Middlesex Town Meeting Solutions Committee
Meeting Minutes
January 18, 2007, 7:00 pm

Present: Susan Clark, Ron Krauth, Tim Murphy, Dave Shepard, Barb Whitchurch, Greg Whitchurch

1. Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the December 11, 2006 Town Meeting Solutions Committee (TMSC) meeting were reviewed and approved.

2. Childcare for Town Meeting
Susan has spoken with Ann Gilbert of Community Connections about this years childcare; Susan and Kelly Ault will meet with Ann on January 22nd.

3. Budget Charts
John Riley and Bill Callnan have both agreed to work on this. John would like to get the budget spreadsheet from June as was done last year. There may be a few tweaks to charts based on last years experience but they will have the same basic look as last year.

4. Town Contact Sheet Update
Copies of the updated contact sheet will be placed on chairs at Town Meeting and will also be printed in the Town Report. After Town Meeting any necessary changes from the election can be made and updated copies will be made available at the town office and distributed through the Middlesex Monthly.

5. Australian Ballot Petition
TMSC members reported on potential hosts for living room meetings to discuss the potential Australian ballot article. Susan has worked on talking points that could go into a letter. Greg suggested we might need another meeting after it is certain whether the petition has been filed and the Australian ballot item will appear as an article on the warning for Town Meeting.

6. Requests for Money from Non-Profit Organizations
Bill Callnan would like a committee to review the annual monetary requests from non-profit organizations.

7. Website Update
Tim gave an update on the website. It’s been rolled out with its’ new look. The meeting minutes from the various boards and committees still need to be added and new photos of these same entities would be a nice addition.

Next meeting: likely February 5, 2007 at the Town Office at 7 pm.


Minutes recorded by Dave Shepard