HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-08-03 Board of Selectmen Minutes Minutes of the Board of Selectmen Meeting
August 3, 1989
The Board convened at 7:35 p.m. in the School Department Meeting
Room, 34 Gould Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were:
Selectmen Chairman Russell Graham, Vice Chairman Mollie Ziegler,
Selectmen John Russell, Eugene Nigro. Also present were Town
Manager Peter I. Hechenbleikner, Superintendent of Schools Robert
Munnelly, Assistant Superintendent Ronald Winslow, School _Com-
mittee Chairman Stan Nissen, School Committee Vice Chairman Carol
Lyons, School Committee Members Barbara Philbrick and George
Shannon, FinCom-Members Bill Burditt,` Liz Greene, Charlie Catal-
famo, Richard Coco, Nick Agneta, Don Allen, Nate White, Gerry
MacDonald, and Holly Spousta, Reading Chronicle.
The Town Manager distributed material to all present, and out-
lined the current status of the budget cuts related to cuts in
State aid. Dr. Munnelly indicated that the School Department
could make some cuts now, but needed time to plan to downsize the
system in an orderly fashion, both in increasing classroom size,
and reducing programs. There was considerable discussion among
all assembled with regard to alternatives. The attached revised
schedule was agreed upon. The Town Manager will prepare figures
for the School Department which will provide for two scenarios:
1. Assuming there is no trash fee, the School sharing 40% and
municipal government sharing 60% of the cuts that need to be
made, with the School making up for this by increasing their
level of cuts for the FY91 Budget.
2. Subtracting out a trash fee, the School Department sharing
40% and municipal government sharing 60% of the cuts, again
with the School Department taking up a greater share of the
cuts for FY91.
On motion by Ziegler, seconded by Nigro, the Board established a
Special Town Meeting to be held on September 14, 1989, at 7:30
p.m. in the auditorium at the Reading Memorial High School, with
the warrant to open on August- 15, 1989 at 8: 30 a.m. , and close at
8:00 p.m. on August 15, 1989. The vote being 4-0-0, the motion
was passed unanimously.
On motion by Ziegler, seconded by Russell, the Town Manager was
directed to proceed with development of an Article for the clos-
ing of the Warrant on 8-15-89 , which would permit the estab-
lishment of a trash collection fee for the Town of Reading. All
voted in favor, and the motion passed by a vote of 4-0-0.
On motion by Ziegler, seconded by Nigro, the Board voted to ad-
journ at 9: 25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary