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Selectmen's Meeting Minutes, 06/24/2009
Minutes of Meeting – June 24, 2009; meeting called to order at 7:00 pm.  
Present:  L Messana; KR Flynn; RN Sandlin; D Trancynger.  Absent: J McNinch entered meeting at 7:20 pm.
MOTION by KRF, seconded by DT to accept the Minutes and Executive Minutes of June 10 as presented.  4/0 vote.

Members of the Laurel Lake Association introduced themselves to the Board, and gave a brief overview of their efforts to date.  They were not present to ask the Board for anything, merely to make them aware of their group.  LM suggested that they come back to update the Board in the fall.

MOTION by RNS, seconded by KRF to grant a one-day A/A license to Eastover Resort for 6/28 from 4:30-11:30pm at the mansion.  5/0 vote.  MOTION by RNS, seconded by JM to grant a one-day A/A license to Eastover Resort for 7/18 from 6pm-1am at Tally Ho.  5/0 vote.

It was agreed that the Board would send a letter to any liquor license holder that if, after notification, they fail to obtain their required certificate of inspection within a two-week period, their license will be revoked.  More research is needed to determine how to get establishments that don’t hold a liquor license to become compliant.

Kim Graham and Laura Reber appeared before the Board to give them an update on operations at the Community Center.  They went through the various activities held for both the youth and elderly.  They felt that the two groups are melding very well together.

MOTION by KRF, seconded by RNS to ratify the following Town Manager Annual Appointments:  5/0 vote.

Police Department                                       Ryan Kresiak, Reserve
John Willey, Reserve
Phil Smits, Reserve
Special Police Officer                          Anthony J. Salvatore, Jr.
                                                        Shain T.  Bosworth
Traffic Officers                Richard Celli           Michael Snyder
        Scott Sibley                    Royanne Hammond
        Michael Duval           Robert Fuore
        Thomas Harmon.          Eric Kirby                      
        Helmuth Scharf             William Moncy                
        Mike Jezak                      Gerald Borgo                    
        Chris Stechmann         Jarred Gigliotti
        Matthew Lagarce         David Bartels
        David Lucaroni
Fire Chief                                              Daniel W. Clifford
Deputy Chief                                    Christopher O’Brien, Central
William Colvin, Lenox Dale
John Gaherty, New Lenox
Captain                                         Steve Omelenchuck
Robert Casucci     
James Terry
Lieutenant                                              Marc Zamboni    
Jason Miller
Jason Saunders    
Michael Lane
Emergency Management Director           Daniel W. Clifford
Building/Sign Inspector                         William Thornton
Wire Inspector                                  Robert J. Pensivy
Plumbing/Gas Inspector                          Mark Smith
Sealer, Weights & Measures                      Paul Vacchina
Academy Building Trustees                       Thomas Bosworth
Harvey M. Steuerwald
Victoria Salvatore
Timothy Face
Kennedy Park Committee                  Robert Coakley          Susan McNinch
Rob Akroyd                      Terry P. Weaver
Ruth H. Wheeler                 Ray Kirby
Richard C. Houdek       Joseph H. Nolan
Luke Martin  

MOTION by RNS, seconded by KRF to make the following Expiring Annual Appointments:  5/0 vote.

Capital Improvement Committee           2012                    Mark McKenna     
                                Church Koscher
                                Jeff Vincent
Community Center Board                          2012                    Frances Sorrentino
Community Preservation Committee           2012                 Roscoe Sandlin
                                                                                Olga Weiss
                                                                                Marjorie Sandlin
Conservation Commission                         2012                    Vincent Ammendola
                                                                                Rosemarie Fitzgerald-Casey
Historic District Commission                     2012                   Elaine Steinert
Historical Commission                              2012                 Olga Weiss
                                                                                Suzanne Pelton
Registrar of Voters                                   2012                      Richard Billetter
                                                                                Marie C. Duby
Zoning Board of Appeals                           2014                  Shawn Considine

MOTION by RNS, seconded by KRF to appoint Stephen Coon to the Community Center Board until 2012.  5/0 vote.  It was agreed to contact those interested in filling the various vacancies to set up a time for them to come in and meet with the Board and the respective chairman of the committees.

MOTION by KRF, seconded by JM to make the following Selectmen Annual Appointments:  5/0 vote.

Constable                                               Timothy P. Sheehan
Constable                                               Timothy S. Face (Deputy/Collector)
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority Rep.       L. Scott Laugenour
Affordable Housing Committee                    David Klausmeyer
                                                        Katie McNulty-Vaughan
                                                        Roscoe Sandlin
                                                        Theresa Ahrens
                                                        Olga Weiss
                                                        Jo Anne Magee
                                                        Ellen Jacobsen
                                                        Deborah Ferro Burke
ADA Committee                                   William Thornton
John J. Pignatelli
Eleanor V. Vacchina
Robert Wells
Thomas Graham
Cable Advisory Committee                        Pamela Chamberlain
Scholarship Committee                           Thomas Roche
Margaret O'Brien
Christopher Ryan
Marianne Young
Diana Kirby
William Parsley
Youth Drug and Alcohol Committee                John Pignatelli
Sarah Hall
Shannon Delasco
Michael Considine
Gail Gernat
Stephen O’Brien
Sally Vincent
Arlene Schiff, Alternate

The Board discussed the newly approved FY10 state budget, and what it means to the Town as far as revenue options go.  The Town will be receiving approximately $100,000 less in revenue.  We need to look at increasing the local meals tax by ith the City of Pittsfield.


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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