HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS 01/03/2018Minutes of Board of Selectmen Meeting
January 3, 2018 RECEIVED
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Present: Mr. Michael Trowbridge, Chairman; Mr. Jess Aptowitz, Vice- airman;' Mr. ra�ikbelVecchio, Clerk; and
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1. Call To Order Board of Selectmen Meeting - Pledge of AllegiancMANSS IELD
Chairman Trowbridge called the meeting to order at 6:30PM. He rerh96)b_94t1t$iR the meeting was being
broadcast live and taped for future broadcast on Mansfield Cable. He asked if there were any members of the
audience recording, to which Donna Whitehead of Mansfield News stated she would be recording the meeting.
Chairman Trowbridge introduced and welcomed new Town Manager, Kevin Dumas. He also thanked John
Stanbrook for serving the Town as Acting Town Manager for the past several months.
2. Proclamation Presentation to Joseph Moran
Mr. DelVecchio read a proclamation being presented by the Board to Eagle Scout Joseph Moran. The Board
congratulated Mr. Moran on his achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout. Joe Moran gave the Board a summary
of his project which consisted of three phases. He built an awareness/communications kiosk for the YMCA
Community Garden in Mansfield, he funded the kiosk project by hosting a concert at Mockingbird Music, and he
made an informational presentation for the YMCA about the community garden to help them increase
awareness of the community garden. Each of the Selectmen thanked and congratulated Joseph on his
achievement. Chairman Trowbridge also congratulated Mr. Moran and noted that he has known Joseph and the
Moran family since Joe was a boy and expressed his pride in Joe's accomplishments.
3. Consideration of Michael Healey to serve on the Keep Mansfield Beautiful Committee
Mr. Healy, of 18 Casa Drive, Mansfield, gave the Board a summary of why he is interested in working with the
Committee. He noted that he has been a Keep Mansfield Beautiful Clean-up Day volunteer and he has enjoyed
that involvement with the group. He stated he has been here in Town for 35 years and because he recently
retired he now has the time to be more involved. He has attended several of their meetings and express that it
brings him joy to work with the Committee. Each Selectman thanked him for his volunteer work with Keep
Mansfield Beautiful, and expressed their appreciation to Mr. Healy for volunteering to serve on the Keep
Mansfield Beautiful Committee. Chairman Trowbridge stated that Mr. Healy's retirement will work to the
Town's advantage.
Motion: To appoint Michael Healey to an unexpired term on the Keep Mansfield Beautiful Committee to expire
on December 31, 2018. (DelVecchio/Aptowitz) Passes: 4:0
4. Consideration of Change in Manager Application for an all -alcohol license for Bertucci's Restaurant
Corp dba Bertucci's Italian Restaurant pending routing through public safety and Town Hall Departments
Bill Herren, current General Manager of Bertucci's Restaurant in Mansfield, was present. He stated has been with
Bertucci's since 1992. Suzette Landry, the outgoing Manager of Bertucci's in Mansfield was also in attendance.
Ms. Landry stated she has been promoted to Area Director. She has been the General Manager at the Bertucci's
at Mansfield Crossing for ten years. As the paperwork was in order and the Selectmen had no questions or issues
with the request for Change of Manager. Mr. Aptowitz wished Ms. Suzette best of luck and thanked her for
managing the restaurant without any issues.
Motion: To approve the change of Manager Application for an all -alcohol license for Bertucci's Restaurant Corp.
dba Bertucci's Italian Restaurant pending routing through public safety and Town Hall Departments.
(DelVecchio/Aptowitz) Passes 4:0
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S. Consideration of Change of Manager Application for an all -alcohol license for RARE Hospitality
International Inc. dba Longhorn Steakhouse pending routing through public safety and Town Hall
Departments
Joshua Jenkins was present before the Board. He stated he is the Bar Manager, and it is his name that is on the
application because the General Manager is not a citizen. He stated he has been with Longhorn for eleven years
and a manager for four years. Attending with Mr. Jenkins is Mr. Rory Burnham, who has been the General
Manager of Longhorn Mansfield for the past three years. Mr. DelVecchio asked Mr. Burnham when the former
Bar Manager left the restaurant. Mr. Burnham stated the previous manager left in the third week of December.
