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June 1, 2010~
The meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. in the lower level Town Hall Conference Room, 16
Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Selectmen Chairman Ben Tafoya,
Selectman Richard Schubert, residents Tony Capobianco and Joan Marshman and Town
Manager Peter Hechenbleikner.
The Board of Selectmen interviewed Tony Capobianco. He has applied for membership
on the Advisory Committee on the Cities for Climate Protection. He works in Wakefield
and has a passion for climate protection issues.
The Committee thanked him for his interest, and it is likely that he would be appointed to
a full position on the Advisory Committee on the Cities for Climate Protection.
The Committee interviewed Joan Marshman. She has lived in Reading for four years.
She has interest in the Cultural Council, Historical Commission, Trails Committee and
the West Street Historic District Commission. She has extensive involvement in the
Carver Cultural Council, and is an artist and practices graphics arts as. well as vocal arts.
She also lives in a historic home and is interested in historic preservation.
The Committee thanked her for her application, and would likely recommend her
appointment as a full member on the Cultural Council and perhaps as a full member or
Associate member on the West Street Historic District Commission.
The Committee reviewed correspondence from Elise Ciregna regarding privacy, and
indicated that her address is a public record, and could not be held from public view.
The Town Manager will let her know that.
The Committee also reviewed the application of Brian Sullivan for re-appointment. The
Town Manager noted that he has moved from Reading and has, therefore, resigned from
the Conservation Commission. The Town Manager will let him know that.
Because Chairman Ben Tafoya is related to one of the members of the Economic
Development Committee who is applying for re-appointment, the EDC appointment
process will be held for a full Board of Selectmen review.
The Committee is not clear on whether or not Lori Hodin is interested in being re-
appointed to the Human Relations Advisory Committee, and there is also a vacancy for a
full member.
Chairman Ben Tafoya called Margaret LeLacheur to see if she is interested in being
appointed to a full membership.
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The Town. Manager had a list of calls to be made to see whether people would be
interested in being re-appointed. These included the Audit Committee, Gina Snyder on
the Advisory Committee on. Cities for Climate Protection, David Williams on the
Advisory Committee on Cities for Climate Protection, Lori Hodin on the Human
Relations Advisory Committee, Randall Jones on the Human Relations Advisory
Committee, Tom Connery on the Town Forest Committee, and Stephen O'Shea on the
West Street Historic District Commission.
The Board of Selectmen will also have to consider appointments to the Volunteer
Appointment Subcommittee - the policy indicates that two new members would sit on
that Committee, not Ben Tafoya and Richard Schubert.
The Town Manager will contact John Blake who was not available for an interview, and
determine what other Boards, Committees and Commissions he might be interested in
since the Aquatics Advisory Committee no longer exists.
Selectman Richard Schubert asked if all Boards, Committees and Commissions members
email addresses could be put together in one place so that correspondence could be done
by email rather than regular mail. The Town Manager will check on this.
On motion by Schubert seconded by Tafova. the Volunteer Appointment
-Subcommittee voted to adjourn their meeting of June 1, 2010 at 8:10 p.m. by a vote
of 2-0-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary