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Springfield Select Board appoints Don Hill to fill vacancy, assigns camera research for town property
Summary
The Springfield Select Board voted to appoint Don Hill to the seat vacated by Amy Lewis and asked him to research camera options and locations for town property; the board also entered and later exited a non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II (c) and voted to seal those minutes.
The Springfield Select Board voted March 27 to appoint Don Hill to fill a vacancy on the board and assigned him to research surveillance cameras for town property.
Erin Meding moved to appoint Don Hill effective April 1, 2026, to serve until the March 2027 elections; Amy Lewis seconded the motion, and Meding, Lewis and Chair Jen Roberts voted in favor. Don Hill then signed his Oath of Office at the meeting.
The appointment followed a formal resignation: the minutes note that Amy Lewis submitted her resignation and that her term will end March 31, 2026.
After the appointment, the board discussed options for installing cameras to protect town-owned property. The board discussed potential locations and how many cameras would be beneficial; Don Hill was asked to research available camera systems and report back at a future meeting before any appropriation of funds is considered.
At 10:10 a.m. the board voted to enter a non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II (c). The minutes record that the motion to enter non-public carried by roll call (Jen Roberts aye; Erin Meding aye). The board also voted to invite the newly appointed Don Hill to sit in on the non-public session; that motion passed by roll call (Amy Lewis aye; Erin Meding aye; Jen Roberts aye). The board exited the non-public session at 10:57 a.m., and by roll call voted to seal the minutes of that session.
The meeting adjourned at 11:02 a.m. The minutes were prepared by Deputy Administrative Assistant Jill Hastings.
