Vernon Selectboard Mtg.                                                                 11/8/10/10    

 

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VERNON SELECTBOARD

SPECIAL

 MEETING

 

 

November 8, 2010                                         6:30 PM

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:                                 OTHERS PRESENT:                        

Mike Courtemanche-Chair                              Chris Garofolo-Media

Mike Ball                                                       Howard Fairman

Chris Howe                                                                                                    

Robert Miller                                             

Len Howard                                                                                       

                                                           

                                   

WELCOME AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

At 6:30 pm Chair Mike Courtemanche called the meeting to order, welcomed those present and led in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Mr. Fairman asked the Board about what the cost would be to continue to retain the Lobbyists, and what they were going to do. Mike Courtemanche stated that they would go into executive session to discuss those items, but that the lobbyists are there to protect the interests of Vernon. 

 

CHRIS HOWE MADE THE MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON A CONTRACTUAL MATTER WITH SMITH & MILLER, LLP LOBBYISTS ON A CONFERENCE CALL, WHICH THE DISCLOSURE OF AT THIS TIME MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE TOWN AND/OR THE INDIVUALS INVOLVED. MIKE BALL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

Mike Courtemanche stated that the Board went into executive session a 6:34 and came out at 7:00 with no action taken.

 

Chris Garofolo asked the Board if they could comment on the plan of action the Lobbyist’s would take on the sale of the Yankee plant. Mike Courtemanche conveyed that they just needed to be all in the same page. The Board will wait for the Lobbyist’s contract and continue to move forward for the up coming legislative session.  

           

CHRIS HOWE MADE THE MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON A PERSONNEL MATTER, WHICH THE DISCLOSURE OF AT THIS TIME MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE TOWN AND/OR THE INDIVUALS INVOLVED. LEN HOWARD SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

Mike Courtemanche stated that the Board went into executive session a 7:05 and came out at 7:25 with no action taken.

 

LEN HOWARD MADE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. ROBERT MILLER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED.

           

 

 Adjourned @ 7:28 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted by Elaine Howard

 

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