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l <br /> Board of Selectmen Meeting <br /> February 12, 1996 <br /> The meeting was convened at 8:00 p.m. at the Fire Station Conference Room, 757 Main Street, <br /> Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Sally Hoyt, Vice Chairman George Hines, <br /> Secretary Camille Anthony, Selectmen Dan Ensminger and Bruce MacDonald, Town Manager <br /> Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Counsel H Theodore Cohen and the following list of interested <br /> parties: E. W. Palmer, Virginia Adams, Jonathan Edwards, Don Nadeau, Joe Connelly, Ruth <br /> Clay, David Lee, Ted McIntire, John Silvaggi, Nancy Eaton. <br /> Discussion/Action Items <br /> The Town Manager reviewed the budgets for Town Counsel, Community Development, General <br /> Services, Human Services, Library, and Public Works Water and Sewer. <br /> Community Development - George Hines expressed concern to Jonathan Edwards for submitting <br /> a funding request for reimbursement for pagers for the Inspectors. Ed Palmer presented the needs <br /> for the Historical Commission which totaled $1,525. The Town Manager noted that a portion of <br /> the request could be met through a grant from the 350th Fund. Additionally, he received the <br /> request after budgets were already submitted and he had made his recommendations. <br /> - General Services - Cheryl Johnson and Cathy Quimby talked about the Town Clerks budget. <br /> Quimby expressed concern that the stipend for the Assistant Town Clerk was too low - only <br /> $.50/hour. The Town Manager talked about the Youth Program, and Selectmen suggested that <br /> means testing for the program should be considered. The Board talked about the ADA <br /> requirements and the need for consulting services. It was questioned whether we were paying <br /> minimum wage for elections workers. <br /> Human Services - Discussion with Human Services involved the need for street hockey court, the <br /> effect of the smoking program, and the number of times that inspections are being done. The <br /> Board talked about establishing A, B and C priorities for new programs and will have that <br /> information filled out for the 27th. The Board noted that they felt it was a good budget, but we <br /> still have limited resources. On motion by MacDonald seconded by Ensminger the Board voted <br /> to adjourn at 11.30 p.m. by a vote of 5-0-0. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Secretary <br />