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Town of Framingham Massachusetts TTOOWWNN OOFF FFRRAAMMIINNGGHHAAMM MMAASSSSAACCHHUUSSEETTTTSS Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2007 Framingham’s Town Seal: In the year 1900, the Framingham Town Seal was redesigned for the Town’s bicentennial to recognize our community’s prominence in education and transportation. The Framingham State Normal School, a free public school and the first of its kind in America, is represented by the structure at the top of the design. Governor Danforth, the founder of Framingham and owner of much of its land, is acknowledged by the words “Danforth’s Farms 1662” on the shield at the center. The wheel on the shield with spokes drawn as tracks radiating in six different directions represents the steam and electric railroads and signifies the Town’s position as a transportation hub. Surrounding the words “Town of Framingham Incorporated 1700” is an illustrative border of straw braid, which honors the prominent role Framingham played in the manufacture of hats and bonnets in the 1800s. I TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION IV ORGANIZATIONAL CHART V ELECTED & APPOINTED OFFICIALS VI GENERAL GOVERNMENT 1 BOARD OF SELECTMEN 1 TOWN MANAGER 3 TOWN CLERK 4 ELECTION RESULTS 6 TOWN COUNSEL 8 HUMAN RESOURCES 33 VETERANS’ SERVICES 39 BUILDING SERVICES 41 MEDIA SERVICES 42 FINANCE 43 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 43 TOWN ACCOUNTANT 44 TREASURER/COLLECTOR 61 BOARD OF ASSESSORS 66 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT 69 RETIREMENT SYSTEM 70 PUBLIC SAFETY & HEALTH 71 POLICE DEPARTMENT 71 ANIMAL CONTROL 85 FRAMINGHAM AUXILIARY POLICE 87 FIRE DEPARTMENT 90 INSPECTIONAL SERVICES 104 DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS 104 DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES 107 BOARD OF HEALTH 109 LICENSING 118 PUBLIC WORKS 119 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 119 ENGINEERING & TRANSPORTATION 119 HIGHWAY 125 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 128 WATER & SEWER 130 FLEET & FACILITIES 133 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS 135 PLANNING, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 140 COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 140 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 152 START PARTNERSHIP 157 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 164 CONSERVATION COMMISSION 165 PLANNING BOARD 170 METROWEST GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 176 METROWEST AREA PLANNING COUNCIL 178 METROWEST REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY 183 RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 186 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 186 PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 187 II RECREATION 187 PARK MAINTENANCE 188 COUNCIL ON AGING/CALLAHAN CENTER 189 LORING ARENA 192 CEMETERY COMMISSION 193 EDGELL GROVE CEMETERY 194 HUMAN SERVICES 195 HUMAN SERVICES POLICY & PROGRAM COORDINATOR 195 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION 196 FRAMINGHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY 198 TECHNOLOGY 201 TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 201 TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE 208 EDUCATION 210 FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS 210 KEEFE TECHNICAL SCHOOL 232 LIBRARY 238 GENERAL COMMITTEES 241 AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 241 CABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 241 CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE 242 CUSHING CHAPEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 242 FRAMINGHAM CELEBRATION COMMITTEE 242 FRAMINGHAM CULTURAL COUNCIL 243 FRAMINGHAM DISABILITY COMMISSION 243 FINANCE COMMITTEE 245 GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMITTEE 247 GREENER FRAMINGHAM COMMITTEE 248 FRAMINGHAM HISTORICAL COMMISSION 249 HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION 249 REAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE 250 TOWN MEETING 251 MODERATOR’S REPORT 251 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS 253 STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY SERVICES 253 STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 253 STANDING COMMITTEE ON PLANNING AND ZONING 254 STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 254 STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS 255 STANDING COMMITTEE ON RULES 255 STANDING COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS 256 TOWN MEETING JOURNAL 259 TOWN MEETING ATTENDANCE 260 FEBRUARY 13, 2007 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 264 APRIL 24, 2007 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 269 APRIL 26, 2007 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 360 MAY 15, 2007 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 361 SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 399 OCTOBER 23, 2007 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 400 NOVEMBER 27, 2007 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 406 III DEDICATION Paul Raffa October 8, 1946 – November 6, 2007 The Board of Selectmen dedicates Framingham’s 2007 Annual Town Report in memory of Veterans Services Agent Paul Raffa, who served his country, his family, and our Town with honor IV Town of Framingham Organizational Chart VOTERS Town Clerk Moderator Town Board of School