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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes
May 15, 1996

Board met in Regular Session 7:30 p.m. in their Meeting Room in Abbot Hall

Present (constituting a quorum):

Thomas A. McNulty
William E. Conly
Diane E. St. Laurent
William M. Purdin
F. Reed Cutting, Jr.
Anthony M. Sasso, Administrator

Anthony M. Sasso, Town Adminstrator

Town Clerk Betty J. Brown appeared to swear in the newly elected Board.
Board members reappointed Thomas A. McNulty Chairman for the ensuing year.
The Selectmen welcomed F. Reed Cutting, Jr. to the Board. Chairman McNulty as well as all members ofthe Board thanked Robert F. Peck, Jr. for the great knowledge he had brought to the Board over the last year.
MINUTES. Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of May 8, 1996. All in favor.
Motion made and seconded to make the following appointments:

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
Anthony M. Sasso 1997

TOWN ACCOUNTANT
George B. Snow 1999

AMERICAN DISABILITES COORDINATOR
Alan Hezekiah 1997

BUILDING COMMISSIONER
J. Alan Hezekiah 1997
Local Inspector 1997
Mark Hughes 1997

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
J. Alan Hezekiah 1997

CANINE CONTROL CLERK
Betty J. Brown 1997

CONSTABLES FOR THE TOWN Term: 1 year
Gail Brown Dollins 1997
Thomas P. Sullivan 1997

DOG OFFICER
Linda Fisk 1997
Assistant Dog Officers for Parks:
Robert Gillis 1997
Thomas Hamond 1997
Frank James 1997
Peter James 1997
Clifford Smith 1997
Jeff King 1997

FINANCE DIRECTOR
George B. Snow 1997

lNSPECTOR OF ANIMALS at $900 per year
Linda Fisk 1997

HARBORMASTER'S OFFICE
Charles J. Dalferro, Assistant 1999
Robert S. Ives, Jr., Assistant 1999

Assistant Harbormaster (Seasonal)
Bruce F. Lord 1997
Frank MacIver 1997
Daniel Roads, Jr. 1997
Brian Palmer 1997

LICENSING AUTHORITY, DULY DESIGNATED AGENTS
Police Chief John B. Palmer 1997
Captain John S. McHugh 1997
Lieutenants:
James R Carney 1997
Robert K Coyne 1997
Kenneth L. King 1997
David Millett 1997
Mark D. Mills 1997
Sergeants:
Peter Clark 1997
Brian K Hitchcock 1997
Glover Preble 1997

PARKING CLERK
Paul L. Lausier 1997

SPECIAL AUXILIARY POLICE
Captain: Harry O. Giles, Jr. 1997
Lieutenant: John H. Raynes 1997
Sergeants: James M. Donovan 1997
Patrolmen:
David Adee 1997
David F. Bourgault 1997
Neil Cornacchio 1997
G. William Fair 1997
Cary Gaynor 1997
Larry F. Rubin 1997
Kevin Snow 1997
William H. Thorpe 1997
Russell H. Webber 1997
Frank J. Wojick, Jr. 1997
Frederick S. Wojick 1997
William C. Woods 1997

Blue Light Permit Only
George Carruth 1997
Donald Phipp 1997

TAX COLLECTOR/TOWN TREASURER
Naomi J. MacIver 1997

DATA PROCESSING COORDINATOR
George B. Snow 1997

TOWN COUNSEL at $2,000 per year
Paul L. Lausier 1997
Mary Ellen Walsh-Rogalski, Assistant 1997

TOWN ENGlNEER
Douglas W. Saal 1997
Rebecca Curran, Assistant/Planner 1997

TOWN PHYSICIAN
To be determined

VETERAN S AGENT & DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' SERVICES
George Carruth 1997

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
George Carruth 1997

FLAG OFFICER
George Carruth 1997

SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES
George Carruth 1997

VETERANS' GRAVES OFFlCER
George Carruth 1997

WIRE lNSPECTOR
Gordon G. Lyons 1997
Ronald Marks, Assistant 1997

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AGENT
To be determined

ARMED FORCES LIASON FOR THE TOWN
Jack M. McCloskey 1997

CABLE TV OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Term: 3 years
Alan G. Raymond 1999
Richard Cole 1999

