Selectmen's Minutes
July 13, 2009
Present: Jim Trudell, Elaine Sherry, Steve Moscicki, Donna Clark, Celine Presby
6:00 pm Chairman Trudell called the meeting to order.
Manifests & Invoices:
The manifests for July 6th and July 13th were authorized and new invoices for future payment were reviewed and initialed.
Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's Report was read showing a balance of $72,697.29 in the WGSB checking account, $29,163.20 in the NHPDIP fund, $6,288.97 in the Laconia Bank savings account and $100,000.00 in the TAN. Moscicki motioned to approve the treasurer's report as written, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
Committee Reports & Needs:
- Clark updated the Board on highway department issues on Tom Smith's behalf. A purchase order for McDevitt Trucks for $1,088.80 for a fuel tank and straps for the '99 Sterling was approved. Tom Smith's request for vacation the week of July 19-25 was granted.
- Notices have been posted for a Cemetery Committee meeting to be held July 29th at 7:00 pm at the Town Hall.
- The Selectmen authorized Tax Collector Carol Messner to accept prepayments two years in advance of the due date of the bill per RSA 80:52-a. She had previously been approved to receive prepayments as early as Jan 1st in the year the taxes are billed. This will allow more flexibility to property owners who prefer to make tax payments on a monthly basis throughout the year.
- The Board reviewed the current list of properties that may be deeded Aug 3rd.
Non-Public:
Trudell made a motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3, II(c) to discuss a matter of reputation, 2nd by Sherry, 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 Moscicki, so voted all.
Permits and Applications:
The following were approved:
- Current Use Applications for John Tilton Jr for Map 172 Lots 4 & 5
- Current Use Application for Ann Steuernagel & Caitlin Corbett for Map 49 Lot 15
- Driveway Permit for Alpheus Aldrich for Map 53 Lot 2
- Building Permit for Alpheus Aldrich for shed for Map 53 Lot 2
- Building Permit for Della Mae Aldrich & Rebecca Fenoff to enlarge pole barn for Map 170 Lot 182
- Building Permit for James Harris for porch extension for Map 49 Lot 11
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes for June 18th (driveway site visit) were reviewed. Trudell motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
Minutes for June 29th were reviewed. Moscicki motioned to approve the minutes as written, 2nd by Sherry, so voted all.
Correspondence:
- Notices of the following meetings were received from North Country Council: Solid Waste/Recycling Meetings for July, Aug & Sept; Workshop on SB 342 Workforce Housing - July 29th at 7:00 pm in Franconia (planning board members may attend); Quarterly Representatives Meeting - Aug 12th at 5:30 pm (Clark will attend); Public Hearing on the NCC Regional Transportation Plan and Coordinated Public Transit & Human Services Transportation Plan for New Hampshire's North Country - Aug 12th at 6:00 pm in Bethlehem (Clark will attend).
- A memo from Grafton County Commissioner Ray Burton and the June 2009 Points North Bulletin were also received.
Old Business:
- The Board approved and signed a letter to Stephan Hamilton, Director of the Dept of Revenue's Property Appraisal Division, requesting that Lyman's next assessment review year be changed from 2013 to 2010 to coincide with the Town's planned valuation update.
- Emergency Management Director Sherry briefly spoke on the July 6th initial meeting of the Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee. The meeting was conducted by Jane Hubbard and Bonnie Lockwood of Hubbard Consulting. Other committee members in attendance included Jim Trudell, Steve Moscicki, Donna Clark, Carol Messner, Tom Smith, and NH Emergency Management Field Rep Paul Hatch. Ms Hubbard presented an overview of Hazard Mitigation and the group participated in identifying local hazards. The next meeting is scheduled for Aug 10th at 4:00 pm at the Town Hall and is open to the public.
- Clark reported on the July 7th Joint Loss Management Committee Meeting. There are currently no major safety issues that require attention.
New Business:
- Clark will be taking LGC Academy's Basic Government Accounting Course being offered from Sept-Nov 2009. This is a prerequisite to their Financial Reporting & Accountability class.
- The Selectmen signed a Dept of Revenue form confirming that PA-28 Inventories will not be used for 2010.
- Trudell presented a packet of information provided by Representative Brien Ward containing data on the State budget and the loss of revenue to Littleton and Lyman as a result of its passage.
- The expense and revenue budgets to date were reviewed in detail and found to be at appropriate levels for this time of year.
- Sherry will contact Paul Hatch at NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management to ask if the Pettyboro Road culvert replacement project would be eligible for the 2010 Unified Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Trudell motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 pm, 2nd by Moscicki, so voted all.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 27th, at 6:00 pm. Sherry will not be available that evening.
