Monterey, MA - Select Board Meeting Agenda 8/26/13

Select Board Meeting Agenda 8/26/13

MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Monday, August 26, 2013

Meeting starts at 9am

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

9 – 9:30am: Administrative

9:30 – 10am: Finance Comm

*Review Actuarial Study Report re: retiree health insurance

*Determine amount necessary based on above report to be raised and appropriated each year for the retiree health benefits fund

*Review response from Account on the type of account options for savings

10am – end of meeting: Administrative continued

Approve 8.19.13 minutes

Sign/review warrants

Review mail

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

MOU’s and/or contracts – continue review of Attorney Collins’ opinion
Continue review of FY15 Transfer Sticker policy
MMA Annual Trade Show/Meeting – waiting on agenda to be released prior to signing up the Executive Secretary
Follow up on requests made to B. Swann and L. Thorpe for return of town software and documents
Sylvan Rd – winter maintenance town owned portion
Mowing at WMH – review Highway Department’s response
Beavers at Brewer Pond - review Highway Department’s response
Fiona DeRis appointment - ECAC

ECAC Items:

Recommendation: Gradually condensing the warrant – review samples and continue discussions after town meeting
Grievances and disciplinary procedures/policies (amend?)
PPO options
Employee evaluations

FY15 ATM Warrant Items:

SELECT BOARD CALENDAR 2013

9/2	Monday	All Day	Town Hall Closed Labor Day; no meetings
9/16	Monday	9 – 10am	Highway meet candidates for open position Abandoning/decommissioning roads
9/30	Monday	9 – 9:15am	Joint Pole Hearing: Tyringham Rd
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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