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A
All
right,
I'll
call
the
town
of
Essex
select
board
meeting
for
Tuesday
February
21st
2023
to
order
I
gotta
apologize,
I've
had
I've
had
covered
for
the
last
two
weeks
and
although
I'm
testing
negative,
my
voice
has
not
yet
recovered
and
I'm
wearing
a
mask,
and
so
maybe
some
challenges
for
hearing
me
and
I'll
do
my
best
to
avoid
any
problems
so,
first
item
on
the
agenda:
are
there
any
agenda
additions
or
changes
from
staff?
None
from
staff
any
requested
from
board
members?
A
Okay,
then
we
will
move
on
to
public.
To
be
heard.
Public
to
be
heard
is
a
Time
on
the
agenda
where
folks
attending
can
speak
to
the
select
board
on
Town
business.
That's
not
on
the
agenda.
If
you'd
like
to
speak
during
public
to
be
heard,
please
raise
your
hand
either
in
the
room
or
use
the
raise
your
hand
feature
in
the
zoom
application.
To
get
to
the
Razer
hand,
button
float
your
cursor
down
to
the
bottom
of
your
screen
and
you'll
see
a
reactions
button
open
up.
A
B
C
Yourself
I'm,
your
representative
of
Green
Mountain,
Transit,
Marty
Powers,
was
represented
before
me,
I
think,
six
years
ago
she
was
chair
of
the
finance
committee
that
became
vice.
Chair
we
switched
from
I
was
an
alternate.
She
became
an
alto.
I
became
the
rep
and
I've
been
a
rep
about
six
years
now.
B
It
can
be
a
bit
more
volatile
than
the
other
portions
and
so
happy
that
that
had
gone
down
some
from
where
it
was
at
in
the
past,
even
though
the
number
two
bus
that
we
have
doesn't
go
into
Essex
town,
it's
it's
the
number
two
bus
that
connects
Essex,
Junction
Center
to
to
downtown
and
then
through
Shelburne
is
our
number
two
most
written
bus.
And
so
one
of
the
things
that
we're
really
happy
about
is
that
ridership.
B
One
of
the
things
that
is
very
clear
when
I
talk
with
our
Board
of
Commissioners
is
that
we
really
value
the
concept
of
having
Fair
free
operations.
It
is
something
that
really
supports
the
concept
that
public
transportation
is
a
public
good
that
doesn't
have
a
financial
barrier
for
people
to
use,
but
the
financial
reality
of
our
situation
is
is
that
we
needed
to
consider
returning
to
Fair
service
this
year,
because
the
covid
relief
funds
that
helped
fund
our
operation,
just
like
in
a
lot
of
municipalities
and
and
States.
B
C
C
You
probably
all
know
that
but
you're
the
van
you
have
here
really
helps
you
if
your
scheduler
can
make
that
van
available
to
folks
that
they're
reusing
Paratransit
Services
rather
than
ssta,
that
saves
you
money.
So
in
the
past
that
has
happened.
You've
done
a
good
job
of
trying
to
trying
to
get
people
on
your
on
your
van,
so
hopefully
that'll
continue.
D
C
Well,
that's
the
you
know.
The
aim
is
that
we've
got
a
consultant
been
working
on
this
for
a
while
and
we've
seen
a
preview,
and
it
looks
like
that.
We
can
find
some
happy
medium
so
that
we
can
flatten
that
curve
out
so
you're
not
going
to
pay
any
less
over
time,
but
it'll
take
out
spending
thirty
thousand
one
year
and
50
000
the
next
year.
It'll.
Take
that
take
that
away
so
we'll
find
a
way
to
keep
that
keep
those
dollars
flowing
in
a
more
even
even
fashion.
D
B
B
We
have
a
Workforce,
there's
kind
of
two
main
populations
in
our
driver
Workforce.
