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Select Board ratifies hires, licenses and community permits in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting the Millis Select Board ratified two contractor appointments, approved a conduit location for Eversource with conditions, granted business licenses including a common victuals and a class-2 dealer license, and approved several community events and agreements.
The Millis Select Board on Jan. 27 unanimously approved a set of routine appointments, business licenses and community agreements, including ratifying new snow‑removal contractors, approving a utility conduit location with a notification condition, and granting an on‑site dining license to a downtown bakery.
Those items were taken in a single string of motions near the beginning and end of a meeting that also included a longer presentation on the Tri‑County Regional Vocational Technical High School building project. The board recorded unanimous voice votes on each motion; a numerical roll call was not recorded in the meeting minutes for every item.
Actions the board approved at the meeting included:
- Ratification of Dominic Tiberi as a police detail officer, following a memo from the police chief recommending the appointment.
- Ratification of Noah Ryan and Braden Ryan as on‑call snow‑removal contractors, pending submission of completed work permits.
- Granting NSTAR Electric Company (doing business as Eversource Energy) permission to construct and install conduit and associated manholes on Paddock Lane, subject to a condition that the board require advance notification to two nearby property owners before work begins (see separate story for full hearing notes).
- Approval of a common victualer license for OM Donuts Inc., doing business as Honeydew Millis, at 1105 Main Street; the board recorded that the application materials were in order and noted seating had been added since the planning board approval.
- Approval of a Class 2 automobile dealer license for Select Used Cars Corporation at 1352 Main Street with site conditions: a maximum of 35 vehicles on the lot, no vehicles on the west side of the building, a maximum of 7 displayed perpendicular to Route 109 at the front of the lot, maintenance of a 42‑foot fire‑apparatus clearance, and clearly visible “for sale” information on vehicle windshields.
- Approval of the Millis Girls Softball League’s proposal to rebuild and modestly expand the equipment shed at Millis Town Park, with a plan to retain the town color and add a small concession area; a private contractor agreed to a partial labor discount and a sponsoring sign was part of the presentation.
- Authorization for the town administrator to sign a professional services agreement between the Millis Council on Aging and UMass Boston’s Gerontology Institute (proposal dated Jan. 21, 2025) to conduct a needs assessment and focus groups for regional senior services; funding for that work comes from a state earmark described at the meeting.
- Approval for the Lions Club to place a limited set of temporary yard signs advertising a Super Bowl Sunday breakfast at designated town locations, and approval for the veteran‑support organization 22 Mohawks to hold its annual “litter carry” event on June 8, 2025 (7 a.m.–noon), coordinated with police, fire and DPW.
- Approval of the water/sewer department’s commitment to the collector for December 2024 in the amount of $2,602.59.
Board members and staff did not record detailed roll‑call tallies in the meeting transcript for each vote; the meeting record summarizes multiple items as carried by unanimous voice vote. Where motions or seconds were spoken without a named mover in the transcript, the meeting record lists the motion text and notes the action passed.
Why it matters: the package of approvals keeps town services and small businesses operating (hiring detail officers and snow contractors, licensing a downtown bakery, and allowing a car lot to open under conditions). The UMass‑backed needs assessment is intended to support future shared senior services with Medway, while the softball shed and community events approvals reflect small capital and civic activities that affect day‑to‑day life in Millis.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Police detail appointment: Dominic Tiberi — ratified (unanimous voice vote). - Snow removal contractors: Noah and Braden Ryan — ratified, pending permits (unanimous voice vote). - Utility conduit: NSTAR/Eversource — granted with advance‑notification condition for nearby property owners (unanimous voice vote). - Common victualer license: OM Donuts Inc. (Honeydew Millis), 1105 Main St. — approved for calendar year 2025 (unanimous voice vote). - Class 2 auto dealer license: Select Used Cars Corporation, 1352 Main St. — approved with site conditions (unanimous voice vote). - Millis Girls Softball League equipment shed rebuild/expansion — approved (unanimous voice vote). - UMass Boston consulting agreement for COA needs assessment (Millis/Medway) — approved and town administrator authorized to sign (unanimous voice vote). - Temporary yard signs for Lions’ Super Bowl breakfast — approved for specified town locations (unanimous voice vote). - 22 Mohawks annual litter carry (June 8, 2025) — approved, coordinated with public safety departments (unanimous voice vote). - Water/sewer commitment to collector (Dec. 2024): $2,602.59 — approved (unanimous voice vote).
Meeting context: none of the items above changed town policy; most were operational approvals, local business licensing, or event permits. Several items carried conditions or site restrictions intended to protect public safety and abutters (for example, the Eversource approval and the Class‑2 dealer site restrictions).
