1991-10-07 Reading Housing Authority Minutes

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READING HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes of the Meeting of October 7, 1991 A regular business meeting of the Reading Housing Authority was held on October 7, 1991 at 7:30 P.M. at the office of the Authority, 22 Frank D. Tanner Drive in the Town of Reading, Massachusetts. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, William E. McIsaac'. Those members present and forming a quorum were: Mr. Sweet, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Galvin, and Mr. Allen. The Executive Director, Ms. Plansky, was also in attendance. The Board met to review, ratify and approve the following agenda items: Minutes Upon a motion duly made by Mr. Sweet and seconded by Mr. Reynolds, it was unanimously VOTED: To accept for the record the minutes of the Meeting of ,September 1991 as presented. The Chairman then declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. Pinnnnnc Upon a motion duly made by Mr. Reynolds and seconded by Ms. Galvin, it was unanimously VOTED: To ratify and approve the checkroll /billroll for the period from check #3649 through #3705 inclusive. The Chairman then declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. "504" Handicapped Access Study Upon a motion duly made by Mr. Reynolds and seconded by Ms. Galvin, it was unanimously VOTED: To approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the contract with Access Group in the amount of $2,302.00, to be paid from the Section 8 Operating Reserve. The Chairman then declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. As a directive from the Chairman, the Executive Director will solicit input from handicapped persons living in Reading so that the Authority can be sure that they will be addressing the needs of the local handicapped population. FY '92 State Budgets Chris Gustus from the accounting firm of Fenton, Ewald and Associates presented the FY 192 budgets for the State programs to the Board. Highlights included: * FY '91 budgets included a 5% cutback on non - utility budget; as the Authority's budget was July 1, the State did not set the budget until mid - December and therefore allowed a 3.75% for FY '91 with the additional 1.25% to be taken in FY 192.