We
have
folks
that
have
been
drivers
for
quite
a
long
time
who
are
approaching
retirement
age,
and
then
we
have
a
lot
of
folks
that
are
that
are
new
drivers,
especially
new
new
Americans,
and
so
when
we
look
at
our
projected
departures,
we're
going
to
have
to
be
a
lot
more
successful
at
bringing
people
on
than
we
have
been
in
order
to
maintain
our
level
of
service.
B
But
at
this
time
we
are
not
looking
at
making
any
reductions.
I
will
mention
that
there
was
news
that
was
brought
up
when
the
budget
was
passed,
because
there
was
some
temporary
reductions
in
service
that
have
not
been
operating
for
the
past
almost
three
years.
That
became
permanent,
but
it's
no
change
to
what
we've
been
providing
for
the
past
two
years.
B
B
G
B
G
B
A
C
C
G
A
G
C
F
C
B
B
C
A
C
Andy
before
we
go
I'd
just
like
to
mention
as
I
said
earlier,
I
am
your
representative:
I
do
live
in
the
city
of
Essex
Junction,
oh
technically,
you
don't
have
to
be
in
the
town
that
you
represent
and
I'm
not
sure
how
it's
going
to
shake
out
between
the
city
and
the
town
as
the
who
wants
to
represent
either
but
I'll.
Just
let
you
know
that
I'm
very
willing
and
would
love
to
continue
representing
Essex.
C
C
I
My
name
is
satanisha
radita
and
I
am
one
of
the
co-chairs
of
Essex
best,
which
stands
for
building
equality,
solidarity
and
Trust.
Foreign
and
I
have
Jody
Heyman
and
she's
the
other
co-chair
and
we're
here
to
present
she's
here
to
present
women.
So
we
will
be
taking
a
few
minutes
tonight
to
go
over
how
we
got
to
recommending
the
establishment
of
the
community
Advisory
Board
what
it
is
and
answer
any
of
questions
about
next
steps.
I
Our
hope
is
that
both
the
select
board
and
the
trustees
will
approve
and
support
formation
of
the
cat.
We
have
three
documents
on
this.
The
first.
The
first
is
the
memo
from
the
chief
Police
Chief
Ron.
The
second
is
the
description
document
titled
Community
Advisory
Board
to
the
Essex
Police
Department,
and
the
third
is
a
question
in
the
answer
document,
as
we
present
to
you.
I
What
began
with
the
community
survey
continued
with
two
years
of
work
further
Define
the
needs
interviewing
different
community
service
organizations
and
caps
around
Vermont
and
researching
National
models.
The
partnership
with
Essex
best
over
the
past
two
plus
years
has
only
confirmed
that
this
is
the
most
appropriate
path
forward
to
achieve
our
startup
State's
goal.
G
And
so,
as
tatanisha
said,
you
know
two
years
ago
and
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
all
the
specifics.
But
there
were
a
number
of
community
surveys
that
were
done
with
several
hundred
respondents,
and
there
were
also
a
number
of
focus
groups
that
were
done
and
at
the
time
part
of
what
was
revealed
is
that
not
everybody
did
feel
safe
and
not
everybody
did
feel
that
they
had
a
trusting
relationship
and
I.
G
I
G
And
so
just
for
further
description
that
the
community
Advisory
Board,
would
operate
as
an
independent
board
made
up
of
diverse
Community
Representatives
with
three
members
from
the
town,
three
members
from
the
city,
and
it
would
be
established
in
collaboration
with
the
chief
of
police
and
the
Essex
Police
Department,
and
essentially
it
would
work
to
Foster
two-way
communication
so
receiving
communication
from
the
Essex
Police
Department
to
better
understand
their
policies
and
other
related
efforts.
Their
practices
being
able
to
look
at
data
quarterly.
G
G
It's
that
we're
really
intended
to
be
an
expression
of
the
community's
viewpoints,
and
so
when
police
incident
police
related
incidents
occur,
the
cab
will
continue
to
serve
as
an
independent
voice
for
the
community.
