1980-05-13 Reading Housing Authority Minutes

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READING HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes of the Regular Meeting - May 13, 1980 The members of the Reading Housing Authority met in regular session at 22 Frank D. Tanner Drive in the Town of Reading, Massachusetts on Tuesday, May 13, 1980. The Chairman did not call the meeting to order until 8:30 P.M. when a quorum was formed with Mr. Westra and Mr. Ogden present. Mrs. Pierce, the Executive Director was also present and Mr. Mahlon Crouse, bookkeeper for the Authority also attended. A motion was made by Mr. Westra and seconded by Mr. Ogden, and unanimously: VOTED: That the Secretary's Report for the meeting held April 15, 1980 be accepted as read. The Chairman, Mr. Dempster, thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. A motion was made by Mr. Ogden and seconded by Mr. Westra and unanimouslys VOTEDs To approve and pay checks and bills, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of these Minutes in the amount of $9,450.23 for 667 -C. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect, and the checks were signed. Mrs. Pierce reported that the balance in the BayBank Middlesex checking �Wccount as of April 30, 1980 was $888.37. As of the date of this meeting with payment of the above checks, this account would show a deficit balance of $2,297.86. The balance in the M.M.D.T. savings account was $20,262.02 plus interest. It was also reported that all rents had been collected for the month of May, totalling $6,264.00 for 667 -C. At this point, a motion was made by Mr. Ogden and seconded by Mr. Westra and unanimously: VOTED: To withdraw from the M.M.D.T. account, $3,000 to meet the monthly expenses and to accept the Financial Report as read. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. Following through on the matter of Mr. Dempster's new position with the Bay - Bank Middlesex, a letter was read from Chief Counsel Frank Morris of E.O.C.D. in which he stated that he had examined the "Regulations Prescribing Standards of Con- duct for Public Officials of Housing Authorities" and could see no conflict problem in this instant situation. However, he suggested that if we wished further clari- fication in this matter, to request a confidential opinion from the State Ethics Commission. Mr. Dempster said he would like the opinion of the Ethics Commission as municipal accounts such as the Authority's are the responsibility of the Municipal Department for which he works, and he would like to explain to them his position at work as it relates to the Authority. Mr. Dempster said he would put together a ]letter t Mrs. Pierce could send to the Ethics Commission in order to have complete docu- tation in this matter. 1.