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Board of Selectmen Executive Session Minutes
December 13, 1988
The meeting convened at 7:10 p.m. in the Employee's Lounge, 16
Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman
Nigro, Vice-Chairman Graham, Secretary Mollie Ziegler, Selectmen
Russell , Selectmen Landers , and Town Manager Peter
Hechenbleikner. Members of the Police Association present were
Rick Nelson, Joe Veno, Pat Iapicca, Peter O'Brien, Jim Cormier,
Walter Franklin, Jeffrey Fisher, and Chief Marchand.
Mr. Fisher told the- Board that the main concern of the Police
Bargaining Unit is retroactivity. Mr. Fisher would like an in-
stant 1 year settlement of the FY89 contract. Mr. Fisher told
the board that their is a problem in Reading with the constant
turnover of patrolman, and that the turnover reflects management
problems. The patrolman are tired of being in the arrears and
that it should not take one year to bargain a contract. Mr.
Fisher said that their should be "hazardous duty" and "fire arms
qualification pay".
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Resepctfully submitted: Secretary