BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2013
In attendance: Denis F. Keohane, J. Thomas Hurley, Kathleen M. Conlon, Annemarie Fagan, Town Administrator and Paula Rizzi, Executive Secretary
1. Chairman Keohane convened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the main office work room of Milton High School.
2. The Board met with Assistant School Superintendent Glenn Pavlicek and School Committee Chair Lynda-Lee Sheridan to discuss the outstanding School Department Water/Sewer Bill and the School’s request for an abatement of that bill. This discussion was deferred from last night’s agenda.
At the request of the Board, the Town Administrator was asked to research a situation where the School Department had been under charged for water usage due to a faulty meter and was now being asked to make up the difference. The Town Administrator, after investigating the issue, determined that there were no grounds for abatement.
Mr. Pavlicek felt that the schools were not totally blameless because the invoices were lower for the period in question, but paying the bill would be like taking money from one pocket and putting it into another.
Based on this discussion and the recommendation of the Town Administrator, Ms. Sheridan agreed to go back to the School Committee and propose that the School Department pay half of the outstanding bill and request the balance in a Reserve Fund Transfer request from the Warrant Committee.
3. Denis F. Keohane moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 7:05 p.m. with Denis F. Keohane voting yes, J. Thomas Hurley voting yes and Kathleen M. Conlon voting yes to enter executive session to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property (the Town-owned land on Central Avenue) believing that having this conversation in open session would have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the body and to return to open session to attend town meeting.
4. The Board returned to open session at 7:30 p.m. to attend town meeting.
5. Denis F. Keohane moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 9:40 p.m. with Denis F. Keohane voting yes, J. Thomas Hurley voting yes and Kathleen M. Conlon voting yes to enter executive session to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property (the Town-owned land on Central Avenue) believing that having this conversation in open session would have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the body and to return to open session to attend town meeting.
6. J. Thomas Hurley moved, Kathleen M. Conlon seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 10:45 p.m. to adjourn.
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