HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP October 18, 1977
CITY of ANDOVER
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A S,ecial ~rGetin~ of tho Andnv8~ City Council ~Q8 called to order by :~YQ~ Jerry ~indschitl
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-r,OT' tna 'Y_l!,nose of' r1i.sc1tss~_ng Wit:1 t1:c City 7<uilcl.in,r:; OfficiéJ.ls .su9plene~tary ::>::~loyment,
tT-P11:ye.rr]::o, c:rr.d rl:-rii:1ê1TIce T'nforc€!'?J.G:'1t.
~0~~cil~e-sGns ~~C3ent: Lac!lin~~i, 0~ttel, VanderLaan
r:nnnci.l"!1er:;ons ['..~)sent: Hc.Cl'..1re
.lU.f>n -:"p"es'?nt: r;:L ty :\ ttQrney, ',',':i'_llian G. ~Ial.';~;:í::1S; DUildinr, Offic ials, Ja:::.es
.-¡1hlIrston and T)o.vLl Clou'\hj and City Cler::, "0 K. Lindquist
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Hayr'J:!' ·;',!j'.!lc1sc:rLtl revi.er,red t:18 ba~I::::';:'tJu::1d of discoverin,:;, that :'::r. Clonch has been GY:1!>loyecl
'!-)y na~r ~rovc a.,.,~d tl1G.t ~":~. MhuY'ston is D.lso òoi-:1G VA insrcction.s within t~18 Gity of An.dove.r.
Mhere wa.s .'1 le!l~t"1y di~Cl1ssio~ cO:'1.cerning the questions of 'W}1Y !'Ir. Thursto!1 and :':r. ClouCh
ref~8ed to fill O'lt the for~ requested by the GouDeil ~c~ardinG outside e~?loy~ent and
w~ether or nnt the Gu)plen0ntary c8~loY~3nt cor.stitutes a conflict of interest.
In snm~<'1ry, r:T. (::lollS~1 felt there \',rD.8 llQ concern, as he felt there \7D..3 no cC::1flic t of
interest :t:!1volved. ~Te lS \'lOr}d.n~ :î'or Oa!: rircvc after puttinG in his n hours for the City
of An~over. naIc 0rnvo noeded a certifj.od inspcctor irnnediately; it was an ernereency
.sih1.:tti()~; a~1d ;·w rIa:::; hired t:1C Gay after ho was aGI~ed. '~!'. r;lollgh dCJcs ~1ot do inspoctions
f(')~ r\a'~ 0r-'"lvc, :)'It ta~:es ea.re of the ."plcH:s, iSSUCG t:18 per!:Üts, and doeG :Cinal inspections
38 he C''lh aîtûr ~'.Oll!'S. 'Ie r:or~::.:::: at t:1e 0ê1;·: G:,ove TD':m T~all throe niGhts a \'.'oe;;:: for app:::'oxi-
nate1y t':.'Q ~101ll'"'G 3;1(1 r:acts 1'lith Q!l.'¡onc r.'~1o C01:1es in. '::here is a recordinG r:1achi~:e there to
ta':::::e caJ.le; r:llY'i:!1": til9 day; }~e ;-:.ever !'sceives calls at the Andov8!' City Eall nor doe.s ì~8
Meet wtt~ po~nlc }lere. ·~c also ~lses 11ij GW~ vehicle and is va~d O~ a fee basin. :rc didn't
-rAel i.t ~·.'éJ.S thC":! r:onncil',s 'business w1at ¡~e did on 11i3 0',":::1 ti']0 and objected to the te::J.or
nf t11C .-:nt-!.rc G~.t'lÐ.t~.on. ~~e did~'t feel thcre T."¡"as a conflic-: CJf interest as he 1','<:13 en-
f'nrclr:~ Ð. cr;r;0 t:lat _,~ 1m~'¡c::"co.l 3:1d Dot U3.t.:1~ Qr:~.y of And:'Jver'.s re.SQUY'COD. ~2'. Clo1J::;-h
.t'81t Vmt thi8 \':"1':;1 af"cGr t1-;o fact of his hci~~ hi.red, o.lr:18st m: acqu::at.ion of i~~pro~):,iety;
a~i ~f tT19 ~ounctl ~~3~CS to rÐv~ew its ~3ra~oters ~hc~ 11irinc p00p18, thio should be
.'"ìtatcr1 tn t;:Q~'~ at 1:1r2 th1C t:1CY arC! hired, not after t~.1e f3ct.
