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Northfield board approves $2.06 million warrant, clarifies $1 million school pass-through; authorizes chair to sign payroll through Dec. 23
Summary
The Northfield Select Board approved warrant 1126 (1126 A & B) totaling $2,061,702.97 — including a $1,000,000 pass-through to local schools — and authorized the select-board chair to sign payroll and operating expenses through Dec. 23, 2025, to cover the holiday period.
The Northfield Select Board on a unanimous voice vote approved warrant number 1126 (including 1126 A & B) totaling $2,061,702.97 and formally received notification of biweekly payroll through Nov. 23, 2025, in the amount of $119,272.
A board member clarified that $1,000,000 of the warrant is property tax collected by the town and then passed through to local schools, not money being spent by the town government. "That's a pass through," one member said during the discussion; the clerk agreed to note that distinction before the vote.
Later in the meeting, members voted to authorize the select-board chair to review and approve payroll and operating expenses through Dec. 23, 2025, allowing the board to cancel its usual meeting the night before Christmas Eve while ensuring bills are paid. According to the motion, that authorization follows standard practice for the holiday season.
There was one recorded abstention earlier in the meeting when members approved prior minutes; the warrant and the chair-authorization votes were reported without recorded opposition or abstentions.
Next steps: The board will proceed with routine financial processing under the authorized delegate and will bring any nonstandard spending items back to the full board for approval.
