HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Selectmen Minutes February 5, 2007_201402061500002809BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes of the Meeting of 5 February 2007 at 9:30 AM. The meeting took place in the Conference
Room, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Board present were Brian
Chadwick, Catherine Flanagan Stover, Michael Kopko and Whiting Willauer. Doug Bennett was
absent. Chairman Willauer called the meeting to order at 9:30 AM.
Review of Board of Selectmen Goals. The Board reviewed its current goals and objectives.
Improve Administrative Management. The Board consented to the following updates: to “develop
a long-range plan for employee housing,” to indicate the Harvard Kennedy School program specific
under Town Administrator professional development and to seek a needs assessment via Human
Resources for other Town departments. Discussion followed on the need for a Town-wide
evaluation and of building professional development into long-range budgets. The Board
consented to further develop a single policy document regarding specificity from the existing
committee guidelines and to update application forms.
Improve Fiscal Management. Discussion followed on auditor selection and status of objectives and
the need for guidelines for the Capital Program Committee, increasing the revenue stream and
investigation of a grant writer position.
Improve and Protect our Water. Discussion followed on having taken no action on potential
assessments for the Sconset Wastewater Treatment Facility and need to vote on formal action on
this as well as the recommendations of a sewer rate study conducted by mark Abrahams in 2006
and the Sewer Advisory Committee report. The Board consented to add an action item to establish
a County Coastal Management Plan.
Enhance Quality of Life for Residents and Visitors. The Board consented to explore a clinic option
to replace overuse of the emergency room and motivation of staff to switch to the Preferred
Provider Plan. Mr. Kopko provided an update on the cultural arts center plans. Discussion
followed on other items on task, including putting the Automobile Limitations Study Committee
recommendation in the hands of the Transportation Planner and perfecting the legal documents of
and community status report for the One Big Beach Program. The Board consented to add an
action item to pursue perfecting all public access to the water via the Right-of-Way Committee and
to further discuss boat specific access in executive session.
Improve Infrastructure. The Board reviewed items on task and discussed the needs of the
Roadway Maintenance Improvement Plan and the addition of bike racks around the island.
Discussion followed on utility conservation efforts and future infrastructure requirements.
Manage Growth. The Board reviewed items on task and discussed systems networking with
respect to coordination among licensing authorities and the status of the growth management
policy statement. It noted items to come under this goal, including development of an overall
housing plan. Ms. Stover reviewed census needs for a task force to assist her as Town Clerk. The
Board consented to add an objective regarding proper management of the federal census project.
The meeting adjourned at 11:50 AM.
Approved the 21st day of February 2007.