Select Board Meeting Agenda 1/11/10
MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Monday, January 11, 2010 from 4 – 6pm
(Please call 528.1443 x111 to be placed on the agenda)

Meetings with Town Officers
M. Forbes
  • Review weekly report.
  • Sink in basement bathroom: on the to-do list
  • Hand rail on front porch; M.D. Amstead to fix (M. Forbes will inquire about the completion timeframe)
  • Policy for work done on walls/structures, etc. in right of ways; review Town Counsel’s response dated 1/4/10
  • Employee Reviews
  • National Grid contact; letter about outage relief taking longer
  • Clean energy choice funds remaining
G. Backhaus (1/25)
  • Review weekly report.
  • Revise alarm bylaws; Chief Backhaus will supply the Board with a draft proposal
  • Employee reviews
M. Noe
  • Review weekly report.
Other Scheduled Business:
No Meeting next week, town hall closed for M.L.K. Day
4 – 4:30pm: Maynard Forbes
4:30 – 4:45pm: Finance Committee to discuss vacancy
*Appoint temporary replacement to the Finance Committee to fill the resignation of Maryellen Brown

Misc To Do Items:


1.
Vacant appointed & elected positions
    *Historical Commission, 1 empty seat
    *Agricultural Commission – 2 empty seats
    *Planning Board - 1 seat
    *Town report committee - 1 empty seat
    *Parks Department - 1 empty seat
    *Finance Committee - 1 empty seat
2.
Review and amend Personnel Policy
    * Town Clerk suggested the Personnel Policy should be separate from Town Bylaws
3.
Update/Revise Bylaws:
    1.  Telecommunications
    2.  Town Report section
    3.  Amendments not listed
4.
Schedule & host an emergency management meeting.
5.
Waiting on Town Counsel response on Town Beach survey/EW will
6.
Approve 1.4.10 minutes
7.
Basement upgrade/renovation
8.
Zebra Mussel Management
9.
Response time of utility companies to outages and emergencies

CALENDAR 2010

1/15
Monday
All Day
Budget requests sent out by the Finance Committee
1/18
Monday
All day
Town Hall Closed Martin Luther King Day; no meetings
1/25
Monday
4 – 4:15pm
Chief Backhaus
1/25
Monday
4:30 – 5:15pm
Audit Report; Kevin Fox
2/1
Monday
FY11 budget requests due back to the Finance Committee
2/1
Monday
4 – 4:15pm
M. Forbes
2/8
Monday
FY11 budget requests due to Select Board from Finance Committee
2/15
Monday
All day
Town Hall Closed President’s Day; no meetings
March
Review budget requests with Finance Committee and Departments; amend if necessary
4/5
Monday
Finalize annual warrant
4/12
Monday
n/a
Mail annual meeting warrant
4/19
Monday
All day
Town Hall Closed Patriot’s Day; no meetings
4/23
Friday
TBD
Informational Meeting: Firehouse
5/1
Saturday
9:30am
Annual Town Meeting: Firehouse
5/31
Monday
All day
Town Hall Closed Memorial Day; no meetings
7/5
Monday
All day
Town Hall Closed Independence Day; no meetings
9/6
Monday
All day
Town Hall Closed Labor Day; no meetings
10/11
Monday
All day
Town Hall Closed Columbus Day; no meetings
11/11
Thursday
All day
Town Hall Closed Veteran’s Day; no meetings
11/25
Thursday
All day
Town Hall Closed Thanksgiving Day; no meetings
12/24
Friday
All Day
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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