Select Board Amended Meeting Agenda 6/8/22
Meeting will be held in the Town Hall Meeting Room as well as remotely at 5:30pm
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Call to Order
5:30 Executive Session: Discuss potential litigation by Town Clerk Terry Walker with MIIA insurance representative and Town Counsel (purpose 3 of MGL Chapter 30A §21)
Return to open meeting
6:00pm: Meet with Town Counsel, Donna Brewer, to discuss a listening tour and potential trainings for the Town
6:30pm: Meet with Laurie Shaw to discuss Community Center Committee’s request for American Rescue Plan Act funds for construction of a pavilion
6:45pm: Meet with the Fire Chief, Shawn Tryon to discuss Fire Department’s request for American Rescue Plan Act funds for medical vehicle to replace Rescue 5
Old Business
- Call special election for August 23 from 12:00pm – 7:00pm
- Greene & Hafer bill
- Mediation prices
New Business
- Discuss plan for American Rescue Plan Act funds
- Discuss installation of audio/visual security device in Town Hall
- Town Administrator Items:
- Shared Human Resource Director update
- Recommendation to extend tree cutting contract for 1 year
- Office Assistant job description
- May KP Law bill
- Internal transfers to be made
- Chapter 90 form to sign
- Select Board Secretary job description
- Special event permit request – Emily Sotille
- Beartown Mountain Phone Service intervention update
- Review policy for contacting Town Counsel
- Review policy for Agenda Posting Requirements
Correspondence, minutes, public comment
- Review mail & correspondence received or to be sent:
- Letter to Town Clerk following up June 1 discussion about mediation
- Letter to Mary Kate Jordan regarding Monterey’s 150th anniversary quilt
- Thank you notes to children who helped place wreaths in Memorial Day Parade
- Letter to residents of Beartown Mountain Rd between Fairview and the Forest regarding phone service
- Approve minutes of 5/23/22, 5/25/22 and 6/1/22
- Comments & questions from the public
Adjournment
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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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