In
response
to
such
incidents,
the
Essex
police
department
will
partner
with
the
cab,
to
the
extent
that
they're
able
to
be
able
to
provide
sufficient
information
surrounding
police
related
incidents
to
help
facilitate
and
allow
for
Community
feedback
am
I,
miss
anything.
I
Structure
so
in
the
Q
a
document
we
offered
beginning
elements
for
defining
eligibility
to
serve
in
the
on
the
cab,
the
recruit,
the
recruitment
process
and
beginning
structure.
We
have
intensibility
left
it
open
on
greater
detail
for
how
the
cab
will
operate
so
that
those
who
are
appointed
can
help
to
Define
this
further.
We
have
asked
that
one
member
of
Essex
best
served
on
the
cab
in
its
first
year
to
help
ensure
that
evolves
into
a
manner
of
consistent
with
the
original
description
included
in
your
packet.
G
So
at
this
point,
we're
certainly
open
to
questions
comments.
I
just
I
just
want
to
kind
of
close
by
just
thanking
both
Police
Chief
Ron
and
Anthony
Jackson
Miller,
who
are
here
because
they
have
been
just
step
by
step
with
us
in
terms
of
building
trust
and
being
willing
to
kind
of
lean
in
and
have
some
tough
conversations
and
also
be
transparent
and
I.
G
Think
that
that
has
been
great
and
that
we've
also
had
Municipal
leadership
that
has
participated
in
Essex,
best,
Don
and
and
others
Marguerite,
as
well
as
members
from
the
city
and
I.
Think
that
it's
just
for
me
as
a
community
member
and
a
resident
of
Essex
for
closing
on
20
years
now,
it's
it's
felt
like
a
really
collaborative
Community
effort.
So
that's
felt
great
try
to
answer
questions
all.
D
G
Yeah,
no,
that's
that's
a
great
question
and
I
think
part
of
what
we're
looking
at
is.
We
were
careful
about
how
much
we
defined
the
initial
structure,
because
our
hope
is
that,
as
the
board
comes
together
with
the
initial
members
that
they
can
help
work
with
the
police
chief
and
with
Anthony
Jackson
Miller
around
setting
those
up.
F
G
Oh
you're,
talking
about
the
staggered
terms:
yeah
yeah,
yeah,
yeah,
I,
I.
Think
one
of
the
the
conversations
we
had
in
terms
of
ensuring
regular
attendance
was
trying
to
really
have
a
low
threshold
barrier
to
allow
people
to
attend.
So
you
know
you
have
your
your
dual
kind
of
mode
of
in
person
as
well
as
on
zoom
and
wanting
to
try
to
ensure
that
that
is
that
being
able
to
attend
as
as
accessible
as
possible.
G
So
I
think
we
would
start
there,
and-
and
you
know,
our
our
model
at
least
with
Essex
best-
is
that
when
members
are
struggling
to
make
it
or
have
dropped
off,
we've
really
tried
to
do
Outreach
and
engagement
to
try
to
see
what's
going
on.
How
can
we
you
know?
How
can
we
make
this
work
and
I
think
we
take
the
same
approach?
F
That's
a
good
question:
I
was
reading
through
everything
else,
and
everything
was
amazing
and
I
loved
it
and
I
was
like
I
was
thinking
more
towards,
like
the
select
board
and
the
charter.
How
we
have
a
you
know,
a
written
thing
where
it's
like
this
is
what
you
have
to
follow
or
I
was
like
what
we
want.
We
want
the
involvement,
but
I
was
just
thinking.
F
You
know,
for
you
guys
how
you
promote
the
involvement
and
also
you
know,
have
somebody
that
may
not
be
able
to
make
a
lot
of
meetings,
but
also
have
somebody
that
yeah
it
wants
to
be
more
involved
or
you
know,
I,
don't
know
the
answer.
