Selectboard tables GISU emergency-relocation MOU over maintenance language

May 11, 2026

The board tabled authorization of a model emergency relocation MOU with Grand Isle Supervisory Union after members said the draft appeared to obligate the town to maintain a school facility it does not own; staff will request clarifying edits and return the item for approval.

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Staff presented a model Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Grand Isle Supervisory Union (GISU) intended to document emergency-relocation procedures and insurance responsibilities between schools and the town. Board members asked for clearer language because the draft as written seemed to require the town to maintain plumbing, HVAC and other building systems in a facility the town leases rather than owns.

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