November 7, 2011
Stoneham Finance and Advisory Board
Hearing Room, Stoneham Town Hall
In attendance: John Carino, Ben Caggiano, Carol Covill, George Georgountzos, William Previdi, Dan Strange, Russ Wilson, Mary Lou Bracciotti
Absent: Carolyn Colarusso
Guests: David Ragucci, Town Administrator, Richard Gregorio, Selectman, Larry Means, Town Moderator
Mr. Carino called the meeting to order at 7:30. William Previdi made a motion to accept the meeting notes, adding the correction of the date. Dan Strange seconded the motion and all voted favorably to accept the notes as written, with correction to the date.
Mr. Carino once again asked for the receipt of electronic budget reports and salary structure of municipal employees. Mr. Ragucci said such records would be forthcoming.
Mr. Previdi asked once again for the salary histories, with a five-year look-back. That, too, would be made available. Further questions of various labor practices were asked. Mr. Ragucci suggested inviting the labor council to a meeting of the Finance and Advisory Board in order to review the general labor laws and the existing contracts of the Stoneham employees.
An actual report of regionalization study for Stoneham was requested by Russ Wilson.
The Quinn Bill was questioned and Mr. Ragucci stated that a new-hire would not receive this benefit.
Questions concerning the forward direction of Stoneham Square, Redstone, and the BRMC site were posed. However, no definitive answers were given. It was suggested that the Finance Board invite the managers of Redstone to a Finance Board meeting for questioning/information.
Questions concerning the MWRA project proposed for the town were posed. It appears that there is no definitive compensation to Stoneham for the hardship/inconvenience of this project. When it was suggested that perhaps the project should be stopped, the Town Administrator said that if the town did that, Stoneham could be forced to endure the plan without any compensation.
Mr. Wilson made a motion to close the meeting and go directly into executive session without returning to the original meeting. Carol Covill seconded the motion. All present voted favorably. The meeting was closed at 8:45 P.M.
Respectfully,
Mary Lou Bracciotti, Recording Secretary
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