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Stetson selectmen elect Butler chair, Lyford vice chair and appoint Barriault road commissioner
Summary
At the July 10 meeting, the Stetson selectmen elected Millard Butler as chair and Jody Lyford as vice chair (each vote recorded with one abstention), unanimously appointed William Barriault as road commissioner, and approved payroll and expenditures; several routine follow-ups were assigned.
The Town of Stetson selectmen met July 10, 2024. In votes recorded in the minutes, the board elected Millard Butler as chair and Jody Lyford as vice chair and unanimously appointed William Barriault as Road Commissioner.
The meeting opened at 6:00 p.m. with Millard Butler leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call recorded Tammy Buswell, Jody Lyford, Millard Butler and Gene Trojano present; Leslie Merrill was absent. The board briefly entered executive session on a personnel matter at 6:04 p.m. by a motion from Jody Lyford, seconded by Gene Trojano, and reconvened at 6:11 p.m.; both executive-session votes are recorded in the minutes as unanimous.
On leadership, the minutes show a motion by Jody Lyford, seconded by Gene Trojano, to elect Millard Butler as chair; the recorded result lists three yes votes with Butler abstaining. A separate motion by Tammy Buswell, seconded by Butler, elected Jody Lyford as vice chair; the minutes record three yes votes with Lyford abstaining. Butler told the board he winters in Florida and may not always be present during winter months.
The board appointed William Barriault as Road Commissioner by a motion from Gene Trojano, seconded by Lyford; the minutes record the appointment as unanimously approved. The minutes note the agenda was adjusted so the board could complete necessary business before Trojano needed to leave due to a personal emergency.
The board unanimously approved the June 26, 2024 meeting minutes and approved payroll and expenditures. The minutes contain an internal inconsistency on the payroll item number: the document header lists "Bangor Payroll #26" while the motion text references "#25." The board approved the payroll item as recorded in the motion; the minutes do not clarify which payroll number is correct.
The minutes also record several routine administrative follow-ups: the dam project was completed and removed from the agenda; the ARPA wish list and the Meeting House item were tabled; Danielle Davis was asked to get pricing for a toter insert for Rolling Thunder; Tammy Buswell will check with Amos Gingerich about building a podium; and Danielle will contact ADM Mechanical about Unit 3 heating. Under committee reports, Julie discussed tree work planned for Clark's Hill cemetery and was reminded to check with the town office about available funds before scheduling work. A Planning Board meeting is scheduled for July 18 and a library event is set for July 24. The Town Office closure for year-end closeout was announced.
The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. after a motion by Tammy Buswell, seconded by Jody Lyford.
