1986-06-02 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING June 2, 1986 The meeting convened at 7:30 by Mr. Landers. At that time on a roll call vote it was: Voted unanimously to go into Executive Session with represen- tatives of Continental Cablevision and their attorney to discuss matters related to sale/lease negotiations. At 8:10 P.M. the meeting reconvened in open session and the Board met briefly with Charles Darby, Supt. of Buildings to discuss the disposition of the old generator at the Fire Station. After a determination that the unit had no value on a motion by Mr. Russell, seconded by Mr. Nigro it was: Voted to request approval of the Finance Commitee to 'junk' the old generator. At 8:15 the Board met with Chief Redfern and he reported that his final re commendaticn from the bids submitted for the new phone system for the Fire Department was Computer Telephone. He indicated he had very carefully reviewed this company and was satisfied with their reputation and the quality of their equipment. It was then voted on motion of Mr. Russell, seconded by Mrs. Ziegler: Voted to accept Chief Redfern's recommendation and to enter into a lease/purchase agreement with Computer Telephone in the amount of $9400 for a telephone system for the Fire Station. The Board then met with Virginia Adams and Martha Clark of the Historical Commission to discuss their concerns and recommendations for establishing a temporary storage area in the Annex for town records that might be discarded, especially with all the moves currently planned. There was agreement that this space would be made available to them, and they would be assisted in their project. At 9:00 P.M. the Board met with George Hines, Chairman of the Town Manager Search Committee, who reported to them that he felt that at least 80% of the applicants under consideration were from out of state, and he requested that they consider making funds available to offer travel expenses to the finalists. It was agreed this was reasonable and on motion of Mr. Russell, seconded by Mr. Graham it was: Voted to request a transfer of $7,500 for reimbursement associated with applicant travel for Town Manager Search Committee.