BOS minutes 04-15-14

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Minutes 
Board of Selectmen 
April 15, 2014 
Memorial Hall - Salah Meeting Room 
Present: Gerald A. Salvatori, Jr., Chairman, Avril T. Elkort, Vice-Chairman, Robert E. Burr, Jr., Clerk, Victor 
D. Del Vecchio, Member, William T. Friel, Town Administrator, Jennifer Bright, Administrative Secretary. 
Meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. 
It was noted that John Connolly was not in attendance for the meeting as he was recovering from 
shoulder surgery. 
A moment of silence was held for Jean Sicard Kelleher, Canton resident and teacher at St. John's School. 
She was fondly remembered. 
A moment of silence was held in memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing that had 
occurred a year earlier. 
Tony Andreotti, Veteran's Agent — discussion on the future of the Veteran's Council 
Tony Andreotti, Veteran's Agent, talked about the Veteran's Council and its prior successes. He noted 
that it has become a non-active board presently. He noted that the Council had served its purpose in 
the past. He had begun to turn to other more established organizations for assistance recently such as 
the Vietnam Veteran's, the Honorguard for funeral, the American Legion, the Ladies Auxiliary Post and 
the Sons of the Legion. He explained that the Veteran's Council is in name only and suggested dissolving 
it. 
The Board asked Mr. Friel to seek legal counsel to research any unintended consequences of dissolving 
the Veteran's Council. 
Motion was made to dissolve the Veteran's Council, consistent with the recommendation of the 
Veteran's Agent, subject to the Town Administrator conducting research via Town Counsel to determine 
if there are any unintended consequences by doing so. 
Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 4-0 
Action Items/New Business 
Final Vote on 2104 Annual Town Meeting Articles. 
There was a discussion concerning the Articles for 2014 Annual Town Meeting. The Board took a 
position on the articles. (see attached spreadsheet). 
Motion was made to approve the application to obtain a (special) license to serve all alcoholic beverages 
at a one-day event for Trinity Episcopal Church to be held at 1 Blue Hill River Road on April 19, 2014