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Leverett

Town of Leverett
9 Montague Road
Leverett, MA 01054
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Select Board/Planning Board

Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Town Hall/remote
A meeting of the Selectboard

The Selectboard is meeting in person and making this meeting available via Zoom for the convenience of the public. Since we are meeting in person, we will not be responsible for any technical difficulties, so if you would like to be sure of participating, please attend in person.

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Meeting Agenda:

Protocols for Public Address to the Board: During meetings, the Selectboard will attempt to find a balance between hearing from members of the community and conducting required business. All public address is at the discretion of the Chair.

When speaking, please identify yourself by name or the company/institution you represent. Please make your comments are concise (less than 2 minutes); avoid repeat statements made by others; address your comments to the Board Chair.

Audience members may not interrupt a recognized speaker nor the discussion of the Board. Please be cordial and respectful of others.

The Selectboard will generally listen to comments rather than respond immediately. If a topic comes up that is not on the agenda yet further action is required by the Board, the Chair will add the matter, as appropriate, to a forthcoming agenda. Depending on the comment, the Board may, if they are able within the confines of the Open Meeting Law, respond with information as opposed to needing to deliberate on the matter.

This meeting agenda is being posted in compliance with Massachusetts’ Open Meeting Law. The agenda may change to reflect unforeseen business.

Meeting of Selectboard

Members: (Quorum)

  • Present: Tom Hankinson, Chair, at 7:00 PM
  • Present: Jed Proujansky, at 7:00 PM
  • Present: Patricia Duffy, at 7:00 PM

Also Present:

  • Pat D.
  • Jed P.
  • Margie M.
  • and Lisa S. for the Select Board. Also present: Hannah P.
  • Matt B.
  • Richard N.
  • Phil C.
  • Carol H.

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 7:00 PM

Meeting closed: 8:26 PM

  1. Meeting Preliminaries

  2. Public Comment 7-7:15

    • - During public comment Margie informed the board that the bids for the Highway Dept. truck had opened last week. Two bids were received one for $66,000, the other for $71,000. The specs requested a double, not crew cab and the bodies were too small (6’ instead of 8’) for the sander body. Margie will call the IG office to see if we need to rebid. Motion: To accept the higher bid pending IG approval. Vote: 2-0 in favor.

  3. Appointments (open to the public after initial conversation)

    • 7:15: Hannah Paessel, appoint new person

      General Discussion...
      Library Director Hannah Paessel recommended Thomas Hulsey to fill the position vacated at the library when long-time staffer, Sue LaClaire, retired last month.

      MOTION, moved by Patricia Duffy, seconded by Tom Hankinson: Motion: To appoint Thomas Hulsey as part-time cataloger at $19.50/hr. with pro-rated sick and personal time. Vote: 2-0 in favor. .

      Pass: Aye: Patricia Duffy, Tom Hankinson, Jed Proujansky.

  4. Business (public participation is at the discretion of the chair)

    • Approve minutes: 10/8/2024, 10/22/2024, 11/4/2024, 11/19/2024, 11/22/2024

      General Discussion...
      The minutes of October 8, and 22 and November 4, 19, and 22 were approved.

    • Board/Committee vacancies

      General Discussion...
      Lisa will advertise vacancies for the town’s boards and committees that are understaffed in the Dec. Newsletter.

    • Question of applying for grant funds for an overlay district

    • Request to open police contract to change detail rates/discuss how to address

      General Discussion...
      It was agreed that the Police Advisory Committee should meet to discuss the request from the Police Union for an increase in detail hourly rate

  5. Mail (Mail is not read or discussed during meetings. Copies are available by request.)

    • David Rice letter, DEP letter to N. Leverett Church

  6. Meeting Wrap-up

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Minutes approved on Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025