Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
February 26, 2007
6:30 PM: Open Meeting; St. Patrick’s Parish Center
Quorum present: Michael Kirchner (MK), Curt Wilton (CW), Tina Skorput Cooper (TSC).
Board reviews and approves previous meeting minutes.
Board reviews and signs weekly warrants.
Other Items: Board reviews and approves a contract to purchase the Fire Rescue/Pumper Vehicle with Toyne, Inc. Toyne was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder through a formal bid process. Fire Chief Peter Skorput recommended signing the contract with Toyne, Inc.
Board gives approval for the SEA Engineers authored Project Need Form to be sent in to MassHighway for the purpose of soliciting grant funding for the reconstruction of the Main St. area. Copy will go to Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.
It is noted that Town Accnt. Maryellen Brown is attempting to schedule a date with Jim Podolak of D.O.R. to come to Town so that they can work together on the Schedule A as they have done in previous years.
Joshua Morse has contacted the Board to be put on a future meeting agenda to discuss a Scout project.
7:45 PM: TSC makes a motion to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing strategy related to a collective bargaining issue and to return to open session upon its completion. CW seconds the motion. Voice vote taken: MK, aye; CW, aye; TSC aye.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
8:20 PM: Board returns to open meeting session.
TSC makes a motion to reverse the Board’s vote of last June to not reappoint Chief of Police Karl Cooper as Chief.
There being no second, the motion dies.
MK instructs AA to contact Town Counsel for advice on how the Board should proceed.
Other Items: AA informs the Board that full-time Police Officer Rosario Messina wanted to ask the Board if it would be possible to roll-forward his now earned 1-week vacation time to after he attends the Academy. Otherwise, he would have to use it during a 6-week window as opposed to a normal 6-month window. Because of the uniqueness of his situation, the Chief suggested that Rosario ask the Board. Following a discussion, Board agrees to allow a one-time roll-forward of Rosario’s 1-week vacation. Rosario and the Chief will be issued a letter to that effect.
8:29 PM: There being no additional business to come before the Board, CW makes a motion to adjourn. TSC seconds the motion. Vote taken, 3-0 in favor.
Meeting minutes approved by:
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Michael Kirchner, Chair Curt Wilton Tina Skorput Cooper
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