FHS hockey: Gift Card Sales - 12/16 and 12/23

Franklin High School Boys Hockey Booster Club will be selling discounted gift cards to Incontro and Rock n Coal at the Franklin Rink during the Boys JV Hockey games Sunday 12/16 and 12/23 from 6:30 to 8:30.

• $50 gift card is selling for $35
• $100 gift card is selling for $65

FHS hockey: Gift Card Sales - Rock N Coal

Cards can be used on all food and beverages, but cannot be used for tips for the servers.


The gift cards make great gifts, do not expire and proceeds from the sale support the FHS Boys Hockey Team! Cash, Check or Charge accepted.

FHS hockey: Gift Card Sales - Incontro

Rock n Coal cards can be used at the Bellingham location and new Millis location opening in February.

The FHS Boys Hockey Team thanks Incontro and Rock n Coal for their support of the organization.

FHS hockey: Gift Card Sales - 12/16 and 12/23

Bellingham will get its visit Aug. 22-25, 2019

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"A three-quarter scale replica of the huge and iconic national Vietnam Veterans Memorial will roll into town next August. 

“I’ve been wanting to do this for 20 years,” said Jim Hastings, who filed the application for the visit. 

The wall replica, managed and maintained by the same organization behind the original – the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund – stops in about 30 communities throughout the country each year. 

It’s called The Wall that Heals, and has been to more than 600 communities since its unveiling in 1996. The first version was built to half-scale of its Washington, D.C., counterpart, but the current model is 375 feet long, and 7.5 feet tall at its highest point."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181213/replica-of-vietnam-memorial-to-visit-bellingham

image from The Wall that Heals page

For more info on the wall please visit http://www.vvmf.org/twth

Library of Congress: Applications Open for Junior Fellows Program

The Library of Congress is seeking applicants for its 2019 Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program.  This is a 10-week paid fellowship for undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning more about the work done at the largest library in the world. Click here for more information: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-18-147/?loclr=ealn.

Live reporting: return to open meeting

The Executive session is about to complete and the Town Council is about to return to open meeting.

9:12 PM, returns to public session

to vote a resolution, clerk to read
18-74 current offer of new Town Administrator agreement for Jamie Hellen

3 year contract
motion refers to terms in contract attached

Chair Tom Mercer apologies for not having the broadcast available for last meeting
have meet and about to offer an agreement to make this offer

vote via roll call, 9-0

Hellen
it is a privilege and honor to be here, Franklin has been a whole new family since the days before I started here
I have forged positive relationships and life long friendships
don't take it for granted


Mercer signs the document, and passes it along for signature

motion to adjourn, seconded, passed 9-0

Live reporting: to Closing

11. TOWN ADMINISTRATORS REPORT	only significant item, usually free cash certified by this time; hopeful to get done by Christmas and then have FinCom do their review in January Congrats to the Downtown Partnership for the holiday happenings, another successful event
12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
13. COUNCIL COMMENTS	Casey - thanks for the risk assessment Hamblen - condolences to the Gianetti family Jones - FEF fund raiser,
14. EXECUTIVE SESSION	Purpose #2: to conduct strategy session in preparation for negotiations and/or to conduct contract negotiations with non-union personnel, namely: new Town Administrator Jamie Hellen, on compensation and other terms and conditions of his employment agreement.
15. RECONVENE	Reconvene in Open Session if necessary, re: vote to offer employment agreement, specifying compensation and other employment terms and conditions to the new Town Administrator Jamie Hellen. motion to executive session, seconded, passed 9-0 via roll call
16. ADJOURN

Live Reporting: Subcommittee reports through to Legislation for Action

9. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

a. Capital Budget Subcommittee  b. Budget Subcommittee  nothing now, will be busy soon c. Economic Development Subcommittee met this evening, a couple of measures coming forward

10. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
10a. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	Resolution 18-70: Appropriation Cable Funds in Support of PEG Service and Programming per M.G.L Ch.44, §53F3/4 (Motion to Approve Resolution 18-70 - Majority Vote (5)) Franklin TV comments below Motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0
10b. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	Resolution 18-71: Town Council Meeting Schedule for 2019 (Motion to Approve Resolution 18-71 - Majority Vote (5)) Motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0
10c. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	Bylaw Amendment 18-826: Chapter 170, Vehicles and Traffic- 2nd Reading (Motion to adopt Bylaw Amendment 18-827 Majority Roll Call Vote (5)) Motion to waive reading, seconded, passed 9-0 Motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0 via roll call
10d. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	Bylaw Amendment 18-827: Amendment to the Water System Map - 2nd Reading (Motion to adopt Bylaw Amendment 18-827 Majority Roll Call Vote (5)) Motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0 via roll call

Peter Fasciano, Executive Director

Ken Norman, Board of Directors for Franklin TV

a fair amount of new equipment

an upgrade sent to the device, meanwhile the device was beeping to ask for a reset; no longer will do updates remotely; small policy change for good benefits

separate system for the PA so it can be used without TV

someone had turned off the PA and an additional switch within the system to send the signal to the station; change to be made so it can't be turned off that way in the future

training was done on the system, more training and documentation coming

additional upgrades coming to the room to make it easier to do presentation

got the basic system up and running properly, installed in August

hopefully the operator errors are behind us

Note: The recording for the Town Council meeting is available from Franklin Matters and via iTunes

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/11/fm-153-town-council-meeting-nov-28-2018.html

Live Reporting: Risk Assessment

8b. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS	Risk Assessment
9. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS	a. Capital Budget Subcommittee  b. Budget Subcommittee  c. Economic Development Subcommittee

Rossesli and Clark, performed financial risk assessment

strong performance, well versed in professions

no struggle between schools and town, as opposed to other communities

a lot of collaboration between the two groups

copy of risk assessment in docs released

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/mai/files/8b._franklin_finl_risk_assessment_report_final_1_1.pdf

town is ranked near the top of all other assessments

a growing trend to have appointed rather than elected position, it is a risk to have an unqualified person in a position; hence recommendation to have the Town Clerk appointed; it is a lower risk but a risk

schedule a follow up - update in Mar/April 

phishing simulations program starting