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HomeMy WebLinkAboutmin brd of selectmen 07/24/02 'j Ä ~; f;~ .,;=-¡u;'·O. ~ '¡'!1iI,I ": Î''="r: ,,...... , ~ 4 l,..., r.:. r Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 AUG I 5 rf'1 2: 44 ~, .' ~ , ~-",~ /¡, t- ! t.~; r) ".I! A '" A '- ',. ~ I'· ') '" ',". ^ I" 11 I ('- - i ,., ,,' ,,, , " I",..' ¡ il) "J I: 1 T S Present: Chairman Daniel Donovan; Clerk Steven W. MacCaffrie; Vice Chairman Michael W. McCue; and Selectman David W. McCarter and Louis P. Amoruso. DPW Director Lee M. Azinheira as Acting Town Manager during the vacation of Town Manager John O. D'Agostino The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Motion: To go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing litigation and to reconvene in Open Session at the conclusion of the discussion. (McCue-Amoruso) Roll Call Vote: McCarter, aye; Amoruso, aye; McCue, aye; MacCaffrie, aye; Donovan, aye All in favor - Passes The meeting reconvened in Open Session at 7:20 p.m., followed by the Pledge of r Allegiance to the Flag. · Warrant No. 55 in the amount of $133,826.05 · Warrant No. 56 in the amount of $472,395.79 · Warrant No. 02 in the amount of $1,977,594.97 · Warrant No. 03 in the amount of $1,730,251.26 Motion: To approve Warrant Nos. 55,56,02 and 03 (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 5-0 with Selectman McCarter abstaining from Municipal Building Committee payroll Passes · Warrant No. 04 in the amount of $1,643,408.86 Motion: To approve and sign (MacCaffrie-McCue) 5-0 with Selectman McCarter abstaining from Municipal Building Committee payroll Passes f" Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 1 r . Minutes of July 9, 2002 Motion: To approve and sign (MacCaffrie-McCue) 5-0 Passes . Drainlayer's Licenses recommended for approval by Town Engineer John Sullivan Barrows Contracting, 519 Gilbert Street, Mansfield Motion: To approve (MacCaffrie-McCue) 5-0 Passes R. P. Rowean Excavating Contractors, Inc., 840 Main Street, Suite 104, Millis Motion : To approve (MacCaffrie-McCue) 5-0 Passes Bella Construction Corp., 25 Industrial Road, Wrentham Motion : To approve (MacCaffrie-McCue) 5-0 Passes r Brunelle Contracting Co., 52 Gilbert Street, Mansfield Motion : To approve (MacCaffrie-McCue) 5-0 Passes DeJonco Construction, 500 School Street, Mansfield Motion : To approve (MacCaffrie-McCue) 5-0 Passes r- . Memorandum from Shaun P. Burke, Director of Planning and Development, and Richard Lewis, Environmental and Conservation Planner re: Draft Local By-Law for Comprehensive Permits - Selectman McCue noted he had a question: Section 5.03 - They may dispose of the application in the following manner. He noted "to deny a permit because it's not consistent with local needs. 1/ Selectman MacCaffrie suggested it relates to the 10 percent of the population requirement. Selectman Amoruso pointed out that wh1'le the Zoning Board of Appeals has the power to deny the application, the applicant has the ablÏity to appeal the decision. It would be the decision of the Court as to whether to uphold the decision. Selectman MacCaffrie noted all other applicable Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 2 r requirements must be met. Selectman Amoruso said the term ''municipal accountantl/ needs to be changed and, if it is the Town Accountant, should be so specified. Selectman McCarter noted he's pleased that the by-law amendment provides us the ability to establish fees. Selectman Amoruso suggested we could also force the issue with a developer if we fall just under the 10 percent to have the developer put in an additional number that would enable us to reach the 10 percent. Motion: To support this as a by-law change (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 5-0 Passes · Memoranda from DPW Director Lee Azinheira dated July 18, 2002 and June 13, 2002 re: Utility Petition Review/West Street Extension Project GC #4 - hearing to be held later this evening · E-mail from John Fullerton of 319 South Main Street re: traffic safety conditions on South Main Street I with response from Police Chief in regard to the police enforcement activity. It was requested to ask the State to change the no passing zones as they have done in Foxboro to make it "no passingl/ all the way down. DPW Director Azinheira addressed the matter and said he w/Ï/ follow-up on it with the State. r He noted we advise residents that it's under the control of the State and they should call them: however, we also call the State when we receive a complaint. · Request for neighborhood block party on Kerry Drive Saturday, August 24th and associated request for street closing - approval of Police and Fire Chiefs attached, with proper signage and emergency access required Motion: To approve with proper signage and emergency access (Amoruso-McCue) 5-0 Passes · Request for the Annual Rodman Ride for Kids to pass through portions of Mansfield on Saturday, September 14th - approval of Police and Fire Chiefs attached Motion : To approve (Amoruso-McCue) 5-0 Passes · Notice