January 25, 2022
2022-01-25T17:00:00
Select Board Meeting 1.25.22 at 5 PM via Zoom
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
| | 5:00 PM | Question of entering into Executive Session for the reasons stated in items 2, 3, and 4. |
2. | | EXECUTIVE SESSION - LITIGATION |
| | | For the purpose of discussing litigation strategy with regard to a pending claim. |
3. | | EXECUTIVE SESSION - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING |
| | | For the purpose of discussing strategy related to collective bargaining of an employee vaccine mandate with all Town unions. |
4. | | EXECUTIVE SESSION - EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES |
| | | Question of approving the following Executive Session meeting minutes: January 11, 2022 January 18, 2022 |
5. | | ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES |
| 6:15 PM | Select Board to announce recent and/or upcoming Events of Community Interest. |
6. | | PUBLIC COMMENT |
| | Public Comment period for citizens who requested to speak to the Board regarding Town issues not on the Calendar. Up to fifteen minutes for public comment on matters not appearing on this Calendar shall be scheduled each meeting. Persons wishing to speak may sign up in advance beginning on the Friday preceding the meeting or may sign up in person at the meeting. Speakers will be taken up in the order they sign up. Advance registration is available by calling the Select Board’s office at 617-730-2202 or by e-mail at kmacgillivray@brooklinema.gov. The full Policy on Public Comment is available at http://www.brooklinema.gov/376/Meeting-Policies |
7. | | MISCELLANEOUS |
| | Approval of miscellaneous items, licenses, vouchers, and contracts. |
| 7.A. | | Question of approving the following meeting minutes from January 18, 2022. |
| 7.B. | | Question of approving the authorization to hire request for a Senior Accountant - Benefits (T-05) in the Comptroller's division of the Finance Department. |
| 7.C. | | Question of approving the authorization to hire request for the Concierge (C-4) in the Treasury Department. |
| 7.D. | | Question of accepting the following grants for the Police Department: FY 2022 State 911 Department and Support Incentive Grant in the amount of $248,276.00 FY 2022 State 911 Department Training Grant in the amount of $18,874.37 |
| 7.E. | | Question of approving the modification of MassDOT Municipal Project Agreement No. 106460 associated with the Gateway East project to make a final payment to MassDOT in the value of $328,327.09. |
| 7.F. | | Question of approving local financial assistance from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority in the amount of $3,000,000 for the Town of Brookline Sewer System Rehabilitation: Planning, Design and Construction MWRA Project No. WRA-P11-07-3-1184. |
8. | | CALENDAR |
| | Review and potential vote on Calendar Items |
9. | | DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPOINTMENT |
| | | Question of approving the appointment of the Director of Health and Human Services as recommended by the Town Administrator. |
10. | | RETIREMENT BOARD APPOINTMENT |
| | | Question of appointing Acting Finance Director Justin Casanova-Davis to the Brookline Retirement Board. |
11. | | BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - INTERVIEWS |
| | | The following candidates for appointment/reappointment to Boards and Commissions will appear for interview: |
| | | Brookline Commission for the Arts Ellen Goodman Rena Mirkin |
12. | | SELECT BOARD FY 23 BUDGET OBJECTIVES |
| | | Discussion of the FY 2023 Budget process and timeline. |
13. | | RANKED CHOICE VOTING COMMITTEE CHARGE |
| | | Question of approving the charge for the Ranked Choice Voting Study Committee as presented by Select Board Member Aschkenasy. |
14. | | BABCOCK STREET PARKING LOT STUDY COMMITTEE |
| | | Question of approving the charge and slate for the Babcock Street Lot Study Committee. |
15. | | POLICE COMMISSIONER'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISCUSSION |
| | | Discussion and possible vote on the membership and structure of the Police Commissioner's Advisory Committee. |
16. | | CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE RESTRUCTURE |
| | | Question of approving the proposed changes to the structure of the Select Board's Climate Action Committee. |
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