Select Board Amended Meeting Agenda 12/21/22

MONTEREY SELECT BOARD AMENDED MEETING AGENDAWednesday, December 21, 2022

Meeting will be held in the Town Hall Meeting Room as well as remotely at 6:00pm

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Call to Order 6:00pm

6:00pm: Meet with Town Counsel, Donna Brewer, to discuss Hume v. Monterey advancing to the Massachusetts Supreme Court, and related cost (estimated $20,000-$30,000)

6:30pm: Meet with Renewable Energy Working Group chair, Peter Murkett, to discuss a Scope of Services for a contract between Beacon Integrated Solutions and the Town

7:00pm: Meet with Town Clerk Staff, Gary Shaw, to discuss employment position

Old Business

1. Draft Police Chief contract
2. Draft Capital Planning Policy and Procedures

New Business

1. Draft Special Town Meeting Warrant for Saturday 1/21/23 at 1:30pm
   1. Fuel
   2. Fire Department Equipment & Maintenance
   3. Assessors Expenses
   4. Town Hall Feasibility Study
   5. Building Inspector wages
   6. Rescind library unissued loan balance
   7. Conservation Commission Agent (revolving account)
   8. Bill of a prior year
2. Town Administrator items
   1. Additional requirements to proceed with Community Center pavilion proposal
   2. Transferring Office Assistant duties to the Select Board secretary temporarily
   3. Sign Massworks contract documents
3. Police detail policy
4. Part time Intermittent Police Officer Appointment: Matt Mercier
5. Conservation Commission reappointment: Tim Lovett
6. Consider $500 from Select Board expenses to pay for insurance for the pond hockey tournament at Lake Buel

Correspondence, minutes, public comment

1. Review mail & correspondence
2. Approve minutes of 12/14/22
3. Unanticipated business
4. 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.

Items requiring extensive discussion or prior research should be placed on a future agenda so that the issue receives the appropriate attention.  Please leave the room if you need to converse with other members of the audience. 

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