Information for Meeting of Selectmen
Wednesday October 11, 2017 6:40 PM EDT

I.	CALL MEETING TO ORDER: 

II.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  October 4, 2017, August 30, 2017, August 22, 2017

III.	ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A.	Board & Committee Vacancies:  Conservation Commission – 4 openings; ZBA – 2 openings: 1 member and 1 Alternate Member; Armory Commission – 1 opening; Master Plan Committee – 13 openings; Finance Committee – 2 openings.
B.	Selectmen’s Office Hours:(One hour prior to scheduled regular meetings) – October 18, 2017 –  Richard Sheridan
C.	Farmers Market is held every Thursday from 3 – 6 p.m. in the Armory Parking Lot
D.	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
E.	Community Breakfasts – Every Wednesday (Except 3rd Wednesday) from 7:30 to 10:00 at the Armory
F.	2017 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
•	Family Game Night – 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:00 – 7:30 at Wheeler Memorial Library
G.	Orange National Grid Basic Service Consumers - Letters have gone out to all Orange National Grid Basic Service Consumers notifying us that Verde Energy is our new supplier of electricity.  If you wish to opt out, please complete and return the card in the envelope provided by October 31, 2017.  Otherwise, you will be automatically enrolled.
H.      Public Informational Meeting Regarding Verde Energy - Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at Orange Town Hall
I.	Speaker Don Wettrick – Speaks about the need for educational systems to change to meet the needs of students on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Ralph C Mahar Regional School from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

IV.	OPEN TIME FOR THE PUBLIC:
 
V.	SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS:
1.	 Request to Hold Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. – John Laughton

VI.	GENERAL BUSINESS:
7:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING WITH CEMETERY COMMISSION - Discussion of Future Plans for Highway, Cemeteries, and Parks

A.	Discussion of Social Media Policy for Town Employees
B.	Discussion of Town Hall Holiday Closings
C.	Castle rock contract negotiations-Town Liaison authority 
D.      Review and Approve Special Town Meeting Warrant for October 26, 2017


X.	BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S REPORT:

XI.	CLOSING COMMENTS AND/OR REQUESTS FOR ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS:
Short-Term Downtown Street Improvements; Review Final Plan for Implementation
Review Master Plan Progress & Discuss Future Master Planning – Joint Meeting w Planning Board

XII.	NEXT MEETING:  October 18, 2017 @ 6:30 p.m. – Town Hall Meeting Room

XIII.	EXECUTIVE SESSION:  M.G.L. c.30a, Sec. 21(a), Reason # 2 – Executive session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, Sec. 21(a)(2) to discuss strategy in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel-Sanitation Department Manager


XIV.	EXECUTIVE SESSION:   M.G.L. c.30a, Sec. 21(a), Reason # 3 – Executive session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, Sec. 21(a)(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-Union Negotiations

XV.	 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.