TOWN OF BROOKLINE MASSACHUSETTS 300th Annual Report of the Town Officers of Brookline for the year ending December 31, 2005 townofbrooklinemass.com townofbrooklinemass.com Table of Contents Town Officers………………………………………………………...……………… 3 Selectmen…………………...……………………………………………………….. 10 Town Administrator………………………………………………………………… 22 Town Moderator..…………………………………………………………………… 30 Advisory Committee……………………………………………..…………………. 31 Town Meeting………………………………………..………...……………………. 33 General Government Town Clerk…………………………………………………………………... 47 Registrars of Voters………………………………………………………… 48 Town Counsel……………………………………………………………….. 49 Human Resources…………………………………………..……………… 50 Public Safety Police Department………………………………………………….………. 53 Fire Department…………………………………………………………….. 61 Building Department………………………………………………………... 63 Building Commission……………………………………………………….. 66 Board of Examiners………………………………………………………… 67 Public Works Administration Division……………………………………………………... 68 Highway and Sanitation Division………………………………………….. 70 Water and Sewer Division…………………………………………………. 73 Parks and Open Space Division…………………………………………... 75 Engineering and Transportation Division………………………………… 83 Recreation Department………………………………………...………………….. 90 Public Schools………………………………………..………...…………………… 93 Library………………………………………..………...………………………….…. 99 Planning and Community Development………………………………………... 103 Planning Division……………………………………………………………. 105 Housing Division……………………………………………………………. 107 Preservation Division……………………………………………………….. 109 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program………………. 111 Board of Appeals...………………………………..………………………... 112 Economic Development Office……………………………………………. 113 Housing Authority…………………………………………………………… 115 Human Services Health Department…………………………………………………..……… 118 Human Relations – Youth Resources……………………………………. 123 Broadband Monitoring Committee………………………………………… 126 Council on Aging……………………………………………………………. 128 Veterans…………………………………………………….……………..… 130 Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Team………………………... 132 Commission for the Disabled……………………………………………… 133 Brookline Commission for the Arts………………………………………... 134 Information Technology Department……………………………………………. 135 Finance Department……………………..…………………………………………. 139 Comptrollers Division………………………………………………………. 139 Assessing Division. ………………………………………………………… 140 Purchasing Division………………………………………………………… 141 Treasury Division………………………………………….………………... 143 Retirement Board………………………………..……………………..…… 146 Telephone Directory……………………..…………………………………………. 147 Town Fact Sheet…………………………………………………………………….. 148 2 2005 Annual Report TOWN OFFICERS for the Municipal Year 2005 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Elected Town Offices and Committees MODERATOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE Edward (Sandy) Gadsby Kevin E. Lang, Chair (2008) Ira C. Chan (2006) TOWN CLERK Helen Charlupski (2007) Patrick J. Ward Ruth L. Kaplan (2006) Judy Meyers (2006) BOARD OF SELECTMEN Alan Morse (2008) Robert L. Allen, Jr. Chair (2006) Susan L. Senator (2007) Gilbert R. Hoy, Jr. (2008) Rebecca Stone (2008) Michael S. Sher (2006) Henry B. Warren (2007) Michael W. Merrill (2007) Nancy A. Daly (2008) BROOKLINE HOUSING AUTHORITY David Trietsch, Chair (2008) TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY Barbara B. Dugan (2010) Dennis Geller, Chair (2007) Leslie B. Fabian (2006) Carol Axelrod (2006) Michael Jacobs (2006) Michael A. Burstein (2007) Barbara A. Sard (2009) Vivien E. Goldman (2006) Gary Jones (2008) CONSTABLES Paul Katz (2007) Robert L. Allen (2007) Philip Kong (2006) Marvin A. Feinman (2007) Karen Livingston (2008) William A. Figler (2007) Jon Margolis (2008) Myrna Kahn (2007) Jesse Mermell (2008) Stanley Rabinovitz (2007) Edith W. Sperber (2006) Roberta Winitzer (2007) Appointed by the Moderator ADVISORY COMMITTEE Harry K. Bohrs, Chair (2007) Charles Moo (2006) Neil Wishinsky, Vice Chair (2006) William B. Powell (2006) Carla Benka (2007) Stanley L. Spiegel (2007) Michael Berger (2008) Ronny M. Sydney (2006) Francis G. Caro (2007) Leonard A. Weiss (2008) Kenneth W. Chin (2008) Karen Wenc (2006) David J. Cotney (2007) Christine M. Westphal (2006) Nadine Gerdts (2008) Robin Coyne - Budget Analyst L. Branch Harding IV (2007) Marcia M. Heist (2008) Sytske V. Humphrey (2008) COMMITTEE ON TOWN Janice S. Kahn (2008) ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE Estelle Katz (2006) Jean D. Berg, Chair (2008) Frederick Lebow (2006) Betsy DeWitt (2006) Karen D. Lieff (2006) Donna R. Kalikow (2008) Roger R. Lipson (2006) Richard T. Leary (2007) Pamela Lodish (2008) Michael Robbins (2007) Sean M. Lynn-Jones (2007) Martin R. Rosenthal (2006) Shaari S. Mittel (2006) Robert M. Stein (2007) 3 townofbrooklinemass.com Senior Manager Appointments BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S OFFICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Richard J. Kelliher, Town Administrator Patrick Cafferty, Chief Information Officer Sean