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Cori Rail Elected Pawlet Library Treasurer- Special Meeting Video

01 Thursday Aug 2024

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Highlights from the most recent Library Board Special meeting:

  • This was the first meeting for new board member Cori Rail, who was appointed by the Pawlet Select Board on July 23rd.
  • Rail was quickly and unanimously elected Library Board treasurer, replacing resigning member and treasurer Kathryn Lawrence.
  • As part of an effort to respond to recently filed complaints that the Library Board has been in violation of Open Meeting law, the Library Board reaffirmed its commitment to posting meeting warnings physically in the town post offices, the town hall and the library, as well as electronically to the library Facebook page, library home page, Front Porch Forum and the Pawlet Town Clerk’s e-mail list.
  • During public comment, resident Fred Stone stated his opinion that people who don’t help the library with the annual book sale should “stay home and shut up.”
  • Stone also called for the resignation of any board member who was not in attendance at the library book sale- which appeared to be directed at newest board member Cori Rail. (Rail, who was appointed to the board three days prior to the book sale, told the Manchester Journal that she was unable to attend due to due to a previously scheduled engagement.)
  • Board member Joni Lee requested that Stone keep his tone “civil.”

For those who are counting, there have been five Library Board meetings in the last six weeks- four of which were short-notice Special Meetings. As of this posting the next Library Board meeting is a regular meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, August 13th at 5:30PM at the Pawlet Public Library.

Here is a link to the Manchester Journal article.

BREAKING: Pawlet Select Board Appoints Rail to Library Board

24 Wednesday Jul 2024

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The Library Board held its third special meeting in a row on the evening of July 23rd, but it wasn’t until afterwards, at the Select Board meeting across the street, that a key decision was made: to fill the vacancy on the Library Board with applicant Cori Rail.

At the Select Board meeting several residents spoke out in favor of Rail’s appointment, including newest board member Lauren Herbert. Board Chair Harley Cudney stated that he worried about partisanship but ultimately expressed approval for Rail as a candidate for the position. Following the vote spontaneous applause broke out in the meeting room. To see the entire conversation watch the fifteen minute video below.

https://videopress.com/v/E4h2fqZn?resizeToParent=1&cover=1&autoPlay=0&controls=1&loop=0&muted=0&persistVolume=1&playsinline=0&preloadContent=metadata&sbc&sbpc&sblc&useAverageColor=1

The Library Board meeting just prior had entertained extensive debate on two main questions: whether the board could continue to operate lawfully with only four members, and whether a recommendation for a new board member should be made to the Select Board for appointment immediately or in a few weeks time when other volunteers for the position might present themselves. Both questions became a moot point with Rail’s appointment.

The Library Board meeting which took place previously will be posted here soon.