From the May 10, 2018 Town Admin. Report
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2018, 9:00 A.M. @ NRSD GYM
Important Notice to All Departments
Job Openings: Seasonal Laborer (DPW) & Laborer/Truck Driver (DPW),
Business Meeting or Workshop: The following is intended to supplement agenda items where a full memorandum may not have been required or updates are needed.
6. b. This is to recognize the very positive contribution to our organization of the four interns we have working with us this semester.
6. d. As you now know, the auditorium normally used for Town Meeting is not available to us. After lengthy discussions and on-site review, the recommendation is to move it to the Gymnasium of the High School. While it is in the same building complex it - unfortunately - has a separate street address (#464 versus the warned #462 Baldwinville). We are advised such a move requires a joint decision of the BoS and Town Moderator. This is to hear the formal recommendation of the Moderator and Clerk and hear the steps that will be taken to advise the public and ensure an orderly carrying out of the move.
6. e. This is to adopt a meeting calendar for FY 2019. It includes an expanded and pre-set number of meetings for the budget process. As discussed previously it is based upon the recommendation to move your meeting nights to Wednesday. This has several advantages. It avoids the need to reschedule around any of the Monday holiday conflicts. In fact, I am told that there are no holiday reschedules in this calendar. It means you are here on Wednesday nights to sign warrants avoiding the need for you to make extra trips and avoiding the likelihood we are lacking a needed signature as we face any timelines to release checks. Finally, by moving to a fiscal year calendar each board gets to set its own schedule at its annual organizational meeting.
6. f. Faced with other matters we were not able to complete this by the hoped-for release date of the Town Election. Given that I thought it best to let you review and advise on any changes you might look. It is undergoing final Town Counsel and proof reading review now. As of this writing I do not yet have any recommendations from the Advisory Committee but shall include them if they so desire.
6. g. For the Fall Town Meeting you had distributed articles amongst your members to read, explain and defend. This is to do the same and allow you to speak with the staff, boards or commissions the subject of the article to gain any needed information and thoughts.
Full TA Report HERE.
Last time the location of voting and/or town meeting was changed a mailer had to be distributed to every household in Templeton Massachusetts. So what has changed this time?
It seems the "Voter's Guide" is being reviewed by town counsel. I wonder if the warrant articles for town meeting were reviewed by town counsel? See Let Bygones be ByLaws...
Important Notice to All Departments
Job Openings: Seasonal Laborer (DPW) & Laborer/Truck Driver (DPW),
Business Meeting or Workshop: The following is intended to supplement agenda items where a full memorandum may not have been required or updates are needed.
6. b. This is to recognize the very positive contribution to our organization of the four interns we have working with us this semester.
6. d. As you now know, the auditorium normally used for Town Meeting is not available to us. After lengthy discussions and on-site review, the recommendation is to move it to the Gymnasium of the High School. While it is in the same building complex it - unfortunately - has a separate street address (#464 versus the warned #462 Baldwinville). We are advised such a move requires a joint decision of the BoS and Town Moderator. This is to hear the formal recommendation of the Moderator and Clerk and hear the steps that will be taken to advise the public and ensure an orderly carrying out of the move.
6. e. This is to adopt a meeting calendar for FY 2019. It includes an expanded and pre-set number of meetings for the budget process. As discussed previously it is based upon the recommendation to move your meeting nights to Wednesday. This has several advantages. It avoids the need to reschedule around any of the Monday holiday conflicts. In fact, I am told that there are no holiday reschedules in this calendar. It means you are here on Wednesday nights to sign warrants avoiding the need for you to make extra trips and avoiding the likelihood we are lacking a needed signature as we face any timelines to release checks. Finally, by moving to a fiscal year calendar each board gets to set its own schedule at its annual organizational meeting.
6. f. Faced with other matters we were not able to complete this by the hoped-for release date of the Town Election. Given that I thought it best to let you review and advise on any changes you might look. It is undergoing final Town Counsel and proof reading review now. As of this writing I do not yet have any recommendations from the Advisory Committee but shall include them if they so desire.
6. g. For the Fall Town Meeting you had distributed articles amongst your members to read, explain and defend. This is to do the same and allow you to speak with the staff, boards or commissions the subject of the article to gain any needed information and thoughts.
Full TA Report HERE.
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Last time the location of voting and/or town meeting was changed a mailer had to be distributed to every household in Templeton Massachusetts. So what has changed this time?
It seems the "Voter's Guide" is being reviewed by town counsel. I wonder if the warrant articles for town meeting were reviewed by town counsel? See Let Bygones be ByLaws...
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