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Isle La Motte Selectboard votes to proceed with March 4 Town Meeting despite missing audit
Summary
The Selectboard unanimously approved holding the Town Meeting vote on March 4 even though the 2024 auditors' report was not available, citing advice tied to VLCT-referenced case law and noting no contested offices on the ballot.
Chair Peter Brzozowy called the Town of Isle La Motte Selectboard special meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on Feb. 27, 2025, and the board addressed whether to proceed with the Town Meeting vote scheduled for Tuesday, March 4.
Board members recorded that the 2024 auditors' report would not be ready in time for the Town Report. According to the minutes, the Town Attorney advised proceeding with the March 4 vote based on "VLCT referenced Case Law" and counsel's guidance; the minutes also note that the budget appears in the Town Report and there are no contested offices on the ballot. Mary-Catherine Graziano moved "to continue with the voting as planned on March 4th," Joe Deller seconded, and the motion carried with the record noting "all in favor, yes." The decision means the scheduled voters' meeting will proceed as posted on March 4.
The minutes record the legal advice and the board's unanimous procedural vote but do not quote the Town Attorney directly or provide the specific case law citations. The board did not record any separate motion to delay or revise the Town Report; the auditors' report remains unavailable in the meeting record.
