APPROVED 01-09-06
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES Date: December 10, 2005
Present: John Tuffy, Chair; Elizabeth Sullivan, Vice-Chair and Andre Martecchini.
Absent: No members were absent.
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM for the purpose of selecting a Town Manager.
Approximately ten members of the public, and two members of the media were present.
Mr. Tuffy reviewed the process to date. He said that the purpose of the meeting was to choose between Mr. James Boudreau (Town Administrator in Norwell) and Mr. Richard MacDonald (Acting Town Manager in Duxbury).
All three Board members praised Mr. Boudreau, but all three members also stated that their preference was to offer the job to Mr. MacDonald.
Ms. Sullivan made a motion to appoint Mr. Richard MacDonald as Duxbury Town Manager, and to commence contract negotiations with Mr. MacDonald. Second by Mr. Martecchini. Vote in favor of the motion was unanimous (3:0).
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Tuffy announced that there would be a short break to answer questions from the press, after which he would entertain a motion from the Board to enter Executive Session to conduct a strategy session in preparations for negotiations with non-union personnel, in accordance with Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 39, Section 23B, Subsection 3, and to reconvene in Open Session immediately afterward for the purposes of adjournment only.
After meeting with members of the public and press, Mr. Martecchini made a motion to enter Executive Session for the reasons noted above. Second by Ms. Sullivan. A roll call vote was taken: Ms. Sullivan-aye; Mr. Martecchini-aye; Mr. Tuffy-aye. The motion passed unanimously.
After the Executive Session, Mr. Martecchini made a motion to return to Open Meeting for the purposes of adjournment only. Second by Ms. Sullivan. A roll call vote was taken: Ms. Sullivan-aye; Mr. Martecchini-aye; Mr. Tuffy-aye. The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Martecchini made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:10 AM. Second by Ms. Sullivan. Vote in favor of the motion was unanimous (3:0). The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Barbara A. Ripley
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