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Council on Aging
Posted since 2010: 203 agendas, 174 sets of minutes, 27 recordings, 24 meetings with our minutes and 362 votes on the record. All boards.
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The Council on Aging is an eleven-member volunteer board that is appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
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"The Mission of the Lunenburg Council on Aging is to advocate for improved quality of life for all seniors through supportive services, programs, and education". (Adopted 1998).
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Annual report: filed in 12 of the 14 years the town has asked, FY2011–FY2025. The town’s own words, off the contents page of each annual report.
Finance: the 8 accounts the Council on Aging owns, 7 of them funds →
The people: 11 named in Council on Aging (staff) in FY2025, across 13 years of charts → · The people: 7 named in Council on Aging (board) in FY2027, across 12 years of charts →
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The last 15 dates this board met, by today’s date rather than the day the site was built — so a meeting moves here on its own. For a program, every agenda and set of minutes as one text file: /minutes/council-on-aging.txt.
Votes, newest first
From the town’s minutes (157 of 174 sets read) and our minutes of the recordings (24), joined per meeting: 87 substantive, 275 procedural (accepting minutes, adjourning). Where both records have a vote the town’s wording stands; none disagree on the outcome.
| date | motion | outcome | record | check it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 2026 | Put together a piece/entry for the town report from the board (separate from the director's report). | not audible | the recording only | video 17:19 · ours |
| Jun 9 2026 | Submit a letter to the Selectboard outlining a proposal for mail-in ballots to housebound seniors for special elections — moved by Lou Franco“a motion was made, seconded, and unanimously approved to submit a letter to the selectboard outlining the proposal.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| Jun 9 2026 | Place the Council on Aging Orientation Packet on the Town website — moved by not stated“a motion was made, seconded, and unanimously approved to place the council on aging orientation packet on the town website.” | unanimously approved | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 49:11 · ours |
| Jun 9 2026 | Elect Deborah Lincoln as Chair and Lou Franco as Vice Chair — moved by not stated“a motion was made, seconded, and unanimously approved to submit a letter to the selectboard outlining the propos” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| Jun 9 2026 | Amend the policy to include non-Council on Aging Board members as eligible for honorary membership — moved by not stated“a motion was made and approved to amend the policy to include non-council on aging board members.” | approved | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| Jun 9 2026 | Designate Susan Doherty as an honorary member — moved by not stated“a subsequent motion was made and approved to designate susan doherty as an honorary member.” | approved | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 63:26 · ours |
| Jun 9 2026 | Form a subcommittee to explore mail-in/absentee voting facilitation with the Select Board and town clerk, and report back with a draft letter — moved by the chair | not audible | the recording only | video 8:19 · ours |
| Jun 9 2026 | Approve the officer slate (chair and vice chair) for the new year | passed | the recording only | video 53:13 · ours |
| Jun 9 2026 | Amend the honorary-member policy to allow, at the Council's discretion, people who were not previously COA members to become honorary members | passed | the recording only | video 62:43 · ours |
| May 12 2026 | Report to Master Plan requesting support for Assisted Living, tax relief for seniors, parking lot funding, meal and program funding, and ADA walkable spaces in town — moved by Cathy Beale“ms. beale moved to have ms. lincoln report back to the master plan that the as well as the assisted living and tax relief for seniors , the coa would like to include funding for a parking lot, funding for meals and programs , and ada walkable spaces in tow n . s econded by ms. o 'sullivan. vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| May 12 2026 | Nominate David Lincoln for chair and Lou Franco for vice chair, effective July 1. | not audible | the recording only | video 18:29 · ours |
| May 12 2026 | Approve the nominated slate (chair/vice chair) as read. | passed | the recording only | video 18:51 · ours |
