TOWN OF SOMERS

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 6:00 pm

Town Hall Auditorium

MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A/featured

• CALL TO ORDER
  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Roll Call

 

• PUBLIC COMMENT:
  1. Public Comment:

 

• PRESENTATIONS BY THE FIRST SELECTMAN

 

• CONSENT AGENDA

1. Boards and Commissions: Appointments/Resignations:

 

• OPPORTUNITY TO ADD URGENT AGENDA ITEMS

 

• FINANCE

1. Transfers and Appropriations
2. CFO Finance Report/Updates
3. Presentation of Scheduled Payments

 

• UPDATES FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSION:

 

• PENDING BUSINESS – None
• NEW BUSINESS

 

1. Presentation on Pay for Performance Model. Dayna Carpenter

 

2. Title change request and updates to job description: Change Youth Services Social Worker to Youth Services Coordinator and post the position with a salary range of $45,000. -$55,000. Matthew Cox

 

3. Title change request and update to job description: Change Social Services Coordinator to Social and Senior Services Specialist and post the position with a salary range of $40.000 -$50,000. – Matthew Cox

 

4. Request to enter into an agreement with Vincent Hollister, LCSW, to conduct a comprehensive community needs assessment on mental health needs in Somers (youth, parents, adults, seniors) and authorize the First Selectman to execute all associated documents. Matthew Cox

 

5. Accept Resignation of Christina Hurdle Social Services Coordinator with an effective date of August 8, 2024. Matthew Cox

 

6. Public Works Staffing Request: Request to hire Mark Simmons for the full-time Highway Maintainer position with an hourly rate of $23.60 and a start date of August 12, 2024.Todd Rolland

 

7. Request to consider amending the Zoning Regulations for Electronic Message Boards. Todd Rolland/Jen Roy

 

8. Request for Approval of the Building Official Job Description and to post the position with a salary range of $85,000. – $90,000. Todd Rolland

 

9. Notice of Special town Meeting and Referendum: Brian Wissinger

 

1. Provisionally call for a Special Town Meeting to be held at the Somers Town Hall Auditorium, 600 Main Street Somers, Connecticut on Tuesday October 8, 2024, at 7:00 pm to consider and discuss, but not vote on the resolutions.
2. Removes the resolutions from the agenda of the Town Meeting and approve vote by voting machine and set the date for referendum on November 5, 2024, with early voting to begin on October 21, 2024.
3. Authorize the preparation and printing of explanatory text and other materials in accordance with section 9-369b.

 

10. Approval of Time and Attendance Module for iVisions Software and Authorize the First Selectman to sign the agreement. Brian Wissinger

 

• Approval of Minutes of July 25, 2024, Special Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Special Meeting from July 25, 2024, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.

 

• ADJOURNMENT