1991-02-05 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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Minutes Board of Selectmen Meeting February 5, 1991 The meeting was convened at 7:34 p.m. in the Selectmens' Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA. Present were Chairman Rus- sell Graham, Secretary George Hines, Selectmen Sally Hoyt and Eugene Nigro, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and the following list of interested parties: Paul Woodberry, Trish Brigham, Mary Rees, Bill Brown, Valerie Martins, Carol Edwards, Mark Favaloro. Linda King, Anne Mark, Debbie McCulley, Steve Thomases, Don Anglehart, Paul Woodbury. Liaison Reports Under Liaison Reports, Eugene Nigro had none. George Hines indi- cated that the Legal Services Selection Committee has been meet- ing and is developing an RFP for Town Counsel position. Russ Graham indicated that he, the Town Manager, Sally Hoyt, Chief Marchand, and Veterans' Agent Paul Farrell attended the send-off at Camp Curtis Guild of the 213th Medical Brigade. It was a very emotional experience. Sally Hoyt indicated that she had attended the 213th Medical Brigade ceremony. She also reviewed events in the Human Services Department. On motion by Hoyt__,-&econded by Hines, the Board voted to approve the minutes of January 22, 1991 by vote of 4-0-0. On motion by Hines seconded by Nigro, the proclamation regarding vocational education was approved. Personnel and Appointments The Board interviewed Patricia Brigham and Mark Favaloro for a position as Town representative on the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) . On motion by Hines seconded by Hoyt, the names of Patricia Brigham, Sally Sabo (previously interviewed) and Mark Favaloro were placed in nomination. George Hines indicated that he felt Mark Favaloro presented an excellent tie-in of MAPC to the Town's planning process through the Master Plan Advisory Com- mittee. Patricia Brigham received 0 votes, Sally Sabo received 0 votes and Mark Favaloro received 4 votes. Mark Favaloro was ap- pointed to a term on MAPC expiring 12/31/93 . on motion by Hines seconded by Hoyt, Jonathan Edwards was nominated as the alternate to MAPC. The motion was approved by a vote of 4-0-0 and Mr. Ed- wards was appointed for a term expiring 12/31/93 . The Board interviewed a number of candidates for the Solid Waste Policy Committee. Interviewed were Connie Phillips, Pat Brigham, Carol Edwards, Linda King, Anne Mark, Debbie McCulley, Sally Sabo, Steve Thomases, Don Anglehart, and Paul Woodbury. George Hines indicated that Connie Phillips is a relative. He has checked with the Ethics Committee and his voting would not be a conflict. The following people were not present for interviews - Valerie Martins , Judy Mitchell , Stanley Wirsig, Wayne Meuse. '-- i Susan Cohen withdrew her name from nomination. On motion by Hoyt seconded by Hines, the following names were placed in nomination, with the top three vote getters to receive a term expiring