MassVoter.com← Reading Select BoardReading Select Board · 2021–2022 Board · Regular meeting
June 9, 2021
3 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Mark Dockser, Karen Gately Herrick, Carlo Bacci, Anne Landry, Chris Haley
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Votes that Lowell House is a suitable tenant to operate a licensed substance abuse treatment program at 59 Middlesex Avenue, Reading MA
Mark Dockser moved that the Select Board votes that Lowell House is a suitable tenant to operate a licensed substance abuse treatment program at 59 Middlesex Avenue, Reading MA. The motion was seconded by Carlo Bacci and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Mark Dockser moved that the Select Board votes that Lowell House is a suitable tenant to operate a licensed substance abuse treatment program at 59 Middlesex Avenue, Reading MA. The motion was seconded by Carlo Bacci and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: Dockser, second: Bacci)
Approve the Pride Month resolution as presented
Mark Dockser moved to approve the Pride Month resolution as presented. The motion was seconded by Carlo Bacci and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Mark Dockser moved to approve the Pride Month resolution as presented. The motion was seconded by Carlo Bacci and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: Dockser, second: Bacci)
Go into Executive Session including staff members Bob LeLacheur and Caitlin Nocella and Counsel Ivria Fried, pursuant to Executive Session Purpose 2 and Purpose 3, to vote to approve Collective...
Mark Dockser moved to go into Executive Session including staff members Bob LeLacheur and Caitlin Nocella and Counsel Ivria Fried, pursuant to Executive Session Purpose 2 and Purpose 3, to vote to approve Collective Bargaining Agreements( Reading Facilities Maintenance Workers and Town Custodians- AFSCME Council 93, Local 1703; Public Works Supervisory Union, AFSCME Council 93, Local 1703), and that the Select Board Chair declare that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the body, and, pursuant to Executive Session Purpose 1, to discuss an Open Meeting Law complaint filed against the Select Board by Walter Tuvell, and to reconvene in Open Session after the executive session. The motion was seconded by Carlo Bacci. Before the board voted, Chris Haley asked why the board discussed this in open session last week but we are moving it to executive session this time. He also asked why the texts he provided were not included in the packet. He noted he is very concerned doing this in executive session and not being transparent. Carlo Bacci agreed noting he feels this should be done in open session as well, however the other members disagreed. Counsel also felt from a legal perspective this should continue in executive session. She indicated that her legal advice to boards is always to address Open Meeting Law complaints in executive session. The board took a vote on the motion to go into executive session and was approved with the following roll
Yes: Dockser, Herrick, LandryNo: Bacci, Haley
From the minutes
“Mark Dockser moved to go into Executive Session including staff members Bob LeLacheur and Caitlin Nocella and Counsel Ivria Fried, pursuant to Executive Session Purpose 2 and Purpose 3, to vote to approve Collective Bargaining Agreements( Reading Facilities Maintenance Workers and Town Custodians- AFSCME Council 93, Local 1703; Public Works Supervisory Union, AFSCME Council 93, Local 1703), and that the Select Board Chair declare that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the body, and, pursuant to Executive Session Purpose 1, to discuss an Open Meeting Law complaint filed against the Select Board by Walter Tuvell, and to reconvene in Open Session after the executive session. The motion was seconded by Carlo Bacci. Before the board voted, Chris Haley asked why the board discussed this in open session last week but we are moving it to executive session this time. He also asked why the texts he provided were not included in the packet. He noted he is very concerned doing this in executive session and not being transparent. Carlo Bacci agreed noting he feels this should be done in open session as well, however the other members disagreed. Counsel also felt from a legal perspective this should continue in executive session. She indicated that her legal advice to boards is always to address Open Meeting Law complaints in executive session. The board took a vote on the motion to go into executive session and was approved with the following roll call vote: Dockser-yes; Haley- no; Bacci- no; Landry-yes; Herrick- yes..” (Motion: Dockser, second: Bacci)
From the Reading Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Public Records Archive (Minutes > Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Reading Patch candidate profiles, courtesy of the candidates (Melissa Murphy, Karen Gately Herrick, Chris Haley), and The Reading Post candidacy announcements (Karen Rose-Gillis, Sal Bramante). The town’s website has no member photos.
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