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North Canaan adopts three-signer check policy and reschedules budget hearing to May 18
Summary
The selectmen approved a draft check-signing policy that authorizes three or more signers to ensure transactions when only two selectmen are available, and they canceled the May 13 hearing and town meeting (citing an FFA event) and rescheduled both for May 18 at 7:00 p.m.
First Selectman Jesse Bunce read a draft check-signing policy authorizing three or more signers and moved to put the policy into effect immediately; Selectperson Melissa Pinardi seconded and the motion carried.
During discussion of the municipal and school budget process, Bunce moved to schedule a public hearing on the budget and a town meeting for May 13 at 7:00 p.m.; the board voted to schedule both. After the votes the board noted May 13 coincides with an FFA open house that could limit attendance, and Bunce moved to cancel the May 13 hearing and town meeting and instead hold both on May 18 at 7:00 p.m.; Pinardi seconded and the motion carried.
The three-signer policy is intended to allow normal town business to proceed when fewer than three town officials are present; the minutes do not list implementing procedures or identify additional signers beyond the selectmen. The record does not show any roll-call vote or recorded objections to these motions.
