MINUTES
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
October 24, 2005
Present at the meeting that was held at the Hale School Library were Chairman Edward Perry and Selectmen John Clayton, Stephen Dungan, Carole Makary, and Janet Wheeler.
Also present were Town Counsel Jon Witten, Planning Coordinator Karen Kelleher (as notary public), Town Administrator William Wrigley and Administrative Assistant Susan Flint Hosier.
Chairman Perry called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Cushing Property Notification Form
Mr. Witten requested the Board to sign the notification form for its option on the Cushing property tonight, in order to avoid missing the filing deadline on Wednesday, Oct 26. Mr. Witten would then hold the signed form in escrow, pending the results of votes at Special Town Meeting that evening and Special Election Tuesday night. Should the voters be in favor of purchasing the property, he would then file the notification on Wednesday.
Mr. Clayton moved to sign the notification, Ms. Wheeler seconded. Four members voted in favor: Mr. Clayton, Mr. Dungan, Ms. Makary, and Ms. Wheeler; Mr. Perry was opposed. The motion carried. The Board signed the notification, which was then notarized by Ms. Kelleher.
Special Town Meeting Articles
The Board discussed Article 3, the recommendations of the Salary Survey Committee. Mr. Perry reviewed the purpose and history of proposed salary changes to a group of Town employees indicated by the survey results. He asked for the Board’s support of the article and recommended a retroactive date of July 1, 2005 because employees had been promised action at the prior Annual Town Meeting.
Ms. Makary said she wanted to postpone the article to the next available Town Meeting in order to review more information. Mr. Wrigley said that a delay to May would mean the tax rate would have been set and noted that he had provided the Board with the applicable information at the October 13 Board meeting. He also noted that the total cost to implement the recommendations was less than one-half of one percent of the 2006 budget.
Mr. Dungan moved to approve Article 3, as recommended by the Salary Survey Committee and Mr. Clayton seconded. Mr. Clayton, Mr. Dungan, and Mr. Perry voted in favor; Ms. Makary was opposed; Ms. Wheeler abstained. The motion carried.
At 6:50 p.m., the Board voted to adjourn to attend the Special Town Meeting, to begin at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Unsigned.
The administrative assistant does not attest to the amendments to the salary survey discussion.
Approved as amended, November 8, 2005.
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