Select Board Meeting Agenda 3/30/22

Date: 
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 6:00pm
MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDAWednesday, March 30, 2022

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

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Old Business

  1. Town Administrator Items:
    1. Update on Human Resource proposals for handbook update (Collins Center response if available)
    2. Review opinion from counsel on cell phone and personal email use policies

New Business

  1. Town Administrator Items:
    1. Sign Public Health Collaborative Inter-Municipal Agreement
    2. Transfer Station Operator Appointment
  2. Open Meeting Law complaint filed by Don Coburn
  3. Request from Renewable Energy Working Group to contact counsel
  4. Conservation Commission Agent Appointment – Kim Wetherell
  5. Proposal from the Transfer station committee to decrease the hours on Sundays to 10am – 4:30pm year round
  6. Human resources and professional mediation (SW)
  7. Final budget review and review of warrant
    1. Budget and structure of Administrative Assistant position (JM)
    2. Budget and options for leadership training (JM)
  8. Approve minutes of 3/18 and 3/23/22
  9. American Rescue Plan Act funds - Invitation for Proposals (JM)
  10. Discussion of Bylaw Review Committee revision to be placed on warrant (JW)
  11. Discussion of RAO position (JW)
  12. Discussion of adding Annual warrant articles (JW);
    1. Lake Garfield Preservation (Tax) District),
    2. Charter Committee,
    3. 3-5 SB members,
    4. Special Town Meetings
    5. Finance Committee
    6. SB Chair's  Powers
    7. Code of Ethics/Code of Conduct for Conduct SB and
    8. all Citizens' Petitions that were tabled in 2021.
  13. Discussion re: asking the investigators for copies of correspondences received by the investigators from private citizens (JW)
  14. Review mail & correspondence to be sent:
    1. Retirement notifications from Beth & Dave Gilmore
  15. Comments & questions from the public
  16. Discuss entering Executive Session for the purpose of approving Executive Session minutes of 10/4/21, 3/23/22 - 12pm, 3/23/22 - 6pm

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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. 

The Board of Selectmen shall post all meetings in compliance with Open Meeting Law and pursuant to the regulations of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office 940 CMR 29.03(4). Please visit our website for all meeting information. All approved meeting minutes of the Board are posted on the town’s website under minutes and agendas.