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BELLOWS FALLS â The Rockingham Select Board and Bellows Falls Village Trustees took their first steps Tuesday evening to address the financial mess left behind by former Finance Director Shannon Burbela.
At the suggestion of Municipal Manager Scott Pickup, the two boards, meeting jointly Tuesday evening, established a new finance committee to work with Pickup on the financial issues, as well as find a new finance director.
Pickup said the town and village needed to âre-establish baseline credibility.â
The town and village have brought in the New England Management Resource Center to help sort through the extensive problems uncovered in the finances, which extend from balancing its bank accounts to misfiled and miscategorized revenue and expenses, lack of correct tax status, and overcharged credit card fees.
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BRATTLEBORO â In small boxes on screens scattered around town, Select Board members had their last Zoom-only meeting.
âWeâre back into showtime,â Gary Stroud, a member of several town boards and committees, said at the Select Board meeting held remotely Tuesday.
Town Manager Peter Elwell said the state of emergency declared by the governor last year expired at midnight Tuesday, meaning physical locations would be needed for municipal meetings from then on.
The Select Boardâs next meeting on July 6 is back in the Municipal Center for the first time since the March 2020 shutdown and open to the public. Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland and Brattleboro Community Television are figuring out how to make sure remote participation also can occur.