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Andover board approves payroll and most vendor payments, delays Eastern Salt payout
Summary
The Andover Select Board on June 9 approved wage warrants and most items on Financial Warrant #50, including a $107,741 payment to the Andover School Department, but discussion left an Eastern Salt Company payment on hold; the board later approved the remainder of the warrant totaling $138,930.32.
The Andover Select Board approved payroll and a slate of vendor payments during its June 9 meeting, voting to pay Wage Warrant #50 for $9,946.56 and to adjust Wage Warrant #49 to $6,192.11. The board also approved a $107,741.00 payment to the Andover School Department as part of Financial Warrant #50.
"Motion to pay Andover School Department $107,741.00" carried after discussion, Chair Brian Mills said. The board approved other vendors including Archies, Inc. ($1,857.29), Darley ($1,187.24) and multiple MedCare invoices, though the transcript shows one Eastern Salt Company payment was discussed and did not pass at that time.
Board members flagged budget-scenario questions tied to the warrants should a budget not pass later; Mills and Justin Thacker, who seconded multiple motions, discussed contingency implications. The board ultimately voted to pay the remainder of Financial Warrant #50, bringing the day's approved total listed in the motion to $138,930.32.
The motions were routinely made by Chair Brian Mills and seconded by Justin Thacker; votes were recorded in the minutes as "Carried." The transcript does not provide roll-call vote tallies for most motions, and the minutes do not list individual yes/no votes for each vendor. The board also approved the formal meeting minutes for May 26 and June 2, 2026.
Next procedural steps: the minutes note outstanding discussions and that the Eastern Salt payment will be revisited; no specific date for that follow-up was recorded in the meeting text.
