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Commission recommends volunteer renewals, reviews finances and website updates
Summary
The commission voted to recommend renewal of volunteer observers for 2026, reviewed account balances and asked staff for a printed financial statement; members also noted a new commission page was posted on the town website.
Unidentified Speaker 3 led a discussion on volunteer observers and renewals for 2026, noting attrition among volunteers and the workload required for annual training. The commission reviewed names suggested for renewal (Cindy, Louise, Sergeant Benning) and moved to forward those recommendations to the select boards for appointment.
"There were a couple of the volunteer observers that we have now. I've never seen them down there," said Unidentified Speaker 3, urging the commission to confirm active participation as part of the renewal process. A motion to recommend the volunteers was seconded and approved; staff will submit the recommendation to the select boards.
On finances, Unidentified Speaker 4 reviewed account balances and said the commission's accounting statements are delayed by the town’s new accounting system; they estimated more than $5,000 in one account and mentioned a larger combined balance shown in the packet but asked to bring printed, up-to-date figures to the next meeting.
Unidentified Speaker 3 reported that Liz Gavsaro arranged for a commission page on the town website listing members and responsibilities, improving public access to basic commission information.
Next steps: staff to forward volunteer-renewal recommendations to select boards, provide a printed account balance at the next meeting, and maintain the commission’s town website page.
