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Select Board — November 3, 2025

No public comments, no dissent, and all decisions followed standard procedures with no evident conflict or off-agenda controversies.

Date Monday, November 3, 2025 Decisions 7 Routine
📄 Agenda 📄 Minutes

Public ⁠impact

Issues from this meeting with documented community impact.
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2026 Municipal Budget 3% Increase Target

Targeted ≤3% municipal budget increase affecting property tax warrants Affected: All property taxpayers in Hopkinton
tax increase

Decisions ⁠logged

Every recorded vote, with timestamps and dissents.
Approve remote participation for Jeffrey Donohoe
Motion by Chair Dunlap, seconded by Mr. Whitley
Unanimous roll-call approval
00:00
Approve Consent Agenda for November 3, 2025
Motion by Mr. Whitley, seconded by Ms. McKeon
Unanimous roll-call approval
00:00
Approve Public Meeting Minutes of October 27, 2025
Motion by Mr. Whitley, seconded by Ms. Bram
Unanimous roll-call approval (Donohoe abstained)
00:00
Approve seven sets of Nonpublic Meeting Minutes of October 27, 2025 (various sessions, sealed and unsealed)
Motions by Mr. Whitley, seconded by Ms. Bram
Unanimous roll-call approval (Donohoe abstained)
00:00
Enter nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3 II (c)
Motion by Mr. Whitley, seconded by Ms. Bram
Passed 4-0 roll-call
2:52:28
Seal nonpublic session minutes
Motion by Mr. Whitley, seconded by Ms. McKeon
Passed 4-0 roll-call
00:00
Adjourn meeting
Motion by Mr. Whitley, seconded by Ms. McKeon; adjourned at 8:49 p.m.
All in favor
00:00

Topics ⁠discussed

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00:00 Call to Order and Remote Participation

Vice Chair Whitley called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.; board approved remote participation for member Donohoe.

Speakers: Vice Chair Whitley, Chair Dunlap
00:00 Consent Agenda and Meeting Minutes Approvals

Board unanimously approved the consent agenda and multiple October 27, 2025 public and nonpublic meeting minutes (some sealed, some not), with Donohoe abstaining on minutes.

Speakers: Chair Dunlap, Mr. Whitley, Ms. McKeon, Ms. Bram
06:36 2025 Budget Overview and Department Presentations

Town Administrator Hambleton presented 2025 budget overview targeting ≤3% increase; directors presented 2026 budgets for Planning/Zoning ($167,842), Town Clerk/Tax Collector, Finance/Personnel, Recreation, Human Services, Library, and Executive/IT/Assessing.

Speakers: Ms. Hambleton, Karen Robertson, Christine Johnson, Kelly Henley, Paula Simpkins, Lisette Cid, Rose Jansen
00:00 Economic Development Position Discussion

Board discussed restructuring or filling the vacant Economic Development role; agreed to revisit after broader budget review.

Speakers: Mr. Whitley, Ms. McKeon
2:52:28 Nonpublic Session and Adjournment

Board entered nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3 II (c) at 8:24 p.m., returned at 8:49 p.m., sealed minutes, and adjourned.

Speakers: Mr. Whitley, Ms. Bram, Ms. McKeon

Controversy & ⁠dissent

Where the board, the community, or the agenda diverged.

Action ⁠items

Who owes what, by when.
Continue developing job description for unfilled Economic Development position
Assigned: Mr. Whitley
Send prompt to Board to focus discussion on resolving Economic Development role
Assigned: Ms. Hambleton
Gather additional State guidance and practices from other towns on milfoil treatment budgeting
Assigned: Ms. Simpkins
Continue department budget reviews at next meeting
Assigned: Board

Notable ⁠statements

Board requested 2025 budget increase stay at or below 3% and Town is close to target; several items remain pending including Waste Management, Cemetery Committee, and CIP numbers. — Ms. Hambleton · Budget overview presentation 06:36
Still working on potential job description for the unfilled Economic Development position. — Mr. Whitley · Discussion of ED role 00:00

Public ⁠comment

What residents said — verbatim, with timestamps.
No public comments were identified in this meeting.

Accountability ⁠flags

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Agenda items not discussed

Topics discussed — not on agenda

Transcript vs. official minutes

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