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Selectboard votes: ambulance fees, field-agreement language, grants and consent items approved
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Board of Selectmen approved updates to ambulance and field-rental policy language, signed grant paperwork and adopted a series of routine consent items. The board also approved a police detail rate increase after debate and recorded multiple unanimous procedural approvals.
The Board of Selectmen voted on a series of fees, agreements and grant approvals at its April 22 meeting.
The board approved updates to ambulance charges, adopted new language to the field rental agreement, authorized town staff to sign grant application paperwork for a regional redevelopment planning grant and approved a volunteer fire-assistance grant application. The board also approved the consent agenda and minutes from its April 8 meeting.
The board took a contested vote on a proposed increase to the police detail rate. Selectmen discussed the proposal at length, including concerns that raising the fee after lengthy collective bargaining could amount to changing negotiated terms for union members. After debate the board approved the police detail rate increase with three ayes and one abstention.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to approve ambulance charges under Section 124.7(a) as outlined in the published public notice — Outcome: approved; tally: 4 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
- Motion to approve new police detail/hourly rate as outlined in the public notice — Outcome: approved; tally: 3 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Debate centered on whether the rate change interferes with recently negotiated union contract terms; several selectmen said they preferred to revisit the question after monitoring recruitment and retention effects.
- Motion to add the proposed language to the field rental agreement and forward to town counsel for review — Outcome: approved; tally: 4 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
- Motion to authorize town manager to sign the certificate of authority to apply for the Northern Border Regional Commission catalyst grant (Bow Mills redevelopment strategy) using packet language amended on the floor — Outcome: approved; tally: 4 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
- Motion to approve the Volunteer Fire Assistance grant application (on the meeting packet) — Outcome: approved; tally: 4 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
- Motion to approve the consent agenda (reappointments and vacancies list as presented) — Outcome: approved; tally: 4 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
- Motion to approve minutes of April 8, 2025 as amended — Outcome: approved; tally: 4 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
Several motions were made from the floor and seconded; the clerk opened and closed required public hearings for fee changes before the votes.
