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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Select Board
Date: 2026-04-06 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Virtual Location: Zoom
Address: Session: Open Session
Purpose: General Business Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Chair Chris Haley, Vice Chair Melissa Murphy, Secretary Karen Rose -Gillis,
Carlo Bacci, Karen Gately Herrick
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Town Counsel Ivria Fried, Acting Town Manager Jayne Wellman, Angela
Binda, Nate Goodfellow, Peter
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jacquelyn LaVerde
Topics of Discussion:
This meeting was held remotely via Zoom.
Open Session - Convene
Chair Chris Haley called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
Karen Rose -Gillis moved to enter into Executive Session under General Law Chapter 30B, Section
21(a)(2), for the purpose of (1) conducting a strategy session in preparation for contract negotiations
with Jayne Wellman for the position of Town Manager, a non -union position, and (2) conducting
contract negotiations with Ms. Wellman; to invite Town Counsel into the meeting and Ms. Wellman into
the second part of the meeting; and to return to open session at the conclusion of the executive
session. The motion was seconded by Melissa Murphy and approved 5-0 by unanimous roll call vote:
Karen Rose -Gillis - Yes, Melissa Murphy - Yes, Karen Gately Herrick - Yes, Carlo Bacci - Yes, Chris
Haley - Yes.
The Select Board entered Executive Session at 7:04 pm and reconvened in Open Session at 7:31 pm.
Open Session - Discussion and Potential Vote on Contractwhh Javne Wellman for the Position of
Town Manager
Karen Rose -Gillis moved to approve the amended contract for Town Manager Services with Jayne
Wellman as presented here tonight The motion was seconded by Melissa Murphy and approved 5-0 by
unanimous roll call vote:
Karen Rose -Gillis - Yes, Carlo Bacci -Yes, Melissa Murphy - Yes, Karen Gately Herrick- Yes, Chris
Haley - Yes.
The Board members congratulated Ms. Wellman. Ms. Wellman thanked the Board for their hard work on the
contract, and their leadership and dedication to the town, and stated that she is looking forward to her new role.
Karen Rose -Gillis moved to authorize Madeleine Baptiste and Jacquelyn LaVerde to use the Select
Board Members'signature stamps on Me approved amended contract for Town Manager Services with
Jayne Wellman and to cause such stamps to be placed on the agreement prior to close of business on
April 7, 2026. The motion was seconded by Karen Gately Herrick and approved 5-0 by unanimous roll
call vote:
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Karen Rose -Gillis —Yes, Carlo Bacci —Yes, Melissa Murphy —Yes, Karen Gately Herrick —Yes, Chris
Haley — Yes.
Carlo Bacci Moved to adjourn at 7:36pm. The motion was seconded by Melissa Murphy and approved
5.0 by unanimous roll call vote:
Karen Rose -Gillis —Yes, Carlo Bacci —Yes, Melissa Murphy — Yes, Karen Gately Herrick —Yes, Chris
Haley — Yes.
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