Select Board Meeting

Meeting will be held in the Town Hall Meeting Room as well as remotely at 5:00pm

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Call to Order

5pm: Joint meeting with the Finance Committee

1. Review and discuss Annual Operating Budget Policy Draft
2. Review and discuss Draft Purchasing Policy
3. Raise spending limit for Bally Gally by $154
4. Internal transfers
5. Library employee hourly rate change for FY23

6pm: Joint meeting with Bylaw Review Committee

Old Business

1. Set deadline and approve request form for disbursements of remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds
2. Review and approve draft letter to the new Human Resource Director laying out Monterey’s initial goals
3. FY23 appointments and reappointments

New Business

1. Discuss Anti-Aid Amendment questions to Town Counsel
2. Town Charter Committee status
3. Johnson case settlement with a brief synopsis
4. Town Administrator Items:
   1. Title V results
   2. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Sexual Harassment Policy recommendation from Counsel
   3. Town Counsel contact form
   4. Payroll timecard module

Correspondence, minutes, public comment

1. Review mail & correspondence received or to be sent:
   1. Letter re: Open Meeting Law Complaint dated June 23, 2022
   2. Letter re: Electricity on Sandisfield Rd dated June 27, 2022
   3. Letter re: State 911 Department dated June 27, 2022
2. Approve minutes of 6/8/22 executive session, 6/15/22, and 6/22/22
3. Release of 5/4/22 Executive Session minutes
4. Comments & questions from the public

Adjournment

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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.