HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-11-4 Board of Selectmen Executive Session Minutes Board of Selectmen Meeting
Executive Session
November 4, 2003
The Executive Session convened at 8:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell
Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman George Hines, Vice Chairman
Richard Schubert, Secretary Gail Wood, Selectman Matthew Cummings, Town Manager
Peter Hechenbleikner and Paula Schena.
Labor Negotiations
The Town Manager noted that the Crossing Guards are asking for benefits. If not, then they
implied forming. a Union. He had a survey done and the average rate of pay is $11/hour.
Reading pays $12/hour. Only four communities offer some benefits. The issue is that the Town
of Reading does not offer benefits to other part-time employees who work the same amount of
hours (10-15 hours/week).
Chairman George Hines suggested finding out if there are any agencies we can subcontract from.
He also suggested offering the Crossing Guards uniforms.
The Town Manager noted that Chief Silva is asking for holiday pay in his base pay for the Quinn
Bill payment. The consensus of the Board was not to support this.
Litigation
Update 128 Sales — Chairman George Hines noted that he and Vice Chairman Richard Schubert
met with Mr. McManus and Tim Culvert. They are very concerned about roadway access. They
want to move their entrance across from TASC because there are cueing concerns. They also
talked about consolidating into one wider entrance with the potential for a signal.
Chairman George Hines noted that they want our help in getting approval to renovate their
building that is nonconforming. They are asking that their access not be blocked during
construction and that the impact be minimized.
Approval of Minutes
A motion by Wood seconded by Schubert to approve the Executive Session Minutes of
October 14, 2003 was approved on a roll call vote of 3-0-1, with Hines, Wood and Schubert
voting in the affirmative and Cummings abstaining,
A motion by Cummings seconded by Wood to adjourn the Executive Session of November
4, 2003 at 9:00 p.m. was approved on a roll call vote with all four members voting in the
affirmative.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary