2003-03-04City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Council on Aging
Subcommittee: n/a
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Place: Beverly Council on Aging/Senior Community Center
Board Members present: Susan Albiero-Gadbois, Joe Detorre, Mary Lou Mital, Robert Marshall,
Cynthia Montalbano, Margaret Sullivan
Board Members absent: Kathy Burns, Thomas Scully
Meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m.
SECRETARY’S REPORT:
The reading of the minutes of the February meeting was dispensed and accepted as presented.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
Sheila Fields, Acting Director, gave the report: Building Usage was 3 Beanos, Board of Health – one
evening meeting, and one wedding ($ fee). She reported that $11,000 has been cut from the 2002 budget.
The city cut 10% across the board. Regarding the Legislative, Sheila reported that the Formula Grant was
cut 20%, and the EOEA 7%. It was voted to accept the Director’s report.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
The Building Committee will be meeting on March 27.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT:
OLD BUSINESS: Questions were asked regarding the Enterprise Revenue Account. Commercial
donations such as the ones from Stop & Shop and Shaws are solicited as donations, and entered in the
Enterprise Account and can be used where needed. The Peter Nuccio Fund is a separate account and can
only be used as stipulated in the donation. Also discussed was another was to cut expenses was to
discontinue the purchase of Poland Springs water—members could bring their own bottles of water.
Waivers for the use of the building by non-profit groups, and by private individuals (employees included)
are not considered the same. This board will write a rental packet explaining who can get a waiver, and
who has to pay a fee.
NEW BUSINESS: A motion was made and accepted to start Board Meetings at 2:15 instead of 2:30.
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(Bob with motion, Margaret with 2).
The meeting was adjoined at 3:30 p.m.
NEXT MEETING: April 1, 2003, 2:15p.m. at the Senior Center.