It was noted that Longhorn notified the Board of the previous manager's departure within days of the former
Manager leaving. Mr. Aptowitz acknowledged that Longhorn has been diligent and done a good job fulfilling
their obligations to the Board. Selectmen Schoonveld thanked the managers for providing a list of their trained
personnel to the Board. Chairman Trowbridge reminded Mr. Jenkins that his name is on the license and that if
Mr. Jenkins parts ways with Longhorn Mr. Jenkins is responsible to notify the Town of his departure.
Motion: To approve the change of Manager Application for an all -alcohol license for RARE Hospitality
international Inc. dba Longhorn Steakhouse pending routing through public safety and Town Hall Departments
(DelVecchio/Aptowitz) Passes 4:0
6. Discussion of Cell Phone Coverage in Mansfield
Mr. Aptowitz stated that the cell phone coverage in Mansfield has pockets where there is no coverage. He
stated that he has already spoken to Mike Ahern regarding reaching out to Verizon to schedule a meeting. Mr.
Aptowitz stated that although it may be a private issue, the Town should try it help if possible. Chairman
Trowbridge stated that the Town is a Verizon customer, so we too have a stake in the game. Also, regarding
Verizon FIGS, Mr. Aptowitz announced that there are a number of residents that cannot hear the Selectmen's
meetings at their residences. Mr. Dumas stated that he has already reached out to Ellen Cummings our
Government contact at Verizon and as soon as he hears back from Ms. Cummings he will update the Board on
her response. Mr. Schoonveld noted that the Town's infrastructure for the sound feed for Selectmen's meetings
should be something the Town can work to improve as the Town has more "pull" on the Town -owned
infrastructure than is does on the air space for cell service. Mr. Aptowitz noted that the cell phone coverage
issue could be a public safety issue.
7. Discussion of Paid Detail Account
Mr. Aptowitz stated that he would like to compliment the staff for their work on taking care of getting the paid
details up to date. Mr. Aptowitz stated that by law the Town must pay the detail officers before the Town gets
paid. John Stanbrook noted, that the Town came up with policies on when/who writes off details for fire and
police. He updated the Board that all old fire details have been written off and all fire details are up-to-date as
of the last 60 days. Mr. Stanbrook said he would address the police details next. Mr. Aptowitz stated he
appreciates that it got cleaned up. Mr. Schoonveld asked what percentage of the detail fees the Town usually
receives. Mr. Stanbrook stated the Town receives over 90%. Mr. Stanbrook noted that the Town has gone after
some of the older ones, like Verizon for example, and Verizon is slowly paying the Town. Mr. Stanbrook said the
new policy of not letting anyone get any new details until any old balances have been paid has helped to keep
accounts current. Mr. Schoonveld asked how often the details are invoiced. Mr. Stanbrook stated, the Town
sends three bills, then follows up with phone calls. Chairman Trowbridge asked Mr. Dumas if Attleboro would
have allowed people to open a new permit if there are unpaid fees. Mr. Dumas noted that people must be up-
to-date on their Town accounts before they can apply for new permits or licenses. Chairman Trowbridge asked
Mr. Dumas to look into starting a policy of having to be in "good standing" before being allowed to apply for a
permit, license, or detail. Mr. Dumas noted that if the Town has a large outstanding balance on police detail at
the end of the fiscal year, it counts double against the Town's free cash. Mr. Aptowitz complimented Mr.
Stanbrook for there not being any outstanding debt at the end of the fiscal year.
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8'. Discussion of Renovation & New Construction of the Bristol County Agricultural High School Project for the
Bristol County Advisory Board Meeting on January 6, 2018
Mr. Aptowitz stated there will be a meeting of the Bristol County Communities Mayors and Selectmen this
coming Saturday about proposed changes at Bristol Agricultural High School. Mr. Aptowitz noted Mr. Dumas
was the president of the Bristol County advisory board prior to coming to Mansfield. Mr. Aptowitz stated that
there was a presentation on the current status of the Bristol County Agricultural High School buildings and the
buildings are in rough shape. The plan that will be submitted is proposing a $105 million expansion/remodel of
the school's facilities. Fifty million of which will be owed by the member communities which will be billed yearly
based on the population of students from each town. Mr. Dumas noted the cost per student will be about $5000
per student over the usual sending fee per year. Mr. Aptowitz stated the school feels it is losing enrollment
because of the condition of the facilities. Mansfield would make up about 5% of the Bristol County vote. Mr.
