Selectmen to Talk Town Hall Hours Tonight

Selectmen have lots to talk about when they meet at Town Hall Wednesday, July 19, including whether to cut the work week to four days in the summer for Town Hall employees.

Under the four-day plan, the building would be open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. And instead of an hour the employees would have 30 minutes for lunch, said Town Administrator Tom Younger.

The abbreviated week would save $3,000-$8,000 in energy over the summer, and close the building on a day that it does not see a lot of traffic in the summer, he said.

He said the four-day work week has been instituted as a permanent feature elsewhere but Swampscott would just be trying out the schedule.

The board is also scheduled to take up the formation of a permanent Athletic Fields Study Committee. Duties would include review of fields, their condition and designing a maintenance plan.

The selectmen dissolved the first athletic field study committee late last month after the panel fulfilled its mission.

Other items up for discussion July 19, include the following:

• Discussion Memorial Bench Policy- 1st reading.  
• Discussion on Public Property Naming Policy- 2nd reading vote.
• Recreation Department’s proposal of a one day parking permit.
• Board of Selectmen’s handbook for review/adoption-1st reading.
• Board of Selectmen goals-1st reading.