HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 3-2-1983BOARD OF SELECTMEN
AGENDA
March 2, 1983
1. 7:00 P.M. Informal Review of Correspondence
2. 7:30 P.M. Meeting Called To Order
a) Minutes of February 23, 1983
b) Warrants
c) License Applications
d) Correspondence
3. 8:00 P.M. Police Chief & Fire Chief - By -law Changes
4. 9:00 P.M. Executive Session - Negotiations
5. Old Business
a) Town Manager
b) Selectmen - Personnel Policy
6. New Business
a) Tom Manager
b) Selectmen
7. Adjournment
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES OF MEETING
March 2, 1983
PRESENT: Chairman Levine, Selectmen Wills, McNair, Town Manager, W. Chadwick
Maurer, Jr. Selectman Dunn arrived at 7:38 P.M. Selectman Parsons
arrived at 8:21 P.M.
7:30 P.M. Meeting called to order. Benjamin Boynton from the Mansfield
Elks presented the Board with a flag on Americanism. Selectmen thanked the
Elks for the flag.
Minutes of February 23, 1983, approved. McNair /Wills VOTED: 3 -0.
Warrants
#55 - $295,920.58, town & school expenses, approved. McNair /Wills VOTED: 3 -0
Wills abstained on Voucher #4297. Levine abstained.
#56 - $840.00 revenue sharing. approved. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0.
License Applications
Application for constable from Richard Stanchina who works in Attleboro
court. It was decided to put the application on the list for next year.
License to be signed for 2 vildeo games for Cousins Pizza, 660 East Street.
License to be signed for 1 video game at Cooke's, 195 Central Street.
Correspondence
Notice on Candidate's Night, 3/10/83 at 8 P.M.
From ZBA re: hearing on 3/15 for K. Jackson for addition to his house.
From Town Mgr. re: ribbon cutting ceremony for Newport Creamery.
From DEQE re: invoice to be signed by Chairman Levine for %,mtp.
From DEQE re: payment approval for January, vn-itp.
From Governor Dukakis re: budget hearings.
From EOCD re: application period for water supply contamination projects.
To Water Department.
From State DPW re: bridge inspectors seminar.
From SRPEDD re: Richard Curley's reappointment effective April 1, 1983
Approved. Dunn /McNair VOTED: 3 -0.
MOTION: To also appoint Richard Curley to Joint Transportation
Planning Group. Wills /McNair VOTED: 3 -0.
From Finance Committee re: would like another bddget showing $250,000
reduction from municipal side and $350,000 from education by 3/14/83.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES OF MEETING
March 2, 1983
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* MOTION: To direct Town Manager to prepare supplementary budget
for next Wednesday. Dunn /Wills VOTED: 3 -0.
8:00 P.M. Police Chief & Fire Chief - By -law Changes
Present were Jesse Earls, Thomas Leonard and Town Counsel John Dwyer to go
over the proposed by -law changes. The articles discussed were #6, 26, 27,
28, 29, 30, 31, 32 & 33.Town Counsel noted that they might have a problem
with article 33. There were no changes to articles 6, 26, 27, 28, 29 which
are Fire Dept. articles. Regarding A -30, Sect. 11, it was suggested to
delete line 4. Sections 12, 13 & 14 did not have any changes. Section 15
is to be deleted. Section 16 has an addition on last sentence, "without
permission of Chief of Police or someone acting on his behalf Section 17
had an addition as follows: "It shall,be deemed a breach of the peace and
it shall be the duty of any Police Officer to order any person, so acting
to obstruct the free passage of travellers or vehicles, to move on and
disperse; and if the person(s) so warned does not forthwith obey, to remove
said person(s) or to arrest and cause such person(s)". Section 18 is to
be deleted. Section 19 did not have any changes. Section 20 is to be
deleted. Section 21 & 22 do not have changes. Section 23, fine to be
deleted. Section 24 does not have changes. Article 31, Board had a question
on wording of it. Article 32 did not change. Article 33 is discretionary.
Board was polled 5 -0 to enter into executive session to discuss negotiations
on town contracts. Minutes are typed separately.