MONTEREY SELECT BOARD AMENDED MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Meeting begins at 4pm
(Please call 528.1443 x111 to be placed on the agenda)
Meetings are recorded on audio
4 – 4:30pm: Administrative items (in no specific order and if there is time):
*Assessor’s Classification Hearing
*Sign financial services state contract
*Sign website upgrades contract
*COA grant
*Dec Select Board Corner
*Update on school deed (KB)
*Community garden
*Departmental weekly reports
*Update on library bond, additional borrowing, change orders (KB)
*Continue review of general govt budget requests for FY20
*Review mail and correspondence to be sent/signed
*Review properties to declare as surplus
*Approve minutes
*Administrative Assistant items
*Recording of all Select Board meetings (DC)
*Improving minute taking at Select Board meetings (DC)
*Enforcing the Select Board’s prior decision to not require seconds to motions (DC)
*Reconsideration of decision to not have study of our government now (DC)
*Executive action by a single member of the SB (DC)
*Clerk's office door
*New Business - reserved for topics that the chair did not reasonably anticipate would be discussed
4:30 – 4:45pm: Plumbing & Gas Inspector
*Raising per inspection fees
*Discuss raising amount paid to inspector per inspection
5pm: Monthly meeting with the Finance Committee
*FY20 Budget
Future agenda items:
*Continue discussion on PILOT letters to Hume & Gould Farm
*Selectpersons serving on other boards/commissions
*Exercising Select Board executive authority; discuss procedure
*Hauling contract (expires June 2019)
*Fire Dept lease renewal
*School building – next steps
*New dog bylaw - clarify
*Long range planning
*Unemployment Insurance; self-fund (begin discussions in Fall for Jan 1 start)
*Select Board & Admin Asst roles/function
*Professional help for boards/commissions and/or compensating board/commission members
*Committee to help lobby for state funds for Beartown State Forest (DC)
***All agendas are subject to change***
The listings of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.
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. 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.
The Board of Selectmen shall post all meetings in compliance with Open Meeting Law and pursuant to the regulations of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office 940 CMR 29.03(4). Please visit our website for all meeting information. All approved meeting minutes of the Board are posted on the town’s website under minutes and agendas.
SELECT BOARD CALENDAR 2018
12/5 |
Wednesday |
9 – 9:30am |
Administrative Items |
12/5 |
Wednesday |
9:30am |
Police Chief *Police coverage at elections |
12/10 |
Monday |
5pm |
Meet with Chris Regan, Business Administrator SBRSD and Finance Committee *Regional Assessment Review Committee's review |
12/19 |
Wednesday |
4 – 4:30am |
Administrative Items |
12/19 |
Wednesday |
4:45pm |
Monthly updates from Accountant and Treasurer |
12/19 |
Wednesday |
5pm |
Monthly meeting with the Finance Committee *Meet with LGWG to discuss their request for monies for FY20 *FY20 budget |
Broadband RFP Calendar
Bidder’s Conference |
November 27, 2018, 2pm |
Questions Due |
December 3, 2018 |
Response to questions |
December 10, 2018 |
Submittal deadline |
January 7, 2019 |
Interview date |
Week of January 14, 2019 at town’s discretion |
Award date |
During month of Feb |
Ongoing projects:
- CDBG grant program
- Broadband
- Schools, Monterey K, district & regional
- Curtis Rd bridge
- Library building project
- Lake Garfield
- Infrastructure
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