HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-18 Board of Selectmen Executive Session Minutes Board of Selectmen Meeting
Executive Session
January 18, 2003
The meeting convened at 11:30 a.m. in the Town Manager's Office, 16 Lowell Street, Reading,
Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Camille Anthony, Vice Chairman Matthew
Cummings Secretary Richard Schubert, Selectmen George Hines and Gail Wood and Town
Manager Peter Hechenbleikner.
The Town Manager noted that there had been discussion about the possibility of renegotiating
Union contracts for FY 2004 at 0%. The School Department is interested in feedback from the
Board of Selectmen as to how they feel about this.
Following much discussion, the consensus of the Board was that they would be willing to talk to
the School Committee about this as long as the first steps were to reduce the School contracts to
the levels that the Town contracts are; i.e., 2.5% for FY 2003 and 2.5% for FY 2004. The Town
Manager indicated that he does not feel that Town employees should be asked to solve the State
or local budget problems as long as.their salaries are in line.
The Town Manager was directed to get a copy of the contracts with the School Administrators.
On motion by Cummings seconded by Wood, the Board voted to adjourn their Executive
Session Meeting of January 18, 2003 at 12:18 p.m. on a roll call vote with all five members
voting in the affirmative.
Respectfully�s/u�bmitted,
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Secretary