BOS minutes 03-01-11

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Minutes Board of Selectmen March 1, 2011 Memorial Hall -Salah Meeting Room Present: Victor D. Del Vecchio, Chairman, Avril T. Elkort, Vice-Chairman, Robert E. Burr, Jr., Clerk, Gerald
A. Salvatori, Jr., Member, John J. Connolly, Member, William T. Friel, Town Administrator, Jennifer Andrews, Administrative Secretary. Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. A moment
of silence was held for Chester Wentworth and Paul Hagan. Vote to Approve: Application to Obtain a License to Serve Alcoholic Beverages at three (3) one day events for Ski Blue Hills
Management, LLC located at 4001 Washington Street, Canton on March 4, 2011 from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m., March 5, 2011 from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m, and March 6, 2011 from 12:00 noon
to 5:00 p.m. contingent upon Police and Building Commissioner approval. Motion was made to approve the Application to Obtain a License to Serve Alcoholic Beverages at three (3) one day
events for Ski Blue Hills Management, LLC located at 4001 Washington Street, Canton on March 4, 2011 from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m., March 5, 2011 from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m, and March
6, 2011 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. contingent upon Police and Building Commissioner approval. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to Approve: Request to hold the 10m annual
Luce Road Race and Fun Run on Sunday, Mayl, 2011 between 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Motion was made to approve the request to hold the 10th annual Luce Road Race and Fun Run on Sunday, May
1, 2011 between 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to Approve: Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Request for permission to allow route to proceed through
Canton on Saturday, May 14, 2011 and Sunday, May 15, 2011; Motion was made to approve the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Request for permission to allow route to proceed through Canton
on Saturday, May 14, 2011 and Sunday, May15, 2011. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 
Vote to Appoint: Dorice M. Khoury as a member of the Youth Commission Motion was made appoint Dorice M. Khoury as a member of the Youth Commission. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort
Vote: 5-0 Action Items/Old Business ATM 2011 Warrant Articles — Request Vote -BOS Final Positions Motion was made to approve the Operating budget for FY2012 as submitted by Town Administrator
(see worksheet attached) Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Articles 1-3. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Article
4. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Articles 5 and 6 to Town Meeting. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Article
7. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Article 8. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Article 9. Motion: Mr. Burr
Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Article 10. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Articles 11 and 12 
Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Article 13. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Articles 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18.
Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Article 19. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Article 20. Motion: Mr. Burr
Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Articles 21-26. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Article 27 to a future BOS meeting. Motion: Mr.
Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Article 28. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Article 29. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort
Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to support Article 30 as amended by Fin Corn. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to support Article 31. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms.
Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Article 32 to a future BOS meeting. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 
Motion was made to support Article 33. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Article 34 to a future BOS meeting. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote:
5-0 Motion was made to support Article 35. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to support Article 36. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made
to support Article 37. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Article 38. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Article 39
to a future BOS meeting. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve Articles 40, 41, and 42. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to
defer Article 43. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to defer Article 44. Motion: Mr. Burr Vote: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 
For Discussion as suggested by Board of Selectmen: Possible Amendment to Administrative Code — Policy on Communication — Departments. Mr. Salvatori noted one change that he was requesting.
He suggested the words "shall notify" be changed to "shall submit for review". There was a brief discussion concerning the policy. Motion was made to approve the policy and accept the
proposed language including the edit in striking the language "shall notify" and replacing it with "shall submit for review". Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote
to Approve: Notice of Intent to Appoint — DPW Mechanic/Service Technician Motion was made to appoint Gerald Peters to the position of DPW mechanic/service technician as recommended by
the Superintendent of Public Works and Human Resource Administrator with a start date of March 8, 2011. Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to Approve: Parking Restriction
on Greenlodge Street The Board reviewed the wording for the signs presented to them by the Operations Manager to restrict parking in the area during the winter months for snow removal.
The Board agreed with the language and the sign placement. Motion was made to approve the proposed language for the signs restricting parking on Greenlodge Street during the winter months
and the placement of the signs recommended by the Operations Manager. Public announcement of this new policy was encouraged. Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 For Signature:
Contracts for DPW Services for Calendar Year 2011 Motion was made to execute the SERSG Contracts for DPW Services for Calendar Year 2011. Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote:
5-0 Board and Committee Member Appointments for 2011 Mr. Friel noted that work is continuing on the Board and Committee Member Appointments and that the list is being finalized. Motion:
Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 
Finance Committee Meeting — March 7, 2011 Armando Center Mr. Friel announced that there would be a Finance Committee Meeting on March 7, 2011 at the Armando Center at which time the
Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator budget received for Municipal Operating department would be discussed and presented. Action Items/Other Business DPW Septage Disposal Commitment:
$3957.00 Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Special Billing Blue Hills Ski Area: $90.90 Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment
Final Readings: $128.18, $214.70, $81.28, $25.00, $53.14, $25.00, $34.38, $109.42 Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Residential: $77,195.57
Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Residential: $57,629.56 Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Residential:
$75,567.01 Motion: Mr. Salvatori Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Public Announcement/Comment The The Board of Selectmen will hold its next meeting in the Salah Meeting Room in Memorial
Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Each member was asked individually if he or she wished to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing Collective Bargaining Negotiations
Strategy with Finance Committee. Mr. Del Vecchio declared that discussing these items in open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the Town of Canton
and therefore will be discussed in Executive Session. 
Each member answered in the affirmative. Mr. Burr Affirmative Mr. Del Vecchio Affirmative Ms. Elkort Affirmative Mr. Connolly Affirmative Mr. Salvatori Affirmative Mr. Burr noted that
the Board would not be returning to Open Session. Motion was made to adjourn Open Session at 9:15 p.m. Res ctfull Submitted, obert E. Burr, Jr., Clerk