OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD
TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT
SPECIAL* MEETING MINUTES–DRAFT
March 6, 2026
11:00 AM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE
CALL TO ORDER
Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 11:00 AM. Other Selectboard members present were Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike, and Lori Marchegiani. Karen Christofferson was absent. Also present was Emily Dow. (*Note, some agenda postings had regular meeting, in error.)
ID MINUTE TAKER
Edwards will write the minutes.
CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Edwards made a motion to go into EXECUTIVE SESSION for evaluation of employees / personnel matters under 1 VSA § 313 (a)(3). Ashcraft seconded it. The motion carried 4-0. Recording was paused at 11:03, and the executive session included a breakout room electronically so Marchegiani could participate.
Pike made a motion to come out of executive session, it was seconded by Ashcraft, it carried 4-0. Recording resumed at 11:34 AM.
Comments/Followup: Edwards noted that Emily Dow has shown a great willingness and positive attitude in tackling the responsibilities of administrative assistant. There is a lot to learn; we’ve seen improvements in many of the tasks in the last year and some months. Edwards expressed pleasure that Dow would spend more time in the office. Regular hours shared with the board can help keep boundaries around a part-time job.
Edwards proposed the board spend more time to help Dow streamline minutes with advice from VLCT. Keeping them concise will take less time for everyone. Edwards will bring back to the board a proposal for a coach to help with technical writing at another date.
An objective will be to share responsibilities with website work with the other paid administrator.
The board thanked Emily for her work.
ADJOURNMENT
Ashcraft made a motion to adjourn. Marchegiani seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Meeting closed at 11:39 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Edee Edwards,
Secretary Pro Tem
Recording Link: https://youtu.be/5ZHzXm-8WnQ
