Monterey, MA - Select Board Meeting Agenda 9/30/13

Select Board Meeting Agenda 9/30/13

MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Monday, September 30, 2013

Meeting starts at 9am

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

9 – 9:15am: Joint Pole Hearing: Tyringham Rd

9:15 – 9:30am: Chris Blair re: drawdown and the effects on Lake Buel

9:30 – 10am: Administrative continued

Bally Gally lease

Update Health Insurance Coverage policy in handbook

Sign/review warrants

IRS audit – status update from Treasurer’s Office

Review mail

Senior Tax Abatement: define eligible committees & work

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

MMA Annual Trade Show/Meeting – waiting on agenda to be released prior to signing up the Executive Secretary
Discuss following up on the town purchase OmniForm software with B. Swann: waiting on response from State
Follow up on request sent to L. Thorpe for the return of town documents
Begin reviewing capital expense spreadsheet

ECAC Items:

Recommendation: Gradually condensing the warrant – review samples and continue discussions after town meeting
Grievances and disciplinary procedures/policies (amend?)
PPO options
Vacation/Time Off Tracking software (from ECAC meeting)

FY15 ATM Warrant Items:

10am – end of the meeting: Meeting with the Finance Committee, Assessors, Treasurer and Accountant

SELECT BOARD CALENDAR 2013

10/7	Monday	9 – 9:15am	Highway Dept: Discuss a 4^th highway personnel member and responsibilities they would be responsible for Continue discussion on abandoning/discontinuing roads
10/14	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Columbus Day; no meetings
11/11	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Veteran’s Day; no meetings
11/28	Thursday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Thanksgiving Day; no meetings
12/25	Wednesday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Christmas Day; no meetings

SELECT BOARD CALENDAR 2014

1/1	Wednesday	All Day	Town Hall Closed New Year’s Day; no meetings
1/20	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Martin Luther King Day; no meetings
2/17	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed President’s Day; no meetings
4/21	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Patriot’s Day; no meetings
5/26	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Memorial Day; no meetings
7/4	Friday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Independence Day; no meetings
9/1	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Labor Day; no meetings
10/13	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Columbus Day; no meetings
11/11	Tuesday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Veteran’s Day; no meetings
11/28	Thursday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Thanksgiving Day; no meetings
12/25	Thursday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Christmas Day; no meetings

***All agendas 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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