"'")-':_'J:::11Sfi:i.Cr. \':'éLS 0:1 ;1.'->3t1'.e.r 02:' no-: t~'.cre ¡-ras a conflict of i~tore.')t ì'r~H~n !:r. TÌ1'J~stcn dOGS
t~s~e~tin~s for tl!~ VcteY'Qns Ad~i~i3t.rD.tio~ on ~Qmes TI~~~ln tlle :ity o~ Andcver. In ~u~:a~
1;T. ~hur3t~'71 :::tateJ h::: ;la..-:; a.::'::o~l t~18 ;/J. not t:'J Give hin a.sGiC~~,)0:1t3 ':,'itld::: 1.::-10 Ci~y of
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in A)1dovor rD.ther ·1:l1.'l': ..!_~ A:l0:~a T1!'oper. Also, a VA ins9ccticn 1s co:-::plctely different
tr:an t}"?at ,l21nr-: f.::1:' It1~8 8ity, é1,s different requirer.:ents aTe to DC ::-:e-: <1nò.. insrcction.s arc
to be dona 3t c'::~Jplet81y 'Iiffcr0~t ~i~C3. :'8 stated lIe rarely docs Gity inspections as
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1-..n1.'iCVer, ll!"'.fol'"'t·)11:J.toly, he ~.lOOG !'8cci_ve ·~;h'::)!1e calls at the City '~:tll no :.,atter ~10~:J :;;uch
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Crt 11::; c"nl_~S tn t}~8 8i ty a::-a fo~ Ci ty 1Y1Siness or fJr a refc:::'ral f~!' c'l 'fA i:1SpCC tioll rli th-
nut tD.):~.n:; ~:~le cc:.J.11. Tho \TA 1:0.:3 cl:1y h:':"s 110'::0 ;-;1":one nU!':iber to call, out reo~)18 do call
t'1e City FaIl :1.1:::0.) ·~c is 5.:'lsta.llinC c.~ aY:3·...'erin::: device e.t :'10:,:3; hor-e:':nlly, this ~':ill
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TTo :f'l?lt 1F~ ;;ut:ò i.,,: !l l::1t :")0;:-8 t'!:t:n ~, ':'J·lrs of C:ity bu.::JÌr.css 3 d'J."V .'J.y~d t::D..t his r.IA in.sncctions
òr) :10t int8~fc!'e OI'J CJ~L"'lict ~':tt:l City :)f A:l,Jovcr })u.sil~e3.G. ~~c ;tated he 1:.0.3 clo:::c va;;;,:
Î'~'.',' ir:s~:ctioY'.~ 1;,·j.tJ:1-:1 t~e G~ty c~ Andovc:, b:.¡t \'r~1:n h~ is D.Ssicned, or.(!.rdt~Ün the City 1::.8
3.1~Ce;¡t3 :Lt T2t.'ler t~.:l.:1 hC1.3sl:::..n¿; ì'llt:: the ',¡Tfj. to ass:cn It to 80;::13 oL-;,e:~ lnspector. In.s]0ctor.::
n-rc rr'y!)ci.nted o.t T'rrJ1dor:1 ~-,y tl:.c VA fa:" i:'1spections.