| May 12 2026 | Adopt a case-by-case process (certificate and lunch) for future honorary members. | not audible | the recording only | video 46:42 · ours |
| Apr 14 2026 | to make Peter Lincoln an Honorary Member“motion was made and seconded to make peter lincoln an honorary member. motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| Apr 14 2026 | Vote for Anna to explore next steps with Chris Ruth on the playground/parking-lot design and funding — moved by unidentified member | passed | the recording only | video 19:54 · ours |
| Apr 14 2026 | Establish that honorary Council on Aging membership be decided case-by-case, weighing length of service and contributions to the Council, with all rights and privileges except voting — moved by Jack (amended by Susan) | passed | the recording only | video 103:41 · ours |
| Apr 14 2026 | Award Pete Lincoln an honorary Council on Aging membership — moved by Jane | passed | the recording only | video 103:42 · ours |
| Mar 10 2026 | nominate Peter Lincoln for consideration as an Honorary Board Member — moved by Susan O 'Sullivan“a motion was made by susan o 'sullivan to nominate peter lincoln for consideration as an honorary board member , ana lockwood seconded the motion. all in favor- unanimously.” | passed unanimously | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 13:22 · ours |
| Jan 13 2026 | Jack moved that the committee and Council on Aging support developing a program incorporating seniors into the school system — moved by Jack | not audible | the recording only | video 16:41 · ours |
| Jan 13 2026 | Motion that the Council on Aging board take on responsibility for producing meeting minutes and figure out an accurate, easy way to do them | not audible | the recording only | video 31:38 · ours |
| Dec 9 2025 | Ask the Town to do the research for a job description and the funding necessary for an Assistant Director position. — moved by Ms. Beale“vote was 9 in favor and one abstention.” | passed, 9 in favor and one abstention | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 59:16 · ours |
| Dec 9 2025 | Urge that the Town move forward with finding a replacement for the Outreach Coordinator position. — moved by Ms. Lockwood“vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 62:48 · ours |
| Dec 9 2025 | Work as a representative of the COA to consult with the Town Manager and Select Board on a way to resolve Special Town Meeting Article 12. — moved by Mr. Franco“mr. franco made a motion to work as a representative of the coa to consult with town manager” | passed unanimously | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 69:39 · ours |
| Nov 18 2025 | Have Ms. Lincoln report back to the Master Plan that, besides Assisted Living and tax relief for seniors, the COA wants funding for a parking lot, funding for meals and programs, and ADA walkable spaces in town. — moved by Ms. Beale“ms. beale moved to have ms. lincoln report back to the master plan that the as well as the assisted living and tax relief for seniors” | passed unanimously | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 43:24 · ours |
| Oct 14 2025 | Ratify the previous vote authorizing Mr. Rabbitt to work with the town toward the 41A tax exemption. — moved by Mr. Franco“mr. franco made a motion to ratify the previous vote to authorize mr. rabbitt to work with the town towards the 41a tax exemption, seconded by ms. o'sullivan.” | passed | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 29:07 · ours |
| Oct 14 2025 | Allow Mr. Rabbitt to work with the COA Director to explore grants. — moved by Ms. Lockwood“a motion was made for the board to allow mr. rabbitt to work with the coa director to explore grants by ms. lockwood, and seconded by ms. o'sullivan.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| Oct 14 2025 | Give the board's permission for Jack to continue working on grant-funding opportunities with the town | not audible | the recording only | video 68:29 · ours |
| Sep 9 2025 | Support Mr. Rabbitt representing the COA to work with the town toward the 41A tax exemption. — moved by Ana Lockwood“motion to support mr. rabbitt representing the coa to work with the town towards the 41a tax exemption by ms. lockwood , seconded by ms. beale . approved unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| Sep 9 2025 | Approve Jack continuing to work on the 41A tax exemption on behalf of/relating to the Council on Aging — moved by a board member | passed | the recording only | video 15:44 · ours |
