Town of
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
May 20, 2008
Roll
Call of Board of Selectmen:
Present: Guy P.
Desjardins, Vice-Chair
In
Attendance:
Gregory
Gill, Town Manager Loretta Hinkley, Sanitary District Trustee
Suzanne
Adams, Town Clerk Robert
Herbert
Jerry
Sabins, Transfer Station Manager
Coral Herbert
Robert
Scott, Fire Chief
Motion to accept the Selectmen
Minutes of May 6, 2008 as written made by Selectman Paul Loesberg
and seconded by Selectmen Gino Camardese.
Three in Favor. William Henshaw abstains as he was not
present at the last meeting
Gregory Gill, Town Manager
1.
Review Delinquent Taxes- Delinquent taxes outstanding as of Friday May 16, 2008
is
$77,195.12 consisting of 68 accounts.
Delinquent taxes collected from Friday May 2,
2008 through Friday May 16,
2008 was $ 2,615.00. Updates the Board on the
foreclosures.
Motion to accept the Treasurer’s report as
read made by Selectman Gino Camardese and
seconded by Selectman
Paul Loesberg.
All in Favor.
2.
Town and School Check
Reconciliations- Both
reconciled to zero.
3.
Public Works Issues-Informs the Board that Road Foreman
John Hyde is in the hospital and will probably be out for the next two weeks.
Also informs the Board that after a review was done with a MMA insurance
under-writer, the discussion of a vehicle lift came into play as a needed piece
of equipment due to safety issues. The Town has a chance to purchase a used
vehicle lift for $2,500.00. A new lift of the same size sells for about
$4,000.00. The Town Manager requests that
the Board approve the purchase for after Town Meeting. A policy will be drafted
on its use. The Board shows interest but want to wait until Town Meeting to see
if the budget passes.
John Hyde, Road Foreman- The Town Manager informs the Board that Public Work’s payroll is
going
to be about $20,000.00 over because of all the overtime. Chairman Mark
Duquette also wants to mention
that the Public Works employees did not receive
overtime
as stated in the last minutes. According
to the contract, overtime starts after
40 hours after April 15th.
The Board feels that no amendments need to be done to the
minutes
as the motion made stated not to deviate from the Public Works contract.
Jerry Sabins, Transfer Station
Manager
1.
Stevens Electric and Pump Service
Inc.-A bid received
from Stevens Electric to replace the 10 HP motor for the compactor at the
Transfer Station. It was determined to be beyond economical repair. The cost is
$1,872.50 not including labor. Jerry did not go out for bids as bids were
received only a few weeks ago for the same item.
Motion to go with
Stevens Electric & Pump Service Inc not to exceed $2,100.00 to get a new Baldor 10 HP motor to come out of the Transfer Station
existing budget made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman
William Henshaw.
All in Favor.
Comments from the floor:
Suzanne Adams, Town Clerk- Requests that the Board sign
appointment papers for
Reserve Officer Allen
Huntington. The Board reviews and signs the appointment
papers.
Suzanne Adams, Town Clerk- Informs the Board that the School
Department dropped off the
Warrants for the School Budget Validation
Referendum and requests that the Board
signs
them so that they can be posted. The Board reviews and signs the Warrants.
Gino Camardese, Selectman-States that the Flag Day ceremony
will be held on Friday, July 13th
at 10:00
AM at the
the
Town Office before then.
Guy Desjardins, Vice-Chair- Asks if the credit/debit machine
has been installed yet. He is told
that the
machine has arrived but has not been installed yet.
Robert Scott, Fire Chief-Asks for information regarding the
911 meetings. The last one had
been
cancelled. He is told that no meetings have been scheduled yet.
Unfinished Business:
1. Fire Department’s Safety Gear Bids-Informs the Board that Globe and Securitex
brought in their Turnout Gear that day. The quotes that were received were not
for the specified gear needed. This will continue at the next meeting.
2.
Richard Behr’s Resignation-This will continue at the next
meeting.
3.
4. AVCOG-The
Town Manager informs the Board of
the costs of updating our Comprehensive Plan. The total amount for AVCOG’s services will depend on the amount of work the Town
requests them to undertake. Similar
projects have ranged from $7,000.00 to $10,000.00. Also informs the Board that
the first meeting of the Update to the Comprehensive Plan Committee will be
held on Thursday, May 22nd at 6:00 PM. John Maloney the Senior
Planner of AVCOG will be attending.
New Business:
1.
2.
Legislative Policy Committee-The Town Manager, Gregory Gill
requests the Board to nominate him for the MMA Legislative Policy Committee.
This nomination will put his name on the LPC ballot.
Motion to nominate Gregory Gill to
the LPC Committee made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman
Paul Loesberg.
All in Favor.
3. Appointment papers for Road Commissioner-The Board to review and sign
appointment papers for Town Manager Gregory Gill as Road Commissioner.
Motion to appoint Gregory Gill as
Road Commissioner made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman
Paul Loesberg.
All in Favor.
Motion
to adjourn at 7:17 made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman
Paul Loesberg.
All in
Favor
Selectman
Meeting Minutes of May 20, 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