The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 5:15pm and is expected to enter immediately into executive session to discuss contracts and labor relations agreements with employees. The Selectboard will reconvene the business part of the meeting 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 Ass
Town of Brattleboro
230 Main Street, Suite 208
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 251 – 8115
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2023
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
EXECUTIVE SESSION –5:15PM
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. CHAIR’S REMARKS
3. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
4. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Emergency Housing – Discussion
B. Townwide Reappraisal – Authorize Article for RTM Warning
C. Town Website Project – Update
D. Living Memorial Park Capital Project – Recreation & Parks
(i) Scope
(ii) Budget
(iii) Financing Options
E. Announce Committee Vacancies
7. CORRESPONDENCE/FYI
8. MEETINGS
See Town Calendar
9. ADJOURNMENT
MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: John Potter, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: January 6, 2023
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday,
January 10, 2023. The Board will convene the regular 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. NEW BUSINESS
A. Emergency Housing – Discussion
It is anticipated that the Board will hold a discussion about emergency housing in Brattleboro.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
B. Townwide Reappraisal – Authorize Article for RTM Warning
In a memorandum dated January 10, 2023 Town Assessor Jenepher Burnell requests that the
Board approve an article on the Warning for Representative Town Meeting asking RTM
members to approve a Town Wide Reappraisal. The Office of Assessment strongly encourages
the Selectboard to take this action because a state mandate for a town–wide reappraisal is
anticipated next year. Given the large number of Vermont municipalities that are already being
mandated, it would be beneficial for Brattleboro to secure a qualified firm, certified to reappraise
in Vermont, as soon as possible.
POTENTIAL MOTION: APPROVE AN ARTICLE ON THE WARNING FOR
REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING ASKING RTM MEMBERS TO APPROVE A
TOWN–WIDE REAPPRAISAL TO COMMENCE 2024 AND COMPLETE 2027 FOR THE
2027–2028 TAX YEAR.
C. Town Website Project – Update
Communications Coordinator Seth Thomas will give an update on the Town Website
Project. Included in the Board’s backup materials is a PowerPoint presentation that
discusses various aspects of this project. The Board is asked to approve the .gov domain
name for the Town’s website.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE .GOV DOMAIN NAME FOR THE TOWN OF
BRATTLEBORO WEBSITE.
D. Living Memorial Park Capital Project – Recreation & Parks
(i) Scope
(ii) Budget
(iii) Financing Options
The Selectboard will further discuss the scope of the the proposed improvements to Living
Memorial Park, along with any budgetary impacts and financing options. Included in the
Board’s backup materials are a PowerPoint Presentation that explores aspects of the
project, several financial documents including budgets and financing details and a memo
from Energy Coordinator Stephen Dotson exploring the benefits of moving to a natural
refrigerant system.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
E. Announce Committee Vacancies
The Board is asked to announce various vacancies to Town Boards and Committees.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
