Monterey Select Board
Minutes of the meeting of 12/21/09
Meeting Opened at: 4:00pm
Select Board Members Present: Scott Jenssen, Chairperson, Jon Sylbert and Wayne Burkhart
Also in attendance for parts of the meeting: Sue Protheroe for the Monterey News, Jane Salamon and Karen Joyner
The board met with Director of Operations, Maynard Forbes to review the following items:
1. The 550 is back in working order.
2. Test borings were done on the length of Rt 23 to see the depth of the blacktop (13) by Foresight Land Services. This is part of the process for the repaving of Rt 23.
3. Transfer Station attendant complaints were discussed.
4. New recycling containers have been received; anyone interested in one should come to the Town Hall and request one from the Inter-Departmental Secretary.
5. Brace Rd – letter from the Tyringham Select Board. J. Sylbert asked what Monterey has done there to date and what still needs to be done. M. Forbes stated that some trees still need to be taken down so the trucks can get in to dump gravel to fill the potholes. A letter will be written to the Tyringham Select Board letting them know that last year’s ice storms set the crew back on town projects and they hope to address some of their concerns next summer.
6. The money received and reported on in the local newspapers for the 2008 ice storm from FEMA was discussed.
The board met with Town Accountant, Barbara Gauthier to review the following items:
1. Warrants were signed.
The board met with Inter-Departmental Secretary, Melissa Noe to review the following items:
1. Weekly report was reviewed.
2. Time off request was approved.
Miscellaneous Select Board Items Reviewed:
1. The minutes from 12.14.09 were approved as written.
2. Tim O’Donnell of Infinity Engineering came in to discuss the following with the Board:
a. Works for Independent Towers which is an affiliated company with an Engineering firm in Albany. They lease locations to put up cell towers.
b. Mr. O’Donnell wants to know if the Select Board would be interested in leasing town owned property to increase cell service and wireless internet between Gt. Barrington and Otis.
c. Mr. O’Donnell has researched the best areas for a tower in Monterey and they are the most sensitive areas such as Mt. Hunger, Blue Hill, etc. The best location appears to be the municipally owned property on Gould Rd. and wondered if the Select Board thought there might be other, better town owned property.
d. Jon asked if this were to happen Monterey would have to know exactly what homes would benefit from it. He also wanted to know where the motive was on Independent Towers’ side to want to spend the money in Monterey when they might not make it back (wireless service providers).
e. Wayne asked about an allowance for co-locating on the state owned land. Mr. O’Donnell seemed to think that Mt. Wilcox was too far away and wasn’t an ideal spot.
f. M. Forbes asked about using land trust land.
g. The Board asked Mr. O’Donnell to come back to them with the most supporting information he can so that it could be presented to the voters to decide.
3. The Board and Town Accountant interviewed Karen Joyner for the position of Town Accountant.
4. The Board and Barbara reviewed all the applicants that applied for the accountant position. A motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved to hire Steven Pullen pending his acceptance of the Board’s offer. The Board reviewed surrounding town accountant position salaries. The Board agreed that there would be a 6 month probationary period and then a one year appointment. The Board is going to offer Mr. Pullen $14,000/yr. The money to pay for training will come out of the temporary employee account and Mr. Pullen will be paid a flat rate of $400. He will be sent a letter with the offer details.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at: 5:55pm
Submitted by:
Melissa Noe, Inter-Departmental Secretary
Approved by:
Monterey Select Board
Select Board Members
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