Brentwood Town select board approves payroll and routine expenses

The Brentwood Town select board voted to approve payroll and listed vendor payments after staff read individual checks and a treasurer’s report showing fund balances and recent expenditures. The chair opened the discussion and a motion to approve payroll and expenses was moved and seconded; members present responded in the affirmative and the motion carried. The transcript does not record a full name-by-name tally for the payroll vote.

The finance reading listed a total payroll-tax amount of $10,172.29 and total vendor checks read to a total of $44,439.09, with individual items including a $20,350 charge for Rick Wenzel Oil and multiple smaller vendor invoices. The chair summarized general fund and other account balances and noted requested impact fees had not yet been posted.

Separately, the board voted to unseal certain previously nonpublic minutes after discussion about whether the minutes contained confidential material; one member abstained from that roll call, citing having not seen the minutes. The board also approved several small capital expenditures: a new laptop and 27-inch monitor for the building inspector (approximately $1,006.98) and a replacement fire/alarm panel for the recreation facility (approximately $4,007.50). The equipment purchases were funded from the computer and town building accounts as discussed and approved on roll call.

The board concluded the finance items and moved on to other business; the minutes correction (an edit to correct a duplicate vote recorded for a named attendee) was made by motion and recorded in the meeting.