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Select Board approves reserve transfers for emergency repairs and several appointments
Summary
On Jan. 6 the Select Board approved sending multiple FY26 reserve‑fund transfer requests to the finance committee — including $60,000 for fire ladder repairs, $54,500 for DPW equipment repairs, $9,971 for a beach ADA mat, and $33,900 for MIS broadcast equipment — and confirmed several committee appointments and reappointments.
The Select Board and Finance Committee considered and approved a package of reserve‑fund transfer requests to address immediate equipment failures and operational needs.
Fire Chief (identified in the record) explained Ladder 110 — a 1994 aerial apparatus ordered for replacement in August 2024 with an estimated 48‑month delivery — was taken out of service in March 2025 due to mechanical deficiencies. The board voted to send a $60,000 FY26 reserve‑fund transfer request for limited interim repairs to the finance committee; the finance committee subsequently appropriated the $60,000 for vehicle supplies and maintenance to restore the apparatus for spring use.
Mike Blavin, DPW director, detailed two urgent DPW repairs: a beach rake needing a full conveyor assembly (approx. $15,429.10) and a catch‑basin truck with catastrophic hydraulic failure requiring body and crane work (approx. $39,070.60). The Select Board approved sending the $54,500 transfer request to the finance committee and the motion passed unanimously.
Dustin Pino, beach director, reported the ADA mobility mat at Mayflower Beach (installed 2019) had failed; he presented COMMBUYS quotes and sought a $9,971 transfer to secure a replacement in time for Memorial Day. The board approved the transfer request and added an instruction that the amount be returned via a warrant article to the Beach Improvement Fund at the annual town meeting.
Dan Proto, MIS director, described a failed video control panel and requested $33,900 to replace the town’s portable remote broadcast system before annual town meeting; the board agreed to the transfer request with the intent to reimburse from the Cable Capital Stabilization Fund at the annual meeting.
Appointments and votes taken in the meeting included committee placements — John Winberg (Advisory Committee on Disabilities), Christine Boucher (Alternative Energy Advisory Committee), Jan Frazier (Zoning Bylaw Study Committee), and Betsy Lamont (Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission liaison) — and reappointments of Aaron Burnham and Jordan Halloran as deputy shellfish constables through Dec. 31, 2028. The board also appointed Charles McCaffrey as a police officer with full powers and as licensing board agent for a one‑year probationary term beginning Jan. 19, 2026.
Where motions recorded roll‑call votes, the transcript shows unanimous approvals on the reserve transfers and appointments except where an abstention was recorded for one reappointment vote; motions were forwarded to the finance committee where applicable for appropriation and follow‑up.