from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of their public hearing on the Hatheway & Patterson Superfund Site to be held at Town Hall Thursday, July 25th at 7:00 p.m. The individual representing EPA wi'll be aval'lable at 6:00 p.m. to meet with Selectmen. f" · Letter dated July 12, 2002, from Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management re: conveyance of 3.82+/- acres of State-owned property at Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 3 r Routes 106 and 140. Signature of Selectman Chairman needed on Certificate of Notification Waiver. Motion: To authorize the Chairman to sign the Certificate of Notification Waiver (Amoruso-McCue) 4-1 with Selectman MacCaffrie opposed Passes Thomas Scott, a visitor from Mansfield, England, was introduced to the Board. He is here on the first stop of a ten stop tour. He graduated from high school this year and will be starting college in the fall. He noted Mansfield, England is about the same size as Mansfield, MA, but we have about one-third of the population. He will be traveling to Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. He'll be working at the Mansfield (MA) News for two weeks while he's here and will be continuing to write for the Mansfield News over the next few months. Selectman Amoruso presented Thomas with a wrestling baseball cap and wished him an eventful trip. To authorize a proclamation for Mansfield, CT and another for Thomas Scott to be r sent to him. (Amoruso-MacCaffrie) 5-0 Passes Selectman MacCaffrie offered his praise to the Police Department for their handling of a serious situation during the Ozzfest. He noted there was a serious injury; the police officers took a large amount of abuse and showed significant restraint. He stated there were three police officers in the immediate area at the start of the sod throwing incident to control several hundred patrons, but other officers and security personnel quickly moved in and acted in a most professional manner. He thanked the police officers for their calm temperament. Chief O'Neill noted any organization is only as good as the people of which it's comprised. He pointed out they worked well even during "controlled chaos" and said they did a great job. The incident was brought under control quickly and he said he's proud to be associated with such a great group of men. r- To open the Public Hearing at 8:05 p.m. Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 4 r (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 5-0 Passes Attorney Mangiaratti introduced himself as Town Counsel. John Manni of 1405 Plainfield Street in Johnston, RI, was in attendance to represent the license holder, Amruta Corporation, and Mr. Patel was with him at the meeting. Mr. Manni noted Mr. Patel surrendered the license to the Selectmen this afternoon. Based on the fact that the liquor license has been turned in and Amruta Corporation is no longer a license holder in this community, the Board has no jurisdiction to hold a hearing or to offer sanctions. Attorney Mangiaratti noted his understanding that the license has been turned in and a surrender document has been signed. He recommended, however, that due to the seriousness of the allegations and because the hearing has been duly noticed, it would be best to proceed. In the interest of the people of Mansfield, he stated it should be heard and the Selectman allowed to make a statement. He requested the Board's permission to simply present documents from the Police statements and give a summary of the facts. Detective Lawrence Crosman and Chief Arthur O'Neill were present on behalf of the Police Department. Attorney Mangiaratti noted there were serious violations of the alcohol laws which should be addressed. Motion: To go forward with the hearing r (Amoruso-MacCaffrie) Roll Call Vote: McCarter, aye; Amoruso, aye; MacCaffrie, aye; McCue, aye; Donovan, aye 5-0 Passes Attorney Mangiaratti introduced the following: · Chapter 138 Section 64 of MGL authorizing the Selectmen as licensing authority to take action regarding a violation of the law · Chapter 138 Section 34 which prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 · A letter from this Board dated August 2, 2001 to the license holder, noting this is not the first offense. The same license holder had his license suspended for one day for the same offense in 2001. · Police Report with respect to the incident involving sale to minors · Two signed statements from the minors and · A third Police report regarding allegations and subsequent charges against Kenny Patel for intimidating witnesses. Attorney Mangiaratti noted the license holder is Amruta Corporation doing business as Dias West Mansfield Variety. r On June 28, 2002 Detective Crosman was on duty and was parked on Coach Road in an unmarked car. He observed two males hanging around the parking lot. After a Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 5 r period of time Mr. Patel waved to them from the store and motioned for them to come into the store. They did so and a short