June 26, 2023

“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the Consent Agenda. Roll Call Vote: Chair Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye Committee Appointments.”

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“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to appoint Sue Lachance of 18 Studley Court for a term to expire May 31, 2026 to the West Concord Junction Cultural District Committee; to reappoint Remon Karian of 24 Walden Street, Mark Martines of 66 Alford Circle, Jen McGonigle of 31 Highland Street, Stephen Verrill of 415 Wheeler Road, and Beth Williams, Economic Vitality and Tourism Manager for terms to expire May 31, 2026 to the Economic Vitality Committee; to approve the appointment of Nancy Fresella-Lee of 140 Walden Street for a term to expire May 31, 2026 as a Full Member to the Historical Commission. Roll Call Vote: Chair Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye.”

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“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to schedule Annual Town Meeting for Monday, April 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM through Wednesday, May 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Concord-Carlisle High School at 500 Walden Street. Roll Call Vote: Chair Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye.”

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“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the 2024 Annual Town Meeting calendar as included in the Select Board meeting packet, with the exception of removing the Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Joint SB/SC Capital Planning Forum. Roll Call Vote: Chair Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye.”

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“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the acceptance of Chapter 269 of the Acts of 2022 - An Act Relative to Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirees. Roll Call Vote: Chair Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye.”

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“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: I, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Concord, Massachusetts (the "Town"), certify that at a meeting of the board held June 26, 2023, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: to approve the sale of $176,000, 5.375% percent General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes dated June 29, 2023 and payable June 27, 2024 to Oppenheimer & Co. at par plus $1.00 premium and accrued interest, if any, (the "Notes") of the Town. Further Voted: that in connection with the marketing and sale of the Notes, the preparation and distribution of a Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement dated June 16, 2023, and a final Official Statement dated June 22, 2023, each in such form as may be approved by the Town Treasurer, be and hereby are ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted. Further Voted: that the Town Treasurer and the Select Board be, and hereby are, authorized to execute and deliver a significant events disclosure undertaking in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-12 in such form as may be approved by bond counsel to the Town, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference in the Notes for the benefit of the holders of the Notes from time to time. Further Voted: that we authorize and direct the Town Treasurer to establish post issuance federal tax compliance procedures and continuing disclosure procedures in such forms as the Town Treasurer and bond counsel deem sufficient, or if such procedures are currently in place, to review and update said procedures, in order to monitor and maintain the tax-exempt status of the tax-exempt Notes and to comply with relevant securities laws. Further Voted: that any certificates or documents relating to the Notes (collectively, the "Documents"), may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be regarded as an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same document; delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to a Document by electronic mail in a ".pdf" file or by other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart signature page to such Document; and electronic signatures on any of the Documents shall be deemed original signatures for the purposes of the Documents and all matters relating thereto, having the same legal effect as original signatures. Further Voted: that each member of the Select Board, the Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer be and hereby are, authorized to take any and all such actions, and execute and deliver such certificates, receipts or other documents as may be determined by them, or any of them, to be necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of the foregoing votes. I further certify that the votes were taken at a meeting open to the public, that no vote was taken by secret ballot, that a notice stating the place, date, time and agenda for the meeting (which agenda included the adoption of the above votes) was filed with the Town Clerk and a copy thereof posted in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours in or on the municipal building that the office of the Town Clerk is located or, if applicable, in accordance with an alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in 940 CMR 29 .03(2)(b ), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays .and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Notes were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25, as amended. Roll Call Vote: Chair Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye.”

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“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the Solar Implementation Task Force as included in the Select Board meeting packet, with the amendment to change the word "liaison" to "representative" for the Climate Action Committee in membership. Roll Call Vote: Chair Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye.”

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“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the Correspondence Policy subject to review in four months as included in the Select Board meeting packet. Roll Call Vote: Chair Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye.”

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