The North Brookfield Board of Selectmen approved a series of routine and project-related financial actions at its Nov. 18 meeting.

The board approved payroll warrant #10 ($375,111.48), school warrant #1039 ($180,854.54), CDBG warrant #1040 ($6,962.12), general fund warrant #1041 ($85,204.10) and fire/highway warrants #1042 ($35,209.53) and #1043 ($382,672). No roll-call vote with named tallies was recorded in the transcript; each item was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

On department fees, selectmen voted to raise the highway trench fee from $30 to $250 (nonrefundable), citing years without adjustment and rising materials and repair costs. The higher fee covers permitting and follow-up repairs when contractors dig into town roads.

The board accepted a $1,750 award from the Saint Vincent Healthcare Fund to the North Brookfield Senior Center for health and wellness programming and a separate unrestricted $2,000 donation from Country Bank to support senior-center needs. Letters from the Diocese of Worcester (on behalf of Saint Vincent) and from Country Bank were read into the record.

On capital projects, the board approved change order 014R1 for the Fire/Highway building construction covering multiple project-change orders (PCOs O46–O56) — including pit infill, bell tower floor work, tie‑in detail changes, c‑channel and lintel modifications and a code-required floor drain and sanitary connection — totaling $33,248.68. Members moved and approved the change order.

Finally, the board signed a performance-period extension to the town’s FY24 CDBG grant for the Mount Pleasant Street improvement project, extending the performance deadline from Dec. 31, 2025, to June 30, 2026, to allow completion of the final phase.

Votes recorded in the transcript were by voice; individual member vote records were not detailed in the meeting audio. The board directed staff to include related warrant articles on the Dec. 10 special town meeting agenda where applicable.