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Trappe Town Council schedules Feb. 4 follow-up to continue employee handbook review
Summary
At a Jan. 7 workshop the Trappe Town Council continued its review of the employee handbook, set a Feb. 4 workshop to resume discussion and unanimously approved a motion to close the meeting at 5:35 p.m.
The Trappe Town Council continued its review of the town employee handbook at a Jan. 7 workshop, set a follow-up meeting for Feb. 4, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., and unanimously voted to close the session at 5:35 p.m.
President Newnam called the workshop to order at 4:00 p.m. and noted that Council members Brian Schmidt, Michael Sullivan and Walter Chase were present along with Town Administrator Erin Braband and Superintendent Shawn Lane. The council spent the session reviewing the employee handbook and discussing possible changes; the transcript records discussion but does not specify proposed language or particular policy items under consideration.
During the session the council agreed to continue work on the handbook at a workshop on Feb. 4, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Toward the close of the meeting, at 5:35 p.m., President Newnam moved to close the workshop and Commissioner Michael Sullivan seconded; the motion was recorded as unanimously approved. The minutes were submitted by Erin Braband, Town Administrator/Clerk.
No formal amendments to the handbook or other policy votes were recorded in the transcript. The next procedural step is the Feb. 4 workshop, where council members said they will continue reviewing the handbook.
