TOWN
OF
Roll
Call of Board of Selectmen:
Present Guy P.
Desjardins, Chairman
Present Stephen J. Wood, Selectman
Present Gino R. Camardese, Selectman
Present Mark R.
Duquette, Selectman
Present Bill Henshaw, Selectman
In
Attendance:
Tracy Fabrizio, Town Administrator Richard Behr, CEO
Suzanne Adams, Town Clerk
Thomas Fales Sr., Police Chief
Nick Angelides, LSJ Reporter
James Wood, Road Commissioner Mara Beth
Duncan
Jerry Sabins, Transfer Station Manager
Donald Therrien, Fire Chief
Motion to accept the Selectmen Meeting Minutes of
November 14th as written made by Selectman Steve Wood and seconded by Selectman
Bill Henshaw.
4 in Favor. Gino Camardese abstained because he was
not present at the last meeting.
Department Heads:
Thomas
Fales, Police Chief-Street Ordinance, Issue with Road names; Pine Ridge
Road and Pine Ridge Ext, House number issue with Pine Ridge Ext. Richard Behr
to research and give report to Board on 11/21/06. Problem has been resolved it
was just a miscommunication.
Tracy
Fabrizio, Town Administrator & Treasurer
1.
Review Delinquent Taxes –Delinquent taxes outstanding as of 11/20/2006
is $113,297.96 for 109
accounts. Delinquent taxes collected from 11/09/06
through 11/20/06 was $1,979.30.
2.
School bringing in their warrants timely.
Motion
to send the School Superintendent and the Business Manager a letter requesting
their presence at a Selectman’s Meeting if this is not fixed by next
payroll made by Selectman Steve Wood and seconded by Selectmen Bill Henshaw.
All
in Favor.
Motion
to accept the Treasurer’s report as read made by Selectman Bill Henshaw
and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All
in Favor.
James Wood, Road Commissioner-Someone
from the State complained that the sign at Martin’s Point states for
Sabattus residents only and guests. We signed a contract with the State of
Motion
to remove the sign at Martin’s Point made by Selectman Steve Wood and
seconded by Selectman Gino Carmadese.
All
in Favor.
Jerry
Sabins, Transfer Station-
1.
Trash Compactor, Broken-Circuit burned
out. It cost $608.00 to have the motor fixed. Need an
electrician to go in and
check to see if everything is running on the same circuit. Selectman Gino
Camardese will call John Paradis to see if he is
available to check this out.
2.
Metal Roof over Metal Container needs to be closed in-Selectman Gino
Camardese says that the contract with Brown Construction was supposed to cover
this. Gino will also
call them to check it out.
Donald Therrien, Fire Chief- Has received two checks,
one was a grant for Fire Safety through Walmart and
the other was a reimbursement for schooling. Would like this to be put into the
proper accounts.
Tracy Fabrizio, Town Administrator-Tells the Board
that a John Poulin from Greene has contacted her
about the cleaning position. Selectman Mark Duquette also suggests that we
advertise on the Board outside. Chief
Therrien suggests Marcel Deforge Sr. could possibly
help out until we find someone.
Unfinished
Business:
1.
Key Government Financing/Lease for
Public Works, New Truck/Plow Equipment -
New Amended
Agreement to approve and sign due to proper language to use in reference to
insurance and liability amounts changed.
Insurance and Key Government Financing both agree with new amended
agreement. MMA had informed
2.
Transfer Station, Replace 2 Slide Rails
on Bottom of Trash Dumpster – Phone Poll to Board of Selectmen on 10/26/2006, Board
of Selectmen Approved - $2000 expenditure, Transfer Station Equipment Escrow
account –Continued from 11/14/2006,
Selectmen’s meeting. The bill was mailed but Jerry has not received it
yet. This will stay under Unfinished Business.
New Business:
1.
Charter Commission Wrap-up Meeting ; Requesting date to meet with Board ;
Monday, 12/11/2006 or on Tuesday,
12/19/2006. The e-mail was sent to the Board of Selectmen in error. Their
presence is not needed. Guy Desjardin, Chair does state that we need to act on our
Special Town Meeting. This could be done
on January 9th a Tuesday evening. Tracy will call Mark Frenette
to help write the Articles.
Motion
to hold our Special Town Meeting on January 9, 2007 at 7:00 made by Selectman
Steve Wood and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All
in Favor.
2.
Roland Fortin, appearing at the
Sabattus Planning Board on 11/27/2006 requesting planning
Board approval to construct a new storage building to hold
construction materials at 62 Greene St.
3 16 Tickets to the December 2, 2006 MAINEiacs
vs Saint John’s Fog Devils Hockey game -
drawing. Given on behalf of the
Lewiston Mayor and City Council. The Town will have a raffle for
the residents which will be drawn
next Tuesday.
4. Donna Jamison, Resident: Safe and Decent
Housing issues. They are here to represent the whole
building. They show the
Board of Selectmen pictures of the condition of the building. Many of the
residents are having
respiratory issues. They ask the Town to
adopt new safety codes to allow.
inspections. Guy Desjardins, Chair would like to have
a workshop set up with Richard Behr and all
Department Heads to discuss what
ordinances we could get. Chief Therrien , Fire Dept would also
like to include Gary Simard, Auburn Fire Protection Officer. Unfortunately nothing can be passed
until
the next Town Meeting.
Motion to go into Executive Session
to discuss Administrative personnel issue(s) pursuant to 1MRSA Sec 405(6) (A)
at 8:25 made by Selectman Gino Carmadese and seconded
by Selectman Steve Wood.
All in Favor
Motion to exit out of
Executive Session at 8:45 made by Selectman Bill Henshaw and seconded by
Selectman Mark Duquette.
All in Favor.
Motion to adjourn the
Selectmen’s Meeting at 8:46 made by Selectman Bill Henshaw and seconded
by Selectman Mark Duquette.
All in Favor.
Selectman
Meeting Minutes of November 21, 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