Select Board, Finance

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Monday, May 5, 2025, 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Repeats until Monday, May 19, 2025, 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm
Town Hall
A meeting of the Select Board

Meeting of Select Board

Members: (Quorum)

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

Also Present:

• Alan Singer
• Roy Cohen
• John Craine
• Don Bates
• Veronique Blanchard and Adam Reed.

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 6:00 PM

Meeting closed: 7:06 PM

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).

   • Minutes Approved: Mon, Apr 28 - Select Board

1. Warrants

   • - Vote to approve the Accounts Payable Warrant W25-24 in the amount of $108,746.03; the Payroll Warrant PW25-24 in the amount of $136,236.80, and the Payroll Deduction Warrant PDW25-24 in the amount of $34,543.68.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

2. Meetings Attended by Select Board Members

3. Public Comments. None

   • Public

4. Unfinished Business.

4. Select Board and Finance Committee

   • - Discussion and re-vote on Articles 2 and 15 on the town warrant.

     General Discussion...
     To vote on the changes to article 2 and 15 of the warrant. A motion by Alan Singer was seconded by Roy Cohen and passed 3-0-2.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

   • - Discussion and vote on a line-to-line fund transfer request from Highway salary to Highway expenses for milling, reclamation and paving on Shelburne Falls Road from Baptist Hill to Emerson Hollow.

     General Discussion...
     To transfer $90,000 from salary for paving in town. A motion by Alan Singer was seconded by John Craine and passes 3-0-2.
     
     There was further discussion regarding the fact that this the third year for such a transfer by Highway and it shouldn't become common practice in the future. It has been possible for the transactions due to a shortage in the department and with new staff coming in this will hopefully not be an issue.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

   • - Discussion and vote on reserve fund transfer request from the Ambulance Dept.

     General Discussion...
     To transfer money from reserve fund to 430 for Ambulance repairs. A motion from Alan Singer was seconded by John Craine and passed 3-0-2.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

   • - Discussion and vote on a line-to-line fund transfer request from the Police Dept.

     General Discussion...
     To transfer funds from 111 to 440 and 420 in the police budget. A motion by Alan Singer was seconded by John Craine and passed 3-0-2.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

   • - Discussion and vote on a reserve fund transfer request from the Treasurer.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

5. New Business

   • - Discuss and vote on Germain Scholarships.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: To award each applicant of the Germain Scholarship $2,000.

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

   • - Discussion and vote on the contract with the FRCOG for the Franklin County Cooperative Inspection Program (FCCIP).

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Christopher Waldo: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

   • - Vote to appoint Brian Allen to the Open Space Committee for a term ending 6/30/2025.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Christopher Waldo: .

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

   • - Discussion and vote to sign letter of support for Shelburne’s MassWorks grant.

     General Discussion...
     Tabled

   • - Discussion and vote on appointment of grant manager for two LifePath grants.

     General Discussion...
     To transfer $14,000 from reserve for healthcare expenses. A motion was made by Alan Singer and seconded by Roy Cohen. The motion passed 3-0-2.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: To appoint Phil Kantor to the manager position for the 2 Life Path grants.

     Pass: Aye: Christopher Waldo, Erica Goleman. Not Present: Elaine Campbell.

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

   • none

7. Town Administrator update

   • MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Christopher Waldo: The board requested that property owner names be on the GIS maps in the Assessors records.

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

8. Selectboard member comments/concerns

9. Mail

10. Announcements

11. Meeting Wrap-up

    • Next Meetings:
      1. Mon, May 19, at 6:00 PM "Select Board, Finance" -- Town Hall
      2. Mon, Jun 2, at 6:00 PM "Select Board" -- Town Hall
      3. Sat, Jun 7, at 10:00 AM "Annual Town Meeting" -- 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 Thursday, May 22, 2025