HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-02-13 Board of Selectmen Minutes MEETING NOTES
February 13, 1984
Members Present: John Russell, Maureen O'Brien, Paul Dustin, Marvin Rosenthal
and Paul Landers.
As Chairman John Russell had to meet with, the Assessors, Mrs. O'Brien opened
the meeting. Mr. Rosenthal asked that Articles asking for airconditioning in the
Police Station, Control & Clerks Rooms and for Police Radios be placed on the
Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting. Mr. Russell returned before the discussion
on this ended. Mrs. O'Brien moved the Articles be placed in the Warrant, it was
voted 4-1 with Mr. Russell Dissenting.
Mr. Russell then moved that the Selectmen's meeting be temporarily adjourned
and that a session of the Finance Committee Appiontment Committee take place.
It was so voted and the Town Moderator, Mr. Facia, took charge of the meeting.
The Finance Committee appiontment Committee then interviewed the three candidates
present for the three openings. After the interviews the three candidates were
unanimously nominated and appointed as follows: Mr. Brian McMenamin appointed to
a three year term to expire in 1986, Mr. Frank Gorgone and Mr. Deane Haskell
appointed to a two year term to expire in 1985. The appointment Committee then
adjourned and the regular Selectmen's meeting was continued.
The Board then closed the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting.
The Board met briefly with Town Council and discussed a proposed agreement
that the Busy Bee Florist had proposed for the Town. After the discussion, It was
then moved that Town Council use his legal judgement in trying to formulate an
agreement between Busy Bee and the Town. The vote was 3-2 with Mr. Russell and Mr.
Landers dissenting as they felt Town Meeting has rejected any zoning waivers
regarding this business.
The Board then met with the Town Accountant and Treasurer to go over a
projection of the Town's financial condition.
After a discussion of the Financial projection the Board then met with the
Town Accountant to go over the findings of the most recent audit. Mr. Russell
asked the Town Accountant if he wanted an executive session and the Accountant
stated he wanted an open session. Mr. Russell then went over a letter from the
Audit Committee critisizing several things the Town Accountant had done- A long
and lengthy discussion then took place between the Selectmen, The Town Accountant
and the Chairmen of the Finance Committee. It was finally decided the Selectmen
would establish a fact finding Sub Committee made up of Mrs. O'Brien & Mr. Dustin
to go over in detail with the Town Accountant those points of conflict in the
report and then report back to the full Board.
The Selectmen than took up the Executive Secretaries report. It was voted to
appoint Paul A. Furrell temporary Veterans agent until a Veterans agent District
could be established between Reading and Wilmington.
The Board then signed the Contract with B.S.C. Engineering Co. to do the study
needed to install traffic lights at Summer and Main Streets.
The Board voted to have the Executive Secretary dispose of the Maynard dog
either by getting it out of Town or destroying it. The 30 day holding period had
espired.
After hearing the E'xecutive Secretaries report on the bids received by the Town
for the printing of the Town Report in which Mr. Agnew stated their had been clinical
errors in the bids the Board instructed that the item be re—bid.
The Board approved a request from Boy Scout Troop 702 to use the Town Hall
Parking Lot for a paper drive on April 14, 1984.
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