HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - BoS - 09/11/2018 Selectmen Minutes September 11, 2018
Selectmen's Meeting
91 Sohier Street
Willcutt Commons-Point Room
Cohasset, MA
Selectmen Present: Diane Kennedy, Chairman
Kevin McCarthy
Steve Gaumer
Paul Schubert
Jack Keniley
Others Present: Christopher Senior,Town Manager
Lisa Uglialoro, Human Resources
Chairman Kennedy called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. and asked for a roll call vote: Jack
Keniley-Present, Kevin McCarthy-Present,Steve Gaumer-Present, Paul Schubert-Present, Diane
Kennedy-Present.
Approval of Space for Champion Program-Recreation-Before &After School program-Mr. Senior
advised the Board the agreement to lease space at Recreation is being reviewed by town counsel. He
gave the Board an overview of the program. The Board will vote on at the next meeting.
Selectmen &Town Manager Goals& Objectives FY19-Selectman Keniley asked if the Board would be
willing to take the proposed draft goals and put into buckets and prioritize. He suggested the Board
have five things that they want to get done. He added that some of the other goals can be put into a
"parking lot" and be dealt with later. The Board had a lengthy discussion about the goals and issues.
The agreed on the following topics;
Planning& Facilities
• Town Hall
• Route 3A(sewer; development density)
• Money to finance capital projects
• Various Master Plans
• Power Grid
• Infrastructure
• Utilities/Infrastructure (electric,gas,water)
• Complete Streets (program to make roadways and infrastructure available to multiple types of
transportation); adopt a policy and prioritization plan
• Affordable Housing plan (adopt housing production plan); what are we talking about/what are
we trying to do; set Affordable Housing policy
• Facilities and maintenance & repair plan
• Planned facilities replacement investment
• Zoning bylaw review
• Explore partnering with other communities
Communication
• Media relations to the public (day to day, emergency, procedure for dispersing info, policies)
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• Cable Advisory Committee to add in newspaper and expanding tv coverage for committee
meetings
Organizational Management
• Future of Human Resources
• Hire Town Attorney-general counsel for BoS and ATM. What role the BoS has in committee
governance.
• Committee Management-review relevance, charges, structure, appointed vs. elected and Troika
• Discuss and review Town structure; identify areas that need attention
Technology
• Review cell service
• Exploration of public Wifi
• CRM & ERP
• Tech Master Plan
• Security issues
Finance
• Firm 5-year plan that is certain
• Annual Reviews of Financial Plans with measures
• Review our reserve policies for their relevance (stabilization funds)
The Board will receive the updated document of tonight's discussion from Lisa Uglialoro and should rank
in order of priorities. The list should be sent to Tracey Connors with 7 days.
Motion by Selectman Gaumer to adjourn,seconded by Selectman Schubert and the vote was
unanimous(5-0).
The meeting adjourned at 9:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Kennedy, Chairman
Documents
Draft Goals&Objectives FY19
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