Draft Minutes: Special Town Meeting 5.6.26
ATTN: Guilford Voters
The following are the Draft Minutes for the Guilford Special Meeting held on Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, at 6:30pm at the Broad Brook Community Center
- Call to Order
- Meeting Started at 6:49pm
- ARTICLE 1: Shall the Town of Guilford vote, pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4323, to provide that all members of the Planning Commission shall be elected by the voters of the Town rather than appointed, provided that members serving at the time of adoption shall continue to serve the remainder of their current terms, after which successors shall be elected in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 4323 and other applicable Vermont law
- Motion: Tara Cheney, Second: Paul Beebe
- Discussion
- Vote to end discussion
- Motion Barbara Belcher-Timme, Seconded
- Most in Favor, some nays
- Vote by Voice
- Was inconclusive due to the equal amount of Yes’s to No’s
- Vote by Division
- Motion Kim Frost Seconded by the majority of the body
- Total Ballots Cast: 149
- 78 Yes & 71 No
- Article 1 is passed by the voters
- ARTICLE 2: Shall the Town of Guilford vote that, if the members of the Planning Commission are elected by the voters of the Town of Guilford rather than appointed, and the current members serve the remainder of their current terms, successors will be elected for three year terms?
- Motion: Tara Cheney, Second: Sheila Morse
- Discussion
- Vote to end discussion
- Motion: Davida Bagatelle, Second: Chip Carter
- All in favor
- Vote by Voice
- All in favor
- Article 2 is passed by the voters
- Meeting Adjourned: 8:29pm
Draft Minutes were put together by Uriel Najera, Guilford Town Clerk
*Official Minutes along with a detailed summary of the discussions will be posted as soon as they are finished and approved by the Town Moderator and Town Clerk. A link to the BCTV recording will be posted as soon as it is available. Thank you.