Cronin, Deputy Town Administrator Jon Snodgrass, Director of IT Jennifer Y. Grams, Assistant Town Administrator Applications BUILDING DEPARTMENT FIRE CHIEF James Nickerson, Commissioner John Green Charles Simmons, Director of Public Buildings Tony Guigli, Building Project Administrator HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Dr. Alan Balsam, Director COUNCIL ON AGING Ruthann Dobek, Director HUMAN RELATIONS/YOUTH RESOURCES C. Stephen Bressler, Director FINANCE DEPARTMENT Stephen E. Cirillo, Director of Finance/ HUMAN RESOURCES Treasurer/Collector John Dunlap, Director George F. Moody, Chief Assessor David Geanakakis, Chief Procurement Officer RECREATION Judith A. Haupin, Comptroller Robert T. Lynch, Director TOWN LIBRARIAN SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS James C. Flaherty William H. Lupini PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOWN COUNSEL’S OFFICE Robert Duffy, Director Jennifer Dopazo, Town Counsel Jeff Levine, Assistant Director John Buchheit, Assoc. Town Counsel Catherine Cagle, Economic Development Officer George F. Driscoll, Assoc. Town Counsel Joslin Ham-Murphy, Assoc.Town Counsel POLICE CHIEF Daniel C. O’Leary VETERANS’ SERVICES William McGroarty, Director PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT A. Thomas DeMaio, Commissioner Andrew Pappastergion, Deputy Commissioner/Director of Water and Sewer Erin Chute Gallentine, Director of Parks and Open Space Peter Ditto, Director of Engineering/Transportation David Friend, Assistant Transportation Director Lester Gerry, Director of Highway Boards and Commissions Appointed by the Selectmen ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Dr. J. Jacques Carter, Chair (2008) Sara McCauley Sheldon (2008) Patricia Maher (2008) Eric Divincenzo (2006) Cheryl Lefman (2007) Lawrence E. Kaplan (2006) Dr. Bruce Cohen (2007) Harry Miller (2007) Milly Krakow (2006) Murray Schocket (2006) Roberta Gianfortoni (2006) BOARD OF ASSESSORS BOARD OF APPEALS George Moody, Chair (2007) Diane Gordon,Chair (2005) Harold Peterson (2008) Inid Starr (2007) Mark J. Mazur (2006) Bailey Silbert (2006) 4 2005 Annual Report BOARD OF EXAMINERS CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE Barnett Berliner (2005) Selectman Gilbert Hoy VACANCY (2007) Selectman Michael Merrill Fred Lebow (2006) Marge Amster William McGroarty BROADBAND MONITORING COMMITTEE Annmarie Cedrone Francine Berger, Chair Polly Cornblath Edward “Tad” W. Campion A. Thomas DeMaio Jack Kettell Lester Gerry Michael Newman Eli Gorock Al Pisano Kelly Hardebeck Michael S. Selib Robert Lynch Rita McNally BROOKLINE ACCESS TELEVISION Chou Chou Merrill Albert Davis (2008) Betty Moylan Andrew M. Fischer (2008) James Nickerson Jodi Long (2008) Captain John O’Leary Gary Jones (2006) Captain Michael O’Reilly William Slotnick (2008) William Riley Dori Stern (2007) Melvin Ritter Leor Brenman (2006) Barbara Tynan Jennifer Deaderick (2006) Ben Vivanti (1) Vacancy (2006) Yvette Yelardy BROOKLINE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION FOR THE DISABLED Manika Srivastav, Chair Robert Sneirson, Chair (2007) Sara Rosenfeld Dassel Selectman Gilbert R. Hoy (2008) Ruth Abrams Jennifer Mitsch (2008) James Arzente Robyn Dowling (2008) Fran Berger Keith Duclos (2006) Marilyn Berliner Melvin Ritter (2006) Daphne Kalotay Bernard Gollis (2007) Omi Rajpal 2 Vacancies (2008) Jan Schrieber 1 Vacancy (2006) Jane Stanhope 2 Associate Vacancies (2007) Brenda Sullivan (2) Vacancies CONSERVATION COMMISSION BROOKLINE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN Werner Lohe, Chair (2008) Casey Hatchett, Chair (2007) Anna Eleria (2006) Jennifer Brinckerhoff (2007) Kate Bowditch (2006) Sandra Lundy (2008) Roberta Schnoor (2006) Annette Florczak (2007) Adam Kahn (2008) Merry Arnold (2007) Randolph Mieklejohn (2007) Jamie Glanton Costello (2008) Gail McClelland Fenton (2007) Maura McAvoy (2008) Joseph Dow (2006) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Heather Garland (2006) Marian Lazar 2 Vacancies (2007) 2 Vacancies (2006) COUNCIL ON AGING Agnes Rogers, Chair BUILDING COMMISSION Miriam Sargon, Vice-Chair Janet Fierman, Chair (2006) Eleanor Bart David Pollack (2008) Richard Buckley George Cha (2006) Joseph Buckman George Cole (2007) Gertrude Cohen Kenneth Kaplan (2007) Lillian Christmas Irvin Finn Ruth Golden Sylvia Haase 5 townofbrooklinemass.com Marjorie Diana Harvey Rita McNally (2007) Mary Hood Captain John O’Leary (2006) Elizabeth Kirsten Ruth Kaplan (2006) Helen Lew Alan Cohen (2007) David Lipman Lena Wong (2007) Jean O’Rourke Karen Fischer (2006) Shirley Radlow 2 Vacanies (2007) Anatoly Rakin Evelyn Roll ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Bernice Rosenbaum Joy Dryfoos Sally Rotman Herb Goodwin Jacob Shafran Kay O’Halloran Dorothy Wolfson Paula Schneider Cyril Woolf Enid Shapiro Sy Yesner HUMAN RESOURCES BOARD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD Frances Shedd-Fisher, Chair (2007) Robert I. Sperber, Co-Chair (2007) Kenneth