MONTEREY SELECT BOARD
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 5, 2005
The regular weekly meeting of the Monterey Select Board was opened at 8:30 a.m. with members Michèle Miller (Chair), Michael Storch, and Jonathan Sylbert all present.
In attendance for the meeting: Laurily Epstein of the Monterey News
· The Board met with Director of Operations Maynard Forbes to review Highway Department items, as follows:
o Snow removal
o Clogged culvert on Route 23
o Loan monies
o Town Hall Certificate of Occupancy: Forbes was instructed to complete the list of outstanding items by the end of the year
· The Board met with Building Commissioner Don Torrico to review building items, as follows:
o Meeting with Planning Board member: Board instructed Torrico to meet with the Planning Board as a whole rather than an individual member because of Open Meeting Law and quorum issues; Board will ask the Planning Board to compensate Torrico from Planning Board Expenses Account when he is asked to do code consultations beyond his weekly compensation hours
o Certificates of Occupancy: Need for a secure mail box
· The Board met with Chief Gareth Backhaus to review Police Department items, as follows:
o Authority to tow vehicles during snow season: Backhaus cited Massachusetts General Laws and will provide wording for Town bylaw
· The Board met with Joe Baker of the Wilson-McLaughlin House Committee to review the completed lease for rental of the Bally Gally house. The lease signing was scheduled for Monday, December 12, at 11 a.m.
· The Board voted unanimously to appoint Kathleen P. Wasiuk to the Town Report Committee for a term ending June 30, 2007.
· The Board met with Finance Committee members Daniel Moriarty and Debra B. Mielke; also present was Town Accountant Barbara Gauthier. Discussion items:
o Special Town Meeting: Friday, January 27, at 7 p.m. at the Monterey Firehouse
§ Assistant Assessor Account: Appropriate $13,000 from Free Cash
§ Fire Department Expenses Account: Appropriate $15,000 from Free Cash for repair of fire truck
§ Approval to borrow money: $284,000
§ Building Commissioner salary
o Informational Meeting for Special Town Meeting: Friday, January 20, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall
o Town Audit: Finance Committee was asked to do research; suggestion that the University of Massachusetts school of business be contacted in this regard
o Capital Expenses Planning Committee: Discussion of committee formation and appointments; Finance Committee will make a recommendation in this regard
o Operations Director salary: Until such time as the Highway Department is enlarged to include a fourth, full-time Highway Department employee, Forbes will be paid a bonus for overtime snowplowing hours. The Finance Committee was asked to make a proposal to settle the compensation issue.
o Fiscal Budget for 2006-06: Finance Committee will distribute budget request forms on January 6; the deadline for return of budget requests is Tuesday, February 14; Select Board deadline for completion of Warrant for Annual Town Meeting is Tuesday, April 18
· Emergency Management Director Ray Tryon advised the Board of a mandatory National Incident Management Service (NIMS) training session scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Monterey Firehouse.
· Highway and Treasury Warrants were signed.
· The clerk was given instructions regarding correspondence.
· The Minutes of November 28, 2005, were approved as written.
· It was unanimously voted that the meeting be adjourned (12:05 p.m.).
Judith Kales, Clerk
Monterey Select Board
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