Information for Meeting of Selectmen
Wednesday October 30, 2013 6:30 PM EDT

CALL MEETING TO ORDER: These proceedings are being aired and recorded by AOTV
•Emergency Exits Announcement
•Pledge of Allegiance
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  October 16, 2013
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
•Franklin County Clean Sweep Collection
•Board/Committee Vacancies to be filled: Two (2) Orange Elementary School Committee, Three (3) Town Building Planning Committee, One (1) Airport Commission, One (1) DPW Legislation Development Committee, Four (4) Town Hall Auditorium Management Committee
•Cyclical Inspections – Assessors
•FY’13 CDBG Citizen’s Advisory Committee
•Thursday, October 31st – Pre-School Halloween Stroll from 10:00am-Noon and Trick or Treat from 4:00pm to 8:00pm
OPEN TIME FOR THE PUBLIC
PUBLIC HEARING:
7:00p.m. - The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and solicit public response to the Town of Orange’s FY’14 MA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to the Department of Housing and Community Development, to update the FY’14 Community Development Strategy, and to discuss implementation of the FY’11 CDBG Grant for the Hayden Street Neighborhood Stabilization Project.  A representative from Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc. will be in attendance to discuss the Hayden Street Project.
SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS (times are estimates, but not to begin before listed time):
(NONE)
GENERAL BUSINESS:
1.)Resignation from Briana Aldrich-Boatwright; Orange School Committee
2.)Resignation from Phil Zahodiakin; Orange By-Law Review Committee
3.)Resignation from Doris H. Bittenbender; Orange By-Law Review Committee
4.)Appointment to Airport Commission; Clay Rushford
5.)ComStar Write off Request from Fire Chief Dennis Annear
6.)Signing of Contract; Accept Transfer of FY’14 Local Cultural Council funds from MA Cultural Council to Orange Cultural Council
7.)Request for Comment; Orange Planning Board; Special Permit for Primax Properties, LLC for the property located at 83 New Athol Rd., (Rte. 2A), Orange, MA
8.)Notice of Contract Award; Reclamation & Fine Grading of Hayden Street
9.)Discussion/Approval of Franklin County Mutual Aid Agreement
10.)Change Users for On-Line Civil Service Program
11.)Ratification of Police Chief Contract, Robert Haigh; Discuss and Vote Acting or Provisional Police Chief, Process for Selecting Permanent Police Chief; Sgt. Lundgren present
12.)Further discussion/action: support legislation to move FRCOG employees to state retirement
13.)Further discussion/action: appointment process/committee member handbook
14.)Policy/process, initial discussion: licenses issued by the Board of Selectmen
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:
BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S REPORT:
CLOSING COMMENTS AND/OR REQUESTS FOR ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS:
EXECUTIVE SESSION: M.G.L. c.30A, Sec. 21, Reason # 2 – To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel; Reason #3 – To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.  (Strategy discussion for CBAs – no guests present; strategy discussion for pending litigation – no guests present).
NEXT REGULAR MEETING:  November 13, 2013 @ 6:30p.m – Town Hall Meeting Room
*The listings of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting.  Not all items may in fact be discussed, and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.