MINUTES
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
Thursday, April 5, 2007
The Board of Selectmen meeting was held at 9:00 p.m. in the Sharon High School Library with Chair William A. Heitin, Selectman Walter Joe Roach, Selectman Richard A. Powell and Town Administrator Benjamin E. Puritz.
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 p.m.
Appoint members to the Horizons for Youth Property Use Committee
Selectmen Roach recused himself from voting because he lives on Lakeview Street and he knows many of the individuals applying to be on the Committee
Chairman Heitin explained that the Board had been gratified by the number of Town residents who were interested in being on the Committee. Over a series of weeks the Selectmen have been conducting interviews. The Committee will be made up of members from the community as well as representatives from several Boards. The Recreation Advisory Committee will be represented by Gary Bluestein, the School Committee by Glenn Allen, the Housing Partnership by Jane Desberg and the Conservation Commission by Barbara Kramer.
Chairman Heitin suggested that in addition to those mentioned above who are representing Boards the following individuals be appointed to the Committee by the Board of Selectmen: Mark Bluestein, Michael Bossin, Jay Braunstein, Larry Green, Lauren Hyman, Andy Nebenzahl, Walter Newman, Diane Pankow, Jerry Saphire and Edward Welch.
Selectmen Powell said he concurred, but said he would recuse himself from the vote on Walter Newman as he is a relative.
VOTED: (Powell/Heitin) Voted to appoint Mark Bluestein, Michael Bossin, Jay Braunstein, Larry Green, Lauren Hyman, Andy Nebenzahl, Diane Pankow, Jerry Saphire and Edward Welch to the Horizons for Youth Use Committee.
Town Administrator Ben Puritz explained that since a majority of the Board was conflicted that there is a mechanism to allow for overriding of these conflicts. The mechanism titled the “Invocation of Rule of Necessity” would allow both Selectmen Powell and Roach to vote.
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to invoke the “Rule of Necessity.”
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to appoint Walter Newman to the Horizons for Youth Use Committee.
2007 Annual Town Meeting sequencing of Articles
Subsequent to the Board’s approval of sequencing of Articles for the 2007 Annual Town Meeting two petition articles were received. The Board discussed the placement of these two articles. They will be placed after the Finance Department/Finance Director Article (#3) and before the Capital Outlay Articles. Therefore, Article 4 will be the Zoning By-Law Posting Requirement Article and Article 5 is the Debate Process Article. All articles following will remain as previously sequenced.
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach)Voted unanimously to resequence the Articles with Article 4 being the Zoning By-Law Posting Requirements article and Article 5 the Debate Process Artcile.
VOTED: (Roach/Powell) Voted unanimously to enter into Executive Session to discuss matters relating to real property. The Board of Selectmen adjourned to Executive Session at 9:15pm.