March 14, 2023
2023-03-14T18:00:00
Select Board Meeting 3.14.23 at 6 PM Hybrid, Select Board Hearing Room, 6th Floor, Brookline Town Hall or via Zoom
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
1. | 6:00 PM | ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES |
| | Select Board to announce recent and/or upcoming Events of Community Interest. |
2. | | PUBLIC COMMENT |
| | Public Comment period for residents who requested to speak to the Board regarding Town issues not on the Calendar. Up to fifteen minutes for public comment shall be scheduled each meeting. Persons wishing to speak may sign up in advance beginning on the Friday preceding the meeting or may sign up in person at the meeting. Speakers will be taken up in the order they sign up. Advance registration is available by calling the Select Board’s office at 617-730-2202 or by e-mail at [email protected] The full Policy on Public Comment is available at http://www.brooklinema.gov/376/Meeting-Policies |
3. | | MISCELLANEOUS |
| | Approval of miscellaneous items, licenses, vouchers, and contracts. |
| 3.A. | | Question of approving the meeting minutes from March 7, 2023. |
| 3.B. | | Question of approving the authorization to hire request for a Senior Clerk (C-08) in the Water and Sewer Division of the Department of Public Works. |
| 3.C. | | Question of approving the project scope agreement for the Pierce School project and authorizing the Town Administrator to sign on behalf of the Select Board. |
4. | | CALENDAR |
| | Review and potential vote on Calendar Items |
5. | | POLICE CHIEF SEARCH UPDATE |
| | | Update from the Town Administrator on the Police Chief search. |
6. | | DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET REVIEWS |
| | | Review of the FY24 Departmental Budgets for the Office of the Select Board, Finance Department, and Planning and Community Development Department. |
7. | | BALLOT QUESTIONS PUBLIC HEARING |
| | 7:15 PM | Discussion and public hearing on possible ballot questions for the May 2 Annual Town Election on the following topics: - Operating Override - Pierce School Debt Exclusion - Voter referendum on establishing caps for retail cannabis establishments |
8. | | WARRANT FOR THE 2023 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING |
| | | Question of approving and executing the Warrant for the May 23, 2023 Annual Town Meeting. |
9. | | WARRANT ARTICLES PUBLIC HEARING |
| | 8:00 PM | Public Hearing, discussion and possible vote on the following Warrant Articles for the May 23, 2023 Annual Town Meeting: - Wood and Bark
- Compensating Balances
- Unpaid Bills
- Property Tax Assessments
- Amend Article 5.9 of the Town’s General By-Laws to amend the stretch energy code in accordance with the MA DOER Pilot.
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