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Selectmen approve minutes, reaffirm police appointment and grant special alcohol license; set special town meeting warrant
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting, the Town of Charlton Board of Selectmen approved routine minutes, reaffirmed a previously approved police appointment, granted a temporary alcohol license for a church fundraiser and approved the warrant for a Feb. 18 special town meeting.
CHARLTON, Mass. — The Town of Charlton Board of Selectmen on Jan. 28 approved a series of routine and administrative measures including acceptance of past meeting minutes, reaffirmation of a police appointment, approval of a temporary alcohol license for a church fundraiser and signing a warrant for a Feb. 18 special town meeting.
The board unanimously approved the minutes of its Jan. 14 meeting as presented. The board then voted to reaffirm the appointment of Ray Sheardler as a Charlton police officer; the transcript shows the appointment had been signed on Dec. 17, 2024, with a start date of Jan. 26, 2025 and that the position had been approved at an Oct. 2024 special town meeting. The board also approved a special alcoholic beverage license application from St. Joseph's Church Youth Ministry for a trivia-night fundraiser to be held Jan. 31, 2025, and directed that the licensed dates on the permit be set Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2025 to allow delivery and pickup of alcohol per board policy.
Finally, the board voted to approve and sign the warrant for the Special Town Meeting scheduled for Feb. 18, 2025, at 7 p.m. at Charlton Middle School on Oxford Road and directed that the warrant be posted. The transcript records the votes as carried with members saying "Aye." The meeting record does not list roll-call vote tallies or member names tied to each vote in the transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Minutes of Jan. 14, 2025 — Motion to accept "as written." Outcome: approved (recorded as "Aye"). - Reaffirm appointment of Ray Sheardler as Charlton police officer (start date Jan. 26, 2025; appointment signed Dec. 17, 2024; position originally approved Oct. 2024 special town meeting) — Outcome: approved (recorded as "Aye"). - Special alcoholic beverage license, St. Joseph's Church Youth Ministry (event: Jan. 31, 2025, St. Joseph's Church Hall, 10 Beach Cotton Road Extension); license dates to be Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2025 — Outcome: approved (recorded as "Aye"). The application had been reviewed and approved by the police chief, building commissioner and fire department, per the transcript. - Special Town Meeting warrant for Feb. 18, 2025 (Charlton Middle School) — Outcome: approved and signed (recorded as "Aye").
The transcript does not include individual roll-call vote results or identify the specific members who moved or seconded each motion by name. Motions were made, seconded and carried without recorded dissent in the meeting audio.