That's
why
I
was
just
curious
if
you
guys
had
a
plan
on
keep
how
to
keep
your
group
full.
That
way,
you
don't
have
a
seat
that
you
may
be
missing.
You
know
from
somebody
else
or
or
something
like
that.
But
yes,.
G
J
I
F
G
F
G
G
J
G
That's
what's
happened
with
Essex
best.
We've
fluctuated
between
having
meetings
every
two
weeks
for
several
months
to
going
to
having
quarterly
meetings
so
going
to
having
monthly,
and
it
really
has
depended
on
what
are
the
issues
what's
the
timeline
within
which
we
need
to
have
them
addressed,
where's
that
where's
people's
availability
and
just
kind
of
navigating
it
in
that
way,
which
so
far
it's
it's
worked
fairly.
Well,.
I
I
G
Yeah,
just
thanks
for
the
work
to
Essex
best
thanks
to
Police
Department,
totally
on
board.
I
just
have
a
housekeeping
question
around.
If
this
will
be
like
a
committee
of
the
police
department
enrolled
into
the
police
budget
or
whether
it
will
be
a
select
board,
City
Council,
like
our
own,
you
know
separate
entities
that
form
this
joint
committee.
G
So
the
plan-
and
this
is
where
I,
don
and
Ron-
and
everyone
can
back
me
up
if
I
say
this
incorrectly-
is
that
the
plan
is,
is
that
it
would
not
be
subsumed
under
the
police
department
that
it
would
be
an
independent
board
and
that
there
would
be
the
three
members
from
the
town,
and
so
that
would
fall
under
working
with
the
town
to
help
recruit
and
point
those
members
and
then
there'd,
be
the
three
members
of
the
city
and
same
same
process
and
we're
actually
presenting
to
this
city.
I.
Think
late,
March.
J
I
A
K
I
think
the
discussions
that
we've
had
is
that
these
would
be
no
different
than
any
other
public
meeting,
and
in
fact
that
would
help
us
build
transparency
with
with
which
is
one
of
the
one
of
the
tenants
that
we're
trying
to
promote
so
having
these
be.
Public
meetings
were
where
the
public
could
come,
and
voice
opinions
or,
or
something
like
that,
similar
to
what
they
do
here
at
any
of
the
other
boards
would
be
beneficial
to
what
we're
trying
to
do,
and
it
would.
It
would
help
us
be
transparent.
K
The
one
thing
that
I
don't
want
that
you
know
this
to
become,
is
that
it's
a
police
run
board
and
that
it's
not
that
that
it's
not
transparent.
It's
something
that
you
know
that
we're
that
we're
just
you
know
just
doing
it
as
a
you
know,
a
show
or
something
like
that.
There's
been
a
lot
of
work,
that's
gone
on
over
the
last
couple
of
years
with
these
folks,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
this
is
a
meaningful
effort.
K
I
did
want
to
say
thank
you
to
both
for
you
for
everything
that
you've
that
you've
contributed
the
last
couple
of
years
and
Don
and
everyone
else
who's
who's
come
to
this,
and
this
started
out
as
an
Evan
teach
effort,
and
it's
come
a
long
ways.
The
last
two
and
a
half
years,
I
can't
believe
we're
going
on
three
years.
Yes,
you
know
and
certain
certainly
it's
in
my
opinion,
it's
been
a
much
more
thoughtful
and
much
more
productive
effort.
K
Then
I've
seen
some
other
towns
take
and
I
certainly
think
we
we
have
come
to
a
much
better
place.
I
will
tell
you
that
there
are.
There
is
some
some
doubt
and
some
concerns
in
the
police
department
from
some
of
the
some
of
the
people
that
work
there
about
this
effort
and
there's
always
these
mistrusts
that
that
happen
I.
