Hull Board of Selectmen
Minutes
October 28, 2003
The meeting of the Hull Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:36 pm on Tuesday evening, October 26, 2003 at the Hull Municipal Building, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, Massachusetts.
Present: John Reilly, Chairman; Leonard Hersch, Vice Chairman; Christopher Olivieri, Clerk; Thomas Burns, and Gerard McLaughlin, Members. Also present were: Christopher McCabe, Town Manager and James Lampke, Town Counsel.
7:30 pm Arthur Flavin - re: Treasurer/Collector Introduction
Arthur Flavin, the newly appointed Treasurer Collector, was invited to attend the Meeting for an introduction and welcoming to Hull.
Flavin said that he was Treasurer/Collector in Winthrop for 13 years, and in Lexington for the last six years.
Members welcomed him to Hull and said they looked forward to working with him.
McCabe said that he would like to recognize the services of the recently retired Treasurer/Collector, Carolyn McNeil, of whom he said is committed, hardworking and will be missed. He said he has been given to understand that she will stay on until about November 6.
McCabe also noted that she has informed the Board that the '04 tax bills are in the mail.
LICENSES
Unanimously approved a one day license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages on November 1, 2003 from 8:00 pm to 12:00 pm to Knights of Columbus, 440 Nantasket avenue on a motion grom McLaughlin, seconded by Hersch.
Unanimously approved a one-day license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages on November 15, 2003 from 7:00 pm to 1:00 am to Knights of Columbus, 440 Nantasket Avenue, on a motion by McLaughlin, seconded by Hersch.
TOWN MANAGER
McCabe informed the Board that he would like to sell by bid a small pie-shaped lot of land on Rockaway Avenue. He submitted a drawing presented to him by Walter Pizzano, whose land abuts the lot on both sides and that wishes to purchase it. The lot contains 4,712 sq. ft. and is unbuildable, McCabe said. He stated that the Assessors have informed him that by adding the land to Pizzano's property it would increase the value by $25,000, which Pizzano has said he is willing to offer as a minimum bid.
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MOVED-Hersch: To authorize the sale of Lot 016, Assessors Map 43 on Rockaway Avenue at a minimum bid of $25,000
SECOND-Olivieri
VOTE: Unanimous in Favor
McCabe said he received a letter from the Cohasset Board of Health listing six houses on Jerusalem Road that are not connected to the sewer system, and are still impacting Straits Pond. He told the Board that Kevin O'Brien, Health Agent is working with the Cohasset Health Department on the issue.
Hersch said that the Straits Pond Task Force has been working to increase the salinity problem and drained the pond to see what was impeding the salinity. He said they found that the dam near the church has collapsed and that the culvert near the island is disturbing and preventing salinity from reaching the far end of the pond.
MOVED-Hersch: To send an affidavit to the DEP listing the six houses and request that it be investigated.
SECOND-McLaughlin
VOTE: Unanimous in Favor
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm - re: Interviews for Interim Police Chief Appointment
Three applicants for the position of Interim Police Chief scheduled for interviews were: Sergeant Richard Billings at 8:00 pm, Sergeant John Manchester at 8:30 pm and Sergeant Joseph Lucas at 9:00 pm.
Chairman Reilly explained to the three applicants, and Police Chief Donald Brooker, who was present, that the Board will sequester the applicants and that each of the Selectmen will ask a series of prepared questions to each of the applicants that were asked in the previous interview. He said that the members have been provided with resumes and background information.
The first applicant to be interviewed was Sergeant Robert Billings; the second was Sergeant John Manchester; and the third was Sergeant Joseph Lucas. (See video tape of same date for interviews available at the Town Hall Cable Office).
MOVED-Burns: To go into executive session to discuss strategy in litigation, contractual or benefit issues in regard to collective bargaining with non-union employ and to reconvene in open session.
SECOND-Olivieri
ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye, McLaughlin; Aye, Burns; Aye, Reilly; Aye, Olivieri; Aye, Herch
The Board moved into executive session at 10:35 pm and thereafter adjourned.
FEBRUARY 24, 2004 APPROVED
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