One vacancy exists on the Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) Board of Commissioners. The RMLD Board of Commissioners is an elected Board. However, this is an interim appointment valid until the next Town Election on April 2, 2024.
Per the Home Rule Charter Section 3.5, The Municipal Light Board of Commissioners shall have all the powers and duties granted to cities and towns in respect to municipal lighting plants by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 164, Section 34 et seq. and other general and special acts pertaining thereto, together with such further powers and duties assigned to them by the Charter, by Town Bylaw, or by Town Meeting vote.
Appointments will take place on Tuesday, July 18th, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., by a joint meeting of the RMLD Board of Commissioners and the Select Board, in the Select Board Meeting Room of Town Hall, with remote option via Zoom. Applicants will be asked to attend this meeting and give a brief opening statement. Board of Commissioners and Select Board members might ask follow-up questions.
Interested individuals must submit their applications, along with a brief, written statement of why they would like to be appointed, no later than 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 17th, 2023, to the Town Clerk’s Office:
By Mail: Town Clerk’s Office 16 Lowell Street Reading, Massachusetts 01867
By Fax: 781-942-9070
By Email: lgemme@ci.reading.ma.us
Applications are available online at: