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Select Board

Select Board

The Select Board is the legislative body for the town. Regular meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM. Agendas are posted at least 48 hours prior to a regular meeting. Meetings are accessible on Zoom and/or in-person at the municipal building (see agendas below for details). Before addressing the Select Board in a meeting, we encourage you to review the Plainfield Select Board Rules of Procedure.

If you have an item you would like the Select Board to consider, please contact Select Board Chair Riley Carlson to request inclusion on an agenda. 
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Select Board responsibilities include enacting ordinances, regulations, and policies; overseeing town property and personnel; as well as preparing and presenting the annual budget to the town's voters during Town Meeting. The Select Board, with the Town Health Officer, also sits as the Board of Health. Additional responsibilities for members of the Select Board include serving on the town Board of Civil Authority (relating to elections), serving on the town Board of Abatement (relating to tax abatement), and holding hearings on complaints brought under Plainfield's Animal Control Ordinance.

Videos of Select Board Meetings from December 16, 2020 to the current time are available online.

For more information about matters coming before the Select Board, please go to our News from the Select Board page.

Select Board Members

Riley Carlson, Chair
Jim Volz
Bram Tobin

Select Board Meeting Agendas
(Agendas are posted here until the meeting minutes are posted.)

2023

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​2022​​
  • November 21, 2022, Special Select Board Meeting and easy access to Zoom links
  • Budget meetings will be held on November 10 from 7-10 am, November 15 from 1-4 pm, November  17 from 5-8 pm, and November 29 from 3-6 .  The budget for the 2023-2024 FY will be finalized at the December 6 regular Select Board meeting.  Additional budget meetings may be scheduled as needed.
  • November 17, 2022 Zoom links for Budget Meeting​
  • November 15, 2022, 1-4 PM, Special Select Board Budget Meeting and easy access to Zoom links
  • November 10, 2022, Special Select Board Meeting and Budget Meeting and easy access to Zoom links
  • October 20, 2022, Emergency Select Board Meeting and easy access to Zoom links​​
  • October 6, 2022, 10 AM Special Select Board Meeting and easy access to Zoom links
  • October 6, 2022, 7 PM Special Select Board Meeting and easy access to Zoom links
  • September 15, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting and easy access to Zoom links
  • September 12, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting and easy access to Zoom links
  • July 29, 2022, Special Select Board Meeting
  • June 15, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting
  • May 9, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting
  • April 21, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting
  • April 11, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting
  • April 7, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting
  • March 28, Select Board Meeting
  • February 17, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting​
  • January 26, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting
  • January 25, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting​
  • January 11, 2022
  • January 5, 2022 Special Select Board Meeting​​
2021
  • December 29. 2021 Special Budget and Select Board Meeting​
  • December 6. 2021 Special Select Board Meeting
  • Budget Meetings will be held on November 23 (from 5-7 PM), December 2 (from 7-10 AM), December 9 (from 3-6 PM) and December 14 (5-8 PM).  The budget for the 2022-2023 FY will be finalized at the regular December 21, 2021 Select Board Meeting.​
  • October 25, Special Select Board Meeting​​​​
  • July 27, Special Select Board Meeting​​
  • March 3o, Select Board Informational Hearing for April 6 Town Meeting​
  • March 18, Select Board Informational Hearing for April 6 Town Meeting​​​​​​​​​​

Select Board Meeting Minutes

2023
  • May 19 draft, video
  • May 15 draft, video
  • May 1, video
  • April 24,  video
  • April 22
  • April 17,  video
  • April 3
  • March 20
  • March 16
  • March 13
  • March 6
  • February 22
  • February 6
  • February 10​
  • January 31
  • January 17
  • ​January 3​
2022 - click to expand
  • December 16
  • December 8
  • December 6
  • November 29 draft
  • November 15
  • November 1
  • October 18 draft
  • October 14 draft
  • September 29
  • September 20
  • September 8
  • September 6
  • August 25
  • August 16
  • August 11
  • August 2
  • July 21
  • July 19
  • July 14
  • July 7
  • July 5
  • June 27
  • June 21
  • June 7
  • May 31
  • May 25
  • May 12
  • May 10, 5 PM
  • May 10, 7 AM
  • May 3
  • April 19
  • April 5
  • March 23
  • March 17
  • March 9
  • March 7
  • February 22 Informational Meeting
  • February 15
  • February 1
  • January 18
  • January 4
2021 - click to expand
  • December 21
  • December 7
  • November 19
  • November 16
  • October 19
  • October 5
  • September 21
  • September 13
  • September 7
  • August 30
  • August 24
  • August 24 Continuity of Operations Planning Presentation from CVRPC
  • August 5
  • August 3
  • July 28
  • July 23, Emergency Select Board Meeting
  • July 20
  • July 6, 7 PM
  • July 6, 7:30 AM
  • June 15
  • June 8 & Pedestrian Bridge construction traffic control plan
  • June 2
  • May 19 & Ongoing and potential financial obligations of the town summary
  • May 10
  • May 5
  • April 26
  • April 24
  • April 12
  • March 30, 2021
  • March 22
  • March 8
  • February 24
  • February 22, Town Plan Hearing & Select Board Meeting
  • February 19
  • February 11
  • February 8
  • February 3
  • January 25
  • January 22 Special Select Board Meeting (Pedestrian Bridge Bid Opening)​
  • January 19
  • January 12 Special Select Board Meeting (Pre-Bid Meeting)
  • January 12
  • January 11
  • January 7
  • January 5​ 
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2020 - click to expand
  • December 29
  • December 28
  • December 26
  • December 22
  • December 16
  • December 14 
  • December 10
  • December 3
  • November 23
  • November 17
  • November 12
  • November 09 
  • October 26
  • October 21
  • October 13
  • September 28
  • September 18
  • September 14
  • September 3 Community Conversation about Route 2-Main Street Intersection​
  • September 1 Community Conversation about Route 2-Main Street Intersection
  • August 29 Community Conversation about Route 2-Main Street Intersection
  • August 27 Special Select Board Meeting
  • August 26 Community Conversation about Route 2-Main Street Intersection
  • August 24 Community Conversation about Route 2-Main Street Intersection
  • August 24
  • August 20
  • August 12
  • August 4
  • July 27​
  • July 23
  • July 13
  • June 22
  • June 8
  • June 2​
  • May 28
  • May 27
  • May 11​
  • May 8
  • May 7
  • April 17
  • April 13
  • April 6
  • April 3
  • March 30
  • ​March 17
  • March 13 
  • March 9
  • February 27
  • February 24
  • February 19
  • February 10
  • January 27
  • January 13
 
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​​Select Board Videos

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Riley Carlson
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Bram Towbin
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Jim Volz
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Michael Billingsley
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Betsy Ziegler via Zoom
Available videos from December 16, 2020 to the current time.
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    • Burn Permits
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  • Government
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    • Conservation Commission
    • Development Review Board >
      • Development Review Board Decisions
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      • News from Emergency Management
      • COVID-19 Information
      • Executive Orders from Governor Scott
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    • Hazard Mitigation >
      • Hazard Mitigation Resources
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      • News from the Highway Department
    • Planning Commission
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    • Revolving Loan Committee
    • Select Board >
      • News from the Select Board
      • Select Board Minutes Archive
    • Social Concerns Committee
    • Water & Wastewater Commission >
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      • Water & Wastewater Minutes Archive
  • Community
    • Route 2-Main Street Intersection
    • Green Up Day 2023
    • Plainfield History
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