Selectmen's Minutes
November 19, 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 $16,677.92 in the checking account, $49,340.40 in the NHDIP fund, $24,119.60 in the Laconia Bank savings account, and $50,000 in the TAN.
Committee Reports & Needs:
- Clark updated the Board on highway issues per road agent Tom Smith. The brake job on the Sterling and muffler replacement on the Ford are complete. The Ford was used to spread salt recently which worked out well. Smith was pleased to report that he was able to sand Skinny Ridge, Bobbin Mill, Under the Mountain, Moulton Hill, Ash Hill, the gravel portion of Pettyboro, and Hubberton Road with only one load of sand in the 10-wheeler.
- The Board signed purchase orders for $1,172.72 for Ferguson for road fabric and $2,235.00 for Wilco for culverts.
- The 2007 winter sand agreement with Tom Fenoff was approved and will be mailed to him for his signature.
- Smith will be asked to put stabilizer in the gasoline remaining in the tank at the highway garage, and will be responsible for starting the Town Hall generator on a monthly basis now that it is back in working order.
Permits and Applications:
The following were approved:
- Intent to Cut for Ray & Sarah Cloutier for Map 172 Lot 134
- Veterans Credit application to replace one that is missing from the files
- Building Permit for Edward & Jacqueline Daniels for a pole barn on Map 170 Lot 160
An application for a Building Permit for John Marshall for a new home on Map 53 Lot 46 was referred to the Planning Board for their review.
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for Nov 5th were reviewed. Trudell motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
Correspondence:
- The Nov/Dec 2007 Town & City magazine was distributed to the Board.
- The Town of Lisbon is hosting a DOT Drug & Alcohol Supervisor Training Dec 13th. Smith and Clark will attend.
- North Country Health Consortium is holding a Health Emergency Plan overview Dec 6th. Sherry cannot attend but will ask Mary Ruppert if she is available.
- Cartographic Associates sent an update on the progress made with the Town's mapping project this year. The compilation of the digital planimetric base map is now complete.
- Executive Council Report #17 was reviewed.
- An invitation to the first North Country Town Meeting being held on Dec 7th was received from North Country Council. Sherry and Clark, the Town's representatives to NCC, will attend.
Old Business:
- Trudell reported that he and Clark attended several worthwhile training sessions at the recent LGC Conference.
- Trudell has started getting quotes on a new gate and chain link fence for the highway garage property.
- Next week's Selectmen's meeting will be held from 5:30 to 6:15 pm, then the Board will leave to attend a public informational meeting regarding the Grafton County Dept of Corrections jail project at 7:00 pm in Littleton.
- Simon Baker told Clark he is too busy at this time to help with plans for reconstructing the handicapped ramp.
- Nightingale Hauling will not be able to do the demolition work on the old town sheds as previously thought. The Board will have the highway crew start working on it as time allows.
- Moscicki noted that Town Clerk Carol Messner prepared information for the Planning Board's next meeting pertaining to how and when it was originally formed and when it changed from seven appointed members to five elected members.
New Business:
- Moscicki signed a credit application for Laconia Electric Supply.
- The Board approved a 2007 property tax abatement for $300 for a missing veterans credit.
- Clark will schedule a 4th quarter safety committee meeting in the next few weeks.
- Stephanie Eaton plans to attend a Selectmen's meeting in early December.
- Preparation of the 2008 proposed budget is underway.
Non-Public:
Trudell made a motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3, II(a) to discuss an employee review, taking Clark with them, 2nd by Moscicki, 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 8:10 pm, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov 26th, at 5:30 pm.
