Selectboard Meeting

Monday, October 21, 5:30 pm
2nd Floor Town Hall
A meeting of the Selectboard/Sewer Commissioners

Location: Town Hall, 2nd floor meeting room, 325 Main Road, Gill

5:30 PM Call to Order (If the meeting is being videotaped, announce that fact. If remote participation will occur, announce member & reason, & need for roll call voting)

Old Business

  • Review of Minutes: 8/29/22, 9/12/22, 10/11/22, 11/21/22, 12/5/22, 12/19/22, 1/30/23, 2/13, 2/27, 3/13, 3/28, 3/30, 4/10, 4/24, 5/8, 5/22, 6/5, 6/20, 7/3, 9/11, 9/25, 11/06, 11/27, 12/4, 1/2, 2/12, 2/26, 3/11, 3/25, 4/8, 4/22, 5/6, 5/21, 6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 8/12, 10/7
  • Update on Compost Collection Program – Jan Ameen, FCSWMD and Vicky Jenkins, Gill’s rep to the FCSWMD
  • Update, if any on Fire Department Purchase Order - Pete’s Tire Barn, $1,018.36 for 6 all-season aggressive tread tires for new Brush Truck (state bid pricing, includes trade-in of existing tires)

New Business

  • Quintus Allen Fund request – Dr. Walter Huston, Principal of Gill Elementary. Request is for $4,900 to purchase pre-made structure for a Gaga ball pit for the playground. Includes rubber mat
  • Appointments – Adam Elie and Alexander Tirrell as firefighters through June 30, 2025, both contingent upon receipt of satisfactory results from a recent medical evaluation; Kyle MacLeay as a firefighter through June 30, 2025; Nona LaGrenade as Administrative Clerk
  • Digital Equity Open House – Wednesday, October 30th, 4-6 PM at the Slate Memorial Library
    • Drop-in format
    • Provide feedback on internet affordability, device access, digital literacy, internet security, etc
    • Feedback will be used to develop Gill’s Digital Equity Plan, which will be the basis for subsequent grant applications to the Mass Technology Collaborative for implementation funds
  • Request from Zoning Board of Appeals to update fee schedule
  • Review & sign Sewer Commitment #2025-002, $55,712.84, bill date of 10/17/24
  • Location of 11/4 Selectboard meeting to avoid interfering with setup for 11/5 Election Day
  • Other business as may arise after the agenda has been posted.
  • Public Service Announcements, if any
    • 3 Thursdays at Slate Library – 10/17, 10/24, 11/7
    • Gill Rec Purple T-Shirt Fundraiser
    • Free COVID test kits available again by mail via COVIDtests.gov website
  • Warrants
    FY25 #08 Vendors ($36,310.38) & Payroll ($32,406.13) – reviewed/signed on 10/07/24
    FY25 #09 – review & sign

Adjournment

Other Invitations/Meetings:

Date

Time

Event

Location

Mon 11/4

5:30 PM

Selectboard meeting

TBD

Tues 11/5

7A – 8P

Election Day voting

Town Hall

Mon 11/11

Veterans’ Day Holiday

Mon 11/18

5:30 PM

Selectboard meeting

Town Hall

Gill Selectboard 2024-10-21 Agenda with files (2024-10-18 at 5:55 PM)