Minutes of Meeting – January 9, 2008; meeting called to order at 5:30 pm.
Present: RN Sandlin; L Messana; JH Pumphrey. Absent: S Pavlosky; RT Akroyd.
MOTION by JHP, seconded by LM to go into Executive Session for purposes of discussing possible litigation. By roll call, RNS, LM and JHP voted to enter Executive Session.
At 6:00pm, Board re-entered meeting in open session to continue the regular Selectmen’s meeting agenda items.
MOTION by JHP, seconded by LM to accept the Minutes of December 19 as presented. 3/0 vote.
RNS informed everyone that Time Warner has agreed to add C-SPAN to the basic service tier and what their timeline for doing so is. The Board praised the Cable Committee members for their hard work, and while they had hoped to obtain both C-SPAN stations, one is consistent with what North County has. No further action will be taken.
MOTION by JHP, seconded by LM to award a contract to Seagrave Fire Apparatus LLC for a total of $465,000 to purchase a fire engine, and to authorize the TM to sign a contract for same. Said contract to stipulate that the bid is subject to voter appropriation of the balance of the necessary funds. 3/0 vote.
Old/New Business: LM went through the various employee anniversaries for the months of December and January. MOTION by JHP, seconded by LM to appoint Mark McKenna to the Finance Committee. 3/0 vote. The FinCom will address the other vacancy at their next meeting.
The TM gave an overview of his proposed FY09 draft municipal budget to the Board and the Finance Committee.
Meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm.
Minutes Taken By: ______________________ Minutes Accepted By: ______________________
Mary Ellen Deming Clerk
Assistant to Town Manager Board of Selectmen
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Mary Ellen Deming
Town of Lenox
Town Hall - 6 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240
phone: (413) 637-5500
fax: (413) 637-5518
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