| Agenda: | TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON
SELECT BOARD AGENDA
Joint Meeting with Finance Committee
Thursday, April 21, 2022 AT 6:30 PM
Town Hall
1st Floor Meeting Room
210 College Highway, Southampton, MA 01073
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Pledge of Allegiance
• Call to Order
Public Hearings
• None
“Open Time for the Public”
The Select Board reserves a portion of its meetings for public comment and encourages participation as follows:
• Open time is a time when town residents can bring matters before the Select Board that require a minimum of discussion and are not on the agenda.
• Please try to keep your comments short and to the point. Plan on being allowed up to five minutes per person, not per topic, to speak at any meeting under open time, only.
• If it appears that the topic(s) being discussed will consume longer than the five minutes allocated then, at the discretion of the Chair, the matter will be placed on an upcoming Select Board meeting agenda.
• If you believe that your topic will require more time or desire to make a more formal presentation than is allowed under these guidelines, please contact the Town Administrator to ask to be put on a future agenda so that we can properly allocate enough time.
• You are free to ask questions or to make your point for all to consider. However, engaging in active debate with the Select Board or audience members will not be allowed. All comments and questions must be directed to the Chair of the Board.
• All remarks must be respectful and courteous, free of name-calling and personal attacks. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
Reports
• Town Administrator Report
Old Business
• None
New Business: Action/Discussion – Joint Meeting with Finance Committee
• Review FY 2023 Budget Requests
• Any Other Department for review
• Review FY 2023 Revenue Estimates
• Any other necessary business that cannot await the next regular April 26th Select Board Meeting.
Articles for Annual Town Meeting
• Proposed Articles for Annual Town Meeting
o Free Cash Policy Transfer to
Capital Stabilization -
Operational Stabilization -
OPEB -
o Town By-law Amendments
o (7 to 8)
Community Preservation Requests
o Report of the Community Preservation Committee
o $7,500 for CPC for Annual Operating Expenses
o Housing Authority $125,000 CPC Community Housing Account
o Water Department $443,700 for Water Protection acquisition Undesignated Account
o Revolving Funds (renewal) of spending limits
o Increase Revolving Fund Spending Cap for Fire Burn Permits from $5,000 to $20,000
o Increase revolving Fund Spending Cap for Conservation commission forestry from $10,000 to $20,000
o Transfer for Amortization of WPAT Bonds
o Article for five year lease of copiers for Police department and Town Hall
o Article for Previous Fiscal Year Unpaid Bills (11)
o Article for Police Department Account Transfers (3) totaling $9,000
o Operating Budget
o Transfer of Ambulance Receipts $200,000 for Operations & Ambulance Debt
o Transfer from Ambulance receipts for FY 2022 budget shortfall ($4,000)
o Transfer from Ambulance Receipts for FY 2022 Ambulance Debt Payment
Capital Requests
o Norris Masonry Repairs - $7,500
o Highway Department Heating Replacement - $56,000
o Cemetery Water Line Replacement - $13,200
o Norris School Roof Repair - $7,400
o Highway Department Loader Replacement – Debt - $228,000
Transfer Station Enterprise Fund FY 2023 Budget
Water Enterprise FY 2023 Budget
Rescind previous Town Meeting Article debt exclusion Greenway
MLP
Treasurer/Collector Appointed
Treasurer/Collector demand fee of $25.00
Article to look at forming a Town Charter Commission
Home Rule Legislation to expand the number of package store licenses
PEG Capital funding for Easthampton Media
Misc. Articles
Minutes to Approve
• None
Other Documents requiring Signatures
• Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Calendar & Announcements
• Select Board Meetings – April 26th
• Annual Town Meeting – May 3rd
• Annual Town Election – May 17th
Executive Sessions – Select Board
• MGL c. 30A Sec 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 litigation position of the public body and the chair so declares.
• MGL c. 30A Sec 21 (a) # 2 – To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel. Police Union
• MGL c. 30A Sec 21 (a) # 2 – To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel. Police Chief
• MGL c. 30A Sec 21 (a) # 2 – To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel. Highway Superintendent
Select Board to adjourn Executive Session and return to Open Session |