TOWN OF SABATTUS

SELECTMAN’S MEETING MINUTES

June 27, 2006

 

Roll Call of Board of Selectmen:Present               

Present  Guy P. Desjardins, Chairman

Present   Stephen J. Wood, Selectman

Present   Gino R. Camardese, Selectman

Present   Mark R. Duquette, Selectman

Absent    Bill Henshaw, Selectman

 

In Attendance:

Tracy Fabrizio, Administrator                                                      Nick Angelides, LSJ Reporter

Suzanne Adams, Town Clerk                                                     Polly McCauley, Planning Board

Jerry Sabins, Transfer Station Manager                                     Jim Bolem

Denis Castonguay, Chair, Planning Board

Don Therrien, Fire Chief

James Wood, Road Commissioner    

Richard Behr, CEO

Florence Behr

 

The Meeting was started with a moment of silence in memory of Teisha Loesberg.

 

Motion to Accept the Selectman’s Minutes of June 20, 2006, as written, made by Selectman Steve Wood and Seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.

All in Favor.

 

DEPARTMENT HEADS:

 

Tracy Fabrizio, Town Administrator & Treasurer:

  1. Treasurer’s Report:  Tax Years 2003 thru 2005, Delinquent Taxes Outstanding as of 06/23/06 is $52,721.29.  Delinquent Taxes collected since Friday, 06/23/2006 was $3379.58.

 

Motion to Accept the Treasurer’s Report  made by Selectman Bill Henshaw and seconded by Selectman Steve Wood.

All in Favor.

 

  1. Accounts Payable- One additional a/p processing scheduled on Thursday.  Also

The Fire Department’s report shows that they are operating in the red but that is only because their grant has not been applied to the account. The expenditures for the grant have been applied to Fire Department Budgetary account. F.D. Budgetary Unexpended now in the Black.  Selectmen have a copy in their binders.

 

James Wood, Road Commissioner-Review job applications.

1.      Has been given the go ahead to hire two workers to fill in his vacancies. One                                     will be hired as a temp to take the place of Gino who is out on sick leave.

  1. He also has 4 applications for summer help. He only has openings for two.  The Board will meet on July 5th at 5:30 to review the applications. They will then be approved at the next meeting.
  2. The Public Works crew that mows lawns is asking for permission to wear knee length shorts only while mowing. 

 

Motion made to allow Public Work Employees to wear knee length shorts while mowing made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Mark Duquette.

4 in Favor.  Chair Guy Desjardins opposed.

 

  1. Kathy Parker at 18 West Ridge Road is asking to have the culvert at the end of her driveway repaired. The culvert is ruining her tires.  Road Commissioner James Wood stated that he would dig up the culvert, cut down the bolts and then replace it, eliminating the problem.

 

Jerry Sabins, Transfer Station Manager- Has two applicants for the Transfer Station that he would like to hire.  One is Joseph Michaud and the other is Horace Atwood.  Would like to discuss the pay rate.

 

Chair Guy Desjardins- The hourly rate is set at $7.75 for 6 months and then goes to $8.25.  They can start at the first step and after 90 days depending on how they work out, may go up another step.  Would also like to have Horace Atwood get medical approval from his doctor before being hired.

 

Motion to hire Joseph Michaud depending upon a PD Check and motion to hire Horace Atwood depending on medical approval and PD check made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.

All in Favor.

 

Chair Guy Desjardins- Received a phone call from Buster Downing asking why we were no longer using their services for pumping the sewage tanks at the Transfer Station. He asked Jerry Sabins why we changed companies. He was told that Buster Downing would charge us $250.00 each time that he came out.  The Transfer Station is going in with the Animal Shelter by using Nickersons and the cost is only $100.00 a trip. Chair Guy Desjardins will call Buster Downing to explain that it wasn’t the quality of service that prompted the change but the cost.

 

Donald Therrien, Fire Chief- Requesting to meet with the Board of Selectmen to discuss plumbing on Engine 5 and asking to have the outstanding invoice to be paid.

