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BOARD MEMBERS: Todd Lawley (Chair), Marion Dowling (Vice-Chair), Chris Cleverly, Katy Johnson-Aplin, Michael Fitzpatrick.

OTHERS PRESENT: Melissa Brown (Treasurer/Admin), Jay Wilson (Road Foreman), Erica Walch (Resident).

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chair Lawley.

CONFIRM PROPERLY WARNED: Confirmed by Melissa Brown

ADDITIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA: Johnson-Aplin made a motion to table the Executive Session: Personnel evaluation and compensation discussion until the next budget meeting. Dowling seconded. The motion passed.

UNSCHEDULED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC:

Walch spoke regarding SeVEDS’ request for Social Appropriations for the 2027 budget.

Walch shared information and concerns about the organization, including executive compensation being over $100,000.00 per year, auditor comments regarding the lack of internal controls, and the expenditure on grants funds in the amount of $146,000.00 being sent to Europe.

She asked the Selectboard to review the materials she provided and to consider not appropriating funds to SeVEDS.

OLD BUSINESS:

Fiscal year 2027 budget preparation:

General Government Expenditures (continued):

Johnson-Aplin discussed increasing the town’s minimum bid threshold due to the cost of advertising bid notices in the newspaper. Cleverly made a motion to increase the bid minimum threshold from $2,000 to $5,000. Johnson-Aplin seconded. The motion passed.

Johson-Aplin and Brown will update the purchasing policy to reflect the revised threshold.

Social Appropriations (continued):

Cleverly made a motion to budget $250.00 to SeVEDS for FY27. Dowling seconded. The motion passed with one opposed, one abstention, and three in favor.

ADJOURN: Fitzpatrick made a motion to adjourn. Dowling seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.