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BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Todd Lawley, Marion Dowling, Chris Cleverly,  Katy Johnson–Aplin, Mike Fitzpatrick.

OTHERS PRESENT:
Greg Record and Wannetta Powling (Administrative Assistant).

CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Administrative Assistant Wannetta Powling.

ADDITIONS/AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA   

None

ELECT SELECTBOARD OFFICER’S

ELECT CHAIR:
A motion was made by Dowling to nominate Tod Lawley as Chair. Fitzpatrick seconded the nomination. No other nominations were made.
The motion carried 4/0/1 Lawley abstained. The nomination was accepted.
Selectboard Chair Lawley began running the meeting.

ELECT VICE-CHAIR:
Fitzpatrick nominated Marion Dowling as Vice-Chair. Cleverly seconded the nomination.
The motion carried 4/0/1. Dowling abstained, and the motion passed.
The nomination was accepted.

ELECT CLERK: Johnson-Aplin nominated the Administrative Assistant as Clerk. Cleverly seconded the nomination.
The motion carried. The Administrative Assistant was elected as Clerk.

MEETING SCHEDULES

DATE, LOCATION, & TIME of REGULAR SELECTBOARD MEETINGS:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick, seconded by Dowling, to hold the regular Selectboard meetings on the first and third Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Newfane Town Office.
The motion carried.

BOARD OF HEALTH, LIQUOR CONTROL, AND CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION:
A motion was made by Johnson-Aplin, seconded by Cleverly, to meet as the Board of Health, the Local Board of Liquor Control, and the Cannabis Control Commission as needed. The motion carried

LOCATION FOR POSTING OF NOTICES & MINUTES:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick, seconded by Johnson-Aplin, to set the official locations for posting notices and minutes as the Newfane Town Office, Moore Free Library, Front Porch Forum, W.W. Building Supply, South Newfane/Williamsville Post Office, and the official Town of Newfane website. The motion carried

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR POSTING OF NOTICES & ADVERTISEMENTS:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick, seconded by Dowling, to name the Brattleboro Reformer the official newspaper and use it as the posting paper for legal notices.
The motion carried

ADD NAME OF NEW CHAIR TO PERSONNEL POLICY (Sign new Personnel Policy)
Copies of the personnel policy were unavailable for the Board to review and make changes for consideration. It will be available at the next meeting for adoption and signing.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; SELECTBOARD RULES OF PROCEDURE; FINANCIAL POLICIES:
The Conflict-of-Interest Policy, Rules of Procedure, Financial Policies, and Purchasing Policies will be available for the board to review at the next meeting for adoption and signing.

APPOINTMENTS:

ROAD COMMISSIONER:
A motion was made by Dowling and seconded by Cleverly to appoint Christopher Williams and Mike Fitzpatrick as Co-Road Commissioners.
The motion carried 4/0/1. Fitzpatrick abstained, and the motion passed.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick and seconded by Johnson-Aplin to appoint Steve Jones, Todd Lawley, Greg Record, Chris Cleverly, and Angela Litchfield to the Emergency Management Committee.
The motion carried 4/0/1 Cleverly abstained.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR:
A motion was made by Johnson-Aplin, seconded by Dowling, to appoint Angela Litchfield as Emergency Management Coordinator.
The motion carried.

DELEGATE TO WINDHAM REGIONAL COMMISSION:
A motion was made by Johnson-Aplin and seconded by Fitzpatrick to appoint Ann Golob, James Bressor, as delegate to the (WRC) Windham Regional Commission, and Chris Cleverly as alternate.
The motion carried

POUND KEEPER:
A motion was made by Cleverly, seconded by Lawley,  to appoint Windham County Humane Society as Pound keeper.
The motion carried.

FENCE VIEWERS:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick, seconded by Johnson-Aplin, to appoint Larry Robinson, Greg Record, and George Friend as Fence Viewers.
The motion carried.

REPRESENTATIVE TO RESCUE, INC.:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick, seconded by Lawley, to appoint Win Clark as Representative to Rescue, Inc.
The motion carried.

TOWN ENERGY COORDINATOR:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick, seconded by  Dowling,  to appoint Kim Friedman as Town Energy Coordinator.
The motion carried.

TREE WARDEN:
A motion was made by Cleverly, seconded by Johnson-Aplin, to Appoint Bill Guenther as Tree Warden.
The motion carried.

SENIOR SOLUTIONS REPRESENTATIVE:
Vacancy

DV FIBER (DEERFIELD VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS UNION DISTRICT)
A motion was made by Johnson-Aplin and seconded by Cleverly to appoint Jane Douglas as the representative and Edward Collins as the alternate to the DV FIBER.
The motion carried.

WINDHAM SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT:  
A motion was made by Cleverly, and seconded by Dowling,  to appoint Doris Knechtel with Mike Fitzpatrick as Alternate Representative(s) to Windham Solid Waste Management District.
The motion carried. 4/0/1 Fitzpatrick abstained.

VERMONT GREEN-UP COORDINATORS:
A motion was made by Dowling, and seconded by Cleverly,  to appoint Fiona Creed-Chevalier,  Dani Brown, and Luella Strattner as Green-up Coordinators.
The Motion passed.

PLANNING COMMISSION:
A motion was made by Johnson-Aplin and seconded by Fitzpatrick to appoint Katherine Gehring for a three-year term to the Planning Commission.
The motion carried.

DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick and seconded by Cleverly to appoint David Cotton, Geoffrey Van Kirk, and Erica Walch each for a three-year term.
The motion carried.

WILLIAMSVILLE HALL COMMITTEE:
A motion was made by Cleverly, and seconded by Fitzpatrick to re-appoint all the current Williamsville Hall Committee members:  Jon Julian, Maggie Kemp, Steven Levine, Dale Stevens, Penny Tuerk,  Bruce Rosow, Kate Conway, Kassie Rubico, Maureen Stricklin, Austin Rice, and Eben Viens.
The motion carried.

OPEN ELECTED OFFICIAL’S POSITIONS:
The appointments for the following are missing from the agenda.

CONSERVATION COMMISSION:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick and seconded by Lawley to appoint Greg Record, and Carol Hesselbach each to a three-year term to the Conservation Commission.
The motion carried

HEALTH OFFICER:
The Administrative Assistant will send a letter to Grace Cottage Hospital indicating interest in serving as Newfane  Health Officer.

DEPUTY HEALTH OFFICER:
Tabled

GRAND JUROR:
Tabled

TRAFFIC CALMING COMMITTEE:
A motion was made by Fitzpatrick and seconded by Lawley to appoint Katy Johnson-Aplin and Chris Cleverly as Committee members for Traffic Calming.
The motion carried

ADJOURNMENT:
Fitzpatrick made a motion and Cleverly seconded to adjourn the meeting; meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted
Wannetta Powling
Administrative Assistant