Aptowitz stated all of the Selectmen are welcome to tour the school on Saturday. Mr. DelVecchio asked Mr.
Aptowitz to find out if they have a municipal advisor for this project. He also stated the he wants to make sure
they know what the regional assessment would be. Mr. Aptowitz replied it would be based on student
population. Mr. DelVecchio noted that if it is based on student enrollment there is some potential for volatility
there. Mr. Schoonveld stated his interpretation of the debt services assessment and how it could work out over
the years with the Town's portion being based on a current sending rate of $5000 per student, and if the
student population at the school were to increase overall, the Town's per student fee could go down. Mr.
DelVecchio wants the Board to be sure that what is being portrayed is actually what the agreement says. Mr.
Aptowitz asked Mr. Dumas what his thoughts were since he has been involved with the Board. Mr. Dumas
stated, in one of the most glaring slides shown, there were exposed pipes in one of the buildings across the
street and it was without heat. The buildings have technology going back to the 1940's. The presentation shows
today's technology versus the 1940's technology. He feels it needs to be upgraded. He stated the Main Hall,
where many of the educational classroom spaces are, are out of date and have system failures. The work must
be done and cannot be put off. The school does not want to lose the students to other school districts. Mr.
Dumas feels it will likely be a tight vote, but in the end the other communities will support the project. Mr.
Schoonveld asked why there is a cap of 660 students, Mr. Dumas noted that they are working within the
confines of the current footprint. Mr. Aptowitz asked the Board to take a vote on whether to support or not
support the project.
Motion: To support the planned renovation and construction of the Bristol County Aggie High School project
subject to asking questions such as verifying the interest rate, verifying the assessment calculation and verifying
they have a municipal advisor. (Aptowitz/DelVecchio) Passed: 4:0
9. Discussion to Set Goals and Objectives for 2018
Chairman Trowbridge stated that he would like to give Mr. Dumas some time to get to know his way around to
better present his thoughts on what the goals and objectives might be for the Town. Mr. DelVecchio stated that
one of the Selectmen should take the lead, but he would like to see Mr. Dumas' opinions first. Chairman
Trowbridge stated he would like to see Mr. Dumas' ideas and his fresh perspective. Chairman Trowbridge
offered mid-February as a starting timeline for a quick memo with bullet points from Mr. Dumas. Mr.
DelVecchio agreed that February would be good. Mr. Dumas agreed as well. Mr. Schoonveld noted the goals
and objectives will become the Town Manager's objectives or "plan" for the year and it will be how Mr. Dumas'
performance will be measured a year from now. But Mr. Schoonveld also stated the Selectmen should have the
opportunity to sit down with Mr. Dumas to discuss what each feel are the important objectives. Chairman
Trowbridge stated each Selectmen would have the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Dumas to go over their
thoughts. Mr. Dumas stated he would be prepared by February 21'tto give his perspective on what the goals
should be.
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10. MBTA Construction/Parking
Chairman Trowbridge asked if Mr. Dumas would meet with Lee, John and himself, to talk about what transpired
at the last MBTA meeting, find out what the MBTA's expectations were, and to determine what direction we are
headed. He summarized that the MBTA is trying to get all commuter parking lots running the same way in terms
of signage, parking fee collection processing, etc. Mr. Dumas stated some of the current differences among
other local communities and expressed his hope that the MBTA would keep their eyes and ears open to the
needs of municipalities as this is a unique arrangement with certain liabilities that need to be addressed as well.
Trowbridge asked who runs the lots in Attleboro. Mr. Dumas replied, it is GATRA. He stated, GATRA works with
the parking management company. He stated, they have a split agreement with the MBTA to keep a certain
percentage of the proceeds that get refunded back into the operation and maintenance of the station. Mr.
Dumas stated this meeting will be a good opportunity to fight for the best benefit for the Town. Chairman
Trowbridge expressed that MBTA seemed open to work with the Town and it would be in everyone's best
interest and stated he would make himself available for another meeting with the MBTA. Mr. Schoonveld asked
Mr. Dumas how many parking spaces are available at the Attleboro station. Mr. Dumas stated he believes there
are 900 in the downtown lot and another 200 private spaces. He stated there are no resident lots in that public
lot, and that all spaces are first come, first served.
