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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING <br />Reading Memorial High School April 2G.2U1O <br />Town Clerk, LounsQenome and Moderator, Alan FnuNn swore in elected Town Meeting members <br />before their precinct meetings. <br />Precinct 2 Brooks E Rice was voted in with o3 year term 14-0-Alice MC'SuUivan <br />requested to be voted out and was voted out 14-0- Paul McNeice was appointed to fill the <br />vacancy of Alice K8 O'Sullivan - Lizobeth Ann MoUnoki was voted in with a 2 year term 14-0 - <br />Gerard yW McDonald was voted in with a1 year term 14-O <br />Precinct Did not vote ee Kristen Ann Eagkaaton. Thomas D Quinn and John A Burke, Jr <br />was not present <br />Precinct 6 Did not fill the 3 year vacancy or the 1 year vacancy <br />The meeting was called to order bythe Moderator, Alan E Fou|do, at 7:40 p.m., there being a <br />quorum present. The Invocation was given by Philip B. Pecino. Precinct 5followed by the Pledge <br />of Allegiance to the Flag. All newly elected and appointed Town Meeting Members were sworn in <br />by the Moderator. <br />The Warrant was partially reed by the Town C|erk, Laura Gernnne, when on nnoUnn by Ban <br />Tofoya of the Board of Ge|eotnnen, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the Warrant <br />except for the Officer's Return, which was read by the Town Clerk. <br />Making Reeding Better presented information on the upcoming Public Seminar "Staying Safe in <br />Your Backyard This Summer" Tick and Tick Bite Prevention In Your Neighborhood - May 6, 2010 <br />Parker Middle 5ohno|. Reading <br />ARTICLE 2 — Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Ben Tafoye. gave the following State of the <br />Town Report: <br />KAc Moderator, Town Meeting W1embem, guests and naoidents, staff and elected offioials, <br />welcome to Town Meeting 2010. | would like to thank my colleagues on the Board of Selectmen <br />for the opportunity to serve as chair this year and the chance to address you tonight for a few <br />minutes on the state of the town. 2009. As a|vveyo | must thank our Town. KAanager, Peter <br />Heuhenb|e}kner and our Office Manager, Paula Gchena and the rest of town staff for their help in <br />compiling this information. The opinions of course are my own. <br />The salient fact of life in our country during 2008 is summarized by this 'ntotioUca from the Bureau <br />of Economic Research; the nation's Gross Domestic Product declined 2.496. While we might <br />hope our town could be ohe|banad from the economic storm that buffeted our country and quite <br />frankly the world; that is not possible. Since the beginning of the recession in |aba 2007. too many <br />of our conversations with neighbors covered job losses and income cuts. We have all been <br />touched by this reality in one way or another. Despite thia, our town continues to funution, serve <br />the population and in many respects thrive. <br />Change is o constant element in our town. New faces joined our senior staff; Joan De|ioajoined <br />the town as Director ofCommunity Services and has had on immediate and positive impact on <br />/ | our community. Jeff Zoger was hired as Director of Public Works nap|oqing Tod McIntyre who <br />Annual Town Meeting <br />April 2G.2O1O <br />