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Votes at a glance: trustees approve equipment purchases, contingency and procedural motions (Jan. 20)
Summary
At the Jan. 20 meeting trustees recorded unanimous approvals (8-0) on several motions including the purchase of chairs and cushions, a replacement stove, inviting a consultant for rebranding, drafting a letter to Windham Woods, a $100 contingency for a festival grant shortfall, and adjournment.
Searles trustees recorded or approved the following motions on Jan. 20 (all recorded as unanimous where listed). The minutes reflect the formal motions and vote tallies as noted by the board.
- Accept minutes of Nov. 18, 2025 (motion recorded; outcome: approved). - Accept minutes of Jan. 7, 2026 (motion recorded; outcome: approved). - Purchase 90 chairs and 12 additional chairs (motion recorded; outcome: 8-0). Old chairs will be disposed of with selectmen permission; new chairs expected to be in use for the Feb. 13 event. - Purchase 30 chair cushions (motion by Michael Mazalewski; outcome: 8-0) to supplement the 80 cushions already on hand so there is a cushion for each chair plus spares. - Purchase replacement stove (motion recorded; outcome: 8-0). The stove purchase had been approved previously via individual email votes and was recorded by the board. - Invite Trent Saunders of 36 Creative for a whiteboard session on rebranding (motion recorded; outcome: 8-0). - Neil Fallon to draft an acknowledgement letter to Ryan DeJoy of Windham Woods (motion recorded; outcome: 8-0). - Expend $100 from the Searles Special Revenue Fund if Festival of Trees reimburses $8,400 (motion by Lisa Thornton; outcome: 8-0). - Adjourn meeting (motion by Neil Fallon, seconded by Rich Parow; outcome: all in favor).
These motions were recorded in the minutes; where purchases were previously approved by email (chairs and stove), the board noted those prior approvals and formalized them in the minutes.
