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Board of Registrar
Date: 2020-04-08 Time: 2:00 PM
Building: Virtual
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Recall Petition
Attendees: Members - Present:
Laura Gemme
]ayne Wellman
Harry Simmons
Nancy Ziemlak
Ray
Krissandra Holmes
Members - Not Present:
N/A
Others Present:
Location: Zoom
Session: Open Session
Version: Final
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Laura Gemme
Topics of Discussion:
L.Gemme call to order @ 2:29 PM
- 2 Objections filed. Called for a recount petition due by march 12th by 12PM. The 1't
objection March 110 2"d objection march 20th 2nd objection filed with letter
- Board voted to accept objections: will the BOR accept? Nancy Z: Yes, Harry: Yes,
Kris: Yes. The Objection had been accepted. The board needs to decide who want to
hold public hearing for those names to be added to list.
Going over as group process for processing signatures for whoever is a registered
voter within Reading. Laura will verify this and meet with everyone as an induvial.
Board voted to hold a public hearing. Nancy Z: Yes, Harry: Yes, Kris: Yes. Public
hearing date TBD.
Minutes from February 18 were approved from last meeting. Nancy Z: Yes, Harry:
Yes, Kris: Yes. No objections.
Motion to adjourn.. Meeting adjourned @ 3:25 PM
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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Board of Registrar
Date: 2020-06-29
Building: Virtual
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Recall Petition Objections Public
Hearing
Attendees: Members - Present:
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Location: Zoom
Session: Open Session
Version: Final
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Laura Gemme (Town Clerk & BOR Chair), Harry Simmons, Krissandrah
Holmes, Nancy Ziemlak (BOR Members), Vanessa Alvarado (SelectBoard),
Mr. Newman (Counsel for Ms. Alvarado), Mr. Ensminger (Representing
Petitioners), Ray Miyares (Town Counsel), Ramos, Brian
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Laura Gemme
Topics of Discussion:
Board of Registrars (BOR) Public Hearing regarding the recall petition for Select
Board member, Vanessa Alvarado.
Meeting Called to Order by Laura Gemme at 4:17PM
Agenda Overview (Laura Gemme)
• The purpose of today's session was to test the technology and to make sure
everyone can login and navigate ZOOM.
• Also, to discuss procedures and public requirements for the Hearing. There will no
deliberation or taking votes. Proper decorum of participants Is expected at all times.
Use the raise hand button to be recognized by the chair to speak. Chat is considered
a public document so only use it to communicate with Laura if necessary.
• All documents related to the recall are posted on the town website. A walkthrough of
the website was conducted. Everything that has been sent to Town Hall as of
midnight last night has been posted anything that was sent today will be posted
after this hearing but will be posted in time for noon tomorrow at 4 o'clock
• A lengthy discussion ensued concerning the organization of some documents on the
website. The difficulty in comparing signature information and solutions was
discussed A number of recommendations were made to the Town Clerk and she will
make the changes tonight. In some cases, vocabulary related to the recall needed to
be clarified for the Board. For more detail refer to recorded video and transcript of
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the meeting:
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A motion to adjourn was made at 5:23PM. Seconded and all members voted in the
affirmative.
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