time later walked out. One of the young men was carrying a box labeled "caffeine free Diet Coke" which in fact contained twelve cans of Busch beer. They were charged $13. for the 12-pack and had waited outside the store while Mr. Patel was waiting on other customers. When he finished, he motioned to the young people to come back in and he gave them the beer in the soda box. Both minors stated they have purchased alcohol from Mr. Patel in the past. Detective Crosman arrested Mr. Patel for selling alcohol to minors. Subsequent to the arrest there was additional contact of the minors by Mr. Patel, whereby he offered to compensate them if they would change their story. He suggested they tell the licensing board they were nervous at the time they signed their statements and they just said what the Police wanted them to say. He offered them money and other compensation to do so; however the youths went to the police to report it. Their testimony is recorded on audio tape which Mr. Mangiaratti said he's listened to. He suggested the Selectmen acknowledge the license has been voluntarily surrendered but, based on the severity of the matter, that the Board take action to cancel the license, thereby making it void. Selectman MacCaffrie asked how this would affect the license holder's ability to obtain another license in Massachusetts if it is canceled and not revoked. Attorney r Mangiaratti suggested they could both cancel and revoke the license. Chief O'Neill noted he was sworn in 28 years ago as a police officer and since that time has never seen a more blatant violation of the law as has been seen with the action of this licensee. He noted our responsibility to other city and towns in the Commonwealth, stating his understanding that Mr. Patel also holds a license in Scituate, MA, and that we must convey the message that we take this very seriously. Attorney Manni summarized that it is his position the Board has no authority to act on this since the license has been surrendered. He asked that they take no action to either cancel or revoke, noting the police reports are simply hearsay and there is insufficient evidence for the board to act on. Selectman Donovan noted the licensee's prior violation. Attorney Mangiaratti noted the Selectman have a right to weigh hearsay evidence in an administrative hearing. There has been no evidence to contradict the evidence of the Police Department. The facts are undisputed and suggested the most extreme action. Motion: To close the hearing (McCue-MacCaffrie) r- Roll Call Vote: McCarter, aye; Amoruso, aye; MacCaffrie, aye; McCue, aye; Donovan, aye 5-0 Passes Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 6 r Motion: To find a violation that there was service of alcohol to a minor (McCarter-Amoruso) Roll Call Vote: McCarter, aye; Amoruso, aye; MacCaffrie, aye; McCue, aye; Donovan,aye 5-0 Passes Motion: To revoke and cancel the liquor license of Amruta Corporation doing business as Dias West Mansfield Variety, not withstanding that the license has been turned in voluntarily (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) Roll Call Vote: McCarter, aye; Amoruso, aye; MacCaffrie, aye; McCue, aye; Donovan,aye 5-0 Passes Selectman McCue noted the prior one-day suspension was with the understanding they would not see a reoccurrence of the violation. He noted his regret that we do not have the right to refuse the surrender of the license so as to remove any doubt of the weight of the Board's rebuke, stating this offense shows egregious premeditation. It is an affront to the community and the Police Department--and the Board is right in revoking and canceling the license. He stated we also have the right not to accept the surrender of the license and he's sorry we no longer have r that ability. Selectman McCarter noted had it not been surrendered and we had gone forward and heard the evidence he would have had no difficulty, given the circumstances presented, revoking and canceling the license and would have done so. Selectman Amoruso stated by taking this action we're electing to take significant action, whether the license was turned in or not. Much of what we read from the Police Department was said word-for-word the last time-showing premeditation. Town Counsel Mangiaratti advised the Selectmen he will prepare the decision for their signature. The notice of Public Hearing as it appeared in The Sun Chronicle on July 10, 2002 was read by the Clerk r Motion: To open the public hearing at 8:35 p.m. (Amoruso-McCue) 5-0 Passes Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 7 r Light Department Director Jack Beliveau, Engineer Ann Langille, and Line foreman Gary D'Ambra presented the plans for the project. It consists of 3700 feet of conduit. The purpose is to eliminate the multiple circuits and poles to get electricity to the east side of town. She noted there was no room for them to go down the middle of the street. They started out going close to the end of the road, but encountered private property. Beginning at Hampshire Street she detailed