Selectboard Institute II WORKSHOP MATERIALS

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Selectboard Institute II WORKSHOP MATERIALS May 6, 2006 Selectboard Institute Saturday, May 6, 2006 8:30 Registration (coffee and light breakfast provided) 9:00 Welcome and Overview of the Day Dominic Cloud, Director, Municipal Assistance Center 9:05 Managing the Town Highway System This session will discuss town highway management activities such as temporary posting,
regulating ATV and snowmobile use, and establishing speed and parking restrictions, as well as
the town highway classification system, and roles of the major actors.
Brian Monaghan, Staff Attorney, Municipal Assistance Center 10:20 Break 10:30 Introduction to Municipal Personnel Management
This session will explore the Selectboard role in personnel management with particular attention to major state and federal employment laws, conducting personnel evaluations, developing
personnel policies, and employee termination.
Dominic Cloud, Director, Municipal Assistance Center
Jim Barlow, Staff Attorney, Municipal Assistance Center 11:50 Overview of VLCT Insurance Programs Brian Fitzpatrick, Acting Director, Group Services 12:00 Lunch And Cracker Barrel Discussion of Common Experiences 1:00 Local Animal Management Strategies and Obligations With a particular focus on dogs, this session will discuss adopting local ordinances to regulate
dogs running at large, enforcement strategies, and obligations and opportunities under state law.
Garrett Baxter, Senior Associate, Municipal Assistance Center 2:00 Break 2:10 Other Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Services and Organizations This session will review the Selectboard relationship with other organizations that provide local
services including fire and rescue services, libraries, and cemeteries and discuss common questions relating to law enforcement and public safety.
Jim Barlow, Staff Attorney, Municipal Assistance Center 3:00 Conclusion and Safe Trip Home 1 2006 VLCT Selectboard Institute Managing the Town Highway System Brian P. Monaghan, Esq. VLCT Municipal Assistance Center 2 Goals For This Session What Is the Selectboards Role In Managing the Highway System? What Are the Maintenance Duties Imposed On the Town By Vermont Law? What Are the Powers of the Selectboard to Control Town Highways? 3 Goals For This Session Laying Out, Altering, & Discontinuing Highways The Process What Are the Legal Pitfalls of Highway Management? 4 Selectboard Role In Managing Town Highway System Ensure the Proper Operation of
Municipal Highways Determine Appropriate Classification of
Town Highways Different Classes of Highway = Different
Maintenance Standards State Aid For Class 3 Highways 5 Selectboard Role In Managing Town Highway System Class 3 Town Highways Are All
Traveled Town Highways, Other Than
Class 1 or 2 Maintenance Standard: A Highway
Negotiable Under Normal Conditions All
Seasons of the Year By A Standard
Manufactured Pleasure Car 19 V.S.A.

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