The week in government: Advisory retreat, Combined school committees on Start Time (Updated)

Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. All these meetings are open to the public, so you’re welcome to stop on by.

Be aware that changes to the meeting schedule are known to happen throughout the week. For an updated list of meetings, visit the town website.
Monday, September 24, 2018

  • Southborough School Committee – Policy Development Subcommittee, 9:00 AM @ Office of the Superintendent – Conference Room, 53 Parkerville Rd (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Policy Review and Development may include: Homework, Student Control, Admission of Children of Potential Residents, Child Abuse and Neglect, Pupil Dismissal, and Students Assigned to Buses
  • Northborough School Committee, Southborough School Committee, Northborough – Southborough Regional School Committee – Operational Budget Subcommittee, 6:30 pm @ Margaret A. Neary School, Office of the Superintendent, 53 Parkerville Rd (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Interview Superintendent’s recommendation for interim Business Manager

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

  • Board of Trustees Southborough Library, 6:00 pm @ Cordaville Hall, Rooms A and B, 9 Cordaville Rd (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Library Drainage and Main St reconstruction; Capital Planning update; and Library Asst reclassification update
  • Recreation Commission, 7:00 pm @ South Union Building, 21 Highland St (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Capital Planning
  • Advisory Committee, 7:00 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House, 17 Common St (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Retreat of Advisory Committee – includes Finance Committee best practices from a Mass Municipal Assoc, former Advisory Chair Al Hamilton on Southborough perspective, and Town Clerk on Open Meeting Law – Broadcast live and replayed by SAM*

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

  • Economic Development Committee, 7:45 am @ Hearing Room, Town House, 17 Common St (agenda) Agenda Highlights: ULI Report status on Downtown initiative, 2 East Main Street mixed-use project, new initiatives
  • Board of Assessors, 9:15 am @ Hearing Room, Town House, 17 Common St (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Request to release FY17 overlay funds, discuss tax classification hearing presentation, and FY19 recap forms
  • Combined School Committees Meeting, 6:00 pm @ Algonquin Regional High School, 79 Bartlett St, Northborough (agenda) Agenda Highlights: School Start Time, Personnel Update, Coordinated Program Review Update, and Discussion of Superintendent’s Goals – Broadcast live by NCAT**
  • Regional School Committee Meeting, 7:00 pm @ Algonquin Regional High School, 79 Bartlett St, Northborough (agenda) Agenda Highlights: FY20 Budget Priorities, Bring Your Own Device Initiative Update, and Distribution of Approved Policies – Broadcast live by NCAT**

Updated (9/24/18 11:51 am): I had accidentally listed the Wednesday morning EDC and BOA meetings as being on Thursday morning.

*Southborough Access Media will broadcast the Advisory meeting live on Verizon-37 and Charter-192. Click here to see this week’s schedule with rebroadcast times. (Videos are also usually made available through their YouTube channel by the following morning.)

**Northborough Cable Access Television will live broadcast the meeting on Verizon-29 and Charter-194. (Note: The meeting will eventually be rebroadcast. But expect to wait several days before a time and link are posted to NCAT’s schedule.)

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