Select Board approves consent agenda, appointments, liquor-license director change and town meeting calendar

The Concord Select Board on Jan. 27 recorded several unanimous actions by voice vote during its meeting.

Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, which included acknowledgments of donations to the Concord 250 gift fund from anonymous donors and named contributors. - Appointments and reappointments: The board approved multiple appointments and reappointments, including Jan Saragoni and Lita Zimmerman to the Concord Cultural Council (terms to expire May 31, 2027) and other boards and commissions as listed in the meeting packet. Vote: approved by voice vote. - Liquor license — Concord Rod & Gun Club: The board approved a change of directors for the Concord Rod & Gun Club liquor license, removing one director and appointing Michael Albanese in the vacancy; the application was filed with the town on Dec. 20 with supporting documentation. Vote: approved by voice vote. - Annual town meeting calendar: The board approved an amended 2025 annual town meeting calendar and associated process changes to accelerate warrant publication and motions drafting. Vote: approved by voice vote. - Sponsor warrant article for Home Rule Petition (remote participation): The board voted to sponsor a warrant article requesting legislative approval of a home rule petition to permit remote participation for town meeting (see separate article).

How votes were taken: Most votes were taken by voice (the board repeated “Aye”); recorded roll-call tallies were not taken for each motion in the public transcript. Where requested in the packet or by motion, the board made two minor edits to the correspondence policy (typographic bullet and moving one paragraph into Scope) before approval.