Select Board
Minutes of the meeting of 5/5/16
Meeting Opened at: 4pm
Select Board Members Present: Kenn Basler and Steve Weisz
Also in attendance: Jeremia Pollard, Hy Rosen and Mark Makuc
Miscellaneous Items Reviewed:
1. Jeremia provide the Board with a draft letter to the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation with regards to Bally Gally.
2. There was discussion about whether or not the name of the accounts on the special town meeting warrant. It is correct as it is the names of the accounts for the current year as the transfer will occur now not in FY17 when we change the names of the accounts. The Board will confirm with the Accountant.
3. School budget line item: Even though 3 towns have approved the budget it is not a given as New Marlborough needs an override to pass. If the budget does not pass the state will make an assessment for 12 months based on last year and the towns will be billed 1/12 each month.
4. Article 20 – The FWMH has received an independent review of the cost of the renovations and it has come in $20,000 more than the original estimate. A request can be made on the floor to change the requested amount.
5. Article 27 – The way the article is currently been worded it is too broad and to the extent and limits that the laws allow this may not be enforceable because at some levels it would be preempted by state laws.
6. Article 28 – The article as currently worded is too broad and it would be difficult to enforce if passed as is. Jeremia recommends that if this is something that the town wants to move forward with a bylaw should be created that has mechanisms to deal with violations.
7. Article 29 – The article as worded if it passed would affect the Lake Buel Tax District as well. It is too broad and is missing a considerable amount of specifics. A motion to change this is not advised as not everyone reading this may have understood that the implied intention of this article is to reconsider the vote taken at the February special to create a tax district on Lake Garfield.
If the proposition 2 ½ does not pass on Tuesday the Board will have to have another meeting with a revised budget.
Hy Rosen requested 3 minutes to speak about comments the Board made in previous meetings with regards to sending a letter to Representative Pignatelli renouncing their support for the Lake Garfield Tax District and the citizen petitions on the annual town meeting warrant. Since this was not on the agenda Hy was asked to call and be placed on a future agenda and to also attend the Con Comm meeting on Tuesday with regards to the FLG’s application to use chemicals in the lake.
At 4:45 Steve requested to go into executive session for a human resources issue. It was noted that since there is a specific individual involved that has not been notified of the meeting and is not present that this should be tabled to a future date. Jeremia recommended that Steve call him to speak privately on the matter to determine the best course of action.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at: 5pm
Submitted by:
Melissa Noe, Administrative Assistant
Approved by:
Monterey Select Board
Select Board Members
Minutes Book
Town Clerk
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