Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – October 31, 2011
78 Main Street 2nd Floor 7:00 PM
Present were Messieurs Durant, Vereault, McGourty, Yates, Blazar, and Cipriano. Ms. Santos was also present
Public Session: October 17, 2011
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: October 17, 2011
On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 3-0-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Yates was not present for entire executive session, therefore abstained.
- Citizen’s Issues:
- Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approval of a license to sell Christmas Trees at the Hudson Elks at 99 Park Street.
On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Yates, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments to the Master Plan Steering Committee.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointments with Chief Richard Braga as Ex officio member with Captain David Stephens as alternate.
Selectmen to note the resignation of Ailton Cordeiro Mulin Jr. from the Police Department.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider approval of Change Order #1 to Arrow Fence Co. Inc. in the amount of $780 for the installation of a double gate for access to the Sauta Cornfield playing field.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the change order.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the signing of a contract with Russo-Barr Associates. in the amount of $20,000 for design, bidding, and construction oversight services for the Roof Replacement and Façade repairs at Fire Station #1.
On a motion by Mr. Vereault, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the contract.
Selectmen to consider approval of additional contracts for snow plowing and/or hauling.
On a motion by Mr. Vereault, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 3-0-1 to approve the contracts. Mr. Yates abstained.
Selectmen to consider acceptance of various gifts to the Recreation Division made in support of the annual Pumpkin Fest.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to accept the donations and to send a letter of thanks to all that contributed.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the Chairman to sign MGL Chapter 268A § 19(b)(1) Disclosure form submitted by the Executive Assistant on June 20, 2011.
Mr. Yates disclosed that he does business with the entity related to the conflict disclosure submitted by the Executive Assistant, and recused himself and left the room.
Mr. Vereault stated that the disclosure was originally submitted on 6/20/11 and amended on 10/28/11. Mr. Blazar noted that the changes were to add the sentence stating “I do not, and will not in the future participate in matters at the Avidia Bank that involve the Town” and in the second paragraph the Chief Financial Officer was changed to the Chief Fiscal Officer.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Verault for discussion, the Board voted by a margin of 1-1-1. Mr. Vereault opposed, Mr. McGourty abstained.
Attorney Cipriano stated that the issue is to determine a private entity’s interest in matters that the Executive Assistant would decide for the Town and that relates specifically to signing treasury warrants, he also stated that it’s generally prohibited, but with the stated basis with no involvement, it allows the Executive Assistant to continue to sign warrants on behalf of the Town.
Mr. Vereault asked Town Counsel whether the Charter addresses the issue if such a disclosure is not approved. Attorney Cipriano noted that if the disclosure is not approved in effect would prohibit the Executive Assistant from signing the Treasury Warrants and if the permission is not granted, the responsibility would be of the Board of Selectmen.
Mr. Durant expressed his concern regarding the fact that there were only two members of the Board voting on this issue. He further stated that back in June when this issue first arose there were five voting members present. He asked Town Counsel that due to the fact that Mr. Yates and Mr. McGourty recused themselves from the vote would this preclude them from signing the warrant. Attorney Cipriano will review the matter further.
- Town Issues:
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note correspondence.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to adjourn.
Document List- October 31, 2011
Document |
Location |
Public Session Minutes: 10/17/11 |
BOS Office |
Executive Session Minutes: 10/17/11 |
BOS Office – not released |
License Application from Elks for Christmas Tree Sales |
BOS Office |
Memo & List for Master Plan Steering Committee |
BOS Office |
Russo-Barr Change Order #1 for Sauta Cornfield |
BOS Office |
Resignation Memo from Ailton Mulin Jr. |
BOS Office |
Contract with Russo-Barr for replacement and Façade repairs at Fire Station #1 |
BOS Office |
Bid Sheets/Procurement for Snow plowing and Snow Hauling |
BOS Office |
Memo for gifts for Recreation Dept in support of Pumpkin Fest |
BOS Office |
Disclosure form submitted by the Executive Assistant |
BOS Office |
Letter from Needham Selectman, Moe Handel, seeking the vote of the Board as representative to the Boston Region MPO |
BOS Office |
Letter from the Board to legislative delegation in support of HB 1972 |
BOS Office |
Notice from the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety that an elevator at 10 Technology Drive has been deemed unsafe |
BOS Office |
Notice of programming changes from Comcast Infinity |
BOS Office |
Notice from the Fort Meadow Commission of impending lake drawdown |
BOS Office |
Invitation from the Hudson Veteran’s Council to the Board to march in the veteran’s Day Parade |
BOS Office |
Invitation to a briefing on the status of the Assabet Valley Regional School repair project |
BOS Office |
Power Outage Status Notice from Hudson L&P |
BOS Office |
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