Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –December 17, 2012
78 Main Street 2nd Floor 7:00 PM
Present were Mr. Vereault, Yates, Durant, Lucy, McGourty and Mr. Blazar. Ms. Santos was also present
Public Session: December 3, 2012
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Yates the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. McGourty abstained.
Executive Session: December 3, 2012
Mr. Durant requested this item be discussed in executive session.
Executive Session: November 13, 2012
Mr. Durant requested this item be discussed in executive session.
- Citizen’s Issues:
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct Tax Classification Hearing to set property tax rates for the FY13.
Mr. Brian Bowen and Ms. Christine Griffin discussed the property values, new growth, Levy Capacity, Historical Tax Rates and Single Family House values, they also discussed the various options for choosing a classification factor for the CIP and Residential tax rates. The Board discussed the multiply options and received public input from various residents. The chairman closed the hearing.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. Vereault the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 for a residential factor of 0.843933 with the CIP multiplier of 169.49, also on a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Lucy the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 for the unutilized tax capacity of $84,204.87. Mr. Durant opposed both motions.
Selectmen to consider approval of annual license renewals for all licensees who have met the requirements for renewal.
Mr. Yates requested that the Board put aside the Chloe’s Bistro license.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 5-1 to approve all the annual licenses except Chloe’s Bistro.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Vereault the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the renewal of Chloe’s Bistro License. Mr. Yates abstained.
Selectmen to consider promotion of Cora Arsenault to the position of Administrative Secretary in the Library at Grade 11, Step 6 effective January 7, 2013.
On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Yates the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the promotion.
Selectmen to consider appointment of Brain Hauver to the position of Co-Ed Basketball Supervisor for the Recreation Department.
On a motion by McGourty, seconded by Mr. Yates the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the appointment. Mr. Durant abstained.
Selectmen to discuss whether to seek a Preservation Restriction Agreement for the Hudson Poor Farm Cemetery property.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to have the Cemetery Commission approach the property owner to discuss the possibility of a preservation restriction agreement for the Hudson Poor Farm Cemetery property. Mr. Yates abstained.
Selectmen to consider designating Michelle Ciccolo as the Environmental Certifying Officer for the FY13 Community Development Block Grant project.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. Lucy the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to designate Michelle Ciccolo as the Environmental Certifying Officer.
Selectmen to consider re-appointments of various Board & Committee members, whose terms expire on December 31, 2012.
Board Members discussed at length the re-appointment list. Mr. Durant asked why the list had changed from the one he had received in his package and why Mr. Paul Bryne was not on the revised list. Mr. Vereault indicated that the list before the Board for reappointments is the list that he reviewed for the agenda. Mr. Durant requested that Mr. Paul Byrne be included in the list up for the Board’s approval.
Mr. Durant made a motion to re-appoint everyone on the list that confirmed that they wanted to continue serving. The motion was not seconded.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy the Board voted by a margin of 3-2 to re-appoint all Board members with the exception of Mr. Bryne. Mr. Vereault and Mr. McGourty opposed.
Mr. Durant made a motion to re-appoint Mr. Paul Byrne to the Conservation Commission, the motion was not seconded.
Mr. Yates suggested that the Capital Plan hearing set for 1/28/13 be rescheduled to 1/7/13 in order to allow more time for the discussion of the Kane Well item prior to the Town Meeting Warrant closing and the January 15, 2013 meeting with the Sauta Farms owners.
Mr. Vereault would like to see the Elder Tax Program increase from $500 to $1000.
Mr. Lucy mentioned an article in the Beacon, where it states a 1% Local Aid tax cut for Hudson.
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Vereault the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
Department |
Dept. # |
$ Amount |
Motion |
Seconded |
Vote |
Board of Selectmen |
1220 |
$13,585.00 |
Lucy |
Vereault |
5-0 |
Executive Assistant |
1230 |
$369,277.00 |
Lucy |
Durant |
5-0 |
Elections & Town Meeting |
1231 |
$22,616.00 |
Yates |
Lucy |
5-0 |
Community Development |
1232 |
$117,688.00 |
Lucy |
Durant |
5-0 |
Legal Services |
1235 |
$164,000.00 |
Lucy |
Vereault |
5-0 |
Town Buildings |
1236 |
$218,592.00 |
Lucy |
Durant |
5-0 |
Personnel Expense |
1237 |
$9,753.00 |
Lucy |
Durant |
5-0 |
Debt Service |
7100 |
$6,030,040.04 |
Yates |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Retirement / Pensions |
9110 |
$3,910,611.00 |
Lucy |
Durant |
5-0 |
Group Health Insurance |
9140 |
$3,630,887.00 |
Lucy |
Durant |
5-0 |
General Insurance |
9141 |
$696,782.00 |
Lucy |
McGourty |
4-0-1 Durant Abstained |
Finance Dept /Info. Tech |
1330 |
$689,670.80 |
Durant |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Library |
6100 |
$703,483.00 |
Lucy |
McGourty |
4-0-1 Durant Abstained |
Veterans |
5441 |
$126,550.00 |
Durant |
Lucy |
5-0 |
Town Clerk & Board of Registrars |
1610 |
$153,154.00 |
Lucy |
Durant |
5-0 |
Buildings Inspections |
2410 |
$162,531.00 |
Durant |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Council on Aging |
5410 |
$265,882.00 |
Durant |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Board of Health |
5100 |
$138,104.00 |
Durant |
Lucy |
5-0 |
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The Board voted by a margin of 4-1 by roll call to enter into executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss Non-Union negotiations and Executive Session Minutes of November 13, 2012 and December 3, 2012 , as the discussion of these matters in open session may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the town.
Document List – December 17, 2012
Document |
Location |
Public Minutes: 12/03/12 |
BOS Office |
Executive Session minutes: 12/3/12 |
Unreleased -BOS Office |
Executive Session Minutes: 11/13/12 |
Unreleased -BOS Office |
Board of Assessors Presentation |
BOS Office |
Memo, license renewal list |
BOS Office |
Memo re: Cora Arsenault’s promotion |
BOS Office |
Memo re: Brian Hauver appointment |
BOS Office |
Memo, list of Board & Committee members up for re-appointment |
BOS Office |
Preservation Restriction Agreement |
BOS Office |
Environmental designation form for Michelle Ciccolo |
BOS Office |
FY2014 Budget documents |
BOS Office |
Letter to Laurel Perry of 26 Hummock Way from Tony Marques re: request for drinking water reports |
BOS Office |
Metropolitan Planning Organization TIP Development schedule for FY2014-FY2017 |
BOS Office |
Correspondence from DEP regarding water quality complaints |
BOS Office |
Email from a Citizen regarding Parking/Safety issues on Sawyer Lane and Main Street & Response from the Executive Assistant |
BOS Office |
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