SOUTHWICK – In the Select Board’s first meeting since their name change, the board members’ roles were shuffled up.
Russ Fox was named Chairman, Doug Moglin named Vice Chairman and Joe Deedy was named Clerk. The choices were voted on by the board and were unanimous. The town voted to change the name of Board of Selectmen to Select Board at the Annual Town Meeting May 17.
“It’s an acknowledgement of making the name more gender neutral,” Karl Stinehart, Chief Administrative Officer of the Select Board, said.
In spite of the new name the tasks largely remained the same. Among other topics covered in the meeting the Select Board discussed payroll changes, a new telephone system for the Town Hall, a transfer of ownership for a liquor license and granted a common victualler’s license for Grandaddy Frank’s Barbeque.
The liquor license was transferred to Lucky Stop, under the premise that the owner of the convenience store get Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS) training within six months. TIPS training has been designed to prevent underage drinking, drunk driving and other alcohol-related offenses from customers.
The new barbeque place will be put at 707 College Highway, taking over the locations of former Skyline Hop Shop. Grandaddy has been operating out of a temporary capacity at this location.
“It’s been a process that’s been ongoing for the past few weeks. I’ve been operating as a mobile vendor,” Gaylon Stanley, owner of Grandaddy Frank’s Barbeque, said.
The next Select Board meeting is scheduled for June 6.
