2012-04-23 Annual Town Meeting Minutes

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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School April 23, 2012 Town Clerk, Laura Gemme swore in elected Town Meeting members before their precinct meetings. The Precincts listed below met at 7:00 PM to conduct the following business: Precinct 1 - With a Quorum present a Precinct Chair and Precinct Clerk were elected: Chair - Thomas Ryan and Clerk - Sheila Mulroy. Precinct 2 - With a Quorum present a Precinct Chair and Precinct Clerk were elected: Chair - Stephen Crook and Clerk - Denise to =o. It was voted to elect Howard Cohen and Kenneth Johnson for the March 6, 2012 election tie - breaker. Precinct 3 - With a Quorum present a Precinct Chair and Precinct Clerk were elected: Chair - William Downing and Clerk - Nancy Graham. Precinct 4 - With a Quorum present a Precinct Chair and Precinct Clerk were elected: Chair - Glen Hartzler and Clerk - John O'Neill. Precinct 5 - With a Quorum present a Precinct Chair and Precinct Clerk were elected: Chair - Angela Binds and Clerk - Charles Adams. It was voted to elect Daniel Knowles for the March 6, 2012 election tie- breaker. Precinct 6 - With a Quorum present a Precinct Chair and Precinct Clerk were elected: Chair - James Mulvey and Clerk - Greg Selvitelli. It was voted to elect Robert Lynch for the March 6, 2012 election tie- breaker. Precinct 7 - With a Quorum present a Precinct Chair and Precinct Clerk were elected: Chair - John Carpenter and Clerk - John Segalla. Precinct 8 - With a Quorum present a Precinct Chair and Precinct Clerk were elected: Chair - William Brown and Clerk - William Hecht. It was voted to elect Robert Backman and Stephen Herrick for the March 6, 2012 election tie - breaker. The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 7:38 PM, there being a quorum present. The Invocation was given by Philip B. Pacino, Precinct 5 followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. All newly elected and appointed Town Meeting Members were sworn in by the Moderator. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Laura Gemme, when on motion by Stephen Goldy, chair of the Board of Selectmen, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the Warrant except for the Officer's Return, which was read by the Town Clerk. ARTICLE 2 To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town Accountant, Treasurer - Collector, Board of Assessors, Director of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement Board, Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees, Community Planning & Development Commission, Town Manager and any other Official, Board or Special Committee. Background: This article appears on the Warrant for all Town Meetings. At this Annual Town Meeting, the following report(s) are anticipated: