Goal: Implement communication methods to increase electorate’s engagement in town  governance. 

Strategies: 

• Provide messaging at Town Meetings to present intentions and concerns related to current  and future planning and policies. 
• Utilize a range of communication channels, both existing and to-be explored, including:  o contributing to the Council on Aging (COA) newsletter;  
  • offerings to private sites such as the “Maynard Advantage”;  
  • capitalizing on the capabilities of the town’s website;  
  • publishing notices on Action Unlimited;  
  • offering segments to WAVM (Maynard High School’s multimedia program); and, o town announcements otherwise, including social media platforms. 
• Collaborate with the Town Moderator to improve Town Meeting attendance. 

Goal: Establish mechanisms and best practices for long-term financial planning. 

Strategies: 

• Implement a 3-5 year operating and capital budget forecast, highlighting inclusion of the  School Department’s forecast. 
• Host “quad-board” joint meetings with Finance Committee, School Committee and  Capital Planning Committee. 
• Provide for the collective-understanding of financial conditions and context, and in so  doing, recognize the relative scale and scope of projects. 
• Ensure that staff and committees are equipped with the tools needed for accurate planning  (e.g. software). 
• Collaborate with the Council on Aging and senior community to address the short- and  long-term needs of the senior population. 

Goal: Ensure that climate change adaptation and mitigation best practices are represented  across all town planning.  

Strategies: 

• Inform Development Agreements with climate change adaptation and mitigation in mind
• Pursue implementation of the Hazard Mitigation Plan and the goals of the Master Plan.
• Implement environmental protections and policies to reduce Maynard’s vulnerabilities to  climate risks. 
• Support the Sustainability Committee towards the implementation of the Municipal  Vulnerabilities Preparedness Program (MVP) 2.0 program. 
• Support the development and implementation of a climate action and resilience plan. 
• Prioritize stormwater mitigation and infrastructure problems.