K
You
know,
I
support
what
what
we're
doing
here
with
with
the
advisory
effort
I,
would
not
support
anything
further
than
that
as
far
as
oversight
or
a
change
of
a
change
of
disciplinary
procedures.
I
think
we're
very
well
covered
in
in
that
respect,
but
I
do
I.
Do
really
look
forward
to
this
effort
that
we're
trying
to
do
because
I
think
that
it
will.
It
will
definitely
build
our
transparency
and
our
legitimacy
with
with
citizens
that
we
serve.
G
G
So
one
of
the
things
we've
talked
internally
within
our
group
about
is
that,
if
we're
a
conduit,
then
we
have
an
opportunity
to
be
able
to
help
represent
people's
voices,
and
we
want
to
create
as
safe
a
space
as
possible
for
people
to
feel
comfortable
that
they
can
share
their
own,
but
in
the
event
that
they
feel
they
would
like
their
thoughts,
their
wishes.
Their
concerns
brought
forward.
G
A
A
J
J
A
L
L
Anthony
Jackson
Miller
really
appreciate
his
presence
as
well,
because
I
think
in
terms
of
how
this
will
work,
that
Anthony's
position
is
key
in
terms
of
building
the
trust
with
the
public
and
also
helping
us
create
a
board
that
is
representative
of
people
who
are
marginalized
and
don't
feel
safe
and
then
also
Don.
I
want
to
acknowledge
and
Marguerite,
as
well
as
Jill
Jill
was
very
instrumental
as
well
in
terms
of
her
input
and
working
for
so
long.
So
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
J
J
K
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
one
more
thing
and
I
did
I
noticed
that
reading
reading
this
for
about
the
fifth
time
over
the
last
two
weeks,
I
think
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
there
wasn't
the
impression
that
was
given
in
there
that
this
would
be
turned
over
to
Anthony
from
now
on,
and
that
this
would
be
his
his
job
to
come
to
the
meetings.
This
is
something
that
I'm
going
to
be
fully
engaged
in,
as
the
chief
and
I
will
be
there
at
every
meeting.
L
I
miss
Robbie
Lieutenant
raw
I
shouldn't
call
him
Robbie,
Lieutenant
Rob
also
was
very
instrumental.
It
was
fantastic
to
have
two
members
of
the
police
department
and
regular
attendance.
I
think
that
we
wouldn't
one
of
the
struggles
really
was
to
balance
the
trust
of
the
public
and
the
plus
Trust
of
the
police
department,
as
a
part
of
this
work
is
also
to
help
the
police,
so
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
Rob
as
well.
Thanks.
H
Their
hands
right,
Greg,
actually
something
Andy
that
you
pointed
out
as
I
was
reviewing
this
and
you
asked
about
the
who
would
create
the
committee,
whether
it's
the
the
city
of
the
Town
combination
thereof,
they're,
going
to
be
digging
into
the
police
services
agreement,
which
talks
about
Advisory,
Board
and
Equity
board,
probably
nuances
that
most
people
don't
care
about.
But
it's
something
that
the
select
board
would
create
and
there
would
be
some
representation
set
aside
for
for
the
city.
J
F
G
Just
tell
me
if
it's
too
much
is
that
in
that
first
year
there
would
be
a
one-year
term
a
two-year
term
and
a
three-year
term.
I
would
be
the
one
year,
okay
and
so
then
I'd
rotate
off,
and
then
the
next
person
would
come
on
for
the
for
you
or
whatnot,
so
that
it
would
alternate
after
that,
so
that
you
didn't
have
the
amount
of
turnover.
Every
year
you
didn't
lose
more
than
one
number
I
think
that
was
the
ideal.
G
A
F
J
I
G
J
A
K
F
F
F
J
A
Can
I
so
so
sorry,
one
one
other
question:
I
guess
is
I.
Guess
this
we
would.
We
would
want
to
form
this
as
soon
as
we
could
so
we
would
be
as
soon
as
we
decided.
We
want
to
do
this.
