Selectmen's Minutes
October 22, 2007
Present: Steve Moscicki, Jim Trudell, Elaine Sherry, Donna Clark, Celine Presby
6:05 pm Chairman Moscicki called the meeting to order.
Manifests & Invoices:
The manifest was authorized and new invoices for future payment were reviewed and initialed.
Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's Report was read showing a balance of $76,200.62 in the checking account, $49,340.40 in the NHDIP fund, $24,119.60 in the Laconia Bank savings account, and $100,000 in the TAN.
Committee Reports & Needs:
- The Selectmen reviewed the highway budget and anticipated expenses through year-end.
- Clark updated the Board on highway issues per road agent Tom Smith. The crew is currently adding gravel to and grading Under the Mountain and Dodge Pond Rds, and will continue grading other roads as time allows. Trudell asked that the potholes on Dodge Pond bridge be taken care of soon. The large rock on Green's property on Under the Mountain Rd will be broken up and removed this week. A culvert on Hunt's Mountain Rd still needs replacing. The balance of the calcium chloride on-hand was used on Quebec Rd. Smith is getting prices on brakes for the Sterling truck. Smith and Stuart attended a training session on run-off and collecting sediment last week.
- The Board approved and signed two purchase orders for $1,600 each for salt from Barrett Trucking (one load to be delivered soon and the other to follow in a few weeks), and one for $1660 for Gorman Bros for 2,000 gals of liquid calcium chloride.
- The Board asked that Smith get prices and prepare a purchase order for fabric and standard culverts so a small supply can be kept in stock for emergency road repairs.
Permits and Applications:
Clark advised the Board of a conversation she had about Lyman's building and zoning requirements with a potential home buyer on Moose Run Road.
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for October 15th were reviewed. Trudell motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
Correspondence:
- Flyers for Nov 2007 Election Law training opportunities and information packets from FairPoint Communications were distributed to the Board.
- An invitation to a Nov 1st open house at the Littleton Senior Center was received.
Old Business:
- The NH Office of Energy & Planning's National Flood Insurance Program informational meeting will be held at the Town Hall on Monday, Oct 29th, at 6:30 pm.
- Clark reported on the DRA Tax Credit and Exemption workshop she recently attended.
- Trudell, Sherry and Clark represented Lyman at North Country Council's annual meeting last week.
- The Selectmen will dedicate the 2007 annual report in former road agent Art Wessels' memory rather than have a ceremony at the highway garage this fall as originally planned.
- Moscicki is still trying to resolve problems with the Town Hall generator.
New Business:
- All expenses and revenues to date were reviewed in anticipation of Tuesday's meeting with the Dept of Revenue to set the 2007 property tax rate. Moscicki, Trudell and Clark will attend and it has been noticed as a Selectmen's meeting.
- Peter from Nightingale Hauling will inspect and quote on removing the old sheds from the Town Hall property on Wednesday.
- The Board reviewed a certificate of occupancy form for manufactured home installations that is required by the State of NH. Lisbon's building inspector and fire chief, Stan Borkowski and G.P. Houston respectively, will sign off on certificates for the Smith/Schulze home on Hurd Hill Rd and the Hubbard home on Moulton Hill Rd as Lyman has no code enforcement officer to do so. Any costs associated with this process will be paid directly by the homeowners.
- LGC HealthTrust is preparing a Section 125 Plan for the Town which will allow medical and dental insurance premiums to be withheld on a pre-tax basis, and will drop off 2008 insurance rates and plan options in the next few weeks.
Non-Public:
Moscicki made a motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3, II(a) to prepare an employee review for Tom Smith taking Clark with them, 2nd by Trudell, all in favor by roll call vote. Resumed public session. Trudell made a motion to seal the minutes of the non-public session, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
Trudell motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 pm, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Oct 29th, at 5:30 pm.
