Select Board Meeting Agenda 9/22/21

Date: 
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 6:00pm
MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDAWednesday, September 22, 2021

Meeting will be held at 6pm

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6pm: Jeremia Pollard: Active court cases

6:15pm: Joint Pole Hearing continued: Chestnut Hill

6:45pm: BRPC: Lake Garfield 604b project presentation/closeout

7pm: Town Accountant

  1. Tax recap and free cash issue from last year
  2. Contract
  3. Finance Committee members contact with town accountant policy review & revise if necessary

7:15pm: Administrative

  1. Town Administrator Items:
    1. Accept police donation
    2. Special town meeting date (November 16)
    3. Review FC Low Income Discount Program Draft
    4. Request to change office hours
    5. REDO grant letter of support
    6. Review and discuss draft policies provided on 9/1; professionalism, non-discrimination and harassment
    7. Corrections to false statements made at the 9/8 meeting
  2. School Committee vacancy
  3. Accept terms & conditions for youtube account
  4. Religious holidays and meeting scheduling
  5. Approve minutes of 8/19, 9/1, 9/8 and 9/15/21 minutes
  6. Discuss establishment of a committee to investigate what a charter could do for Monterey
  7. Job Performance review of TA; 
  8. TA job description review & revise if necessary 
  9. TA's allegations against Finance committee member Jon Slybert.re Tax Recap issue. 
  10. Police Investigation Policies & Procedures 
  11. Bullying and intimidation of a Town Employee & Code of Conduct/Ethics discussion 
  12. Discussion of disclosure of a private town employee's criminal/HR complaint to 2-3 citizens 
  13. SB Hearing scheduling on the Grant writer resignation situation 
  14. RAO position 
  15. Posting meeting agendas on website/dept head access to webpage 
  16. Schedule executive session to investigate complaints made by Terry Walker, Pauline Banducci, Nancy Tomasovich and Jon Sylbert 
  17. Continue review of Select Board Roles, Polices & Procedures draft
  18. Review mail and any correspondence to be sent/signed
    1. Finance Committee’s request for counsel review
    2. Laura Knoepler – COA Outreach Grant Project and Outreach Worker Position
    3. Terry Walker – year-end balance sheet
    4. Jon Sylbert – Finance Committee access to accountant
    5. Michele Miller’s request for documents related to hiring of KP Law
    6. Don Coburn’s email regarding the RAO position and Terry Walker’s resignation
  19. Comments & questions from the public

8:15pm: Terry Walker

  1. Town clerk issues

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