Regular Selectboard Meeting for the Town of Brookline VT: March 20th, 2024

1. Call the meeting to order
2. Review changes to agenda if any
3. Members of the Public
A. Scheduled members
Lee Ann Parker, chair of the Brookline Meeting House Committee,
has requested 20 minutes to discuss/review/plan for future feasibility
study by Jon Saccoccio and the hiring Peter Yost - environmental building
expert regarding scientifically analyzing the source, cure and future
prevention of Mold in BMH building.
B. Unscheduled members of the public
5 minutes on Agenda items only
4. Approve minutes
A. Action on minutes from March 6, 2024 reorganization meeting
5. Reorganization & Appointment of Town Officers / Positions cont. w/ ACTION
A. Energy Committee- Appointments
Somara Szwick, Jon Ballou and Daniel Schoener
B. Preferred Vendor List- Approval vote
C. Policy Signing
1.) Conflict of Interest Policy
2.) Purchase Policy
3.) Rules of Procedure
D. Rescind appointment of Mike Bills as Lister
6. Unfinished Business
A. Building Commissioner - B. Mello - Priorities for BMH - requested 15
minutes to go over details on a plan of Funding and Fixing BMH needs.
B. Appropriation of remaining ARPA funds - Discussion & possible Action
C. Peter Yost - Building Scientist Consultant for BMH - Action-develop a
Request for Proposal as per Purchase Policy. (tabled last meeting)
D. BMH Feasibility Study - Jon Saccoccio - Action-develop a Request for
Proposal as per Purchase Policy if board decides to move forward.
E. Planning Commission progress
F. Arborist follow up -D. Maggio
G. FEMA Updated Maps - S. Noga
H. Interview prospective new hires. Reschedule. Review legal advice
from VLCT.
7. New Business
A. The BMH Committee would like to plan another Town Picnic this summer
on Sunday August 4, 2024. Permission to begin planning the event.
B. Maintenance of Grader, York Rake, & Oil change on Wheeled Excavator
C. Reschedule meeting with VTRANS - Meghan Brunk re: TA 60
D. Quarterly Budget Review (as suggested by auditors) - Set date
8. Reports & Updated
A. Grants/Contracts - S. Noga
Sign MRGP form for this year
B. Building Commissioner - B. Mello
C. Highway Supervisor - M. Bills
D. Selectboard Chair - D. Maggio
E. Selectboard Goals for upcoming year
F. Any other discussion as requested by a selectboard member not
requiring a vote
8. Warrants
A. Payroll Warrant
B. Accounts Payable Warrant
9. Communications
A. Regular Mail
B. Email
1) Vtrans visit 9:30 @ town hall for TA 60 review March 27 –New Date
needed as this is the school budget vote day and TH is not available.
2) Selectboard Essentials - Workshops on Zoom and in person
3) Legal advice from VLCT re: Interviewing applicants
4) Legal advice from VLCT re: Repeating same articles annually in the Town
Warning (ie. authorizing the treasurer to collect taxes &/0r recycle bin
article)
10. Set Agenda for next meeting on April 3, 2024
11. Adjourn the meeting