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RMLD Citizens Advisory Board
Date: 2022-06-01 Time: 6:00 PM
Building: Location:
Address: Session: Open Session
Purpose: Version:
Attendees: Members - PraaeM:
Mr. Jason Small, Chair (North Reading); Mr. Vivek Soni, Vice Chair
(Reading); Mr. George Hooper, Secretary (Wilmington); Mr. Dennis Kelley
(Wilmington); Mr. Ken Welter, Lynnfield
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Ms. Colleen O'Brien General Manager, Ms. Kathleen Rybak
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Mr. George Hooper p -r wN
Topics of Discussion:
PER GOVERNOR BAKER'S MARCH 10, 2020, ORDER SUSPENDING CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETING LAW, G.L. c. 30A, 420 AND THE FEBRUARY 15,
2022, ACT EXTENDING CERTAIN REMOTE MEETING PROVISIONS, THIS MEETING
WAS HELD REMOTELY VIA ZOOM.
1. Call Meeting to Omer - J. Small, Chair
Chair Small called the meeting of the Citizens' Advisory Board to order at 6:00 PM and
noted the meeting was being audio recorded. Chair Small asked all members present to
state their names.
2. Appointment of CAB Representative to the RMLD General Manager
Search Committee - J. Small, Chair
Ms. O'Bnen provided a brief overview of the process as she understood R to be at this
point. The Search Committee will be comprised of two members from the Board (of
Commissioners), as well as one CAB representative. Commissioners Coulter and Talbot
will serve on the Committee. Ms. Janet Walsh, Director of Human Resources, will act as
facilitator to the process. Mr. Hooper noted he had served on the Search Committee
previously and shared his experiences with that process. Mr. Kelley, Mr. Hooper and
Mr. Soni stated they would not be able to serve at this time. Mr. Welter noted he would
be available and willing to serve but acknowledged his short tenure to date on the CAB.
Chair Small said that he would be willing to serve.
Mr. Hooper nominated Chair Small to serve on the General Manager Search Committee,
Mr. Sonl seconded the nomination. Chair Small accepted the nomination.
Appointment was approved 4:0:1:0 (4 In favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstain, O
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absent) by a roll call vote of those present: Mr. Hooper, aye; Mr. Kelley, aye; Mr.
Welter, aye; Mr. Soni, aye; Chair Small abstained.
3. Scheduling - J. Small, Chair
The next meeting of the CAB was confirmed for lune 23, to be held hybrid (in
person/remote). The date for the July CAB meeting will be confirmed at the lune 23m
meeting.
4, Adjournment - J. Small, Chair
Mr. Hooper made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Kelley. Motion carried by roll
call vote of those present: Mr. Welter, aye; George Hooper, aye; Mr. Kelley, aye; Chair
Small, aye.
Meeting adjourned at 6:13 PM.
As approve on October 27, 2022.
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