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Select Board begins prioritizing a 21-item work plan; hiring a town manager and infrastructure rise to the top
Summary
Board members grouped a 21-item work plan into buckets (do now, short-term, long-term) and agreed to send individual groupings to staff to collate; hiring a town manager and infrastructure (roads, water/sewer) were repeatedly identified as highest priorities.
The Wolfeboro Select Board spent the largest portion of its April 22 meeting reviewing a 21-item proposed select-board work plan and agreed on a process to group and prioritize items for immediate and longer-term action.
Members described different sorting frameworks: policy vs. practice, immediate "do now" items, and tasks to assign to the town manager or department heads. Several members said hiring a town manager should be the top-of-list priority; others urged the board to focus on infrastructure needs (roads, sewer/water capacity studies and capital projects). Brian urged the board to clear smaller, lingering items so the board could concentrate on larger capital projects.
The board agreed on the practical next step: each member will send their grouping to staff (Amy), who will compile the buckets (the group suggested using a survey tool or spreadsheet to collate the results). Members agreed to put a prioritized set of grouped items on the next meeting agenda (targeted for the board's next scheduled meeting) so the board can adopt a work-plan schedule and assign subcommittees or staff responsibilities.
The meeting included a public comment from Karen Bernatkuri, who urged the board to prioritize restoring town staff and critical positions so operations, software updates and other essential services can proceed. The board acknowledged that staffing—especially the process to recruit and hire a permanent town manager—affects execution of many work-plan items.
Chair summarized the status of the discussion by asking members to send their grouped lists to staff and to expect the board to review a consolidated plan at the next meeting.