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··,'1,'{nr ':'-i_·l,~~;:;c{:i.tl c:·:T'l<1.incd ~"t is dí_f:1_cul t to ex:r1.:¡in to t!le Y'oslclen ts tl-:c.t t:1Ð building
nf-:'í.c: 1.,:tls QT'0 (1")2.:1"7 nU t.si.de [:over'luel1tal ".'.'or:: and sugGested if ::r. ~:lUr:3 ton io receivinG'
:'11.J.r:er01~,S "',o:ceo,Üb ,ü 'enD ;::5...ty ':0.11 ':d.th res~ect to TIA ins]ectio~:s, t!2::t t the .secrcl.D..:,ia1
".c1"1 :_~vnlved b'1 ~_'0-t"':1-J'1:"';jnd faY' tl:e t=.""10 involved on nOl1-~j.ty '.';or::,o..s ~'JG D.!'e dCD.lin~ here
',T5.t:-, nuhIle 1:10:11.08. =:1'. Th~rGtcn ad~ittcd he has bee~ receivin: excessive calla at tho
r::5.ty ~~Ð..ll é1'11 ;~C ':.'o'..~ld rat1-:~_er not ~QVG t~:.e.~; he 1::.'13 installed an Qns~Qrinc device hO~r)efully
tn c;:rrect thi_s :'1_:~obIe~ ; 'Ie dOG:> receivQ City of A~d0vcr òUS~nC8G calls o.t :lOr.:C o.1so and
felt tha t rei!'·,h~~·~0tnr; :Jccrctar::'al :lClp ·WO.S òlor!in~ t!iQ cit1J.:::ttiol1 out of D2:'Ol1ortion.
'-':;-:Ju~c:'Ll?crcon ':~a;1c1:-'Y'L1..<':::'~1 lett th8 ~eeti~: at 7:07 ).~.
Discussion continucQ on the rro'blc~l of t1w :)u)plc~:1.en to.2:'Y cI'1~loy:::er: t by the .'2uilclir:C
nrfi.c ~_Q:'.G. ·r·... ~~11rston cx~lained t:1D..t the ch3.nce of hiG i~G~ect~nG Q home for both the
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S'tt:y 2.nd tl~o 'Tß.. r.rj'_ t'_1Ïn the ~i ty 2.:J r.crne:ds-:c.nt. ~hG n~~one co.lls ]10 receives at ti;o "::ity
~:a11 last far only 3. ~inute 00' t'.'í.'J 0..3 the r);11;;~ infor:JO,tlo:;} ho receivc::; is .L ~, file ~1Ur;lCei.".
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'fo could rcfuc,'3 .3.ss:.G:C':'1C':1tG =-n .'1nclov'JY', 1mt he didn I t feel it ~':oulà be pY'0'!Jer to cau::::e
the de In_.y t,') tl10 cont2:'nctor and :10 c10esn't feel thcY'e is a conflict of L1tercot.
";ounc 'i_l~crson La.G hLlG!-:i e::)lG.inad ::w 1,':oulc1 feel ~:l::;re co~fortablc if :::-.. T!lU2.~S to~ r:oulà.
r.'Jt accent ~T/\. Q.s:ciS!l'-_~C!1ts ':d. t~ltl: the City of Andover a~d al~~ sUGcosted :~. Tlmr.ston re?0."::'t
bQCI~ ~~t}lin ~ ~0nt~ or ~o to ,see if tho œl.'J'.':e~i.nG' device åOC3 allov.iD.tc the proble~:! 0:;:-
r9ceivtn~ ~·:.c~c c~118 o.t -I--~ tji ty ::Q_1.1. AI8o, 1;118 !".atter of o!ltGide er:1::?loyncnt cO:Jlcl bo
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ta~~e~ n) by tho ~),9::-::;nnr"Gl l~o;'1':;i tt']e to d8ter~j.nc GO~C zu.idcli~û~ to dcctl '.':ith the p:,oolc:::1.
p:"'''Tn~T ~JY r,"'ttcl, :':e::;o:1d_o~"1. 1.:!:J' Lj.c;:in:::~d., to conti~lUG the Asc~dQ ite~!s £ro::1 this eveni.:1cls
.s~~cial C:l~Jr,~Jl :-~c~tt'1~ to 7=3<'), A:1dove~ r::-l ty ;-'all, on OC-::OOG!' 27, 1977. ~:atio:1
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