Minutes of April 18, 1995 Selectmen Meeting
Selectmen Attending: Judith Murdoch; Charles Flynn; Joseph
Frisoli, Chair, Peter Jones; and Catherine Kuchinski, Clerk.
Also attending: Joseph Nugent, Executive Secretary to the Board.
I. Meeting opened: Frisoli called the meeting called to order at
7:05pm requesting Bills and Warrants to be signed.
II. Public Hearing on Acceptance of Streets: This is Articles 18
in the 1995 May Special Town Meeting Warrant. The list of streets
for consideration this evening involve no takings or expenditure
of Town funds for engineering. Town Planner Noreen O'Toole
prepared information on behalf of the Planning Board. Motion
4/18/95.1: move to accept the layouts for Greengrove Ln, Lakeside
Terrace, Kings' Landing Way, Winter Terrace, Brookbend Rd,
Arrowhead Dr, Birchbark Dr, Cottonwood Court, Crabapple Court,
Live Oak Way, Nina Drive, Patridge Way and Tavern Waye. Motion by
Murdoch with second by Flynn. Motion carried 5-0.
III. Recommendation of Articles for Special Town Meeting Warrant:
Motion 4/18/95.2 : move to recommend Article 1 as stated in the
Special Town Meeting Warrant. Motion Murdoch, second Jones.
Motion carried 5-0. Article may be passed over and handled by
reserve fund transaction. Article 2 is held for further
information (Motion and second withdrawn) Motion 4/18/95.3: move
to recommend Article 3. Motion Murdoch, second Jones. Motion
carried 5-0. Motion 4/18/95.4: move to recommend Article 4 as
stated. Motion Murdoch, second Jones. Motion carried 5-0. Noted
that payment of interest incurred this fiscal year in this manner
is cleaner. Motion 4/18/95.5: move to recommend Article 5. This
will establish a revolving fund for Memorial Field and must be
done annually. Motion Murdoch, second Jones. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion 4/18/95.6: move to recommend Article 6. Motion Murdoch,
second Jones. Motion carried 5-0. Motion 4/18/95.7: move to
recommend Article 7. This would pay unpaid engineering for Town
review of past Drumlin Farms drainage problems. Motion Murdoch,
second Jones. Motion carried 5-0. Article 8: hold for Fire
Chief information later this evening. Kuchinski asked for total
of the monies available from Plymouth County Retirement Fund -
$73,000. Motion 4/18/95.8: move to recommend $20,000 for Article
9. Motion Murdoch, second Jones. Motion carried 5-0. Motion
4/18/95.9: move to recommend Article 10. This $450 settlement is
for tree falling on a call. Motion Murdoch, second Jones. Motion
carried 5-0. Motion 4/18/95.10: move to recommend $2,500 for
Article 11. Town to pay settlement deductible but not attorneys
fees. Motion Murdoch, second Jones. Motion carried 5-0. Article
12 held for further information from Highway Surveyor - what was
overtime paid for? Motion and second were withdrawn. After
discussion with Town Accountant Barbara Gomez, Motion 4/18/95.11:
move to recommend Articles 13 and 14. Motion Murdoch, second
Jones. Motion carried 5-0. Article 15 to be held while Kuchinski
attempts to reach Jordan Stone to set up meetings to discuss the
land transaction. Motion 4/18/95.12: move to recommend Article 16
pending definite figure for the voting booths. Motion Murdoch,
second Jones. Motion carried 5-0. Motion 4/18/95.13: move to
recommend Article 17. This would set aside monies towards lay-out
costs for roads waiting for Town acceptance. Motion Murdoch,
second Jones. Motion carried 5-0. Motion 4/18/95.14: move to
recommend Article 18. Motion Murdoch, second Jones. Motion
carried 5-0. Motion 4/18/95.15: move to recommend Article 19.
This would set the range but does not fund the positions. Motion
Murdoch second Jones. Motion carried 5-0. Selectmen designated
to read articles: Jones - Article 11; Murdoch - Article 9; Flynn
- Article 10; Kuchinski Articles 15 and 18.
