HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-10-06 Board of Selectmen MinutesOctober 6, 1986
The Board held a regular meeting ont his date with all members present: Chairman Charles A.
Salisbury, John W. Graham, Christine M. Smith, Kenneth C. Crouch and Ramsey A. Bahrawy; Acting
Town Manager Ray Holland. The minutes of 9-8, 9-22, 9-29 and i0-2 were approved with
The warrant was approved as submitted.
Public Hearing: New England Telephone
The Board unanimously approved the petiition to install buried cable on Boston St.
a special permit and a police officer.
subject to
Report from Balanced Growth Steerin8 Committee
Bill Krueger, Chm. met with the Board to present an invoice of Connery Associates and to
advise of problems in obtaining certain information.' Specifically, he reported that Connery
Associates was not able to locate the Town's base maps through the Assessor's office. The
~oard voted to request a report on the available of the base maps and an estimated cost to
~lace, and to authorize payment of $11,100 to Connery Associates in connection with their
contractual consultant services.
Position on Override of Prop 2½
The Board voted unanimously to oppose both ballot questions to override proposition 2½, and
to authorize Chairman Salisbury to be the Board's spokesperson.
Appointments to Seassonal Decorating Committee
The Board voted unanimously to appoint Carrie Crouch, Peter Aziz, Louise Aziz, David Aziz and
Michael Holladn to the Committee and to send a note of thanks to Elsie Bolster for her previous
service to the Town on this Committee.
Traffic: Charles St.
The Board voted to schedule a public hearing for October 27th to see whether to erect "No
Parking, Town Zone" signs on Charles St.
Appointments to Station III Bld8. Committee
Chief Dolan reported that this Committee was ~o be established by June 1, and should be a
balanced Committee. He added that it is doubtful that the Committee' task will be completed
by Spring 87 Town Meeting. The Board members will bring names forward.
Appt. of Asst. Electrical Inspector
The Board voted 4-I (Bahrawy!opposed)eto~s~hedule'"an/interPiew:,with!applicant~iDougals Small
Commendation for Fire Dept.
Thc Board voted unanimously to commend the Fire Dept.'s efforts for organizing the First
..Household Hazardous Waste pickup day on October4th.
LICENSING COMMISSIONERS
Peddler's Permit: Boy Scout Troop 81
The Licensing Commissioners approved a peddler's permit for the sale. of Christmas trees at
the Trinitarian Church, and to wave the fee.
One Day Liquor: Boston University
The Licensing Commissioners approved the applciatin for three one day liquor licenses for
Osgood Hill Conference Center for October 11, 18 and 21.
Catherine J. Hicks, Secretary ****************************** ~~~ Clerk
October 9, 1986
The Board held a special meeting on this date with all members present: Charles Salisbury,
John Graham, Christine Smith, Kenneth Crouch,. Ramsey Bahrawy.
Appt. of Acting Town Manager & Town Manaser Negotiations
Discussion ensued relative to drafting the Town Manager's contract. Selectman Smith agreed to
obtain copies of other managers' contracts and contact the MMA for a price. (Crouch opposed).
Chairman Salisbury questioned Town Treasurer 'James Dewhirst about his accepting payment for
the position of Acting Executive Secretary as the Board reported they were not aware he had
accepted the position. Mr. Dcwhirst felt that he was appointed to the position, and not merely
made an offer; and that he had indeed been performing in this capacity. The Board voiced
displeasure with the turn of events, stating that it was unclear to them whether he had
accepted the position and that the Seleetmen's secretary was handling most of the work and
was not advised that Mr. Dewhirst had accepted the offer. Chairman Salisbury asked Mr.
Dewhirst if he could devote most of the day to the Acting Town Manager position, to which Mr.
Dewhirst replied he could not. Selectman Crouch announced a late proposal for Acting Town
· Manager- Jeff Nutting, who reports he can provide this service to the Town at a cost of $40
per hour for 20 hours per week, through the MMA. Upon a motin by Graham, seconded by Bahrawy,
voted to request full time availability from Mr. Nutting along with a price quote. (3-2:
Salisbury and Smith opposed). Upon a motin by Crouch, seconded by Bahrawy, voted unanimously
to appt. Dewhirst as signatory authority only for Town Manager through October 20th at the rate
of $160/wk.
Catherine J. Hicks, Secretary