Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –January 25, 2010
Present were Messieurs Durant, Loura, Leeber, Parente, Vereault and Blazar. Ms. Santos was also present.
Public Session: January 11, 2010
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
- Citizen’s Issues:
- Budget Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct FY2011 Budget hearing with Assabet Valley Regional Vocation School District.
Superintendent Nawrocki along with Business Manager Pat Collins and Regional School Committee member George Luoto presented the Assabet Valley Regional Vocation School Budget.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve $1,409,018 for the FY11Assabet Valley School budget.
Selectmen to conduct FY2011 Budget hearing with Hudson Public Schools.
Superintendent Lyons, School Committee Chairman Yates, and Budget Committee Chairman Searles presented the board with the district budget.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve $3,752,601 for expenses and transportation for the FY11 school budget.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve $25,143,207 for the FY11 School budget. Mr. Vereault abstained.
Selectmen to consider approval of Pledge of Wine & Malt Package Store License to Lake Boon General Store, Inc.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the pledge of license.
Selectmen to consider advance of 30 days sick leave to Alice Nordstrom.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the advance sick leave.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign Change Order #5 in the amount of $32,219 with Carlin Contracting Co., Inc. for additional work for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 approved change order #5.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign various changes orders with Seaver Construction in the total amount of $13,673.00 for a new contract price not to exceed $3,991,537.97.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 approve the various change orders.
Mr. Parente thanked the Department of Public Works employees for an outstanding job plowing and snow removal in the Downtown area.
- Proclamations:
- 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.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0, by roll call vote, to adjourn to executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss collective bargaining.
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