Above: These days, most meetings that used to welcome the public to attend in the Town House Hearing Room or other public facilities are accessible to the public by video/audio conference calls only.
Here are the posted committee and board meetings for this week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. All currently scheduled meetings are only available to the public virtually.*
As always, be aware that changes to the meeting schedule are known to happen throughout the week. (Last week, a couple meetings popped up that I didn’t list last Monday – scroll down for those details.) For an updated list of meetings, visit the town website.
Monday, April 12, 2021
- Planning Board Meeting, 7:00 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda and packet, hearing materials) Agenda Highlights: Hearings on 96 Mt. Vickery Rd and zoning Warrant Articles; Discuss Illa Bella Estates – Release of four lots
- Capital Planning Committee Meeting, 7:30 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Discuss Fire Chief’s Vehicle for Annual Town Meeting; Assignment of useful lives FY22 capital vehicle proposals; Review ATM Articles on Capital Items, Facilities Maintenance, and Fire PPE Fund
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
- Recreation Commission Meeting, 6:00 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Updates on program offerings, camps, and lighting projects; Expanded and priority use of Fields; Updates to Pavilion rental policy; Discuss purchasing goals/nets; Updates of discussions at other board/committee meetings
- Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Joint Meeting with Board of Selectmen on recommendations for FY22 Budget and ATM warrant articles
- Board of Selectmen Meeting, 6:30 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda and packet) Agenda Highlights: Joint Meeting with Advisory Committee on FY22 Budget and ATM warrant articles
- Municipal Technology Committee Meeting, 7:00 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Tech Updates on Town Tech staffing, School admin, Town Admin, Public Safety, and Cyber resiliency planning; Unified Town-wide survey; Follow up on Historical commission and Building department technology (permitting system integration)
- Advisory Committee Meeting, 7:30 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Minutes and Chair Report
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
- Personnel Board Meeting, 12:00 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Update on IT Manager hiring; follow up on request for legal opinion on Employee Benefits; Job descriptions & grading of Exec Asst. position; Town Clerk requests to set Admin Asst salary and increase salary increase for election workers and wardens; Possible revisions to performance valuation tool; New policies on eligibility of new hire pay raises and evaluations for part-time employees
- Finn School Council Meeting , 3:15 pm @ virtual meeting (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Updates; Discussion topics from council representatives and recommendations for future agenda items (Register for webinar here.)
- Southborough Stewardship Committee Meeting, 5:00 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Review Town Forest project; Mowing; Signage; Community Gardens; Grants
- Southborough School Committee Meeting , 6:30 pm @ virtual meeting (agenda, draft policies) Agenda Highlights: K-5 In-Person Return; Covid and screening update; Grades 6-8 In-Person Learning Timeline; 2nd Readings of policies on Election of officers, School Committee Meetings, Parliamentary Procedure and Subcommittees (Register for webinar here.)
- Southborough Trails Committee Meeting, 7:30 pm @ virtual hearing (agenda) Agenda Highlights: 911 Loop Trail community service project; Peninsula trail update; CPA funding application update; Lynbrook Rd additional signage; Trails maintenance update; Grant opportunities; 2021 project planning
Thursday, April 15, 2021
- Regional School Committee Meeting, 6:00 pm @ virtual meeting (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Mascot Study Group Presentation (Register for webinar here.)
Looking Back:
Below are meetings from last week that were posted after I ran last week’s list:
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
- Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 pm @ Virtual Meeting (agenda, video) Agenda Highlights: Personnel Board budget and SAP Article; Board of Health budget; FY22 budget; Vote on certain Warrant Articles; Discuss OPEB liability
Friday, April 9, 2021
- Economic Development Committee Meeting, 8:15 am @ virtual meeting (agenda, video) Agenda Highlights: Proposed Downtown District zoning bylaw; status of Community One-Stop Grant; Wastewater Feasibility Study; Grant reporting; District Improvement Financing; Resident’s Survey; District Improvement Financing
- Council on Aging Meeting, 8:30 am @ virtual meeting (agenda, video) Agenda Highlights: Spring drive throughs; New outside furniture and A/V equipment; Budget, Programming, Outreach mission
- Board of Health Meeting, 10:00 am @ virtual meeting (agenda, video) Agenda Highlights: Vote to hire Public Health Nurse and Temp clerical support staff for vaccination site; vote to approve FY22 budget
*The Town intends to make each of its meetings available for viewing/listening via streaming live (and saved) video and audio on YouTube with some available for public comment by zoom. Live streaming of school committee meetings is only available for viewing via webinars. There is the caveat that there could be technical glitches that force the Town to take backup actions:
No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on Southborough’s website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.