CAPITAL PLANNlNG COMMITTEE Terrn: 3 years
Jay Michaud 1999

CARETAKER, FORTBEACH Term: 1 year
William H. Powers 1997

CONSERVATION COMMISSION Term: 3 years
John G. Van Dusen 1999
One vacancy

CONSTABLES for the Purpose of Service Civil Process Term: 1 Year
Laurence M. Brooks 1997
Gail BroWn Dollins 1997
Mark L. Edwards 1997
Joseph Fino 1997
Charles J. Furey 1997
D. Ann Furey 1997
Bennett B. Halprin 1997
David H. Janes 1997
Donna Looney 1997
Paul Minsky 1997
John L. Paglierani 1997
Joseph F. Penney 1997
Edward F. Riccio 1997
Jeffrey Schafer 1997
Thomas Sullivan 1997
Kenneth R Valliere 1997
Richard S. Winer 1997

COUNCIL ON AGING Term: 3 years
Nancy Q. Collins 1999
Gail Melzard 1999
Margaret Stone 1999

E-911 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Term: 1 year
Frederic M. Bauer 1997
James N. Dempsey 1997
Jeffrey P. Dropkin 1997
Donald Flynn 1997
Charles Maurais, Fire Chief, Ex-Officio 1997
John B. Palmer, Police Chief, Ex-offlcio 1997
William E. Conly, Selectmen's Representative 1997

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Term: 1 year
Jeffrey Dropkin 1997
Lawrence Hulefeld (Dr.) 1997
Steven Kurzrok (Dr.) 1997
Chief Charles Maurais 1997

FAIR HOUSING COMMITTEE Term: 1 year
Elisabeth Alles 1997
Paul Crosby (Mhead Community Counseling Center) 1997
Sarah Drewry 1997
W. Nichols Fader 1997
Mary Ellen Farrar 1997
Joan McIntyre 1997
Douglas Petersen 1997
David Stern (Planning Board Rep.) 1997
Patricia D. Charbonnier (Affirmative Action Rep.) 1997
Barry Weed 1997

FINANCE COMMITTEE Term: 3 years
John E. Booth 1999
Three Vacancies

FIREWORKS COMMITTEE
James Hourihan 1997

FENCE VIEWERS Term: 1 Year
Frederick Goddard 1997
Alden P. Hathaway 1997

FORESTWARDEN Term: 1 Year
Charles Maurais 1997

HARBORS & WATERS BOARD Term 1 year
William G. Pattison 1997
John Payne 1997
David Roper 1997
Paul N. Williams 1997
Adm. Louis L. Zumstein 1997

Associate Members
Russell Goldsmith
Sarra A. Newhall
Steve Tompkins

HEALTH PROTECTION ADVISORY COUNCIL - Selectmen's Representative Term: 1 year
JoAnne Mayer 1997

HOBBS MEMORIAL SELECTMEN'S AGENT Term: 1 year
Paul Crosby (Marblehead Community Counseling Center) 1997

INVESTMENTADVISORY COMMITTEE Term: 1 year
Randolph Goodwin 1997
Nils Peterson 1997
Kathleen Williams 1997

LOGAN AIRPORT, SELECTMEN'S APPOlNTEE to Preferential Runway Committee at
Term: 1 year
James Dempsey 1997

MARBLEHEAD COUNCIL ON ARTS Term: 3 years
Joseph Grazado 1999
Howard Rosenkrantz 1999
Suzanne Thomas 1999
Kenna Feeney 1999
Beth Wheeler 1999
Christian Tosi 1999

MARBLEHEAD HISTORICAL COMMISSION Term: 3 years
Nancy Graves 1999
Elizabeth McKinnon 1999
Alternate: James R Frost 1999

TOWN S DESIGNEE to Mass. Water Resources Authority Term: 1 year
Wilbur Bassett 1997
Dana Snow, Alternate 1997

MEASURER OF LEATHER Term: 1 year
Joseph Guiffrida 1997
John Smidt 1997
David S. Strauss 1997

METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE
TOWNREPRESENTATIVE Term: 1 year
James E. Bishop 1997

OLD & HISTORIC MARBLEHEAD DISTRICTS COMMISSION Term: 1 year

Christopher Butler 1997
Patricia J. Dincecco 1997
D. Bruce Greenwald 1997
Frank McElroy 1997
Ruth Strachan 1997

