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Conflict of Interest Committee elects officers, approves minutes and assigns clerk notification
Summary
At its March 30, 2026, public meeting the Conflict of Interest Committee elected David Pancoast chair, Christine Duerr vice chair and Raymond Lipfert secretary, approved Nov. 12, 2025 minutes with one abstention, and tasked the secretary with emailing the town clerk a list of officers.
The Conflict of Interest Committee met publicly on March 30, 2026, and completed officer elections, approved previous meeting minutes and assigned an administrative follow-up to the town clerk.
During the meeting Kayla Gallagher moved to approve the Nov. 12, 2025 meeting minutes; Ray (Raymond) Lipfert seconded. The minutes were approved by majority with one abstention (vote recorded as 4 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstain). The minutes do not identify which member abstained.
The committee then conducted elections for its officers. Kayla Gallagher nominated David Pancoast for chair, and Timothy Streeter seconded; the committee elected Pancoast unanimously (5-0). Streeter nominated Christine Duerr for vice chair, Gallagher seconded, and Duerr was elected unanimously (5-0). Gallagher nominated Ray Lipfert for secretary, Duerr seconded, and Lipfert was elected unanimously (5-0).
Following the elections, Secretary Lipfert accepted an action item to email a list of the newly elected officers to Juliana Hale, the town clerk. The minutes record the assignment but show no separate formal vote on that administrative step.
Under other business Lipfert withdrew a previously filed recusal notice related to library matters after deliberation with the committee. Members also received an update that Lipfert has OneDrive access to committee records relevant to their files.
Timothy Streeter moved to adjourn at 6:54 PM; Kayla Gallagher seconded. The motion passed unanimously (5-0). No next meeting date was determined. The minutes were recorded as respectfully submitted by Secretary Raymond Lipfert.