| Jun 10 2025 | Appoint Ms. Lincoln and Ms. Rabbitt as Chair and Vice Chair of the COA Board for ‘25-’26. — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln moved that ms. lincoln and ms. rabbitt be appointed as chair and vice chair for the coa board for '25-'26. ms. o'sullivan seconded. all approved, motion was carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| Jun 10 2025 | Proceed with a study of adding a lift for access to the second level (to be submitted to the capital plan). — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln made a motion to proceed with a study. seconded by ms. lockwood. all approved, motion was carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| Jun 10 2025 | Approve Debbie and Jane for the officer slate for the coming year. — moved by a board member | not audible | the recording only | video 10:49 · ours |
| Jun 10 2025 | Do a study (architectural/feasibility) toward installing a lift for the upstairs rooms. — moved by a board member | not audible | the recording only | video 69:20 · ours |
| May 13 2025 | Not be in favor of making Memorial Drive a green space. — moved by Cathy Beale“cathy beale made a motion to not be in favor of making memorial drive a green space. it was seconded by susan o'sullivan. all approved, motion was carried.” | passed | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 49:37 · ours |
| May 13 2025 | Nominate Ms. Lincoln and Ms. Rabbitt for another year as Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for FY '26; the slate to be voted at the next COA meeting. — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln made a motion to nominate ms. lincoln and ms. rabbitt for another year as chairperson and vice chairperson. susan o'sullivan seconded the nomination.” | not stated | the minutes | the minutes · video · ours |
| Apr 8 2025 | Put a feasibility study for a small elevator to access the second floor of the Eagle House on the 2027 Capital Plan.“the coa made and passed a motion to put on the 2027 capital plan a feasibility study to add a small elevator to be able to access the second floor of the eagle house.” | passed | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 28:18 · ours |
| Jan 14 2025 | Accept the MART Connect/Worcester letter.“a motion was made and seconded, and was approved unanimously to accept the letter.” | passed unanimously | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 46:20 · ours |
| Jan 14 2025 | Appoint Elena as liaison to the Eagle House supporters group | not audible | the recording only | video 56:30 · ours |
| Nov 12 2024 | Approve the development of the COA Sunshine Fund.“a motion was made and seconded to approve the development of the coa sunshine fund. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 24:01 · ours |
| Sep 10 2024 | Request that the Interim Town Manager ensure a COA board representative is present and active at the COA Director job interviews.“it was moved and seconded to request to the interim town manager that a representative from the coa board be present and active at the coa director job interviews. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | minutes + recording | the minutes · video 13:23 · ours |
| Aug 13 2024 | Have PACC (printed as PACC) record the COA board meetings. — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln made a motion to have pacc record the coa meetings. ms. lockwood seconded the motion. all approved and the motion was carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 11 2024 | Accept Ms. Lincoln as COA chair and Ms. Rabbitt as vice-chair for FY25.“a motion was made to accept ms. lincoln as chair and ms. rabbitt as vice-chair. the motion was seconded, all approved and the motion was carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 20 2024 | Select the chickadee design over the eagle for the new COA logo.“the chickadee won the vote of the board 5-3” | passed 5-3 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jul 18 2023 | Motion concerning recognition of a Lunenburg resident turning 100 (the town's centenarians); the minutes' wording is garbled and the result is not legible. — moved by Mr. Lincoln“own's centenarians. mr. mcguigan seconded. on vote,” | not stated | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 16 2023 | Nominate Ms. Lincoln as chairperson and Ms. Rabbit as Vice-Chairperson for FY24 — moved by Ms. Beale“ms. beale nominated ms. lincoln to serve as chairperson, and ms. rabbit to serve as vice-chairperson. ms. o'sullivan seconded. on vote, motion carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 14 2023 | allow the Chairperson to speak on behalf of the COA on the budget — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln motioned to allow the chairperson to speak on behalf of the coa on the budget. ms. o'sullivan seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 13 2022 | Approve the use of funds in the COA Gift Fund for the ADA Patio project — moved by Susan O'Sullivan“ms. o'sullivan motioned to approve the use of funds in the coa gift