Town of Princeton, Mass., Selectboard Meeting Minutes
– July 2, 2018 – 10:00 AM – Town Hall Annex
Present: Chair Richard Bisk, Karen Cruise & Edith Morgan w/ TA Nina Nazarian.
10:02 AM Richy opened the meeting in the Town Hall Annex.
Board/Committee Appointments, Advisory Committee – With two openings on the Advisory Committee and three applicants (Krista Penning, Rick McCowan and Mary Jo Wojtusik) the Board discussed the candidates. Karen Cruise expressed concern that candidate Krista Penning’s schedule may be limiting for the Advisory Committee, considering that she is typically only available on Wednesday or Friday evenings.
ACTION: On a motion made by Edie, seconded by Richy the Board voted 3-0-0 to appoint Mary Jo Wojtusik to the Advisory Committee for a term of 3 years, contingent upon being sworn in, and the completion of the Open Meeting law and Municipal Ethics requirements as well as the return of a signed copy of receipt of the Town of Princeton’s Sexual Harassment Policy.
ACTION: On a motion made by Edie, seconded by Richy the Board voted 2-1-0 to appoint Krista Penning to the Advisory Committee for a term of 3 years, contingent upon being sworn in, and the completion of the Open Meeting law and Municipal Ethics requirements as well as the return of a signed copy of receipt of the Town of Princeton’s Sexual Harassment Policy.
Karen subsequently changed her vote to support Krista as a candidate and the board as a whole. The Board agreed that if there was a near term opening then they would be included to appoint Rick McCowan to serve, considering that they felt that Rick was just as strong of a candidate.
Board/Committee Appointments, Facilities Steering Committee Charge – The Board discussed the charges proposed by Judy Dino and Karen Cruise. Edie expressed an interest to have the charge include work on planning for the proposed renovation of Bagg Hall.
ACTION: On a motion made by Karen, seconded by Richy the Board voted 2-1-0 to set the charge of the FSC as: FSC phase II is charged with developing and executing a communication and education plan to prepare voters for a fall special town meeting to secure funding for the development of plans & construction documents for a new public safety building to be built at the Princeton center school site and that may or may not incorporate part of the old building.
Edie subsequently changed her vote to support the decision of the board as a whole.
FY19 State Budget Letter Advocating for $50,000 for the Annex/Bagg Hall – The Board discussed the draft letter prepared by Richy to be sent to the FY19 state budget Conference Committee advocating that the final version of the bill include the $50,000 line item inserted by Representative Kimberly Ferguson “…for the stabilization and preservation of Bagg Hall and the town hall annex in Princeton…”
ACTION: On a motion made by Karen, seconded by Edie the Board voted 3-0-0 to finalize the letter and mail it out.
11:08 AM Richy departed from the meeting.
Charter Update – Nina provided the Board a written summary from Charter about their video service. Nina also updated Karen and Edie on conversations with Charter, specifically regarding their recent comment that installations would occur after the system was built (which will be November). Charter has indicated that their intent would be to complete installations after the system is constructed. The Selectboard discussed the need to seek additional information from Charter. The Selectboard plans to discuss the topic further at its July 9th meeting.
Adjourn 11:18 AM
Respectfully submitted, Nina Nazarian, Town Administrator
S.B. Referenced Documents: Draft charges from Judy Dino and Karen Cruise for FSC phase II, Draft letter to FY19 state budget Conference Committee, and Charter video service handout.
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