Select Board Minutes

Reorganizational + Regular Selectboard Meeting
Minutes of Meeting of March 13, 2023
South Hero Town Hall and via Zoom, Monday 7:00 PM

Board Present via Zoom and in person (after swearing in): David Carter, Ross Brown, Anne Zolotas, Charles “Chuck” Hulse (arrived at 7:07), and Graham “Skip” Brown
Board Not present: none
Others Present: Naomi, Town Clerk, and Martha Taylor-Varney, Administrative Assistant. Also, see sign in sheet of in person and Zoom attendees. *Attendance SB 2023-03-13-2023

1. Called to Order: The meeting was called to order by Naomi King at 7:00 PM.

2. Board Reorganization and appointments:
A. The meeting was opened by the Town Clerk, Naomi King, for reorganization. Graham “Skip” Brown and David Carter were sworn in by Naomi King.
B. Naomi King asked for nominations for the Chairperson of the Selectboard. Ross Brown made a motion to nominate David Carter as Chairman of the Selectboard. The motion for David Carter as Chairman was seconded. The nominee did not vote, the others voted for the nominee and the motion carried. The meeting was then turned over to David Carter.
C. David Carter made a motion to appoint Skip Brown as clerk to the Selectboard. The nominee did not vote, the others voted for the nominee and the motion carried.
D. David Carter made a motion to appoint Ross Brown as Vice Chairman to the Selectboard. The motion was seconded. The nominee did not vote, the others voted for the nominee and the motion carried.
E. David Carter made a motion that the regular Selectboard meetings will be at 7:00 pm at Town Hall and via Zoom on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, unless otherwise noted. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
F. Ross Brown made a motion that postings of agendas and other official posting locations will be the Town Hall, the Post office, The Worthen Library and the Town website. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
G. Ross Brown made a motion that The Islander would be the paper of record for legal notices. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
H. Appointments:
– Ross Brown made a motion to appoint David Carter as Animal Control Officer. The nominee did not vote, the others voted for the nominee and the motion carried.
-Ross Brown made a motion to re-appoint Anne Zolotas as Tree Warden. The nominee did not vote, the others voted for the nominee and the motion carried.
-Ross Brown made a motion to re-appoint John Roy as Road Commissioner. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
I. -Skip Brown made a motion to appoint David Carter Emergency Management Officer. The nominee did not vote, the others voted for the nominee and the motion carried.
J. David Carter made a motion to approve and sign the FY2023/2024 Selectboard Rules of Procedure. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

4. Adjustment to the Agenda:
-Add: to New Business, Appoint Lister and to Other Business, Executive session for personnel matters.

Minutes:
-Chuck Hulse a motion to accept the minutes of meetings of February 27, 2023 and March 4, 2023 as written. The motion was seconded, the others in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

5. Public input:
A. Devin Hackett of Hackett’s Orchard was present to ask if the parking lot at Folsom Educational and Community Center could be used during the annual Easter Egg hunt. Anne Zolotas made a motion for the use of the parking lot at Folsom from about 9:30 to 11:30 on April 8, 2023. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

B. Joan Falcao received and read part of a letter from a Nancy Tracy who was distressed that she could not see all speakers at the informational Town Meeting while on Zoom. This was the first time that Town Meeting has happened in the gym at Folsom since the pandemic, and the video did not aim at each speaker. It was felt that the audio was more important than the video for the Zoom attendees. Note that this meeting is not run by the Selectboard. If there is such a meeting next year, then perhaps other methods could be used to have clearer videos, but it will be discussed closer to the time of that meeting with the people involved in setting it up.

6. New Business:
A. David Carter made a motion to re-appoint Jonathan Shaw as delinquent tax collector. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
B. Ross Brown made a motion to allow the Road Commissioner and/or Road Foreman to sign road permits and postings. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
D. Anne Zolotas made a motion to appoint Jonathan Shaw a Lister for 1 year until the next Town Meeting vote. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried. He or another person may then run to complete the 3 year term.

