October 18, 2023 Selectboard Special Meeting Minutes

OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD

TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Pete Silverberg at 6:00 PM at the Town Office.

Selectboard Members present were Pete Silverberg, Edee Edwards, Patrick McAllister and Karen Christofferson. Unable to attend was Tristan Roberts. Others present in person were: Gretchen Havreluk. No one joined the Zoom call.

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

Edwards suggested that Hearing of Visitors should be all on Agendas. There were no additional visitors present, so this was not needed.

OLD BUSINESS

Strategic Planning for the Town of Halifax

Gretchen Havreluk is our state-funded Municipal Technical Assistance Program consultant. MTAP is administered by the Windham Regional Commission for our area.

Havreluk led the team through a “SWOT” exercise to assess the Town’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. From that, we created and discussed a list of potential Town projects, and prioritized it. Havreluk will create a report that will provide more detail on the meeting outcomes. Patrick McAllister had to leave at 7:30.

Adjournment

Motion to adjourn at 7:45 PM by Edwards. Seconded by Silverberg. Carried 3-0

Respectfully submitted,

Edee Edwards, Vice Chair and Secretary Pro Tem

RECORDING LINK: https://youtu.be/mYAzvPJ-eV8?si=jz4wo7P_qwdi78Id