Board of Trustees

VILLAGE OF ENOSBURG FALLS Meeting of the Board of Trustees October 11, 2022 Present: Sam Vaillancourt, Eli Gabuzda, Sandra Ferland, Leonard Charron, Heather Moore Staff – John Dasaro, Abbey Miller, Laurie Stanley Guests – JR Cox (NWTV), Brenda Stanley, Jesse Bugbee Meeting was called to order by Sam Vaillancourt at 7:06 PM 1. Modifications/Changes to Agenda There were no changes. 2. Public Comment There was no public comment. 3. Review/Approve Minutes September 27, 2022 A motion was made by Eli Gabuzda to approve the minutes as written. Seconded by Heather Moore. Unanimous. 4. Lincoln Park Permit request Enosburg Rec/Library Halloween A motion was made by Sandra Ferland to approve the Enosburgh Recreation Department and Enosburgh Library Lincoln Park Use and Bandstand request for a Halloween event on October 29th, waiving any fee. Seconded by Heather Moore. Unanimous. 5. Abbey Wastewater USDA loan payoff request A motion was made by Leonard Charron to approve Abbey Miller’s request to pay off a loan for wastewater with USDA Rural Development, which the principal balance is $33,694.61. Seconded by Eli Gabuzda. Unanimous. 6. Abbey budget discussion Abbey Miller had a list of items to discuss with the Trustees regarding the direction they wanted to go for the 2023 budget year. Discussions centered around equipment funds, highway department mowing and snow removal equipment, staffing of highway department, bandstand stairs and park maintenance. 7. Manger’s Report ➢ Brief update on the digging that took place on Main Street. This was not a Village project but was overseen by Gary Denton. There were some issues that extended the project by a day and any expense incurred by the Village supporting this project will be billed to the project. ➢ Camera’s – looking further into the discussion of installing cameras in the Village. ➢ Water Main Leak – at the Corner of Archambault Street and Missisquoi Street there is a small water leak that is scheduled to be repaired this week. 8. Other Business Abbey Miller offered an update on the Historical Society after meeting with the Historical Preservation. The meeting was very productive and outlined what should be done.  VILLAGE OF ENOSBURG FALLS Meeting of the Board of Trustees October 11, 2022 Abbey Miller also discussed the Villages two hydro buildings and what would need to happen to complete the weatherization of Village #1 and upgrading the windows and doors to the Kendall plant. 9. Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Negotiations in which Premature Public Knowledge May Compromise the Position of the Municipality. Eli Gabuzda made a motion to enter Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Negotiations in which Premature Public Knowledge May Compromise the Position of the Municipality. Seconded by Leonard Charron. Unanimous. The Board entered Executive Session at 7:15pm. Laurie Stanley exited Executive Session at 8:04pm. Jesse Bugbee entered Executive Session at 8:04pm. Jesse Bugbee exited Executive Session at 8:51pm. Laurie Stanley re-entered Executive Session at 8:51pm. Laurie Stanley exited Executive Session at 9:07pm. Eli Gabuzda made a motion to re-enter the Board’s Regular Meeting. Seconded by Sandra Ferland. The Board re-entered their Regular Meeting at 9:21pm. There was no action taking as a result of Executive Session. 10. Adjourn There being no other business to come before the Board at this time, Eli Gabuzda made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Sandra Ferland. The meeting adjourned at 9:21pm. Respectfully Submitted, Abbey Miller Director of Finance These minutes were approved by the Board of Trustees at a Regular Board Meeting on October 25, 2022.