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61-370 Selectmen's Meeting - June 14, 1999 Mrs. McKenna indicated she has a problem with supporting the transfers without supporting detail. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0 (Mrs. McKenna abstained) to approve the request for transfer from the Reserve Fund of $75,000 to Fire Department Overtime and $50,000 to Police Department Overtime. Hanscom Mrs. Krieger apprised the Board of developments concerning Shuttle America's proposed shuttle service out of Hanscom. There are options, one of which is how much citizen community involvement do we want to organize at this point. There was discussion about a letter coming from the four Boards of Selectmen to Shuttle America reminding them that the four towns have passed articles that included several provisions and Shuttle America should be sensitive to the surrounding communities and also to remind them of Massport's recommendation to look at Worcester rather than Hanscom. The timing of the letter to Shuttle America was discussed and it was felt that there should be a few weeks where a letter could be useful. It was also felt that HATS should pursue a letter to Massport about an agreement HATS thought they had with Massport. Mrs. Krieger will pursue all avenues with HATS and will talk to Lexington's representative to HFAC Mike Barrett. Goal Setting Mr. White asked the Board to come up with a date for Goal Setting. It was decided to hold the Goal Setting Meeting on Tuesday, July 13. Town Manager Reappointment Process Board members discussed their differing opinions on the process for reappointment of the Town Manager. Mrs. Krieger felt she had no question about her position to reappoint. He was reviewed in the winter and in view of Rick's tenure we should reappoint him and remove any uncertainty and ambiguity. The reappointment should be scheduled as soon as possible. It is a courtesy that the manager deserves and it should be put on the agenda for the next meeting of the Board. Mrs. McKenna felt that as a new member to the Board she had some questions she would like to have answered. It would be better to wait at least until after the start of the new fiscal year. The reappointment is not until November and she felt it would be a disservice to the community to reappoint at this time and not get further input from the community. Mrs. McKenna also expressed a desire to talk to the School Committee and come up with a Town Manager/Superintendent performance appraisal process.