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OW Town of Reading Meeting Minutes Board - Committee - Commission - Council: :L;s Select Board Date: 2020-07-22 Time: 7:00 PM Building: Location: Address: Session: Purpose: Retreat Version: Final Attendees: Members - Present: Mark Dockser, Anne Landry, Carlo Bacci, Karen Herrick, Vanessa Alvarado Members - Not Present: Others Present: Town Manager Bob Lel-acheur, Business Admini tra or ayne Wellman Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Caitlin Saunders Topics of Discussion: This meeting was held remotely on Zoom. Mark Dockser called the meeting to order at 7pm. Ice Breaker Jayne Wellman started the meeting off by asking each board member to read the words their fellow board members used to describe them. The boards homework was to describe each of their board members. Jayne then put the responses together and delivered each board member their colleagues answers. Board Protocols The board then discussed the protocols document that was provided to them and they edited it to their liking. The document is attached to the minutes at the end. The first thing the board discussed in bullet point number 1 was that it should also say 'businesses' and not just residents. The board then noted number 8 may be a better place to add businesses in. The board changed the wording in number 5 while discussing communications and follow up with the Town Manager. Most notably they took out the word 'inappropriate' and changed it to 'unproductive'. The board discussed number 6 - board members talking to staff. The discussion mostly revolved around whether the Town Manager should be a first point of contact before a member reached directly out to a staff person. Jayne noted sometimes staff feels uncomfortable responding to board members in case there is background information they are not aware about. Page I r