Town of Brookfield
Selectmen's Agenda
Town Hall
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013 – 6:30 pm


RATIFY PAYROLL WARRANT for 10/1/13: $186,752.96
RATIFY EXPENSE WARRANT for 9/30/13: $750.00

APPROVAL OF SELECTMEN’S MINUTES:  8/20/13, 8/29/13, 9/5/13, 9/16/13

Acknowledge Monthly Reports & Minutes of Other Departments:
EMS Sept 2013			Fire Sept. 2013

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
It’s Apple Country Fair time! Brookfield’s biggest community-grown event is back for its 35th year THIS Saturday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Brookfield Town Common. The fair features the work of 70 local crafters, food, raffles, non-profit booths, children’s activities and the annual apple pie contest. The fair is a fundraiser for local programs. Volunteers are needed. Please call 508-867-9553 or use the contact form at www.applecountryfair.com.
The Brookfield Cultural Council will be holding the 6th Annual Pumpkinfest on Saturday, Oct. 19 on the common. This is a carved pumpkin contest with registration beginning at 4:30 p.m. Storyteller, John Porcino at 5 p.m. music by Boys of the Town, cider and donuts, prizes. 
Trick or Treating will be held on Halloween night on the streets in the Village area this year from 6 to 7:30 pm. The parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. and end on the Common with the costume contest.
Brookfield Agricultural Commission extends an invitation to all those interested in better understanding the State’s Forestry programs to attend a program at the Brookfield Town Hall Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m. on programs available, expectations a landowner or abutter may have, provide best management practices and answer questions. To RSVP or for additional questions please contact Clarence Snyder 508-637-1377 or email crsnyder3@hotmail.com.
Residents are needed to serve on several committees and boards. If you are willing to offer any amount of time, or your talents, to the Town of Brookfield, please see Administrative Assistant Jennifer Grybowski or Town Clerk Mike Seery. 
	Other announcements and more details on the above announcements are on the Town’s website:  www.brookfieldma.us and at www.mytowngovernment.org/01506. 

Public Access 

Agenda:
1.	Acknowledgement of Tantasqua Regional High School Vocational students
2.	Monthly reports
3.	Sign Municipal Aggregation Amendments
4.	Sign Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan
5.	Appointments/Resignations
6.	Blackboard Connect Policy
7.	Hampshire IT assessment
8.	CORI Policy
9.	Award Road Materials Bids
10.	Sexual Harassment Officers
11.	STM Article Deadline
12.	Sign MPPF Grant 
13.	HR Counsel-on-Call

Correspondence:
H-1115 Public Hearing

Other:

EXECUTIVE SESSION(s) 

The items listed which may be discussed are those reasonably anticipated by the chair.  Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may be brought up for discussion as permitted by law.  Agenda times are subject to change.