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Selectmen approve routine permits, surplus disposal and compensation policy; see votes at a glance
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a series of routine motions including Licenses/permits, a surplus disposal authorization, a recording-secretary compensation policy, vendor and payroll warrants, and insertion of a Blackstone Valley Tech stabilization article into the town meeting warrant.
The Board of Selectmen voted on a series of routine but necessary items at its April 8 meeting. The board recorded unanimous approvals on licenses, permits, personnel-pay-policy and financial warrants in a block of motions later in the meeting.
Key votes and outcomes:
- Drain layer license DL-15 (DLDS Design Inc.; Jared Liberty) — approved by voice vote. - Road opening / bond permit closures: PN0220H (Blackstone Street), PN0420H (307 Blackstone Street), PN0121H (Summer Street) — board approved motions to close and release the related road‑opening matters. - Blackstone Lions Club food drive (April 19, 2025, in front of Town Hall) — permit approved for an event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Surplus property disposal (Police Department desks and filing cabinets) — town administrator authorized to surplus and dispose of outdated furniture; motion approved unanimously. - Recording-secretary compensation policy (editing the payroll email address per staff request) — board approved a policy to pay recording secretaries for boards and committees; the motion included an administrative edit to the payment email address and passed unanimously. - Open and close of the Annual Town Meeting warrant and insertion of a stabilization account warrant article submitted by Blackstone Valley Vocational Technical Regional School — the board voted to open the warrant, insert the stabilization-account article (the item had been discussed in a prior workshop), and then close the warrant; motions passed unanimously. - Payroll and vendor warrants (payroll: 25EWA22 and 25PW22; vendor: 25EW22A and 25EW22B) — board approved payroll and vendor warrants by voice vote; staff said supporting documentation is available in the boardroom/finance office for review.
Votes were recorded by voice; where recorded the board indicated unanimous approval. The board directed staff to provide documentation and follow up on items as needed (for example, the town administrator will bring a formal trash contract to the board at a future meeting).
