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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-01-21 Board of Selectmen Minutes The Board held their regular meeting on this date with all members present: Chairman Christine M. Smith, John !W. Graham, Charles A. Salisbury, Kenneth C. Crouch, Francis X. Dugan, Clerk. The warrant and minutes were approved as submitted - Selectmen Graham abstaining. Personnel Board Interviews ~he Board interviewed two candidates for the position vacancy on the Personnel Board due to the resignation of Kathleen Murphy - Michael DelRossi and Kathleen Demers. After brief inter- views, the Board VOTED unanimously, by writeen ballot, to appoint Michael DelRossi to the position on the Personnel Board. for a three year term. Hearing Continuation - New Encjland Telephone Petition A hearing continued to this date on the petition to install conduit and apparatus cabinet on Hillside was tabled until February ~,- 1985as no New England Tel representative was present. Modification of Existing Signal on Rte. 125 - Department Comment., Executive Secretary, Keith Bergman reported that several departments have expressed concern with what type of business is proposed for this location and suggested other modifications to signalized area. The Board voted to refer the dept. comments to James D'Angelo of Vanasse Hangen, and request that he meet w:/Chief Ddan, Chief Sullivan, &,Bud.Cyr,; report back to the Board on February 4, 1985. Unanimously. Review of Financial Picture Executive Secretary Keith Bergman reported that several department heads had met recently to review the overall financial situation, of the Town for the coming fiscal year. The primary areas of discussion were the financing of the proposed water treatment facility, and Whether:or, hot.to place a 2,} override question on the ballot. The Board voted unanimously to request the Advisory Board and Board of~ Public Works to attend the Selectmen 's January 28th meeting to discuss the status of the water treatment facility'end ~'and the possibility of an override. Street Acceptance ~'he Board unanimously voted to r~fer requests for acceptance of Penni Lane and Duncan Drive to the Planning Board, Highway Surveyor and Public Works Dept. for their recommendations. Appointment of Fair Housin9 Officer The Board unanimously voted to appoint Louis Minicuc~i, Executive Director of the North Andover Housing to the post of Fair Housing Officer for the Town of North Andover, and to approve · the payment of, clerical staff for said Officer at the rate of $7.50/hr for approximately 5 hrs./w~ NESWC Office Space Needs Executive Secretary, Keith Bergman reported that the State has backed out of providlng~a Contract Community Representative for the 22 NESWC communities, and NESWC'S Execut[v'e, Committee is presently undertaking plans to hire a Director and Secretary~ NESWC has further requested that North Andover, as host community, provide office space for these personnel. Selectman Dugan,and Selectman Salisbury did not feel that North Andover should be required to expendany funds to accomplish this. In addition, they felt there may be a need for office space for other town departments in the future and they would not want to be locked into a 20 year commitment. The Board requested the Executive Secretary to review~l~ comments with NESWC and report back to the Board. --- Disposition of Community Develol3ment Eauioment The Board discussed the ta ' ' ; '- ~ sk of disposing of C,D, office equipment, Executive Secretary re- ported that the copiers must be disposed of through sale at fair market value, He estimated the value to be at approximately $200, The Board voted unanimously to advise all town depart- ments of the available' equipment and suggest that letters of interest be submitted to the Office of Selectmen. Allocation of Collective Bargaining Funds I~ersuant to Article ~38 ot ti3e 1984 Annual 'town Meeting, which appropriated $142, 772 for the purpose of implementing collective bargaining, the Board voted unanimously to allocte these funds to the affected departments. February - Legislative_Business Caucus As hosts of the upcoming February caucus, the Board voted to request the topic of the propose, southbound interchange at Sutton/Merrimack St. for the agenda. The caucus will be held at the Merrimack Valley Motor Inn on Route 125. FY 1986 BudcJet ~electmen's Budget- The Board voted not to request salary increases for the Board members, and approved the submission of the FY 86 budget for the Selectmen at $79,021. Town Building Budget - The Board voted to approve the submission of the Town Building Expense budget at $49,413. Town Counsel Budget- The Board voted to approve the submission of the Town Counsel budget at $10,000. Special Legal Budget - The Board voted to approve the submissin of the Special Legal Services budget at $28,000.. · '