The AP Triton EMS Feasibility Study and its (expected) four options for Brattleboro EMS services will be made available for the next regular meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard.
The board will also look at financial statements and audits, appoint members to the Charter Review Commission, and more. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center at 230 Main Street. The public may also participate in the meeting over Zoom. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” ASL interpreters will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
230 Main Street, Suite 208
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 251 – 8115
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2022
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
REGULAR MEETING – 6:15PM
The physical location for this meeting will be the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center at 230 Main Street.
If you join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, please use this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86067892659
The “Meeting ID” for this meeting is:
860 6789 2659
Passcode: 12261753
You also can call in using your telephone
by dialing any of these toll-free numbers in the United States:
833-548-0282
877-853-5247
888-788-0099
833-548-0276
(*6 Mute/Unmute – *9 Raise Hand)
The meeting also will be carried live on BCTV:
On Cable TV: Channel 1085 or Channel 10
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/channel-10-stream
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv
AGENDA
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING
2. APPROVE MINUTES –December 6, 2022
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
7. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Errors and Omissions – Assessor’s Office
8. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS
A. Theory Wellness Tobacco License – Approve
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Financial Reports – Finance Director Kimberly Frost
(i) Audit and Financial Statements for FY22
(ii) Single Audit for FY22
(iii) Monthly Report for November of 2022
B. EMS Feasibility Study – A.P. Triton
C. Charter Revision Commission – Appoint
10. CORRESPONDENCE/FYI
A. Warrants and Department Reports
11. MEETINGS
See Town Calendar
12. ADJOURNMENT
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: Patrick Moreland, Interim Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: December 16, 2022
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. The Board will convene the meeting at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and on Zoom.
Join the meeting from a computer, tablet, or smartphone, using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86067892659
The “Meeting ID” for this meeting is:
860 6789 2659
Passcode: 12261753
You also can call in using your telephone
by dialing any of these toll-free numbers in the United States:
833-548-0282
877-853-5247
888-788-0099
833-548-0276
(use *6 to Mute/Unmute, *9 to raise Hand)
The meeting will be carried live on BCTV:
On Cable TV: Channel 1085 or Channel 10
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/channel-10-stream
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv/
7. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Errors and Omissions – Assessor’s Office
In a memorandum dated December 20, 2022, Town Assessor Jenepher Burnell advises that the 2022 Grand List has decreased by $1,421,260 due to corrections made since it was lodged earlier this year. Attached to her memorandum is a table that itemizes the individual corrections and the reasons they were made. Approval of this item on the consent agenda will indicate the Selectboard’s approval of these corrections to errors and omissions on the Town’s 2022 Grand List.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED
8. LIQUOR COMMISSIONERS
A. Theory Wellness Tobacco License – Approve
In a memorandum dated December 1, 2022 Town Clerk Hilary Francis explains that Theory Wellness, located at 728 Putney Road, have applied for a cannabis retail license from the State and need a tobacco license in order to sell certain products. Brattleboro Police and
Fire Departments have reviewed and approved this application. Mr. Sam Baber and Mr. Teva Smith will be present at the Selectboard meeting to address any questions the Board might have.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE A TOBACCO LICENSE FOR THEORY WELLNESS, LOCATED AT 728 PUTNEY ROAD.
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Financial Reports – Finance Director Kimberly Frost
(i) Audit and Financial Statements for FY22
(ii) Single Audit for FY22
(iii) Monthly Report for November of 2022
Included in the Board’s backup materials are the FY22 audit documents and the November 2022 monthly financial report. The Selectboard is asked to accept (1) the Independent Auditor’s Report for FY22 from Batchelder Associates, P.C., and the accompanying financial statements prepared by Town staff, and (2) the Reports on Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, Internal Controls and Compliance with Laws and Regulations (known as the “Single Audit”) for FY22 and (3) the monthly financial report for the month of November.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT FOR FY22 FROM BATCHELDER ASSOCIATES, P.C., AND THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARED BY TOWN STAFF, AND TO ACCEPT THE REPORTS ON SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS, INTERNAL CONTROLS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS (KNOWN AS THE “SINGLE AUDIT”) FOR FY22 AND TO ACCEPT THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, AS PRESENTED.
B. EMS Feasibility Study – A.P. Triton
Representatives from the Brattleboro Fire Department and AP Triton will be present in the meeting to answer any questions the Board might have. A report from AP Triton will be available on the Town’s website on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. It will also be emailed to Board members at that time.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
C. Charter Revision Commission – Appoint
On October 11, 2022 The Selectboard announced their intention to begin a Charter Review Commission and discussed the application process. On Monday, December 5, 2022 and Wednesday, December 14, 2022 interviews with various candidates were conducted. The Board discussed these interviews in executive session before the December 5, 2022 interviews and after the December 14, 2022 interviews and took no action. The Board is asked to make 7 appointments to the Charter Review Commission.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TBA
