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Select board keeps incumbents in place, approves two planning‑board appointments as appointment policy is drafted
Summary
The select board voted to reappoint incumbents whose terms expired June 30 and appointed Andrew Goral and Jeannie Burnett to planning‑board seats while members continue work on a new appointments policy that would classify boards and set different appointment procedures.
The Select Board voted unanimously Aug. 6 to reappoint incumbents whose terms expired June 30 and to fill two planning‑board vacancies while it finalizes a new appointments policy. The board also heard from Andrew Goral, chair of the Planning Board, who asked for clarity about his status.
The action matters because town boards and committees have been operating since July 1 on the assumption that incumbents would be reappointed; the board said it wants a formal policy but chose to apply prior practice for the current vacancies. The board agreed to honor a request from Goral to be confirmed to fill a midterm vacancy and to promote Jeannie (Jeanne) Burnett from alternate to full member of the Planning Board.
In discussion before the votes, Goral told the board, "My term has expired. I have…
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