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Votes at a glance: North Brookfield selectmen approve minutes, warrants, policies, contracts and a lien discharge
Summary
The selectmen approved routine minutes and warrants, adopted a recycled product procurement policy, signed a contract‑termination letter to a vendor, discharged a $25,000 loan lien, and voted to opt out of mail‑ballot voting for the 2025 municipal election while preserving absentee voting options.
At their Feb. 11 meeting the Town of North Brookfield Board of Selectmen approved a series of routine and substantive actions, including minutes, warrants, policies, a contract termination letter, a lien discharge, and an opt‑out of vote‑by‑mail for the 2025 municipal election.
Minutes and warrants The board voted to approve the minutes of Feb. 4 (regular and executive session) and approved payroll and claims warrants including payroll warrant no. 17 for $355,685.07, school warrant no. 1062 for $96,470.89, general warrant no. 1063 for $414,586.33, a wastewater treatment plant warrant (CDBG NB21 reference) and additional warrants listed in the meeting packet. The motions to approve were made and seconded and recorded as carried.
Vote‑by‑mail Town Clerk Brooke Canada read a request asking the board to opt out of vote‑by‑mail for the 2025 municipal election while keeping absentee voting available. The board voted to accept and affirm the town clerk’s request to opt out of universal vote‑by‑mail for that election; the meeting included brief debate about accessibility and cost, and at least one selectman voiced support for universal mail voting while another raised cost concerns.
Contract termination letter to Rico The board authorized a letter terminating a contract with a vendor identified as Rico for equipment (ID C9123395) at the Senior Center, 29 Forest Street. The letter, signed by Chairman Jason Petritis, states the contract term exceeded three years without town‑meeting authorization and cites General Law, chapter 30B, §12, and case law (including MadNOC Display Fireworks Inc. v. Town of Andover and Lumrey v. Trombley) as the basis for termination. The letter asks the vendor to confirm receipt and provide a pickup date for the equipment.
Recycled product procurement policy The Board of Health’s recycled product procurement policy, intended to let the town apply for the Sustainable Materials Recovery Program, was re‑adopted; the board voted to accept the policy as unchanged from the prior year.
Discharge of lien on real estate The board signed a discharge of lien on real estate acknowledging satisfaction of a $25,000 loan from a prior North Brookfield Community Assistance Program loan to Holly Chisholm for property at 19 Pine Lane; the discharge references recording at the Worcester County Registry of Deeds (book 69,660, page 29).
Executive session The board voted to recess and enter executive session at 6:30 p.m. to discuss strategy related to police‑union negotiations and collective bargaining under General Laws chapter 30A, §21(a)(3). The motion to recess and enter executive session carried.
