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Votes at a glance: Westborough School Committee accepts donation, adopts email‑routing policy and approves minutes; zero‑emission contract not advanced
Summary
At the meeting the committee accepted a $2,000 donation, adopted a centralized public email inbox for committee correspondence (5–0), approved minutes, approved filing of the $30,000 warrant article (3–0–2), and did not advance the zero‑emission vehicle contract.
The Westborough School Committee recorded several formal actions: it accepted a donation from Milk Street Garage, adopted a centralized public email inbox for school committee correspondence, approved minutes from Jan. 22 and voted to file a warrant article restoring $30,000 (see separate article). The committee did not move forward on a proposed Westboro Zero Emission Vehicle First policy after no motion to approve was seconded.
Votes at a glance: • Accept donation from Milk Street Garage (donation reported at $2,000): motion moved and seconded; vote recorded in favor (committee voice vote). Result: approved. • Adopt school‑committee email routing policy (publish single inbox on website: schoolcommitteewestboroughk12.org): motion moved and seconded; roll call reported as 5–0–0. Result: approved. The policy will publish a central inbox and route public emails to that address so they can be managed as public records. • Approve minutes (01/22/2025): motion moved and seconded; result recorded as 5–0–0. Result: approved. • File warrant article to restore $30,000 to the school budget (see article): motion moved and seconded; recorded tally 3 yes, 0 no, 2 abstain. Result: approved (filed for town warrant). • Westboro Zero Emission Vehicle First policy: item discussed and a motion to approve was not seconded; no committee approval and no formal vote.
Procedural notes: Committee members agreed to circulate calendars and to seek public comment on them before voting. The committee also directed staff to return with budget‑reduction scenarios in response to the town budget summit.
