Information for Meeting of Selectmen
Wednesday June 29, 2016 6:30 PM EDT

I.	CALL MEETING TO ORDER:  These proceedings are being aired and recorded by AOTV
•	Emergency Exits Announcement
•	Pledge of Allegiance

II.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  June 15, 2016

III.	ANNOUNCEMENTS:
•	Board/Committee Vacancies to be filled: 
o	One (1) Capital Improvement Planning Committee
o	One (1) Finance Committee – (appointed by Moderator)
o	One (1) Planning Board & Two (2) Alternates – Letter of Interest Received from Tom Forest
o	Two (2) Agricultural Commission
o	Two (2) Conservation Commission
o	Two (2) Council on Aging
o	Three (3) Human Resource Board – (appointed by Moderator)
o	Three (3) Zoning Board of Appeals
•	Orange/Athol Summer Food Service Program – Eat For Free, Ages 0-18, Monday-Friday, beginning 6/27 in various locations
•	LaunchSpace, A Member-based Cooperative Makerspace in Orange Innovation Center is looking for feedback…Survey available in Orange Community Development Office
•	Support East Main Street Pocket Park!  For Details go to Patroncity.com/OrangePark
•	Sewer Rate Hearing – July 13, 2016, 5:30 pm

IV.	OPEN TIME FOR THE PUBLIC:

V.	SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS: (times are estimates, but not to begin before listed time)  
6:35 PM:  Presentation of Shirley Page Community Pride Award – Pam & Pennie Smith, Recipients
6:40 PM:  Request to Change Date of Previously Approved Boot Drive (from July 16 to July 30, 2016) – Rob Burke, Mahar Football Touchdown Committee
6:45 PM:  Mount Grace Farm Inventory & Findings from Community Food Systems Assessment – Kathleen Doherty, MassLIFT-AmeriCorps Regional Conservation Coordinator
7:00 PM:  Request for Appointment to Economic Development Industrial Corp (EDIC) – Mark Wright, Executive Director, NQ Chamber of Commerce 
7:05 PM: Request to Join Regional Highway Sign-Making Program – Joshua Knechtel, Interim Public Works Superintendent

VI.	GENERAL BUSINESS:
1.	Review and Vote FY16 End of Year Transfers (as presented by Town Accountant & voted by Fin Com)
2.	Appoint Representative to Franklin Regional Council for FY17
3.	Appoint Representative to Franklin Regional Transit Authority for FY17
4.	Review and Sign Open Space Plan Support Letter 

VII.	TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:
	New Home Dam Work Affecting Millers River
	Town Hall Restoration
	Honey Farms Project at Corner of East River/South Main
	Collective Bargaining Agreements
	Status of Position Openings & Postings
 
VIII.	BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S REPORT:

IX.	CLOSING COMMENTS AND/OR REQUESTS FOR ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS:

	Update from Town Building Committee; Update re: FY16 CDBG Application & Next Steps; Pocket Park Development – Kevin Kennedy, Director of Planning and Community Development – July 13
	Sewer Rate Hearing – July 13
	Ruth B. Smith Auditorium Work for Beauty and the Beast

X.	EXECUTIVE SESSION: M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Sec. 21 - Exception #2:  To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel; (Fire Chief present).  

NEXT REGULAR MEETING:  July 13, 2016 @ 6:30 p.m. – Town Hall Meeting Room
*The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting.  Not all items may in fact be discussed, and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.