11. Resident Questions and Comments.
There were no questions or comments.
12. Review and Approve Consent Agenda
All items on the Consent Agenda may be adopted with a single motion. Any member of the Board of Selectmen may request that
an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration in which case that item will be voted on separately
from the remainder of the Consent Agenda. All licenses have been routed through Town Hall Departments and any conditions
have been noted below.
a) Vote To Approve Warrants:
• Town Vendor Warrant No. 18026T in the amount of $1,369,296.40
• Electric Vendor Warrant No. 18026E in the amount of $31,628.99
• Town Vendor Warrant No. 18027T in the amount of $1,387,160.99
• Electric Vendor Warrant No. 18027E in the amount of $44,434.32
• School Vendor Warrant No. 180275 in the amount of $613,629.43
b) Permits and License:
• Consideration of 2018 Common Victualler and Entertainment License Renewal for MRK Classic LLC dba Classic Pizza
subject to routing through Public Safety and Town Hall Departments
• Consideration of 2018 Common Victualler and Entertainment License Renewal for Wendy's International dba
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers subject to routing through Public Safety and Town Hall Departments
• Consideration to Sign the Renewal Certification 2018 Form for the ABCC
c) Proclamations
Motion: To approve the consent agenda. (DelVecchio/Aptowitz) Passes 4:0
Mr. Aptowitz wanted it noted that Classic Pizza has not returned their Beer & Wine license application.
Chairman Trowbridge has asked that a letter from the Board of Selectmen be drafted information Classic Pizza
that they are no longer licensed to sell liquor, and the Police Department should be copied on the letter.
13. Consideration and Approval of Town Payroll Warrants:
• Town Payroll/Town Medicaid Payroll 18026PT in the amount of $335,726.30
Motion to approve Town Payroll/Town Medicaid Payroll 18026PT in the amount of $335,726.30
(DelVecchio/Schoonveld)Passes 4:0
• Town Deductions Vendor Payroll 18026TV in the amount of $106,170.96
Motion to approve Town Deductions Vendor Payroll 18026TV in the amount of $106,170.96
DelVecchio/Aptowitz Passes 4:0
• School Payroll/School Medicaid Payroll 18026PS in the amount of $1,641,260.74
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Motion to approve School Payroll/School Medicaid Payroll 18026PS in the amount of $1,641,260.74
(DelVecchio/Aptowitz) Passes 4:0
• School Deductions Vendor Payroll 18026SV in the amount of $534,962.56
Motion to approve School Deductions Vendor Payroll 18026SV in the amount of $534,962.56
(DelVecchio/Aptowitz) Passes 4:0
• Town Payroll/Town Medicaid Payroll 18027PT in the amount of $360,410.64
Motion to approve Town Payroll/Town Medicaid Payroll 18027PT in the amount of $360,410.64
(DelVecchio/Aptowitz) Passes 4:0
• Town Deductions Vendor Payroll 18027TV in the amount of $114,021.12
Motion to approve Town Deductions Vendor Payroll 18027TV in the amount of $114,021.12
(DelVecchio/Aptowitz) Passes 4:0
14. Correspondence
• Letter from Bristol County Retirement System regarding pension appropriation for FY19. Mr.
DelVecchio stated the pension fund appropriation for the Town of Mansfield is 4,401,631 and
paid by July 1st $4,387,270. Mr. Aptowitz asked how it compared to prior year. Mr. Stanbrook
stated he would get the answer to Mr. Aptowitz. Mr. Stanbrook noted that it has been
considered in the FY19 budget.
• Letter from Senator Paul Feeney stating he has attended meetings regarding Rt. 140 and Rt. 106
and that he looks forward to working with the Town and MassDOT.
• Letter from the Planning Board requesting a meeting to discuss recreational marijuana sales.
Chairman Trowbridge noted he would like Planning Board to be invited to the January 17th
meeting.
• Letter from Finance Committee stating they vote 7:0 to support the Selectmen creating a
Revenue Task Force.