The company EVM was asked to plumb engine five.  The cost was more then he expected as the company charged $90 an hour for labor.  He also thought that he had $48000.00 to spend on engine 5 when in fact he was budgeted for $45000.00.  He could pay the rest of the amount out of his equipment account.

 

Chair Guy Desjardins- The Board should always have some say in what is being spent.  Also if a purchase order would have been used, there would have been proof of what was quoted.

 

Motion to pay the bill out of the Chief’s Equipment Account was made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.

All in Favor.

 

Richard Behr, CEO- is being asked to go out to Boulder Road with Selectman Gino Camardese.  A neighbor is complaining of someone burying a transmission out in their yard and feels that it is too close to their property line.

 

COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR:

 

Tracey Fabrizio, Town Administrator- reading from a statement from Budget Committee Chair, Patrick Madden, that there will be no meetings held in July and August.  The next meeting will take place in September. Exact day and time to be announced.

 

Don Therrien, Fire Chief- stated that he received a complaint about the head count at Mixers.  He asked if he was allowed to go in and check. Chair Guy Desjardins responded that he could do so.

 

Chair Guy Desjardins- Asked Tracy to call other Town Offices to see if they are closed on Monday.  A vacation day or comp time would be used.  The Board will decide on Thursday upon Tracy’s findings.

 

Unfinished Business:

 

  1. Pro-Link Plus Heavy-Duty Starter Kit: Continued from Selectmen’s Meeting

05/24/2006. Review possible commitment from Department Heads to assist with the cost of the kit (Continue on 07/11/2006)

  1. Chief Tom Fales, requesting Board of Selectmen to amend the Parking & Traffic Ordinance- to include:  Any person wanting to close a road in Sabattus Must notify the Police and Fire Department in advance to road closure. (Issue tabled; from Selectmen’s Meeting 06/20/2006- Chief Fales to give copies of the ordinance to the Selectmen for their review.)
  2. Sanitary Sewer System located at the Municipal Building-Issues/Problems with system (Issue tabled; from Selectmen’s 06/20/2006)

 

New Business:

 

  1. Community Room Usage Request/ Mara Duncan – Girl Scout Troop 2186 1st and 3rd Monday 6:30-8:00p.m.

 

Chair Guy Desjardins- There is too much usage of the Community Room on Mondays.  The snowmobile club uses it on the 1st and 4th Monday of the month and the Republican Party also meets on the 1st.  This is to be continued until Mara can be reached and asked to pick another day.

 

 

  1. Mixers- Special Amusement Permit, Requesting Boards Approval and Signatures.

New owner-Michael Yohe.

 

There is concern voiced by residents on the noise level and by the amount of people that stand outside the building smoking.

 

Michael Yohe, Mixers new owners- Plans on making changes on the smoking area (Stay in touch with Chief Therrien) Also wants to try to keep the noise level down.  He has a list of 40 people that are banned from entering.  Having problems keeping head counts as so many people enter and leave to smoke.  Handed over a copy of the sales agreement that is to take place in 10 to 14 days.

 

Chair Guy Desjardins-  stated to Michael Yohe to keep communications open with Chief Fales.

 

Motion to accept the application for Mixers Special Amusement made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Steve Wood.

All in Favor.

 

Chair Guy Desjardins-Presented Florence Behr with a plaque to thank her for her thirteen years of service as a member and secretary of the Planning Board. Cake to be served after the meeting.

 

Motion to adjourn at 7:40 made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Mark Duquette.

All in Favor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Selectman Meeting Minutes of June 27, 2006, Accepted On ___    , 2006.

 

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Guy P. Desjardins, Chair

 

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Stephen J. Wood, Selectman

 

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Gino R. Camardese, Selectman

 

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Mark R. Duquette, Selectman

 

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William E. Henshaw, Selectman

 

 

 

            MEETING MINUTES COMPILED BY SUZANNE ADAMS,TOWN CLERK