Town
of
Selectmen’s
Meeting Minutes
May
15, 2007
Roll Call
of Board of Selectmen:
In
Attendance:
Suzanne Adams, Town Clerk
George
Merrill, Assistant Fire Chief
Thomas Fales, Police Chief
Chris
Morin, Fire Department
Jerry Sabins, Transfer Station
Manager
Bert
Larochelle, Transfer Station
Robert Scott, Fire
Chief
Peggy Peters, Budget Committee
Andre Marquis, EMA
Director
Kermit Peters
Denis Castonguay, Planning Board
Chairman
Kenneth Spencer
Steve Wood, Search for Town Manager
Committee
Michelle
Ames
Motion to accept
the minutes of May 9, 2007 made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by
Selectman Paul Loesberg.
All in
Favor.
Department
Heads:
Tracy Fabrizio,
Town Administrator and Treasurer- She is absent, so the Town Clerk
reads her report. Delinquent taxes outstanding as of 5/11/07 is $58,547.64
consisting of 57 accounts. Delinquent taxes collected from 5/04//07 through
5/11/07 was $153.00.
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 Reconciliation-Both accounts reconciled to
zero. The Town had no variances and the School had one for
$996.43.
John Hyde, Road
Foreman-Informed the Board that last Wednesday, he had a
meeting with FEMA. They checked the culvert at
Robert Scott,
Fire Chief- Tells the Board that there is a
change in the Forestry Grant. The amount was $1,972.88 and is now
$1967.53. This will buy 10 fire rakes, 300feet of 1 ½ inch hose, 6
collapsible back tanks and 13 forestry shirts. Our total cost will be
$983.77. A motion was made on April 24th which now needs to be
amended.
Motion to amend
the Article for the Maine Forestry Grant that was voted on April 24th
will now be for $1967.53 50% to be taken out of Fire Equipment and 50% out
of the General Surplus fund to be replaced by the Grant made by Selectman
Guy Desjardins and seconded by Selectman Gino
Camardese.
All in
Favor.
2. Engine
6-Partially down, needs a new relief
valve. The cost is $1275.00 and can be purchased from Fire Tech &
Safety. This will be paid from his Equipment Account.
Motion to allow
Chief Scott to expend $1275.00 from the Equipment Account to purchase a relief
valve made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Paul
Loesberg.
All in
Favor.
Andre Marquis,
EMA Director-Still waiting to appoint an EMA
Assistant. This issue will continue next week. Also reminds the Board of the EMA
Emergency Meeting to be held on Tuesday May 22nd. Informs the
Board that a Department Head Meeting will be held on May 24th to
debrief everyone on the Patriot’s Day Storm. Asks if anyone from the Board would
like to be present.
Denis Castonguay,
Planning Board Chairman-Informs the Board that a public
hearing was held last Wednesday, concerning the new Subdivision Ordinance.
Copies have been brought into the Town Office for the Town
Meeting.
Normand
LaPlante,Search for Town Manager Committee- He is not present so
Steve Wood informs the Board that one interview was held Monday night and three
are scheduled for Wednesday night. Normand LaPlante should be
present at the next meeting to inform the Board of the
outcome.
Comments from the
floor:
Steve
Wood-Asks if the culvert on
Suzanne Adams,
Town Clerk-Paul MacKenney from Vision Appraisal
will be at the Town Meeting on Saturday and would like to know if the Board
would prefer if he did a presentation or just a generalization. The Board all
agree that he should just do a generalization.
George Merrill,
Assistant Fire Chief- Asks the Board if there will be an
adequate sound system at the Town Meeting. Last year it was difficult to hear
the comments from the floor. The Board will check into it.
Unfinished
Business:
1.
CPR/First Aid
Course offered to town employees thru United-Chief Fales has been
unable to reach his contact. This will be continued on Tuesday May
22nd.
New
Business:
1.
2.
Ken
Spencer, Resident- requesting public work’s grader
equipment to be repaired rather
than renting the equipment. Feels that the money
spent renting could be used to repair and would even be willing to lend the Town
the money to do it. Peggy Peters from the Budget Committee replies that she
feels that since the grader is so old that the Town would be putting money in
every year to upkeep it. Maybe it would be best to buy used. The Board will take
everything into consideration.
3.
Community Room
Usage Requests-Recreation Club on Monday 6/25/07
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and the Rural Community Action Ministry on Friday 5/25/07
from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. The Board agrees to the
usage.
Motion to move
into Executive Session at 7:13 after a 5 minute break for matters pursuant to
1MRSA, Sec.405,(6) (A) made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by
Selectman Mark Duquette.
All
in Favor
Motion to move
out of Executive Session at 8:30 made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded
by Selectman Mark Duquette.
All in Favor
Motion to adjourn
at 8:30 made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Gino
Camardese.
All
in Favor
Selectman
Meeting Minutes of May 15 2007, Accepted On__ ___ ,
2007.
______________________________
Bill Henshaw,
Chair
______________________________
Paul Loesberg,
Selectman
______________________________
Gino R. Camardese,
Selectman
______________________________
Mark R. Duquette,
Selectman
________________________
Guy Desjardins,
Selectman
MEETING MINUTES
COMPILED BY SUZANNE ADAMS, TOWN CLERK