15. Town Manager's Report
Mr. Dumas stated it was a pleasure to be here in Mansfield. He thanked the staff for taking time to help him get
his feet wet. He stated he had a department head meeting yesterday at the Jordan Jackson School where he
was sworn in by Marianne Staples, Town Clerk. He noted it was a nice opportunity for the staff to share their
experiences here in Mansfield with him. He stated there was a lot of positive feedback from Department Heads,
Managers, Seconds in Command, and Assistants. He noted how very proud the staff is and how happy they are
to work together to get things done. He stated this is the kind of collaboration he wants to see when we are
talking about issues and concerns. He stated, communication is important, and the Selectmen can expect the
same type of communication going forward as they received today regarding today's water main break. He
stated he will do the same with communication and updates going forward. Mr. Dumas gave the Board a
summary of what he has been working on so far. He stated, it has been a wonderful roll out so far and it's been
busy. He told the Board he will follow up on the Verizon issues, that he has booked a meeting with the Tri -Town
Chamber of Commerce's Economic Development Committee, and in order to better understand things going on
in Town, he had meetings with the Superintendent, the Chiefs, he spent time with Lee Azinheira and he has
received an update on the municipal facilities. Regarding the SEMRECC he has reached out to Foxboro Town
Manager Bill Keegan to meet to be able to come up to full speed on SEMRECC to help get that project off the
ground. Mr. Dumas thanked Selectmen Schoonveld for reaching out via email regarding SMHG, and he looks
forward to meeting with Selectmen Schoonveld to help understand his role with SMHG and to understand what
the next steps will be on MIIA and stated they will meet soon. Mr. Dumas stated he thinks it is important to
understand policies, procedures, expectation, and goals. He stated the staff is very eager to understand he
management style. He has express to the management team that "what you see is what you get." He wants
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staff to have an open and honest relationship with him and to be able to come to him with issues, so he can take
action and realign as needed. He stated, he will bring staff issues to Board in timely way.
Today Mr. Dumas wants the general public to know that coordination with MEMA, the Chiefs, the
Superintendent, and DPW is being done in preparation for tomorrow's storm. School is closed for tomorrow.
Town offices and municipal buildings will be closed for all non-essential staff. Rubbish and recycle was already
on a one -day delay, it is now on a two-day delay. There will also be a one -day delay all next week. DPW has
asked for residents to be patient on the removal of Christmas Trees, the Town will get to them as soon as the
snow removal is complete. All the snow removal crews are ready. The Town has 48 pieces of equipment, pre-
treatment is down, and our Town employees are ready to work on snow removal operations. All sub -contractors
are fully scheduled. There are 1500 — 2000 tons of salt ready as well. Mr. Dumas stated the inter -department
working relationships are excellent here in Town. For example, DPW listens to the police and fire calls so they
can go out to ensure Police and Fire are able to get where they need to go. So the Town is well prepared and
ready for the storm.
John will be Acting Town Manager while Mr. Dumas is away next week. Chairman Trowbridge stated that there
were some complaints about the downtown businesses not taking care of the snow removal on the sidewalks
last year. Chairman Trowbridge asked if DPW could put down some sand down when that happens. Mr. Dumas
said he would look into it. Mr. Aptowitz asked if an EOC would be established for this storm. Mr. Dumas stated
that is not the plan at this time. Mr. Dumas stated Chief Boldrighini sent an update today, and Mr. Dumas met
with Joe Sollecito, Director of MMED as well. Their equipment is ready to go. Mr. Aptowitz wanted Mr. Dumas
to know the Town has an aggressive tree trimming program. Mr. Dumas noted, the forestry services are already
standing by at the Holiday Inn.
