Regular Selectboard Meeting-Town of Brookline VT: November 20, 2024

1. Call the meeting to order
A. Introductions of those present
6:31 2. Review / Approve Draft Minutes
A. Regular meeting of November 6, 2024
3. Changes to the Agenda if any
3. Members of the Public
a. Scheduled members of the public on requested topics. 5 minutes
1. Lee Ann Parker - Retiring from te Brookline Meeting House Committee
b. Unscheduled members of the public on agenda items only. 2 minutes
6 50 4. Request For Proposal ACTION - Motion/Second/Discuss/ Vote or Table
A. Open bids received for painting the BMH Annex. Award within 10 days
5. Reports / Updates
A. Building Commissioner - B. Mello requested 10-15 minutes
1. Discussion about timbers under the BMH floors.
2. Discussion about north side work at the BMH completed
3. Update on rodent issues at Town Hall and SLP.
Identify the services being used to reduce the population
4. Installation of motion activated lights 2 at town Hall,
1 at BMH and 1 at SLP back door.
B. Grants - S. Noga
1. FEMA
2. Better Back Roads Grant
C. Finance - M. Deciso
1. Municipal Budget Review 45 minutes requested
2. Listers researching storage/digitization options for
large sheet surveys.
D. Highway Supervisor - E. Mark Bills
1. Current and Predicted projects
2. Protection and accessibility of road material during
the winter. Ideas for an additional bay/addition.
3. Shed design discussion for town yard
E. Selectboard Chair - D. Maggio
1. Discussion with Lee Ann Parker about BMH
2. Site visit of the work done at BMH Northern side on
Tuesday Nov 12
3. Called dog owner re. Delinquent license fee and fine
due by November 14, 2024. Spoke with ACO @
WCSO.
4. Appropriations for the Women's Center $500 was sent to
David Jones so it was not a part of the request in March
2024.
5. Administrative Assistance from Marjorie Ray Discussion
Updating reviewed Policies. Marjorie said she could use a
program to scan the current documents into an editable
format, then post as a web page on the
www.brooklinevt.com site going forward. The documents
could be downloaded as PDF for printing hard copies as
needed. Her pay rate is $21.00 hr. And could be paid
from the line item for the Administrative Assistant.
6. Determine what vacancies exist for electable positions
and appointable positions
7. Develop warned articles for town meeting such as recycle
bin at the next meeting.
F. Any other discussion requested by a selectboard member
not requiring a vote
6. Warrants = ACTION
A. Accounts Payable Warrant
B. Payroll Warrant - # 2025 for $2,286.62 dated 11/20/2024
8:20 7. Unfinished Business-Possible ACTION
A. Purchase Policy Discussion about Review/Update
B. Contracts for town services - Servpro/ Abatem/etc discussion
8:30 8. New Business
A. Action: Accept the resignation of Lee Ann Parker from the
Brookline Meeting House Committee as of December 15, 2024
B. Action: Accept the resignation of Kerry Bourn from all town
committees as of email received on November 7th. (BMH & RSH)
C. Action: Accept the resignation of Dan Towler from the BMH
Committee as per email received on November 12, 2024
D. Action: Remove Kerry Bourn from the preferred vendor list.
9 Communications-
1. Email from Kerry Bourne resigning from Brookline Meeting House
/Round School House Committees as of November 7, 2024
2. Email from Dan Towler resigning from the Brookline Meeting
House Committee as of November 14, 2024
2. Email from Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
re: resources for bear proof container suppliers
3, Email from Laurie Nau-Martucci RE: Scheduling a Riverside
Cemetery Commissioners Meeting at Town Hall
Time 6:30 Dec 11 2024
4. Email to & From Paul Madelinski re: insurance claim for damage
to the car. $1,560.12 total $500.00 deductible
5. Emails to ConstructConnect re: RFPs posted in the newspaper
for work on the Brookline Meeting House. No contracts issued.
6. Emails to and from Star Stanley of FEMA Program Manager and
Stan Noga (SB)re: remaining project work on Ellen Ware Road
and Hill Road.
10. Set Agenda for Wednesday December 4, 2024
1. Flag Policy - 1st reading
2. Appropriations article
3. Articles for Warning at the Town Meeting
1 - Recycle bin etc
2- TBD
9:00 11. Adjourn. Call to Order
2. Adjustments to Agenda *
3. Acceptance of Minutes: November 12, 2024 *
4. Communications and Public Comments
5. Unfinished Business (Discussion/Action) *
A. FY26 Budget – first draft discussion
6. New Business (Discussion/Action) *
A. Executive Session (If Needed) *
7. Other Business: *
8. Executive Session *
9. Date of Next Meeting – Tuesday, December 3, 2024
10. Adjournment