Wareham Fire District - Water Department Meeting
WAREHAM FIRE DISTRICT-WATER DEPARTMENT
Meeting Posting and Agenda
Joint Meeting Between
Board of Water Commissioners
And
Prudential Committee
All meetings are held at 2550 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, MA unless otherwise noted.
January 23, 2017 – Regular Meeting
Monday @ 5:30 p.m.
1. Call meeting to order and recording announcement.
2. Accounting and management items:
a Approve minutes.
b Review and sign bills.
c Water Production/Water Quality Report.
3. Project Updates.
a Review of Draft Updated Rules and Regulations.
b Review of Draft Employee Manual.
4. Onset DRAFT Assistance letter.
5. Water Purification Plant Coordination
a SRF vs. Traditional funding summary:
i. Cost comparison; administration.
b WPP Public Communication Strategy:
i. Messaging needs – review bulleted info summary.
1. Facts – reason, cost/benefit, rate impact.
ii. Proactive Messaging versus Reactive Messaging.
iii. Transparency / Consistency.
iv. Suggested Strategy, Methods, Timing.
6. Contracts/Equipment:
a Cape Water Resources Annual Contract
b Focusing Safety
c Kleinfelder - Expert Assistance and PR outreach assistance
d Purchase used MRoyal Pumps (Lime) from NEWWA.
7. Scheduling date for joint meeting with Prudential Committee on FY18 budget review.
8. Public comment and request for future agenda items.
9. Executive Session - Exemption No. 3: To discuss strategy with respect to collective
bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the
bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.
10. Next BoWC meeting:
a January 27, 2017 at Fire Station No. 2
b Tentatively February 13, 2017 (see public posting for final date)
c Tentatively February 27, 2017 (see public posting for final date)
The agenda items are those reasonably anticipated by the chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.