Town of
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
July 24, 2007
Roll Call of Board of Selectmen:
In
Attendance:
Gregory Gill,
Town Manager Donald
Therrien, Fire Department
Suzanne
Adams, Town Clerk
Amy Therrien
Jerry
Sabins, Transfer Station Manager Steve Wood
John Hyde,
Road Foreman
Michael Yohe
Amedeo Lauria, Budget Committee Mara Beth Duncan
Chris Morin,
Assistant EMA Director
Motion to accept the Meeting Minutes
of July 17, 2007 made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman
Paul Loesberg.
Four in Favor. Selectman Guy Desjardins abstained as he was absent at the last meeting.
Department Heads:
Gregory Gill, Town Manager-
1.
Review Delinquent Taxes-Delinquent taxes outstanding as of
Friday July 20, 2007 is $42,731.91
consisting of 45 accounts. Delinquent taxes collected from
Friday July 13 through Friday July 20 was $2,052.20.
Motion to accept the Treasurer’s
report as read made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Mark Duquette .
All in Favor.
2.
Bids for ACO Truck-4 bids received, Chief David Brooks
of Lisbon recommends going with O’Conner GMC as they have fulfilled all the specifications
and is asking the Board’s approval. Their asking price is $15,523.00. Selectman
Mark Duquette questions if this is a lease agreement or if the vehicle is being
purchased outright.
Motion to accept the O’Connor GMC bid
for $15,523.00 on approval of how the purchase is made, made by Selectman Gino
Camardese and seconded by Selectman Mark Duquette.
All in Favor.
3.
Report on School Superintendent’s
Office-Informs the
Board that the last warrant was never supplied to the Town. Also tells the
Board that he had a meeting at their office and was told that the School’s
by-laws had changed and that the Town was required to pay the School Department
three months worth of installments at a time. He later found out that the other
Towns are only making monthly payments. After
a phone call to our Representative Scott Lansley, he
was provided with Title 20-A§ 1703 which states that the payments shall be paid
in monthly payments. He also informs the Board that our next payment should not
be due until October 20th. Selectman Guy Desjardins says that he
remembers a meeting with the Superintendent where they explained why more money
is needed at the beginning of the School year.
Steve Wood agrees with Guy that we agreed to pay three payments up front
so that the School would have all the supplies needed to start the year and
then go to monthly payments. Greg suggests that our auditor meet with the
School’s auditor. Amedeo
Lauria, Budget Committee Member, thinks that the Town
should be informed on what is happening with the School budget and suggests
that someone from the School Board or Superintendent’s Office come to a
Selectmen’s Meeting.
John Hyde, Road Foreman
1.
Request Electrical Upgrade for
Compressor- to be
continued on August 14th.
2.
Bids on Plastic Culvert-Has received three bids, recommend
going with EJ Prescott at a cost of $5925.00, the funds to come out of his
culvert account. Amedeo
Lauria asks the Board if they will give preference to
businesses in Town. The Board responds
that they have
in the past.
Motion to go with EJ Prescott for the
amount of $5925.00 which includes the $80.00 fuel service charge made by
Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Paul Loesberg.
All in Favor.
Comments from the Floor:
Amedeo Lauria-Asks to advertise to encourage people to run for the
Budget Committee since it will now be an elected position. Inquires when nomination papers will be
available and is told that they may be taken out on August 13th.
Also encourages residents to join the two new committees that the Town Manager
is putting together. Also feels that the large landowners in Town may be
interested in joining the Update to the Comprehensive Plan Committee as this
will deal with zoning.
Steve Wood-Wants to know what roads are going to
be paved and what amount of money is being planned to be spent. John Hyde, Road
Foreman, says that he would like to pave the
Unfinished Business:
1. Nominations for the
New Business:
1.
Appointment papers for
Motion to appoint
All in Favor.
2. Approve request for use of
3. Renewal of Mixers Special Amusement Permit and Liquor License-The Police Chief has no complaints
with the operations of Mixers. There are no complaints from those attending the
meeting.
Motion to renew Mixers liquor license
and Special Amusement permit made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by
Selectman Mark Duquette.
All in Favor.
4. Board to elect a Vice-Chairman- The new Town Charter requires a Vice-Chairman and since
the next election isn’t until November, the Board wishes to elect one now.
Motion to nominate Selectman Mark
Duquette as Vice-Chairman made by Selectman Paul Loesberg
and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
4 in Favor. Mark Duquette abstains.
5.
Motion to go into Executive Session at 7:25 for discussion of Personnel
Matters pursuant to 1MRSA, Sec.405,(6) (A) after a five minute break made
by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Mark Duquette.
All in Favor
Motion to
move out of Executive Session and go into regular session at 7:46 made by
Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Paul Loesberg.
All in
Favor
Motion to
accept the Town Manager’s recommendation to remove Andre Marquis from the
office of EMA Director made by Selectman Paul Loesberg
and seconded by Selectman Guy Desjardins.
All in Favor.
Motion to
adjourn at 7:54 made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Gino
Camardese.
All in Favor.
Selectman
Meeting Minutes of July 24, 2007, Accepted On__ ___ , 2007.
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Bill Henshaw, Chair
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Gino R.
Camardese, Selectman
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Mark R.
Duquette, Selectman
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Guy Desjardins, Selectman
MEETING MINUTES COMPILED BY SUZANNE
ADAMS, TOWN CLERK