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Select Board reorganizes leadership, confirms committee appointments
Summary
The Stanford Select Board elected or confirmed officers, approved multiple committee appointments (including adding Jeb to the Judicial Bureau), and set meeting dates and the town's legal newspaper. The board emphasized adherence to open meeting law and sending appointment letters to committee members.
The Select Board opened its reorganization agenda and moved to confirm officer roles and committee appointments. The board nominated a member for chair and approved nominations for vice chair and clerk by voice votes. The board set regular meetings for the first and third of each month at 06:00 and designated The Berkshire Eagle as the newspaper for legal notices.
Board members approved a motion to add Jeb to the Judicial Bureau and confirmed a slate of custodial and liaison appointments for town committees and regional bodies. The board agreed to send reappointment letters to commission members rather than waiting for individual confirmations, and discussed whether to request written acceptance before posting appointments publicly.
Chair (presiding member) reminded members that appointees should serve for the town’s benefit and that the open meeting law and conflict-of-interest rules must guide appointments. The board agreed to have Laurie handle outgoing notices for affected volunteers and to consolidate several appointment confirmations into a single motion to reduce administrative burden.
