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OF <br />Town of Reading <br />1 = Meeting Minutes <br />„a'"�!� IMOP� <br />Board - Committee - Commission - council: <br />Select Board <br />Date: 2023-04-18 <br />Building: Reading Town Hall <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: General Business <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: Select Board Meeting Room <br />Session: Open Session <br />Version: Final <br />Mark Dockser, Karen Herrick, Carlo Bacci, Chris Haley, Jackie McCarthy <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Town Manager Fidel Maltez, Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella, Bill Brown, <br />Angela Binda, Town Clerk Laura Gemme, Lt. ]ones <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />This meeting was held in person and remote via Zoom <br />Public Comment <br />Bill Brown noted Memorial Day celebrations are coming up and if anyone notices a veteran grave <br />without a flag or marker to please let him know. <br />Select Board Reorganization <br />Dockser noted his thoughts on delaying this one more meeting until the recount is over. Bacci, Haley and <br />McCarthy agreed with Dockser while Herrick felt the board should continue and reorganize tonight. <br />Bacci moved to delay the board reorganization until their next meeting, May 9t^, after the recount is <br />certified. The motion was seconded by McCarthy and approved with a 4-1 vote with Herrick <br />abstaining. <br />Vice Chair Herrick voted "no" on the motion to post pone reorganizing before Town Meeting as per our <br />Select Board policy. She noted Town Counsel had previously advised the Select Board that the petition <br />for a recount had no bearing on the operations of the Select Board. <br />Liaison Reports <br />Haley noted at the School Committee meeting it was announced that Susan Bottan is leaving the <br />Superintendents Office. <br />McCarthy noted the State extended allowing remote and hybrid meetings for local government until <br />2025. The Board of Health has some women's health events coming up. They are also continuing with <br />Page 1 1 <br />