Fitchburg Housing Authority
Regular MeetingFitchburg, MA · May 31, 2024
Minutes
Fitchburg Housing Authority FITCHBURG CITY CLERK
Jul 24 2024 8:52 am
Minutes of FHA Special Board Meeting
C.J. Durkin Conference Room, 50 Day St, Fitchburg, MA
May 31, 2024
A Special Board Meeting of the Fitchburg Housing Authority was held at 10:00 AM on Friday,
May 31, 2024, in the C.J. Durkin Conference Room, 50 Day St, in the City of Fitchburg,
Massachusetts.
Present: Absent:
FHA Board Members:
Linda Byrne, Chair Thomas Hughes, Member
Adam Goodwin, Vice Chair
David Basilio, Treasurer
Janice Spellane, Member-Tenant Rep.
FHA Staff:
Douglas Bushman, Esq. Executive Director & CPO
Andrew Skoog, Deputy Director
Alicia Santucci, Executive Assistant
Quorum: Yes
Motion to Open Meeting at 10:00am
Move: Adam Goodwin Second: David Basilio
Chair, Linda Byrne opened the meeting at 10:00 am
Motion to Approve Wallace ModPHASE project CFA 5001 Amendment #30: $21,548,664.30.
Move: Adam Goodwin Second: David Basilio
Motion to Revise the FHA Board Meeting Schedule
Move: David Basilio Second: Janice Spellane
June Regular Board Meeting schedule was approved as Wed., June 12 at 8:30am at Wallace Tower Community
Room.
Motion to Adjourn at 10:44am
Move: Adam Goodwin Second: David Basilio
“Teamwork, Excellence and Ability for Your Home and Family”
Agenda
FITCHBURG CITY CLERK
Fitchburg Housing Authority May 29 2024 9:15 am
Notice of FHA Special Board Meeting
9:45 am, May 29, 2024
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Chapter 30A, Sections 18 through 25 of the General Laws that a
Special Meeting of the FHA will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, May 31st, 2024, via actual participation.
The meeting will be held at the C. J. Durkin Conference Room, 50 Day Street, in the City of Fitchburg,
Massachusetts. There is no public comments session at this meeting.
A. Agenda Items & Motions
1. Motion to Open Meeting (Quorum Requirement: Three FHA Board Members
2. Motion to Approve Wallace ModPHASE project CFA 5001 Amendment #30: $21,548,664.30.
3. Motion to Revise FHA Board Meeting Schedule for June 20224
4. Motion to Adjourn
B. Executive Session
This Motion is made pursuant to M.G.L. c30A Section 21 (a)(6) for the following reason: 2. To conduct
strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective
bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel; 3. To discuss strategy with respect
to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or
litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares; 4. To discuss the deployment of security
personnel or devices, or strategies with respect thereto; 5. To investigate charges of criminal misconduct or
to consider the filing of criminal complaints; 6. To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real
property if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position
of the public body; Per the General Laws a public body may meet in executive session provided that: 1.
The body has first convened in an open session; 2. A majority of members of the body have voted to go
into executive session and the vote of each member is recorded by roll call and entered into the minutes; 3.
Before the executive session, the chair shall state the purpose for the executive session, stating all subjects
that may be revealed without compromising the purpose for which the executive session was called. 4. The
chair shall announce publicly whether the open session will reconvene at the conclusion of the executive
session; and records of the executive session shall be maintained pursuant to MGL
“Teamwork, Excellence and Ability for Your Home and Family”
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