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Sterling selectmen set annual meeting date, approve permits, bills and a new job description
Summary
The Sterling Board of Selectmen on April 15 approved minutes, a driveway permit for 448 Main Street, set the Annual Town Meeting for May 13, 2026, approved an authorizing resolution with the state emergency agency, approved $59,558.71 in invoices, and accepted a job description for an After School & Recreation Programs Coordinator.
The Sterling Board of Selectmen met April 15, 2026, and approved a series of routine actions including minutes, a permit application, an authorizing resolution, monthly invoices and a personnel job description.
Myron “Jack” Joslyn, First Selectman, confirmed attendance and led the meeting. Ronald Whitcomb moved to approve the April 1, 2026 regular meeting minutes and Patricia Massey seconded; the motion carried 3-0. Massey then moved, with Whitcomb seconding, to approve the April 9, 2026 special meeting minutes; motion carried 3-0.
On permits and scheduling, Joslyn said the driveway construction application for 448 Main Street had been inspected and endorsed by Town Building Official Kyle Collins. Whitcomb moved and Massey seconded to approve the driveway permit; the motion carried 3-0. The board set the Annual Town Meeting for Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium; Treasurer Sara Sleboda described the public-notification methods (newspaper, Facebook, the town website, and the public bulletin board) and how residents can sign up for notifications.
On intergovernmental paperwork, the board approved an authorizing resolution allowing the town to provide documents to the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and naming First Selectman Myron “Jack” Joslyn to execute necessary documents on the town’s behalf. Patricia Massey requested clarification before the board voted to approve the resolution, which passed 3-0.
The board approved monthly invoices totaling $59,558.71 on a 3-0 vote. The Treasurer’s report was reviewed by the Selectmen. The board added discussion of a posted job description for an After School & Recreation Programs Coordinator to the agenda, then voted 3-0 to accept and approve the job description.
Items left on the board’s agenda included scheduling a future discussion about the old Town Hall and a meeting with Hank Graff; Joslyn said that matter was on hold during budget season. Patricia Massey noted a meeting is scheduled with Jim Rivers of NECCOG for April 22, 2026 at 10 a.m. The board adjourned at 10:18 a.m.
Votes at a glance: • Approval of April 1, 2026 regular meeting minutes — Passed 3-0. • Approval of April 9, 2026 special meeting minutes — Passed 3-0. • Driveway construction permit, 448 Main Street — Approved 3-0. • Annual Town Meeting date set for May 13, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. — Approved 3-0. • Authorizing resolution for State DEMHS documents — Approved 3-0. • Monthly invoices totaling $59,558.71 — Approved 3-0. • Job description for After School & Recreation Programs Coordinator — Approved 3-0.
The board’s next administrative step noted in the meeting was outreach and scheduling on facility and budget items; no further formal actions on those items were taken at this meeting.