7. Administrative Assistant Report:
A. Martha presented a written report. See the written report available in Town Hall or on the Town website for all of discussion points.
B. Skip Brown made a motion to approve and sign a letter to the office of Senator Peter Welsh for a Congressionally Directed Spending Request to help finance preservation of the Old South Hero Meeting House as discussed and edited. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

8. Old and Ongoing Business:
A. The discussion of the updated personnel policy is tabled for this meeting.
B. Anne Zolotas mentioned that there is about $6000.00 remaining in the ash tree removal fund. It was decided to keep this money on hand for now in case trees need to come down in the next fiscal year.

9. Other Business and announcements:
A. Chuck Hulse made a motion to sign orders #23-19. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
B. David Carter the following liquor license applications:
-Snow Farm Vineyard and Winery, 1st Class license.
– Snow Farm Vineyard and Winery, 3rd Class license.
-Snow Farm Vineyard and Winery, Outside Consumption license.
The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
C. Town Clerk/Treasurer update: Things are status quo, so no update
D. Recreation Commission update: There is a meeting next week. Anne Zolotas will run the July 4 Parade and will hope for help from anyone.
E. Road Dept. update: Site work on the salt shed area will commence.
F. Old South Hero Meeting House: Estimates for stabilization of the existing structure should be available soon. Now that the article for feasibility of moving the Town offices has passed, an ad for a study committee will be discussed at a future meeting.
G. ARPA funds update: It is hoped to set up a meeting in the near future with David Roy and set up public hearings.
H. Wastewater update: none at this meeting
I. Ross Brown made a motion to go into executive session for personnel matters at 7:57. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried. Executive session ended at 8:12 pm. Upon exiting executive session, Skip Brown made a motion to offer health insurance to new hire Sue Arguin from the commencement of her employment. The motion was seconded, Ross Brown did not vote, the others in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

10. Adjournment:
-Skip Brown made a motion to adjourn at 8:15 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,                                          Approved by,

_______________________________ ________________________________
Graham Brown                                                        David Carter, Chair

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Administrative Officer’s Report to Selectboard                           March 13, 2023

 

1. I Have still been unable to renew the Town’s SAM.gov registration. The deadline was Friday, February 24.  The website has been down for several days. The registration must be renewed annually for the Town to be eligible for Federal grants.
2. I received a 45-day Notice for the solar facility proposed for Lavin property by Encore Renewable Energy. This notice is in advance of Encore filing a petition for public good to the Vermont Public Utility Commission.  I’m a bit confused because the letter is dated September 1, 2022.  I responded to the email to say that a subdivision amendment will be needed before development can begin.  This 45-day notice was dated September 22, 2022.
3. Applications are open for Municipal Energy Resilience Grants. Community Capacity Building Mini-Grants of up to $4000 for improvements to municipal buildings to reduce energy costs while decreasing greenhouse emissions.  These are first come, first serve.  I believe the best source for further information here, and if South Hero qualifies, would be Northwest Regional Planning.
4. I have a letter for the Select board to review to Senator Peter Welch asking for support for a Congressionally Directed Spending Request to help finance the historic preservation of the Old Meeting House. Sandy Gregg will have more information on this.
5. I would like to propose offering a series of Zoning discussions –Zoning 101, as it were – for members of the community who may be interested in better understanding the ins and outs of zoning here in South Hero. I’m thinking perhaps monthly meetings that would be in-person but also available over Zoom, that will start with the basics and move on through all aspects of the zoning process.  The meetings could be here in the Town Office boardroom on, I’m thinking, the last Thursday of each month.   These would be fact-based presentations with no editorializing.  Would the Selectboard support this?

Planning Commission

2023 Town Plan discussion – NRPC will be attending the Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, March 15 to present their last drafts chapters for the 2023 Town Plan. The Commission also proposes 2 additional special meetings on March 22 and 29 to give  Commission members an opportunity to proofread the document and make any additional edits. The workplan for the Town Plan is on a strict timeline to allow for enough time for review and edits to the document and required public hearings before the August 2023 deadline for adoption.

The final contracts have been signed with NRPC and VTrans to begin preliminary work on the Sidewalk Scoping Study.  The study is anticipated to be complete by the end of 2023.

