The week in government: Advisory on budgets; Recreation; Personnel Board; and School Committee (Updated)

Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. All these meetings are open to the public, so you’re welcome to stop on by.

Be aware that changes to the meeting schedule are known to happen throughout the week. For an updated list of meetings, visit the town website.

Monday, December 10, 2018

  • Municipal Technology Committee, 5:00 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House, 17 Common St (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Budget FY20 status; Technology use surveys; 5G wireless and small cells
  • Recreation Commission, 7:00 pm @ Recreation Building, South Union Building, 21 Highland St (agenda) Agenda Highlights: FY20 Warrant; Capital

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

  • Fire Chief Screening Committee, 7:45 am @ St. Mark’s School, 25 Marlboro Rd, Conference Room 248 (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Approval of minutes (most business will be in closed Executive Session)
  • Advisory Committee, 7:00 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House, 17 Common St (agenda) Agenda Highlights: FY20 budgets – Recreation Dept and revolving fund; Board of Selectmen Update; Planning and discussion – Broadcast live and replayed by SAM*
  • Recreation Commission, 7:00 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House, 17 Common St (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Joint meeting with Advisory about FY20 budget – Broadcast live and replayed by SAM as part of the Advisory meeting*
  • Southborough Cultural Arts Council, 7:00 pm @ Cordaville Hall, Rooms A and B, 9 Cordaville Rd (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Review/vote on 2019 grant applications; survey feedback; Town budget request

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

  • Personnel Board, 8:00 am @ Hearing Room, Town House, 17 Common St (agenda, materials packet) Agenda Highlights: FY20 budget update; report on new hires; Employee reviews; Job descriptions for part-time positions; request for vacation accrual for new Building Commissioner; Proposal to reclassify EDC position as full-time; consideration of new approach to tuition reimbursement; SAP/Bylaw proposed revisions
  • Neary School Council Meeting, 3:00 pm (No agenda is posted, but this meeting was listed on the school’s calendar)
  • Finn School Council Meeting, 3:30 pm (No agenda is posted, but this meeting was listed on the school’s calendar)
  • Southborough School Committee, 6:30 pm @ Trottier Middle School, Library, 49 Parkerville Rd (agenda) Agenda Highlights: English Language Education update; Dept of Ed program review update; communication system update; FY20 Budget; Second readings of policies – Recorded by SAM for delayed broadcast*

Friday, December 14, 2018

  • Southborough School Committee – Policy Development Subcommittee, 9:00 am @ Margaret Neary School, Office of the Superintendent, 53 Parkerville Rd (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Review of several policies – Broadcast live and replayed by SAM*

*Southborough Access Media will broadcast the Advisory meeting live on Verizon-37 and Charter-192. The School Committee meeting will be recorded for delayed broadcast. Click here to see this week’s schedule with rebroadcast times. (Videos are also usually made available through their YouTube channel by the following morning.)

Updated (12/10/18 5:32 pm): SAM confirmed that it will be covering the School Committee meeting.

Updated (12/11/18 8:20 am): I failed to notice that SAM’s coverage of the School Committee won’t be a live broadcast.

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