MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Monday, August 25, 2014
Meeting starts at 9am
(the 2nd Monday of each the Board will hold an evening meeting from 4-6pm)
(Please call 528.1443 x111 to be placed on the agenda)
9 – 9:15am: Bid Opening: Truck Equipment
9:15 – 9:30am: Hwy/Fire Update
*West Rd
*medical calls
*highway vehicle use policy
*transfer station attendant’s booth update
*fire dept draft agreement
9:30 – 10am: Executive Secretary
*Continue discussion about job title; Change to Administrative Assistant
*Discuss proposal made last week for an addendum to the job description rather than a contract
10am – end of meeting: Administrative
Approve 8/18/14 minutes
Sign/review Treasurer and Accountant warrants
Continue discussions on instituting performance reviews; review all samples
Town records (create policy for town records and update on cemetery and burial records being returned to town hall)
Review mail
Continue discussions about using a payroll service (revisit in Sept)
Follow-up on Hume and concerned citizens group
Review City & Town article and further discuss appointed vs elected Treasurer and Collector positions
Continue discussions about creating a Roads and Machinery/Buildings and Roads Advisory Committee
Continue discussions on policy for coverage for part time offices
ECAC Items:
- Recommendation: Gradually condensing the warrant – review samples and continue discussions after town meeting
- Part time positions, policies for pay and time off
- Part time employee and elected official representation on committee
FY16 ATM Warrant Items:
- Amend retiree health insurance bylaw?
- Increase legal expenses line item
- Breaking out the paid positions for the library into director and part time staff for transparency (currently they are lumped together)
- Review capital expense spreadsheet
- Discuss upgrading Transfer Station
Long Range Discussions:
- Compensating some unpaid positions on boards and committees
- Monterey School
- Community Center
- Bally Gally property
- Continue discussions on creating a Town Facility Task Force including the transfer station
SELECT BOARD CALENDAR 2014
9/1 |
Monday |
All Day |
Town Hall Closed Labor Day; no meetings |
9/8 |
Monday |
4-6pm |
Evening Select Board Meeting |
9/8 |
Monday |
4 – 4:15pm |
Joint Pole Hearing from 8/11 continued |
9/15 |
Monday |
9 – 9:15am |
Police Dept update *Police detail policy town projects |
9/29 |
Monday |
10 – 10:30am |
Hume; address neighbors concerns |
10/13 |
Monday |
All Day |
Town Hall Closed Columbus Day; no meetings |
11/10 |
Monday |
4-6pm |
Evening Select Board Meeting |
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 |
12/8 |
Monday |
4-6pm |
Evening Select Board Meeting |
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.
- Please leave the room if you need to converse with other members of the audience.
- If you wish to speak during the meeting, please raise your hand in order to be recognized by the Chairman. Please state your name for the record before you begin to speak on an issue.
- Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 39 § 23C: Regulation of participation by public in open meetings. No person shall address a public meeting of a governmental body without permission of the presiding officer at such meeting, and all persons shall, at the request of such presiding officer, be silent. If, after warning from the presiding officer, a person persists in disorderly behavior, said officer may order him/her to withdraw from the meeting, and, if he/she does not withdraw, may order an officer.
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