TOWN OF
SABATTUS
Roll
Call of Board of Selectmen:
Present Bill Henshaw, Chairman
Present Guy
P. Desjardins, Selectman
Present Stephen
J. Wood, Selectman
Present Gino R. Camardese,
Selectman
Present Mark
R. Duquette, Selectman
In
Attendance:
Tracy
Fabrizio, Town Administrator
Robert Scott, EMA Director
Suzanne
Adams, Town Clerk
Normand LaPlante, Committee for Town Manager Chair
Thomas
Fales, Police Chief
Paul W. Loesberg, Planning Board
James
Wood, Road Commissioner
Tony Camardese, Planning
Board
Jerry
Sabins, Transfer Station Manager
Tim
Pinard, Public Works
Donald
Therrien, Fire Chief
Steve Witham, Public
Works
Richard
Behr, CEO
Mara Beth
Duncan
Florence
Behr, CEO Assistant,
Motion
to accept the minutes of January 16th made by Selectman Gino Camardese and
seconded by Selectman Steve Wood
All
in Favor.
Department
Heads:
Thomas
Fales, Police Chief- Presents
the Board with the minutes of the first County Dispatch Meeting that he
attended.
Tracy
Fabrizio, Town Administrator & Treasurer-
Review
Delinquent Taxes-Delinquent
taxes outstanding as of 1/19/2007 is $98,663.99 consisting of 91 accounts.
Delinquent taxes collected from 1/12/07 through 1/19/07 was $4217.20. Last week,
23 foreclosure notices were sent out on Thursday. One has paid in
full.
Motion to accept the Treasurer’s report as written made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All
in Favor.
Jerry
Sabins, Transfer Station Manager-Received
two quotes for Vinyl siding on the metal and the freon
buildings.
Motion
to continue this in two weeks made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by
Selectman Guy Desjardins.
All in
Favor.
Donald
Therrien, Fire Chief-
Volunteer Firefighter Blanket Accident Coverage, new program provided through
MMA’s broker, HUB International New England Co. Cost is $52.48 per volunteer per year,
which would cost about $1,800.00. That could save thousands of dollars per year
and would like to start the plan this year so that the figures can be part of
his new budget.
Motion to sign
up for the insurance and to have the money come out of the Fire Dept’s budget
made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Guy
Desjardins.
Discussion
followed to table this until next week so that all members of the Board had a
chance to read the details of the plan. Selectman Gino Camardese rescinded his
motion and Selectman Guy Desjardins rescinded his
second.
Motion
to continue this issue next week made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by
Selectman Steve Wood.
All
in Favor.
Donald
Therrien, Fire Chief- Also
has two volunteers that would like to take a class in Maryland and would like to
fly. The Board would like to know what the training is for. The Chief has no
information concerning the classes. The Board suggests to bring this back next
week.
Richard
Behr, CEO-Speaking
for the Planning Board, would like the Board of Selectmen to appoint Anthony
Camardese and sign his nomination papers.
Motion
to appoint Mr. Camardese as an Alternate for the Planning Board made by
Selectman Steve Wood and seconded by Selectman Mark
Duquette.
4 in Favor. Gino
had to abstained.
Normand
LaPlante, Search for Town Manager Committee Chair- informed
the Board that Donald D’Agostino has resigned. Gino Camardese has been moved up
from an Alternate. Would like to
find another volunteer to act as an Alternate. MMA has been very helpful in giving
needed information.
Comments from
the Floor:
Paul
Loesberg-
Asks for the Board’s approval to campaign for the office of Selectman at the
Transfer Station. The Board has no
problem with this.
Unfinished
Business:
Motion
to continue until next week made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by
Selectman Mark Duquette.
All
in Favor.
Motion
to give a one- year blanket letter to Our Lady of the Rosary Church made by
Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Steve
Wood.
All
in Favor.
New
Business:
1.
Letter
from Planning Board Secretary, Mr. Patrick Cyr
will be appearing at the Sabattus Planning Board on January 22, 2007. Mr. Cyr
would like planning board approval to operate a Sabattus Auto Sales Business.
This issue will be continued at the next Planning Board
Meeting.
2.
American
legion Post 135-
Renewal application for a license to Operate Beano/Bingo or a Game of
Chance.
Motion
to allow American Legion Post 135 to have the Game of Chance License made by
Selectman Steve Wood and seconded by Selectman Gino
Camardese.
All
in Favor.
Workshop
to review ordinances with Mr. Gary Simard was cancelled due to an Executive
Session.
Motion
to continue the workshop at a later date made by Selectman Guy Desjardins and
seconded by Selectman Mark Duquette.
All in
Favor.
Motion
to take a brief recess before going into Executive Session
pursuant to 1MRSA, Sec. 405, (6) (A), at
7:18 made by Selectman Guy Desjardins and seconded by Selectman Mark
Duquette.
All
in Favor.
Motion
to
Move into Executive Session with Public Works, pursuant to 1MRSA, Sec. 405, (6)
(A), made
by Selectman Gino
Camardese and
Seconded
by Selectman Steve
Wood at 7:25 PM.
All
in Favor.
Motion
to get out of executive session at 7:53 and enter back into regular session made
by Steve Wood and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All
in Favor.
Motion
to adjourn at 7:55 made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman
Steve Wood.
All
in Favor.
Selectman
Meeting Minutes of January 23, 2006, Accepted On__ ___ ,
2006.
______________________________
Bill
Henshaw, Chair
______________________________
Stephen
J. Wood, Selectman
______________________________
Gino
R. Camardese, Selectman
______________________________
Mark
R. Duquette, Selectman
______________________________
Guy
Desjardins, Selectman
MEETING MINUTES COMPILED BY SUZANNE ADAMS, TOWN CLERK