Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes–January 26, 2009
Present were Messieurs Parente, Durant, Leeber, Loura, Lucy, Blazar, and Cipriano. Ms. Santos was also present.
Public Session: January 12, 2009
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
- Citizen’s Issues:
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
- Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approval of Hawker-Peddler License for John Stephan to operate a Hot Dog stand at 240 Washington Street.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider approval of amending hours of operation on an All Alcohol Pouring & Common Victualler Licenses issued to Harvest Café at 40 Washington Street.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the change in hours as follows:
- 8:00 AM until 11:00 PM M-Sat to 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM Mon-Sat.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the Executive Assistant to sign a contract with the Massachusetts DEP to receive a Drinking Water Supply Protection Grant of $27,750 for the acquisition of land adjacent to the Cranberry well Field.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize the signing.
Selectmen to execute collective bargaining agreement between the Town and AFSCME Local 3625 for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sign the contract.
Selectmen to consider authorizing signing Change Order #2 in the amount of $108,059 for a new total of $14,469,475 in the WWTF upgrade contract with Carlin Contracting Co., Inc.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize the signing.
Town Issues:
Mr. Leeber noted the problems arising from homes that have been vacated without winterization. Mr. Parente inquired about adding more salt to the salt/sand mix used by the DPW. Mr. Loura asked if the late-night traffic light timing on the light at Walmart/Washington Street could be checked.
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
Regional School Committeeman George Luoto and Superintendent Nawrocki along with Business Manager Pat Collins presented the Assabet Budget. Additionally, they discussed their intention to submit a warrant article seeking the amendment of the regional school agreement to put it into conformity with Chapter 71 Section 14E of the MGL. As there are five different options to attain conformity (though acceptance requires unanimity among all seven participating communities), Mr. Lucy requested that the Board receive all of the options.
Department Name |
Department Estimate |
Executive Assistant Request |
BOS Motion |
BOS Second |
BOS Vote |
Amount |
Assabet Regional Technical HS |
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$1,648,051
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Parente |
Lucy |
5-0 |
$1,648,051
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Superintendent Dlott, School Committee Chairman Green, and Budget Committee Chairman Searles presented the board with the district budget.
Department Name |
Department Estimate |
Executive Assistant Request |
BOS Motion |
BOS Second |
BOS Vote |
Amount |
Hudson Public Schools |
$29,113,206
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$29,113,206
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Durant |
Leeber |
5-0 |
$29,113,206
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On a motion by the Chair, the Board voted by roll-call vote, by a margin of 5-0 to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss collective bargaining strategy, not to return to public session.
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