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Votes at a glance: Canaan Select Board meeting — LED audit approved; Meeting House repair authorized; $1.3M tax anticipation note approved
Summary
At its recent meeting the Canaan Select Board approved an LED streetlight audit and financing path, authorized Meeting House roof repairs, endorsed the economic development committee charter, appointed Tom Milligan to the CIP committee and authorized a $1.3 million tax anticipation note; board also agreed to trial electronic purchase-order approvals.
The Canaan Select Board took the following formal actions during the meeting:
• LED streetlight conversion audit: The board voted to authorize an audit/GIS inventory and proceed with paperwork to pursue on-bill financing and incentives for an LED streetlight conversion. AffinityLED and utility partners described an on-bill financing option (a 0% Liberty program up to a $50,000 cap) and a modest undepreciated asset payment (quote: $6,109) the town must cover. The board approved the motion to proceed with the audit and financing steps.
• Meeting House roof repair: The board approved using available building-maintenance funds to proceed with an estimated $4,800 repair to the Meeting House roof. The museum roof, estimated at about $48,500, was discussed but not funded; staff were asked to pursue grants and funding options.
• Economic Development Committee charter: The board endorsed the committee charter and voted to reactivate the committee, with select-board representation recommended.
• Appointment to CIP: The board moved and approved the appointment of Tom Milligan as a resident-at-large member of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) committee, subject to his acceptance of the term.
• Purchase-order/approval workflow: The board agreed to trial an electronic purchase-order approval system and consider raising certain departmental purchase thresholds (chiefs and the town administrator) to reduce paperwork; staff will provide a preview of the workflow before full implementation.
• Tax anticipation note: The board authorized a tax anticipation note in the amount of $1,300,000 for fiscal year 2026, as presented, and authorized the necessary signatures to execute the note.
Procedural votes (minutes, adjournment): The board approved prior meeting minutes at the start of the session, authorized signatures for certain administrative documents, and adjourned the meeting by voice vote.
For reporters and readers: Motions were made and passed by voice vote or roll-call-style affirmation; where the transcript recorded specific names and votes (for example, an audible "Colin Zaver? Aye." for the LED motion), those names are noted in the meeting record; several other votes were taken by voice without full roll-call in the transcript.
