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Annually the selectmen try to put to writing their goals for the upcoming year, so as both to agree on priorities and to give the administrators guidance to what the selectmen think are the important town issues.  Each selectman authors his own goals, and Richard has taken the three sets and combined them.  This year the combined goals are as follows:

Draft Board of Selectmen Goals 2015-2016

I.    Communications
1.    Promote and encourage a collegial and supportive atmosphere for all volunteer committees and boards, ensure that their voices are heard and their work recognized. Promote and encourage supportive atmospheres with the Board of Selectmen and our Town Administrator,  Superintendent of Schools and all department heads and employees
2.    Improve the town’s web site, including putting the town budget on-line
3.    Working with the Assistant Town Administrator, explore ways to better inform town citizens on the happenings at town hall and on town-wide events, projects, plans, etc
4.    Keep the annual calendar current and on-line

II.    Planning
1.    Work towards completion of a town-wide master plan
2.    Have ongoing discussions with the Town Manager and Assistant Town Manager as to the current and future makeup of the management staff of the Town
3.    Work with all town department heads and committees to get five-year plans
4.    Develop an affordable housing plan
5.    Adopt the Green Community Act
6.    Expand solar power in the town and increase recycling rates
7.    Become a Tree City that is progressive and not in name only, adding money in the budget for tree plantings
8.    Ensure that the town continues to provide a high quality of education to its children and provides a high quality of munici pal services to its citizens in the most cost-effective manner possible.

III.    Capital Projects
1.    Provide direction as the Town moves forward with the clean-up and redevelopment of the State Hospital Grounds. Support and encourage the State Hospital Redevelopment Committee as they move forward with a plan to redevelop the site
2.    Provide support and direction to the Permanent Building Committee as they proceed with the construction of a new Public Safety Building

IV.    Finances
1.    Ensure that the annual budget process and town meeting move forward in a productive and cooperative manner that is always in the best interest of the citizens of Medfield
2.    Work to implement a three-year budget forecast, seek savings and increase revenue and work towards property tax relief for senior citizens
3.    Complete un ion contracts on time.
4.    Analyze overtime expenditures.
5.    implement a 20-year capital improvement plan

V.    Downtown
1.    Promote and encourage the development of a robust and pedestrian-friendly downtown area that will entice the public to embrace our small businesses and help them to grow and thrive
I.    Work with the Chief of police on traffic and parking issues
2.    Support, plan and follow-up on the recommendations from the Downtown Summit and from the Downtown Vision and Action Plan
3.    Complete Straw Hat Park
4.    Open dialog on Design Review and  Sidewalk Master Plan