Preview of the Board of Selectmen Meeting for Monday, March 22, 2010

The next meeting of the Board of Selectmen will be held on Monday, March 22 in Town Building. After reviewing correspondence and considering the consent calendar, the Board will hear at approximately 7:30 p.m. a presentation from the Energy Initiatives Advisory Committee regarding a series of recommendations concerning opportunities for developing photovoltaic cells on town property, discuss adoption of the "stretch energy" building code that is part of the state's green communities initiative, and next steps.

At approximately 8:10 p.m., as part of the Board's efforts to meet with impacted boards and committees on Annual Town Meeting Warrant articles, selectmen will meet with petitioners regarding an article that would require the posting of the policies of all town boards and committees on the town website. At about 8:30 p.m., petitioners and perhaps members of the Finance Committee will discuss the proposed resolution that would support the hiring of a management consulting firm to recommend best practices regarding budget and expediture reporting and would review non-educational operations of the School Department for potential collaboration with town or peer district operations.

During the report of the Town Administrator, selectmen will discus projected meeting agenda items for the next several meetings, consider a resolution creating a temporary advisory group on collaboration with comparable towns, and consider the draft lease of the pool land to the non-profit group which was awarded the right to build and lease a new pool facility adjacent to the high school driveway.

The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room.

***A reminder that the Board of Selectmen is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Building in lieu of separate meetings on Monday, March 29 and Monday, April 5). The Board will also meet on Thursday, April 1 to conduct the second of two public hearings on the renewal of the Comcast cable franchise license agreement with the Town that expires in September 2010.

-Submitted by Town Administrator Fred Turkington

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