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Proctor Selectboard approves sheriff contract, holds water and sewer rates steady for FY26
Summary
At the June 9 meeting the Town of Proctor Selectboard approved a one-year RCSD contract for $106,433.60, set FY26 water and sewer rates at $545 and $530 per equivalent unit (no increase), and signed selectboard orders totaling $63,051.29; the board also heard routine town-manager reports and scheduled the next meeting for June 24.
Selectboard Chair Lisa Miser convened the Town of Proctor Selectboard on June 9, 2025 in the Town Office Meeting Room and on Zoom. The board voted unanimously to approve a one-year Rutland County Sheriff Department contract for $106,433.60 covering 2,080 hours and adopted FY26 water and sewer rates with no increase from FY25.
The actions were among several routine decisions the board recorded during the 6:00–7:08 p.m. meeting. Selectboard member Albert Wenta moved to approve the RCSD contract; the motion was seconded by Selectboard member Bruce Baccei and recorded as unanimously approved. The board also reviewed and signed selectboard orders totaling $63,051.29.
The board convened as the Board of Water Commissioners at 6:16 p.m. and adopted FY26 water rates at $545.00 per equivalent unit (EU) on a motion by Selectboard member Albert Wenta, seconded by Bruce Baccei; the board noted there is no increase from FY25. The board asked staff to explore accepting credit-card payments for water and wastewater accounts. Later, at 6:45 p.m., the Selectboard met as the Board of Sewer Commissioners and adopted FY26 sewer rates at $530.00 per EU on a motion by Jay Thorton, seconded by Albert Wenta; that vote was also unanimous.
Votes at a glance • RCSD contract (2025–2026), $106,433.60 for 2,080 hours — mover: Albert Wenta; second: Bruce Baccei; outcome: approved (yes: Bruce Baccei, Lisa Miser, Jay Thorton, Albert Wenta). • Adopt FY26 water rate, $545.00 per EU (no increase) — mover: Albert Wenta; second: Bruce Baccei; outcome: approved (yes: Baccei, Miser, Thorton, Wenta). • Adopt FY26 sewer rate, $530.00 per EU (no increase) — mover: Jay Thorton; second: Albert Wenta; outcome: approved (yes: Baccei, Miser, Thorton, Wenta). • Approve agenda and remove item b. from Discussion Items — mover: Bruce Baccei; second: Albert Wenta; outcome: approved (unanimous). • Approve May 27, 2025 minutes with a date correction — mover: Jay Thorton; second: Bruce Baccei; outcome: approved (unanimous). • Signed selectboard orders totaling $63,051.29 — recorded as completed during the meeting.
Town Manager Judy Frazier delivered departmental updates included in the meeting packet. Items recorded in the Town Manager report included two received quotes for East Street paving (timeframe pending follow-up), submission of the Local Emergency Management Plan (LEMP) to WebEOC and Flood Ready, Timbercraft’s planned marking of the Pittsford portion of town forest for harvest, and pool operations scheduled to begin June 18 with hours Wednesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. The Listers' Grand List increased by $194,415 (from $126,238,580 to $126,432,995), with underlying assessment changes noted in the report. The packet also recorded mosquito spraying on June 4 and that water-quality reports had been mailed to customers; Dale Christie was recorded as planting flowers in the square, and July concerts in the park were listed as upcoming.
Under old/new business the board set its next meeting for Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. The board recorded an OCW complaint alleging spray in a no-spray zone; GPS review substantiated that 21 North Street was not sprayed. The meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m. on a motion by Bruce Baccei, seconded by Jay Thorton.
The minutes show routine operational decisions and scheduled follow-up items; several items (Public Drinking Water System Rules & Regulations and East Street paving timeframe) were placed on the June 24 agenda for further discussion or clarification.
