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?"I 4 I s ` f - EEE TMEN ti GOAL SETTING MEETING ,Tune 18, 1982 Sheraton Lexington Inn The meeting commenced at 11:30 A.M. Present: Alfred Busa, Chairman, Margery Battin,, Janes Crain, Stephen Poli ti, Robert Sacco and Robert Hutchinson, Town Manager. Chairman Busa called the meeting to order. - Board members reviewed the status of goals for this year. It was agreed tit: r .. . Center Revitalization Flan under the leadership of Selectmen Battin and Sacco must remain a primary goal of the Board with a number of components to be completes such as the economic survey. Specific components to be completed with deadline dates' be provided by Mrs. Battin and Mr. Sacco to the Mana- ger for the Board to review. Financial Plannin Five Year Tax Rate - The Manager advised the Board that he would file with t ern a five year estimated tax rate by October 1, 1982. Elipanded Revenue Sources - Selectmen agreed that a committee to increase the . tax base will be app.ointed by October 1, 1982 and that a solicitation o f names will take place during the summer of 1982. It was felt that a report should be ready by February. 1, 1983 for the Selectmen so that a full presentation could be made to the Town Meeting, Tntra Town Communications - Agencies and Committees - It was agreed that quarterly meetings or more would take place with Town Board and Agency chairmen and Selectmen Advisory Committees. Muzzey Conversion The Board agreed that Muzzey School must be expedited with intent to have a Special Town Meeting to deal with this in the late fall'. Mr. Busa agreed to work on a charge consistent with the resolution adopted by Town Meeting. Appropriate interest groups will be contacted so that the charge is complied with. School om'm'ttee. /Board Relations The Board agreed that positive relation - ship should continue and that a joint meeting with the School. Committee should be scheduled for the fall, Se lectmen/Town Meeting Relations The Board felt that this should be a. major area of concern recognizing that Board groups should work to expedite Town, Meet- ing process. Selectman Sacco emphasized that a goal should be to shorten 'Iowa Meeting as it will certainly discourage people from serving because not enough discipline has been exercised within the orgahi ation. Mr. Crain and Mr. Busa pointed out that the information sessions were self- defeating g if the Town Meeting was not going to be -able to use the information to move forward. Mrs. Battin pointed out that the information meetings were scheduled quite differently in the past adhering firmly to a predetermined timetable and