Town of
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
March 4, 2008
Roll
Call of Board of Selectmen:
Present: Guy P. Desjardins, Vice-Chair
In
Attendance:
Gregory
Gill, Town Manager Tamela Paradis, School Board
Suzanne
Adams, Town Clerk Patrick
Madden, School Board
Jerry
Sabins, Transfer Station Manager
Michael Tardy
Don
Fournier, Jr., EMA Director Ryan
Michaud
Sheila
Clifford, School Board Chair Robert Herbert
Robert Gayton
Jr, School Board
Motion
to accept the Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2008 as written made by Selectman
All in Favor.
Department Heads:
Gregory Gill, Town Manager
1.
Review Delinquent Taxes- Delinquent taxes outstanding as of Friday February 29, 2008
is
$86,587.96 consisting of 78 accounts.
Delinquent taxes collected from Friday February 15,
2008 through Friday February
29, 2008 was $ 4,423.85
Motion to accept the Treasurer’s report as
read made by Selectman
seconded by Selectman
All in Favor.
COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR
New Business:
1.
Scott Lansley,
State Representative and Jim Riei, Dept. of
Education-Mr. Riei explained the new annual school budget
process to the Board. The budget must be developed by the School Board using a
new chart of accounts and arranged in eleven expenditure and 3 or more revenue
Articles. At Town Meeting, voters will have the chance to increase or decrease
the amount on each article. A Validation Referendum must be held within 10 days
of the Budget Meeting. Absentee ballots will be available for the
referendum. If the budget fails to
pass, the process needs to be repeated within 10 days.
2. Appointment papers for Michelle Ames-Board signs the appointment papers.
Motion to appoint
Michelle Ames to the Update to the Comprehensive Plan Committee made by
Selectman
All in Favor.
3. Appointment papers for Shelah Rawstron-Board signs the appointment papers.
Motion to appoint Shelah Rawstron to the
Recreational Developmental Committee made by Selectman
All in Favor.
4. Storm Event Policy-Changes made to the Storm Policy were to add Channels 8 & 13 to the
list of channels to be notified.
Motion to accept the amended policy
to add channels 6 and 13 made by Selectman
All in Favor.
5. New GA Voucher-Changes
made to the General Assistance voucher to Hannaford were to limit purchases to
Hannaford/Generic brands only.
Motion to accept the new voucher made
by Selectman
Motion to amend the new voucher to
read ‘Hannaford/Generic brand products only” made by Selectman
All in Favor.
Motion to go into Executive Session at 8:03 for matters
pursuant to 1MRSA, Sec.405,(6) (A) made by
Selectman
All in Favor.
Motion to
move out of Executive Session and go into regular session at 9:27 made by Selectman Gino Carmadese and seconded by Selectman
All in
Favor.
The Town
Manager was given permission to use the Town vehicle to commute. The Board will review this issue as part of
the Manager’s yearly evaluation.
Motion to
adjourn at 9:30 made by Selectman
All in
Favor
Selectman
Meeting Minutes of March 4, 2008, Accepted On__ ___ , 2008.
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Mark
Duquette, Chair
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Gino R.
Camardese, Selectman
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William Henshaw, Selectman
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MEETING MINUTES COMPILED
BY SUZANNE ADAMS, TOWN CLERK