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Andover Select Board approves minutes, warrants, appointments and schedules follow-up meeting
Summary
The Select Board approved prior meeting minutes, Wage Warrant #44 and multiple Financial Warrant payments, reappointed the local health officer, approved tree-growth applications and authorized several routine purchases; the board postponed a final decision on changing insurance carriers until later in the week.
At the April 28 Select Board meeting in Andover the board moved through routine business, approving minutes, wage and financial warrants, several tree-growth items, a three-year reappointment of the Local Health Officer and a handful of small purchases and administrative items.
Key votes: The board approved the April 14 and April 21 meeting minutes. Wage Warrant #44 for $6,494.75 was approved. Financial Warrant #44 payments approved included $1,083.63 to Bounce Brothers, LLC and $1,240.93 to the Secretary of State (BMV), with the remaining $4,514.17 paid as listed on the warrant.
Appointments and approvals: The board reappointed Karen Swan as Local Health Officer for a three-year term. It accepted the Ellis Family Realty Trust Tree Growth application for 2022 (next due 2032) and approved a Tree Growth Plan for Scott and Becky Hill, Map 14, Lot 54E. The board also approved ordering AOHD buttons for $1,320 and signed a ramp bid specification sheet to send to contractors.
Other actions: The board approved a 3% MedCare increase for meeting stipends and mileage (stipend noted as $25.88); Frederick Detheridge abstained from that vote. A motion to move municipal insurance to MMA was discussed after Treasurer Amber Cooper presented MMA's quote, which she said was about $8,000 less than the current United policy and omitted the Fire Department from United's quote; the board decided to defer final signatures and address the matter later in the week.
Scheduling and adjournment: The board scheduled an additional Select Board meeting for Thursday, April 30 at 6 p.m. to complete warrant items. The meeting adjourned at 4:47 p.m.
What to watch next: Town voters will consider the Cemetery CD article placed on the warrant; the board will reconvene to finish warrant business and review any legal advice or additional documentation provided by staff.
