MassVoter.com← Millis Select BoardMillis Select Board · 2021–2022 Board · Regular meeting
July 19, 2021
22 recorded votes, 22 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: These minutes have no call to order or attendance line. Peter Jurmain, Craig Schultze and Erin Underhill all take part, but by our rules they are not listed as present, so individual votes are not shown.
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Every vote, in order
21-205 Approval of 2021 Millis Boosters Run Back to School
Approve the Millis Boosters Run Back to School on Sunday, September 26th beginning at 9:00am in coordination with Millis Police and DPW
To approve the Millis Boosters Run Back to School on Sunday, September 26th beginning at 9:00am in coordination with Millis Police and DPW
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to approve the Millis Boosters Run Back to School on Sunday, September 26th beginning at 9:00am in coordination with Millis Police and DPW. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
21-195 Appointment of Council on Aging Outreach Worker
Approve the Town Administrator's appointment of Deborah Sand as an Outreach Worker at Council on Aging pending a satisfactory physical
To approve the Town Administrator's appointment of Deborah Sand as an Outreach Worker at Council on Aging pending a satisfactory physical
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to approve the Town Administrator's appointment of Deborah Sand as an Outreach Worker at Council on Aging pending a satisfactory physical. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
21-196 Appointment of Council on Aging Van Driver
Approve the Town Administrator's appointment of John "Jack" McBrien as a Senior Van Driver pending a satisfactory physical
To approve the Town Administrator's appointment of John "Jack" McBrien as a Senior Van Driver pending a satisfactory physical
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to approve the Town Administrator's appointment of John "Jack" McBrien as a Senior Van Driver pending a satisfactory physical. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
21-197 Appointment of Full-Time Police Officer
Ratify the appointment of the Colby Roy to full time police officer by the Town Administrator based on the Chief's recommendation
To ratify the appointment of the Colby Roy to full time police officer by the Town Administrator based on the Chief's recommendation
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill moved to ratify the appointment of the Colby Roy to full time police officer by the Town Administrator based on the Chief's recommendation. The motion was seconded by Sel. Schultze and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Schultze)
21-198 Appointment of On-Call Library Assistant
Accept the appointment of Fatima Neville to be an on-call library assistant
To accept the appointment of Fatima Neville to be an on-call library assistant
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill moved to accept the appointment of Fatima Neville to be an on-call library assistant. The motion was seconded by Sel. Schultze and the motion was passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Schultze)
21-199 Approval of Commitment to Public Health Shared Services Grant Program
Authorize the Town Administrator to sign a letter of commitment in order to take advantage of the Shared Services Grant Program as presented
To authorize the Town Administrator to sign a letter of commitment in order to take advantage of the Shared Services Grant Program as presented
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to authorize the Town Administrator to sign a letter of commitment in order to take advantage of the Shared Services Grant Program as presented. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
21-200 Approval of Contracts with Kleinfelder
Authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for Water EF Wells 3-6 for PFAS Plant Design, conceptual design, Part A for an amount not to exceed $255,600.00
To authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for Water EF Wells 3-6 for PFAS Plant Design, conceptual design, Part A for an amount not to exceed $255,600.00
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for Water EF Wells 3-6 for PFAS Plant Design, conceptual design, Part A for an amount not to exceed $255,600.00. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
Authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for Water EF D'Angelis Wells PFAS Plant Design Part B in an amount not to exceed $197,990.00
To authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for Water EF D'Angelis Wells PFAS Plant Design Part B in an amount not to exceed $197,990.00
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for Water EF D'Angelis Wells PFAS Plant Design Part B in an amount not to exceed $197,990.00. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
Approve the PFAS On-Call Support for ongoing support and to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for an amount not to exceed $60,000.00
To approve the PFAS On-Call Support for ongoing support and to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for an amount not to exceed $60,000.00
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill made a motion to approve the PFAS On-Call Support for ongoing support and to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for an amount not to exceed $60,000.00. Sel. Schultze seconded and the motion passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Schultze)
Approve the Water Systems Emergency Response Plan and to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for an amount not to exceed $35,000.00
To approve the Water Systems Emergency Response Plan and to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for an amount not to exceed $35,000.00
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill made a motion to approve the Water Systems Emergency Response Plan and to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for an amount not to exceed $35,000.00. Sel. Schultze seconded and the motion passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Schultze)
Authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for the MS4 Stormwater Program Services for FY22 for an amount not to exceed $65,000.00
To authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for the MS4 Stormwater Program Services for FY22 for an amount not to exceed $65,000.00
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for the MS4 Stormwater Program Services for FY22 for an amount not to exceed $65,000.00. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
Authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for the Village and Birch Street Drainage Culvert Final Design for an amount not to exceed $107,200.00
To authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for the Village and Birch Street Drainage Culvert Final Design for an amount not to exceed $107,200.00
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill made a motion to authorize the Town Administrator to approve and sign the contract for the Village and Birch Street Drainage Culvert Final Design for an amount not to exceed $107,200.00. The motion was seconded by Sel. Jurmain and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Jurmain)
21-201 Approval of Metro West Consortium Contract Extensions
Approve a contract extension for Tree Services with Pathfinder Tree Services, LLC for a period to expire on 7/1/22 for a not to exceed amount of $55,000.00 with $15,000.00 in funding from the...
