Board of Selectmen, October 20, 2014

1.         6:30 p.m.          Call to Order

2.         6:35 p.m.          Appointments, Licenses and Permits:

• Grant Groceries, Inc. DBA One Stop Food Store – Change in Sunday Hours
• Holden Wine & Spirits –  Change in Sunday Hours                     

3.         6:40 p.m.          Update from MA Legislators –

                                                Senator Harriette Chandler

                                                Representative Kim Ferguson

4.         6:55 p.m.          Acceptance of Gift from Holden Garden Club

5.         7:00 p.m.          CERT Team Recognition

6.         7:05 p.m.          Eagle Scout Recognition          

7.         7:10 p.m.          Citizens’ Address

8.         7:15 p.m.          Discussion of Changes to Charter Service

                                                Heidi Vandenbrouk, Charter

9.         7:30 p.m.          Town Manager Miscellaneous – Holiday Office Hours

10.        7:40 p.m.          Regional Emergency Communications Center

                                                IMA – Holden/ West Boylston

11.        7:40 p.m.          Selectmen Subcommittees

12.        8:00 p.m.          Selectmen Minutes       

13.        8:05 p.m.          Follow Up on Citizens’ Address

14.        8:15 p.m.          Selectmen Two-Minute Speeches

15.        8:25 p.m.          Executive Session –  To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel and to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel (i.e. the Town Manager) as per MGL c. 30A, Section 21(a), No. 2; and 

                                    - To review and/or approve minutes from Executive Sessions held by the Board at meetings on September 2, 2014, September 15, 2014 and September 25, 2014, all for the purpose of conducting strategy sessions in preparation for contract negotiations with nonunion personnel and/or to conducting contract negotiations with non-union personnel - the Town Manager, as per MGL c. 30A, Section 21(a), No. 2.; and

                                    - To review and/or approve minutes from an Executive Session held by the Board at a meeting on September 15, 2014 for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the government’s litigating position, and the Chair so declares (Holden v. the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the City of Worcester re: Sewer Transport Rate) as per MGL c. 30A, Section 21(a), No. 3.

16.       ---          Adjournment