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Select Board
Date: 2018-07-31 Time: 6:30 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Executive Session
Purpose: Version:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Andrew Friedmann, Barry Berman, Dan Ensminger, Vanessa Alvarado
Members - Not Present:
John Halsey (at the advice of Town Counsel)
Others Present:
Town Manager Bob LeLacheur, Town_r �aMiyares, Executive
Assistant Caitlin Saunders �•1
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Topics of Discussion:
The board discussed the minutes Mr. Berman produced for the unposted part of the June
19`" meeting when Executive Session adjourned but they had not reconvened in open
session yet.
Ms. Alvarado wanted to make it clear she did not have a typed document she was reading
off of she simply had a sticky note with a few notes on it and noted she provided what she
said to Mr. Berman for his minutes.
Some members questioned whether Ms. Alvarado's statement emailed to Mr. Berman were
in fact a complete and thorough reading of what was presented at the 6/19 un-posted
meeting. Some members recalled the statement being more detailed about the Housing
Authority discussion. But since no record was left those members could not recall or agree
on the exact wording.
Ms. Alvarado noted the reason she asked staff to leave in the first place was because she
didn't want to embarrass Mr. Halsey. She felt the whole board needed to hear her
comments about the board talking negatively about volunteers.
With a few minor grammatical errors and clear ups, along with the provided statement from
Ms. Alvarado, the board agreed on a set of minutes.
Mr. Ensminger made a motion to approve the draft minutes of June W, 2018, as
amended. The motion was seconded by Mr. Friedmann.
Discussion continued about whether or not to release these minutes immediately. Mr.
Berman noted he could edit the changes they just approved and send them to Caitlin to
release. They also noted Mr. Berman would read the minutes when back in open session
and Ms. Alvarado would read her statement she made on June 19P` which will be included in
the minutes as an attachment.
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The board took a roll call vote on approving the amended minutes. They were
approved with the following vote:
Alvarado - Yes
Berman - Yes
Ensminger - Yes
Friedmann - Yes
Mr. Ensminger moved that the board adjourn at 7:12 PM and reconvene back in
Open session. The board voted as follows:
Alvarado - Yes
Berman - Yes
Ensminger - Yes
Friedmann - Yes
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