IV. Horace Atwood - Route 58: Mr. Atwood complained that the four
county bounds on his property have not been uncovered by the road
crews. He noted that no granite curbing has been placed around
the property because sand and salt drain onto property and is
causing damage to lawn and trees. Kuchinski offered to meet with
Mr. Atwood 8:15a.m on Saturday to go over the locations. Nugent
to provide Kuchinski with print of street layout for the bounds.
Atwood again voiced displeasure with fire permit charges.
V. Public Hearing for Joint Pole Location at Charles Drive: On
behalf of area resident, Eastern Edison worker Carlos Santos
requesting Town to authorize service currently hooked to a tree
be replaced with a pole 5 to 10 feet off the main street. Motion
4/18/95.16: move to allow the placement of a Joint Pole for
Charles Drive. Motion made by Murdoch with second by Jones.
Motion carried 5-0. Paperwork will be signed next week. Kuchinski
asked about tree re-planting program. Santos took Tree Warden
Ferguson's name for contact by Peter Simpson from his office.
VI. Hanson Rod & Gun Club - Sunday Early Start Times: President
McGlinchey requesting 10:00 a.m. early start times on the
following Sundays: May 21, 1995; June 4, 1995; September 10, 1995
with rain-date of September 17, 1995 and October 8, 1995. No
problems noted. Motion 4/18/95.17: move to allow 10 a.m. early
shoot times for the dates requested. Motion made by Murdoch with
second by Kuchinski. Motion carried 5-0.
VII. Ellis / Rosewood Estates: Don Ellis requesting that Rosewood
Estates be added to the list for streets to be accepted at Town
Meeting. The process explained. Ellis to follow up with O'Toole
regarding Rosewood Estates and Thayer Drive as well. Kuchinski
asked Nugent for a status from the Town Planner on Thayer Drive.
VIII. Chief Huska / Overtime for Fire Department: Chief is
anticipating a shortage of monies to get through the remaining
fiscal year. $4,000 to send firefighter to the academy, $9,000
sick and injury payment, $3,000 storm, $3,000 training for new
fire engine have eaten away at budget. Anticipating the need to
transfer $21,000 into overtime line. Motion 4/18/95.18: move to
recommend approximate $21,000 for Article 8 of Special Town
Meeting Motion by Murdoch, second by Jones. Motion carried 5-0.
IX. Troop 430 Den 6 - Town Hall Benches: Matthew Murphy
requesting permission from the Board to allow his Den permission
to refurbish the various benches around Wampatuck Pond at the
Town Hall. Motion 4/18/95.19: move to gratefully extend
permission to Mr. Murphy and Den 6 for refurbishing the benches
at Town Hall grounds. Motion made by Murdoch with second by
Jones. Motion carried 5-0.
X. Factory Pond Meeting: Nugent notified Board he will attend the
1 P.M. DEP Meeting in Hanover on Friday, April 21, 1995.
XI. Board of Health - Title V: John Dias and Gil Amado informing
the Board that the new regulations for Title V is a burden on the
Town's Health office staffing. Board of Health members and staff
are training and attempting to serve the public but more hours
will be needed for clerical and Health Agent positions. Kuchinski
suggested a cable show to put the information out to the public.
Recycling efforts discussed. The resubmitted data changed the
grade to a D from an F rating. Frisoli concerned that the
requested $200,000 may not be enough. Amado noted that a
Recycling Town By-law will most likely be presented to the
October Town Meeting to reinforce the mandatory state recycling
requirements. Jones suggested more contact with the school
children in order to have them teach their parents for the need
to properly recycle trash. Board of Health is attempting to
coordinate an oil recycling day.
XII. Evaluations - Executive Secretary and Chief of Police
Positions: each noted need for some refining of the evaluation
tool and accepted the general process well. Nugent scored 158.25
points with average of 31.65 points equating to a 4.6 raise.
