Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

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

Select Board Meeting

Monday, August 6 2018 at 6:00 PM
Town Hall: First Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street Groton, MA


This meeting was posted Wednesday, August 1 2018 at 2:05 PM

Agenda

SELECT BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2018

AGENDA

SELECT BOARD MEETING ROOM

1st FLOOR

GROTON TOWN HALL

 

 

            6:00 P.M.        In Joint Session with the Finance Committee and Fire Department Task Force Study Committee – Review Staffing Issues at Groton Fire Department – Consider Action to Address Staffing Issues – Votes May Be Taken

 

            7:00 P.M.        Announcements and Review Agenda for the Public

 

            7:05 P.M.        Public Comment Period – Votes May Be Taken

           

  1. 7:10 P.M. Town Manager’s Report

 

  1. Select Board’s Agenda Schedule
  2. Consider Ratifying the Town Manager’s Appointments of Casey O’Connor as a Reserve Police Officer and Bernadette Georges as a Police Matron – Votes May Be Taken
  3. Consider Ratifying Town Manager’s Appointment of William Morris as Truck Driver Laborer for the Groton DPW – Vote May Be Taken
  4. Consider Finalizing the Appointment of Brooks & DeRensis as Town Counsel and KP Law as Labor Counsel – Votes May Be Taken
  5. Review Revised Fee Waiver Policy – Consider Adoption – Vote May Be Taken
  6. Review Membership on Florence Roche School Building Committee – Approve or Change Voting Member – Vote May Be Taken
  7. Review First Draft of October 1, 2018 Special Town Meeting – Take Any Necessary Actions – Vote May Be Taken
  8. Review First Draft of 2018 Fall Town Meeting Warrant – Take Any Necessary Action – Vote May Be Taken
  9. Update from Town Manager on Prescott School RFP – Take Action on Potential Award - Vote May Be Taken
  10. Discussion and Decision – Review Sewer Commission’s Position to Not Establish a Memorandum of Understanding for Four Corner Sewer Repayment – Vote May Be Taken

 

 

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Select Board Meeting Agenda

Monday, August 6, 2018

page two

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

ON-GOING ISSUES – Votes and Action May Be Taken

 

  1. Prescott School Disposition/RFP
  2. Town Counsel RFP
  3. Signage/Traffic at Intersection of Route 119/West Street
  4. Memorandum of Understanding – Four Corner Sewer District Repayment
  5. Senior Center Building Project
  6. Goal Compilation – Align Department Head and Select Board Goals
  7. Proposed Policy on Major Initiative Planning
  8. Operational Audit Recommendations/Implementation
  9. Charter Approval/Implementation of New Provisions
  10. Local Room Occupancy Tax – How to Account for in FY 2020 Budget
  11. Proposed Bylaw for Permanent Building Committee
  12. Route 119 Sidewalk Installation
  13. Recreational Marijuana
  14. Florence Roche Elementary School Feasibility Study
  15. Building Fee Waivers
  16. Task Force to Consider Adding Additional Police Officers
  17. Task Force to Consider Having a Full-Time 24/7 Fire Department
  18. Union Negotiations
  19. Library Roof Repair

 

           

SELECT BOARD LIAISON REPORTS

 

  1. Minutes: None

 

III.        Executive Session – Pursuant to M.G.L. c30A, §21(a)(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 - Review Step 3 Grievance Filed by SEIU 888 – Town and Library Employees Union

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

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.