Bolton selectmen approve $123,043.70 in payables and a $6,000 budget transfer

The Bolton Board of Selectmen approved $123,043.70 in accounts payable during its Jan. 27 meeting and approved a separate $6,000 budget transfer from administrative payroll to payments after adopting an updated transfer form that corrected board member names.

A motion to approve accounts payable was made and seconded; when the recording clerk asked for confirmation of the amount, a board member read it aloud: “a $123,043.70.” The chair called the voice vote and recorded six ayes; Selectman Bob DiPietro was absent. The board followed with an item on budget transfers: finance staff identified one transfer requiring board approval (a $6,000 transfer). Members discussed ensuring the transfer paperwork showed current board names; the motion was amended to accept the corrected form and Tim seconded the amendment. The amended motion passed by voice vote with six ayes and one absence.

During discussion of payables and budget administration, board members questioned a legal services invoice related to an image‑use copyright dispute; finance staff said the town attorney reviewed the matter and determined the image was marked for public use and the dispute was resolved without a payment. Members also raised recurring late fees charged by a vendor account (Lowe's); finance staff explained the town’s invoice‑processing timeline can exceed 30 days between receipt and payment and described efforts to streamline the process via departmental entry into the town’s financial system.

Meeting minutes recorded the approvals and the board moved on to the budget workshop portion of the agenda.