The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Rm. 212) and over Zoom. 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.
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
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
SPECIAL 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 the link below.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84862348950?pwd=2o1IQvaSlC4LU0lAR5rM5SxQWnUDMA.1
Meeting ID: 848 6234 8950
Passcode: 840380
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
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
(please note that all times indicated are approximate)
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING (6:15 PM)
2. REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
A. Oath of Office – Elected and Re-elected Members
B. Election of Officers (6:40 PM)
(i) Chair of the Board
(ii) Vice-Chair of the Board
(iii) Clerk of the Board
C. Selectboard Housekeeping (6:55 PM)
(i) 2026-27 Selectboard Rules of Procedure
(ii) Rotation Schedule for Reviewing and Signing Warrants
(iii) Annual Selectboard Assignments – Boards and Commissions
(iv) Plans for Annual Selectboard Retreat
3. OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT (7:45 PM)
4. CORRESPONDENCE
A. Warrants
5. ADJOURNMENT (7:50 PM)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: John Potter, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: March 4, 2026
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Thursday,
March 5, 2026. The Board will convene the meeting at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room
and on Zoom. All times listed below are approximate, and interested parties should monitor the
meeting if they do not want to miss an agenda item.
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: 848 6234 8950
Passcode: 840380
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
The meeting also will be carried live on BCTV:
On Cable TV: Channel 1079
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/channel-1079-livestream
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv
8. REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
Oath of Office – Elected and Re-elected Members
Town Clerk, Hilary Francis, will administer the Oath of Office to all elected and re-elected
Selectboard members.
NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
Election of Officers (6:40 PM)
(i) Chair of the Board
(ii) Vice-Chair of the Board
(iii) Clerk of the Board
In a memorandum dated March 4, 2026, Town Manager John Potter discusses the procedure
for the election of Selectboard officers.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TBA
Selectboard Housekeeping (6:55 PM)
(iv) 2026-27 Selectboard Rules of Procedure
(v) Rotation Schedule for Reviewing and Signing Warrants
(vi) Annual Selectboard Assignments – Boards and Commissions
(vii) Plans for Annual Selectboard Retreat
In a memorandum dated March 2, 2026, Town Manager John Potter discusses several
procedures and administrative decisions that need to be made around the election of a new
Selectboard. The Board is asked to consider the Rules of Procedure and to possibly adopt
them. It is also asked to devise a schedule for reviewing the Town warrants, to make the
assignment of Selectboard members to various Town Boards and Commissions, and to
discuss plans for the Annual Selectboard Retreat.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE 2026-2027 RULES OF PROCEDURE, AS
PRESENTED.
OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT (7:45 PM)
