Selectmen approve warrants, departmental repairs and a small conservation donation

The Town of North Brookfield Board of Selectmen approved payroll warrant #13 for $350,789.12, school warrant #1055 for $129,850.77, general fund warrant #1056 for $217,717 and a combined fire & highway warrant #1057 for $442,587.50.

The board approved several department spending requests: a fire department request including a $350 replacement door latch for Engine 1 and approximately $4,500 to inspect and rebuild discharge valves and perform annual preventive maintenance on Rescue 1 after water intrusion and freezing-related damage; and highway repairs that included a rear-end repair on a 2006 International for $5,167.26 and rear leaf-spring replacement for $2,500. Board members asked for clearer maintenance records and clarification about which vehicles were out of service.

Selectmen also read a letter and accepted a $100 one-time contribution from the East Quabbin Land Trust to support local open-space conservation work. The board later read a resignation letter from the Parks & Recreation chair; rather than accept it immediately they voted to table acceptance until the next meeting so the member could reconsider.

All listed financial actions were approved by voice vote ('Aye') as recorded in the meeting transcript. The board scheduled follow-up to clarify maintenance schedules and to process volunteer appointment paperwork.