THE TOWN OF IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS 2009 ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Standing left to right (back) – Raymond K. Morley, Patrick J. McNally-Chair, and Charles D. Surpitski Standing left to right (front) – Elizabeth A. Kilcoyne, Ingrid F. Miles Cover Photo: New Bialek Playground Photographer: Elizabeth Dorman Annual Town Report Compiled by Frank Antonucci 1 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT TOWN OF IPSWICH MASSACHUSETTS 2009 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Roster of Town Officials and Committees................5 May 12th, 2009 Annual Town Meeting....................16 October 19th, 2009 Special Town Meeting..............27 Board of Selectmen...................................................49 Finance Committee……………………………… 50 Town Manager..........................................................51 Special Asst. Town Manager, Purchasing………….52 Department of Public Safety.....................................53 Police Department.........................................53 Fire Department.............................................54 Animal Control..............................................57 Harbors..........................................................57 Shellfish.........................................................58 Department of Public Works.....................................58 Public Works Divisions.................................59 Facilities Department………………………..60 Cemeteries/Parks Department.........................62 Department of Code Enforcement..............................63 Building Department......................................63 Health Department..........................................64 Zoning Board of Appeals................................65 Department of Planning and Development.................65 Planning Board................................................66 Conservation Commission...............................68 Historical Commission....................................69 Housing Partnership........................................70 Open Space Committee…………….………..71 Agricultural Commission…………………….71 Department of Human Services................................ 72 Recreation Department.................................. 72 Youth Services............................................... 73 Council on Aging........................................... 74 Veterans Services........................................... 75 Department of Utilities.............................................. 76 Electric Department....................................... 76 Water Division............................................... 77 Wastewater Treatment.......................................... 78 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Finance Directorate...............................................78 Accounting Office....................................78 Treasurer/Collector....................................79 Assessors Office.......................................79 Town Clerk................................................80 Elections and Registrations....................... 80 MIS Department........................................ 82 Ipswich Public Library...........................................82 School Department..................................................84 Hall-Haskell House.................................................89 Ipswich Bay Circuit Trail Committee.................... 89 Government Study Committee............................... 90 Recycling Committee............................................. 90 Trust Fund Commission......................................... 90 Financial Statements June 30, 2009 ……………. 91 4 2009 ROSTER OF TOWN OFFICIALS AND COMMITTEES Elected Member Moderator A. James Grimes III (1 year) Board of Selectmen Patrick J. McNally, Chair (3 years) Elizabeth A. Kilcoyne Ingrid F. Miles Charles D. Surpitski Raymond K. Morley School Committee Jeffrey B. Loeb, Chair (3 years) Barry Hopping Edmund Traverso Hugh O’Flynn Laura Dietz Joan K. Arsenault Norman Sheppard Appointed Finance Committee Jamie M. Fay, Chair (3 years) Larry E. Seidler, V-Chair William M. Craft Michael J. Schaaf Marion W. Swan Richard F. Howard Robert A. White Janice Clements-Skelton Todd Wilson Lynne Gibbs, Admin. Asst. Whittier Regional Technical Vocational Raymond K. Morley High School Representative Town Officials Town Manager Robert T. Markel 5 Special Assistant to the Town Manager Frank V. Antonucci Administrative Assistant to TM/BOS Jennifer F. Breaker Superintendent of Schools Richard L. Korb Director of Finance Rita M. Negri MIS Director Gregory Parachojuk Assessor Frank J. Ragonese Town Clerk Pamela Z. Carakatsane Assistant Town Clerk Kathleen A. Marini Treasurer/Collector Kevin A. Merz Assistant Treasurer Donald J. Carter Deputy Tax Collector Kelly