Select Board Meeting

This is a meeting of the South Thomaston Select Board. The meeting is being held in person at the Town Office but will also be viewable online at the South Thomaston YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbnkexYouDMSGNRotPDaqsQ).

SELECTBOARD AGENDA

Date: August 11, 2020   Time: 6:00 PM

Place: South Thomaston Town Office and YouTube Channel     Rev.2

1. Call to Order 
2. Adjustments to the Agenda

• Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda

1. People Scorecard:
2. New Hires- Ambulance, Rohobot Carlson and Becca Pinero
3. Recruitment in process- none
4. Service Anniversaries- none
5. Awards and Recognition- Chelsea Summers, John M. Nickerson Scholarship Award

1. Financial Review
2. Revenue vs forecast/ budget
3. Spending vs forecast/ budget
4. Significant planned expenditures
5. Significant unplanned expenditures
6. Outlook- year to date financial review

1. South Thomaston Citizen requests and presentations-

• Merle Rockwell request to discuss traffic and speeding around Spruce Head Island.
• Sandy Retzlaff request environmental group update and discussion

• Nonresident requests and presentations- None
• Department Head- Library Director Alley, Update

1. New Business: NV– No Vote, RV–Requires Vote
2. Recognition of volunteers and donors for Town Office Beautification project. Guidance on acceptance of future donations in this regard. (RV)
3. Discussion on potentially adopting Title 30A, Sec. 2528, Secret Ballot. (NV)
4. Discussion on transitioning away from the Town operating, financially, on the calendar year to the fiscal year. (NV)
5. Discussion on collecting taxes twice per year. (NV)
6. Review and potential signing of documents for Streetlight project (RV)
7. Review and signing of revised 2020 Tax Commitment papers (NV)
8. Island Road project update. (NV)
9. MMA vote for Vice-President and Executive Committee members (RV)
10. Review of building maintenance priorities. (NV)

1. Old Business-
   • Personal Property tax reconciliation (RV)
   • Community Room Policy- review (NV)
   • Stump Dump Policy- review (NV)
   • Review and finalization of municipal appointments (RV)

1. Correspondence- none

• Reports and Administration

1. Ambulance – July Report
2. Assessor’s Agent – July Report
3. Code Enforcement Officer – July Report
4. EMA- July Report
5. Fire Department – July Report
6. Licensed Plumbing Inspector – July Reports
7. Treasurer – July Report
8. Town Administrator- July Report
9. Authorize Treasurer’s Warrants
10. Review Check Reconciliations for July 2020
11. Approve Select Board Minutes of July 7^th and July 22nd.
12. Schedule Future Meeting(s)

Adjournment