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Select Board approves routine items: flags, police patrol authorization, facility use and appointments
Summary
At its meeting the Brookfield Select Board approved a package of routine items including minutes, a trustee form, purchase authorization for replacement flags, authorization for a Wakefield police officer to patrol Brookfield, facility reservations, an appointment to the Heritage Commission and routine manifests and payroll.
Brookfield Select Board members voted on several routine administrative items during the meeting, approving minutes, a trustee transfer form and a range of operational requests and warrants.
Votes at a glance
- Minutes (June 3, 2025): Approved by voice vote. - Trustee transfer/authorization form: Approved (see article on trustees for details). - Flags: Board authorized the purchase of one U.S. flag and one New Hampshire state flag for the front display, authorized up to $250 for the two flags; motion carried. - Wakefield Police Department new hire authorization: The board authorized the Wakefield Police Department to allow new officer Joshua Kuntz (listed in materials as Joshua Kuntz of Wolf Road) to patrol in Brookfield; motion carried. - Townhouse reservation (Karen Savaszek): Approved for yoga class series with fee waived; motion carried. - Application for municipal resources (Lois Hall event): Approved loan of 8 tables and 6 chairs for an event June 20'23; applicant and Select Board will coordinate pickup and return; motion carried. - Appointment: The board appointed David Spinazzola to a 3-year term on the Heritage Commission, subject to the Heritage Commission's approval at its next meeting; motion carried. - Warrant for unlicensed dogs: Board approved sending a warrant to the Wakefield Police Department animal control officer for follow-up on currently unlicensed dogs; motion carried. - Manifests and payroll: The board approved the regular payment manifests and payroll as presented.
Many of these actions were routine and passed by unanimous voice vote; no contested votes were recorded in the transcript. Several items included brief clarifying exchanges about logistics (for example, who would pick up and return tables and chairs for a community event) and about spelling of names and form fields. The board set a budget work session for July to review committed and obligated amounts in the FY budget (work session scheduled for July 7 at 6 p.m.).
