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BOARD OF SELECTMEN GOAL SETTING MEETING �3 Present: Monday, Ju 1, 1985 Harvard Club of Boston One Federal Street, Boston k Selectmen Marshall, Hutchinson Batti n , McLaughlin, Eddi son , Dailey, Town Manager Chairman Marshall called the meeting to order at 10:10 A.M. pointing out that Selectmen Edd i son and Dailey would be arriving shortly because of schedule conflicts. It was agreed to address issues not needing-full Board at this time. Mrs. Batti n i.n d4:cated 'that she would l i k e to attend the Mass. Municipal Association Conference on October 25 to October 27 and encouraged other Board Members to do so. The Board approved Mrs. Batti n' s request and that of any other member who wished to represent the Town as this is an important opportunity for elected and appointed officials and State officials to exchange information. Chairman Marshall asked the Manager if values of vehicles were established by the Town understanding that the value of vehicles is substantially greater today and should this not be a potential source of additional revenue recognizing that the rate was changed with the adoption of Proposition 2J. The Manager responded that values are established by the State from a prepared "Blue Book" and the Town does not have any say in the establishment of those values. He did point out that this is a question that has been raised by the Municipal Association and certain professional groups as the values seem to be somewhat unrealistic. The Manager said he would talk to our Assessors about this and get the most current information relating to tax policy for vehicles, Chairman Marshall asked the Manager if he had any administrative matters to report to the Board. The Manager said that he was in the process of making appointments to the Building Committee which has been indicated by the Selectmen as a major committee responsible for all public buildings with specific focus on repair and maintenance or retrofitting. The Selectmen instructed the Manager to focus on technical knowledge and diversity within the community. The Manager indicated that the School Committee would be appointing two members in the near future to represent their concerns. It was further pointed out that Town Meeting had appropriated money that the Selectmen and the Manager had requested for supporting technical services to the Committee. The Board indicated that they would expect to see a report for the 1986 Town Meeting. Staffing - Selectmen/Manager Areas �w~wr•r+.. A. Selectmen Chairman Marshall pointed out that he had discussed with the Town Manager the idea of operating with a one and one -half time f u l l time equivalent (f.t.e.) vs . the current two person Selectmen's office. with appropriate supporting equipment for word processing and the like, they should be able to effectively support the operation of the office. The Manager said that he would arrange for the appropriate supporting equipment and a report will be made to the Board during the budgeting process on this experiment.