Board of Selectmen
Library Meeting Room
March 31, 2003
Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Roger L. Putnam, Jr. Selectmen present included Michael May, Dale Donovan, Michael Parlante and Jerry Houk. Town Administrator Tim Smith also attended.
The Board discussed:
a) Findings of the Public Safety Review Committee - Committee members Berta Bruinooge and Lisa Brown and ex-Committee members Ken Kimball and Florence Schmidt were in attendance. Discussion included the need for more time for the Committee to come to any viable resolutions, the need for a public relations person in the Police Department and perceived lack of support for the efforts of the Committee. Board members thanked the Committee members for their input and efforts.
b) Committee Appointments - on a motion by Donovan, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Michele Andolina to the Recreation Committee. On a motion by Donovan, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Robert McCaffery to the Recreation Committee. It was noted that Tara Cappello has opted not to be considered for appointment to the Recreation Committee at this time. On a motion by Donovan, seconded by Houk, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Charles Mulligan to the Historical Commission. On a motion by Parlante, seconded by Houk, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Kenneth Granlund, Jr. to the Board of Health. On a motion by May, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Anne White to
the Building and Needs Assessment Committee.
c) Shellfish Constable Job Description - there was consensus that the Town Administrator request that the Personnel Board attend a meeting of the Board of Selectmen to discuss the role of the Personnel Board vis a vis job descriptions and job grading.
d) Status of Stephen Pickard's Shellfish Grant - on a motion by Houk, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted 3-0-2, with Parlante and May abstaining, to send a letter to the Division of Marine Fisheries to determine why Mr. Pickard's shellfish grant license has not gone forward and what can be done to address this situation. Selectman Donovan was asked to draft the letter.
e) STM/ATM Warrants:
- STM Article: Land Bank funds - on a motion by Donovan, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted unanimously to add $12,000 to this article and to recommend it. Finance Committee Chair Berta Bruinooge indicated that the FinCom's recommendation be reserved to Town Meeting.
- ATM Articles:
- SRF Funding - the Town Administrator noted that this article is not necessary because Town Meeting has already approved borrowing for the municipal building water system project. (see below)
- Increase parking ticket fines - there was consensus to change the word "instruct" to the word "authorize".
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- Rental Registration Bylaw - on a motion by Donovan, seconded by May, the Board voted unanimously to strike the wording regarding separate rental or lease periods of more than one hundred days.
- SRF Funding - it was noted that the Board had not voted to delete this article. On a motion by Houk, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted 4-0-1, with Donovan abstaining, to rescind its vote placing this article on the ATM warrant.
- Amend General Bylaws Article III, Town Affairs re: policy or management plan - on a motion by Donovan, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted 4-1, with Houk voting against, to change the required vote from two-thirds to a majority.
- Amend General Bylaws Article III, Section 7 - it was noted that the wording no longer addresses licenses. On a motion by Donovan, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted 4-0-1, with Houk abstaining, to recommend this article.
- Language noting petitioned articles - the Town Administrator indicated that the Moderator has requested that the Board not include this language in the warrant. On a motion by May, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted unanimously to remove the "Please Note" language.
- Affordable Housing Trust Fund - wording to establish the composition of the Board of Trustees as one member of the Board of Selectmen, one member of the Housing Authority and one member of the Planning Board was discussed. On a motion by Parlante, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to approve the proposed wording.
- Proposition 2 ½ override question - the Town Administrator noted that the Finance Committee is divided on this issue and recommended that the Board place an override question on the ballot. On a motion by Parlante, seconded by Putnam, to place a $200,000 override question on the ballot the Board voted 2-3, with Houk, May and Donovan voting against.
- Housing Authority articles - Helen Miranda Wilson, representing the Housing Authority, asked whether the Board would consider indefinitely postponing its three articles regarding transfer of property on Gull Pond Road, Old County Road and Cahoon Hollow Road and Coles Neck Road to the Housing Authority if the Housing Authority indefinitely postpones its petitioned articles to transfer property on Old County Road and Cahoon Hollow Road and Coles Neck Road to the Housing Authority, leaving the petitioned article to transfer property on Gull Pond Road. On a motion by Donovan, seconded by Parlante, the Board voted unanimously to place these six articles in such a fashion on the warrant so that the articles dealing with a specific piece of property are consecutive. There was an understanding that the Board will indefinitely
postpone its articles to transfer the property on Old County Road and Cahoon Hollow Road and Coles Neck Road if the Housing Authority indefinitely postpones its articles for these properties and the Board will consider indefinitely postponing its article to transfer the property on Gull Pond Road if the Housing Authority submits acceptable amendments to its Gull Pond property article.
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Edward Ryan addressed the Board regarding the proposed Rental Registration Bylaw and registration fee.
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn at 9:07 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Smulligan
Administrative Assistant
Roger L. Putnam, Jr. Michael May Dale Donovan
Michael Parlante Jerry Houk
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