the route on the plans, which she noted has been revised several times. She showed the existing manhole at West Street and noted working diligently with the Water and Sewer Departments. Ms. Langille also pointed out the various road crossings. Mr. D'Ambra stated there will not be the need for a road closure, as half the road will be done at a time. Ms. Langille entertained questions regarding the project. She noted their hope to complete the work prior to the start of school to avoid problems with bus access. Mr. D'Ambra stated there will be road closure in the area of Stratton Road and they've asked the contractor to work ten-hour days to complete the project quickly. Mr. Beliveau discussed the reason for the project. We currently have three circuits on this section of the road and need to have an additional one due to the increase in population in this area. To avoid major blackouts and improve service, it is necessary to put the lines underground. No power outages are expected as a result of the work being done. The poles will remain as they carry other utility lines. Mr. D'Ambra has met with many of the (" abutters and will continue to be available to answer their questions. He stated at the beginning of the project there will be an interruption in water service and 24- hour notification will be given to the three houses involved. Three 8-inch services are being replaced. Motion: To close the hearing at 8:50 p.m. (Amoruso-MacCaffrie) 5-0 Passes Motion: To allow the Light Department to move the lines underground on West Street (MacCaffrie-McCarter) 5-0 Passes mon Victualler licenses Violation Hearing r The hearing was opened at 8:50 p.m. A memorandum from Health Agent Scott Leite was read, noting Mr. Cerullo is now serving food. Chairman Donovan said he stopped by there today and food was available. Selectman McCarter reviewed the facts as he is aware of them, noting the renewal of his license could be in jeopardy if he doesn't have a kitchen. He stated the Board is trying to work with Mr. Cerullo Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24,2002 8 r as he is attempting to get the renovations completed. Mr. Cerullo noted he does have food available and he now has it listed on the menu board. Selectman MacCaffrie said he asked for the hearing because of the notification from the Health Agent that no food was visible. Since we now have a memo that food is available, he's satisfied. He cautioned Mr. Cerullo, however, that he does not plan on giving him a third chance. Motion: To take no action based on the fact that there was a prior misunderstanding, the Health Agent has been supervising the situation, and at this point food is available for patrons should they choose to avail themselves of it. (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 5-0 Passes r Acting Town Manager Lee Azinheira was introduced, with it being noted he is the DPW Director and filling in for John D'Agostino during his vacation. Mr. Azinheira announced: · We are in receipt of a $44,372 block grant for the Police Department to purchase technology to assist them in carrying out their duties. He asked any residents with suggestions to contact Lt. Walter Crickard. Selectmen requested the information be put on cable and the website · Received request from Shaun Burke regarding street acceptance - Cobbler Road was on the list of street to be accepted last year and was pulled. He asked if the Board would support a warrant article this year to support the street acceptance and encouraged them to do so. Motion: To agree to place the article on the next Special Town Meeting Warrant (Amoruso-McCarter) 4-1 (MacCaffrie) Passes Selectman MacCaffrie stated he believes if the developer wants it, he should have to petition it. r- · Reported on the July 11th MassHighway meeting, noting it was a positive meeting of the District Commissioner, with all of our representatives present. The current on-going State projects were summarized, followed by site visits to other problem areas. Construction is expected to start on the Elm Street bridge mid-August and we will be provided with notice. The bridge will remain open to two lanes of traffic for the duration of the project. They expect about three weeks of continuous night work for each side of the bridge. There will be a pre-construction conference for the Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 9 r School Street bridge and it will start sometime in September, with completion expected in 2003. Selectman Amoruso noted the need to notify the School Department prior to the setting of the bus routes. The discussion of lights at West and Forbes was revisited. They will see about leaving the temporary lights in place. The Route 106 railroad bridge underpass will be expedited by MassHighway and they will evaluate it. Senator Sprague's office called today regarding the cost of the work to be done. Williams Street bridge will be advertised in October. Route 106 reconstruction - the new church school was brought up. The reconstruction is on the TIP for 2004 and