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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
RMLD Board of Commissioners
Date: 2023-01-05
Building: Reading Municipal Light Building
Address: 230 Ash Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Time: 4:00 PM
Location:
Winfred Spurr Audio Visual Room
Session:
Open Session
Version:
Final
Marlena Bita, Chair; Philip Pacino, Vice Chair; John Stempeck,
Commissioner; David Talbot, Commissioner; Robert Coulter, Commissioner.
Mr. Coulter attended the meeting remotely.
Members - Not Present:
RMLD Staff: Gregory Phipps, General Manager; Erica Morse, Executive
Assistant.
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Philip B. Pacino, Secretary Pro Tem
Topics of Discussion:
Call Meetina to Order
Chair Bita called the Board of Commissioner's (BoC) meeting to order at 4:10 PM and
announced that the meeting would be held in person and remotely on Zoom.
Opening Remarks and Introductions
Chair Bita read the RMLD BoC Code of Conduct and asked all remote attendees to identify
themselves. Vice Chair Pacino served as Secretary at the meeting.
Mr. Coulter participated In the meeting on Zoom.
Executive Session
Vice Chair Pacino made a motion, seconded by Chair Bita, that the RMLD Board of
Commissioners go Into Executive Session pursuant to Massachusetts G.L. c.164 section
47D, exemption from public records and open meeting requirements In certain instances, to
approve the February 16, 2022 Executive Session minutes; to discuss the General Manager
contract and strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation If an open meeting
may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and
the chair so declares and return to regular session, for the sole purpose of adjournment.
Note: Roll call vote required. Motion Carried: 5:0:0 (5 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstention):
Roll Call Vote: Chair Bita, Aye; Vice Chair Pacinc, Aye; Mr. Stempeck, Aye; Mr. Talbot Aye;
Mr. Coulter, Aye.
Scheduling
"Agenda Item 3: Scheduling" was not discussed at this meeting.
Adjournment
At 6:32 PM, Vice Chair Pacino made a motion, seconded by Mr. Stempeck, that the RMLD
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Board of Commissioners adjourn regular session. Note: Roll call vote required MoUcm
Carried: 5:0:0 (5 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstention): Roll Call Vote: Chair Bita, Aye; Vice
Chair Pacino, Aye; Mr. Stempeck, Aye; Mr. Talbot Aye; Mr. Coulter, Aye.
A true copy of the RMLD Board of Commissioners minutes
As approved by a majority the Commission.
Philip B. Pacino, Secretary Pro Tem
RMLD Board of Commissioners
8M Ju126, 2023
As approved on July 20, 2023
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