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Selectboard votes to place nonbinding pledge on Town Warning
Summary
The Weybridge Selectboard voted to place a nonbinding pledge — described as a commitment to "freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people and all people" — on the Town Warning after discussion and a successful motion by Bill Mayers.
The Weybridge Selectboard voted Feb. 4 to place a nonbinding pledge on the upcoming Town Warning. "Bill Mayers moved to have the nonbinding pledge put on the Warning," the minutes record; Charlie Jordan seconded and the motion passed.
The request to add the article was introduced by Sepi Alavi, who asked the board to include language expressing a "commitment to freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people and all people," and noting opposition to "racism, bigotry, discrimination and oppression." Board discussion was described as lengthy before the motion was made.
The vote was a board-level determination to add a nonbinding item to the Warning for the town’s voters to see; the minutes do not record a formal tally beyond noting that the motion "passed." The addition is nonbinding and would not create town policy but would place the pledge text on the Warning for consideration by residents.
