1990-03-27 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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Minutes of the Board of Selectmen Meeting March 27, 1990 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Selectmen Graham, Nigro, Ensminger, Hoyt and Hines. On mo- tion by Hoyt, seconded by Nigro, the Board voted to go into Ex- ecutive Session for the purpose of sale of real estate nego- tiation, and to come out at approximately 8: 00 p.m. All members voting in the affirmative on role call vote, the Board adjourned to Executive Session at 7:06 p.m. The Board reconvened at 8:15 p.m. from its Executive Session. Town Clerk Catherine Quimby swore in Sally Hoyt and George Hines for three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen. The Town Manager asked for nominations for the position of Chair- man of the Board of Selectmen. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Ensminger, Russell T. Graham was nominated for the position of Chairman for a period of one year. There being no further nominations, Mr. Graham was elected Chairman by a vote of 4-0-1 with Graham abstaining. Chairman Graham asked for nominations for the position of Vice Chairman. On motion by Hoyt, seconded by Nigro, Dan Ensminger was nominated for the position of Vice Chairman. There being no further nominations, Dan Ensminger was elected Vice Chairman for a period of one year by a vote of 4-0-1 with Ensminger abstain- ing. The Chairman asked for nominations for Secretary. On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Hoyt, George Hines was nominated for the position of Secretary. There being no further nominations, George Hines was elected to the position of Secretary to the Board of Selectmen for a period of one year by a vote of 4-0-1 with Hines abstaining. On motion by Hines, seconded by Nigro, the Warrant for the Spe- cial Town Meeting to be held on April 26, 1990 was closed by a vote of 5-0-0. The Board went through the ten articles. John Fallon spoke in favor of Article 4 - Recreation Revolving Fund. The Board asked the Depot Task Force to attend the next meeting to talk about the Article requesting funding for the Parking En- forcement Officer. On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Nigro, the minutes of March 13, 1990 were approved as submitted by a vote of 3-0-2 with Hines and Hoyt abstaining. There was no public comment. Personnel and Appointments The Town Manager informed the Board of Selectmen of Sally Hoyt's resignation from the Conservation Commission, effective at mid- night on Wednesday, March 28, 1990. The Board was also informed that Mr. Hines resigned from his position as a member of the Com- munity Planning and Development Commission on Monday, March 26,