Information for Meeting of Selectmen
Wednesday May 23, 2018 6:30 PM EDT

I.	CALL MEETING TO ORDER: (These proceedings are being aired and recorded by AOTV – Public WIFI Available)
•	Emergency Exits Announcement
•	Pledge of Allegiance  

II.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  

III.	ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. Board & Committee Vacancies: Finance Committee – 2 openings; Conservation Commission – 3 openings; ZBA – 2 openings: 1 member and 1 Alternate Member; Master Plan Committee – 4 openings, Disability Commission – 3 openings, Rent Control Board – 1 opening, Capital Improvement Planning Committee – 1 member and 1 alternate member
B. Selectmen’s Office Hours: (One hour prior to scheduled regular meetings) – May 30, 2018 – Jane Peirce
C. Congressman James P. McGovern’s Local Office Hours – Every 3rd Friday from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at North Quabbin Community Coalition, 251 Exchange Street, Athol 
D. Community Breakfasts at the Armory have been suspended for the summer months and will resume in the fall.
E. Soup and Social at the senior center every Tuesday and Thursday for seniors 55 and over and their caretakers.  $3.00 per lunch 
F. 2018 Programs for Kids and Families at the Orange Public Libraries 
• Morning Storytime – Baby and Me (Mondays 10:30 to 11:30 and Rise and Romp (Tuesdays 10:30 to 11:15 at Wheeler Memorial Library 
• Lego Club for Kids in Grades K – 6 – Wednesdays from 3:30 – 4:30 at Wheeler Memorial Library 
G.  Shirley Page Community Pride Award Nominations – Due in Selectmen’s Office no later than June 1, 2018.  Forms are available in the Town Administrator’s Office or on the Town Administrator’s page of the Town of Orange website at www.townoforange.org
	H. 3rd Thursday Summer Street Fairs – June 21, July 19, and August 16 from 6 – 8 p.m. Downtown
I. Honorary Celebration of Bob & Ann-Marie Ellison – Sunday, June 10, 2018 from 1 – 3 p.m. at the R.C. Mahar Music Room

IV.	SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS:
1.     Discussion of Litigation Related to Opioid Response and Recovery – Attorney Thomas Merrigan of Massachusetts Opioid Litigation Attorneys (MOLA)
2.     PILOT Agreements Discussions Harald Scheid
3.     Road/Pothole Discussion – Colin Killay
4.     Taylor Davis & Construction Contract for OIC Parking Lot - Adrienne Bedaw
5.     Request for Memorial Day Parade Permit – Deb Barber

V.	OPEN TIME FOR THE PUBLIC:

VI.	GENERAL BUSINESS:
             1.     Sign Regional Dog Control Services Contract
2.     Sign Acceptance of grant and contract for the IT award of $25,000
3.     Discussion of appointing one Selectboard member to sign warrants and alternate 
4.     Sign Rodney hunt response letter
5.     Boston Post Cane Discussion

VII.	TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

VIII.	BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S REPORT:

IX.	NEXT MEETING:  May 30, 2018 @ 6:30 p.m. – Town Hall Meeting Room

X.	EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

1. EXECUTIVE SESSION: M.G.L. C30A, S21(a), Reason # 3 – To conduct strategy sessions 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. (Clerical/Maintenance)  
 
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION: M.G.L. C30A, S21(a), Reason # 2 – To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel. Re: Town Administrator position – Gabriele Voelker

XI.	ADJOURNMENT:

*The listing 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.