1.         Call Meeting to Order / Roll Call

Selectboard: Tom Mulcahy; Herbert Downing; Jeffrey D. Bartley; Jacki Murphy Absent: Chair Nadine Scibek

Staff: Dawn H. Francis, Town Manager; Aaron Frank, Deputy Town Manager/CFO; Michael Moffatt, Finance Officer; Lara Alemy, Finance Officer

In the absence of Nadine Scibek, meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Tom Mulcahy.

3.         Budget Discussion

Dawn Francis and Aaron Frank gave a PowerPoint budget presentation on the major town wide accomplishments and specific departmental highlights that the previous year’s budget had provided for and the projected needs across Town departments for FY 2019. The Selectboard took no actions as each department would be presenting more details in the upcoming work session and a revenue budget and projections are also in process of being developed. 

4.         Future Agenda Items (Subject to Change)

November 14, 2017 7:00 – 9:30 AM

Department Budget Reports to Selectboard:

·         7:00 AM Fire Departments

·         7:30 AM Police

·         8:15 AM Rescue/Tech Rescue

·         8:45 AM Town Clerk

·         9:00 AM Cemetery

·         9:15 AM Planning and Zoning

·         9:25 AM Health

November 14, 2017 6:00 PM

·         First Reading of Amendments to Colchester Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12. Traffic

·         Public Highway Opening/Road Acceptance

·         Approval of Winter Maintenance of Private Roads Policy / Resolution

·         Leaf Drop Program Update and Future

November 16, 2017 8:00-10:30 AM

Department Budget Reports to Selectboard:

·         8:00 AM Recreation

·         8:30 AM Assessor

·         9:00 AM Economic Development

·         9:30 AM Library

·         10:00 AM Public Works

·         10:25 AM Intergovernmental

November 28, 2017

·         Capital Budget Review

·         CCRPC Update – Charlie Baker

December 5, 2017 6:00-7:30 PM

·         Selectboard Budget Work Session with Town Manager and Deputy Town Manager/CFO

December 12, 2017

·         Warn Charter Change Public Hearings (2) and Informational Meeting

·         Adopt Capital Budget

5.         Executive Session – 9:20 AM

a. Personnel Contracts

MOTION was made by Jeffrey Bartley and SECONDED by Tom Mulcahy to find that premature general public knowledge of personnel contracts would clearly place this Selectboard at a substantial disadvantage because the Selectboard risks disclosing its negotiation strategy if it discusses the personnel contracts in public.

The MOTION carried 4-0.

MOTION was made by Jeffrey Bartley and SECONDED by Jacki Murphy with Herb Downing offering a  friendly amendment that was accepted, to enter into executive session for the purpose of discussion of strategy relating to negotiating budget line items that the Town pays to fire departments and the collective bargaining agreement with CPOA, the details of which would place Town’s strategy at risk should the public be informed in advance, under the provisions of Title 1, Section 313 (a)(1)(A) of the Vermont Statutes, Executive Sessions.

The MOTION carried 4-0.

6.         Adjournment

At 9:58 AM MOTION was made by Jeffrey Bartley and SECONDED by Jacki Murphy to adjourn the meeting.

The MOTION carried 4-0.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 AM.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Linda Gustainis, recording secretary.