Mr. Stanbrook thanked the Chairman and formally welcomed Mr. Dumas, Mr. Stanbrook gave the executive
summary of the FY19 Budget. He noted the proposed budget is on the Town's website. Mr. Stanbrook stated the
budget is a culmination of a lot of time and effort, it forms the basis of the fiscal year 2019 budget debate and it
is important to start somewhere, and this is the initial first step. As of now the budget deficit for FY19 is
$2.34 million. He stated it is a large deficit because he has presented the Town budget as the Department Heads
presented it to him, because he believes Mr. Dumas should have a wide -range of options available so he can
make budgetary decisions based on his management expertise and managerial philosophy. Mr. Stanbrook
stated, he stands ready to help Mr. Dumas in any way possible to help achieve a balanced budget. His overview
projects a FY19 increase on the FY19 tax bills of 2.39% using moderate assumptions on revenue and
expenditures. Mr. Stanbrook pointed out that the conservative and aggressive assumptions are also in the back
of the budget book. Free cash has been stepped down each year, with this year at $250,000, and it is expected
to be zero next year. He stated, the total estimate of revenue for the general fund is $96.1 million, and on the
general fund expenditure side there are two position that are not in the budget, the Procurement Director and
Economic Development Director. Mr. Stanbrook stated the budget can be found on the Town's website. He
added, the budget's insurance amounts for employee benefits, are the amounts that are expected before the
Town decided to make the change to go to MITA, so there may be some savings there. He stated, the enterprise
budgets, sewer, water, airport, and parking are all balanced. This year at Town Meeting the Town is scheduled
to call some debt, it is outstanding high interest debt related to the School Street interceptor project back in
2007 or 2008. The FY19 sewer enterprise budget has the money to call that debt and save the interest. The
water revenues are forecasted to go down. They have had several long-term debt expenditures coming off the
books. The parking enterprise has had large increase in cost of collections, the parking fee of $2 per day is
becoming problematic. Capital Improvement Committee met in the Fall through December to review all of the
submissions and then vote on a plan, which is encapsulated in the proposed budget. Mr. Stanbrook reviewed
the outline of the budget and noted that the budget must be balanced by the Annual Town Meeting. Mr.
Stanbrook stated he would be working with new Town Manager, Kevin Dumas to balance the budget. He noted,
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updatesto the budget would be posted on the website. He stated, the first big change would likely be when the
Governor releases the State budget numbers later in January. Mr. Stanbrook noted he is looking forward to
working with Mr. Dumas, the Finance Committee, the School Committee, and other concerned citizens to make
sure this FY19 budget represents the best interests of the Town. Mr. Trowbridge thanked Mr. Stanbrook for his
hard work on the budget.
16. Selectmen's Questions and Comments
Mr. Schoonveld stated the increase for health insurance is 7.5% in the proposed FY19 budget. He added, the
Town has provided a letter of termination to SMHG Board and it was accepted. Mr. Schoonveld stated the Town
is going to continue to negotiate with MITA. He would like to schedule a meeting with the MITA representative
and Mr. Dumas to get the agreement signed soon. SMHG Board will meet on January 23 and the Town will
continue to work with them for the next six months until the end of our agreement with them. Because of the
work done by the task force the savings to the Town and employees is $2-3 million over the next two years. Mr.
Schoonveld stated that no co -pays, insurers, or doctors will change for the employees. Mr. Schoonveld asked
when the DPW ribbon cutting would be for the new highway garage building. Mr. Aptowitz stated the Highway
personnel haven't moved yet, and ribbon cutting will likely happen in the late January or February. Mr.
Schoonveld stated that the Board should post to attend the next Downtown Committee Meeting as there are
lots of good discussions going on that the Board will have to make decisions on before the snow melts. Mr.
Schoonveld gave an overview of how to accurately calculate your tax increase amount annually. Mr. Schoonveld
welcomed Mr. Dumas.
Mr. Aptowitz stated all of Selectmen are attending the MMA conference and he would like Ms. Champagne to
post for the conference. Mr. Aptowitz asked if Mr. Dumas has met Paul DeRensis, Town Council. Mr. Dumas
stated, he knows Mr. DeRensis, and noted that he has met labor council today as well. Mr. Aptowitz welcomed
Mr. Dumas as well.
Mr. DelVecchio stated that the committees met to discuss the budget, and he noted it is unusual for the
Selectmen to be presented with an unbalanced budget, but he understands why Mr. Stanbrook did so. He
stated that he hopes that in future the Town Manager will present a balanced budget much soon. Mr. Aptowitz
stated that because the budget is due to the Selectmen by the first Monday in January per Charter, it is difficult
for the Town Manager to go through all that detail within in the January timeline. Mr. DelVecchio welcomed Mr.
Dumas as well.
Chairman Trowbridge welcomed Mr. Dumas. He asked that residents stay safe and off the roads tomorrow.
17. Any items not anticipated by the Chairman 48 hours prior to this meeting
None.
18. Adjourn
Motion: To adjourn the Board of Selectmen's Meeting on January 3, 2018 at 8:10PM. (Aptowitz/Schoonveld)
Passes 4:0
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