Select Board Amended Meeting Agenda 12/16/2020

Date: 
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 9:00am
MONTEREY SELECT BOARD AMENDED MEETING AGENDAWednesday, December 16, 2020

Meeting will be held at 9am

By determination of the Attorney General all members of the public must attend the meetings remotely

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9am: Administrative

  1. Fiber Connect proposed final agreement to be considered.  Note that agreement excludes the following locations from broadband service: 1. River Road from #100 to the New Marlborough town line (3 houses); 2. Corashire Road from #56 to the New Marlborough town line (4 houses); 3. Beartown Mt. Rd., from #126 to Great Barrington Border (23 houses);  4. Royal Hemlock Road (3 houses);  5. Tyringham Road North of Heron Pond Road to Tyringham Border (1 house); and 6. 400 West Otis Tyringham Road (1 house).   OWNERS OF THOSE HOUSES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND BE HEARD.  Discussion of proposed side agreement.
  2. Mediation and Open Meeting Law Determination update (JW)
  3. Cultural Council appointment: Erica Stern
  4. Wifi hotspot program (DC)
  5. Administrative Assistant items
    1. Budget meeting schedule
    2. COVID-19 procedures and employee communications memo
    3. Job descriptions; discuss whether to add to website
  6. Approve 11/23 and 12/2 minutes
  7. Planning Board appointment - Chip Allen
  8. Town Administrator job description and advertisement
  9. Review mail and correspondence to be sent/signed
  10. Comments & questions from the public

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***All agendas are subject to change***

The listings of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

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