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Below is the TA's summary of the Board of Selectmen's meeting on May 12, 2008, posted just after the meeting adjourned. See the official minutes of that meeting. |
May 12, 2008 Board of Selectmen Meeting Summary
1. Reorganization of the Board of Selectmen - vote to elect Joseph Knox as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen for a term of one year, commencing immediately; vote to elect Alex McCurdy as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Selectmen for a term of one year, commencing immediately; vote to elect Janet Wilkinson as Clerk of the Board of Selectmen for a term of one year, commencing immediately.
2. Read Mail/Sign Warrant
- Town Government Study Committee to complete its report later this month, and wishes to be scheduled for the first Selectmen's meeting in June.
- Kimloch Farm - Chapter 40B notice received from MassHousing - comments due by May 30, 2008
4. May 5, 2008 Town Meeting Wrap-Up
- all debt and capital exclusion ballot questions approved at May 10, 2008 Annual Town Election
- schedule an agenda item for next meeting on how to improve attendance at town meeting.
4A. Road Acceptances - vote to direct Town Counsel to enter orders of taking for the following roads accepted as public ways by Articles 26, 27, 28, and 29 of the May 5, 2008 Annual Town Meeting: Whitetail Way, Manchester Drive, Norfolk Drive, Grist Mill Road, and Surrey Road; and further to authorize execution of notice of takings following the filing of said takings at the Registry of Deeds.
5A. Award/Execute Contract – Town Hall Office Space Alterations - vote to award a construction contract to low bidder Integrated Solutions Group of Newton, MA for the base bid of $63,500 plus six bid alternates, for a total amount of $94,989 for Town Hall Alterations.
5B. Fire Department – vehicle replacement - vote to award a contract for a fire vehicle to low bidder Acton Toyota of Acton, MA in the amount of $16,000 for a utility pick-up truck.
- ask Board of Health about the status of 20 Foster Street and whether we can continue to pump until funding of a septic system is brought back to a Fall 2008 Town Meeting.
6. LELD – BlackRock Compensating Balances Agreement - vote to adopt a resolution authorizing the Town Treasurer to open accounts and effect transactions with BlackRock Liquidity Funds on behalf of the Littleton Electric Light Department for its ISO power bills.
7. Board of Selectmen Meeting Schedule - vote to schedule meetings for the following Mondays at 7 p.m. in Room 103 Shattuck Street Building: June 2, 2008; June 9, 2008 (strategic planning); June 23, 2008; July 14, 2008; July 28, 2008; August 11, 2008; and August 25, 2008.
- distribute list of last year's Selectmen's goals to the Board members in preparation for June 9th strategic planning meeting.
8A. Minutes Approval - vote to approve minutes of the April 28, 2008 regular meeting.
- proposing a Town government volunteer appreciation event - a cook-out to be held after the summer.