1994-01-11 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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Board of Selectmen Meeting January 11, 1994 The meeting was convened at 7:36 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA. Present were Chairman George Hines, Secretary Sally Hoyt, Selectmen Dan Ensminger and Bill Burditt, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and the following list of interested parties: Nancy Eaton, Deirdre Hanley, Camille Anthony, Tom Stohlman, Ron Wood, Ross McGurn. There were no liaison reports. Public Comment Nancy Eaton of 13 Short Street wanted to know if the Board had a policy on how long it should take to return correspondence. The Town Manager indicated that he had received Ms. Eaton's letter on behalf of the Reading Rifle and Revolver Club regarding potential purchase of the property. Mr. Hines indicated that the Board would take it up at some future date, but that the Board had al- ready taken a public stance on the issue. The letter from Ms. Eaton was dated December 30, 1993. Discussion/Action Items Waiver of Voter Registration - The Town Clerk was present and asked the Board to waive voter registration in the precincts. On motion by Burditt seconded by Hoyt the Board of Selectmen voted to waive voter registration at each of the eight precincts for the 1994 Local Election. The motion was approved by a vote of - 4-0-0. The Town Clerk noted that the motor voter bill will eliminate all special registration sessions except one per elec ,:stion. On motion by Burditt seconded by Hoyt the Board of Selectmen voted to close the Warrant for the Special State Primary Election to be held at the hawkes Field House, 62 Oakland Road on Tuesday, February 1, 1994, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for State Represen- tative - 21st Middlesex District; and voted to close the Warrant for the Special State Election to be held at the Hawkes Field House, 62 Oakland Road, Reading, MA, on Tuesday, March 1, 1994 from 7 : 00 a.m. to 8: 00 p.m. for State Representative 21st Mid- dlesex District. The motion was approved by a vote of 4-0-0. The Board of Selectmen made suggestions with regard to the smooth operation of the election at the Hawkes Field House, including additional signing, details, parking, and one way restrictions. Budget Review The Board reviewed the Town Manager's draft proposed budget priorities. The Town Manager went through priorities 1-32 total- ing $409,243 . Board members made specific suggestions as to how they would prioritize the programs over and above the base budget that was also submitted that evening. Where appropriate, the priorities were connected to Town .goals. �{ The Town Manager reminded everyone present that the Finance Com- mittee, Board of Selectmen, and School Committee, agreed during the Proposition 2 1/2 Override that we would not tax the maximum levy limit if additional state aid for schools was forthcoming.