To approve a contract extension for Tree Services with Pathfinder Tree Services, LLC for a period to expire on 7/1/22 for a not to exceed amount of $55,000.00 with $15,000.00 in funding from the general fund tree care line and $40,000.00 from the Spring Annual Town Meeting article on 5/1/21
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to approve a contract extension for Tree Services with Pathfinder Tree Services, LLC for a period to expire on 7/1/22 for a not to exceed amount of $55,000.00 with $15,000.00 in funding from the general fund tree care line and $40,000.00 from the Spring Annual Town Meeting article on 5/1/21. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
21-202 Discuss Charter Review Recommendations
Accept the recommendation to move forward with a change in the Town Charter to increase the Select Board size from 3 to 5 members
To accept the recommendation to move forward with a change in the Town Charter to increase the Select Board size from 3 to 5 members
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to accept the recommendation to move forward with a change in the Town Charter to increase the Select Board size from 3 to 5 members. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
Accept the recommendation to amend the charter through Town Meeting to allow the Moderator to appoint a Deputy Moderator
To accept the recommendation to amend the charter through Town Meeting to allow the Moderator to appoint a Deputy Moderator
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill made a motion to accept the recommendation to amend the charter through Town Meeting to allow the Moderator to appoint a Deputy Moderator. The motion was seconded by Sel. Schultze and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Schultze)
Accept the recommendation to move forward with a change in the Town Charter to move the Town Clerk position from an elected position to an appointed position
To accept the recommendation to move forward with a change in the Town Charter to move the Town Clerk position from an elected position to an appointed position
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to accept the recommendation to move forward with a change in the Town Charter to move the Town Clerk position from an elected position to an appointed position. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and the motion passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
Authorize the Town Administrator to draw up a draft job description for the Town Charter for final review by the Board
To authorize the Town Administrator to draw up a draft job description for the Town Charter for final review by the Board
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill made a motion to authorize the Town Administrator to draw up a draft job description for the Town Charter for final review by the Board. The motion was seconded by Sel. Schultze and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Schultze)
21-203
Approve HVAC IFB
To approve HVAC IFB
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze motion to approve HVAC IFB seconded by Sel. Underhill and the motion passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
21-206 Ratification of Fire Union Contract
Ratify the Memorandum of Agreement between the Town and The Professional Firefighters of Millis, Local 4704 and terminating on June 30, 2021 as written
To ratify the Memorandum of Agreement between the Town and The Professional Firefighters of Millis, Local 4704 and terminating on June 30, 2021 as written
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill made a motion to ratify the Memorandum of Agreement between the Town and The Professional Firefighters of Millis, Local 4704 and terminating on June 30, 2021 as written. The motion was seconded by Sel. Schultze and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Schultze)
21-204 Approval of (2) One- Day Alcohol Licenses
Approve the One-Day Special All Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol License for the Boggestowe Fish & Game Club located at 247 Ridge Street for the 10th Annual Boggestock Music Festival on September 18,...
To approve the One-Day Special All Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol License for the Boggestowe Fish & Game Club located at 247 Ridge Street for the 10th Annual Boggestock Music Festival on September 18, 2021 from 12:00pm to 9:00pm
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill made a motion to approve the One-Day Special All Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol License for the Boggestowe Fish & Game Club located at 247 Ridge Street for the 10th Annual Boggestock Music Festival on September 18, 2021 from 12:00pm to 9:00pm. The motion was seconded by Sel. Schultze and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Schultze)
Approve the One-Day Special All Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol License for the Boggestowe Fish & Game Club located at 247 Ridge Street for the 81st Annual Clam Bake on August 15, 2021 from 12:00pm to...
To approve the One-Day Special All Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol License for the Boggestowe Fish & Game Club located at 247 Ridge Street for the 81st Annual Clam Bake on August 15, 2021 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
From the minutes
“Sel. Underhill made a motion to approve the One-Day Special All Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol License for the Boggestowe Fish & Game Club located at 247 Ridge Street for the 81st Annual Clam Bake on August 15, 2021 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. The motion was seconded by Sel. Schultze and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Underhill, second: Schultze)
21-209 Approval of Water/Sewer Commitment
Approve the Water/Sewer Commitment to Collector for June 2021 for a total of $2933.06
To approve the Water/Sewer Commitment to Collector for June 2021 for a total of $2933.06
From the minutes
“Sel. Schultze made a motion to approve the Water/Sewer Commitment to Collector for June 2021 for a total of $2933.06. The motion was seconded by Sel. Underhill and passed unanimously..” (Motion: Schultze, second: Underhill)
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