MassVoter.com← Reading Select BoardReading Select Board · 2023–2024 Board · Regular meeting
September 12, 2023
4 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Jackie McCarthy, Mark Dockser, Carlo Bacci, Chris Haley, Karen Gately Herrick
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Karen Gately Herrick took part remotely.
Every vote, in order
Close the hearing regarding the personnel policy
Dockser moved to close the hearing regarding the personnel policy. The motion was seconded by Haley and approved with a 4-0vote.
The minutes give the count as 4-0, but 5 members were at the meeting (Jackie McCarthy, Mark Dockser, Carlo Bacci, Chris Haley and Karen Gately Herrick). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Dockser moved to close the hearing regarding the personnel policy. The motion was seconded by Haley and approved with a 4-0vote..” (Motion: Dockser, second: Haley)
Approve the Town Personnel Policy: Military Leave as presented
Haley moved to approve the Town Personnel Policy: Military Leave as presented. The motion was seconded by Dockser and approved with a 4- 0 vote.
The minutes give the count as 4-0, but 5 members were at the meeting (Jackie McCarthy, Mark Dockser, Carlo Bacci, Chris Haley and Karen Gately Herrick). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Haley moved to approve the Town Personnel Policy: Military Leave as presented. The motion was seconded by Dockser and approved with a 4- 0 vote..” (Motion: Haley, second: Dockser)
Appoint Haley as the Select Board designee on the Special Committee for the Charter Review
McCarthy Move to appoint Haley as the Select Board designee on the Special Committee for the Charter Review. The motion was seconded by Dockser and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“McCarthy Move to appoint Haley as the Select Board designee on the Special Committee for the Charter Review. The motion was seconded by Dockser and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: McCarthy, second: Dockser)
Adjourn
Bacci moved to adjourn the meeting at 11: 47 PM. The motion was seconded by Dockser and approved with a unanimous roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Bacci moved to adjourn the meeting at 11: 47 PM. The motion was seconded by Dockser and approved with a unanimous roll call vote..” (Motion: Bacci, second: Dockser)
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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