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Home My WebLink About1989-01-11 Reading Housing Authority MinutesREADING HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes o6 Meeting o6 January 11, 1989 A regular business meeting o f the membetz o6 the Reading Housing Autho&ity was held on January 11, 1989 at the o�6ice o6 the Authotity, 22 EAank D. Tanner Dative in the Town ob Reading, Massachusetts. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. Richard S. DempdteA, the Chairman, presided. Other members present and 6orming a quorum were: Arthur J. Reynolds, Witham E. McIzaac and Jean H. Gatvin. The Executive DireetoA, MaAagret K. Ptans ky, was alz o pre.5 ent at the meeting. The Board membetz welcomed the newly appointed member, Jean Galvin, to the Hoard. The Chai&man introduced Mr. Robert K. Sweet, J4., who is interested in jilting the other Board vacancy. Mr. Sweet gave a briej hi6tory of his backgtound: currently is Senior Pastor at Old South United Methodist Church in Reading; previou6ty was Diztkict Supekintendent in Easthampton, Connecticut; worked with Youth Service Center, Visiting Nurse Association; assisted Went Spking6ield Housing Authokity Director in developing a housing complex in the community. Current intenezt would be the match the need Rev. Sweet currently sees 6or Congregate Elderly care in the Town o6 Reading. The Board thanked Rev. Sweet 6oA meeting with them and would make theiA Aeeommendatt.on to the Board o6 Selectmen 6oA appointment. Upon a motion duly made by MA. Reynolds and seconded by Mr. Mclzaac, it was unanimourty VOTED: To Aeeommend Reverend Robert K. Sweet, JA. to Fitt the term currently vacant on the Housing Authokity Board at the Board o4 Selectmen'z meeting on January 24, 1989; appointment to be made by the Board o4 Selectmen. The Chairman then declared said motian caAtied and said vote in e4ject. P o_rA o n n o -t The Executive Director reported that the part -time position had been bitted by Nancy Ra66erty ob Reading, as per the Board's diAection. Finances The Board reviewed the eheckzlbillroll through check #1797 as presented. Upon a motion duly made by Mr. Reynoldz and seconded by Mr. McIzaac, it was unanimously VOTED: to approve the check /billroll through #1797 as prezented. The Chairman then declared said motion ca&&ied and said vote in ej6eet. Upon a motian duly made by Mr. Reynolds and seconded by MA. MCIsaac, it was unaakmouisty VOTED: To authorize the Executive DiAeetoA to e6tubtizh a separate 6und 6oA the bundraiz eA 6or the 25th ceZebration. 1/11/89 Pag e 2 The Chaitman then dectated said motion caAA-ied and said vote in e66ect. Pubtic 066ic.iatz Liabitity Inzutanee - The Board tev.iewed the poticy tim.itz and costs and upon a motian duty made by Mt. Reynotdz and seconded by Mt. MCIzaac, it was unanimourty VOTED: To authot.ize the Chaitman to sign the Pubtie 066iciatz Liab. zity Policy with a $1,000,000.00 tim.it /$1695 yeatty ptem.ium. The Chaitman then dec2aAed said motion caAtied and said vote in e6Uect. 066ice Equipment - The Boand Aev,iewed the cuttent ptobtemz with the o64ice machines. The Royal typewtitet eutnentty is broken and canner be 6.ixed. The D.itectoA has had typewtiteulwoad ptoeezzotz btought'' to the o4jiee Got demonzttat.ion. The zta46 and D-itectoA 6ett that the Xerox 6040 MemoAywA.iteA was beat Jot this ojjiee'z use /needs. Upon a motion duty made by MA. Reynotdz and seconded by MA. MCIzaac, it was unanimo uz t y VOTED: To authot.ize the Executive D.itectoA to solicit bids dot a Xetox 6050 Memotywtitet of compatabte machine