Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
June 18, 2002
The Hull Board of Selectmen meeting was called to order at 7:38pm on Tuesday evening, June 18, 2002 at the Hull Municipal Building, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, Massachusetts.
Present: John Reilly, Chairman; Thomas Burns, Vice Chairman; Regina Burke, Clerk; Leonard Hersch, and Gerald McLaughlin, Members. Also present were Philip Lemnios, Town Manager; and James Lampke, Town Counsel
A moment of silence was observed in memory of Winifred Kelly, former Tax Collector, long-time resident, and wife of retired Police Sergeant Jack Kelly; and for John Meade, a long-time resident and personal acquaintance of Chairman Reilly.
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm - Public Open Forum
No one was in attendance for the public open forum
MINUTES
MOVED-Burke: To approve the minutes of April 23, 2002 as presented.
SECOND-McLaughlin
VOTE: Unanimous in Favor
CORRESPONDENCE
Unanimously approved subject to the approval of the Police Chief the request of Stephanie Grillo of 8 Clifton Avenue to close Osmundsen Avenue on Saturday, August 24, 2002 from 3pm to 7pm for a neighborhood block party on a motion by Hersch, seconded by McLaughlin.
Unanimously approved the Medicare ambulance fee schedule for services rendered on and after April 1, 2002 as shown in the table of the memo dated June 10, 2002, on a motion by Hersch, seconded by McLaughlin.
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A memo from the Hull Water Resources Committee notifying the Board that the committee voted to adopt the second phase of the water supply engineering study using funds from the Hull Light Plant and that a contract with Woodward and Curran, Engineers for $47,000. to study the feasibility of a salt water desalinization plant for Hull was signed by the Town Manager.
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Hersch cautioned about spending at this time of school renovation bond-borrowing, but Burns said the purpose of doing the study is to determine how expensive desalinization will be.
7:45 pm - Early Retirement Discussion
Eleanor McGonagle, Human Resource Officer, was present to discuss the newly enacted legislation permitting early retirement incentives for certain employees as described in a memo from Town Manager dated June 17, 2002.
The program deadline is December 31, 2002, McGonagle said, and suggested setting a date for applications to be submitted.
Hersch offered his concern that we could lose some very qualified persons; McLaughlin said he would like to know how many would take advantage of the program; and Burns said he thought the Government Study Committee might give some guidance.
McGonagle is providing employees with a form to send to her office.
8:00 pm - Police Chief Brooker - re: Policy for Releasing Police Documents
Police Chief Donald Brooker was present in response to last week's meeting in regard to the policy on the release of police logs. He told the members he has submitted a four-page written policy to the Board. He also submitted copies of police logs from Hull and Cohasset, Hingham and other towns, and a copy of M.G.L.A. 41 S 98F Daily Logs; Public Records.
Also present was Susan Ovans, Editor of the Hull Times and her Attorney, Cornelius Kane, who had brought the issue of public access to public records to the Board.
Brooker and Kane disagreed on the interpretations of the statue, redaction of certain items and payments fees for police logs. For example, Brooker stated that the words “available without charge” referred to access, and not photocopies as Kane argued.
The long discussion drew to a close when Kane offered that the Board consider establishing a protocol and work with Town Counsel James Lampke to achieve that goal. Lampke said he and Kane would meet and that he would report back to the Board.
The discussion was concluded with agreement on Kane's suggestion.
The Board recessed at 8:38pm and returned to open session at 8:47pm.
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LICENSES
Unanimously approved a Parking lot license to Joseph Lombardi, 1 A St. to park 35 cars at 163 Nantasket Avenue on a motion by Hersch, seconded by Burke.
Accepted with regret the resignation of Sarah White as a Conservation Commission member. White was elected to a seat on the Planning Board.
BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE
MOVED-Burke: To approve the sale of a $13,000,000. 3.00 percent Bond Anticipation Note of the Town dated June 28, 2002, and payable July 15, 2003 to Eastern Bond Capital Markets at par and accrued interest, plus a premium of $96,658.61;
and further; to confirm the provisions of the Certificate of Sale of Notes dated June 11, 2002, including the consent to the purchase of the note by the financial advisor on a negotiated basis.
SECOND-Hersch
VOTE: Unanimous in Favor
MOVED-McLaughlin: That the Clerk of the Board is authorized to sign all necessary documents.
SECOND-Burns
VOTE: Unanimous in Favor
TOWN MANAGER
Lemnios announced to the Board that he has been selected to be the Natick Town Administrator. He said it is with regret that he is accepting the position. Lemnios added that Hull has been a wonderful community in which to start a family so that the decision weighed heavily on him, but it's an opportunity he cannot let pass by.
He thanked the Board members for being so generous in the attempt to retain his services, but, he added, the issue is professional development.
Each of the members praised Lemnios for his nine years of excellent leadership, and expressed their disappointment at losing his services and asked that he let them know as soon as possible when his resignation will be effective.
Meeting adjourned at 10:08 pm.
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