Monterey, MA - Select Board Meeting Agenda 12/22/08

Select Board Meeting Agenda 12/22/08

MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Monday, December 22, 2008 from 4 – 6pm

(Please call 528.1443 x111 to be placed on the agenda)

Meetings with Town Officers (4 – 4:30pm, every other Monday)

4:00pm: Public Hearing: Monterey General Store liquor license transfer

4:15pm: Discuss and appoint alternate for the ZBA

M. Forbes Next meeting will be on January 5th

1. Paint in basement; move to the Highway Garage or another storage area more appropriate

2. Sink in basement bathroom: on the to-do list

3. Hand rail on front porch; M.D. Amstead to fix (M. Forbes will inquire about the completion timeframe)

4. Annual Employee Reviews for Rich Crittenden, Pete LePrevost and Lyman Thompson (past due)

5. Policy for work done on walls/structures, etc. in right of ways

6. Follow up on Master Garbologist involvement w/attendant complaints

G. Backhaus Next meeting will be on January 5th

1. Review weekly report.

M. Noe

Review weekly report.

Misc To Do Items:

1.	Approve the 12.15.08 minutes
2.	M.G.L accept section to allow part time inspectors to perform work in the town they inspect for (Bldg Dept)
3.	Electrical Inspector & alternate reappointments
5.	Review vacant appointed positions
6.	Review and amend Personnel Policy
7.	Update/Revise Bylaws: 1. Telecommunications 2. Alarms 3. Town Report section 4. Amendments not listed
8.	Schedule a special town meeting for March at Planning Board’s request
10.	Determine a course of action for an appraisal and new location for Edith Wilson inventory
11.	Hearings Officer (Building Department)
12.	Technical Assistance Grant (email from B. Downing’s office)
13.	Review job descriptions, salaries, benefits

W. Burkhart To Do List

1. Find Select Board Regulations.

2. Clean up of the town beach; follow up with Leroy Thorpe

3. Pay phone at the town beach; follow up with Leroy Thorpe

CALENDAR 2008

12/25	Thursday		Town Hall Closed Christmas Day; no meetings
12/29	Monday		Select Board Meeting Cancelled

CALENDAR 2009

1/1	Thursday	Town Hall Closed New Year’s Day; no meetings
1/5	Monday	Finance Committee will send out budget requests
1/19	Monday	Town Hall Closed Martin Luther King Day; no meetings
1/26	Monday	Budget requests due back to the Finance Committee
2/16	Monday	Town Hall Closed President’s Day; no meetings
2/23	Monday	Budget requests due to the Select Board from Finance Committee
4/6	Monday	Finalize Town Meeting Warrant
4/13	Monday	Mail Town meeting Warrant
4/20	Monday	Town Hall Closed Patriot’s Day; no meetings
4/24	Friday	Informational Meeting
5/2	Saturday 9:30am	Town Meeting
5/25	Monday	Town Hall Closed Memorial Day; no meetings
7/3	Friday	Town Hall Closed Independence Day; no meetings
7/4	Saturday	Town Hall Closed Independence Day; no meetings
9/7	Monday	Town Hall Closed Labor Day; no meetings
10/12	Monday	Town Hall Closed Columbus Day; no meetings
11/11	Wednesday	Town Hall Closed Veteran’s Day; no meetings
11/26	Thursday	Town Hall Closed Thanksgiving Day; no meetings
12/25	Friday	Town Hall Closed Christmas Day; no meetings

***All agenda’s are subject to change***

Items requiring extensive discussion or prior research should be placed on a future agenda so that the issue receives the appropriate attention.

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