Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – December 15, 2003
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Leeber, Loura, Durant, Lucy, Resendes, Blazar, and Cipriano. Also present was Ms. Ciccolo.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: December 1, 2003
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: December 1, 2003
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the minutes.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
Mr. Arthur Gordon was present to discuss his presidential aspirations.
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct hearing continued from November 3rd, 2003 to consider application of Maria A. Correa d/b/a Jireh Auto Sales to operate a Class II auto dealership at 70 Broad Street.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to deny the application without prejudice. The vote was taken based upon the recommendation from the Executive Assistant in light of the apparent lack of progress in resolving the conflicting use proposals for the site.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider application made by McMee, Inc. d/b/a Options for a new Pledge of License.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the pledge.
Selectmen to consider approval of annual license renewals.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the renewals for those licensees having met all prerequisites for renewal.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to re-appoint board and committee members who have indicated a desire to be re-appointed.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the re-appointments.
Selectmen to consider appointing Santino Parente to the Economic Development Commission for a term ending 12/31/07.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider approval of amendments to Personnel Rules and Regulations to insert Mileage Reimbursement Rate, update Longevity Rates, and clarify Sick Leave Buy Back language.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the amendments.
Selectmen to consider appointment of Robin Frank to the Historic District Commission.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider appointment of Special Police Officers.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the appointments.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider award and authorization to sign contract with Wesco Distributors of Worcester, in the amount of $6,642 (LB) for Instrumentation Controls for the Chestnut Street Water Filtration Plant.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the award and authorization.
Selectmen to consider award and authorization to sign contract with Dagle Electrical Construction in the amount of $263,648 (LB) for Traffic Signal Improvements required for the new Fire Station.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to approve the award and authorization.
8. General:
Selectmen to appoint Jeff Wood as the CDBG Environmental Certification Officer (ECO) and to sign Certificate of Exemption for South Street engineering project and to sign submission of Environmental Review Forms for CDBG Commercial Rehab (Façade) grant program.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to make the appointment of Mr. Wood and to sign the exemption certificate. The Environmental Review Forms were continued until the next meeting.
Selectmen to consider waiving Right of First refusal to allow owner of 3 Blueberry Lane to refinance LIP property.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to waive the right of first refusal.
9. Town Issues:
10. Proclamations:
11. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a 5-0 margin to note correspondence.
12. Budget Hearings:
EA’s FY05 budget overview followed by consideration of individual accounts:
Department Account Motion Second Amount Vote
Board of Selectmen 1220 Lucy Resendes 12949
Executive Assistant 1230 Lucy Resendes 269968
Election Town Meeting 1231 Durant Leeber 40292
Legal Services 1235 Leeber Resendes 185000
Town Buildings 1236 Lucy Durant 146628
Personnel Expense 1237 Durant Leeber 12168
Debt Service 7100 Loura Leeber 3520246
Retirement / Pensions 9110 Loura Durant 2027598
Group Health Insurance 9140 Leeber Loura 2505061
General Insurance 9141 Loura Leeber 594390
13. Executive Session:
On a motion by the Chair, seconded by acclamation, the Board voted unanimously by roll call vote to adjourn to Executive Session, not to return to public session, to discuss matters pertaining to pending litigation, collective bargaining strategy, and the value of real property.
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