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Select Board approves appointments, permits, minutes and moves to executive session on opioid litigation
Summary
At the Aug. 4 meeting the board approved multiple appointments, approved a one-day alcohol permit pending insurance, handled approval of minutes, and voted to enter executive session to discuss national prescription-opioid litigation.
The Sheffield Select Board’s Aug. 4 meeting included several administrative votes: approval of outstanding meeting minutes from April through July (with a recusal question addressed), appointment of residents to town boards and commissions (Cultural Council, Zoning Board of Appeals, ZBA alternate, Fire Chief and Commission on Disabilities), and approval of a one-day alcohol permit for an Aug. 31 graduation event pending insurance documentation.
Board business included motions to appoint Melissa Larkin and Patricia Owen to the Cultural Council; Renee Wood and Naen Hower to the Zoning Board of Appeals; Robert (Bob) Kilmer as a ZBA alternate; David Olrich as fire chief (appointment announced); and Gail Mullen to the Commission on Disabilities. The board handled these appointments together; a recusal/abstention was noted in the vote sequence.
In other business, the board approved a one-day alcohol permit for Steven Phillips for Aug. 31 at Sheffield Town Park pending proof of insurance. The board also moved to enter executive session to discuss strategy related to national prescription-opioid litigation, citing that open deliberations could be detrimental to the town’s litigation posture; a roll-call style vote was initiated for that motion.
Why it matters: These actions complete routine governance tasks, fill local board seats, and protect the town’s legal interests by moving litigation strategy into executive session.
