BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Natick Town Hall
June 9, 2009
6:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman John Ciccariello at 6:10 p.m.
PRESENT: John Ciccariello, Joshua Ostroff, Kristine Van Amsterdam, Carol A. Gloff, John Connolly
ALSO PRESENT: Michael Walters Young, Deputy Town Administrator; Donna Challis, Secretary
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Ms. Ostroff, seconded by Ms. Van Amsterdam, moved to enter into executive session to discuss matters pertaining to litigation. By roll call vote the motion passed on a 5-0-0 vote. At 6:10 p.m. the Board entered into executive session after announcing that the meeting would return to open session for one item.
The open session was reconvened at 7:45 p.m.
METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER – NEWTON/WELLESLEY HOSPITAL EXPANSION
Mr. Ciccariello advised that Ms. Van Amsterdam had to recuse herself from voting on the matter of MetroWest Medical Center as it relates to the Newton Wellesley Hospital expansion and that he too would have to recuse himself. Mr. Ostroff would take over the meeting and Ms. Van Amsterdam and he would leave the meeting.
Mr. Ostroff reported that he was at the state house and Representative Linsky told him that he (Rep. Linsky) was getting 20 e-mails a day on the subject to have binding arbitration on health care. To him that suggested that every call made to people in the legislature was helpful.
A motion was made by Mr. Ostroff, seconded by Ms. Gloff, to reconsider an earlier vote and send a letter to the Department of Public Health on the Newton Wellesley Hospital expansion. The motion passed on a 3-0-0 vote. Mr. Ostroff, Ms. Gloff, Mr. Connolly voted in favor of the motion. Mr. Ciccariello and Ms. Van Amsterdam had left the meeting and did not vote.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
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Kristine Van Amsterdam, Clerk
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