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April 27, 2021
9 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Thomas Maloney, William Plasko, Helen Abdallah Donohue, David Hajjar, Matthew Lane
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Appoint Mr. Michael Saad as an Associate Member of the Board of Appeals
On Motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Mr. Michael Saad as an Associate Member of the Board of Appeals.
From the minutes
“On Motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Mr. Michael Saad as an Associate Member of the Board of Appeals..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Hajjar)
Julia Farah, Constable
Appoint all of the above with the exception of: Mark Ryan, Airport Commission John Corcoran, Airport Commission The Board discussed the Fence Viewer vacancies
On Motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Plasko, the Board voted unanimously to appoint all of the above with the exception of: Mark Ryan, Airport Commission John Corcoran, Airport Commission The Board discussed the Fence Viewer vacancies.
From the minutes
“On Motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Plasko, the Board voted unanimously to appoint all of the above with the exception of: Mark Ryan, Airport Commission John Corcoran, Airport Commission The Board discussed the Fence Viewer vacancies..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Plasko)
John Corcoran, Airport Commission
Allow the manager to look into assigning a staff member or two to the position of Fence Viewer
On Motion of Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue, the Board voted unanimously to allow the manager to look into assigning a staff member or two to the position of Fence Viewer.
From the minutes
“On Motion of Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Donohue, the Board voted unanimously to allow the manager to look into assigning a staff member or two to the position of Fence Viewer..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Donohue)
Kevin Shaughnessy, Superintendent, Norwood Light Department
Approve and sign – Kevin Shaughnessy, Superintendent, Norwood Light Department
On Motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Plasko, the Board voted unanimously to approve and sign.
From the minutes
“On Motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Plasko, the Board voted unanimously to approve and sign..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Plasko)
Cemetery Deeds
Sign the Cemetery Deeds
On motion of Selectman Donohue, Seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to sign the Cemetery Deeds.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, Seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to sign the Cemetery Deeds..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Hajjar)
Manager’s Update
Continue the hearing for 90 days
On motion of Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to continue the hearing for 90 days.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Plasko, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to continue the hearing for 90 days..” (Motion: Plasko, second: Hajjar)
Airport Commission
Reorganize and set up a five member airport commission, increased from three members, with staggered terms in compliance with state law
On Motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Donohue, the Board voted to reorganize and set up a five member airport commission, increased from three members, with staggered terms in compliance with state law.
The minutes give only the count (4-1), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“On Motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Donohue, the Board voted to reorganize and set up a five member airport commission, increased from three members, with staggered terms in compliance with state law. The Board voted 4-1, with Chairman Maloney opposed..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Donohue)
Set the following terms for the new Airport Commission: 1 year term to be vacant. 2 year term to be assigned to Michael Sheehan, who has two years left on his currently appointed term. 2 year term...
On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Donohue, the Board voted to set the following terms for the new Airport Commission: 1 year term to be vacant. 2 year term to be assigned to Michael Sheehan, who has two years left on his currently appointed term. 2 year term to be appointed to Mark Ryan. 3 year term to be appointed to John Corcoran 3 year term to be vacant.
The minutes give only the count (4-1), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Hajjar, seconded by Selectman Donohue, the Board voted to set the following terms for the new Airport Commission: 1 year term to be vacant. 2 year term to be assigned to Michael Sheehan, who has two years left on his currently appointed term. 2 year term to be appointed to Mark Ryan. 3 year term to be appointed to John Corcoran 3 year term to be vacant. The Board voted 4-1, with Chairman Maloney opposed..” (Motion: Hajjar, second: Donohue)
year term to be vacant.
Adjourn – year term to be vacant.
On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Hajjar, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Hajjar)
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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