Agenda – June 7, 2010; 6:00
Minutes for Board of Selectmen (Town Office) 7 June 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
Board: L Ladd, F Ruch, T Brooks. Other: V DeLalla, C Sheltry
Brooks/Ruch motion to open meeting at 4:00 (2/0).
Board signed the following documents: Manifest; Yield Tax Warrant for $13,821.52; Tax Warrant for $848,124.23; Mason & Rich letter of understanding (2 copies—Brooks/Ruch motion (approved 3/0): have chair sign letter); Letter to whom it may concern re building permits
Brooks/Ruch motion (approved 3/0): approve minutes for May 17; Brooks/Ruch motion (approved 2/0; Ladd abstained): approve minutes for May 24 and June 1
Brooks/Ruch motion (approved 3/0): give fire chief permission to buy turn out gear from expendable trust, as voted at town meeting; he needs and is ordering but invoice will come in late July or early August.
Brooks/Ladd motion (approved 3/0): continue to mow ball field to one inch every week.
Money stolen at recycle (2nd time); replace lock with more secure lock; remove money daily
Received first notice re Rymes pre-buy contract; investigate further; look into other companies and prices; looking for refund on propane funds being held; remaining $1300 on oil contract
FYI--DOT going for fixed price fuel contract; affects PD, which buys fuel above town; possibly affects fire department
FYI--Received DOT driveway permit approval for Lynette Emerson for temporary logging driveway
FYI--Received DOT excavation permit approval for Scott Mason for sleeve to connect water service (no pavement disturbance).
Received and accepted with regret notification that Roger Stinson resigned from the Planning Board (Ladd/Ruch motion (approved 3/0); board now short one member with no alternates; selectmen need to appoint a new member and at least one alternate; usually done with advice from chair of PB, but selectmen have final authority to appoint
W. Vaughan requested abatement of $924.84 plus lien fee of $10 for a total of $934.84 his 2007 taxes; Ruch to check on options (new law, payment agreement) with town counsel.
Brooks/Ruch motion (approved 3/0): hire L Renaud as the treasurer for the Trustees of Trust Funds; the trustees have recommended hiring her; she was previously a paid treasurer/Trustee; since resigning, she officially needed to be hired as the treasurer
FYI--Reviewed letter from Brunswick Selectboard to Concord General Mutual Insurance re payment of fire department expenses while on scene at accident.
Received Census validation request re boundary maps; refer to staff for review; final document to be signed by chairman indicating accuracy.
Received advertisement for home inspection services; placed on file
June 10 deadline for comments on LGC property liability changes; individual selectmen may make comments if desire.
Brooks/Ladd motion (approved 3/0): authorized brooks (or his representative) to clear the bounding line between the Brooks/Town properties (growing up into brush/trees).
Brooks to follow up status of cell tower.
Staff to follow up status of stray dog contract with Riverside Boarding and Grooming
Awaiting DRA follow up on statewide mosaic parcel map after town maps finalized
Staff to brief selectmen on Best Doctors practices re Primex recommendations.
Next week will be the 4:00 signing agenda
Board discussed mean of “as justice may require.”
Brooks/Ladd motion (approved 3/0): adjourn at 6:28.