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Selectmen's Minutes 02/23/09
Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –February 23, 2009
  • Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Parente, Durant, Leeber, Lucy, Loura, Blazar, and Cipriano. Also present was Ms. Santos.
  • Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: February 9, 2009
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
  • Citizen’s Issues:
  • Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Melissa Bryce as Senior Clerk for the Fire Department.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the  appointment.
  • Contracts:
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign Change Orders 1, 2 & 3 with Seaver Construction for the renovation of Senior Center in the total amount $8,785 for a new contract price not to exceed $3,619,785.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the signing of the change orders.
  • General:
Selectmen to review and sign the Warrant for the Town Meeting to be held on May 4, 2009.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sign the warrant including sponsorship of all articles except #14,15,16,22 and 23.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 3-2 to sponsor article 22.  Mr. Loura and Mr. Lucy voted against.
The Board voted unanimously to place the following question on the ballot for the May 11, 2009 Town Election:
         “Shall the Town of Hudson be allowed to assess an additional Three Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Six Dollars ($ 391,726) in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of conducting a feasibility study pertaining to the John F. Kennedy (JFK) School located at 201 Manning Street Map 11 Parcel 45, to investigate potential options and solutions, including cost estimates and schematic drawings, to the School’s deficiencies as identified in the Statement of Interest submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for the fiscal year beginning July first 2009?”

  • 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.
The Board discussed amending their Alcoholic Rules & Regulations to include implementing preliminary hearings for liquor license violations.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to release the following executive session minutes:  Mr. Durant abstained.


August 9, 2004
August 27, 2007
December 16, 2002
September 17, 2007
November 4, 2002
February 11, 2008
February 24, 2003
June 30, 2008
April 7, 2003
July 14, 2008
April 28, 2003
August 4, 2008
January 10, 2005 - Part I
August 25, 2008
October 17, 2005
September 8, 2008
December 19, 2005
December 1, 2008
December 18, 2006
December 15, 2008
June 25, 2007
December 29, 2008

Mr. Leeber asked that the Board also consider at a future meeting releasing the minutes of the meetings held on February 26 and October 15 of 2001, as well as the minutes of April 11, 2005.
  • Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to adjourn.