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Select Board
Minutes of the meeting of 7/5/16
Meeting Opened at: 3pm
Select Board Members Present: Kenn Basler (left at 4:25pm), Chairperson, Steve Weisz and Carol Edelman
Also in attendance: Gareth Backhaus, Sgt.Michael Johnson, Pat Solomon, Emily Johnson, Hy Rosen, Richard Jaffe
Discussion ensued about whether or not the meeting today should be in executive session. Sgt.Michael Johnson requested that it be in open session however one of the other parties involved requested it be closed. Kenn ultimately made the decision to keep the meeting open. Mike requested that employee names be kept out of future minutes until the party involved has first been spoken to. Kenn concurred that none of this situation should have gone into the minutes and that the Board was negligent in doing their due diligence and investigating the matter as they should have. Carol agreed that the Board needs to be more proactive about the minutes and they are having difficulty in deciding whether or not the minutes should be stringently edited or written in a way so that people not in attendance
can understand what took place. Kenn stated that there is a professionalism that all the employees in the workplace must adhere to and it would help if everyone could move in a direction that is professional and still allows for town business to get done. Mike agreed to be professional accordingly but not personally. As there was a disagreement as to whether or not Mike was in Town Hall during a recent disturbance (Mike asserted that he was not present, M.Noe asserted that he was present), Steve asked the chief for a clarification of the policy in which police officers are required to investigate all disturbances in Town Hall. Both the Chief and Mike asserted that it was the policy of the police department. The Board has considered the matter closed as neither M. Noe nor Mike can prove or disprove he was in the building during the incident in question.
Miscellaneous Items Reviewed:
1. The Board reviewed a draft mission statement for the Lake Garfield Working Group. Discussion ensued. Additional language was proposed by the Friends of Lake Garfield and a modified version of same was agreed to by the Board. Discussion will continue on whether the make up of the “towns people group” must contain voters or if they must just be property owners.
2. Reappointments: The Board reviewed the appointments to be made. A motion was made to reappoint the following persons to the following positions, boards and committees for the terms noted. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously. Clarification from Monica Webb will be sought with regards to her living situation and the boards she currently serves on:
ADA Co-ordinator |
1 year |
Mary |
Makuc |
Agricultural Commission |
1 year |
Mark |
Little |
Agricultural Commission |
1 year |
Richard |
Tryon |
Agricultural Commission |
1 year |
Bettina |
Schwartz |
Broadband Committee |
1 year |
Steve |
Weisz |
Broadband Committee |
1 year |
Cliff |
Weiss |
Broadband Committee |
1 year |
BJ |
Johnson |
Hearings Officer |
1 year |
Robert |
Burnick |
Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Advisory Board Representative |
1 year |
Rudolph |
Gero |
Police Department, Police Chief |
1 year |
Gareth |
Backhaus |
Records Liason Officer for Select Board |
1 year |
Melissa |
Noe |
Telecommunications Department Delegate |
1 year |
Monica |
Webb |
Telecommunications Department Delegate, Alternate |
1 year |
Larry |
Klein |
Veteran's Agent |
1 year |
Laurie |
Hils |
Veteran Service Officer |
1 year |
Julio |
Rodriguez |
Wilson McLaughlin House Committee |
1 year |
Joe |
Baker |
Wilson McLaughlin House Committee |
1 year |
Cara |
Carroll |
Wilson McLaughlin House Committee |
1 year |
Christine |
Goldfinger |
Wilson McLaughlin House Committee |
1 year |
Elizabeth |
Maschmeyer |
Wilson McLaughlin House Committee |
1 year |
Laurie |
Shaw |
Wilson McLaughlin House Committee |
1 year |
Evelyn |
Vallianos |
Wilson McLaughlin House Committee |
1 year |
Mary |
Makuc |
Wilson McLaughlin House Committee |
1 year |
Cynthia |
Weber |
Wilson McLaughlin House Committee |
1 year |
Michael |
Banner |
WiredWest Organizing Committee Representative |
1 year |
Monica |
Webb |
WiredWest Organizing Committee Alternate |
1 year |
Larry |
Klein |
Town Counsel |
1 year |
Jeramia |
Pollard, Esq |
Fire Inspector |
1 year |
Shawn |
Tryon |
Police Department, Sergeant |
1 year |
Michael |
Johnson |
Police Department, Part Time - Reserve Intermittent Police Officer |
1 year |
Shaun |
Courtney |
Police Department, Part Time - Reserve Intermittent Police Officer |
1 year |
Stephanie |
Fredsall |
