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 after the Arbor Day Proclamation is the Community Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Assessment with Library Trustees. As of this posting, there is no information in the packet regarding this topic but the Town contracted with Opportunity Consulting roughly 6 months ago regarding the assessment.
Afterwards, there is a discussion and a vote on volunteer appointments to the Board of Health and Retirement Board. Included in the packet, the following applicants are to be considered:
Board of Health (2 members/ 1 associate available)
- Kevin Sexton- Realtor
- Joan Wetzel – Retired Med Tech
- Geri Cramer – Unable to read packet scan
Retirement Board (1 member available)
- Amy Lannon – Director of RPL
- Richard Abate – Police Officer
- Michael Holmes – Retired Firefighter
Lastly, there is a discussion and vote on the hiring of an independent investigator to review and report on the circumstances including statements made and actions taken surrounding the resignation of Jackie McCarthy from the Select Board on February 6, 2024, including statements made and actions taken following the February 6 meeting. Previously, Jackie McCarthy abruptly resigned at the onset of the boards February 6th meeting. As of yesterday, Jackie McCarthy released an LTE statement over comments made during the boards previous meetings.
The complete agenda is listed below:
- 7:00 Overview of Meeting
- 7:05 Public Comment
- 7:15 Select Board Liaison and Town Manager Reports
- 7:30 Arbor Day Proclamation
- 7:45 Community Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Assessment with Library Trustees
- 8:15 Discuss and vote on volunteer appointments to the Board of Health and Retirement Board
- 8:30 Discuss and vote on the hiring of an independent investigator to review and report on the circumstances including statements made and actions taken surrounding the resignation of Jackie McCarthy from the Select Board on February 6, 2024, including statements made and actions taken following the February 6 meeting
- 9:00 Discuss and vote on modification to Community Preservation Act (CPA) Study Committee membership to replace ex-officio member of Affordable Housing Trust Committee with ex-officio member of Reading Housing Authority
- 9:15 Discuss Future Agendas
- 9:25 Approve Meeting Minutes
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/84693186039