fund for the ada patio project. mr. lincoln seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 14 2022 | Nominate Ms. Lincoln as chairperson and Ms. Rabbitt as vice chairperson of the COA for FY23 — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln motioned to nominate ms. lincoln as chairperson, and ms. rabbitt as vice chairperson of the coa for fy23. ms. dwyer seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 10 2022 | Elect Ms. Lincoln as Chairperson and Jane Rabbitt as Vice Chairperson for FY23 — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln nominated ms. lincoln to serve as chairperson, and jane rabbitt as vice chairperson for fy23, ms. nowd seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | carried unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 12 2022 | Recommend a one-time temporary appointment for two years for one seat, and the remaining three seats will be three-year terms — moved by Ms. O'Sullivan“ms. o'sullivan motioned to recommend a one-time temporary appointment for two years, for one seat, and the remaining three seats will be three-year terms. ms. nowd seconded. upon discussion, board members agreed to have mr. lincoln occupy mr. pesenti's seat, while ms. rabbitt, ms. o'sullivan, and ms. tarbell's terms will remain three years long. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | carried unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 12 2022 | Support the reappointment of Ms. Tarbell, Ms. O'Sullivan, Ms. Rabbitt, and Mr. Lincoln — moved by Ms. Rabbit“ms. rabbit motioned to support the reappointment of ms. tarbell, ms. o'sullivan, ms. rabbitt, and mr. lincoln. ms. moisan seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | carried unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 9 2020 | Recommend reappointment of Sarah Grant, Cheryl Moisan, and Diane Nowd to the Council on Aging — moved by Peter Lincoln“mr. lincoln moved to recommend reappointment of ms. grant, ms. moisan, and ms. nowd. ms. o'sullivan seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 9 2020 | Nominate Deb Lincoln as chairperson and Jane Rabbitt as vice chairperson for FY21 — moved by Peter Lincoln“mr. lincoln moved to nominate ms. lincoln as chairperson and ms. rabbitt as chairperson, noting that the two officers are still in the process of accomplishing their goals. ms. digiacomo seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 11 2019 | Nominate Ms. Lincoln as COA Chairperson and Ms. Rabbitt as Vice Chairperson beginning FY 2020 — moved by Ms. DiGiacomo“ms. digiacomo moved to nominate ms. lincoln as the coa chairperson, and ms. rabbitt as vice chairperson beginning fy 2020, ms. dwyer seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 11 2019 | Recommend Mr. Pesenti and Ms. O'Sullivan to the Select Board to appoint to the Council on Aging — moved by Ms. DiGiacomo“ms. digiacomo moved to recommend mr. pesenti and ms. o'sullivan to the select board to appoint to the council on aging, ms. dwyer seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 14 2019 | Nominate Ms. Lincoln for COA Chairperson and Ms. Rabbitt as COA Vice Chairperson — moved by Ms. DiGiacomo“ms. digiacomo nominated ms. lincoln for coa chairperson, and ms. rabbitt as coa vice chairperson to be voted on at the next meeting of the coa, mr. mcnally seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 8 2019 | accept the proposed FY20 budget — moved by Ms. Rabbit“ms. rabbit moved to accept the proposed budget, ms. digiacomo seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Aug 16 2018 | Recommend Barbara Brown be appointed to the Council on Aging for a three year term beginning in September 2018 — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln moved to recommend barbara brown be appointed to the council on aging for a three year term beginning in september of 2018, ms. digiacomo seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 8 2015 | Terminate all Council on Aging Task Groups (Advocacy, Communication, & Public Relations) — moved by Ms. Lincoln“ms. lincoln moved to terminate all council on aging task groups (advocacy, communication, & public rel ations). ms. grant seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimousl ” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 18 2014 | waive the certification requirement for the Director position — moved by Ms. Seeley“ms. seeley moved to waive the requirement in the director's job description which states that the director needs to be certified. ms. lincoln seconded after due diligent discussion among t” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jul 8 2014 | Recommend to the Board of Selectmen approval of the revised slate of COA board members and officer appointments as presented“a