We
start
advertising,
or
is
this
a
next
year
thing
in
their
next
fiscal
year
that
I
wouldn't
think
I
would
think
we
would
not
want
to
wait.
I.
E
H
Getting
approved
tonight
we
can
start
advertising
this
week
and
start
to
hear
we
usually
keep
positions
open
their
seats
open
for
at
least
a
month,
so
we
have
a
chance
for
people
to
apply
and
put
their
name
out
there
and
then
we'll
start
to
schedule
interviews.
So
you'll
probably
see
that
by
late
March
early
April,
hopefully
we'll
have
some
good
candidates.
If
it
can.
K
I
add
something
please
for
that:
I'm,
not
sure
if
this
matters-
and
certainly
you
folks,
would
be
the
be
the
experts
on
this
but
I'm,
should
we
wait
until
the
city
gets
a
chance
to
weigh
in
on
whether
they're
going
to
participate
or
not
before
we
start
advertising
I'm.
Just
asking
that
question
whether
that
matters
or
not.
H
K
H
A
It's
a
it's
a
it's
an
Advisory
board
so
that
they
really
know
votes,
I.
Think
the
the
expectation
is.
You
won't
take
a
position
on
some
that
I
don't
know,
there's
their
the
way.
It
was
explained
to
me
when
I
asked
that
question
from
Marguerite
said
this:
isn't
it's
an
Advisory
Board
and
there's
no
decision
making.
D
A
E
A
A
A
J
A
A
M
It
is
yes,
so
this
is
the
funding
that
we've
been
getting
through
the
settlement
funds
that
have
come
down
through
the
nationally
through
the
settlements
for
the
opioid
abuse
and
sort
of
abatement,
looking
forward
ways
to
Abate
and
make
up
for
those
kinds
of
abuse
that
has
been
happening
so
Nationwide
this
we
came
forward.
Actually,
when
Evan
was
unified
manager,
we
signed
on
to
be
a
subdivision
of
these
settlements.
M
L
M
Basically,
all
of
the
payments
came
through
in
November
to
us.
Obviously
they
were
with
the
state
ahead
of
that
and
and
so
that's
how
they
decided.
You
know
our
percentage
and
all
that
which
is
what
we
signed
on
to
begin
with
about
I
think
it
was
a
year
and
a
half
ago.
Now,
so
that's
originally,
we
were
thinking
it
would
be.
You
know
about
twenty
two
thousand
dollars
less
than
what
you're
seeing
there,
and
so
it
was.
M
It
was
actually
Ron
I
think
it
would
talk
to
some
others.
Well,
you
know,
while
I
was
on
maternity
leave,
but
even
ahead
of
that,
we
were
thinking
originally
that
this
might
be
a
good
use
for
community
Outreach,
and
it
still
is
a
good
use
for
that
and
now
with
more
money.
It
just
will
hopefully
help
cover
that
cost
in
the
budget
as
it
is
and
help
with
that
kind
of
funding.
M
M
I
have
talked
to
some
other
communities
around.
The
city
is
also
putting
their
money
toward
community
outreach
and
there
are
several
others
who
are
considering
it.
They
have
not
finalized
where
they're
placing
their
money,
Winooski
and
Colchester,
and
if
South
Burlington
has
so
much
more
money
that
they
have
a
whole
list,
but
but
it
is
definitely
on
their
list
as
well.
Those
communities
to
be
putting
it
toward
this
kind
of
abatement
method,
which
for
us
is
just
a
really
direct
route.
You
know
we
don't
have
a
hospital
in
Essex.
E
H
M
Sorry
about
that
good
point:
yes,
so
they
work
with
the
police,
Department.
Obviously
Ron
you
can
fill
in
anything
I
miss
or,
however,
you
feel,
but
they
work
with
the
police
department
and
they,
you
know,
do
all
kinds
of
opioid
substance
abuse.
