Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –December 20, 2010
78 Main Street 2nd Floor 7:00 PM
Present were Messieurs Loura, Parente, Durant, Vereault, McGourty, Blazar and Cipriano. Ms. Santos was also present.
Public Session: December 6, 2010
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: December 6, 2010
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
- Citizen’s Issues:
- Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approving the renewal of all licenses for applicants who have met all requirements for 2011 licenses.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license renewals.
Selectmen to consider prospective approval of license renewals for licensees who meet all requirements for renewal by year end.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license renewals if all requirements are met by year end.
Selectmen to note the resignation of Keith Bartlett effective January 3, 2011 as a W-2 Laborer from Public Works Department.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider approval of reappointments of various members of Boards and Committees whose terms expire on December 31, 2010, and who have expressed a desire to be reappointed.
On a motion by Mr. Vereault, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 3-1-1 to set aside Mr. Byrne and Mr. Rodrigues, members of the Conservation Commission, to be voted upon separately. Mr. Durant opposed and Mr. Parente abstained.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve all other reappointments.
Mr. Parente left the meeting.
On a motion by Mr. Vereault, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to reappoint Mr. Joe Rodrigues as a member of the Conservation Commission.
On a motion by Mr. Vereault, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 2-1-1 to pass over Mr. Paul Byrne’s reappointment at this time. Mr. Durant opposed and Mr. Loura abstained.
Selectmen to consider award and authorization to sign contract with CN Wood Company Inc. in the amount of $8,500 for replacement parts for a 2001 Elgin Sweeper.
Mr. Parente returned to meeting.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to award the contract.
Selectmen to consider approval of Amendment #2 in the amount of $295,200 for Construction Administration and Resident Project Representation for the Rolling Lane Sewer Extension project.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve amendment #2 as requested.
Mr. Durant requesedt a moment of silence in honor of Mr. Frank Marini who passed away recently.
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
Selectmen to receive FY12 Proposed Town of Hudson Budget.
Budget |
Amount |
Motion |
Second |
Vote |
Selectmen |
$13,585 |
Durant |
Loura |
5-0 |
Executive Assistant |
$450,786 |
Parente |
Durant |
5-0 |
Election & Town Meetings |
$36,082 |
Parente |
Loura |
5-0 |
Legal |
$160,000 |
Durant |
Loura |
5-0 |
Town Buildings |
$215,607 |
Parente |
Durant |
5-0 |
Personnel |
$9,753 |
Durant |
Parente |
5-0 |
Debt Service |
$5,286,129 |
Loura |
Vereault |
5-0 |
Retirement |
$3,602,923 |
Loura |
Durant |
5-0 |
Health Insurance |
$3,497,812 |
Loura |
Vereault |
5-0 |
General Ins. |
$752,561 |
Loura |
Parente |
4-0-1 Mr. Durant abstained |
Finance/IT |
$685,007 |
Durant |
Parente |
5-0 |
Library |
$675,533 |
Loura |
Durant |
5-0 |
Veterans |
$110,984 |
Parente |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Town Clerk |
$142,536 |
Loura |
Durant |
5-0 |
Building Insp. |
$160,113 |
Loura |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Council on Aging |
$225,019 |
Loura |
Parente |
5-0 |
Board of Health |
$132,022 |
Loura |
Durant |
5-0 |
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0, by roll call vote, to enter executive session, not to return to public session to discuss imminent litigation matters.
Document List
Document |
Location |
BOS Minutes Public Session 12/6/10 |
BOS Office |
BOS Minutes Executive Session 12/6/10 |
BOS Office |
2011 Partial List of Licenses for Renewal |
BOS Office |
2011 List of prospective Licenses for Renewal |
BOS Office |
Memo noting resignation of Keith Bartlett |
BOS Office |
List of Board Members up for reappointments |
BOS Office |
Memo, Procurement for parts replacement for Elgin Sweeper |
BOS Office |
Memo and Amendment #2 for Wright-Pierce |
BOS Office |
Correspondence from Attorney Brian Murray |
BOS Office |
List of non-renewals for 2011 |
BOS Office |
FY2011 Budget Book |
BOS Office |
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