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Selectboard approves appointments, CDBG waiver, SAFE grants and change orders
Summary
The board approved temporary Sewer Commission appointments, two Parks & Recreation appointments, a CDBG timely-expenditure waiver letter, two SAFE (fire education) grant applications and two construction change orders; details and next steps for implementation are noted below.
At its meeting, the Town of North Brookfield Board of Selectmen recorded a series of administrative approvals and grant actions summarized below.
Sewer Commission appointments: The board appointed Jamie Gilman, Jason Petreides and Ralph K to the Sewer Commission following the prior resignation of appointed commissioners. The board noted that selectboard members cannot appoint themselves and that members would abstain from votes if they were the appointees. (Transcript notes motions and seconds; standard voice votes were recorded.)
Parks & Recreation appointments: Mark Anderson and Lindsay Rockwood were appointed to the Parks and Recreation Committee; members present voiced appreciation for stepping up and the appointments were approved by voice vote.
CDBG timely-expenditure waiver: The board voted to send a waiver letter to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities requesting relief from the CDBG timely-expenditure requirement for the FY24 grant cycle connected to the Mount Pleasant improvement project, citing contractor delays and coordination with downtown infrastructure. The transcript contains an apparent transcription error for the completion deadline (shown as "06/30/1926"); context indicates the intended performance deadline is June 30, 2026.
SAFE grant applications: The board approved two SAFE (student and senior fire education) grant applications submitted by Mario Polanco: $5,500 for student fire-safety programming and $2,800 for senior fire-safety programming. Both were noted as having no local match requirement.
Change orders: The board approved Change Order 18 (totaling approximately $2,794.65 in the project manager’s summary) and Change Order 19 (totaling approximately $4,785.02 per the manager’s summary) for work at the headquarters project; items included lighting changes, GFCI protection, venting work, and minor finish items. Project staff said these adjustments do not materially affect contingency levels.
What’s next: Appointees will be sworn in as required, the CDBG waiver will be transmitted to state staff, and contractors and town accounting staff will be engaged to process invoices related to grants and change orders. The board recorded motions and voice votes for each item; vote tallies by name were not published in the transcript.
