Select Board Meeting
Select Board Amended Meeting Agenda 11/10/21
Meeting will be held at 6pm
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Old Business
- Town Administrator
- Approve minutes of 8/14 (2nd homeowners meeting), 10/6 (selectperson drafting), 10/27 and 11/3/21 minutes
- Public records on website
- ARPA draft survey
- Agenda posting survey results
- Grant administration draft policy
- Change of office hours
- Continue review of Select Board Roles, Polices & Procedures draft
- Access to counsel draft policy
- Highway Planning Commission: recap of discussion with Shawn, Jim and Melissa
New Business
- Town Administrator Items:
- FY23 & 24 insurance renewal proposal rate guarantee
- Complaint filed with regard to item #3 below (incorrectly listed as #2 in previous agenda)
- Public records requests by John Weingold
- Nancy Tomasovich request for executive session minutes
- Vote to send the requested special act approved and letter to the Town’s legislative delegation
- Leaking of confidential documents to the press
- Investigation and timeline
- Peter Murkett’s request to lead a photovoltaic working group
- Veteran’s Day Observance
- Highway Foreman position recommendation
- Appointments to the Town Charter Committee - Rebecca Wolin and Donald Coburn
- Lake Garfield Working Group Appointment: Trevor Hurst
- Bylaw Review Committee update
- Review mail and any correspondence to be sent/signed
- Nancy Tomasovich public records question
- Kim Wetherell letter to the Board
- Lisa Smyle resignation from Library Board of Trustees
- 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.