Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – March 13, 2006
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Durant, Parente, Loura, Leeber, Lucy, Blazar. Mr. Cipriano arrived shortly after the meeting commenced. Also present were Mesdames Ciccolo and Santos.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: February 27, 2006
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: February 27, 2006
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
Mr. Arthur Gordon was present to publicize his candidacy for Selectman.
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to meet with Municipal Light & Power Board to appoint an Acting Board member to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Horst Huehmer.
Present from the L&P Board were Messieurs Plante and Parris, as well as Yakov Levin, Manager. Mr. Plante nominated Joseph Marinelli for the vacant position. No other nominations were received and the combined Boards voted unanimously on a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, to appoint Mr. Marinelli.
Selectmen to meet with State Senator Resor.
Senator Resor gave the Board information about various legislative initiatives, including local aid, health care reform, special education funding and others. The Board members noted concerns about the adequacy of current and future state aid in support of education, the expiration of the provisions of Chapter 3 of the acts of 2004 regarding tax classification, the earmarking of SPED circuit breaker funding, and the proposal to create local group insurance commissions. Senator Resor promised to follow up on the concerns expressed by the Board members.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider granting Hackney Drivers License to Kenneth Dennis driving for Sunshine Taxi.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Janice Long to the position of Senior Center Director.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider renewal of nomination of Leslie Boardman as Inspector of Animals May 1, 2006-April 30, 2007.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the nomination.
Selectmen to note the untimely passing away of Kevin Gonsalves formerly employed in the Public Works Department.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the death of Mr. Gonsalves.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of Barbara Ewels and Deborah R. Martin to the Hudson Cultural Council.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider re-appointment of Melchiore Saladino to the Board of Registrars of Voters.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the re-appointment.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider award and authorization to sign contract with Bay State Water Works in the amount of $6,108.80 (LQ) for H2O Infiltrators for Lake Boon Area.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the award and authorization.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider authorizing Chairman to sign CDBG/GMS Access Request form and to consider authorizing submittal and signing of all required forms and documents for the FY06 CDBG South Street Parking Lot and Downtown Façade grant application.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the authorizations to sign as indicated.
Selectmen to consider amending their FY07 budget recommendation for the School Department to $24,595,763.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve the budget amendment. Mr. Lucy opposed the motion.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Parente unveiled a proposal to raise private funds to replace all of the Town’s street signs with larger, more decorative signs featuring the Town Seal.
Mr. Parente also noted a large hole in the ground at Apsley Park.
Mr. Leeber requested that the Public Works Department spend additional time enhancing the Main Street Cemetery.
10. Proclamations:
11. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
Mr. Durant made note of a petition requesting that more money be spent on Lamson Park, and on a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted unanimously to send a reply to it’s author detailing some of the work performed in the park over the past several years. Mr. Durant also noted that Comcast had finally issued credits to town residents for its prior overcharges. On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence
| 
