Dan Ensminger

Nsminger moved that the board approve the replacement and renaming of on 1. 3. 3, Process for Evaluating Town Manager, in Article 1 of the Select d Policies as amended. The motion was seconded by Mr. Friedmann. The F dly amendments were accepted and the motion carried 5- 0.

Voted: Yes

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Mr. Ensminger moved that the hearing regarding the new pole request at Franklin and Grove Street will be continued until May 7r^, at 8 PM. The motion was seconded by Ms. Alvarado and approved with a 4- 0 vote.

The minutes give the count as 4-0, but 5 members were at the meeting (Andrew Friedmann, Vanessa Alvarado, Barry Berman, John Halsey and Dan Ensminger). Showing the count only.

Ms. Alvarado moved to set the FY2020 water rate at $ 10. 37 per 100 cubic feet with a minimum quarterly bill of $ 20. 74 effective with the December, 2019 billing; Moved to set the FY2020 sewer rate at $ 11. 03 per 100 cubic feet with a minimum quarterly bill of$ 22. 06 effective with the December, 2019 billing; Moved to set the Storm Water Rate at $ 60 per unit ( 3210 square feet) per year to be billed quarterly effective with the December, 2019 billing. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ensminger. Mr. Halsey asked what the total of reserves is being used again and It was noted this motion on the table would use $ 1 million. Mr. Halsey wanted to make his feelings known that he fully believes that they should be using the full $ 1. 1 million that Mr. LeLacheur noted they could use without jeopardizing their capital. To not use it all and help the tax payers is not something he can vote for. The board voted 3- 2 to approve the motion on the floor.

The minutes give the count as 3-2 but do not say who voted no or abstained. Showing the count only.

Ms. Alvarado made a motion to approve the minutes of January 22nd, 2019 as amended. The motion was seconded by Mr. Berman and approved with a 4- 0- 1 vote with Mr. Ensminger abstaining.

Voted: Abstained

Yes: Alvarado, Berman, Friedmann, HalseyAbstained: Ensminger

The first candidate they will vote on is Mr. Coram. The votes were as follows: Mr. Boivin - No Mr. Ensminger - No Mr. Robinson - No Ms. Alvarado -Yes Ms. Snow Dockser - Yes Mr. Friedmann - Yes Ms. Webb - Yes Mr. Berman - Yes Ms. Borawski - Yes Mr. Halsey - No Mr. Coram received 6 votes which was enough to be appointed.

Voted: No

Yes: Alvarado, Berman, FriedmannNo: Ensminger, HalseyJoint roll call of the Select Board and the School Committee: “Mr. Boivin - No Mr. Ensminger - No Mr. Robinson - No Ms. Alvarado -Yes Ms. Snow Dockser - Yes Mr. Friedmann - Yes Ms. Webb - Yes Mr. Berman - Yes Ms. Borawski - Yes Mr. Halsey - No.” Mr. Coram received 6 of 10 votes. Only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.

Mr. Friedmann then put a motion on the floor to approve Mr. Berman' s proposal: To create a subcommittee of the Select Board, ( 2 members) which will have the responsibility of formalizing the process of evaluating the yearly performance of the Town Manager, as stipulated in the contract signed between the Board and the Town Manager, and including this as a revision to Select Board Policy, Subsection titled " Town Manager Goals". The sub- committee will recommend to the full Board a yearly process and timeline ( with dates certain) for creating jointly agreed upon goals between the Board and the Town Manager. The subcommittee will also consider implementing multiyear goals. The subcommittee will recommend a suitable form for Board members to evaluate the town manager' s performance based on core competencies and those goals. Said form should allow members to highlight areas of needed improvement. If a majority of members agree remedial action is required, a separate plan will be developed by the Board and the Town Manager and incorporated into goals for the following year. . In carrying out this task, the sub- committee will work with town staff including the Head of Administrative Services, the Head of Human Resources and the Town Manager. The sub- committee will present its recommendation to the full Board no later than April 1, 2019. The board voted 5- 0 to approve the motion.

Voted: Yes

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Ms. Alvaradr, mnved that the Select Board approve the meetino minutes of December 5th, 2018 as amended. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ensminger and approved with a 5- 0 vote.

Voted: Yes

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Mr. Friedmann made a motion to postpone this discussion until January Sth. Ms. Alvarado seconded the motion and the board voted 3- 2 with Ensminger and Halsey opposing.

Voted: No

Yes: Alvarado, Berman, FriedmannNo: Ensminger, Halsey

Mr. Friedmann made a motion to amend the motion to add customer service training for all staff. The motion was seconded by Ms. Alvarado and approved with a 4- 1 vote with Halsey opposing.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Alvarado, Berman, Ensminger, FriedmannNo: Halsey

Mr. Berman again moved that the board approve the 21 Town Manager goals for FY19 as presented and amended, accomplished as prioritized as time allows. The motion was approved with a 4- 1 vote with Halsey opposing.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Alvarado, Berman, Ensminger, FriedmannNo: Halsey