With regards to any possible legal action involving the town administrator, I would assume any action involving MCAD as well:
from the town administrator contract on the town web site:
Section 6. Indemnification & Litigation
The Town shall defend, save, harmless and indemnify, without limitation, the Town Administrator against any tort, professional liability, claim or demand, or other legal action, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of an alleged act or omission occurring in the performance of his / her duties as Town Administrator, even if said claim is brought/filed following his termination from employment.
The Town (and/or its insurer) shall pay the amount of any settlement or judgement rendered thereon, and further, the Town (and/or its insurer) may compromise and settle any such claim or suit and pay the amount of any settlement or judgement rendered thereon without recourse to the Town Administrator.
In connection with those claims or suits involving the Town Administrator in his professional capacity and covered under section 1 above, the Town at its sole option, shall either retain and pay for an attorney to represent the Town Administrator (including all fees and costs) or reimburse the Town Administrator for any attorney's fees and costs incurred by the Town Administrator in connection with same, providing the Town Administrator submits proper invoices and evidence of payment of same.
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ReplyDeleteLooks as though the our TA has free reign to do whatever he wants to anybody he chooses without penalty. Is this the same guy who has failed or been booted from every other town he worked at? Is the the same guy who lied on his resume about his education? Is this the same guy who had an affair with a subordinate? Is this the same guy who works part-time after the auditors said we should not hire a part-time TA, and our BOS hired him anyway? "Things that make you go HMMM!"
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DeleteI cannot believe our Town Council would have approved this blank check, this agreement is, with our Town Administrator. To my way of looking at this, this man has a blank check do do what he wants, and we have the liability ! Think about it ! He can do a bad job, lead us deeper into the hole, and walk away, kind of like Ruthless did ! We are stuck with the results ! We are stuck with two shattered departments, upset the lives of our veteran employees, who are now without their jobs. How has disrupting these departments and upsetting our workers done anything positive ? There is a problem in our Town government, and improvement needs to come dam soon !
DeleteYou might want to ask yourself why we have to hire anyone from out of town to tell us what the Highway Department needs, to get through the winter ? Why not ask the men who are out in the snow, know the roads and the conditions they face every winter ! Has our TA got a friend that needs a few bucks, so Our TA will set him up ? Not my dime, thank you !
DeleteMissed you ... #blownot88
DeleteGet your backhoe or tractor and pull your heads out of your backsides. Tctv - BOB M .. wasting time- which is electricity costs to discuss capital PLANNING Commitee Repsponsibitles TEMPLETON has NO CAPITAL PURCHASE COMMITTEE BOB M . #BOBMwastingtaxpayersmoneyagain
ReplyDeleteThat is wrong ! At least we have a committee that has a quorum and can approve a report for the Annua! Town Report. Can't say that for all the years a Selectman was the chair ! Can anyone explain to me why a committee chairman would have missing members and not take steps to replace them ? This is not just one year ! Something is so very wrong with that picture. Did the police station, school, water tank, or pumping station to go the Capitol Planning Committee ? Hell no ! In our financial state, who would do all of these projects in a few short years ? Now do you get the picture ? Bob is a very smart man, simple as that ! At least he will make sure the Capital Committee runs right !
DeleteThanks for the laughs!
DeleteTempleton capital planning by law states the capital planning committee will make recommendations on purchasing . . . as well as planning. Selectmen just trying to CYA on this.
ReplyDeleteRecommendations - not Purchasing of - thank you for the clarification
ReplyDeleteThe BOS with Capital Planning Chairman Doug Morrison in attendance voted in a way that neuters Capital Planning.
ReplyDeleteCapital planning approves a infield groomer- based on Dougs interpretation the BOS could have bought Rakes and according to Dougs guidelines everything would be cool. Rakes are groomers and cost less than $15,000 so that would satisfy Doug and the BOS.
Why pretend to have a Capital Planning Committee if it is bypassed by a manipulative TA and the clown show we call a BOS.
Diane didn't even understand the concept. She's their saying well if Rick Moulton said it was good, well..............He sold this stiff before......lol. So the Hell with by-laws, procedures, practices..........a past salesman said this would work.
BOBM comedy show - your 1st comedy set was funny !
ReplyDeleteI would say ... That BOB M failed why ? Well , BOB M always says “ it’s the taxpayers money “ ... why didn’t BOB M find this less expensive and as I understand... much more versatile piece of John Deere equipment to complete the job ! Bob M apparently wants to spend the extra THOUSANDS Of DOLLARS on —- well just a groomer ... POOR research BOB M .
ReplyDeleteAs a taxpayer - the Capital PLANNING committee- SHOULD determine how best to bridge performance gaps by identifying and evaluating alternative approaches.... Before choosing to purchase or construct a capital asset or facility say .... leading others carefully in other town departments to consider a wide range of alternatives such as contracting out, privatizing the activity, leasing, and whether existing assets can be used.... This was done well in this instance BOB M and saved THOUSANDS of taxpayers dollars.
#Runslikeadeere
All lies...........please prove your point by showing me numbers. I can prove my point, can you.
DeleteWe planned on a $15,000-$18,000 groomer. We're getting a $3200.00 groomer and an additional $13,000 lawn tractor that we aren't even using for the groomer. The "$13,000 lawn tractor is an addition since we are no longer trading in the old lawn tractor we are retrofitting the old on for an additional $1,000. The trade in was thought to be valued at $5,000-$8,000 (we are now not doing this, but retrofitting this tractor)
So we are spending $16,500 on a $3200 groomer.
Next time we approve a $300,000 excavator and a $30,000 tractor with a backhoe attachment shows up Justdumbenuff will be talking about tax savings while the highway department quits.
The plan was a groomer ($15,000-$18,000)
I remember talking with Wil in mid October last year and we wondered if Carter wrote the contract as it appeared totally in his favor.
ReplyDeleteWe should have our counsel write all contracts for employment with non union personnel
BOB M you forgot to yell FAKE NEWS ! Is this part of your new comedy routine ?
ReplyDeleteSo , instead of getting a 15,000 to 18,000 YOUR info above —— 1 purpose only peice of equipment for 1 and only field :) .... The town is getting ..... a tractor with a groomer add on ( 3,200 :) that does exactly the same thing !!! For this one sporting entertainment area ... and !!! The town can attach say a plow blade or mower deck or whatever ? To it all at a savings to the Taxpayer ?
BOB M - you failed miserabley at the Capital PLANNING commitee , the Finance or Advisory Committee of Board and now ... just as a gadfly at the selectboard meetings as an ill informed taxpayer.
I say we sue the BOS members for allowing such a stupid contract since the TA can not be sued
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