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Votes at a glance: Select Board approves grants, contracts and appointments on Feb. 24
Summary
The Milford Board of Selectmen approved acceptance of three unintended fund donations and grants, authorized a town assessing services contract, approved a dispatch-cloud grant application, confirmed an EDAC appointment and took other procedural votes; several items will require follow-up or budget action.
At its Feb. 24 meeting the Milford Board of Selectmen recorded multiple formal actions, including acceptance of donations and grant awards, appointment and reappointment votes, approval of a five-year assessing services contract and authorization to apply for an intermunicipal public-safety cloud/CAD grant. The board voted on the formal motions listed below.
What passed (selected items): - Acceptance of three unintended funds totaling $105,885.50: $17,135.50 (Kaylee Foundation donation for a drone and equipment for the Milford Police Department), $10,000 (Kaylee Foundation donation for repair and resurfacing of the Malcolm E. Roch tennis courts at Keys Memorial Park), and $78,750 (Housing Opportunity Grant from the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority for master-plan housing work, funded by ARPA). Motion to accept by Selectwoman Tina Filbrick, seconded by Selectman Paul Darje; board voted to approve the three items.
- Reappointment of Andrea Coco Chapel and Rich Elliott to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, terms expiring in 2028. Motion moved and seconded on the record; the board recorded one abstention and approved the reappointments.
- Approval of a multi-year town assessing services contract with Whitney Consulting Group (contract edits included a 60-day termination clause and an initial inspection target of 10% of properties per year, with a discussion of staffing and possible future increase to 20%). Motion passed by the board.
- Authorization for the town to apply for a regional/public-safety grant (MAC-based dispatch/cloud CAD) to host the shared cloud system; motion carried.
- Authorization for a staff member to submit a Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) letter of intent and attend the March orientation; motion carried.
- Appointment of Sean Tremblay to the Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) through March 31 (formal motion and vote recorded).
- Nonpublic session actions: the board entered nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3 II(b) and II(d) and later voted to seal the minutes for the reason that disclosure would render the decision ineffective.
Tally details and notes: the meeting record shows affirmative votes for the listed items. Where the transcript recorded a specific tally or an abstention that is explicitly recorded above, those counts are reflected; where members cast unanimous "ayes" on voice votes the board recorded the motion as carried. The board directed staff follow-up on several of the above items (noted in individual topic coverage) and asked staff to return corrected ordinance text, contract language and grant paperwork as needed for final execution.