Police Department, Part Time - Reserve Intermittent Police Officer |
1 year |
Theodore |
Crosby |
Police Department, Part Time - Reserve Intermittent Police Officer |
1 year |
Joseph |
Delmolino |
Alternate Inspector of Bldgs/Alternate Bldg Commissioner |
2 years |
Don |
Fitzgerald |
Alternate Inspector of Bldgs/Alternate Bldg Commissioner |
2 years |
Thomas |
Carmody |
Gas Inspector |
2 years |
Robert |
Krupski |
Inspector of Wires |
2 years |
Nick |
Fredsall |
Plumbing Inspector |
2 years |
Robert |
Krupski |
Veterans Memorial Committee |
2 years |
Julio |
Rodriguez |
Veterans Memorial Committee |
2 years |
Michael |
Johnson |
Veterans Memorial Committee |
2 years |
Raymond |
Tryon |
Building Commissioner |
3 years |
Donald |
Torrico |
Fence Viewer |
3 years |
Peter |
Brown |
Historical Commission |
3 years |
Linda |
Hebert |
Historical Commission |
3 years |
Cynthia |
Weber |
Historical Commission |
3 years |
Kathleen |
Purcell |
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) |
3 years |
Gareth |
Backhaus |
Town Accountant |
3 years |
Paul |
Lisi, Jr |
Director of Operations for Highways Buildings and Town Property |
no expiration date |
Shawn |
Tryon |
Administrative Assistant |
no expiration date |
Melissa |
Noe |
911 Coordinator |
no expiration date |
Shawn |
Tryon |
Transfer Station Manager |
no expiration date |
Shawn |
Tryon |
Transfer Station Swap Shack Attendant |
no expiration date |
Beth |
Parks |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Shawn |
Tryon, Chief |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Mark |
Makuc, Captain |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Del |
Martin, Captain; EMT |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Patrick |
Sheridan, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Warren |
Thomson, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
John |
Makuc, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Robert |
Rodgers, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Paul |
Rapp, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Chris |
Tryon, Deputy Chief |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Felix |
Carroll, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Roy |
Carwile, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Cody |
Funk, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
William |
Baumann, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Jeffrey |
Spratt, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Claudia |
Martin, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Justin |
Makuc, Firefighter |
Fire Department |
no expiration date |
Keegan |
Wellauer, Junior Firefighter |
3. Discussion ensued about reappointing Rudy Gero as a Police Department, Special Officer for details only, for the 6 month term recommended by the Chief of Police. Kenn made a motion to not reappoint Rudy Gero. Steve seconded the motion and Carol abstained due to lack of knowledge of this employee. The motion passed 2 in favor with one abstention. The Chief will be notified that Rudy was not reappointed.
4. Steve suggested that appointment terms should run from January instead of from July to prevent new Select Board members (who are elected in May) from having to weigh in on situations they may be unfamiliar with.
5. Kenn will be meeting with the Treasurer and Jon Sylbert to get the transfer station credit card system up and running. He will also make sure the recorder Jen borrowed be returned to the Board of Health.
6. The Chief provided a copy of his contract to be renewed. The Board would like to review it prior to signing it.
7. Carol and Steve reviewed the letter to be sent to the applicants chosen to be offered the grant writer position. M. Noe will write the final letters to be signed by the Board next Monday.
8. Steve added a few items to the grant needs list adding that an off site, fire-proof, climate controlled location for records storage would free up office space in Town Hall.
9. Carol inquired about whether or not Monterey has looked into sharing a Town Administrator with the Town of Sandisfield that is also looking.
10. The Administrative Assistant’s weekly report was reviewed.
11. Police Chief’s weekly report was reviewed.
12. Mail was reviewed:
a. Letter from Planning board with regards to the steak roast signs violating the sign bylaw.
b. Notification from the Governor that we were selected for funding under the 604b Water Quality Management Planning Program.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at: 5:15pm
Submitted by:
Melissa Noe, Administrative Assistant
Approved by:
Monterey Select Board
Select Board Members
Minutes Book
Town Clerk
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