The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom. Prior to the regular meeting at 5:30pm, the Board will convene and is expected to move directly into executive session to discuss labor relations agreements with employees and contracts. 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
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:30 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 the link below.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 879 7216 9260
Passcode: 810636
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. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. APPROVE MINUTES – April 21, and May 5, 2026
5. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
6. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
7. OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT (6:25 PM)
8. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Eagle Scout Letter — Approve
B. Vermont League of Cities and Towns Designation – Appoint Oscar Heller
C. Church Street Retaining Wall Replacement – Award $168,938 Bid
D. Akely Road Box Culvert Replacement – Award $275,000 Bid
E. Crack Sealing Contract – Award $80,477 Contract
F. Special Project Fund Reallocation – Sand Shed to BTC – Approve $8,000 Reallocation
G. Police Vehicle Upfit – Approve $53,200.30 Purchase
H. Extension of Services for SVE Associates – Ratify
I. Tree Warden Reappointment – Reappoint Dan Adams
J. 2026 Dog Warrant – Approve
K. Animal Control Officer Enforcement Authority – Approve
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
A. India Masala House – Use of Pliny Park (6:35 PM)
Presentation by Town Staff
10. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Announce Committee Vacancies (6:55 PM)
Announcement by Selectboard Chair
B. FY27 Parking Budget – Approve (7:00 PM)
Presentation by Police Department Staff
C. Non-Profit Donation Requests (7:30 PM)
Presentation by Town Staff
D. Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers,
Local 98 –June 30, 2026, through July 1, 2029 — Approve (7:40 PM)
Presentation by Town Staff
E. Windham Regional Career Center Update (7:55 PM)
Presentation by WRCC Staff
F. Selectboard 2027 Legislative Priorities – Study Session (8:15 PM)
Selectboard Discussion
11. CORRESPONDENCE
A. Warrants
12. ADJOURNMENT (8:55 PM)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: John Potter, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: May 29, 2026
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, June
2, 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
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Meeting ID: 879 7216 9260
Passcode: 810636
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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
CONSENT AGENDA
Eagle Scout Letter — Approve
Vermont League of Cities and Towns Designation – Appoint Oscar Heller
Church Street Retaining Wall Replacement – Award $168,938 Bid
Akely Road Box Culvert Replacement – Award $275,000 Bid
Crack Sealing Contract – Award $80,477 Contract
Special Project Fund Reallocation – Sand Shed to BTC – Approve $8,000 Reallocation
Police Vehicle Upfit – Approve $53,200.30 Purchase
Extension of Services for SVE Associates – Ratify
Tree Warden Reappointment – Reappoint Dan Adams
2026 Dog Warrant – Approve
Animal Control Officer Enforcement Authority – Approve
Included in the Board’s materials is a letter of commendation honoring Brattleboro citizen Branden Howe on the achievement of becoming an Eagle Scout. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will agree to sign that letter of commendation.
In a memorandum dated May 29, 2026, Town Manager John Potter discusses the Vermont League of Cities and Town’s (VLCT) Board of Directors and a special meeting of the membership that was called on June 22, 2026. He requests that the Selectboard appoint Selectboard Chair Oscar Heller to that Board. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will designate Oscar Heller as the Town of Brattleboro’s Voting Delegate at the Vermont League of Cities and Town’s special meeting of the membership on Monday June 22, 2026.
In a memorandum dated May 20, 2026, DPW Director Dan Tyler discusses the Church Street Retaining Wall Replacement project and recommends accepting the bid from BELLCO Excavating of Brattleboro, VT. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve the award of the Church Street Retaining Wall project to BELLCO Excavating, of Brattleboro VT for a total amount of $168,939.
In a memorandum dated May 20, 2026, DPW Director Dan Tyler discusses the Akely Road Culvert Replacement project and recommends accepting the bid from Neil H. Daniels Construction of Ascutney, VT. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve the award of the Akely Road Culvert Replacement Project to Neil H. Daniels Construction, of Ascutney, VT, for a total of $275,000.
In a memorandum dated May 21, 2026, DPW Director Dan Tyler discusses the 2026 Crack Seal Project and recommends that we approve a contract with Sealcoating Inc. DBA Indus of Braintree, MA. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve the award of the 2026 Crack Seal Project contract to Sealcoating Inc. DBA Indus of Braintree, MA for a total amount of $80,477.