and to putchaze a unit 6tom the hid package that met the o 66ice needs /ups e. The Chaitman then dec2aAed said motion catt.ied and said vote in e{6ect. Minutes The Boatd tev.iewed the minutes of the Meeting o6 DeeembeA 12, 1988. Upon a motion duty made by Mt. Mcl4aac and seconded by Mt. Reynotdz, it was unan.imousty VOTED: To accept Got the teeotd the minutes o6 the meeting o6 DeeembeA 12, 1988 as pnezented with the exception o6 eottect.ing the spetting ob Mt. Natty "Mac" to MA. Nanny "Mack" on page 3, 3td patagtaph. The Cha.iAman then deetated said mot.ian cantied and said vote in e66eet. Housing Pnogtam4 Due to the euttent zhott6attz with the State's budget, the Authot,i..tiez have been .insttueted to ,investigate the use o6 bhoAt -team toanz to bA.idge the time be6ote 6und.ing ptogtamz /ptojectz. The Executive D,itectot was asked to .inqu.ite about this with EOCD and out euttent bank. Annuat Repot ,is, due by Febtuaty 1, 1989 bon pubt.ieation in the Town of Reading Annuat Repott. A copy w,itt be d,iztt.ibuted to the Board Got the.it nev,iew. Hauzing Authot.ity Membensh.ip The Authot,ity is euntentty .investigating the pnobtemz they see with the euAAent Town o6 Reading ChaAtet which attowz the Board o6 Seteetmen to appoint Housing AuthoA.ity board membeAz. This eteatty seems to be a eonitict with the enabt.ing teg.iztation, Chapter 121B, MGL. The o66.4'ee o6 Seetetaty Anthony had tesponded that they w.itt not be tut.ing other than that which the Attotney Genetat has tuted, which is to uphold the 1/11/89 Page 3 cuAAent wording in the Town',s chatteA attowing Board of Setectmen appoint - ment of AuthoALity membeAz. The joint Chaikmen on Hoazing in the State teg-istatute ate wo tk ing with the POCD tegi,stative tia.izon in th-iz regard. Both Cha,itmen beet that this ,i6 not the ,intent o6 ChapteA 121E and that to attow "Name Rute" to oveAAide enabting tegistation is dangerous and woutd make Got a. tack o6 integALity to the housing taw. The Board w,itt be kept .in6onmed on th-i,s mattvL ass it devetopz. Leg-istative Luncheon - Pebtuaty 1, 1989: The Chairman, Vice- �,haitmian and W. Gatvin w.itt be attending atong with the Executive D.itecton and Adm-i..nistnat.ive Azs iztant. Meeting Schedute Meeting with Setectmen - January 24, a 5 hont bus.inezz meeting in an ad jo.i Board meeting - Monday, February 13, ob the Authot.ity, 22 Ptank D. TanneA Board woutd tike to 6itt the vacated 1989; Board watt atzo post �oA ping Aoom. 1989 at 7:30 P.M. at the o66ice DALive. o66icez at the next meeting. There being no 4utthet buzinezz be4one the Baand, it was unan.imousty voted to adjoutn at 10:15 P.M. Respectiutty s ubmitted, / Mang o et K . Ptanz h y, Sect tan y and Executive D.itecton IVWN Ur KGAUINU To Town Clerk Jan. 3 , 1 ,89 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867 In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 39 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth Massachusetts, as amended, a meeting or READING HOUSING AUTHORTTY °...� will be held22 Frank D. Tanner Drive m Wed. , JAN. 11, 1989 7:30 P.M. on the ! das Time: ;- wit N - ` c: Time: fortht poeor�Matters of fiscal control fob all pro- grams elder the direction of the Authority and other matters relative thereto. Posted Executive Dire.c / / / /// Jr� o r r ►o DAI E /Y"NDINGD -1 y� - C �! *• 2- CHECK ISSUED TO �0 rG' OG• �'� ',, r�G y r G r 1 r Z 1 / / 171360 /r A74 119 Aq 17 fc . *�R "`i` T %�%?� f<% t E Li : {.J 124 /7-0 �o Y [ �r1 — miff A SAFEGUARD tU SINESS SYSTEMS •V S urSDAlE. 1A r�G . IOS AEIES O"GO AIIA- v. FORM NO. JPD - 15 - 29