it is a top priority project. Copeland Drive/Route 106 intersection was also discussed and they said they'd go back and try to get it going again following Lance Lawson's report. Route 140 through Mansfield has been the subject of many complaints. The road will be reconstructed in the spring of 2003 and they will be doing a t inch overlay this fall to address the most serious problems. The bikepath was advertised. Selectman Amoruso noted MassHighway is committed to the Route 495 southbound access ramp. r · Mill Street/Wilson Place/Otis/Columbine paving was scheduled to begin today. It has been postponed and they will be starting tomorrow. Selectman Amoruso noted a cutout of pavement at Otis Street with no cone. He found the cone down the road and replaced it, but asked if there is a better way of alerting motorists to the problem. · Water was provided to Norton yesterday due to a crisis situation they were experiencing with the shutdown of one tank, causing low pressure. We were able to supplement their water supply for approximately 24 hours without creating any difficulty for Mansfield. Selectman McCarter questioned the existence of an inter-municipal agreement. We don't have a meter there, but will be getting together to estimate flows. It was noted by Selectman MacCaffrie that it's a safety issue and a people issue and it was the right thing to do. · Reported on the status of the Morrison Well, noting the first report has been received on the monitoring of the water level of Cedar Swamp. There are a few items of additional information they are looking for. We test ran it and we're hoping to be able to start it up next week. r- · Followed up on items from the last meeting -Town Hall sign; signs at Samoset Avenue with people parking there and blocking visibility. It's a new budget year and we'll be replacing faded signs and getting some new street signs. Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 10 r Responded to Selectman's MacCaffrie request on special projects being done on overtime. He will provide the information he's looking for. · Mill Pond Dam/Canoe River - he visited the site and spoke to Mr. Gonsalves. The bridge abutments are being repaired this week; the dam will be a more long-term project and will need to be looked at as a capital project in the future. · Essex Street parking lot - the dirt pile has been removed. The sign has disappeared. Selectman MacCaffrie noted it was down and lying in poison ivy when he last saw it. It was initially the sign and the post. He believes someone stole the post and didn't want the sign, so threw it in the poison ivy. A new sign will be made if it cannot be found. r Selectman McCue: · Is interested to see the Town Manger's report on early retirement and will bring it up when the Town Manager returns. He noted most of the communities in the area that have accepted it are large communities. Selectman MacCaffrie noted a letter from Lt. Andrew Barr and stated he's had a couple calls from the Fire Department. They brought up the amount of sick leave and vacation time they're eligible to buy-back, noting new hires would not be eligible for this. He suggested that this be taken into account when doing the analysis. He pointed out older firefighters are more prone to injury and the new firefighters make up in training for the experience gained on the job by older firefighters. Selectman Amoruso noted discussing it with the Town Manager and said it wJ1l be discussed further when he returns from vacation. He stated a limit can be established within categories. Chairman Donovan: . Received a couple of complaints about speeding from the East Street intersection with the Common and Route 106. Mr. Azinheira will notify the Police Department of the need for additional enforcement and will look to see if a couple more signs are warranted. r- Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 11 r Selectman MacCaffrie: · Received calls following the Light Commissioners meeting and stated one more time that he believes the vote taken is just another tax placed on the citizens. Selectman McCue agreed and noted his concern with going back to the Electric Department for more money to balance the budget. He stated he does believe there should be a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT), but suggested it needs to be handled better in the future. Selectman McCarter stated the PILOT was less than what we've had in the past and expressed his hope that it would stabilize, as it is a cost to the ratepayer. He noted the difficulty of starting up under one process and finishing up under another. He expressed his hope that it was made clear that we want Mr. D'Agostino and Mr. Beliveau to work out a better solution in the future. Selectman MacCaffrie expressed his belief that the policy has been set for a $300,000 PILOT plus a 10 percent contribution. Chairman Donovan stated we're working in the right direction and the problem was brought to the forefront by Messrs. D'Agostino and Beliveau. Selectman Amoruso noted the need to reallocate