| Organizational Selectboard Meeting Minutes |
| March 5th, 2026 7:00 pm Chelsea Town Hall |
| Call to order |
| Gregg Herrin called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm. SELECTBOARD Gregg Herrin (Present) Curtis Chase (Present) Paul Libby (Present) Carrie Caouette-De Lallo (Present) Charles Peel (Present) TOWN EMPLOYEES Tierney Farago (Town Administrator) Jen Chase (Town Clerk) Rick Ackerman (Road Foreman) |
| Additions to the Agenda |
| -Highway Update: Rick Ackerman attended the meeting with a pressing matter of securing a spot for the plow component of the next town truck purchase. He was able to get several quotes for plow packages and presented the Selectboard with the offer from Tenco for $133,399. The wait time is currently 8 months, and he believed it would be longer and possibly more expensive if the Town delayed agreeing to the price. After some discussion, the Selectboard decided it would be best to lock in the price now before the market might change. Paul Libby made a motion to accept the quote by Tenco; Carrie Caouette-De Lallo seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. -Highway Mileage Confirmation: A form from the state was issued to confirm the mileage of highway in Chelsea. No motion was needed after Rick confirmed the mileage from last year was correct. |
| Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None |
| Public Comments: None |
| Agenda Items |
| A. Appointments for any Elected Vacancies |
| No appointments were made. |
| B. Select Chair and Vice Chair |
| Charles Peel made a motion to appoint Gregg Herrin as chair and Curtis Chase as vice-chair; Carrie Caouette-De Lallo seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. |
| C. Determine Meeting Rules of Procedure |
| Curtis Chase made a motion to keep the current meeting rules of procedure; Carrie Caouette-De Lallo seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. |
| D. Designate Meeting Dates, Times, and Location for Regular Meetings |
| Carrie Caouette-De Lallo made a motion to have regular Selectboard meetings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm in Town Hall; Paul Libby seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. |
| E. Designate Locations for Meeting Notices |
| Charles Peel made a motion to continue posting meeting notices on the bulletin boards outside of Town Hall, the post office, and Will’s Store; Curtis Chases seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. |
| F. Determine Process for Calling Special and Emergency Meetings |
| Curtis Chase made a motion to continue adhering to state statute regarding special and emergency meetings; Carrie Caouette-De Lallo seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. |
| F. Select Newspaper of Record for Public Notice |
| Curtis Chase made a motion to continue using The White River Valley Herald as the newspaper for public notice; Charles Peel seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. |
| G. Determine Selectboard Organizational Processes for the Following 1. Designate member or members to sign orders/warrant on off-weeks: Carrie Caouette-De Lallo will continue to be the designated member to sign orders on off weeks, with Curtis Chase as a back-up. Charles Peel volunteered to be the third option if it’s ever required. 2. Determine agenda content and coordination: Agenda will be drafted and ready for Selectboard approval by the Thursday prior to a meeting. If items on the agenda are missing documentation, they will be tabled until everything has been submitted for the Selectboard’s review. 3. Approval of Village Greens Requests: The Village Greens requests will continue to be approved administratively by the Town Administrator. 4. Approval of Roberts Gould Field Requests: The Roberts-Gould Field requests will continue to be approved administratively by the Town Administrator. 5. Designate whether Selectboard members want to have liaison appointments for Town Departments: The Selectboard discussed the current liaisons and made a few adjustments to the original appointments. The new liaisons are as follows: |
| Category: Primary Liaison, Secondary Liaison Executive & Admin: Gregg Herrin, Curtis Chase Planning & Zoning: Charles Peel, Carrie Caouette-De Lallo Health & Safety: Carrie Caouette-De Lallo, Charles Peel Public Lands & Facilities: Curtis Chase, Paul Libby Highway: Paul Libby, Curtis Chase Transfer Station: Carrie Caouette-De Lallo, Curtis Chase Water & Wastewater: Charles Peel, Gregg Herrin |
| Adjournment |
| Carrie Caouette-De Lallo made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Charles Peel seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 8:59 pm. |