1986-09-15 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN September 15 , 1986 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen convened on September 15 , 1986 at 7 : 30 P .M. in the Selectmen' s Conference Room located in the Executive Office Building , 6 Lowell Street , Reading , Ma . Present were Vice- Chairman Ziegler , Secretary Nigro and Board Members Russell and Graham. Also in attendance was Acting Executive Secretary Anthony V. Fletcher . Under the first order of business , Mr . Nils Nordberg , Chairman of the Municipal Space Building Committee , made a request to place an article on the warrant for the upcoming Fall Town Meeting regarding funds for the purpose of planning and development of the Town ' s municipal space needs . Board Member Graham recommended that the Committee make clear all the specifics to be included in their plan when presenting this article to Town Meeting . Board Member John Russell ' s report of the Law Committee included discussion of an article to be presented at Fall Town Meeting that would take action on amending the Reading By-Laws . A request followed by Mr . Russell for a correction on the list of employees submitted in the James Report . It incorrectly specified where the person was employed , Reading Municipal Light Department or the Department of Public Works . Board Member Nigro made a report of the Fire Department . He stated that the ladder truck is out of commission and will cost approximately two to three thousand dollars to _repair. It _was___noted that Wakefield will cover in the event of an emergency . Mr . Nigro also reported that the Town ' s ambulance is also operable and we are now using North Reading ' s old ambulance for the next few days until repairs have been completed . Lastly , a report of progress on the new fire truck remained unsolved due to the bankruptcy of the supplying company . It was noted , however , that the truck is 90% completed . Vice Chairman Ziegler reported that there were no major police problems for the last week. Ms . Ziegler also reported the Council on Aging wants to upgrade their clerk at the Fall Town Meeting to a management position as a Director . This will be handled by the new Town Manager .