In a memorandum dated May 26, 2026, Police Chief Jeremy Evans discuses the upfitting of two police vehicles through a sole source contract. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will authorize the Police Department to engage with 413 Upfitting for the upfit of two police vehicles through a sole source contract for a total cost of $53,200.30
In a memorandum dated May 22, 2026, Library Director Julie Perrin discusses a contract with SVE Associates for on-call construction services. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will ratify the decision to approve an increase in the contract allowance with SVE Associates, for on-call construction services not to exceed $20,000, for the Brooks Memorial Library Improvement Project, to be funded by the US Treasury Capital Project Grant for the Brooks Memorial Library.
In a memorandum dated May 29, 2026, Town Manager John Potter requests authorization to appoint Dan Adams for a one-year term as Tree Warden. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will appoint Dan Adams as the Town’s Tree Warden for a term of one year.
The Selectboard is asked to approve the annual dog warrant to enforce the requirement that all dogs in the Town of Brattleboro be vaccinated and licensed. The required statutory language is in the warrant, including reference to the humane destruction of animals that have not been licensed by their owners. However, the Town has never exercised that authority and currently has no plan of exercising that authority in the enforcement of the 2026 licenses. The list of currently unlicensed dogs is included in the Selectboard’s notebooks for this meeting. Since payments and documentation are still being received by the Town Clerk’s Office, staff will provide an updated list on the day of the meeting.
In a memorandum dated May 26, 2026, Police Chief Jeremy Evans requests authorization to allow Animal Control Officer Sky Brechner to write tickets. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve the addition of Sky Brechner to the list of municipal employees who are authorized to enforce municipal ordinances through the Vermont Judicial Bureau.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
India Masala House – Use of Pliny Park (6:35 PM)
Presentation by Town Staff
In a memorandum dated June 5, 2026, Recreation and Parks Director Carol Lolatte discusses a request from India Masala House for a permit to use a portion of Pliny Park for their restaurant and the terms of this pilot program
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO AUTHORIZE THE BRATTLEBORO RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH THE INDIA MASALA HOUSE ON A PILOT PROGRAM TO RENT PLINY PARK, AS PRESENTED.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
Announce Committee Vacancies (6:55 PM)
Announcement by Selectboard Chair
The Board is asked to announce vacancies for several Town Boards and Committees.
CHAIR ACTION: TO ANNOUNCE COMMITTEE VACANCIES.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
FY27 Parking Budget – Approve (7:00 PM)
Presentation by Police Department Staff
In a memorandum dated May 27, 2026, Police Chief Jeremy Evans discusses several questions that were brought up at the last Selectboard meeting on this topic. The Board is asked to consider the proposed Parking Budget and to potentially adopt it.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE THE FY27 PARKING BUDGET, AS PRESENTED.
Non-Profit Donation Requests (7:30 PM)
Presentation by Town Staff
In a memorandum dated June 2, 2026 Town Assessor Jenepher Burnell discusses the prospect of requesting donations from tax exempt properties.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE CONTINUING THE REQUEST FOR PARCELS TO MAKE A MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTION. (THIS LIST IS COMPRISED OF ALL EXEMPT PARCELS THAT DO NOT ALREADY CONTRIBUTE TO THE TOWN FOR THE PORTION OF MUNICIPAL EXPENSES BASED ON THEIR ASSESSMENT.)
Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 98 June 30, 2026, through July 1, 2029 — Approve (7:40 PM)
Presentation by Town Staff
In a memorandum dated May 29, 2026, Town Manager John Potter discusses the collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Brattleboro and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Services Workers International Union on behalf of Public Works, Recreation and Parks, and Custodians, Local 944.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO APPROVE A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 98, FOR THE PERIOD FROM JUNE 30, 2026, THROUGH JULY 1, 2029.
Windham Regional Career Center Update (7:55 PM)
Presentation by WRCC Staff
Representatives from the Windham Regional Career Center will be in the meeting to provide an update on their work and answer questions from the Board and the public.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
Selectboard 2027 Legislative Priorities – Study Session (8:15 PM)
Selectboard Discussion
In a memorandum dated May 29, 2026, Town Manager John Potter discusses the Selectboard’s 2027 Legislative Priorities.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
