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At-a-glance: Select Board actions and votes from Oct. 21, 2025 meeting
Summary
Summary of formal actions the Select Board took at its Oct. 21 meeting, including direction on climate planning, approval of a schools-town MOU, approval of a childcare zoning update, adoption of the public bodies handbook and other votes.
The Select Board took several formal actions during its Oct. 21, 2025 meeting. Below are motions, movers if recorded, and roll-call tallies as recorded in the meeting transcript.
Votes and outcomes
- Approval of items 7a through 7n (consent calendar): Motion to approve items 7a–7n passed by roll call. Recorded "aye" votes: John Van Schaoyek; Paul Warren; David Perlman; Michael Rubinstein; Chair Bernard Green. Outcome: approved.
- Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) target: Motion to direct staff to construct CARP against a net-zero 2050 goal. Recorded "aye" votes: John Van Schaoyek; Paul Warren; David Perlman; Michael Rubinstein; Chair Bernard Green. Outcome: approved.
- Memorandum of Understanding between Town and Public Schools (financial policies): Motion to approve the MOU with expectation of a side letter to address longer-term items. Recorded "aye" votes: John Van Schaoyek; Paul Warren; David Perlman; Michael Rubinstein; Chair Bernard Green. Outcome: approved; sunset Sept. 30, 2026, staff to pursue successor arrangements.
- Warrant Article 6 (update to zoning definitions for family and large family childcare homes to conform with state law): The board voted favorable action. Recorded "aye" votes: John Van Schaoyek; Paul Warren; David Perlman; Michael Rubinstein; Chair Bernard Green. Outcome: approved (implements state statutory change; local dimensional regulation retained).
- Adoption of Select Board Public Bodies Handbook (updated guidance for town-appointed bodies): The board adopted the updated handbook after iterative edits. Recorded "aye" votes: John Van Schaoyek; Paul Warren; David Perlman; Michael Rubinstein; Chair Bernard Green. Outcome: adopted; staff to circulate final clean copy.
- Reappointments: Affirmative votes to reappoint Stephen Haikin to the Planning Board, Roger Blood to the Housing Advisory Board, and George Cole to the Building Commission. Outcome: appointments approved.
- Warrant Article 19 (resolution regarding use of the 25th Amendment): The Select Board took no recommendation. Outcome: no recommendation; petitioners may present at town meeting.
Matters deferred or referred
- Several warrant-article items (including Article 8 and Article 18) were deferred for additional advisory committee work or referral to the appropriate subcommittee; the board followed advisory committee recommendations where noted.
Notes on recorded procedure
- Roll-call votes were recorded verbally in the meeting; all recorded roll-call items above show unanimous "aye" votes by the five board members present.
Ending: The board completed its agenda after public hearings and votes; items requiring further planning or advisory review will return to the board or proceed to town meeting as appropriate.
