Notes for Tue, April 14 2026

Agenda Items
​➢ Call Meeting to Order  ➢ Review Agenda ➢ Consent Agenda
o Meeting Minutes: 04/07/2026 - Not ready for review
o Accounts Payable/Payroll Warrants
Budget

• Stipends discussion - After a 25 minute discussion most of the stipends will be level funded. 
• Land fill expense account - need to address the large amount of knotweed in the fall so SB will add an additional $1000 (?)  towards the removal.  Landfill line will be $8500.
• SB approved the budget (Article 3 of the Warrant)

Warrant

• Reviewed the Warrant.  Want to remove Moving Revolving Funds into an Operating budget.SB voted to approve the budget.

➢ Appointments
o Finance Committee – Final FY ’27 Budget, Final Annual Town Meeting Warrant & Warrant
Recommendations
o 6 PM Eric Sumner, Moderator & Mary Sumner, Town Clerk – Discussion re. Annual Town Meeting

• A suggestion was made to vote the budget in chunks (high level sections).  Then if there were questions people would raise their hands rather than have Eric read them line by line.
• The concern is the amount of time it takes to get through Town Meeting

➢ Select Board Discussion/Decision Items
o FY ’27 Budget – Review Final Draft; Vote to Accept for Inclusion on Annual Town Meeting Warrant – Vote Anticipated. SB voted to approve.
o Annual Town Meeting Warrant – Review Final Draft; Select Board Recommendations; Vote to Accept, Sign, and Move to Post for Annual Town Meeting and Annual Town Election – Vote Anticipated

• SB voted, approved, and signed the final warrant.

o Town Nurse – Discuss Next Steps & Position Posting – Vote Possible

• ​Claire is to retire in the fall. The current salary is very unlikely to attract a nurse. May have to reimagine the role.   One issue is do we want a senior center nurse or a community nurse.​

o Office Assistant & Boards’ Clerk Positions – Review/Discuss Next Steps; Job Descriptions

• Office Assistant has 3 applications; interviews will be scheduled.
• There are no applications for the Boards Clerk.

o Town of Colrain Surplus Police Cruiser – Review/Discuss Vehicle Information, Memorandum
of Understanding, and Bill of Sale

• We are waiting to hear who will cover expenses for needed upgrades.

o FRCOG - FY ’27 #2 Heating Oil, Gasoline, Diesel Bids – Authorize Town Coordinator/CPO as Contract Signatory – Vote Anticipated

• SB voted to authorize Town Coordinator to sign contracts.

​​o FRCOG – Fire Extinguisher, Alarm, and Sprinkler Testing/Inspection Services Bids –Review/Approve Bid; Authorize Town Coordinator/CPO as Contract Signatory – Vote Anticipated

• SB voted to authorize 

o Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans’ Services District – Approve Two-Year Membership Continuation – Vote Anticipated

• SB voted to approve the continuation of the membership for the next two years.

o Highway Department – General Updates

• Palmieri will do electrical work for salt shed and garages in May.
• The street sweeping started, but the sweeper broke down. Tyson will rent one.
• One truck needs to be towed for service .
• F550 needs repair which will be done under warranty

 May, June, & July Meeting Schedule - done
➢ New Information/Updates
o Lease Agreement Next Steps – Hilltown Youth Performing Arts; Valerie Isaacs

• Robyn to request that HYPA lease come back signed or unsigned in a week
• Need to work on updating the rental policy for the buildings.  
• Lease is paid.
  

➢ Public Comment

• Resident asked if there could be a list of future topics somewhere on the agenda or elsewhere  accessible by the community.
  
• Resident asked if their public comment could be read at the meeting. Mia to get back to the person for context.
  

​➢ Mail
➢ New business