Development Review Board

The DRB will has 2 hearings on March 22, one hearing on April 12, and the continuation of a final site plan review of a hearing that began on March 8 on April 26.  The Board’s schedule is getting to be busy again after an extended vacation.

 

Respectfully submitted, Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA and Asst. to the Selectboard.

TOWN OF SOUTH HERO
Selectboard Minutes
Special Meeting of Saturday March 4, 2023
In Folsom Educational and Community Center, at 8:30 am
______________________________________________________________________
David Carter, Chairman
Chuck Hulse – Ross Brown
Anne Zolotas – Graham “Skip” Brown

1. Call to Order:
-All Selectboard members were present and David Carter called the meeting to order at 8:43 am.

2. Business:
– Note that the warning on the Town Report is correct, but some ballots had misprinted dates.
Per Title 17, section 2662:
Anne Zolotas made a motion to acknowledge and approve to use some misprinted ballots re: Article 9. (A) Shall the Town of South Hero vote to pay its real estate taxes to the Town Treasurer in installments with due dates being September 30, 2023, January 31, 2023 & April 30, 2024 (B) Shall the Town of South Hero set a rate of discount of 3% and a date of discount of September 30, 2024 and to correct the dates on Article 9 on some ballots: (A) Shall the Town of South Hero vote to pay its real estate taxes to the Town Treasurer in installments with due dates being September 30, 2023, January 31, 2024 & April 30, 2024. (B) Shall the Town of South Hero set a rate of discount of 3% and a date of discount of September 30, 2023. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

3. Adjournment:
– Ross Brown made a motion to adjourn at 8:45 am. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

Selectboard Minutes
Regular Meeting of Monday February 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM
At South Hero Town Hall and via Zoom

Board Members Present: David Carter/Chairman, Ross Brown/Vice Chairman, Skip Brown/Board Secretary,
Anne Zolotas and Chuck Hulse
Board Members Not Present:
Others Present: Naomi King, Town Clerk. Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA (via Zoom). Also see sign in sheet of in person and Zoom attendees. *Attendance SB 2023-02-27-2023

1. Called to Order:
-The meeting was called to order by Chairman David Carter at 7:00 pm

2. Public Hearing:
-none

3. Adjustment to Agenda:
-none

4. Minutes:
-Ross Brown made a motion to acknowledge the minutes of February 13, 2023. The motion was seconded, Chuck Hulse did not vote. The others in attendance at the meeting so voted and the motion carried.

5. Public input:
A. none at this meeting

6. New Business:
A. SHVFD Chief Patrick Robinson and Assist. Chief Matt Reed were in attendance to discuss the new incoming fire truck. They flew to Florida last week to do a final inspection before it leaves the factory. A few minor bugs were worked out, and it will leave Florida later this week and will be delivered to the local dealer, Desorcie Emergency Products, Inc. in St. Albans. Final outfitting will be completed there and delivery should be in late March. There is a balance due of $181,990.13. The Selectboard advised that the balance would be paid before the July 1, 2023 fiscal year begins, and money allocated in the next FY would be reimbursed to the Town at that time.
-Also, the Town would like to acknowledge the leadership of Patrick Robinson and the SHVFD during the unfortunate ice rescue/recovery mission that occurred 2 weeks ago.
B. Chair of the Wastewater Commission (WWC), Peter Zamore gave an update on the WWC progress. There was $48,000.00 grant to study wastewater opportunities in the village areas of South Hero and Keeler Bay. A survey was sent out, and of the respondents, approximately ¼ said that their wastewater was a challenge. There is a seam of sandy soils in Town and eleven property owners along the seam were asked if they would be interested in exploring the possibility of community wastewater. Four agreed, five said no, and 2 are maybe. Two of the four who agreed are on conserved Land Trust property, so it may not be feasible to explore wastewater capacity on those 2 properties. The plan is to have the engineering Company test the soils and do a feasibility study in the spring. The WWC will report back when more information is available.
C. The State has changed the method of submitting liquor and tobacco license applications, and it is now all online. The Town has the opportunity to approve them but no longer signs paper applications. The following were submitted:
-Anne Zolotas made a motion to approve the Folino’s LLC class 1 liquor application. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
– Ross Brown made a motion to approve the Jolley Assoc. tobacco application. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
– Anne Zolotas made a motion to approve the Jolley Assoc. tobacco substitute application. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
– Anne Zolotas made a motion to approve the Simons Store/Island Beverage class 2 liquor application. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
– Anne Zolotas made a motion to approve the Simons Store/Island Beverage tobacco application. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.

