The Select Board will be meeting tonight at 7:00pm in the Select Board meeting room at Town Hall. The first item on the agenda is an Executive Session: Purpose 2: Conduct strategy session in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel – Selected Town Manager Candidate, Matthew Kraunelis. The board met 10 days ago, on a rare Saturday meeting and voted 4-0 on Matthew Kraunelis as Reading’s next Town Manager. After executive session tonight, there is a vote to execute an employment agreement with Matt regarding the contract.
Afterwards, there is a vote on setting a special election date to fill the Select Board Vacancy of Jackie McCarthy who resigned earlier in the month. The board spoke briefly regarding the options at their last meeting and were focused on a date after April Town Meeting or combining with the September election. The cost savings is roughly $10,000.
Lastly, there will be a vote to appoint new Volunteer Appointment Subcommittee (VASC) members. Previously Chris Haley and Jackie McCarthy were the two members in these roles but with Jackie now gone, the board needs to appoint two new members. The only member not eligible is Chris Haley as you cannot serve 2 consecutive years on the VASC.
The complete agenda is listed below:
- 7:00 Overview of Meeting
- 7:05 Executive Session: Purpose 2: Conduct strategy session in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel – Selected Town Manager Candidate, Matthew Kraunelis
- 7:20 Vote to execute employment agreement with Matthew Kraunelis for the position of Town Manager
- 7:30 Acting Chair comments on 2/17 Meeting
- 7:45 Public Comment
- 8:00 SB Liaison & Town Manager Reports
- 8:15 Vote on setting Special Election Date for Select Board member vacancy
- 8:30 Vote to appoint new Volunteer Appointment Subcommittee (VASC) members
- 8:45 Discussion and Vote on Community Preservation Act (CPA) Study Committee
- 9:15 Vote to Close Warrant for April Town Meeting
- 9:30 Discuss Future Agendas
- 9:45 Approve Meeting Minutes
- 10:00 Executive Session: Purpose 3: Discuss litigation strategy with respect to 179 Pearl Street, Davenport v. Town of Reading.
The 7:00PM meeting will take place in the Select Board meeting room at Town Hall. The public can attend in person or watch via several options: via a broadcast on RCTV’s YouTube channel at this link or on the RCTV Government Channel (Xfinity ch 22, Verizon ch 33). The Zoom link for this meeting is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86980039183
