Monterey, MA - Select Board Meeting Agenda 7/23/12

Select Board Meeting Agenda 7/23/12

MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Monday, July 23, 2012

Meeting starts at 9am

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

9 – 9:15am: Police Department Update

*Speeding issues

*Insurance

9:15 – 9:45am: Discuss policies with the Fire Chief for responding to Fire & Medical calls

9:45 – 10am: Town Clerk to continue discussions re: required office hours, scope of job & benefits

10 – 10:15am: Review and consider adoption of Berkshire Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan (copies of plan given on 7/16/12)

10:15 - 10:30am: Discuss and make findings on nuisance dog

10:30am – end of meeting:

Approve 7.16.12 minutes
Memo to Treasurer requesting a “health benefits denial form” for new hires
Donation of American Flag by Abbot Bronstein in honor of Arthur J. Bronstein and Sigmund H. Bronstein, WWII Veterans
Sign payables warrants
Review mail
Annual appointments/reappointments

Administrative items; write correspondence, review mail, review weekly employee reports, etc.

Continue discussions on the creation/updating of the Employee Handbook/Personnel Policy (see updated copy that combines 1993 version and DRAFT of updates)

Misc To Do Items:

1.	Items for future discussion: *Long range planning/capital expense plan for all departments/town including (but not limited to): - Finishing the town hall basement - Highway equipment - Police equipment - Fire equipment

SELECT BOARD CALENDAR 2012

7/30	Monday	9 – 9:15am	Pat Edelstein re: Lake Garfield
9/3	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Labor Day; no meetings
9/10	Monday	9 – 9:45am	Flag raising & presentation with Rep Pignatelli & Senator Downing
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***

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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