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Norwood Board of Selectmen · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting

January 5, 2021

19 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF)

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Attendance

Present: William Plasko, Thomas Maloney, Matthew Lane, David Hajjar, Helen Abdallah Donohue

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Adopt the new rules and regulations

Minutes, page 3

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Lane, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the board voted unanimously to adopt the new rules and regulations.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Lane, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the board voted unanimously to adopt the new rules and regulations..” (Motion: Lane, second: Maloney)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Approve the meeting – new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Minutes, page 3

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to approve the meeting.

From the minutes

“On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to approve the meeting..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Hajjar)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Authorize council to send the letter draft received on december 1 Sth

Minutes, page 3

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On Motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the Board voted unanimously to authorize council to send the letter draft received on december 1 Sth.

From the minutes

“On Motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the Board voted unanimously to authorize council to send the letter draft received on december 1 Sth..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Maloney)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Approve the application – new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Minutes, page 3

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Lane, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to approve the application.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Lane, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to approve the application..” (Motion: Lane, second: Hajjar)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Approve the request – new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Minutes, page 3

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Hajjar, Seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted unanimously to approve the request.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Hajjar, Seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted unanimously to approve the request..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Lane)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Approve the Issuance of the Refunding Bonds

Minutes, page 3

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the board voted unanimously to approve the Issuance of the Refunding Bonds.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the board voted unanimously to approve the Issuance of the Refunding Bonds..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Maloney)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Approve the notification

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted unanimously to approve the notification.

From the minutes

“On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted unanimously to approve the notification..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Lane)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Approve the request – new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · 4–1

On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted 4 to 1 (with an abstention from Selectman Donohue) to approve the request.

The minutes give the count (4-1) and name Helen Abdallah Donohue as abstaining, but the names and count do not match the 5 members present. Showing the count only.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted 4 to 1 (with an abstention from Selectman Donohue) to approve the request..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Lane)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the BOard voted unanimously to approve the request.

From the minutes

“On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the BOard voted unanimously to approve the request..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Hajjar)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the Board voted unanimously to approve the request.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the Board voted unanimously to approve the request..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Maloney)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman hajjar, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the board voted unanimously to approve the request.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman hajjar, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the board voted unanimously to approve the request..” (second: Maloney)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Accept the check as a donation under 43A

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to accept the check as a donation under 43A.

From the minutes

“On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to accept the check as a donation under 43A..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Hajjar)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Sign – new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted unanimously to sign.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted unanimously to sign..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

File the information – new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Minutes, page 5

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted unanimously to file the information.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Lane, the Board voted unanimously to file the information..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Lane)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

File this information – new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Minutes, page 5

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the board voted unanimously to file this information.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Vice Chairman Maloney, the board voted unanimously to file this information..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Maloney)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Allow this to be taken up at budget time as information for budget purposes

Minutes, page 5

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Lane, the board voted unanimously to allow this to be taken up at budget time as information for budget purposes.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Lane, the board voted unanimously to allow this to be taken up at budget time as information for budget purposes..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Lane)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Approve the notification

Minutes, page 5

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Selectman Lane, seconded by Selectman Donohue, the Board voted unanimously to approve the notification.

From the minutes

“On motion of Selectman Lane, seconded by Selectman Donohue, the Board voted unanimously to approve the notification..” (Motion: Lane, second: Donohue)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

File the information – new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Minutes, page 5

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to file the information.

From the minutes

“On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to file the information..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Hajjar)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Adjourn – new individuals have been hired to become Firefighters within the department, due to some of

Minutes, page 5

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Seletman Donohue, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn.

From the minutes

“On motion of Vice Chairman Maloney, seconded by Seletman Donohue, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Donohue)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

From the Norwood Board of Selectmen’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Board of Selectmen minutes page. We check every vote against the Selectmen present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: campaign websites (Robert Donnelly, Amanda Grow); The Norwood Record (Cheryl Doyle; Michael Saad, photo by Jeff Sullivan); Norwood Community Media (Matthew Lane, from “Fast Facts with Matt Lane”).

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