TOWN
OF SABATTUS
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
Absent Bill Henshaw, Selectman
In
Attendance:
Tracy Fabrizio, Administrator Florence Behr, CEO Assistant
Suzanne Adams, Town Clerk Jon
Mennealy, Charter Commission Chair
Thomas Fales, Police Chief Paul
Loesberg, Planning Board
James Wood, Road Commissioner Chris Morin,
Fire Department
Jerry Sabins, Transfer Station Manager Nick Angelides, LSJ
Reporter
Donald Therrien, Fire Chief Robert L. Boston Jr
Richard Behr, CEO
Jason Tardiff
Motion to accept the October 10th
meeting minutes as read made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by
Selectman Steve Wood.
3 in Favor. Selectman Mark Duquette was not yet present.
Thomas
Fales, Police Chief
1. Computer, purchase
request-Would like to replace one computer a year. Dell has
one on sale for
$834.65
instead of $1100.00. Has the money for it in his budget.
Motion
to allow Chief Fales to spend $834.65 to buy a computer made by Selectman Gino
Camardese and seconded by Selectman Steve Wood.
3
in Favor. Selectman Mark Duquette was not present.
Tracy
Fabrizio, Town Administrator & Treasurer
1. Delinquent Taxes for
2004-2006 with 117 accounts, principal amount due is
$113,192.12.
5 accounts have been paid in full since
10/06/2006. Delinquent Taxes collected
since last week was $4,158.39.
2. Check
Reconciliations, September 2006 Bank Statements-
Town, in Balance with 3 variances &
School, in balance with 1 variance.
September variances for Town and
School to clear this month 10/2006.
2. Report on excise tax- shows that the current excise tax
collected so far this year is less than
the
amount collected at this time last year. Tracy will divide the amounts by
fiscal quarters so it will be easier to read.
3. Vehicle
Registration Renewal, Rapid Renewal Service Online, Board of
Selectmen to review
on
10/17/2006. The question last week was when we would receive our portion of the
money.
Tracy
tells the Board that the money is transferred in 48 hours. There is an annual fee of $150.00
for the Trio module. Many residents have requested this and Tracy
would like to try it. It will
probably take a couple of weeks to get this set up.
Motion to allow Tracy to try the rapid renewal for a year
made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Mark Duquette.
All in Favor.
4
Dog Licensing Online Services Board of
Selectmen to review and possibly approve -continue on 10/17/2006. A credit is
given at the end of each month towards our bill.
Motion
to allow the online dog licensing on a trial basis for a year made by Selectman
Steve Wood and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All
in Favor.
Motion
to accept the Treasurer’s report made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded
by Selectman Steve Wood.
All
in Favor.
Jerry
Sabins, Transfer Station
1. Public Works
has done the concrete and tarring work over at the Station. He questions Tracy
on if
she has heard from Brown Construction. She responds
that they will be contacting Jerry sometime this week.
Donald
Therrien, Fire Chief
1. Requesting Fire
Department Pay Compensation to be disbursed in November
instead of December due to chief’s vacation. This would give his firefighters a
chance to question their pay if they have any issues and since the Chief is gone
the first two weeks of December, this would allow them to have their checks for Christmas. He lets
Tracy know that this will happen on the November 1st warrant.
2. Issuing Burning Permits implement new system requested. Instead of having townspeople
calling himself or James Wood on the weekend, would like to have a
fireman at the station for two hours on Saturday and Sunday. A policy should be drawn up to set up
procedures and fees. This may need to be done as an ordinance.
3. Fire Apparatus currently in
process of obtaining bids for a pro-active maintain schedule. Would
like to set up a maintenance program to have his
fire trucks checked once a month or every two. This is a very good idea but
could prove to be costly. Could plan to
do this on next year’s budget.
Chair Guy Desjardins would like to continue this in
a workshop.
Denis
Castonguay, Planning Board Chair- He is absent but asked Tracy to present the following.
1. Letter to the Board of Selectman informing
them that Mr. Ryan Steward of Elm Street will appear
before the Planning Board
to request approval to operate a home-based bait and tackle shop on Elm
Street. Selectmen Mark
Duquette and Gino Camardese will try to attend on October 23rd.
Comments from the floor:
Don Therrien, Fire Chief- would like to know if he has the right to
suspend a volunteer firefighter. Selectman Steve Wood suggests that an
Executive Session should be held with the Board to let them know about the problem.
Jason Tardiff
and Robert Boston Jr., Residents- Would like the Town to adopt Springer Farm Rd.
They are told that they need to petition Mr. Glen Dube and get him to put a
warrant for the Town Meeting so that the townspeople can vote on accepting it.
Jon Mennealy, Charter
Committee Chair-
Lets everyone know that the Charter pamphlets are ready.
Unfinished
Business:
1. Hand Air Dryer(s) for
Municipal Restrooms, -
Proposal Due Date 10/17/2006
One bid has been received from DeBlois Electric for $1141.00. This will take care of the two upstairs public bathrooms.
Motion
to allow $1141.00 to install hand dryers made by Selectman Gino Camardese and
seconded by Selectman Steve Wood.
3 in Favor. Selectman Mark Duquette opposes.
2. Janitorial Services Open Sealed Bids on 10/17/2006
One
bid received from Quality Commercial Cleaners for $18,000.00 a year. Currently we do not have this in our budget. The Board asks Mr. & Mrs. Lavalliere to
meet with Tracy to discuss an alternative.
Chief Fales also told the Board that he would check his budget to see if
he can contribute to this also.
3. Public Works, New
Truck/Plow Androscoggin Bank Financing Data, Legal Opinion Received,
Review & Approve Purchase. Our
lawyer, Peter Garcia told Tracy that we had an article at the Town Meeting to
expend the money for a new truck but we did not have an article to borrow. Tracy will speak to him tomorrow about other
alternatives.
New Business:
Letter, Isaac Peachey- Letter sent to
the Town from a student concerning a Sabattus Bill of Rights to improve
conditions on Elm Street. The Board will send a letter of thanks to be signed
by all members also stating that they will take his ideas under advisement.
Motion to adjourn at 8:23 made by
Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.
All in Favor.
Selectman
Meeting Minutes of October 17,2006 Accepted On ___, 2006.
______________________________
Guy P. Desjardins, Chair
______________________________
Stephen J. Wood, Selectman
______________________________
Gino R. Camardese, Selectman
______________________________
Mark R. Duquette, Selectman
______________________________
William
E. Henshaw, Selectman