Matthew Nordhaus

Mark moved that the Select Board vote to approve Article 29 (DPW) as amended and printed in the Annual Town Meeting Amendment Handout. Matthew seconded. Vote: Unanimous 5 to 0.

Voted: Yes

The minutes say Gary Wilson recused himself only from the Dispatch vote that follows; this DPW vote is recorded “Unanimous 5 to 0.”

Mark moved that the Select Board vote to approve Article 29 (Dispatch) as amended and printed in the Annual Town Meeting Amendment Handout. Matthew Nordhaus seconded. Vote: Approved 4.

Voted: Yes

Yes: DeCoste, Morrison, Nordhaus, RambacherThe minutes say Gary Wilson recused himself from voting on the Dispatch agreement and record “Vote: Approved 4. Recused: 1.”; the other four members are shown voting yes.

Mark Rambacher moved that the Select Board vote to recommend Article 29 as written in the Town Meeting Amendment Handout; seconded by Karen Morrison. Select Board Vote: 4 to 0; Approved;

The minutes give the count as 4-0, but 5 members were at the meeting (Gary Wilson, Chuck DeCoste, Mark Rambacher, Matthew Nordhaus and Karen Morrison). Showing the count only.

Nordhaus made the motion that the Select Board approve the order of Articles for the Town Meeting Warrant as listed in the packet and as amended tonight moving Article 17 to position 31; Seconded by Chuck DeCoste: Roll Call Vote: Matthew Nordhaus Aye, Chuck DeCoste Aye; Gary Wilson Aye. Motion passed 3 to 0. Karen Morrison abstained, saying that she did not have the list of articles to review;

Voted: Yes

Yes: DeCoste, Nordhaus, WilsonAbstained: Morrison

A motion was made to reappoint Charlie Ellis to a 3-year term ending on April 1, 2027 on the Nashoba Valley Technical High School; Seconded and approved by School Committee members and Select

Joint vote of the School Committee and the Select Board; the minutes say the motion was “seconded and approved by School Committee members and Select Board Members Karen Morrison, Garil [Gary] Wilson and Mark Rambacher,” the three Select Board members present. The minutes do not say who made this motion.

Mark Rambacher made the motion that the Select Board vote to regrade the Building Department Office Coordinator position from a Grade 8 to a Grade 9, retroactive to July 1, 2023; Seconded by Matthew Nordhaus; Motion passed 4 to 0. Mark Rambacher abstained, noting that he was not in favor of the extent of the retroactive date.

Voted: Yes

Yes: DeCoste, Morrison, Nordhaus, WilsonAbstained: Rambacher

Mark Rambacher made the motion that the Select Board vote to split the HCA payment of $20K from Patriot Beverage between the 2025 Patriots' Day events and the new senior center; Seconded by Mark Rambacher; Motion passed 4 to 0.

Voted: Yes

The minutes name Mark Rambacher as both the mover and the seconder, so no seconder is shown.

Mark Rambacher made the motion that the Select Board vote to approve the meeting minutes of the Select Board meeting on January 8, 2024; Seconded by Matthew Nordhaus; Motion passed 4 to 0

Voted: Yes

Yes: Morrison, Nordhaus, Rambacher, WilsonThe minutes say Chuck DeCoste arrived after the meeting began (“arriving during Exec. Session”); the count (4-0) matches the 4 other members present, who are shown voting yes.

Bartlett Harvey made the motion that the Planning Board send the letter to the governor as amended; Seconded by Jeffrey Yates; Motion passed 5 to 0.

Voted: Yes

The motion was made by Bartlett Harvey, who is not a Select Board member. It was seconded by Jeffrey Yates, who is not a Select Board member.

Mark Rambacher made the motion that the Select Board vote, pursuant to its August 28, 2000 policy on plowing/sanding private ways to approve the list of roads as recommended by the Highway Department report dated October 31, 2023, as follows: Approved without further conditions: Baron Way, Countryside Road, Cricket Lane, Deer Run Road - Nashoba Woodlands, Great Road (#504 - #512 plowing only), Green Needles Road (Nashoba Woodlands section), Green Needles Road (back half), Hiddenwood Path, Oak Ridge Road, Omega Way, Robinwood Road, Rock Place, Silver Birch Lane, Starr Hill, Winged Cove Road, Whispering Pine Drive, Whitcomb Avenue; Seconded by Chuck DeCoste; Motion passed 4 to 0.

The minutes give the count as 4-0, but 5 members were at the meeting (Gary Wilson, Chuck DeCoste, Mark Rambacher, Matthew Nordhaus and Karen Morrison). Showing the count only.