At the Hudson Board of Selectmen meeting earlier this month, the Board of Selectmen handled its reorganization, following the March elections.
Due to the absence of Selectman Bob Guessferd the Board of Selectmen agreed to hold off on its reorganizing items, in order to allow for a full board to be present at the meeting.
The main item of business was selecting the board leadership for the year.
Last year, selectman Bob Guessferd, who served as Chair for the previous year, decided he didn’t want to be the Chair anymore, and then nominated Selectman Dillon Dumont.
At the meeting last year, Selectman Heidi Jakoby said she “highly supports Selectman Dumont as Chair.”
“I really appreciate the questions and the clarity that you’ve given to a number of our projects,” she said during the reorganization meeting last year.
She also argued it is important to rotate leadership positions.
“I do also appreciate the chairmanship rotating in the BOS,” she said.
This year, Jakoby was nominated for the Board of Selectmen Chair position by Selectman Xen Vurgaropulos for the position.
Without any discussion, Guessferd then nominated Dumont for the position again this year.
The Selectmen voted 3-2 in favor of Dumont being Chair with Jakoby voting for herself along with Vurgaropulos.
Newly elected Selectman Kimberly Allan voted for Dumont who also voted for himself.
The Board of Selectmen Vice Chair position was also contested again this year after the Selectmen voted 3-2 in favor of Guessferd becoming the Vice Chair of the Board.
Jakoby was once again nominated for the Vice Chair position by Vurgaropulos.
Just like for the Chairman vote, there was no discussion, and Guessferd was nominated to continue in the role by Dumont.
As it went with the Board of Selectmen Chair position, Vurgaropulos voted for Jakoby along with herself, but Allan, and Dumont voted for Guessferd to continue in the role.
Guessferd won the vote 3-2 over Jakoby.
The Selectmen followed the same process they did for selecting board officers when it came to selecting its ex-officio member to the Planning Board.
For the past year the position was held by Guessferd.
He was nominated to continue in the role again by Allan.
Jakoby then nominated Vurgaropulos to serve in the role this year.
The Selectmen voted 3-2 in favor of Guessferd continuing in the role with Guessferd voting for himself along with Dumont and Allan.
Vurgaropulos voted for himself along with Jakoby.
Dumont said he would be sending out the liaison list, and that if anyone wanted to add it to the agenda for the next meeting then they would entertain it.
