Select Board @ Jan 27, 2025 7:00 PM EST

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The following meeting has been scheduled:

Town(s): Dalton, MA;
Board: Select Board
Time: Monday January 27 @ 7:00 PM EST
Location: Senior Center

Agenda:



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The following meeting has been updated:

Town(s): Dalton, MA;
Board: Select Board
Time: Monday January 27 @ 7:00 PM EST
Location: Senior Center

Agenda:

SELECT BOARD MEETING
Senior Center
40 Field Street Extension

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Monday, January 27, 2025 – 7:00 P.M.

Agenda
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1. Call to order: notice that meeting is being recorded by Zoom (for the purpose of taking minutes) and DCTV

2. Pledge

3. Roll Call

4. Minutes: December 16, 2024 & December 23, 2024

5. Public Address to the Board:
This is the time when the Public may address the Board on any item listed on the meeting agenda or on any issue or matter of the Town. If you intend on addressing the Board at this time we ask that you do the following:
 Please identify yourself by name, address or the company or institution you represent.
 The Public Address to the Board segment will last no longer than 30 minutes. Each individual will be given 3 minutes. Please make your comments concise and try not to repeat statements made by others.
 Please address your comments to the Board Chair.
 Discussion or debate on any issue may not take place at this time.
 The Chair or their designee may answer questions on procedural matters.
 Please be cordial and respectful of others.
 If anyone wishes to be recognized when the Board discusses an agenda item, please make that request at this time. The Board Chair may grant this request. Address comments to the Board Chair and be concise.
 We are meeting in person and making this meeting available via Zoom for the convenience of the public. Since we are meeting in person, we will not be responsible for any technical difficulties, so if you would like to be sure of participating, please attend in person.

6. Appointment Ratifications:
 Joseph Dinofrio as Town Collector, effective February 5, 2025, pending outcome of pre-employment physical and screening
 Tami Flatley as Assistant Town Collector (currently Interim Town Collector) effective February 5, 2025
 Tami Flatley as Assistant Town Clerk, effective March 3, 2025
 Kimberly Wetherell as Conservation Commission Agent, effective January 28, 2025, pending outcome of pre-employment physical and screening
 Deborah Wehry to the Dalton Housing Authority, effective January 28, 2025 through the May 12, 2025 annual town election
 Kathy Perney to the Green Committee, effective January 28, 2025 through June 30, 2027
 Brandin Quail to Open Space and Recreation Committee, effective January 28, 2025 through June 30, 2026
 Mary Hang to Open Space and Recreation Committee, effective January 28, 2025 through June 30, 2025

7. Discussion with Town Clerk regarding mail-in ballot instructions

8. Green Burials- John Bartels

9. FY26 Budget Planning and Presentations:
 171 Conservation Commission, 191 Green Committee, 401 Engineering, 541 Council on Aging, 630 Parks & Recreation
 296 Tree Warden, 420 Highway, 423 Snow & Ice, 440 Sewer Maintenance, 491 Cemetery, 434 Transfer Station, 650 Parks Maintenance

10. Vacation policy proposal: allow new employees with municipal service vacation credit for years served

11. Town Manager Update

12. Future Agenda Items

13. Items not anticipated 48 hours before the meeting

14. Remarks of the Select Board

15. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Want to know more about what’s happening in Dalton? Sign up for “Paper Town News”, our monthly newsletter! Please visit the town website for more information.
 The Dalton Police Department is reminding the citizens of Dalton of the winter parking ban, which goes into effect November 15, 2024 and will be in effect till April 15, 2025, between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. During this time there will be no parking allowed on the streets.
 The Town Clerk’s Office would like to remind citizens that they have until February 6, 2025 to license their dogs without additional fees. After that date, a $10 fee per dog will be added.
 There are numerous committees and boards with vacancies, including the Dalton Housing Authority. If you are interested in the Dalton Housing Authority, please call Sue Gregory at 684-2493. For the other vacancies, please see the Town website for more information, or reach out to the Town Manager’s Office.
 The Town has contracted with Colonial Power to provide an electricity plan for town residents, which has resulted in prices lower than current Eversource prices. For more detail or to opt out or in, visit the Town’s website or call the Town Manager’s Office.
 The Town of Dalton currently has the following employment opportunities: Assistant Town Collector, part-time Buildings & Grounds Assistant and a part-time COA Van Driver. Please visit the Town website or contact the Town Manager’s Office for more information.
 Dalton’s official meeting postings, agendas and minutes can be viewed at mytowngovernment.org/01226

16. Next Meeting: The next regular Select Board meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, February 10, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Senior Center, with an option for remote participation.

17. Executive Session
• Executive Session in accordance with G.L. 30A, §21(a)(7), to comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or special law or federal grant-in-aid requirements; namely, to review and approve executive session minutes of December 16, 2024
• Executive Session in accordance with G.L. 30A, §21(a)(3), to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining (Police Sergeants, Highway-Cemetery, Dispatch).

18. Adjourn