Friday, April 22, 2016

Templeton Board of Selectmen Town Hall,
160 Patriots Road, East Templeton
Monday, April 25, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
Agenda 6:30 P.M. Call to Order Pledge
Town Administrator Report
Minutes~ 4.11.16
Discuss Insurance Advisory Committee
Appointments
Peaceful Pines License
Dr. Hemman~Update on Templeton Center School Closing & Moving
Vote on Selectmen’s Office Job Descriptions
Vote on Personnel Policy
Bud Chase~Update on Road Projects
Action on Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Action on Possible Show Cause Hearing~Liquor License Policy
Who are they appointing and to what committee or position?
In past meetings, job descriptions have included assistant town administrator with a pay increase. The important thing to do is not look for and hire a full time administrator but grow government size and create a larger administration then maybe hire a full time administrator. Makes sense to me, get an assistant then get their boss rather than the other way around.

Jeff Bennett
The Town Administrator has stated at a few open meetings that the Town Health insurance costs are unsustainable. A different plan was looked at that would cost the Town less but employees did not want it so the current board of selectmen stayed with the more expensive plan. The Town Administrator has not yet shared that with the public to the best of my knowledge. So the cost versus savings remain out of view for now. If I am elected, that will change, as I think residents should have that information, as they pay the bills.

Jeff Bennett
The auditors were in the building this past Wednesday, that is what the Advisory Board was told Wednesday night at their meeting. We were also told that there is a strong possibility of a deficit in the FY2013 books. The board was also told that in FY17, there is/was $509,759.00 of "new money" and of that amount, some $400,000.00 plus has been used up by four items; Health insurance, retirement costs, Monty Tech school district and Narragansett school district. Increase in state aid went to chapter 70 (education).

Jeff Bennett
On April 19, 2016 at 11:00 AM, there was a meeting on the insurance advisory committee and it was scheduled on the meeting calendar on the Town's web site and now it is gone. Yet if you look all the way back to January 1, 2016, all of the meeting schedules are there. Even the cancelled meeting of the insurance committee meeting that was posted after the legal posting time is still on the meeting schedule. Is someone trying to erase history? Just another odd item coming from that office these days. Perhaps someone hit the wrong button by mistake. 

 Jeff Bennett