Monterey, MA - Select Board Meeting Agenda 2/6/12

Select Board Meeting Agenda 2/6/12

MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Monday, February 6, 2012

Meeting starts at 9am

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

9 – 9:30am:

Approve 1/30/12 minutes
Sign and send letter to school committee on FY13 budget & Monterey School
Town Reports still not received after 3 notices: Select Board (J. Sylbert), SBRSD, School Committee Rep, Cemetery Commission and Town Clerk
Approve executive session minutes from 5/23/11
Review request from Environment Massachusetts to help with a campaign to increase the use of solar energy in the state
Review MEMA Statewide Public Safety Mutual Aid Law (GL c.40 §4J) and vote on whether to adopt
FY13 budget requests; to be reviewed with the Finance Committee in Feb.
Follow up on misc bylaws approved at 2011, 2010 & 2009 town meetings and the AG’s response; Linda Thorpe to provide reports/AG approvals to the Board – M. Noe requested the documents again on 1/18/12 with no response
Administrative items; write correspondence, review mail, review weekly employee reports, etc.
Review and amend Personnel Policy/Employee Handbook; Select Board has copy to review and approve if acceptable

9:30 – 10am: Employees to present sample contracts/employment agreements

10am: Executive Session with Town Counsel (will not return to open meeting):

Misc To Do Items:

1.	Vacant appointed & elected positions (ad ran in the 7/14/11 Shopper’s Guide) *Historical Commission, 1 seat – 3 year term *Planning Board – 1 seat *Council on Aging – 3 seats – 3 year term *Parks Commission – 1 seat – 1 year term *Select Board – 1 seat – 2 year term
2.	Town Bylaw sections to review/update/create: 1. Town Report Section – update 2. Amendments a. Update COA bylaw to read more clearly 3. Revise alarm bylaws; Chief Backhaus will supply the Board with a draft proposal, Board would like Shawn Tryon, Fire Chief to review as well and submit suggestions
3.	Schedule & host an emergency management meeting.
4.	Bringing back “I Love Monterey Day”
5.	Items/Articles for next town meeting warrant: Installing central a/c in town offices Finish basement
6.	Waiting on a response from WMH Committee re: schedule of their plans for the municipal use of the Wilson McLaughlin House with the stages of construction as well as a timetable of their fundraising goals (7/18)

SELECT BOARD CALENDAR 2012

2/15	Wednesday	7pm	Regional Select Board Meeting at the Tolland Emergency Management Bldg.
2/20	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed President’s Day; no meetings
March		All Month	FY13 Budget Request Reviews
3/19	Monday	9 – 9:15am	Doreen Beller to talk about Lakefest
4/2	Monday	9am	Finalize warrant and send to Town Counsel
4/9	Monday		Give warrant to Town Clerk to mail
4/16	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Patriot’s Day; no meetings
4/27	Friday	TBD	Informational Meeting
5/5	Saturday	9:30am	Annual Town Meeting
5/28	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Memorial Day; no meetings
7/4	Wednesday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Independence Day; no meetings
9/3	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Labor Day; no meetings
10/8	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Columbus Day; no meetings
11/12	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Veteran’s Day; no meetings
11/22	Thursday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Thanksgiving Day; no meetings
12/25	Tuesday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Christmas Day; no meetings

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

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