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BOARD OF SELECTMEN�1 JUNE Q X985 ��
MINUTES OF MEETING UUU
JUNE 12, 1985'i °�U9,..�
PRESENT: Chairman D'Onofrio; Selectmen Dunn, McNair, Mahana, Levine; Acting
Town Manager
1. The meeting was called to order at 7:45 P.M. after a tour of the new Waste-
water Treatment Plant.
2. Warrant #51
* MOTION: To approve Warrant #51 in the amount of $2,097,207.11, dated
June 12, 1985, broken down as follows:
General Fund -
Revenue Sharing -
School Lunch -
Special Revenue -
Sewer Enterprise -
Water Enterprise -
Electric Enterprise -
$1,708,075.44
15,267.74
8,858.83
54,133.48
19,373.50
4,575.33
286,922.79
Mahana /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 Levine abstained
3. Transfer Requests
* MOTIONS: To approve the following Transfer Requests:
#20 - Fire Expense, Vehicular Repairs /Maintenance in the amount
of $1,980.81.
- This request was accompanied with a breakdown of current
bills, as requested when the Request was submitted earlier.
- Dunn /Mahana VOTED: 5 -0
#22 - Health Department Salary, Part -time Clerk, in the amount
of $270.00.
- Expenditure unforeseen due to inordinate increase in per-
mits and typing created by development "boom ".
- Levine /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0 **
#26 - Town Hall Expense in the amount of $2,478.46, to pay present
bills on hand; Electricity line item overdrawn.
- McNair /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0
#27 - Patriotic Holidays, in the amount of $308.31; costs are con-
tinually rising and account was appropriated at last year's
level.
- Mahana /Levine VOTED: 5 -0
#28 - Town Counsel Expense in the amount of $2,420.57.
- For a case originally tried in July 1981, but recently set-
tled in favor of the Town.
- McNair /Mahana VOTED: 5 -0
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#32 - Fire Salaries in the amount of $27,994.57, for the weeks
of June 20th and 27th.
- Due to abnormal number of fire calls and overtime incurred
due to past apparatus problem and arson investigations.
* MOTION: To table and ask Town Accountant to project end -of -year
overrun.
Dunn /McNair VOTED: 5 -0
* *After discussion, it was decided to send a letter to the Board
of Health advising no further expenditure without justification.
4. Mansfield Youth Hockey Carnival
A letter from Nick DeMarco, President of the Tri County Saints, Southeast-
ern Mass. Regional Hockey Assoc. requested permission to hold the annual
carnival on July 5,6 & 7 behind the Highway garage on Rt. 106. The letter
stated all inspection and insurance certificates will be presented to the
Board prior to carnival set -up, as well as arrangements with the Police De-
partment for details during the hours of operation, and the Fire Department
for a detail on Saturday night during the fireworks display.
* MOTION: To approve the Youth Hockey Carnival for July 5,6 and 7, 1985,
with the understanding that there will be no vending or display
of drug paraphernalia.
McNair /Mahana VOTED: 5 -0
5. Camp Dresser & McKee Report
Charlie Loveridge and Jim Glendye distributed their usual report; there was
some discussion, again, on the Norton Building Inspector's fee; $20,000 is
being withheld from the contractor until it is resolved. They presented a
Change Order for a 40 calendar day extension of time, as requested by the
contractor.
* MOTION: To approve the Change Order for an additional 40 calendar day ex-
tension.
Dunn /Levine VOTED: 5 -0
The contractor has presented a written request for release of the retainage;
CDM says not yet, but the work should be within 1% of completion by some-
time next week.
Reviewing the various contracts, Contract 3 - the liner for the sludge pit
is being installed. Contract 6 Spring Street /West Street Interceptor
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will be approved by the State sometime next week. Contract 5 - 1 truck is
to be delivered July lst, one July 15th, the loader and crawler compactor
July 1st.
$168,761.00 of the contingency has been used.
6. Juror Selection
Fall River District Court, Criminal Session, 6- man.jury, July 8, 1985
- Raymond A. Whittier, 396 West Street
7. Town Manager Selection
Ballots were distributed to each Board member for selection of the top
three, plus one back -up. Selection was:
5 for Rande Wilson, 1st place
2 second place, 2 third place, 1 backup - Dan Doyle
1 second place, two third place, 1 backup - Sam Coxson
1 second place, 1 third place, two backup - Ray Hodges
The top three and back -up are to be notified. Discussion indicated that
two Selectmen would visit the home town of the top candidate, if he wishes
to accept; then down the list. An investigation would be pursued, includ-
ing an official college transcript sent directly to the Town of Mansfield,
a police record check. The Board will make a list of other things to check.
8. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
Date signed