Select Board Meeting

MONTEREY SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDAWednesday, February 22, 2023

Meeting will be held in the Town Hall Meeting Room as well as remotely at 6:00pm

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Call to Order 6:00pm

Old Business                                                       

1. Continue discussion of Curtis Road bridge detour over Gould Road
2. Sign solar photovoltaic consulting agreement with Beacon Integrated Solutions
3. Draft noise bylaw for Annual Town Meeting warrant
4. Discuss draft revised Employee Handbook; process for review and approval

New Business

1. Director of Operations request for use of Chapter 90 funds to purchase tractor loader
2. Reappointment to the Local Cultural Council: Maggie Barkin
3. Consider a short term rental tax
4. Discuss private ways that negatively affect public ways and possible recourse
5. Town Administrator items:
   1. Opioid settlement docs
   2. Electric aggregation documents and authorization to sign
   3. Buy recycle policy
   4. Berkshire Municipal IT Cybersecurity Project

Correspondence, minutes, public comment

1. Review mail & correspondence
   1. 2/16/23 letter from Kathie Tryon re: motor vehicle noise
   2. 2/17/23 letter from Kathy Ronchi re: insurance coverage in Walker v. Monterey
2. Approve minutes of 2/15/23
3. Unanticipated business
4. 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.