– Anne Zolotas made a motion to approve the Simons Store/Island Beverage tobacco substitute application. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
7. Administrative Assistant Report:
A. See the written report filed with these minutes (Below on the website or in Town Hall).

8. Old and Ongoing Business:
A. The personnel policy signature page was discussed. Edits will be made and it will be discussed at the next meeting.
B. Planning for the informational portion of the Town Meeting on Saturday March 4, 2023 was discussed. Skip and Naomi will meet at the Folsom Educational and Community Center on Tuesday to test the set up for the Zoom attendees.

9. Announcements and Communications:
A. See other business

10. Other Business:
A. Ross Brown made a motion to approve and sign orders 23-18, 23-18A, 23-18B, 23-18C and to pay the bills associated with the orders. The motions were seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
-Ross Brown made a motion to approve and pay the $3134.50 bill submitted by the Dinse law firm to interpret and render an opinion on the confusing language regarding the submitted petitions for special articles that will be included in the Town Meeting voting. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
B. Town Clerk/Treasurer updates: The informational Town Meeting will be at Folsom Educational and Community Center on March 4th and the Australian ballot vote will be on March 7, 2023.
C. Recreation Commission (RC) update: none at this meeting.
D. Road Department update: The Road Dept. has been busy plowing the past week.
E. Old South Hero Meeting House (OSHMH) project: There will be an advisory article be voted on at Town Meeting for a feasibility study about moving the Town offices to the Old South Hero Meeting House property. Should it pass, then a committee will be made to study this.
F. ARPA fund updates: The Selectboard should plan on beginning public hearings after Town Meeting about the use of the funds.
G. Wastewater (WW) update: see above

11. Adjournment:
-Ross Brown made a motion to adjourn at 8:35 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,                                           Approved by,

_______________________________ ________________________________
Graham Brown, Secretary                                      David Carter, Chairman

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Administrative Officer’s Report to Selectboard February 27, 2023

1. I received an email on February 8 from Stephen Hilfiker of VHB with results of the recent water supply well samples. The total PFAS concentrations in all 10 water supply well samples were below the Vermont Cumulative Maximum Containment Level. A report summarizing the next steps will be completed in March.
2. I was unable to renew the Town’s SAM.gov registration before the deadline of Friday, February 24. The system is going through an overhaul and the Town’s previous information was not accepted by the system. I spoke with a customer service rep who told me she I would be contacted by a “tier 2” representative, but I have yet to hear from anyone. I will continue to work on this. Needless to say, the requirement to re-register annually, verifying the same information that was accepted the year before, is more than a little frustrating. The registration must be renewed annually for the Town to be eligible for Federal grants.
3. I received a 45-day Notice for the solar facility proposed for Lavin property by Encore Renewable Energy. This notice is in advance of Encore filing a petition for public good to the Vermont Public Utility Commission. I’m a bit confused because the letter is dated September 1, 2022. The location proposed for the project will require first an amendment to the existing subdivision plat and I have received no application for that yet. The DRB’s schedule is beginning to fill and, with only 2 hearings allowed at each meeting (held twice per month), a hearing scheduled today would still not be held until April 12 at the earliest. I don’t know if this will affect the 45-day notice. Although this has been explained to them before, I will be contacting Encore to make sure they’re aware that a subdivision amendment is required first.
4. $19 million in federal grant money is becoming available in VT to help address PFAS in drinking water. The funds will be made available through grants for small, rural, and disadvantaged communities. Hope to be hearing more from VT’s delegation in Washington, DC about when these funds may be available.
Planning Commission
2023 Town Plan discussion – NRPC will be attending the Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, February 15 to present additional content for the 2023 Town Plan. The Commission had a special meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in response to a complaint issued by Bob Fireovid regarding a violation to Open meeting law, related to a letter produced by the Commission regarding the proposed articles reducing the size of the 2 village zoning districts that will be on the ballot for the March 7 Town Meeting. Agendas for PC meetings now include time limits for discussion to allow for all agenda items to be presented. The workplan for the Town Plan is on a strict timeline to allow for enough time for review and edits to the document and required public hearings before the August 2023 deadline for adoption.
Development Review Board
The DRB has one hearing scheduled for March 8 and 2 on March 22. The Board is going to be busy again after an extended vacation.