motion was made and seconded to recommend to the board of selectmen approval of the revised slate of coa board members/officer appointments as presented. on vote , motion carried unanimously” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jul 8 2014 | Approve the revised FY14 End of Year Board Development report as presented“a motion was made and seconded to approve the revis ed fy14 end of year board development report as pre sented. on vote, motion carried unanimousl” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 10 2014 | Change the title of COA Bylaws to COA Policies & Procedures“a motion was made and seconded to change the title of coa bylaws to coa p olicies & procedures. on vote, motion carried unanimously” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 10 2014 | Change the title of COA sub-committees to Task Group“a motion was made and seconded to change the title of coa sub-committees to task group. on vote, motion carried unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 10 2014 | Recommend to the Board of Selectmen the appointments of Pete Lincoln, Susan Andrews, Caroline Griffis, Kevin McNally, and Diane Nowd to the Council on Aging Board“a motion was made and seconded to recommend to the board of selectmen the appointments of pete lincoln, susan andrews, caroline griffis, kevin mcnally, and diane nowd to the council on aging board. on vote , motion carried unanimously” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 13 2014 | Change the title "COA Bylaws" to "COA Policies" — moved by Ms. Seeley“ms. seeley moved to change the title "coa bylaws" t o "coa policies". ms. bertone seconded. motion on the floor not resolved or withdrawn” | not stated | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 13 2014 | Create a COA Policy Task Force — moved by Ms. Seeley“ms. seeley moved to create a coa policy task force. ms. brown seconded. on vote, motion carried, 10 in favor, 0 opposed.” | passed 10-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 14 2014 | Accept the FY15 budget as presented — moved by Shirley Bertone“ms. bertone moved to accept the fy15 budget as pres ented. ms. wass seconded. on vote, motion carried unanimously” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 10 2013 | recommend to the Board of Selectmen the appointment of Tony Bertone, Shirley Bertone, and Judith Tarbell to the Council on Aging Board — moved by Ms. Doyle“ms. doyle moved to recommend to the board of select men the appointment of tony bertone, shirley bertone, and judith tarbell to the council on aging board. ms. seeley seconded. on vote, motion carried, 7 in favor, 0 opposed” | passed 7-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 11 2013 | recommend Ms. Seeley as the COA representative to the Lunenburg Building Re-Use Committee — moved by Ms. Doyle“ms. doyle moved to recommend ms. seeley as the coa representative to the lunenburg building re- use committee. ms. o'dea seconded. on vote, motion carried, 8 in favor, 0 opposed” | passed 8-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 11 2013 | elect Mary Lynn Conrad as COA Chairman and Barbara Brown as COA Vice Chairman for a 1 year term beginning on July 1, 2013 — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln moved to elect mary lynn conrad as coa chairman and barbara brown as coa vice chairman for a 1 year term beginning on july 1, 2013. ms. doyle seconded. on vote, motion carried 8 in favor, 0 opposed.” | passed 8-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 11 2013 | approve the request of the Lunenburg Friendly Seniors building use on October 19, 2013 from 8AM-4PM — moved by Mr. Lincoln“mr. lincoln moved to approve the request of the lunenburg friendly seniors building use on october 19, 2013 from 8am-4pm. ms. seeley seconded. on vote, motion carried, 8 in favor, 0 opposed.” | passed 8-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 9 2013 | Amend the Meal Site Manager job description as of July 1, 2013 to include the requirement of obtaining the Food Service Certification certificate — moved by Jane Doyle“ms. doyle moved to amend the meal site manager job description, as of july 1, 2013, to include the requirement of obtaining the food service certification certificate. mr. lincoln seconded. on vote, motion carried, 11 in favor, 0 opposed.” | passed 11-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 12 2013 | Recommend to the Selectmen the appointment of Connie O'Dea as a Selectmen Appointee to the Council on Aging — moved by Jane Doyle“jane doyle moved to recommend to the selectmen that connie o'dea be appointed as selectmen appointee to the council on aging. pete lincoln seconded. on vote motion carried, 7 in favor, 0 opposed.” | passed 7-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 15 2013 | Recommend to the Board of Selectmen that Whitney Lacka be appointed to the Council on Aging — moved by Jim Hays“jim hays moved to recommend to the board of selectmen that whitney lacka be appointed to the council on aging. jane doyle seconded. