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Select Board appoints two members to planning board after failure to elect
Summary
The Select Board appointed former planning-board member Mike Caruso and Adam Little to fill two seats after a failure to elect; board recorded combined votes from select-board and planning-board members.
The Select Board filled two vacancies on the Planning Board by appointing Mike Caruso, a former planning-board member, and Adam Little. The appointments followed a statutory procedure (Chapter 41) that allows the board and available members of that body to fill a vacancy when a special election is not held.
Vote and procedure: The board conducted a combined vote with available planning-board members; the combined tally included votes cast by select-board and planning-board members. The board chair said the procedure follows Chapter 41, Section 11, which lets a municipal board fill vacancies by appointment when an election is not held.
Why it matters: The appointments restore full membership to the Planning Board so it can resume scheduled hearings and deliberations. No additional conditions or terms were announced at the meeting.
