MassVoter.com← Reading Select BoardReading Select Board · 2021–2022 Board · Regular meeting
August 31, 2021
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Chris Haley, Karen Gately Herrick, Carlo Bacci, Mark Dockser, Anne Landry
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Carlo Bacci took part remotely.
- Mark Dockser took part remotely.
- Anne Landry took part remotely.
Every vote, in order
Declare 9 voting tabulators as surplus
Mark Dockser moved to declare 9 voting tabulators as surplus. The motion was seconded by Anne Landry and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Mark Dockser moved to declare 9 voting tabulators as surplus. The motion was seconded by Anne Landry and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: Dockser, second: Landry)
Approve the Section 19( 6)( 1) form submitted by Conservation Commission member Brian Bowe
Mark Dockser moved to approve the Section 19( 6)( 1) form submitted by Conservation Commission member Brian Bowe. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Mark Dockser moved to approve the Section 19( 6)( 1) form submitted by Conservation Commission member Brian Bowe. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: Dockser, second: Herrick)
Authorize Town Counsel to request mediation for open meeting law complaints kS- 8 filed by Walter Tuvell
Mark Dockser moved to authorize Town Counsel to request mediation for open meeting law complaints kS- 8 filed by Walter Tuvell. The motion was seconded by Anne Landry and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Mark Dockser moved to authorize Town Counsel to request mediation for open meeting law complaints kS- 8 filed by Walter Tuvell. The motion was seconded by Anne Landry and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: Dockser, second: Landry)
Go into Executive Session to approve executive session minutes and to reconvene in open session
Mark Dockser moved to go into Executive Session to approve executive session minutes and to reconvene in open session. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Mark Dockser moved to go into Executive Session to approve executive session minutes and to reconvene in open session. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: Dockser, second: Herrick)
Authorize the town manager and the procurement officer to search for and screen potential candidates for a town manager search consultant to prepare and issue a request seeking quotes to perform...
Anne Landry moved to authorize the town manager and the procurement officer to search for and screen potential candidates for a town manager search consultant to prepare and issue a request seeking quotes to perform the boards scope of work as developed further by Select Board Vice Chair Anne Landry with Town Counsel Ivria Fried and to award a contract to the responsible person offering the needed quality of service at the lowest quotation, consistent with M. G. L. c. 30B, § 4. The motion was seconded by Carlo Bacci and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Anne Landry moved to authorize the town manager and the procurement officer to search for and screen potential candidates for a town manager search consultant to prepare and issue a request seeking quotes to perform the boards scope of work as developed further by Select Board Vice Chair Anne Landry with Town Counsel Ivria Fried and to award a contract to the responsible person offering the needed quality of service at the lowest quotation, consistent with M. G. L. c. 30B, § 4. The motion was seconded by Carlo Bacci and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: Landry, 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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