Preview of the Board of Selectmen Meeting, January 11, 2010

The next regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen will be held on Monday, January 11th in Town Building.  After convening the meeting and receiving public comment, the Board will hold a petitioner's workshop for the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.  This is an opportunity for citizens contemplating submission of articles to have questions answered regarding the process and timeline leading to town meeting.  Later in the evening, the Board will review and vote articles to be submitted by selectmen for consideration for inclusion in the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.  

At 7:30 p.m., Larry Kiernan, leader of the group seeking to develop a rails-to-trails project in Wayland as part of a larger, regional trail network, will speak to the Board about an article to spend CPA funds for design of the trail.

At approximately 8:00 p.m., selectmen will meet with Town Moderator Peter Gossels to discuss the proposed composition and charge to a temporary advisory committee to be empaneled to review a number of procedural changes that have been suggested to improve Town Meeting, including electronic voting and separating town meeting into separate sessions for deliberation and voting.

About 9:00 p.m., selectmen will review correspondence, consider the consent calendar, and discuss projected meeting agenda items for the next several meetings.  The Board will continue discussion of proposed goals and objectives for 2010. 

Later in the evening, the Board will discuss the proposed composition and charge of an economic development committee.  The idea to form such a committee was first included in the 2004 Master Plan of Development and more recently suggested by the Finance Committee as part of the long-range fiscal strategy for fiscal years 2011-2015.

Selectmen will review adjustments to the general government department and board budgets for FY2011 to be recommended by the Town Administrator.  The Finance Committee had requested such a list in order to develop a non-override budget.  The selectmen will meet jointly with the Finance Committee on Tuesday, January 19th at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the recommendations.  The budget message and list of recommended budget adjustments will be available by Wednesday, January 13th and posted on the Town web site.

The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room.

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