The
BOS meeting last night went well. There was a full agenda. We’ve adopted three
new policies: The Emergency Medical Dispatch Policy; The WorkZone Safety Policy
for the Highway department and the BOS policies and procedures proposed by
Selectman Bennett a long time ago!
Under
the Police department agenda, Pat Mullins mentioned reverse 911. The Chief
mentioned that Reverse 911 is defunct. Code Red is a different system, which we
will be using to notify people in emergency situations. This is a different
service then the one used by the school system. Code Red works with both
landlines and cell phones. People have the ability to opt out if they do not
want the messages.
The
Highway department has received the bucket truck from the Light and Water
department. The old bucket truck is stored at 252 Baldwinville Rd. There was
some discussion about what to do with the 1986 bucket truck. We will place the
bucket truck on MiniciBid and see what we can get for it.
The
BOS discussed compensation for the highway superintendent for snow plowing
operations. After much discussion it was agreed to compensate the highway
superintendent for plowing when the department is shorthanded. We need to work
on adopting the FEMA policy in order to compensate other department heads in
the case of a declared state of emergency.
There
was discussion about the Fuelmaster system for the highway department. The new
system may not be installed and operational until February.
The
contract for the FY 2013 CDBG grant writer was awarded to COG. The decision was
made to proceed to apply for the CDBG grant to complete the Back Bay project.
The design and engineering costs will be paid for out of Chapter 90. It would
be nice to complete one project in town.
Budget
discussions will take place soon. The BOS came to consensus that aiming for an
overall budget reduction of 2% would be the best course of action at this
point. The governor may be forced to use 9C cuts to keep the FY13 budget on
track. Revenue collections have not met the state projections, which will
create a shortfall. On the Federal level, the fiscal cliff or automatic budget
cuts will begin in January unless some major agreement takes place. Whatever
happens on the state and federal level will have an impact on Templeton. Stay
tuned…
Residents
from Michael’s Lane were in attendance to discuss the future uses of Gilman
Waite field and the impact on the neighborhood. Chris Stewart commented on the
addition of the playground is scheduled to be completed next. Parking issues
will need to be resolved.
The
BOS appointed Dan Keeney as Treasurer from 11/05/12- 6/30/2013. Dan was in
attendance and mentioned that he is getting off to a good start.
The
BOS approved many licenses last night pending inspections. There are only 2 BOS
meetings scheduled in December – December 3rd and December 17th.
If you know of anyone who owns an establishment that sells adult beverages,
please let them know if they want extended hours for a certain occasion (like
New Years Eve) they may want to make the request sooner rather than later to
the Selectmen’s Office… we are closed on Fridays!!
The
winter parking ban is in effect until April 15, 2013. The Christmas Tree
Lighting has been set for Sunday December 2. It will start at 4:30 in Otter
River.
Meetings This
Week
11/20/12
Elementary
School Meeting 6:00 p.m.
11/21/12
Advisory Board CANCELLED
11/21/12
Senior Center
Oversight Committee
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving
Julie
Farrell
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