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 11 2012 | Appoint Sis Montouri as COA Advocacy Sub-Committee Chairperson — moved by Pete Lincoln“pete lincoln moved to appoint sis montouri as coa advocacy sub-committee chairperson. joyce wass seconded. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 11 2012 | Appoint Pete Lincoln as COA Board Development Sub-Committee Chairperson — moved by Joyce Wass“joyce wass moved to appoint pete lincoln as coa board development sub-committee chairperson. sis montouri seconded. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 11 2012 | Appoint Fred Crellin as COA Finance Sub-Committee Chairperson — moved by Deb Seeley“deb seeley moved to appoint fred crellin as coa finance sub-committee chairperson. pete lincoln seconded. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 11 2012 | Appoint Barbara Brown as COA By-Law Sub-Committee Chairperson — moved by Jane Doyle“jane doyle moved to appoint barbara brown as coa by-law sub-committee chairperson. sis montouri seconded. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 11 2012 | Appoint Deb Seeley as COA Director's Evaluation Sub-Committee Chairperson — moved by Pete Lincoln“pete lincoln moved to appoint deb seeley as coa director's evaluation sub-committee chairperson. barbara brown seconded. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Aug 14 2012 | Accept the end of year Director's Evaluation report“the end of the year director's evaluation report was submitted and accepted by the board with a unanimous vote.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2012 | Close Eagle House Senior Center on Fridays due to budget cuts“a motion was made and seconded to close the eagle house senior center on fridays due to budget cuts as per the recommendation of the director. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2012 | Elect Mary Lynn Conrad as Chairperson and Pete Lincoln as Vice-Chairperson for FY13“a motion was made and seconded to elect mary lynn conrad as chairperson and pete lincoln as vice-chairperson to the council on aging for fy13. all approved, motion carried.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 8 2012 | Drop Article IV of the by-laws“article iv-voted to drop” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 8 2012 | Drop Article V of the by-laws“article v voted to drop” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 8 2012 | Accept changes to Article VIII of the by-laws“article viii accepted change in wording in bold print, other part deleted.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 2 2012 | accept the final job description and job evaluation tools“the committee voted to accept the final job description and job evaluation tools.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
The town’s minutes are the record: a vote from them carries the minutes’ own words, checked verbatim. A vote from the recording only was written by a language model from machine captions — a motion as heard, and “not audible” a finding about the recording — and links to the second in the video. Both records are read as they arrive and joined here, whichever came first.
Time tracking
28.1 h of discussion across the 24 recorded meetings we have minutes for, by topic. A topic can overlap another, so the shares can sum past 100%.
seniors15.1 h · 54%
facilities4.5 h · 16%
policy4.2 h · 15%
personnel3.2 h · 11%
staffing3.1 h · 11%
grants2.8 h · 10%
capital2.4 h · 8%
hiring2.4 h · 8%
budget2.2 h · 8%
recreation2.1 h · 7%
fees1.6 h · 6%
housing1.3 h · 5%
Budget schedule
Measured from this board’s own posted agendas over the last 5 budget cycles (July to June): the dates each subject appeared. The “expect” column is the typical first and last date across those cycles — a scheduled subject, not a decision.
| subject | expect | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a budget presented or reviewed | Feb 13 | Dec 14 | — | Feb 13 | — | Mar 10 |
| Town Meeting | Feb 14 → May 12 | — | Feb 14, Mar 14, Mar 21, Apr 11 | Apr 9, May 14 | Jun 11, Jul 16, Aug 13, Sep 10, Oct 8, Nov 12 | Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10, Apr 14, May 12 |
| warrant articles | Apr 9 → Apr 11 | — | Feb 14, Mar 14, Mar 21, Apr 11 | Apr 9 | — | — |
A cycle is named for the fiscal year it builds: FY27 is the budget being built now. Read off the agenda text with a word search, so a subject named differently on an agenda is missed and one mentioned in passing is counted.
As of 2026-10-10.