Town of Princeton, Mass., Selectboard Meeting Minutes
– March 13, 2019 – 7:30 AM – Town Hall Annex
Present: Chair Richard Bisk, Karen Cruise, and Edith Morgan with Town Administrator Nina Nazarian, Chris Conway, Steve Mirick, and Jim O’Coin.
7:33 AM~~Meeting called to order.
Further discussion on the Annex & Public Safety Improvements Project –
The group continued a discussion from the previous week on 2 parts of the project that are estimated to be more involved and more expensive than expected: sagging roof over apparatus bays and the suspended slab floor of police garage. The scope and cost of the stabilization of the annex was also discussed.
Steve M brought up that there are easy answers but hard questions. How long should we plan on using the annex? How long would the town continue to find uses for it?
The SB voted to ask Nina to begin negotiation with PO Place on temporary Bagg Hall employee space and long-term meeting space. All voted in favor.
The SB also voted to ask Nina to investigate other accessible spaces in town for meetings. All voted in favor.
The group agreed to continue discussing the work that should be done on stabilizing the police and station 1.
Capital Improvements target Investment Percentage –
Nina informed the SB of the AC’s thoughts on the capital improvements target investment percentages. The board voted to reaffirm its vote from last meeting on the subject for 7% general and 3.55% roads as benchmarks with the understanding that these numbers may change next year. All voted in favor.
Town Administrator Update –
The board discussed the need for an interim town administrator while the search for a replacement for Nina proceeds. The board made a motion to authorize the TA to advertise posting of interim TA position with salary commensurate with experience. Review of applications to begin 4/3 with start date of early May. All voted in favor.
The board agreed that it should begin talking to a couple of recruiters, including the Collins Center, which we used last time. The SB agreed to have Karen call the Collins Center and others to discuss offerings. Nina will provide names of recruiters.
The board discussed the need to form a search committee and will begin thinking about possible candidates and exploring the idea with them.
Adjourn 9:38 AM
Respectfully submitted, Karen Cruise, Selectboard member
S.B. Referenced Documents: none.
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