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Monday, August 12, 2024, 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Town Hall
A meeting of the Select Board

Meeting of Select Board

Members: (Quorum)

• Present: Christopher Waldo, Chair, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Elaine Campbell, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Erica Goleman, Vice Chair, at 6:00 PM

Also Present:

• Veronique Blanchard and Adam Reed

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 6:00 PM

Meeting closed: 6:44 PM

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).

   • Minutes Approved: Mon, Jul 29 - Select Board

1. Warrants

   • - Vote to approve the Accounts Payable Warrant W25-05 in the amount of $173,882.26, the Payroll Warrant PW25-05 int the amount of $116,233.25, and the Payroll Deduction Warrant PDW25-05 in the amount of $27,965.54.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Elaine Campbell: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman, Elaine Campbell.

2. Meetings Attended by Select Board Members

   • General Discussion...
     Chris had informal conversations with the Police Chief, Fire Chief and Highway Super.

3. Public Comments. None

   • Public

4. Unfinished Business.

5. New Business

   • - Vote to sign the State Primary Warrant

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Elaine Campbell: To sign State Primary Warrant.

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman, Elaine Campbell.

   • - Vote to appoint Louise Beckett to the Conway Currents newsletter committee, through 6/30/27.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Elaine Campbell: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman, Elaine Campbell.

   • - Discussion and vote on contract with RTE for a streetlight study.

     MOTION, moved by Elaine Campbell, seconded by Erica Goleman: To approve the RTE streetlight study.

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman, Elaine Campbell.

   • - Discussion and vote on public comment period policy.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Elaine Campbell: To adopt the public comment policy.

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman, Elaine Campbell.

   • - Vote to appoint Véronique Blanchard as Animal Control rep to Sheriff’s office through 6/30/25.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Elaine Campbell: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman, Elaine Campbell.

   • - Vote to appoint election workers. Katherine Whitcomb, Debra Craven, Margaret Kennedy, Kathy Llamas, Michelle Harris, Aimee Anderson, Phylis Dacey, Debra Horton and Dorothie Harris.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Elaine Campbell: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman, Elaine Campbell.

   • - Vote to appoint Heidi Flanders as Assistant Emergency Management Director.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Elaine Campbell: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman, Elaine Campbell.

   • - Vote to approve a one day beer and wine license for the library on August 29th.

     MOTION, moved by Elaine Campbell, seconded by Erica Goleman: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman, Elaine Campbell.

   • - Discuss Festival of the Hills parking.

     General Discussion...
     The Town Administrator will look into permission to use South Meadow through Natural Heritage for parking during the Festival of the Hills. There is also a concern about people walking down Shelburne Falls road to the center of town. There are no sidewalks so pedestrian concerns are being looked into. A shuttle bus is a possibility.

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

   • None

7. Town Administrator update

8. Selectboard member comments/concerns

   • General Discussion...
     Elaine wondered about the erosion issues around Reeds Bridge. Veronique will be meeting with Grace on Wednesday to further the discussion.
     
     The Selectboard gave permission for an exploratory IT group to be set up to investigate options for the future.

9. Mail

10. Announcements

    • - Jan Ameen is available September 9 for a bulky waste conversation.

11. Meeting Wrap-up

    • Next Meetings:
      1. Mon, Aug 26, at 6:00 PM "Select Board" -- Town Hall
      2. Mon, Sep 9, at 6:00 PM "Select Board" -- Town Hall
      3. Mon, Sep 16, at 5:30 PM "ReMarks & Refreshments" -- 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 Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024