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September 8, 2021
3 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Mark Dockser, Karen Gately Herrick, Carlo Bacci, Chris Haley, Anne Landry
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Create a seven-member Town Manager search committee (as amended)
Mark Dockser made a motion to create a Town Manager search committee comprised of 7 members as follows: e 2 select board members e The town moderator e 2 residents Up to 2 department heads who are residents, to serve ex -officio, with one position to go to another resident should 2 department heads not be interested And to authorize requests for people to apply with a deadline of 10 days. [ Anne Landry had offered a friendly amendment to motion to change " Library Director" and " One of the Public Safety Chiefs" to 2 department heads" given they had not spoken to any of the Department Heads about their interest or availability. This amendment was accepted. Anne Landry had offered a friendly amendment to replace " the town moderator" and " 2 residents" with " 3 residents" to allow a more open application process but withdrew the amendment when no one supported it and the sentiment of the Board was that the Town Moderator' s voice was important to ensure[. Karen Herrick seconded the motion. The board then discussed if someone from the school side should be on the committee. They also discussed having the Town Accountant involved. The board then briefly discussed how to have residents apply with the normal board/ committee application and then they would interview them all as a full board and pick two for the committee. The board took a roll call vote as follows: Bacci - yes; Landry -yes; Dockser- yes; Haley -yes; Herrick -yes.
Roll call: “Bacci - yes; Landry -yes; Dockser- yes; Haley -yes; Herrick -yes.”
From the minutes
“Mark Dockser made a motion to create a Town Manager search committee comprised of 7 members as follows: e 2 select board members e The town moderator e 2 residents Up to 2 department heads who are residents, to serve ex -officio, with one position to go to another resident should 2 department heads not be interested And to authorize requests for people to apply with a deadline of 10 days. [ Anne Landry had offered a friendly amendment to motion to change " Library Director" and " One of the Public Safety Chiefs" to 2 department heads" given they had not spoken to any of the Department Heads about their interest or availability. This amendment was accepted. Anne Landry had offered a friendly amendment to replace " the town moderator" and " 2 residents" with " 3 residents" to allow a more open application process but withdrew the amendment when no one supported it and the sentiment of the Board was that the Town Moderator' s voice was important to ensure[. Karen Herrick seconded the motion. The board then discussed if someone from the school side should be on the committee. They also discussed having the Town Accountant involved. The board then briefly discussed how to have residents apply with the normal board/ committee application and then they would interview them all as a full board and pick two for the committee. The board took a roll call vote as follows: Bacci - yes; Landry -yes; Dockser- yes; Haley -yes; Herrick -yes..” (Motion: Dockser)
(the minutes do not state the motion)
The board took a roll call vote as follows: Bacci - yes; Landry -yes; Dockser- yes; Haley -yes; Herrick -yes.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“The board took a roll call vote as follows: Bacci - yes; Landry -yes; Dockser- yes; Haley -yes; Herrick -yes..”
Adjourn
Mark Dockser moved to adjourn at 1: 18 PM. The motion was seconded by Anne Landry and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Mark Dockser moved to adjourn at 1: 18 PM. The motion was seconded by Anne Landry and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: Dockser, second: Landry)
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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