5:00 pm – Note Start Time Is One Hour Earlier Than Usual

5:00 Call To Order
Interview of Selectboard Candidates

6:00 Selectboard Appointments
Possible Action: Appoint up to two (2) new Selectboard members effective immediately until March 2025 Town Meeting elections

6:05 Administrative and Possible Action Items
 Additions or changes to Agenda
 Approve Minutes of May 29, 2024
 Vote to Approve Board Orders; Sign Board Orders
 Approve 2024-2025 Washington County Sheriff Contract
 Authorize Kari Bradley, Town Administrator, to release checks to pay bills that would normally be authorized at the June 24 Selectboard meeting, which may not have a quorum of members present
 Sign Selectboard Rules of Procedure adopted May 29, 2024

6:10 Public Comment: Up to 15 minutes; time will be divided so that everyone has equal time to speak.

6:25 Dog Protective Order Amendment
 Discussion with Animal Control Officer regarding proposed amendment
 Possible Action: Approve Revised Amendment

6:40 Delinquent Dog Registrations
 Discuss next steps for Animal Control Officer to take with dog owners who have not yet registered their dogs for 2024
 Possible Action: Approve correspondence or other next steps to be taken by the Animal Control Officer

6:50 Curtis Pond Dam
 Updates on construction and funding plans
 Possible Action: Approve letter to Consumer Affairs and Public Information requesting support in effort to have communications lines raised by Consolidated Communications and Comcast

7:10 Highway Department Update
 Report from Road Commissioner
 Possible Action: Authorize hiring of Tyler Stecker as Assistant Road Forman
 Possible Action: Authorize hiring of Timothy Celley as Road Crew Member

7:25 Proposal to Authorize Donations
 Discussion of proposal to authorize request for and acceptance of donations for various purposes
 Possible Action: Authorize request for and acceptance of private donations

7:35 Trails Committee Appointments
Reappoint Steve Killoran and Tim Maker to the Calais Trails Committee for 3-year terms expiring June 2027

7:40 Financial Report May 2024

7:50 Reports
 Town Clerk: Teegan Dykeman-Brown
 Town Administrator: Kari Bradley
 Status of Shedd v. Calais: Jordan Keyes

Possible executive session under 1 VSA Section 313 (a)1 (E) Pending or probable civil litigation to which the public body is a party.

8:00 Adjournment

Note: Agenda items may be taken up earlier than noted if items are completed more quickly than anticipated.

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