Ø      Regular/brief updates from departments @ BOS meetings

Ø      Possible extended Town Hall Office Hours one night/ not open Friday afternoons

Ø      BOS Office Hours in Town Hall

Ø      Encourage/facilitate community wide events

Ø      Encourage/support community self-help projects (i.e. Common/gazebo effort)

Ø      Verizon local programming on-line

Ø     Identify Top 10 key issues before the Town.  Hold an “all in” meeting with all boards and committees as was done for WN and review the Top 10 list with everyone in the same room.  Discuss the various situations and seek agreement with all boards as to general direction the Town should take to move the issues forward.  Meeting should be held in early October

Ø      Web page newsletter link

Ø      Emphasize up-to-date agendas & minutes on web page

Ø      Seniors in education

Ø      Schedule pertinent guest speakers and workshops

§         Ethics in September to include Special Municipal Employee info

§         Legislators/RTA, etc.

Ø      Monthly roundtable Committee and Department Chairs to facilitate team building and progress on common goals & initiatives

Ø      Town Meeting education campaign

Ø      Policy Design & Implementation Guidelines

§         Competitive Bid/ Procurement process

§          Boiler plate contract usage

§         Water

§         No public Hearings or meetings before 5PM

Ø      Pursue regional initiatives

Ø      Improve financial forecasting:  5-year, 10-year

Ø      Hire full time grant writer

Ø      RFP legal services

Ø      Optimize the Boulder Capital Development opportunity in East Hopkinton

§         Prioritize public access and open exchange in process

Ø      Boiler plate contract usage

Ø      Purchasing Agent/Procurement Officer

Ø      Shared Professional Services:  IT, HR, Facilities, etc.

Ø      Review Trash Contracts

Ø      Town Asset Management:  public buildings, town owned land, etc.

Ø      Competitive Bid as much as possible

Ø      Support CFO hiring process

Ø      Pursue initiatives to repopulate the Stabilization Account

Ø      Schedule MIIA workshops (w/ HR) to reduce insurance premiums

 Ø      Non-union employee raises accomplished

Ø      Labor agreements finalized

Ø      Town Manager’s Goals and Objectives and Performance Evaluation (added 9/11/07)