Wellington Sustainability and Energy Committee adopts new meeting calendar and reappoints officers

The Wellington Sustainability and Energy Committee met remotely on March 25, 2026, established a revised meeting calendar for the remainder of the year and unanimously reappointed the current officers. The committee convened at 7:02 p.m. with three of four members present and carried both motions by voice vote.

The committee moved its regular monthly meetings to the second Wednesday of each month for the rest of 2026 to avoid calendar conflicts with other local bodies. Members confirmed the following dates: April 8; May 13; June 10; July 8; Aug. 12; Sept. 9; Oct. 14; Nov. 11; and Dec. 9. A motion to alter the meeting schedule to those dates was made, seconded and approved unanimously.

Nominations for chair and secretary were opened and the committee moved to reinstate the existing slate of officers. The motion to adopt the current slate passed unanimously. The transcript identifies Don Tien as remaining chair and Don Berg as secretary. Committee members clarified that these terms will run through the next annual meeting, likely March 10, 2027.

Members also discussed the practical need for a recording secretary. One participant noted the town has limited funds and said Bill Bonnell, a member of the Board of Finance mentioned in the discussion, had previously suggested he might contribute private funds toward a recording secretary rather than asking the town for money. The committee did not adopt a formal funding commitment during the meeting.

With no other business, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded; the meeting ended at about 7:12 p.m. The committee began the session waiting for an absent member identified in the transcript as a Bill; because three of four members were present the committee declared a quorum and proceeded.

The meeting was held virtually via Zoom and the agenda was posted on the town website, per discussion during the session.