You
know
mitigation
efforts,
but
abatement
efforts
that
can
be.
You
know
they
show
up
to
certain
calls.
M
You
know,
needs
to
be
to
help
that
kind
of
addiction
and
then
process
that
and
help
move
forward
with
a
and
Recovery
Services
or
what
that
might
be
for
that
person
specifically,
so
they
really
are
our
path
anyway,
with
working
with
folks
in
the
community
and
with
the
police
department
to
go
that
next
level.
You
know
not
just
the
call
that
we
get,
but
what's
that
next
level
of
working
with
folks
who
might
need
help
with
substance,
abuse
and
opioid
abatement
moving
forward.
E
D
Kendall,
if
we
go
with
staff
recommendation
and
give
this
to
the
police
budget
like
this,
will
there
be
a
way
to
track
what
the
funds
are
used
for
the
extra
funds,
because
I
would
like
to
see
the
funds
used
for
something
in
the
police
department,
as
opposed
to
going
to
the
fund
balance
at
the
end
of
the
year,
maybe
unspent
or
so
I
would
just
like
this
to
be
used
for
this
purpose.
Awesome.
M
F
F
A
F
F
M
F
K
F
M
A
G
E
A
G
A
D
J
A
One
comment
I
wanted
to
make:
is
it
wasn't
worth
pulling
the
minutes
out
to
correct
this,
but
in
the
February
6th
minutes
for
item
5c,
it
said
that
the
motion
passed
5-0
and
there's
only
four
four
of
us
at
the
meeting.
So
it's
just
a
minor
correction,
no
need
to
pull
that
out.
Maybe
I
shouldn't
even
have
mentioned
it.
A
J
D
J
H
F
H
J
A
A
couple
things
I
guess
I
wanted
to
bring
up
is
there's
a
line
item
in
there
about
the
transition
of
the
Essex
Junction
finance
department
out
of
81
Main
Street.
That's
in
there
because
there's
a
stipulation
in
the
agreement
that
says
that
that
will
be
presented
to
the
boards,
and
so
if,
when
that
happens,
it's
not
a
complete
Severance
of
the
two
departments,
but
it's
just
the
move
out
from
the
building.
So
this
is
more
informational
than
an
actual.
A
Once
once
the
two
Finance
directors
agree
that
they
each
have
the
ability
to
operate
independently,
then
we'll
have
they'll.
Look
it
up
or
formal
notification
of
that.
So
that's
coming
upcoming
meeting
schedule.
We
only
have
scheduled
through
the
first
meeting
in
in
April,
because
that's
the
the
meeting
at
which
we,
the
select
board,
establishes
the
meeting
schedule
for
the
for
the
coming
year
and
so
just
prepare
be
prepared.
Our
our
next
meeting
is
town
meeting
yeah.
E
A
But
since
I
guess
seats
are
uncontested,
we'll
all
be
here,
possibly
the
so
anyway.
I
just
want
to
remind
people
to
bring
your
calendars
or
start
looking
at
your
calendars
and
start
thinking
about
dates
in
the
future,
but
I
guess
we
don't
really
need
to
worry
about
that
until
that
first
meeting
in
April,
the
Q,
a
sheets
from
town
meeting
were
in
the
are
in
the
packet
and
we've
been
passing
them
out
at
town
events.
A
A
J
A
There's
no
there's
no
dinner,
there's
no
way
to
participate
remotely.
If
you
want
to
vote,
you
have
to
come
to
the
meeting
right,
although
I
think
it
will
be
live
streamed.
That
is
correct.
We'll
Be,
Live
streamed,
but
people
won't
have
the
opportunity
to
call
in
or
make
comment
or
vote
it's
a
one-way
communication.
So
that's
a
different,
a
change
from
the
last
couple
years
and
the
other
thing
is
I'm,
not
sure
we've
said.
