Selectmen's Minutes
February 2, 2009
Present: Jim Trudell, Elaine Sherry, Steve Moscicki, Donna Clark, Celine Presby
6:05 pm Chairman Trudell called the meeting to order.
Manifests & Invoices:
The manifest for Feb 2nd 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 $101,248.00 in the WGSB checking account, $129,003.04 in the NHDIP fund and $6,281.42 in the Laconia Bank savings account.
Committee Reports & Needs:
The Board signed a letter authorizing a change in signatories on the Permanent Cemetery Fund accounts held at WGSB. Lisa Linowes, a Trustee of the Trust Funds, will follow up with the necessary signature cards later this week.
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for Jan 26th were reviewed. Sherry motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
Correspondence:
- Legislative Bulletin #5 and the Jan 2009 Emergency Management News were distributed to the Board.
- Grafton County's 2008 Annual Report was received.
- Pemi-Baker Solid Waste District's Nov 12th meeting minutes and Feb 12th meeting notice were reviewed.
- North Country Council sent a letter requesting support for economic stimulus money for several of their projects and announced a meeting being held Feb 6th in Bethlehem to discuss the matter.
- A new request from a health agency for a 2009 appropriation was denied. They will be advised to submit their request earlier next year and provide information demonstrating the benefit Lyman residents receive from their organization.
Old Business:
- The Town Hall ramp door has been adjusted and closes properly again, but the drainage and frost situation still needs to be addressed in the spring.
- The 2009 proposed budget and warrant articles were discussed and additional cuts were made. Trudell will attend Wednesday night's Planning Board meeting to discuss their proposed budget and see if any reductions are possible. It will be posted as a Selectmen's Meeting since Moscicki will be in attendance as well.
- A warrant article will be prepared to adopt RSA 41:9-a relative to charging fees for regulatory activities such as boiler inspections and false alarms.
- The Selectmen's report for the Annual Report was finalized.
- Plodzik & Sanderson has scheduled the 2008 audit for the week of Feb 16th.
- The Board will make final preparations for the Feb 10th Budget Hearing at next week's meeting.
New Business:
The 5th Annual Dodge Pond Family Event Day will be held Saturday, Mar 14th, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Food, beverages, winter activities, dog sleds, a fire and the annual "penguin plunge" will be included. There is no cost to attend. More information is posted on the website.
Sherry motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:20 pm, 2nd by Trudell, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Feb 9th, at 6:00 pm.