Respectfully submitted, Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA and Asst. to the Selectboard.

Selectboard Minutes
Regular Meeting of Monday February 13, 2023 at 7:00 PM
At South Hero Town Hall and via Zoom

Board Members Present: David Carter/Chairman, Ross Brown/Vice Chairman, Skip Brown/Board Secretary,
Anne Zolotas (via Zoom)
Board Members Not Present: Chuck Hulse
Others Present: Kim Julow, Treasurer, Naomi King, Town Clerk and Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA. Also see sign in sheet of in person and Zoom attendees. *Attendance SB 2023 02-13-2023

1. Called to Order:
-The meeting was called to order by Chairman David Carter at 7:00 pm

2. Public Hearing:
-Cindy Reid of Cathedral Square was present via Zoom to hold the final public hearing for the Vermont Community Development Program (VCDP) grant for the construction of Bayview Crossing senior housing. The total cost of the construction for the 30 apartments was about $10,700,000 and the VCDP grant total was $730,000. Currently all of the apartments are rented and there is a waiting list of 86. There is a mix of income ranges and about half of the tenants are, or were, previous Island residents. Cindy Reid thanks the Town and Martha Taylor-Varney for all of the support to see this project through completion. Any questions, please email Cindy at: [email protected]

3. Adjustment to Agenda:
-Add executive session for personnel matters at the end of the agenda

4. Minutes:
-Ross Brown made a motion to acknowledge the minutes of January 23, 2023 and January 30, 2023. The motion was seconded, all in attendance at the meeting so voted and the motion carried.

5. Public input:
A. none at this meeting

6. New Business:
A. Fred Bartle resigned from the Planning Commission (PC). Ross Brown made a motion to appoint Donald Bedard to the PC to complete the term of Fred Bartle. The motion was seconded, all in attendance at the meeting so voted and the motion carried. Donald Bedard was present via Zoom and thanked the Board for the appointment.

7. Administrative Assistant Report:
A. See the written report filed with these minutes (Below on the website or in Town Hall).
B. Chair of the PC, Sandy Gregg, explained the special PC meeting of February 7, 2023 to ratify the letter that she presented to the Selectboard on January 23, 2023. See the PC minutes of February 7, 2023 for an explanation.

8. Old and Ongoing Business:
A. none at this meeting

9. Announcements and Communications:
A. See other business

10. Other Business:
A. Ross Brown made a motion to approve and sign orders 23-16 &23-17 and to pay the bills associated with the orders. The motions were seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motions carried.
B. Town Clerk/Treasurer updates: The ballots came in, so the absentee ballots will be sent out soon. The Town Report is due in soon and will be sent as soon as possible. The informational Town Meeting will be at Folsom Educational and Community Center on March 4th and the Australian ballot vote will be on March 7, 2023.
C. Recreation Commission (RC) update: none at this meeting.
D. Road Department update: Due to the warm weather, the Road Dept. will be monitoring the roads for posting.
E. Old South Hero Meeting House (OSHMH) project: There will be an advisory article be voted on at Town Meeting for a feasibility study about moving the Town offices to the Old South Hero Meeting House property.
F. ARPA fund updates: The Selectboard should plan on beginning public hearings after Town meeting about the use of the funds.
G. Wastewater (WW) update: Letters have gone out to see if test holes can be dug on certain properties to see if there are areas for small community septic capacity. WW chairman, Peter Zamore, will be at the next meeting to give an update.
H. Ross Brown made a motion to go into executive session for personnel matters at 7:50 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance at the meeting so voted and the motion carried. Executive session ended at 8:15 pm. Upon exiting executive session, David Carter made a motion to offer the position of Town Administrator to Sue Arguin at the salary as budgeted with the standard Town benefit package. The motion was seconded by Skip Brown. Ross Brown recused himself from voting. The others in attendance at the meeting so voted to and the motion carried.

