Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – May 17, 2004
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Leeber, Loura, Durant, Lucy, and Parente. Also present were Messieurs Cipriano and Blazar, and Mesdames Ciccolo and Santos.
Board to elect officers.
Mr. Leeber convened the meeting and called for nominations for Chairman. Mr. Lucy nominated Mr. Leeber. Mr. Durant nominated Mr. Loura, which nomination was seconded by Mr. Parente. Mr. Leeber closed nominations, and the Board voted by a margin of 4-1, by roll call, to elect Mr. Loura as Chairman. Mr. Lucy voted in favor of Mr. Leeber.
Mr. Loura opened nominations for Vice- Chairman. Mr. Parente nominated Mr. Durant, and Mr. Durant nominated Mr. Leeber. Mr. Loura closed nominations, and the Board voted by a margin of 3-2, by roll call, to elect Mr. Durant as Vice Chairman. Messieurs Lucy and Leeber voted in favor of Mr. Leeber.
Mr. Loura opened nominations for Clerk. Mr. Durant nominated Mr. Parente. Mr. Loura closed nominations, and the Board voted unanimously by roll call to elect Mr. Parente as Clerk.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: April 26, 2004.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
Mr. and Ms. Morreira from the corner of Green Street and River Rd. were present to further request that the town do something to its property at that location to stop the erosion of their yard. Mr. Blazar referred the Board to the communication from the Director of Public Works indicating that the DPW would attend to the matter once its new budget took effect in July.
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approval of one-day Transient Vendor and Entertainment Licenses for the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce 18th Annual Hudson Community Festival on June 5th, 2004.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 3-1-1 to approve the licenses. Mr. Lucy voted in opposition and Mr. Leeber abstained from the vote.
Selectmen to consider approval of mid-year license renewals.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license renewals.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to note retirement of Lt. John Downing from the Police Department.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the retirement.
Selectmen to consider approval of 3% Non-Union COLA for FY05.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the COLA.
Selectmen to note resignation of Sean Whitney from the DPW.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Katrin Hardikar, Andrew Labrecque and Jessica Culhane as Library Pages.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider approval of promotion of Michael Burks to Lieutenant to the Hudson Police Department.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the promotion.
Selectmen to consider approval of promotion of Thomas Crippen to Sergeant to the Hudson Police Department.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the promotion.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of 2004 seasonal employees for the Park Commission.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
7. Contracts:
8. General:
Selectmen to consider approval of FY05 water and sewer rates.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve rates of $2.44/100ft³ for sewer and block rates for water as follows:
Rates Block (100ft³)
$2.10 0-1500*
$2.35 1501-3000
$2.39 3001-5000
$2.43 5001-15000
$2.47 15001+
Selectmen to consider casting ballot for MPO Election.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to cast its ballot for Mayor David Ragucci of Everett, and Selectman Christopher Ross of Framingham.
Selectmen to consider signing of eligible purchaser certificate from DHCD for 21 Blueberry Lane.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize the Chair to sign the certificate.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the Chairman to sign an application to the Executive Office of Public Safety for an Automated External Defibrillator.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize the Chair to sign the application.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Leeber noted what he believed to be a slackening in the efforts of the Police Department to require and provide adequate traffic details at construction sites.
Mr. Durant requested a public hearing on the proposal to develop a shopping center on Rte 62. Mr. Blazar indicated that there would be several public hearings on the matter as it proceeds, and that he would schedule one specifically for the Board of Selectmen at a time when more details of the proposal were available.
10. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
11. Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to adjourn.
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