PERSONNEL BOARD Term: 3 years
Barry J. Follick 1999

REGISTRAR OF VOTERS Terrn: 3 years
J. Michael Canniffe 1999

"RIGHT TO KNOW" TOWN'S COORDINATOR Term: 1 year
Charles Maurais (Fire Chief) 1999

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, TOWN'S Term: 1 year
Callie Brauer 1997
Madeleine Cormier 1997
Helaine Hazlett 1997
Joan Johnson 1997
Joanne Johnston 1997
Susie Kane 1997
Alex Kulevich 1997
Perry Morton 1997
Karen Pierce 1997
Julie Rowe 1997
Diane Swartz 1997
John Wall 1997

Selectman Cutting requested the name of F. Reed Cutting, Sr. be put on hold.

SHELLFISH CONSTABLES Terrn: 1 Year
Wayne O. Attridge 1997
Raymond H. Bates, Jr. 1997
David Donahue 1997
W. Hooper Goodwm, III 1997
R Thomas Hamond 1997
Thomas Phelan 1997
Clifford Smith 1997
Robert W. Till 1997
Stephen Willard 1997
John Davis-Allan 1997

TASK FORCE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION Term: 1 year
David Fleming 1997
Helaine Hazlett 1997
Kenneth King 1997
Harvey Michaels 1997
Gordon S. Mirkin 1997
Barbara Schneider 1997
John E. Whipple 1997
Rev. Charles Lewis Wilson 1997

TRAFFIC & SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Term: 1 year
Paul Beloff
Sherman Eidelman
James Shay
Charles F. Maurais, ex officio
John B. Palmer, ex officio

TOWN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MBTA ADVISORY BOARD Term: 1 year
One vacancy

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Term: 5 years
David Delaney 2001
Alternates:
John A. Benning 1997
Jonathan M. Lourie 1997
Kent H. Hallowell 1997
JoAnne Silva 1997

Selectman Cutting pointed out that the nomination of F. Reed Cutting, Sr. for the Town Scholarship Committee would be a conflict for him as F. Reed Cutting, Sr. is his father. Motion made and seconded that F. Reed Cutting, Sr. be appointed to the Scholarship Committee. Four -Selectmen voted in favor with Mr. Cutting abstaining.
VACANCIES. Chairman McNulty announced the following vacancies on various committees:

Conservation Commission - One vacancy with a term to expire in 1999

Finance Committee - Three vacancies - one term to expire in 1977 and two terms to expire in 1999

Town Representative to the MBTA Advisorv Board - One term to expire in 1997
SPECIAL ELECTION. Moved and seconded: that prior public notice of the Board of Selectmen's intention to call a special town meeting for the purpose of a special election for approval of an override and bond exclusion under Proposition 2 1/2 be waived because in the opinion of the Board of Selectmen the public interest would suffer from such a delay. All in favor.

Moved and seconded: that a special town meeting be called for June 10, 1996 for the purpose of a special election to vote on questions relative to overrides and exclusions under Proposition 2 1/2. All in favor.

Moved and seconded: that the warrant be opened for insertion of questions. All in favor.

Because his wife is a teacher in the Marblehead Public School System and citing a possible confict of interest, Selectmen Purdin left the room at this time before the following vote.

MOTION OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, BY MAJOR~lY VOTE TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO ASSESS TAXES IN EXCESS OF AMOUNT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (F) GENERAL LAWS. CHAPTER 50, SECTION 2 IC BY A SPECIFIC AMOUNT.

Moved and seconded that the Board of Selectmen seek voter approval at a special election to be held on June 10, l996 to assess taxes in excess ofthe amount allowed pursuant to General

Laws, Chapter 59, Section 21C, paragraph (f) by $870,084.00 for the purposes offunding the Expenses ofthe School Department under Article 75 ofthe 1996 Annual Town Meeting; and placing the following Question 1. on the ballot:

Question 1: Shall the town of Marblehead be allowed to assess an additional
$870,084.00 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes
offunding Article 75 ofthe 1996 Annual Town Meeting, Expenses ofthe
School Department, for the fiscal year beginning July first, nineteen
hundred and ninety-six?

All in favor.

Selectman Purdin returned to the room.

