Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

Town Clerk
173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1100

Select Board Meeting

Monday, October 18 2021 at 6:00 PM
Town Hall: Second Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street Groton, MA


This meeting was posted Thursday, October 14 2021 at 8:01 AM

Agenda

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021

 

AGENDA

 

SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM

 

2nd FLOOR

 

GROTON TOWN HALL

 

 

 

 

 

                6:00 P.M.               Executive Session – In Joint Session with the Finance Committee – Pursuant to M.G.L., c. 30A, §21(a), Clause 3 – “To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares – Purpose – Collective Bargaining Preparation

 

 

 

                7:00 P.M.               Regular Meeting Commences - Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

 

 

                7:05 P.M.               Public Comment Period

 

 

 

I.              7:06 P.M.               Town Manager’s Report

 

 

 

1.     Town Manager’s Explanation of Agenda Items

 

2.     Consider Ratifying the Town Manager’s Appointment of Gale Risdon as a Custodian for the Department of Public Works

 

3.     Review Last Minute Town Meeting Preparation Including Review of Motions and Article Assignments

 

4.     Update on Select Board Meeting Schedule Through the End of the Year

 

 

 

II.             7:10 P.M.               Items for Select Board Consideration and Action

 

 

 

1.  Consider Approving an Earth Removal Exemption for the Whitney Pond Wells Water Treatment Plan

 

 

 

III.            7:15 P.M.               In Joint Session with the Finance Committee – Develop and Approve Budget Guidance for the Town Manager to Prepare the Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Operating Budget

 

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS                           

 

                                               

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – Review and Informational Purposes – Brief Comments - Items May or May Not Be Discussed

 

 

 

A.    Water Department – Manganese Issue – PFAS Issue

 

B.    Green Communities Application and Implementation

 

C.    Florence Roche Elementary School Construction Project

 

 

 

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

 

 

IV.           Minutes:                Regularly Scheduled Meeting of October 4, 2021

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting.  The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

 

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.