Select Board Meeting
Select Board Meeting Agenda 12/29/21
Meeting will be held in the Town Hall Meeting Room as well as remotely at 6pm
Please join the meeting by going to www.GoToMeeting.com/meeting/join-meeting (you can choose to download the desktop app or join using a browser) and entering the following meeting id: 318-097-709
Please use the “raise hand” button if you would like to speak
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6pm: Old Business
- Posting YouTube videos prior to September 22; review & sign agreement
New Business
- Conservation Commission:
- Chris Andrews to discuss difficulty with Conservation Commission
- Don Coburn’s email on same
- Town Administrator Items:
- Opioid Settlement
- HR Director update
- Director of Open Government’s communication to Monterey about number of open meeting law complaints
- Open Meeting Law complaint filed by Jon Sylbert
- Open Meeting Law complaint filed by John Weingold
- Police Dept part time officer appointment
- Stephanie Sloane Cultural Council appointment
- Part time employee holiday pay policy (bylaw) (JM)
- Review Counsel Contact policy (JM)
- Approve minutes of 12/15/21
- Amend 10/6 minutes (JM)
- Review mail and any correspondence to be sent/signed:
- Counsel response to Jon Sylbert and Rebecca Wolin complaint
- Smitty and Hinds response re: Home Rule Petition
- Jon Sylbert email about boycotting Finance Committee meetings
- Letter from the State regarding noncompliance with prevailing wage law on Library project and counsel comment (JM)
- 12/14 Email from Jon Sylbert re: electronic voting (JM)
- Public Records Appeal filed by Jon Sylbert determination by state
- 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.