The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold two meetings the week of September 8th – a regular meeting and a listening session.
Tuesday’s regular meeting features the presentation by the Charter Revision Commission regarding a new draft charter and an update from Groundworks. The Thursday listening session is for the public to weigh in on the upcoming budget for FY27.
You can bring up other items not on the agenda at both meetings, but only the regular meeting will have the livestream and zoom elements. You have to be there in person to participate Thursday.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom. Prior to the meeting, the Board will meet at 5:15pm and is expected to enter immediately into executive session to discuss contracts and litigation. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” Closed captioning will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town Website by the end of the day.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a Budget Listening Session on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Main Room. Please note that there will be no livestream or Zoom component for this meeting.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
230 Main Street, Suite 208
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 251 – 8115
* Please note that all correspondence with Town staff is part of the public record and may be shared with others.
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:15 PM
REGULAR MEETING – 6:15 PM
The physical location for this meeting will be the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center
at 230 Main Street.
Selectboard Meeting materials can be found on the Town’s website, Brattleboro.gov/Selectboard.
If you join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, please use this link:
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85223252040?pwd=f0zpzRIYterkWvZ53MAfbuxuMv3Dvm.1
Meeting ID: 852 2325 2040
Passcode: 602388
The meeting also will be carried live on BCTV.
Cable TV: Channel 1079
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/live/gov-ed-channel/
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv
AGENDA
(please note that all times indicated are approximate)
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING (6:15 PM)
2. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
3. APPROVE MINUTES – August 4 and August 5, 2025
4. CHAIR’S REMARKS
5. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
6. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (6:25 PM)
8. CONSENT AGENDA (6:30 PM)
A. Halo Hollow Annual Entertainment License – Approve
B. Tavernier Chocolates Annual Entertainment License – Approve
C. Downtown Improvement District Vote Results — Accept
D. FY26 Municipal Roads Grant-in-Aid – Accept and Appropriate $50,000 Grant
E. Brattleboro Co-op Lease — Ratify
F. Selectboard 2025-27 Priorities — Approve
G. CDBG-DR Grant Application for Dettman Bridge – Approve
H. Downtown Vibrancy Fund Award for the DBA – Accept and Appropriate
I. Police Department Cruiser – Authorize $55,987 Purchase
J. Tri-Park Community Development Block Grant -Approve Municipal Policies and Codes
K. Opioid Settlement Participation Form – Authorize Signature
L. Brooks Memorial Library Multiple Year Printer Lease – Authorize $1,247 Contract
9. REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
A. Announce Committee Vacancies (6:35 PM) Presentation by Town Staff
B. Groundworks Collaborative Update (6:40 PM) Presentation by Groundworks Staff and Board Representatives
C. Smoke N Munch Second Class Liquor License, Tobacco License and Tobacco Substitute Endorsement Permit (7:10 PM) Presentation by Town Staff
D. Review of Draft Town Charter and Discuss Related Petitions (7:25 PM) Presentation by Charter Revision Commission Representatives and Town Attorney
E. Monthly Budget Update for July of FY26 (8:25 PM)
10. CORRESPONDENCE
A. Warrants
11. ADJOURNMENT (8:45 PM)
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING – 6:15 PM
BROOKS MEMORIAL LIBRARY MAIN ROOM
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO ZOOM COMPONENT FOR THIS MEETING.
AGENDA
(please note that all times indicated are approximate)
1. CONVENE SPECIAL MEETING (6:15 PM)
2. CONFIRM MEETING OFFICIALLY WARNED
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (6:25 PM)
7. REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
A. FY27 General Fund Budget Development – Draft Schedule (6:35 PM)
First Selectboard Listening Session 9/11
Initial Budget Presentation with 5-Year Projection 11/6
Second Selectboard Listening Session 11/12
Selectboard Meeting on Fire and Police Budgets 11/18
Selectboard Meeting on Public Works, Library, and Rec and Parks Budgets 12/2
Selectboard Meeting on Other Department Budgets 12/16
Selectboard Meeting on Budget Revisions 1/6
Selectboard Meeting on Budget Approval 1/20
B. FY27 Budget Listening Session (6:45 PM)
Suggested Questions for Providing Feedback:
• What Values Do You Want to See Reflected in the FY27 Budget?
• What Do You Most Want to See Changed in the FY27 Budget?
• Are There Any Town Services That You Want Protected in the FY27 Budget?
8. ADJOURNMENT (8:30 PM)
