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MINUTES
Woodbury Select Board Special Meeting
January 5, 2026, 5:00 P.M.
at the Woodbury Town Office
5:00 PM The meeting was called to order. Present were Select Board Members Chris Casey,
Diana Peduzzi, Lizzy Higgins, Treasurer Lillian Baron and Town Clerk Robin Durkee
Lilly provided updated copies of the latest 2027 budget.
The Board proceeded line-by-line to examine every expense.
A proposal was offered to eliminate most of the stipends and small payment amounts for the list of
elected and appointed officials. After much discussion, that idea was passed over.
The Board voted across-the-board increases of 3% for all wages paid to employees and elected
officials.
The culvert budget was increased from $15,000 to $30,000, based on the realization that the town
may not be able to utilize more of the "excess" FEMA funds. The "Outside Services" budget in the
Highway Fund was increased by $10,000 to pay for engineering for two large culvert replacements.
Also $75,000 has been budgeted as match for the Valley Lake Road culvert project. This will be a
VT rans grant project but the grant an1ount is limited to $200,000. The estimated cost of the project
was $275,000. The engineering was already completed and paid for by a grant, in a prior year.
Other line items were examined and discussed.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 PM.
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Town of Woodbury Select Board
May 27, 2025
Meeting Minutes
Select Board (WSB) Members: Chris Casey, Lizzy Higggins ,Diana Peduzzi
Town Officials: Robin Durkee -Town Clerk; Lilly Baron-Town Treasurer; Skip Marchesani -IT Manager;
John Gordon, Emergency Management Director
Media: Jerome Lipani -Hardwick Community Television (Meeting can be viewed at hctv.us or Comcast
Channel 1080)
Chris called the meeting to order: at 6:04 P.M.
Meeting Minutes -May 12, .2025 WSB meeting minutes were approved.
Adjustments to the Agenda -John Gordon will be moved ahead in the agenda.
John Gordon, Emergency Management Director -Two items -Buyouts and Local Emergency Management
Plan (LEMP) Regarding the buyouts of two village prope11ies, there is not much news but John will be meeting
with the state agency people on Thursday the 15
th
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John has finished work on the update of the LEMP -which is required annually. It mostly involved updating
contact information for use during an emergency. Diana moved to adopt the LEMP for 2025. After some
discussion Chris called for a vote and the LEMP was adopted.
Town Emails: with Skip Marchesani -During the meeting Skip took personal laptops and I phones from the
WSB members and attempted to set up the new emails. So far it was not successful mostly due to the lack of
cell phone service in the town office, and the different requirements for Apple products.
Town Clerk's Report: Robin discovered a dehumidifier in the back section of the basement, they plugged it
in, left it on over the weekend and the drainage bin was full when they checked it on Monday. A sump pump is
planned for installation when the contractor shows up. She reported that the Secretary of State's new system for
voter registration and election records is soon to be complete and "go live" any day now. Robin is going to
"Occupational Therapy" to get help with a hand injury that happened during the workday. She should not work
more than four hours a day, or type for more than 45 minutes at a time.
Town Treasurer's Report: For the previous two weeks -05/12/2025 to 05/27/2025 -total cash received was
$17,247.82, Payroll came to $9,645.01 and accounts payable totaled $32,035.98
Regarding the CD investments previously approved, it was discovered that if FEMA money is invested, any
earnings over $500 must be returned to the governn1ent. Considering the amount of record-keeping that would
be entailed, it was decided not to pursue the investment of the FEMA funds. She and Brandy have studied
whether the town might be looking at a deficit at the end of FY25 (June 30) so she is looking in to the options
to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.
Lilly presented the idea of creating a quarterly and end-of-year financial health report. Auditor John Reid will
help to develop a report format.
Lilly brought up the matter of paid leave as it concerns Alfie's new 30-hour weekly schedule. The WSB had
studied the Personnel Policy for the Road Crew, it is clear that a full time worker, working at least 30 hours, is
entitled to benefits. (as further enumerated in the policy). However, regarding paid time off (vacation, sick
leave, holidays) full time is described as 40 hours and an employee working less than 40 hours regularly will

receive pro-rated hours. Robin discovered that the policy also says that Holiday Leave pay "shall be based on
the length of their regular work day, which may vary seasonally". Thus a 40-hour worker whose Monday
would usually be 10 hours, will get ten hours paid for a Monday holiday. Lilly also asked whether the 15%
contribution for health insurance, will change for a 30-hour full time employee. The board found no reason to
change this amount.
Updates and Other Business:
Town Health Officer -There was a dog bite report received from a local hospital. Chris, as the new THO
asked about the requirements for any follow up. Diana (as THO last year) learned that no response to the
hospital is required, but the person who was bitten, should be contacted and asked whether they want any
further action to be taken by the town.
Future Policies -
Town Emails -Skip asked for guidance regarding any other town officials or employees who want to have a
woodbury.org email. They cost at least $6/month. He should bring such requests to the WSB for approval.
Personnel Policy for Office Staff -Lilly offered to work on this. The budget includes money for a "Select
Board Assistant" which is primarily for Michael Gray, but the budget item was not limited to Michael.
No overnight parking in the Town Office Lot or the School lot. Diana suggested that a sign would be more
effective than a policy. Chris thinks a policy would back up a sign.
Domestic Pet Nuisance Control Ordinance -still on the to-do list.
Town Office construction projects -Skip Lindsay supplied a draft of an RFP for roof replacements for the
Town Office and the Town Hall. It was 28 pages long. Lizzy and Chris went through about half of the
document, making changes and deletions, and will continue to work on it.
Other specifications for work on Town Office -Lizzy is working on.
Bills and payroll orders were signed at the end of the meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 P.M.
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Guide to acronyms: ACO -Animal Control Officer; AP -Accounts Payable; BRIC -Building Resilient Infrastructure and
Communities; CR -Cash Receipts; CRC -Consolidated Resource Center CVRPC -Central Vermont Regional Planning
Commission; DHC -Department of Health; EC -Ethics Commission; EMO -Emergency Management Director; EMS­
Emergency Medical Service; ET -Electronic Transfer; EWPP -Emergency Watershed Protection Program; FIRM -Federal
Insurance Rate Map; FPF-Front Porch Forum; FY -Fiscal Year; GIA -Grants in Aid; HED -Hardwick Electric Department;
HERF-Highway Equipment Replacement Fund; HMP-Hazard Mitigation Plan; HPD -Hardwick Police Department; H&H -
Hydrological & Hydraulic; LEMP-Local Emergency Management Plan; LHMP-Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; MMA -Money
Market Account; MRGP-Municipal Roads General Permit; MOU -Memorandum of Understanding; MTSC-Mountain Tamers
Snowmobile Club; MVUESD-Mountain View Union Elementary School District; NEMRC -New England Municipal Resource
Center; NEWT-Northeast Wilderness Trust; NRCS -Natural Resources Conservation Service; OSSU -Orleans Southwest
Supervisory Union; PDMG -Program Delivery Manager; PR -Payroll; RBT -RB Technologies; RFP -Request for Proposal; SS
-Seacoast Securities; TAC -Transportation Advisory Committee; TC -Town Clerk; TH -Town Highway; THO-Town Health
Officer; TTr -Town Treasurer; USDA -United States Department of Agriculture; VEM -Vermont Emergency Management;
VTRANS -Vermont Agency of Transportation; WCSD -Washington County Sheriffs Department; WHRT-Woodbury-Hardwick
Rail Trail; WSB -Woodbury Select Board; WVFD -Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department; ZBA -Zoning Board of Adjustment;