MOTION OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, BY TWO-TEIIRDS VOTE TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO ASSESS TAXES IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 59, SECTION 21C FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON BONDS, NOTES OR CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS.

Moved and seconded that the Board of Selectmen seek voter approval at a special election to be held on June 10, 1996, to assess taxes in excess ofthe amount allowed pursuant to General Laws Chapter 59, Section 21C for the payment of principal and interest on bonds. notes or certificates of indebtedness, all as set forth in the following Ouestion 2:

Question 2: Shall the town of Marblehead be allowed to exempt from the provisions
of proposition two and one-half; so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to fund Article 7 of the 1996 Annual Town Meetmg for the construction and reconstruction of sewers for surface drain construction?

Yes_______ No________

All in favor.

MOTION OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, BY TWO-TElIRDS VOTE TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO ASSESS TAXES lN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 59, SECTION 21C FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRlNCIPAL AND INTEREST ON BONDS, NOTES OR CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS.

Moved and seconded that the Board of Selectmen seek voter approval at a special election to be held on June l0, 1996. to assess taxes in excess ofthe amount allowed pursuant to General

Laws Chapter 59, Section 21C for the payment of principal and interest on bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness, all as set forth in the following Question 3:

Question 3: Shall the town of Marblehead be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to fund Article 40 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting for the purpose of purchasing computers and support software and equipment and necessary accessory furnishings for the use ofthe School Department?

All in favor.

MOTION OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO ASSESS TAXES IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 59, SECTION 21C FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRlNCIPAL AND INTEREST ON BONDS, NOTES OR CERTIFICATES OF lNDEBTEDNESS.

Moved and seconded that the Board of Selectmen seek voter approval at a special election to be held on June 10, 1996. to assess taxes in excess ofthe amount allowed pursuant to General Laws Chapter 59, Section 21C for the payment of principal and interest on bonds notes or certificates of indebtedness. all as set forth in ~e following Question 4:

Question 4: Shall the town of Marblehead be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to fund Article 41 ofthe 1996 Annual Town Meeting for the purpose of remodeling, reconstructing and making extraordinaIy repairs, including all professional architectural and engineering fees, to the Admmistration Building, Bell, Glover, Middle and High SchooL including playground areas?

All in favor

MOTION OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO ASSESS TAXES IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 59, SECTION 21C FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRlNCIPAL AND INTEREST ON BONDS, NOTES OR CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS.

Moved and seconded that the Board of Selectmen seek voter approval at a special election to be held on June 10, 1996. to assess taxes in excess of the amount allowed pursuant to General

Laws Chapter 59, Section 21C for the payment of principal and interest on bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness, all as set forth in the following Question 5:

Question 5: Shall the town of Marblehead be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to fund Article 22 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting for the purpose of purchasing of equipment for the use of the Fire Department?

Yes_________ No__________

All in favor.

Moved and seconded that the warrant for the special election be closed. All in favor.
OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN & POLlTICAL FINANCE. Selectman St. Laurent reminded everyone that the campaign finance law prohibits the use of any public resources, including personneL during work hours, for any political purpose.
PERMISSION. Motion made and seconded to approve the request ofthe Marblehead High School Class of 1936 to use Abbot Hall for their 60th Class Reunion on Friday, September 6th from 2:30 p.m. to S:00 p.m. subject to the usual conditions. All in favor.
Spirit of '76. Motion made and seconded to ask Mr. Sasso to investigate the request from World Book Publishing for permission to use the Spirit Qf '76 and report back to the Board. All in favor.
Marblehead Middle School. Motion made and seconded to approve the request of the Marblehead Middle School to close a section of Village Street on Tuesday, June 4 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. subject to Police Department approval. All in favor. Motion made and seconded to approve the request of the Marblehead Middle School to have the bells of Abbot Hall ring on Tuesday morning, June 4th at 7:45 a.m. for a total of 15 times to celebrate the 15 years of history of the School. All in favor.
PWED. Motion made and seconded to table the request of Town Planner Rebecca Curran to establish a PWED Project Oversight Committee for one week. All in favor.
FINANCE COMMlTI EE. Motion made and seconded to accept with regret the resignations from the Finance Committee of Milton Bloom and Richard Maffei. Both gentlemen were thanked for their many years of hard work on this Committee.
Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. All in favor.

Patricia D. Charbonnier
Administrative Aide


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