Select Board Meeting
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Select Board Amended Meeting Agenda 3/3/21
Meeting will be held at 5pm
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5pm: Meet with the Finance Committee
- Unanswered request for meeting minutes
- Report of counsel on the inapplicability of the Anti-Aid Amendment to the Fire Company
- Accountant involvement for reporting payroll deficits
- Continue review of total budget
5:30pm: Administrative
- Dennis Lynch: Best practices for culvert grant
- Best Practice: Complete a Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan through the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program to assess local risks from climate change and identify potential actions to enhance community resiliency.
- Best Practice: Require Localized Flood Protection Best Practices, including Stormwater Management Measures to increase recharge, manage water movement, reduce pollution, and control flooding to protect lives, public safety, infrastructure, the environment, & critical assets.
- Review of operating budget and recommendations
- Review of special articles and recommendations
- Request to Senator to reconsider effect of police reform on small communities
- Town Administrator items
- Unanswered request for finance committee meeting minutes
- Accountant involvement for reporting payroll deficits
- Declare snow emergency
- 2021 health insurance renewal
- Introduction of new job description to departments, board and committees
- Adoption of Property Tax Commitments and Accounts Receivable Policies & Procedures section
- R. Wolin public records request
- Approve 2/24/21 minutes
- Review mail and correspondence to be sent/signed
- 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.
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.