At the meeting last night Mike Sullivan distributed his suggested calendar for the Board of Selectmen covering the period from today through the next annual town meeting (ATM) in April 2018 –

 

DRAFT

 

TOWN OF MEDFIELD

 

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

ANNUAL CALENDAR

 August 15

-Veteran’s Services Officer

-Review Town Goals for Master Plan

-Preliminary listing of potential Warrant Articles for 2018 Annual Town Meeting

 

August 29

 

–Preliminary  FY18 Budget Estimate

— FY17 Preliminary closing update on finances

-Discuss and/or adopt Selectmen’s Goals for FYl8

-Meet with Medfield Affordable Housing Trust Commissioners

-Review progress on Housing Production Plan and FY19 Housing Goals

 

September 5 or 12

-Discuss FY19 Budget Guidelines with Warrant Committee and School Committee

-Set Target Dates for submission of Budgets and Warrant Articles

 

September 19

-Primary Election for State Senate vacancy

 

September 19 or 26

-Review 20 year Capital Budget and Green Communities Projects with Energy/Facilities Manager, Capital Budget Committee, Master Plan Committee and Energy Committee.

-Submission of Town Administrator goals

 

October 3

-Meet with DPW Director for presentation on Pavement Management Plan and discuss road and sidewalk maintenance, tree planting,North St. reconstruction a bridge repairs.

 

October 17

-Election for State Senate vacancy

 

October 17

-Meet with Water and Sewerage Board for update on Iron Manganese Study, Painting of Mt. Nebo Water Tower, Rules and Regulations Manuel and other issues of concern.

 

November 7

-Annual Budget Meeting, Distribution of Budget Forms, Opening of Warrant for 2018 Annual Town Meeting and review of Department accomplishments and goals.

-Update on Hospital rental and discussion of future special uses

 

November 21

-Hospital Master Plan Update

 

December 5

-Deadline for submission of unedited Warrant Articles for 2018 Annual Town Meeting.

-Downtown,Economic Development and Historic issues

 

December 8

-Submission of Operating Budgets

-Update from ALS Committee

-year-end update on SWAP area

 

December 12 or 19

– Final FY17 Financials and review of Budget Guidelines, Free Cash Certification for close of FY17, and updated Tax Levy estimate for FY19

 

January 6 (Saturday)

-Budget meetings with Departments

 

January 9

Budget meeting with Departments (continued from January 6)

Submission of FY19 Capital Budget

-Open Warrant for Special Town Meeting on Hospital

 

January 23

-Begin review of edited Warrant Articles for FY19

-Meet with Hospital Planning Committee to review recommendations to be made at Special Town Meeting Close Warrant for Special Town Meeting on Hospital

 

January 31

– Board of Health and Lyme Disease Committee on Marijuana, Tics, Beavers, and other health related issues.

-School Committee submission of budget to Board of Selectmen

-Close Warrant for Annual Town Meeting

 

February 6

-Opening of Warrant for Town Election

-Review of edited Warrant Articles for FY19 (continued). Year-end update on OPEB Trust Fund

 

February 20

–Meet with Warrant Committee and Hospital Planning Committee to Special Town Meeting recommendations

 

February 2.6

–Special Town Meeting on Hospital Master Plan & Zoning Changes

 

March 6

 

-Meet with Department Heads who have concerns about budget recommendations

Meet with Medfield Affordable Housing Trust for update

 

March 20

Meet with DPW Director on scheduling of capital projects for Summer of 2018, update on bridge repairs and other projects.

 

March 26

-Town Election

 

April 3

-Re-organize Board of Selectmen

-Meet with Warrant Committee for review of budget and Warrant Article recommendations

 

April 17

-Review recommendations and assign articles for Town Meeting

 

April 23

-meet in High School Library prior to Town Meeting for last minute items

-2018 Annual Town Meeting