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
Paul W. Loesberg, Planning Board
Suzanne
Adams, Town Clerk
Gary LaBonte, Public Works
Thomas
Fales, Police Chief
James Avery, Fire Department
James
Wood, Road Commissioner
Mara Beth Duncan
Jerry
Sabins, Transfer Station Manager
Motion
to accept the minutes of January 23rd made by Selectman Gino Camardese and
seconded by Selectman Steve Wood
All
in Favor.
Department
Heads:
Tracy
Fabrizio, Town Administrator & Treasurer-
Review
Delinquent Taxes-Taxes
outstanding as of 1/26/2007 is $98,966.07 consisting of 90 accounts. Delinquent taxes collected from 1/19/2007
through 1/26/2007 was $1,192.12. Last week an account was paid off and not
included in the totals in the amount of $ 1,365.54. Three accounts that had
received foreclosure notices have been paid off this
week.
Motion
to accept the Treasurer’s Report as read made by Selectman Steve Wood and
seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All
in Favor.
2. Requesting Board of Selectman’s approval,
Janitor pay increase from $9.50 to $10.50. He is doing a great job
and the funds are available in the budget.
Motion
to increase the Janitor, Robert Simoneau’s pay from $9.50 to $10.50 an hour made
by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Steve
Wood.
All
in Favor.
Motion to take the money out of the Cutting
Blade account and the rest out of the Center Line Account but no more than
$1,600.00 made by Selectman Guy Desjardins and seconded by Selectman Gino
Camardese.
All
in Favor.
1.
Two
quotes/proposals received, for vinyl siding, metal and freon building, opened on
1/23/2007 to continue on
2/6/2007.
2.
Requests,
Board of Selectmen’s assistance in the direction with the wood and demo
retaining wall 2007-2008
budget. The sanitary slabs
are caving, would like to set up a workshop to see how much it would cost to
have
either Public Works or a contractor to do the work. The Board would like
Jerry to call St. Lawrence or Dube to
get a
rough idea of the cost. This will
be on next year’s budget.
Donald
Therrien, Fire Chief-
Firefighters training, request Board of Selectmen’s approval to pay out of state
training.
James
Avery is here to speak for the Chief.
Three firefighters would like to attend classes in Maryland on April
28th and 29th.
The classes are for Arson Detection and for Strategy & Tactics for
Operations. The Town of Lisbon is paying for one of the classes. Requests
approval for both the classes and the flights to be paid. Meals and lodging are
supplied with the classes.
Motion to allow no more than $700.00 for the firefighters classes made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Guy Desjardins.
4
in Favor. Chairman Bill Henshaw
opposes.
Normand
LaPlante, Search Committee for Town Manager-not
present but Selectman Gino Camardese speaks for him. Lets the Board know that
the committee has come up with an ad for Town Manager and would like the Board
to look over it. Should get a quote from MMA on what the cost will be for their
part on Monday.
Comments from the Floor:
Tracy Fabrizio, Town
Administrator-
Requests for 15 minutes from the Board after the Executive
Session.
Unfinished
Business:
1.
Transfer Station, compactor-motor
switch problem, continued from 1/23/07. Selectman Mark Duquette requested
proposal in writing. Mark spoke with Stevens Electric; price is contingent on
being able to pull out the service wires.
Motion to table this issue until April 3rd, 2007 made by Selectman Guy Desjardins and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All in Favor.
2.
Our Lady of the Rosary Church, requesting Blanker Letter of approval for
Beano/Bingo & Game of Chance. Continued from 1/23/07. Paperwork is signed by
all Selectmen.
3.
Volunteer Firefighter Blanket Accident
Coverage, new program through MMA’s broker,
HUB International New England- cost is $52.48 per volunteer per year. Coverage
to start as of January 1, 2007. Paperwork is signed.
Motion to enter into Agreement with MMA Firefighter Accident Blanket Coverage with cost of $52.48 per firefighter per year made by Selectman Steve Wood and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All in Favor.
New Business:
1.
Maine School Management Association-
Legislative Alert, Public Hearing scheduled on
Consolidation Legislation. The
Superintendent’s Office has mailed this asking the Board to attend this meeting
on February 5th at nine a.m. Selectman Gino Camardese may
attend.
Tracy Fabrizio, Town
Administrator-Regarding property taxes, a resident has
outstanding 2005 taxes. This was
supposed to have been taken care of when she filed for bankruptcy but wasn’t
because a “Proof of Claim” was never filled out. Her attorney is claiming that we did
receive one. She is willing to pay
the back taxes of $ 860.40 if the Board is willing to wave the interest and
costs of $136.31. Taking the $860.40 will save us attorney
fees.
Motion to wave the interest and fees made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All in Favor.
Workshop with Bruce Nadeau concerning the
audit was cancelled tonight and will be rescheduled for next week on Tuesday
2/6/07.
Motion
to
Move into Executive Session with Public Works, pursuant to 1MRSA, Sec. 405, (6)
(A), with a 10 minute break made
by Selectman Gino
Camardese and
Seconded
by Selectman Mark
Duquette at 7:40 PM.
An
open session is requested. The
Board thought that the Road Commissioner was taking a five- week vacation. The
Road Commissioner felt that he was on Administrative leave. He requests that he
stay on a paid Administrative leave until his term is up.
Motion
that the Road Commissioner stay on Administrative leave until March
1st and then to get what the employee policy says is owed to him made
by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Mark
Duquette.
4
in Favor. Steve Wood
Abstained
Motion
to adjourn at 7:45 made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman
Gino Camardese.
All in Favor.
Selectman
Meeting Minutes of January 30, 2007, Accepted On__ ___ ,
2007.
______________________________
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