Prudential Committee Special Meeting, June 2, 2014

COTUIT FIRE DISTRICT
Prudential Committee

Special Meeting
June 2, 2014
5:00 PM

Freedom Hall
976 Main Street, Cotuit

AGENDA

  • Call to order
  • Organization of Committee
  • Open Meeting Law Complaint

 

 

Please note:  The list of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the committee chairman which may be discussed at the meeting.  Not all items listed may in fact be discussed, and other items not listed may in fact be discussed to the extent permitted by law.  It is possible that, if it so votes, the Committee may go into executive session.  The Committee may also act on items in an order other than they appear on this agenda.  Persons interested are advised that, in the event any matter taken up at the meeting remains unfinished at the close of the meeting, the matter may put off to a continued session of this meeting with proper notice.

 

COTUIT FIRE DISTRICT
Prudential Committee

Prudential Committee meetings are conducted in compliance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law (MGL Chapter 30A, Sections 18-25).

For regular meetings of the Prudential Committee, there shall be a reasonable period of time for public comment prior to the Committee commencing its discussions and deliberations.  The public does not participate in Committee discussions and/or deliberations.

“No person shall address a meeting of a public body without permission of the chair; and all persons shall, at the request of the chair, be silent.  No person shall disrupt the proceedings of a meeting of a public body.  If, after clear warning from the chair, a person continues to disrupt the proceedings, the chair may order the person to withdraw from the meeting; and if the person does not withdraw, the chair may authorize a constable or other officer to remove the person from the meeting.”                                                              MGL Chapter 30A, Section 20(f).

Prudential Committee Meeting – April 24, 2014 – Meeting Minutes

Prudential Committee
Cotuit Fire District
24 April 2014

Present: Rick Barry, Chair, Laurie Hadley, Fran Parks, Brenda Nailor, Fire Commissioner, Chief Olsen and Edward Gargiulo Esq., Gargiulo and Rudnick LLC.

The meeting was opened at 5PM by Chairman Barry.

The purpose of the meeting was for the Prudential Committee to review and ratify the new contract for Chief Olsen.

Mr. Gargiulo was asked to clarify the procedure for the Committee.
Mr. Gargiulo, “On behalf on the Cotuit Fire District Commission. Mr. Chairman, I would suggest to you the language that references the Credential Committee’s duties and obligation, section 3, article 5. “The Credential Committee shall be authorized to sign on behalf of the District. All contracts and other documents which do not require specific district approval.” Then it also speaks to the Water Department contracts.
I would suggest to you that it’s your duty to review the contract and ratify it on behalf of the district. Obviously it was negotiated and the terms were the result of negotiations between the District Commissioners and the Chief and/or his representatives. I would suggest to you that they expended a significant amount of effort relative to those terms and the terms are reflected in this document. This document we drafted and my office drafted. I’m confident that it is legally sufficient to affect the intentions of both parties.”

Mr. Barry asked Mr. Gargiulo to clarify Chapter 24, Chapter 48, and Section 24 of Massachusetts General Law as it relates to the Fire Chief’s contract. Mr. Gargiulo said his office review the law and is comfortable the contract complies with the law. Miss Parks asked if her interptation of the law that it says a fire chief’s contract may be written for less than three years and the law does not limit the duration of the contract was correct.

Mr. Gargiulo agreed with that interptation of the law.

One member of the audience had a question about the appropriateness of a five year contract for the district and the financial ramifications if the chief should resign.

Mr. Gargiulo stated he was at the meeting to clarify questions about the procedure for the Prudential Committee to ratify the contract not the content of the contract that was negotiated between the fire Commissioners and the Chief.

The committee voted unanimously to approve the contract for Fire Chief Olsen.

The next order of business was to select a member of the Prudential Committee to participate in the upcoming union negotiations to replace Mr Barry who will be leaving the committee in May. Mr. Barry made a motion to nominated Miss Parks to be the Prudential representative the negotiating team and she accepted. The motion was passed unanimously.

The next meeting of the Prudential Committee will be 28 May 2014 at 5 PM.

Respectfully submitted
Frances S. Parks

Download a copy of the minutes here

Prudential Committee regular meeting 5/19/14

COTUIT FIRE DISTRICT
Prudential Committee

Regular Meeting
May 19, 2014
5:00 PM

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATE

Freedom Hall
976 Main Street, Cotuit

AGENDA

  • Call to order
  • Public Comment
  • Freedom Hall
  • Final Review of Annual Meeting warrant articles
  • 375 Committee Request
  • Health Insurance
  • Minutes of previous meeting

 

 

 

Please note:  The list of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the committee chairman which may be discussed at the meeting.  Not all items listed may in fact be discussed, and other items not listed may in fact be discussed to the extent permitted by law.  It is possible that, if it so votes, the Committee may go into executive session.  The Committee may also act on items in an order other than they appear on this agenda.  Persons interested are advised that, in the event any matter taken up at the meeting remains unfinished at the close of the meeting, the matter may be put off to a continued session of this meeting with proper notice.

COTUT FIRE DISTRICT
Prudential Committee

Prudential Committee meetings are conducted in compliance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law (M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Sections 18-25).

For meetings of the Prudential Committee, there shall be a reasonable period of time for public comment prior to the Committee commencing its discussions and deliberations.  The public does not participate in Committee discussions and/or deliberations.

“No person shall address a meeting of a public body without permission of the chair; and all persons shall, at the request of the chair, be silent.  No person shall disrupt the proceedings of a meeting of a public body.  If after clear warning from the chair a person continues to disrupt the proceedings, the chair may order the person to withdraw from the meeting; and if the person does not withdraw, the chair may authorize a constable or other officer to remove the person from the meeting.”                                                                             M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 20(f).