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Swansea approves $3,000 lake payment and $40,000 painting contract; Brookins agreement deferred
Summary
At its meeting, the Select Board approved a $3,000 payment related to Swansea Lake and awarded a $40,000 painting contract for town buildings; the board deferred review of an updated agreement with Bill Brookins pending legal review.
The Select Board voted to approve a $3,000 expenditure related to Swansea Lake and authorized a $40,000 contract to repaint Wickham Hall and Town Hall, while deferring consideration of an updated agreement with Bill Brookins until town counsel has reviewed it.
The board approved the $3,000 expenditure after a motion to accept the payment was made and seconded. “So we have supporting information, with regard to the $3,000 expenditure,” Speaker 1, a Select Board member, said before asking for a motion. A motion was made and seconded, and the board voice-voted in favor.
Later in the meeting the board considered bids to repaint Wickham Hall, Town Hall and the Grange. “We had a bidding process for painting, repainting Wickham Hall, Town Hall, and the Grange, and a successful bidder with M. Minkler, for $40,000,” Speaker 1 said. Speaker 1 moved to authorize the town administrator and public works to execute the contract. The motion was seconded and the board voted in favor.
Speaker 1 said the $40,000 would be paid in part from the Peter Johnson Memorial Trust donation accepted at a prior meeting, and from expendable trust funds for Town Hall and Whitcomb Hall as needed. Speaker 1 also referenced the town’s capital improvement plan (CIP) as another potential funding source.
On the updated agreement with Bill Brookins, Speaker 1 asked whether the document had been reviewed by “Cordell,” identified in the meeting as a lawyer or town counsel. Speaker 1 said, “I’d like to defer until we make sure that Cordell has has reviewed it.” The board agreed to defer consideration.
Votes at a glance: - Swansea Lake payment: motion to approve $3,000 — moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote; individual tallies not specified in the transcript). - Wickham Hall/Town Hall painting contract: authorize town administrator and public works to execute contract with M. Minkler for $40,000 — moved by Speaker 1, seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote; individual tallies not specified). - Updated agreement with Bill Brookins: deferred pending counsel review — motion to defer; outcome: postponed.
No roll-call vote counts or individual vote records were read into the record in the provided transcript excerpt. The transcript indicates unanimous voice approval for the two spending items (the record shows “All in favor? Aye.”), but it does not list individual votes.