Planning Library Meeting Selectmen Committee Board Trustees Town Manager Board Office Department Planning Library School Town Counsel Elections Appointed Committees Town Meeting Boards/Cmtes Assistant Town Manager Community & Development Inspectional Economic Services Police Fire Human Services Resources Technology Finance/CFO Public Works & Cultural Affairs Parks, Recreation Account- Park Veterans Admin. & Health Purchas- Emrgncy. Conser- Build- ing Maint. Services Finance ing Mgmt. vation ing & Wire Treasurer Recrea- Engi- Human Building Crossing Zoning & tion neering Services Services Guards Board of Weights Collector Appeals & Meas. Highway Licensing Media Animal Assessor Callahan Control Center Services Water Loring Arena Sewer Cemeter- ies Sanita- tion Fleet & Updated Dec. 2007 Facilities V ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS As of 12/31/07 Town Clerk Regional Vocational School Valerie Mulvey 2008 Committee A. J. Mulvey 2008 Moderator Michael M. Rossi 2008 Joel Winett 2008 Nelson H. Goldin 2009 Argentina Arias 2009 Board of Selectmen Esther A.H. Hopkins 2009 Dennis L. Giombetti 2008 John M. Kahn 2010 John H. Stasik 2008 Larry Cooper 2010 Jason A. Smith 2009 Linda B. Fobes 2010 A. Ginger Esty 2010 Charles J. Sisitsky 2010 Planning Board Ann Victoria Welles 2008 School Committee R. Kathy Vassar (Associate Member) 2008 David F. Miles 2008 -Appointed by Board of Selectmen Diane M. Throop 2008 Thomas F. Mahoney 2009 Philip A. Dinsky 2008 Carol J. Spack 2009 Andrew Limeri 2009 Susan P. Bernstein 2010 Beverly K. Hugo 2009 Andrea Carr-Evans 2010 Cesar A. Monzon 2010 Adam S. Blumer 2010 Housing Authority Phyllis A. May 2008 Library Trustees Edward F. Convery 2009 Kurt Samuelson 2008 Robert L. Merusi 2011 Marjorie C. Sisitsky 2008 Stephen P. Starr 2012 Jo-Anne Thompson 2008 Danielle G. Barney 2008 Edgell Grove Cemetery Trustees Janet L. Harrington 2009 William F. Welch 2008 Ann G. Arvedon 2009 John J. Silva 2009 Sheila Burke Fair 2009 Vacant 2010 Nancy Coville Wallace 2009 Stanton T. Fitts 2011 Ruth S. Winett 2010 Barbara W. Ford 2012 Ann Dickson 2010 Elizabeth F. Fideler 2010 State Legislators Robert M. Dodd 2010 Senator Karen Spilka (D) Representative Tom Sannicandro (D) Representative Pam Richardson (D) VI SENIOR MANAGERIAL APPOINTMENTS As of 12/31/07 Town Manager Town Engineer Julian M. Suso 2009 William Sedewitz 2010 Chief of Police Director of Parks and Recreation Steven B. Carl 2010 Robert Merusi Indefinite Fire Chief Director of Public Health Ollie D. Gadson 2008 Lise Mespelli (Interim) Indefinite Town Counsel Director of Veterans Benefits and Services Christopher J. Petrini 2010 Paul Raffa*Passed away 11/6/07 2009 Chief Financial Officer Conservation Administrator Mary Ellen Kelley 2008 Michele Grzenda 2009 Director of Technology Services Director of Elder Services/Callahan Kathleen McCarthy 2008 Senior Center Mary Parcher 2006 Town Accountant Richard G. Howarth, Jr. 2009 Director of Public Works Peter Sellers 2008 Treasurer-Collector Dennis E. O’Neil 2008 Director of Town Owned Buildings James W. Egan 2006 Chief Assessor Michael P. Flynn 2009 Human Services Policy & Program Coordinator Human Resources Director Alexis J. Silver Indefinite Sandra A. Charton 2010 Superintendent of Schools Chief Procurement Officer Eugene H. Thayer (Interim) Indefinite Timothy D. Goddard 2009 Keefe School Superintendent Building Commissioner Peter Dewar Indefinite Michael F. Foley 2010 Planning Board Administrator Director of Community & Economic Jay Grande 2008 Development Timothy D. Goddard (Interim) Indefinite Housing Authority Director Kevin Bumpus Indefinite Director of Inspectional Services Michael F. Foley 2010 Director of Libraries Mark J. Contois Indefinite VII OFFICIALS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN As of 12/31/07 Cable Advisory Committee Vacant 2008 William Peter Barnes 2009 Vacant 2008 Vacant 2009 Vacant 2008 Annabel Z. Dodd 2009 Vacant 2008 Vacant 2009 Vacant 2008 Russell G. Ohanian 2009 James Rizoli 2009 Sarah K. Donato 2009 Cemetery Commission Vacant 2009 Robert Brown 2008 Vacant 2009 Barry Bograd 2009 Vacant 2009 Kevin Salvi 2010 Vacant 2009 Vacant 2009 Community Development Committee Vacant 2010 Anne Arvedon 2008 Vacant 2010 Beverly C. Good 2008 Vacant 2010 Robert Schecter 2008 Vacant 2010 Barbara J. Melendez 2008 Vacant 2010 Cynthia Laurora 2008 Jo-Anne Thompson 2008 Cushing Chapel Board of Trustees Marlene Aron 2008 Vacant 2008 Edward J. Kross 2008 Stanton T. Fitts 2008 Laurie Lee 2008 John Speranza 2008 Patricia Woodward 2008 Karolyne U. White 2008 Ellen Bellantoni 2008 Edward T. Levay, Jr. 2008 Karolyne White 2008 M. Elizabeth Gavin 2009 Michael Devlin 2008 Nicholas Paganella 2009 Roger Small 2008 Anne M. Mozdiez 2009 Pablo Maia 2008 Elizabeth Sleczkowski 2009 Cynthia Laurora 2009 Conservation Commission James W. Egan 2010 Sampath K. Bade 2008 Kevin D. O’Neill 2008 Disability Commission Robert McArthur 2008 Elise A. Marcil 2008 Judith Perry 2009 Kathleen M. Hughes 2008 William G. Merriam 2009 Thelma Berman 2008 Steven W. Orr 2010 Debra Freed 2009 Pam Helinek 2010 Keith M. Marable, Sr. 2009 Dennis Polselli 2009 Cultural Council Karen Foran Dempsey 2010 Amanda Fargiano 2007 Rose Quinn 2010 Janice L. Kiley 2008 Kathleen T. McCarthy 2010 John B. Steacie 2008 Karen Sue Avery 2008 Vacant 2008 VIII Economic Development & Industrial Vacant Indefinite Corporation John B. Steacie 2008
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