New
Gloucester Town Manager report
By Rosemary Kulow
MTCMA Meetings
Weather permitting, I will attend meetings of the
Maine Town and City Managers' Association in Portland
at the Eastland Park Hotel all day Friday, December
9th. The meetings include the following: (1) a breakfast
meeting with MTCMA Range Riders (I chair the Range
Riders' Committee); (2) the MTCMA Executive Committee,
of which I am a member; and (3) municipal manager
Ethics training (required for future recertification.)
Public Works
Public Works has moved from its summer schedule of
4 ten-hour days per week, and rather than return to
a straight 8-hour per week schedule, they will work
4 nine-hour days and 1 four-hour day for a trial period.
It is hoped that by working an extra hour four days
per week, the crew will have the ability to keep roads
clear and safe for school buses and commuters while
at the same time avoiding some overtime. In addition,
it would give the crew a chance to go home earlier
on some Fridays when weather conditions allow. The
shorter day on Friday will also help conserve heating
and vehicle fuel consumption.
Transfer Station Roof
D.C.S. Construction Corp. has completed the Transfer
Station roof project except for minor finishing touches
on flashing. An electrician repaired the electrical
system after it was exposed to water during heavy
rain during construction. Thanks to the Public Works
Department for helping with this project!
Town Hall Alarm System is installed and operational.
Those authorized to enter the town hall after business
hours must stop by the town office to be trained how
to arm and disarm the alarm system.
Mandatory Annual Safety Training
The Safety Committee will provide annual "round-robin"
safety training at the fire station to all town employees
two days in January - 3:00 p.m. on the 19th and 7:30
a.m. on the 26th. The sessions will include training
for safe lifting techniques, bloodborne pathogens,
hazardous communication policy, lockout-tagout identification,
fire extinguisher training, and video display terminal
training. The training will be video-taped, so it
can be shown to new employees when they are hired.
Town Hall/Fire Station Generator Switching System
This will be installed on a couple of Fridays in January
when all computers can be shut off.
Upcoming Meetings/Events:
11:00 a.m., Tues., Dec. 13 MMWAC Executive Committee
meeting at MMWAC in Auburn
12:00 p.m., Tues., Dec. 13 MMWAC Board of Directors
meeting at MMWAC in Auburn
4:00 p.m., Tues., Dec. 13 CIP Committee meeting at
the Meetinghouse
6:30 p.m., Wed., Dec. 14 Central Corridors Coalition
meeting in North Yarmouth
5:30 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 15 Employee Holiday Party
at Spring Meadows in Gray
8:00 a.m., Mon., Dec. 19 MMA Dental Insurance meeting
at Fire Station
3:00 p.m., Mon., Dec. 19 Public Works Director's one-year
performance appraisal
7:00 p.m., Tues., Dec. 20 Special Town Meeting at
Memorial School
Noon, Wed., Dec. 21 Lake Region Managers' meeting
in Windham
Noon, Thurs., Dec. 22 Employees' Pot Luck Holiday
Dinner at the Fire Station
The Town Manager will take time off work the week
between Christmas and New Years.
7:00 p.m., Wed., Jan. 4, 2006 CIP Committee meeting
at the Meetinghouse
7:00 p.m., Mon., Jan. 9 Selectmen's meeting at the
Meetinghouse
