Sahan Sahin

On a Martinis/Hennessy motion the Selectboard and Planning Board members were polled and all voted unanimously in favor of appointing Elizabeth "Liz" Berthelette as a member to the Planning Board until the 2026 Municipal Town Election at which time Mrs. Berthelette would need to run to fill the unexpired term ending in 2027.

Voted: Yes

A joint vote of the Select Board and the Planning Board ("all voted unanimously in favor").

Mrs. Odabashian made a motion to approve voting by mail but not in-person early voting for the annual municipal election. The motion was seconded by Mr. Martinis. The Board was polled, and the roll call vote was as follows: Mr. Martinis aye Mrs. Altomonte aye Mr. Hennessy no Mr. Sahin aye Mrs. Odabashian aye

Voted: Yes

Yes: Altomonte, Martinis, Odabashian, SahinNo: Hennessy

Mr. Martinis made a motion to stay with the original five-member screening committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hennessy. The Board was polled, and the roll call vote was as follows: Mr. Martinis aye Mrs. Altomonte no Mr. Hennessy aye Mr. Sahin no Mrs. Odabashian aye

Voted: No

Yes: Hennessy, Martinis, OdabashianNo: Altomonte, Sahin

On a motion the Board unanimously voted 5-0 to support and recommend the Zoning Article be placed on the Annual Town Meeting warrant.

Voted: Yes

The minutes do not say who made or seconded this motion.

On an Odabashian/Martinis motion the Board voted 3 in favor with Mrs. Altomonte abstaining to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of Bellingham and the Bellingham Permanent Firefighters Association Local 2071, IAFF, AFL-CIO as presented.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Martinis, Odabashian, SahinAbstained: Altomonte

Mr. Martinis made a motion to appoint Mr. John Coderre as Bellingham's next Town Administrator. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Odabashian. … The roll call vote was made as follows: Mrs. Altomonte nay Mr. Hennessy nay Mr. Sahin nay Mrs. Odabashian aye Mr. Martinis aye Mr. Coderre was not appointed

Voted: No

Yes: Martinis, OdabashianNo: Altomonte, Hennessy, Sahin

On a Sahin/Altomonte motion the Board voted two in favor and three opposing to ask the Town Administrator Screening Committee to review and interview additional candidates to be brought forward for the hiring process.

The minutes give only the count (2-3), not who voted no or abstained.

On a Martinis/Odabashian motion the Board voted two in favor and three opposing to enter into discussions with Mr. Coderre for the Town Administrator position after a thorough background check.

The minutes give only the count (2-3), not who voted no or abstained.

On a Martinis/Hennessy motion the Board voted four in favor and one opposing to do thorough background checks on both Mr. Coderre and Mr. Powers with their approval and based on the outcome of those background checks the Board would be better prepared to make an offer.

The minutes give only the count (4-1), not who voted no or abstained.

On a Martinis/Salisbury motion the Selectboard and Planning Board members were polled and all voted unanimously in favor of appointing Elizabeth "Liz" Berthelette to the Planning Board as an Associate Member.

Voted: Yes

A joint vote of the Select Board and the Planning Board ("all voted unanimously in favor"). The motion was seconded by Mr. Salisbury of the Planning Board.