HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-04-23 Board of Selectmen Executive Session Minutes Minutes of the Board of Selectmen Executive Session
April 23, 1991
The Executive Session convened at 10:46 p.m. in the Conference
Room, Town Hall, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Eugene
Nigro, Chairman, Dan Ensminger, Vice Chairman, Sally Hoyt,
- Secretary, Russ Graham and George Hines, Selectmen, and Peter I.
Hechenbleikner, Town Manager.
On motion by Graham, seconded by Ensminger, the minutes of 3-19-
91 were approved as amended by a vote of 5-0-0.
On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Graham, the minutes of 3-25-
91 were approved as amended by a vote of 5-0-0.
Dan Ensminger asked what actions by RESCO prompted the Town
Manager's letter regarding the need for all information on RESCO
to go through the Public Works Director. The Town Manager indi-
cated that there was no action in Reading, but that other com-
munities were experiencing RESCO's trying to get information from
other channels, rather than the appropriate channels considering
that this matter is under litigation.
Dan Ensminger was concerned about the letter from Homart. He was
specifically concerned about the possibility of commercial
development on that property. The Board directed the Town
Manager to express disappointment in the status of marketing for
the site and in getting notice that consideration was being given
to commercial activity for the site.
The Town Manager reviewed the status of labor negotiations. The
Board indicated that, with regard to the firefighters contract,
that we need to stand firm on the issue of being able to have
layoffs if that becomes important. They suggested that we should
express that on the municipal side of government, Public Safety
is the highest priority, and that Town Meeting has supported the
Public Safety Departments. The Town Manager reviewed the status
of the other negotiations, and the Board agreed that the nego-
tiations with the Police Superior Officers need to be somewhat
hard-nosed, considering our initial presentation.
On motion by Nigro, seconded by Hines, the Board voted to come
out of Executive Session at 11:29 p.m. , with all five members
voting in the affirmative.
On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Hines, the Board. voted to ad-
journ at 11:30 p.m. by a vote of 5-0-0.
Resp,Zctfully submitted,
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