Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – January 8th, 2007
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Loura, Leeber, Durant, Lucy, Blazar, and Cipriano. Also present was Mesdame Ciccolo. Mr. Loura asked for a moment of silence to note the passing away of Santino Parente, Planning Board member and father of the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: December 18th, 2006
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: December 18th, 2006
On a motion by Mr.Lucy , seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
4. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider granting Taxi Cab Driver/Hackney License to John Conlon driving for Sunshine Taxi.
Mr. Conlon was present to request consideration of his application from the Board. After hearing from Laura Elsheimer speaking on Mr. Conlon’s behalf, Mr. Durant made a motion to approve the license, which was not seconded.
5. Personnel:
Selectmen to note resignation of James Davis from the DPW.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider approval of hourly wage increase for Auxiliary Firefighters from $6.75/hr. to $7.50/hr.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the increase.
6. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider award and authorization to sign contract with Figueiredo Services, in the amount of $5,800 (LQ) for a roof replacement at the Centennial Beach office.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve signing the contract.
7. Town Issues:
8. Proclamations:
9. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
10. Budget:
Selectmen to conduct public hearing on FY08 Capital Plan
The Selectmen received a presentation of the Plan from Mr. Blazar, and heard testimony from individual department heads on specific items therein. There was no public comment offered on the plan as presented.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to accept the plan as presented.
Selectmen to review various department budget recommendations:
Department Account Tab
Recommended Amount Motion Second Vote
Public Works
Admin/Central 4210 20 710,070.00 Lucy Durant 4-0
Parks/Cemetery/Forestry 4212 20 434,201.00 Lucy Durant 4-0
Streets 4215 20 603,054.00 Lucy Durant 4-0
Vehicle 4219 20 282,512.00 Lucy Durant 4-0
Snow & Ice 4230 20 326,506.00 Lucy Durant 4-0
Sewer 4400 20 1,423,042.00 Lucy Durant 4-0
Water 4500 20 1,013,800.00 Lucy Durant 4-0
FIRE 2200 18 2,498,100.00 Leeber Lucy 4-0
INSPECTIONS 2410 19 139,680.00 Durant Lucy 4-0
POLICE 2100 17 2,930,387.00 Leeber Loura 4-0
COA 5410 22 183,785.50 Leeber Durant 4-0
LIBRARY 6100 24 616,910.00 Leeber Lucy 4-0
RECREATION 6300 25 251,993.00 Loura Lucy 4-0
On a motion by Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve all budget items scheduled for 1/9/07 as submitted.
11. Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to adjourn.
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