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Selectboard elects new chair, appoints fifth member

At its organizational meeting held on the evening of Tuesday, March 3 following the town election, the board took the following actions:

  1. Chris Parker was elected chair.
  2. Sandra Harris was elected vice-chair
  3. Jean Carr was elected clerk
  4. The board set its regular meeting dates as the first and third Tuesdays of each month, as in the past.
  5. The board designated “Robert’s Rules of Order Modified” as its procedural basis for running meetings.
  6. The board went into executive session to discuss the appointment of a recording secretary, but took no action on this matter.
  7. The board designated the following as official media: REFORMER, WTSA, BCTV, WKVT,  “THE BEAST” 99.5, THE COMMONS.
  8. The board made the following appointments:
  • Fence viewers: Rory Underwood, Munson Hicks, Andrew Gantt
  • Pound Keeper: Windham County Humane Society
  • Inspectors of Lumber, Shingles and Wood: Munson Hicks, George Pond
  • Weigher of Coal: Deborah Berryere, Christiane Howe
  • Tree Warden: David Walker
  • Town Agent: Stephen Skibniowsky
  • Grand Juror: Stephen Skibniowsky
  • Second Constable: Andy White
  • Vacancy on the Selectboard: Michael Root, to serve the remainder of the vacant three-year term ending at Town Meeting in 2021.

The board thanked all others who stepped forward to help during this time of transition.