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Town of Mansfield
Board of Selectmen
Minutes of May 22, 2009
Present:
Chairman Ann Baldwin, Vice Chairman Kevin Moran, Clerk Jess Aptowitz,
Selectman George Dentino.
· Warrant No. 47B in the amount of $925,361.83
Motion: Approved (Aptowitz/Moran) 3:0:1 passes (Dentino abstain)
· Warrant No. 47A in the amount of $279,818.06
Motion: Approved (Aptowitz/Moran) 3:0:1 passes (Dentino abstain)
· Vote to close 2nd special town meeting warrant.
Motion: To close 2nd special town meeting warrant. (Moran/Dentino) 4:0 passes
· Old business from Selectman Levine: Not present
· Old business from Selectman Dentino: None
· Old business for Selectman Moran: None
· Old business from Selectman Aptowitz: None
· Old business from Chairman Baldwin: None
· New business from Chairman Baldwin: Scott Leite will be coming to the next bos
meeting to interview for the dept. head position on the tm search subcommittee.
Chairman Baldwin stated that the Board of Selectmen needed to get moving on
selecting an interim town manager. The firm we hire to help us select a new town
manager could possibly help with this as well.
Motion: To adjourn to executive session to discuss non union personnel contract
negotiations.
(Moran/Dentino) 4:0 passes (however nothing was discussed and open resumed)
Board of Selectmen Minutes of May 22, 2009
· New business from Selectman Aptowitz: He went to Seekonk bos/regional annual
meeting and it was very informative.
· New business from Selectman Dentino: He just heard that the second round of
interviews is being conducted for the MMED Engineer position. The bos approved
the advertising of the position but he was not aware that they were already
interviewing candidates. They will discuss this issue again at the next MMED
meeting.
Motion: To hold off with the interviewing/hiring of Engineer. (Dentino/Moran)
4:0 passes
Selectman Dentino will not be present for May 27th meeting and wants to have a
vote on selecting the tm search firm. He would like to put his vote in a sealed
envelope and give to the chairman to be opened during the bos vote.
Motion: To have Selectman Dentino vote by sealed envelope at the May 27th
meeting. (Aptowitz/Dentino) 4:0 passes
· New business from Selectman Moran: Selectman Moran stated he is upset that
FinComm is not supporting the town, only the schools. Chairman Baldwin stated
that Brenda and Ed did say that they would give the town side their 30'Yo but now
are backing out as the funds are "grant monies" not chapter 70.
Some of the bos members feel that the cuts could have been in different spots
but specifics were not discussed. The school needs to cut back as well and they
hired the Superintendent and Finance Manager at way too high a salary to start
off with.
· New business from Selectman Levine: Not present
Motion: To adjourn at 7:45 PM
(Moran) 4-0 Passes
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Date of Approval
Board of Selectmen Minutes of May 22, 2009
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