MINUTES
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
April 3, 2012
7:00 p.m.
The meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at 7:00 p.m. in the Sharon Town Hall with Chairman Richard Powell, Selectmen William Heating, Selectman Walter Joe Roach and Town Administrator Benjamin Puritz.
DAVID LITE: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ONE DAY LIQUOR LICENSE
Chairman Powell said that Mr. Lite would appear before the Board on April 24th regarding this matter.
DEPUTY CHIEF JJ MCGRATH: DISCUSSION REGARDING JAMES KEATING WORLD WAR II SILVER STAR WINNER
Deputy Chief McGrath said that the land being discussed is across the street from Town Hall and borders Station Street, Depot Street and North Main Street. He said the park design was developed by Intern Rebecca Tran. Deputy Chief McGrath said the design is beautiful. He said that the first thought that came to his mind was to name the park after James Keating World War II Silver Star Winner who was a Sharon native and still has family living in the community. .He read the letter that James Keating’s parents received from the President of the United States regarding his heroic actions. Deputy Chief McGrath said this would be the first park named after a hero. He said a monument would be created to recognize James Keating. He said he believes this item is going to go before the Historical Commission as well but he wanted to make sure he had the support of the Board of Selectmen. The Board was in agreement regarding their support and said they would be happy to sponsor the article at the fall Town Meeting.
VOTED: (Powell/Roach) Voted unanimously to draft a letter to the Historical Commission in support of this item
CHIEF JOSEPH BERNSTEIN: CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS
Chief Bernstein recommended that Sharon resident Philip Andrade and former Sharon resident and current Mansfield resident Matthew Rovaldi be appointed as Special Police Officers. He reviewed the backgrounds of both men with the Board.
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to appoint Philip Andrade and Matthew Rovaldi as Special Police Officers as discussed this evening
PAUL SACKLEY: CANDIDATE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (WMAC)
Mr. Sackley said he has lived in Sharon for seven years and has two children. He is on the Heights Elementary School Council. He said he has a Master’s in Marine Biology from University of Massachusetts. He said he has attended several of the WMAC meetings, said he is interested in getting more involved in the community and felt this committee was a good fit because of his background.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 22, 2012
The Board will hold on these minutes until the next meeting.
CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF PAUL BERGERON AS VETERAN’S REPRESENTATIVE PER STATE STATUTE
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to appoint Paul Bergeron as Veteran’s Agent
APPOINTMENT OF CHRIS PIMENTAL TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (WMAC)
The Board said they would hold on this appointment until it was established how many individuals can be on the Water Management Advisory Committee.
opening Warrant to add article to Special within the Annual Town
Meeting and Annual Town Meeting
Town Administrator Puritz said when the Agenda was created this was seen as a possibility but it is not necessary.
AWARDING CONTRACT FOR CHLORINATED RUBBER LINE PAINTING
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to extend for 12 months the contract for Chlorinated
Rubber Line Painting to Standard Line Paint of Taunton, MA
APPROVAL OF BANNER REQUEST
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to approve the banner request of the Sharon High School Theater Company Drama Board from April 23 – 29, 2012 (2nd position)
Consider Telecommunications By-Law Review Committee
Chairman Powell that after a joint meeting with the Planning Board it was decided to set up a Telecommunications By-Law Review Committee. There was discussion regarding the composition of the Committee which will include a member of the Planning Board, designee from the Planning Board and three appointees by the Board of Selectmen
AWARD BID FOR PRINTING OF ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to award the printing of the Annual Town Warrant to Select Print Solutions of North Brookfield, MA who was the low bidder at $70.50 per page.
REMAINING POSITIONS ON THE 2012 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ARTICLES
Selectman Roach asked that Cliff Towner have an appointment at the Board’s next meeting to discuss the article sponsored by the Lake Management Committee regarding the prohibition of dogs on the Community Beach.
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SPECIAL WITHIN THE ANNUAL |
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1 –Request that funds from prior years encumbrance be set aside for use on the FY 2014 Revaluation. |
Yes - U |
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2 – Article to rescind capital borrowing authorized at Town Meeting/never borrowed |
Yes - U |
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3 – Reallocations on money left over from prior borrowings |
Yes - U |
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4 – Debt Budget appropriations |
Yes - U |
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING |
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1. Permit all Alcohol package store sin certain districts; Shaw’s Sharon Commons and Route 1 |
Yes - U |
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2. Lessen number of seats for on-premises Liquor licenses in certain districts ask Ben all business districts |
Yes - U |
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3. Article to ban dogs from Veteran’s Memorial Park and Beach |
No – U |
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4. Personnel Bylaw |
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5. Budgets/Compensation of Elected Officers |
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6. Finance Committee Members |
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7. Norfolk County Retirement |
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8. Addition to Stabilization Fund |
No – U |
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9. Unemployment |
Yes – U |
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10. Sharon Friends School Fund records and appointments |
Yes – U |
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11. Act Upon Reports |
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12. Annual Audit |
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13. Capital Outlay Articles |
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14. Requires second hand shops for the purchase, sale or barter of certain metals, jewelry, second hand articles and electronics to obtain a license issues by the Board of Selectmen. |
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15. Permit Police Department to fingerprint and CORI Check door to door hawkers and peddlers in community |
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16. Veterans’ Exemption |
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17. Community Preservation Committee Annual Funding – Administrative Expenses and Articles |
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18. To allow eligible people who are homebound to participate in the work-off program by allowing another individual to take their place in the work-off program. |
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19. Purchase of Diesso Property for $10,000 - for Water Department purposes. |
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20. Accept and adopt and implement FEMA Flood Maps |
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21. Revise flood plain by-law to adjust for FEMA Flood Map change |
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22. Recreation Advisory Committee – Reevaluate purpose, number of members etc.. |
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23. Creation of an Adult Use Zoning district in order to prevent the forcible location of adult uses in inappropriate locations (Planning Board) |
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24. Revolving Fund Authorizations |
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PROPOSAL BY NANCY FYLER FOR EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
The Selectmen though in support of the event said that they had concerns regarding the location. Town Administrator Puritz said he would speak to Nancy Fyler regarding the location.
APROVAL OF SUMMER WATER RESTRICTIONS
Selectmen Heitin read the memo from Superintendent Hooper which are the same restrictions as the Summer of 2011 which include: (get from Eric).
VOTED: (Heitin/Roach) Voted unanimously to approve the water restrictions as discussed
VOTED: (Roach/Powell) Voted unanimously to move into to move into Executive Session to discuss Collective Bargaining - Fire Department negotiations, Police and Police Dispatcher negotiations, Property negotiations re South Main Street eminent domain. Bargaining with non-represented personnel and further find that discussion of these items in Open Session would have a detrimental effect on the Town. And at the end of Executive Session the Board adjourn for the evening.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Powell: Aye
Roach: Aye
Heitin: Aye