11. Adjournment:
-Ross Brown made a motion to adjourn at 8:20 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,                                         Approved by,

_______________________________   ________________________________
Graham Brown, Secretary                                     David Carter, Chairman

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Administrative Officer’s Report to Selectboard                           February 13, 2023

 

1. I received an email on February 8 from Stephen Hilfiker of VHB with results of the recent water supply well samples. The total PFAS concentrations in all 10 water supply well samples were below the Vermont Cumulative Maximum Containment Level.  A report summarizing the next steps will be completed in March.
2. There was an article in the St. Albans Messenger on Friday (2/10) about a proposed Park and Ride at Jasper Mine Rd. near Exit 17 on Interstate 89. This would be a designated stop for the Green Mountain Transit St. Albans link.  Currently, there are no stops between Winooski and St. Albans.  Nothing is finalized.   The proposal is now before the Colchester Selectboard for additional discussions.
3. I am currently attempting to renew the Town’s SAM.gov registration, with a deadline of Feb 28. The registration must be renewed annually for the Town to be eligible for Federal grants.

 

Planning Commission

2023 Town Plan discussion – NRPC will be attending the Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, February 15 to present additional content for the 2023 Town Plan.  The Commission had a special meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in response to a complaint issued by Bob Fireovid regarding a violation to Open meeting law, related to a letter produced by the Commission regarding the proposed articles reducing the size of the 2 village zoning districts that will be on the ballot for the March 7 Town Meeting.  Agendas for PC meetings now include time limits for discussion to allow for all agenda items to be presented.   The workplan for the Town Plan is on a strict timeline to allow for enough time for review and edits to the document and required public hearings before the August 2023 deadline for adoption.

 

Development Review Board

The DRB had a short business meeting on February 8 to approve minutes and review their upcoming schedule.   The Board last met on December 14, 2022.   There will be no meeting on February 22^nd, but the Board has a hearing scheduled for March 8.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA and Asst. to the Selectboard.

 

 

 

Selectboard Minutes
Special Meeting of Monday January 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM
At South Hero Town Hall and via Zoom

Board Members Present: Skip Brown/Board Secretary, Ross Brown/Vice Chairman, and Chuck Hulse in person. Anne Zolotas and David Carter via Zoom.
Board Members Not Present:
Others Present: Naomi King, Town Clerk. Also see sign in sheet of in person and Zoom attendees. *Attendance SB 2023-01-30-2023

1. Called to Order:
-The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Ross Brown at 7:00 pm

2. Adjustment to Agenda:
-none

3. Public input:
A. none at this meeting

4. New Business:
A. The purpose of this meeting was to finalize and the articles and sign the warrant for the March 4, 2023 Informational Meeting and the March 7, 2023 Town Meeting vote.
-David Carter made a motion to approve the 10 articles as presented by the Town Clerk. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried. After discussion, Moderator Tim Maxham suggested edits should be made since the informational meeting will be separate from the Australian ballot vote and they should be included on the warrant. It was decided that the vote to approve the articles be rescinded. David Carter made a motion to rescind the vote for 10 articles. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
-After the edits it was asked that the warrant be read aloud. Chuck Hulse read the warrant.
-Tim Maxham asked if there should be an article stating to the effect of “Will the Town authorize the Selectboard to borrow in anticipation of taxes?” This article has not been included for a vote for several years, but it was decided to include it on the warning. Chuck Hulse read the additional article.
-David Carter made a motion to approve the one warrant for the March 4, 2023 Informational Meeting and the 11 articles for the March 7, 2023 Australian ballot vote as edited. See attached *2023TownMeetingWarning The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
– Skip Brown made a motion to sign the warrant. Anne Zolotas and David Carter were on Zoom, it was decided that Town Clerk, Naomi King could sign the warrant for them. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

5. Adjournment:
-Chuck Hulse made a motion to adjourn 7:37 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,                                           Approved by,

_______________________________ ________________________________
Graham Brown, Secretary                                    Ross Brown, Vice Chairman