Monterey, MA - Select Board Meeting Agenda 9/23/13

Select Board Meeting Agenda 9/23/13

MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Monday, September 23, 2013

Meeting starts at 9am

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

9 – 9:30am: Chief Backhaus

9:45 – 10am: Sgt. Johnson re: flagpole/front of the building

10am – end of meeting: Administrative continued

Approve 9.16.13 minutes

Sign/review warrants

Special Permit Request Beer & Wine for WMH

IRS audit

Discuss health insurance eligibility probationary time for new employees

Review mail

Continue working on presentation for Sept 26^th meeting re: Monterey Community School vision proposal

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

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)

SELECT BOARD CALENDAR 2013

9/30	Monday	9 – 9:15am	Joint Pole Hearing: Tyringham Rd
9/30	Monday	9:30 – 9:45am	Chris Blair re: drawdown and the effects on Lake Buel
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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