Maybe
we
I
mean
we
have
that
ballots
aren't
being
mailed
to
everybody
automatically
so
I
just
I
just.
H
Yeah
I'll
talk
to
Timmy
in
the
clerk's
office.
The
to
the
annual
report
is
getting
mailed
out
that
should
be
hitting
mailboxes
pretty
soon.
That'll
have
all
that
information.
In
there
we
can
do
front
porch,
Forum
Facebook,
the
town
website,
our
standard
photos
for
communication,
the
the
newsletter
went
out,
but
yeah
we
can
keep
putting
the
word
out
there
and
hopefully
the
the
meetings
are
the
efforts
that
you're
all
doing
at
the
community
events
or
have
been
helping
and
we'll
continue
to
help
too
yeah.
Okay,.
A
J
A
Others
probably
do
too,
so
if
you
need
more
slots
to
put
things
out,
because
it's
like
board
members
can
do
two
a
month.
I've
already
done
the
one
about
the
coffee
on
Friday
I
could
do
another
one
before
the
end
of
the
month.
You
need
it.
Okay,
thanks!
Thank
you
all
right.
Are
they
talking
way
too
much.
A
F
That's
the
word,
but
anyway,
I
handed
out
all
29
packets
that
I
had
and
out
of
the
29
people.
I
think
I
talked
to
a
ton.
Okay,
there's
like
five
hockey
games
in
a
basketball
thing
going
on
next
door,
but
there
was
a
lot
of
people
who
thanked
me
and
said:
they've
already,
they
already
know.
What's
up,
what's
going
on,
I
was
surprised,
but
so
that's
good
yeah.
F
But
then
there
was
also
a
lot
of
people
that
were
thankful
and
a
lot
of
people
who
said
not
this
year,
so
they
knew
that
they
were
in
different
city
this
year.
So
but
it
was
good.
I
got
a
lot
of
public
public,
positive
feedback
and
I
think
there's
more
people
paying
attention
than
it
seems
I'm
hopeful
of
that.
D
H
Be
advertising
if
we
haven't
already
starting
last
year,
you
might
remember
we
started
advertising
any
terms
that
were
ending
we're
planning
to
do
that
again.
This
year
the
town
meeting
put
in
a
plug
for
for
the
informational
boots
at
town
meeting
a
lot
of
our
volunteer
abortion
committees
have
tables
set
up,
it's
kind
of
a
showcase.
We
did
the
step
in
event
last
year.
I
think
we
probably
won't
do
that
this
year.
H
We'll
kind
of
use
this
town
meeting
showcase
to
highlight
a
lot
of
abortion
committees,
get
people
to
start
thinking
about
if
they
want
to
volunteer
what
might
be
in
their
wheelhouse
or
in
their
alignment
their
interest
so
we'll
be
advertising
all
the
positions.
The
charter
change
have
passed
it.
It's
probably
going
to
take
a
year
18
months
to
to
get
to
that
point
of
transitioning
to
a
drb,
so
I
think
filling
open
seats.
Now
we
can
talk
about
as
we
get
to
that
point.
H
Are
there
certain
planning
Commissioners
who
want
to
go
towards
development
reviews,
stay
on
the
Planning
Commission
same
thing
with
the
zoning
board,
so
I
think
it's
in
the
best
interest
to
fill
seats.
Now
and
okay,
you
have
people
who
can
come
on
board
and
get
up
to
speed
and
then
figure
out
where
they
want
to
be
down
the
road
and.
A
D
D
E
H
E
L
F
A
E
F
A
You
Ethan
thank
you
Tracy
for
any
further
discussion,
so
there's
no
reason
to
come
back
after
that.
So
Scott
you
can
pack
up
and
go
we'll
go
upstairs
we'll
adjourn
from
upstairs.
We
won't
be
making
any
motions
when
we
come
back.
Others
we'll
adjourn
from
where
we
open
the
door
in
adjourn
come
upstairs.
Any
other
comments.