TOWN OF SOMERS

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, September 5, 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
  • Robert B. Percoski Community Service Award
  • Adolph P. Anderson Quality Employee Award

 

• 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

 

1. Presentation and Possible vote to approve Revised Performance Evaluation – Dayna Carpenter

 

• NEW BUSINESS

 

1. Accept the resignation of Dayna Carpenter Human Resources Generalist with an effective date of September 19, 2024.

 

2. Update on Advanced Life Support (ALS) Services. David Lenart

 

3. Staffing Request: Request to hire Brittany Hailer as a part time Firefighter/Paramedic. David Lenart

 

4. Staffing Request: Request to hire Annette Ramsdell for the Social and Senior Services Specialist Position with an annual salary of $50,000 and a proposed start date of September 9, 2024. Matthew Cox

 

6. Request to Enter into a Contract with B.Weyland Smith Consulting for Town of Somers Drug Free Communities, for Evaluation and Data Technical Assistance Services and authorize the First Selectmen to execute all associated documents. Matthew Cox
7. Request to enter into a contract with B. Weyland Smith Consulting for the Town of Somers Drug Free Communities, for youth Survey Data Collection and analysis, using Youth Voices Count Survey and Authorize the First Selectman to execute all associated documents. Matthew Cox

 

8.Discussion and possible Action on “Food Handling Establishments Ordinance” (Public Hearing was held on August 15, 2024).

Proposed motion: motion to adopt the Food Handling Ordinance and to be effective 15 days after publication, the publication will be published in summary form.

 

8. Accept Resignation of Public Health Director Luigi Sartori with an effective date of September 5, 2024.

 

9. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the Town of Somers and Melissa Pierce MPH, RS and Authorize the First Selectman to sign the Memorandum of Understanding. Todd Rolland

 

10. Appointment of Melissa Pierce, MPH, RS as the Public Health Director with an effective date of September 5, 2024. Todd Rolland

 

11. Review, Discussion, and Action to Upgrade Town of Somers Network Speeds and Enter Into Agreement to Move from the PSDN Connection to a CEN Connection and Authorize First Selectman to Sign All Documents. Brian Wissinger

 

• Approval of Minutes of August 29, 2024, Special Meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Special Meeting from August 29, 2024, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.

 

• ADJOURNMENT