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1/4/10 and 1/5/10 Regular Meeting Agenda, 7pm

The Methuen City Council will meet on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 7pm and January 5, 2010 at 7pm in the Great Hall of the Searles Building. The following is the City Council Agenda 

 

 MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. – Great Hall

Oath of Office (Mayor, City Council, School Committee, Housing Authority, Greater Lawrence Vocational Technical School Committee, Nevins Library Trustees)

 

Roll Call

 

Acceptance of the Agenda

 

Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance

Election of Council Chairman

Election of Council Vice-Chairman

Adoption of Council Rules

 

 

****VOTE TO RECESS MEETING TO CONDUCT REGULAR BUSINESS ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. IN GREAT HALL, SEARLES BUILDING****

 

Reading and Acceptance of Minutes from Previous Meetings:  December 21, 2009

 

PROCLAMATION/CORRESPONDENCE

 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

 

PUBLIC SERVICE:

Public Service Grants:  None

Licenses: None

Contracts: None

 

OTHER OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

OLD BUSINESS

Resolutions:

TR-09-79 Resolution Amending Traffic Rules and Regulations – Broadway – Limited Parking Link to Proposed Resolution TR-09-79

 

Ordinances:  

TO-09-09 Ordinance Amending Chapter 3, Methuen Municipal Code – Board of Assessors Link to Proposed Ordinance TO-09-09

 

Consideration of Appointment   -    Public Safety – Fire Department

Dennis A. Fragala                   Promoted to Deputy Fire Chief

Michael H. Hamel                   Promoted to Captain

Michael A. Fluet                     Promoted to Lieutenant

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Resolutions:

TR-10-1 Resolution Accepting Continuation of MDU (Mass Decontamination unit) Deployment Grant, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Health & Human Services Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-1

 

TR-10-2 Resolution Establishing a Subcommittee to Study the Feasibility of a 5% Meals Tax (Req. of Clr. Cronin) Link to Proposed Resolution TR-10-2

 

Ordinances:  None

 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE GOOD AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY

 

REQUEST OF COUNCILORS

Executive Session with Attorney McQuillan to discuss pending litigation. (Req. of Clr. Cronin)

 

ADJOURN

 

 

                                                                                                DEBORAH R. QUINN

                                                                                                CHAIR