Special Selectboard Meeting 2/24/25
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Monday,
February 24, 2025
6PM – 7 PM
Minutes
Approved on: Monday, March 3, 2025
Minutes
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Town of Richmond
Special Selectboard Meeting
Minutes of February 24, 2025
Members Present: Bard Hill, David Sander, Jay Furr, Lisa Miller, Adam Wood
Absent: None
Staff Present: Town ManagerJosh Arneson;Assistant to the Town ManagerDuncan Wardwell.
Others Present: MMCTV Erin Wagg, Mike Donoghue, Jane D, mlw iPad 10th Gen.
MMCTV Video: Recorded by MMCTV by Erin Wagg
Call to Order: 6:00 pm
Welcome by: Sander
Public Comment: None
Additions or Deletions to Agenda:
Arneson mentioned that Police Chief Cambridge’s first day will now be Tuesday March 4, 2025, on Town Meeting day.
Items for Presentation or Discussion with those present
Update on Police Department hiring
Timestamp: 0:01
Furr moved to find that premature public knowledge about police department hiring would cause the Town or the person to suffer a substantial disadvantage. Hill seconded.
Roll Call Vote: Hill, Miller, Sander, Furr, Wood in favor. Motion approved.
Furr moved that we enter into executive session to discuss police department hiring under the provisions of 1 VSA 313(a)(3) of the Vermont Statutes and to invite Town Manager Josh Arneson into the executive session. Hill seconded.
Roll Call Vote: Hill, Miller, Sander, Furr, Wood in favor. Motion approved.
Hill moved to exit Executive Session. Furr seconded.
Roll Call Vote: Hill, Furr, Miller, Sander, Wood in favor. Motion approved.
Adjourn
Furr moved to adjourn. Hill seconded.
Roll Call Vote: Hill, Furr, Miller, Wood, Sander in favor. Motion approved.
Meeting adjourned at: 6:47 pm
Chat file from Zoom: None
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Special Meeting of the Town of Richmond Selectboard
February 24, 2025
Richmond Town Center Meeting Room, 3rd Floor – 203 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT.
Meeting may also be joined online or by phone
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6:00 PM 1. Welcome and Public Comment
6:03 PM 2. Additions, Deletions, or Modifications to Agenda
6:05 PM 3. Items for Presentation or Discussion with those present
a. Update on Police Department Hiring – possible executive session (30 min)
6:35 PM 4. Adjourn
Time is available at each meeting for public comment. Documents related to this meeting are available at
www.richmondvt.gov/documents/selectboard-meeting-documents/ If you would like to schedule a time with the Board or need assistance to participate in the meeting, please call Josh Arneson, Richmond Town Manager at 434-5170 or email jarneson@richmondvt.gov. Links to videos of Selectboard meetings can be found at mtmansfieldctv.org
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