May 11, 2009 Post-Meeting List

Called to Order at 6:03, adjourned at 7:23

Voted:

•  Unanimously, that Aaron would represent the Select Board in Kanegasaki, Japan (Gerry had been nominated last week, but found he had a scheduling conflict)

•  Unanimously to approve the Town Manager's appointment of David Webber to the Planning Board, for a term to expire June 30, 2010, filling the unexpired term of Susan Pynchon

Agreed, without votes:

•  To seek to adjourn Town Meeting to June 15th instead of June 1st, to allow more time to learn State budget details, so as to better inform budget recommendations and the Finance Committee's report to Town Meeting; and to let Town Meeting members know that they might possibly receive that report with less than the usual two-weeks advance time

•  To cancel the Select Board meetings scheduled before Town Meeting sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays leading up to June 15th, and to change the location of the Monday meetings to Town Hall

•  To affirm the recent decision that we will not meet the week of Memorial Day

•  That Stephanie will consider Aaron's proposed changes to Diana's draft committee term expiration e-mail, incorporate them as she sees fit, and coordinate with Judith so that those can go out this week or next

•  That Stephanie would move to postpone Article 13 to after Article 30

Requested:

•  That the Town Manager's budget recommendation document be made available to Town Meeting members and the public as soon as possible, perhaps by posting it on the Town Web site

Items to be added to the 5/18 agenda:

•  Approve April Select Board Report (draft was not ready for this meeting)

Items to be added to a future agenda, not necessarily the next one:

•  Taking positions on the proposed Town budget and on a pending proposal for reserve use

Materials to be brought back to the next meeting:

•  None

Issues not resulting in actions:

•  Larry's Town Manager's report included:  an update on the progress of the Town's draft vehicle use policy; the swearing-in ceremony of the new UMass Police Chief and the opportunity for closer collaboration between the Amherst and UMass departments; active assistance to help Amherst College identify a partner for the Lord Jeff project;  the first meeting of the Fire and Police Chief search panels; participation in a forum about issues facing the schools; and participation in and attendance at multiple recent events (Ultimate tournament, Survival Center dunk tank, DPW retirement party; A Better Chance benefit)