Monterey Select Board
Minutes of the meeting of 12/13/10
Meeting Opened at: 7:05pm
Select Board Members Present: Jonathan Sylbert, Chairperson, Wayne Burkhart, and Scott Jenssen
Also in attendance for parts of the meeting: Jeremia Pollard, Town Counsel, and Michael Storch
At 7:05pm the Board discussed the need to go into Executive Session to discuss a potential litigation with Town Counsel. Roll call was taken by the Chair. All Select Board members were present. A motion was made by to go into executive session, seconded, and approved unanimously. The Board agreed that they would return to an open session. Open session was resumed at 7:40pm.
The board reviewed Director of Operations, Maynard Forbes’ weekly report for the week ending 12/11/10 which included:
1. Salted roads on Monday am & pm, sand dirt roads. Plow, salt and sand Tuesday am, sand in pm. Wednesday: plow, salt & sand in am, re-sand in pm. Salt roads on Friday pm.
2. Water level checked at Lake Garfield.
3. Check in with Verizon on 2 low hanging wires from 2 weeks ago.
The board reviewed Police Chief, Gareth Backhaus’ weekly report for 12/7 – 12/11/10 which included:
1. Well being check on Main Rd.
2. Animal call on Laurel Banks.
The Board was concerned that there wasn’t more information listed such as number of traffic stops, etc.
Miscellaneous Select Board Items Reviewed:
1. The minutes from 12.6.10 were approved as written.
2. Warrants were signed.
3. Inter-Departmental Secretary’s weekly report reviewed.
4. Town Counsel approved the WMH lease, the Board signed it and M. Noe will have Joe Baker of the FWMH come in to sign tomorrow.
5. Mail was reviewed which included:
a. An email from R. Lazzarini with suggestions for a zoning bylaw committee and their responsibilities in handling the zoning bylaw revisions. The committee would consist of 2 ZBA members (Bob L. and Mari), 2 members of the Planning Board (Alan & Barry) and Don Torrico. The committee would work on a presentation for the town meeting requesting the rest of the money to finish the project. They would conduct informational meetings and work with Mr. Bobrowski. This committee would report to the Select Board at their regular meeting and the public would be kept in the “know” from the Select Board minutes.
b. A 2 year guarantee proposal offer from MIIA for FY12 & FY13. The offer includes a rate change of 0% for FY12 and a rate increase of no more than 2.5% for FY13 for the property and liability and worker’s compensation coverages. The Board put this item on hold so that other insurance companies that had showed interested in giving a quote the opportunity to; one of which was Scott Rote from Wheeler & Taylor.
6. The Board decided not to meet on Monday, December 27th as it was the Monday right after a holiday and they didn’t anticipate any pressing items.
7. Michael Storch stated that no FY12 budget requests have been returned as of yet. One department has asked for a bit longer and the Finance Committee approved the request.
8. The Board discussed the vacancy created by the passing of one member on the ZBA. They will discuss this further next week.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at: 8:05pm
Submitted by:
Melissa Noe, Inter-Departmental Secretary via audio recording
Approved by:
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