Berry scored 174.75 points with average of 34.95 points equating
to a 5.1 raise. Motion 4/18/95.20: move that the salary
increases for Fiscal Year 1996 of 5.1 be applied to the Police
Chief negotiated contract and 4.6 increase be applied to
Executive Secretary's contract in negotiations. Motion made by
Murdoch with second by Jones. Motion carried 5-0.
XIII. Street Lighting: Kuchinski requested the Chief to set a
meeting before Town Meeting for this committee to be able to make
a recommendation on the articles before the Town Meeting.
Murdoch requested serious consideration to adding a light on the
north side of the entrance to the Industrial Park. There is a
need to see how many lights are involved in the upcoming street
acceptance process.
XIV. Meeting Dates: Motion 4/18/95.21: move to set these dates
for posted meetings: April 24, 1995 at 7P.M. for joint meeting
with the Water Commissioners; April 25, 1995 at 7P.M.; May 1 and
2, 1995 at 7:00 P.M. before Town Meeting at the High School; and
May 9 and 23, 1995 at Town Hall. Motion made by Kuchinski with
second by Murdoch. Motion carried 5-0.
XV. Executive Secretary Report: (1) Rep. Marini: Nugent informed
that State Reps. have found 36 million with their plans to place
most of it for Chapter 70 school funds. No consensus on how to
use monies between House and Senate. (2) MBTA Assessment: Senator
Therese Murray filed legislation to remove Hanson etc from any
legislative assessment attempts by the MBTA. (3) Building
Inspector position: Board to make decision next week for method
to interview (search committee or Board interviews). Motion
4/18/95.22: move to instruct Executive Secretary to prepare and
place newspaper advertisement for Building Inspector position.
Motion made by Murdoch with second by Flynn. Motion carried 5-0.
(4) Water Department Charge Reimbursement: Nugent reported good
discussion at the last joint Selectmen - Commissioners monthly
meeting. Discussed were the $16,000 approximate cost for
benefits for four retirees; assessment of other Town charges and
the process for developing premium for the workers' compensation;
the trade-offs needed in light of fire protection only paid by
rate payers. Motion 4/18/95.23: move that the Town Hall not seek
reimbursement from Water Department for the four retiree
benefits, time charges for Town Accountant and that an audit be
done on Workers' Compensation premium. Motion made by Murdoch
with second by Flynn. Motion carried 5-0.
XVI. Action Requests: (1) Space Study: Jones requesting status on
efforts by the Capital Improvement Committee with input from the
ADA Committee; (2) Hanson School Building Committee: Frisoli
mentioned a call from Dr. Kowalski asking for a Selectmen to be
appointed to a Committee which would then report to the Regional
School Committee. Motion 4/18/95.24: move to appoint Charles
Flynn as Hanson Selectmen to Hanson School Building Committee
which would be reporting to Regional Committee. Motion made by
Murdoch with second by Kuchinski. Motion carried 5-0. Murdoch
encouraged all to remember that the Region exists and the two
towns need to work together. (3) School Budget: Frisoli asked
Nugent to obtain the 6% school budget figures from Dr. Avery. (4)
Route 58: Nugent reported claims being settled; loam and seeding
to be done; Flynn reported 3 to 4 holes in the street. Nugent
relayed information that Todesca did indeed pave over water gates
and was now attempting to repair the various locations.
Selectmen want Nugent to check the State for a guaranty for this
work for at least one more winter. Selectmen want something in
writing. Emergency cones should go out immediately.
XVII. Executive Session: Request for the Board to enter for
Clerical Union and Executive Secretary's contract. Motion
4/18/95.25: move to enter Executive Session under #3 Collective
Bargaining for Clerical Union and Executive Secretary contracts.
Motion made by Murdoch with second by Flynn. Murdoch - Aye;
Flynn- Aye; Frisoli - Aye; Jones - Aye; and Kuchinski - Aye.
Motion carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 10:50pm for Executive
Session with votes expected.
XVIII. Adjournment: Re-entered Open Session at 11:30 P.M. to
announce votes taken on the two contracts. Motion 4/18/95.26:
move to adjourn. Motion made by Murdoch with second by Flynn.
Motion carried 5-0. Adjourned at 11:34pm.
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