SWANTON VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SWANTON VILLAGE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
120 FIRST STREET
SWANTON, VT 05488
REGULAR MEETING
Monday, April 27, 2015
6:30 PM
PRESENT: Neal Speer, Village President; Chris Leach, Trustee; Eugene LaBombard, Trustee; Adam Paxman, Trustee; Reginald Beliveau, Village Manager; Dianne Day, Village Clerk; Steve Marshall and Ch. 16.
Unless otherwise noted, all motions carried unanimously.
Neal Speer, Village President, welcomed all to the Regular Board of Trustees meeting and called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
1. Approve and accept Minutes from Monday, April 13, 2015:
Chris Leach made the motion to approve and accept Minutes from Monday, April 13, 2015 as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Discussion: Adam Paxman stated that in paragraph #4 under Any Other Business it should state “at a future” meeting instead of “at their next” meeting. Motion carried with correction.
2. Approve and accept Village Warrants through Friday, April 24, 2015:
Eugene LaBombard made the motion to approve and accept Village Warrants through Friday, April 24, 2015 as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Discussion: None. Motion carried.
3. Any Other Necessary Business:
Dianne Day, Village Clerk, asked the Board to adopt and follow Roberts Rule of Order for their board meetings. Eugene LaBombard made the motion to adopt and follow Roberts Rule of Order. Chris Leach seconded. Motion carried.
Any Other Business: Dianne Day, Village Clerk, advised the Board that the Franklin Grand Isle Bookmobile is requesting to hold a coin drop on Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon with a rain date of Saturday, September 19, 2015. She advised there is no other coin drops scheduled for that month. Chris Leach made the motion to approve Franklin Grand Isle Bookmobile’s request to hold a coin drop on September 12, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon with a rain date of September 19, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Eugene LaBombard advised they need to put up a sign that clearly states what people are donating to. Motion carried.
Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau, Village Manager, advised that Board that the Village would like to allow the Farmer’s Market to place their banner in the Village Green for the season. The Board agreed to allow them to put the banner up from Thursday through Saturday each week to advertise their Farmer’s Market.
Any Other Business: Reg Beliveau advised the Board that Chief Joey Stell was recognized by David Blackmore, District Transportation Administrator, for teaching VTrans District 8 staff CPR and AED training on April 7th and 8th.
4. Executive Session to Discuss Legal Matters:
Chris Leach made the motion to enter into Executive Session to Discuss Legal Matters at 6:40 p.m. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried.
Adam Paxman made the motion to exit Executive Session at 6:55 p.m. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion carried.
ACTION TAKEN: None.
ADJOURN: Chris Leach made the motion to adjourn the Regular Board of the Trustees meeting at 6:56 p.m. Eugene LaBombard seconded. There being no further business at hand, Neal Speer, Village President, adjourned the meeting at 6:56 p.m. Motion carried.
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Neal Speer, Village President Date
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