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Selectboard appoints Brenda Field as Tunbridge Forest Fire Warden, pending insurance clarification
Summary
After an attorney-client executive session the Selectboard voted unanimously to appoint Brenda Field as Town Forest Fire Warden under 10 V.S.A. §2541; the appointment is pending clarification of insurance details and compensation will be discussed later.
Following an attorney‑client executive session the Selectboard moved to appoint Brenda Field as Town Forest Fire Warden pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §2541 and authorized her to carry out the duties that law confers, including suppression, maintaining records, issuing permits to kindle fires, and appointing deputies. The motion was made by Mike McPhetres and seconded by John O’Brien and passed unanimously; the appointment is pending clarification of insurance matters raised in executive session.
The meeting minutes record the motion language in full: “appoint Brenda Field as Town Forest Fire Warden pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §2541 and authorize her to perform all the duties of the office conferred by law, including but not limited to those related to suppression of forest fires, maintaining records, providing notice and reports to the Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, issuing permits to kindle fires, and appointing deputy forest fire wardens.” The board said it will discuss compensation and a potential enforcement ordinance once the insurance details are resolved.