and Ryan Associates Inc. Director of Code Enforcement James A. Sperber Local Building Inspector Eric Colville Health Agent Colleen Fermon Food Inspector Maureen Lee Plumbing & Gas Inspector Cranney Companies Alternate Plumbing & Gas Inspector Kevin Lombard Sealer of Weights & Measures Dwight Brothers Fence Viewer James A. Sperber Wiring Inspector Donald R. Stone Asst. Wiring Inspector David Levesque, Sr. Director of Plant & Facilities William A. Hodge Assistant to Facilities Director Jane Spellman Director of Public Works Richard Clarke Superintendent of Cemetery & Parks Jeffrey Putur Fire Chief Arthur Howe Fire Prevention Officer Rick Smith Acting Police Chief Paul Nikas Police Lieutenant Daniel Moriarity Harbormaster Paul Nikas Assistant Harbormaster Thomas Colpitts Shellfish Constable Scott LaPreste 6 Asst Shellfish Constable Jeremy Smith Emergency Management Director Arthur Howe Assistant Emergency Mgt Director Daniel Moriarty Animal Control Officer Matthew Antczak Assistant Animal Control Officer Girard Martin Director of Human Services Elizabeth M. Dorman Director of Council on Aging Diane Mitchell Town Historian Patricia Tyler Library Director Victor E. Dyer Assistant Library Director Genevieve Picard Director of Planning & Development Glenn C. Gibbs Assistant Planner Kathleen Connor Affordable Housing Coordinator Thomas L. Bentley Open Space Program Manager Kristen Grubbs Stewardship Coordinator Beth O'Connor Conservation Agent David P. Pancoast Town Counsel Attorney George Hall Jr. Anderson and Krieger Director of Utilities Tim Henry Wastewater Treatment Plant Supt. Patrick Brennan Business Manager/Utilities Mark Cousins Water Treatment Plant Supt. Joseph Ciccotelli Asst. Power Plant Superintendent Jeffrey Turner Town Engineer Victoria Halmen Veterans Services District Terrance P. Hart Boards and Committees Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board Susan Monahan, Chair James Warner Michael Jones 7 Glenn C. Gibbs Ingrid F. Miles Agricultural Commission Royce Knowlton, Co-Chair Warren Jepson, Co-Chair Michael Marini Kat Kenny Donald Galicki Dianne Cassidy Augusta Macrokanis Alternates Laura Russell Kelly Jacklin Bill Cassidy Athletic Playing Fields Study Committee Ken Swenson, Chair Charles D. Surpitski Barry Hopping Carl Nylen Susan Markos Elizabeth Dorman Kristen Grubbs Jeffrey Putur Audit Committee Elizabeth Kilcoyne, Chair Robert White (Finance Com) Jeff Loeb (School Committee) Larry Pszenney William Callahan Board of Assessors Frank J. Ragonese, Chair John Moberger Karen L. Rassias Bay Circuit Trail Committee Lawrence G. Eliot, Chair Barbara Ostberg Mary Cunningham Ralph Williams Norman Marsh Linda Coan 8 Ipswich Community Access Media (ICAM) Robert Ryan, Chair Gregory Parachojuk Ann Savage James Maloney Scott Ames Cemetery & Parks Commission Nicholas Markos, Chair Harry Argeropoulos Theodore Lemieux Commission on Energy Use & Ken Savoie, Chair Climate Protection Edward Rauscher Robert Markel Tim Henry Donald Bowen William Bingham Marc Simon Heidi Paek Michael Johnson Adam Devoe Sarah Simon Community Development Plan William Bingham, Chair Implementation Task Force Thomas Mayo William Gallagher Richard Kallman Ingrid F. Miles Glenn Gibbs Kathleen Connor Commuter Rail Committee Dorcas Rice, Chair Robert Waldner Joseph Carlin Chris Curry Paul Sanborn Conservation Commission David Standley, Chair Jennifer Hughes, Vice Chair Sissy Folliott Brian F. O'Neill 9 Sharon Cushing Karl Kastorf Conservation Agent David P. Pancoast Constable Peter Dziadose Council On Aging Elizabeth Nelson, Chair Cheryl Ferris Tone Kenney Dorothy Butcher Pat Parady Keith Carlson Claire Phillips Cultural Council Terri Unger, Chair (3 years) Deborah Barnwell Jennifer Carlson Marianne Cellucci Maureen Farley Barta Hathaway Linda Laterowicz Katherine McElwain Michelle Shibley-McGrath Design Review Board Maiya Dos Dianna Pacella Bryan Townsend Mitchell Low Alternate Members Ken Savoie Mary Kroesser Eight Towns & the Bay Committee Franz Ingelfinger Glenn Wood Electric Light Sub-Committee Charles D. Surpitski, Chair Raymond K. Morley S. Michael Schaaf James Engel Edward Sklarz 10 Fair Housing Tone Kenney Robert T. Markel Government Study Committee GerryAnne Brown, Chair Jeremy Hathaway David Standley Laura Hamilton Laura Dietz Diana Hebert Hall-Haskell Standing Theresa Stephens, Chair Committee William Nelson William Thoen Stephanie Gaskins James C. Lahar Margaret Broekel Ed Sukach Board of Health Susan C. Hubbard, Chair Spencer R. Amesbury, MD Charles Hill Historical Commission June S. Gahan, Chair Willard Maker Bryan Townsend Francis Wiedennman Judy A. Field Marjorie H. Robie Housing Authority (5 years) Edgar Turner (State Appt.), Chair Tone Kenney Kenneth M. Blades Moriah K. Marsh Ronald Graves Housing Partnership Michael Schaaf, Chair James M. Warner Michael Jones Edward D. Dick Moriah Marsh 11