Committee approves minutes and treasurer's report, moves to executive session on confidential assistance

After opening the meeting, the committee approved minutes from the Nov. 14 meeting and the treasurer’s report for December by voice vote. Speaker 3 presented the treasurer’s report and confirmed there were no gifts this month and only a small number of distributions. Speaker 4 moved to approve the treasurer’s report and the committee voted aye.

Members discussed logistics for sharing meeting documents and archives. Speaker 1 suggested consolidating minutes and financial documents in a shared folder; Speaker 5 cautioned that collaborative Google Docs could create open-meeting-law issues and recommended using read-only access or town-approved systems. Speaker 7 noted the town primarily uses Microsoft and suggested working with the town archivist to manage long-term records.

Near the close of the meeting, Speaker 3 moved that the committee adjourn to executive session to discuss individuals or families seeking assistance, saying that disclosure would violate privacy. The motion was approved by aye votes and the committee recessed for the executive session.