoint Renee Ciulla to the Open Space committee for a term expiring 6/30/2025.

     MOTION, moved by Philip Kantor, seconded by Erica Goleman: To appoint Renee Ciulla to the Open Space Committee.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

   • - Discussion and vote on citizen petition for annual town election ballot.

     General Discussion...
     The citizen petition to requesting a non-binding vote to move the Annual Town Meeting back to a week day instead of Saturday. A clarification is needed that a yes vote keeps the meeting a Saturday and a no vote changes it to a weekday evening.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Christopher Waldo: To place the petition on the ballot for a vote.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

   • - Discussion and vote on transfer station permit and bag sticker policy with start date of September 1, 2023.

     General Discussion...
     There was a discussion about the new policies for the transfer station. The following aspects were discussed.
     
     * The decal for cars will be $20 dollars which is a $10 increase from last year.
     
     * Each household will receive 104 bag stickers for the year.
     
     * 1 sticker is valid for a 33 gallon bag, or 2 standard kitchen bags, and 2 stickers will be required for a contractor bag or the equivalent amount above 33 gallons.
     
     * The cost for additional stickers, above the 104, was set at $1.00.
     
     * Decals can be purchased beginning September 1 and the sticker policy takes affect October 7. The current stickers will be valid until the start date in October.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: To set the cost of a Transfer Station decal at $20.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Christopher Waldo: To include 104 bag stickers per household when the initial decal is purchased. Additional decals do not include additional stickers.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: To have 1 sticker be valid for a 33 gallon bag, or an equivalent amount of waste, and 2 stickers for contractor bags or any amount above 33 gallons.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: To set the price of additional sticker at $1.00.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: To set the start date of sales for the decal for September 1 and implementation for October 7.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

   • - Discussion on the Germain Scholarship applications.

     General Discussion...
     $1400 dollars per applicant uses the interest from the trust and only dips into the principle minimally.

     MOTION, moved by Philip Kantor, seconded by Christopher Waldo: To allocate $1400 to each of the 5 applicants of the Germain Scholarship. .

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

6. Items Not Anticipated 48 Hours in Advance of the Meeting

   • None.

7. Town Administrator update

   • 1. TA_2023-05-01_Update.pdf

8. Selectboard member comments/concerns

9. Mail

10. Announcements

    • None

11. Meeting Wrap-up

    • Next Meetings:
      1. Mon, May 8, at 6:00 PM "Select Board" -- Town Hall
      2. Mon, May 15, at 5:30 PM "Selectboard" -- Town Hall
      3. Mon, May 22, at 6:00 PM "Select Board" -- Town Hall

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Minutes approved on Monday, May 8, 2023