Select Board
Minutes of the meeting of 6/16/17
Meeting Opened at: 10am
Select Board Members Present: Steve Weisz, Chairperson and Carol Edelman
Also in attendance: Ray Tryon, Shawn Tryon
At 10:15am the Board had a telephone conference call with Baystate Municipal Accounting to discuss the contract terms for the next year. After reviewing several terms of the contract it was agreed to continue with Baystate Municipal Accounting. A motion was made to enter into a 1 year contract with an option to renew for 1 year with Baystate Municipal Accounting for our Accountant and Treasurer positions. The motion was seconded and approved.
Miscellaneous Items Reviewed:
- The Board reopened the discussion on placing an article on the special town meeting warrant requesting to transfer monies in the amount of $6,954.01 from free cash to the following accounts that have overspent for the following amounts; Town Counsel Expenses - $421.45, Printing Expenses - $90.03, Fire Calls - $5735.57, Public Lighting - $702.96 and $4 to Fire Dept Utilities and Facilities Rental.
- Town Clerk position: The Board received 2 resumes for the position, only 1 of which has previous Town Clerk experience. It was agreed to offer the position to Terry Walker for a maximum of 12 hours per week (posted 4 hours on Sat and 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening during the week on days of her choosing) for $24/hour ($15,033.60/yr at 52.2 weeks) with the understanding that once she receives her Town Clerk certification she will receive an extra $1000 as per MGL. Motion seconded and approved.
- Warrants were signed.
A motion was made and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at: 11:07am
Submitted by:
Melissa Noe, Administrative Assistant
Approved by:
Monterey Select Board
Select Board Members
Minutes Book
Town Clerk
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