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Selectmen’s Goal Setting Meeting July 8, 2008 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room. Chairman Cohen, Ms. Krieger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Manz; Mr. Burnell; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; Ms. Vine, Assistant Town Manager; Ms. McLaughlin, Organizational Development Director; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Goal Setting The objectives of the meeting were to agree on categories, discuss potential goal areas, seek consensus on Board’s top priority goals and outline future process. The Selectmen were provided with information broken down into several parts: 1. Board Values – do you want to change or add to the proposed Selectmen values 2. Policy Issues – current policies or a policy is needed 3. Goals – need to rewrite as specific goals 4. Consolidated Priorities 5. Last Year’s Goals 6. Input received from different parties 7. Goals Identified by the Senior Management Team Policies The Selectmen reviewed the following policy issues: 1. Personnel. The Selectmen agreed they would like to look into what the pros and cons would be with doing away with retaining Civil Service for hiring Police Chiefs. 2. Budget Process. There were concerns about whether the budget could be completed this year on the same schedule as last year. Should try to meet last year’s schedule, with the understanding that it may not be met. Need to schedule a meeting with the School Committee, Appropriation Committee and Capital Expenditures Committee to discuss the budget schedule. 3. Collective Bargaining. The Selectmen prefer to have all collective bargaining on the same 3-year cycle. 4. Capital – Roads. The Selectmen requested information from the staff on what roads need to be done, the cost and how to pay for it. The work should also include sidewalks and how best to handle requests from residents for traffic calming. After reviewing the information the Selectmen plan to do a policy. 5. Budget Development Parameters. The Selectmen discussed the problems of removing snow this past winter. They would like to look at options for clearing the center quicker and more cost effectively. A policy should include safe access to schools and the Minuteman Bikeway. Staff will provide information on what added resources they need to do the work. The Town Manager will bring back to the Selectmen recommendations for review.