Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes 4/8/21
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Minutes of the Monterey Conservation
Meeting held on April 8th, 2021
Meeting held by Zoom call with phone access
The meeting was called to order by Mr Rawitz, chair of the Commission, at approximately 6:20pm, after a delay in reposting the correct mobile phone access with an ID and Passcode.
Mr. Rawitz conducted the roll call: Jeremy Rawitz, present; Nancy Tomasovich, present; Michael Zisser, present; Margo Drohan, absent.
(Note: several other people were on the call but with no full personal identification)
Item #1: A motion was made (M Zisser) and second (N Tomasovich) to place in the personnel file for the CC Agent ( Kimberly Wetherell) the Disciplinary Letter with supporting documentation submitted to the Agent and the Conservation Commission members on ###, with additional documentation added as of ###. M Zisser noted that the Commission had the right to submit such a Letter, and that the Agent had the right to place in the file any documentation in response to the Letter. M Zisser also noted that all submittals to the personnel file are intended to be confidential and subject to the provisions of the Employee manual. Mr Rawitz called for vote on the motion: N Tomasovich, yes; M Zisser, yes; J Rawitz, yes.
Item #2. A motion was made (M Zisser) and seconded (N Tomasovich) to accept the resignation of the CC Agent as indicated in the email forward by the Agent to the Town Administrator (date???). Mr Rawitz called for a vote on the motion: N Tomasovich, yes; M Zisser, yes; J Rawitz, yes.
Item #3. A motion was made (N Tomasovich ??) and seconded (M Zisser???) to hire an interim consultant for the Conservation Commission under Chapter 40 Sec 8C to assist the Commission in its work until posting for the permanent positon could be done and a new person hired to serve as CC Agent. The position would be for no more than 3 months and up to 30 hours per month. After some discussion by the Commission members, Mr Rawitz called for a vote on the motion: N Tomasovich, yes; M Zisser, yes; J Rawitz, yes.
Item #4. Mr Rawitz indicated that the name of a potential applicant to serve as the interim agent had been provided to him by Mark Stinson, the DEP Western Regional Representative. Mr Rawitz noted for the record that in the preliminary agenda distributed to Conservation Commission members prior to the meeting, he had mistakenly indicated that Mr Stinson had recommended this applicant, rather than just suggesting a potential applicant. Mr Rawitz requested that members of the Commission review the resume of the potential applicant.
Item #5. A motion was made and seconded (can’t remember by whom???) to allow J Rawitz, as chair of the Commission, pending the review of the applicant’s resume by Commission members, to hire the interim consultant as per the conditions defined in item#3. The discussion among Board members on the motion indicated that this was an emergency situation in response to the number of applicants to the Commission seeking to have their applications move forward on a timely basis. Mr Rawitz called for a vote on the motion: M Zisser, yes; N Tomasovich, yes; J Rawitz, yes.
Item # 6. A motion was made to update the CC Agent’s authorization to sign documents on behalf of the Commission pursuant to the Governor’s March 10, 2020 declaration of a State of Emergency notification. This authorization would apply to an interim Agent and to the new Agent. The discussion among Board members noted that this authorization had never been terminated by the Board, but was being updated in order to expedite the work of the Commission. Mr Rawitz called for a vote on the motion: M Zisser, yes; N Tomasovitch, yes; J Rawitz, yes.
Item #7. A date for the next meeting, originally posted for April 14th, would need to be verified to see if proper postings had taken place. A meeting for April 21st will also be considered pending the necessary pre-meeting work being completed and proper postings made.
Item #8. A motion was made (M Zisser) and seconded (N Tomasovich) to close the meeting at ????. Mr Rawitz called for a vote on the motion: M Zisser, yes; N Tomasovich, yes; J Rawitz, yes.