Select Board
Minutes of the meeting of 8/10/16
Meeting Opened at: 3pm
Select Board Members Present: Steve Weisz and Carol Edelman
Also in attendance: Emily Johnson, Jennifer Brown, Debbie Mielke
Miscellaneous Items Reviewed:
1. The Board voted that the sale of the $598,000 Serial State House Loan – Fire Truck Loan of the Town dated August 15, 2016 (the “Notes”), to Easthampton Savings Bank, at the price of $598,000 is hereby approved and confirmed. The Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 2.60 percent, payable annually, and the principal of the Notes shall be payable as follows: $98,000 on August 15, 2017, $100,000 on August 15, 2018, $100,000 on August 15, 2019, $100,000 on August 15, 2020, $100,000 on August 15, 2021, and $100,000 on August 15, 2022.
2. The Board signed the loan notes witnessed by the Town Clerk/Treasurer.
3. A motion was made to appoint Kelly Tryon to the Town Administrator Resume Review Committee. The motion was seconded and passed.
4. A motion was made to appoint Robert Hoogs to the Town Administrator Resume Review Committee. The motion was seconded and passed.
5. The Board signed a letter to the banks letting them know the changes in personnel in the Treasurer’s office.
6. The Board met with Debbie Mielke to discuss her returning as the Town Clerk until the May election. She was the Clerk for 9 months three years ago and had resigned to spend time with her daughter. Debbie stated that she will need help in the office, with the elections, and due to other commitments this will not be her full time job, and will be unable to hold regular office hours at this point in time. A motion was made to appoint Debbie Mielke as the Town Clerk until the May election. The motion was seconded and approved. Jen offered to show Debbie the office and what was currently being worked on.
7. The Board discussed whether or not an ad should be placed in the paper for an Assistant Town Clerk to assist Debbie and to have office hours. Emily Johnson pointed out that the $1,000 allocated at town meeting for an assistant will not cover for long and the Board might want to consider increasing that at the special in September.
8. Carol spoke with Terry Walker & Shawn Tryon on 8/9/16 about submitting a succinct proposal with regards to her grant work for Monterey; she will submit a proposal to the Board.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at: 3:43m
Submitted by:
Melissa Noe, Administrative Assistant
Approved by:
Monterey Select Board
Select Board Members
Minutes Book
Town Clerk
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