pensions and the assessment to each department. r · E-mailed John on June 21st and it was his understanding there are a couple more parcels available at the intersection of School Street coming up. These were parcels of five and seven acres, and he suggested we look at it for use by the Local Housing Partnership. · Reread Dick Lewis' limit of work memo and he disagrees with him - that incidental clearing beyond the limit of work area is not okay. · Went to the Conservation Department today and asked for the DEP requirements. He asked that the Corps of Engineers determination on Great Waves property be obtained. · Asked about AT&T putting the wires underground - Mr. Azinheira reported meeting with Verizon and they've agreed to put the cabinet on their property. · Spoke of a July 15th letter in the reading folder confirming a vote taken on April 17th.and stated he hoped it was just a typo. Selectman McCue: · Supplemental tax assessments on new construction - when a house is constructed between tax cycles, the taxes don't catch up with the owner r until the next cycle and it's lost revenue. He suggested it's something that needs to go before the voters. Selectman MacCaffrie suggested that when Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 12 r the Building Dept. issues an occupancy permit, the assessors should be sending out a tax blÏl Selectman Amoruso noted he's been told they are assessed even when there's a foundation in the ground. It appears this is a selective enforcement issue. Chairman Donovan suggested the BulÏding DeptJrtment tJnd Ed O'NeJ1 he invited in tð dis~uss hðw they're dðing it. Questions and Com George Dentino, Gladiola Terrace - noted an inaccurate statement made by Chairman Donovan regarding Mr. Beliveau and Mr. D'Agostino recognizing the problem with the PILOT and are doing something about it. He stated it was Mr. Beliveau who recognized it in June of 2000 and Mr. D'Agostino who created the charges. Stated the meeting Monday night was both interesting and appalling. He noted there was a meeting prior to the vote, attended by Mr. Boucher, Ms. Stoyle, Mr. Beliveau, Ms. Kearney, Mr. O'Neil, Mr. Amoruso, Mr. Donovan and Mr. D'Agostino, at which the upcoming vote was discussed and an agreement was reached that the proposal was going to be $180,000. Subsequent to that it came out that Mr. r Gazzolo and Mr. D'Agostino met themselves privately and decided to go back and ask for another $83,000. Chairman Donovan said to take it to Mr. Gazzolo because he knows nothing about it. Mr. Dentino said he finds a meeting of people outside of the meeting of the people who'd already met to come up with a request for another $83/000 to be totally inappropriate. Chairman Donovan repeated it needs to be taken up with them and he wlÏl not entertain another word about it because he knows nothing about it. Brought up statements made by the Finance Committee through Mr. Gazzolo that they didn't care whether the budgeted amount was in excess of legitimate charges-the budgeted amount was the budgeted amount and the Light Department should pay it. He asked if the Light Department could estimate revenue in excess of $180,000 and not receive it and expect the Town to pay it. Chairman Donovan repeated he knows nothing about it and Mr. Dentino should ask the right people. Selectman McCarter said he believes Mr. Gazzolo was trying to say there was a budget number agreed to and it would not be right not to fund it. Selectman Amoruso noted there was an agreed upon amount that the Light Department had agreed would be their portion of the budget. He spoke of the difference between the PILOT and the actual charges, noting they are two separate things, agreeing they were overcharged on the actual expenses. Selectman McCue noted we r wouldn't be having this discussion if we hadn't seen the breakdown of the figures. It appeared initially that we were covering a shortfall in the Treasurers Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 13 r Department when in fact we were covering a budget shortfall Selectman MacCaffrie disagreed with the word "shortfalll/ because there is none. The bottom line is we're turning money back to the Town and we shouldn't need to take money from the Light Department for expenses that aren't theirs. Brought up the Town Manger's raise. Chairman Donovan said he's not going to discuss it. It's been brought up many times and it's over and done with. Mr. Dentino asked what the vote was, noting the necessity of telling the Townspeople what the actual vote was. Chairman Donovan said he believes it was 3-2. There was a question as to whether there was a vote. Chairman Donovan noted he voted for it. Others who voted for it are no longer on the Board. Selectman McCarter said he's not sure the vote was ever taken, but rather a vote was taken to ratify the action taken by then Chairman Amoruso in signing the payroll change form. Motion: To adjourn at 10:25 p.m. (MacCaffrie-Amoruso) 5-0 Passes r ð//4joL-- Date of Approval r Board of Selectmen Minutes of July 24, 2002 14 J