Regular Meeting (01-22-2018)
Selectmen Present: Suzan Rudnicki, Douglas Small,Jared Fitts, John Luce and Earlyn Bowers
Town Manager/CEO: Kevin Howell
Recording Secretary: Coreen Sylvester
Guests Present: Glennis McSorley and Toby Pelletier
7:30 PM: Suzan Rudnicki called the meeting to order.
MINUTES: John Luce made a motion to accept the minutes of January 8, 2018 as amended.
- Douglas Small seconded. Four voted in favor. Earlyn Bowers abstained as he was not present for that meeting.
TOWN MGR/TAX COLLECTOR/CODE ENF OFFICER/RD COMM. REPORT:
- Kevin asked Selectmen if they would like to dedicate the annual report to anyone this year. Doug Small suggested David and Evelyn Smith. The remaining Selectmen had no objections.
- The Town Manager stated we are eligible for a FEMA GA grant for reimbursement of costs incurred as a result of the October 30, 2017 wind storm, and he has a briefing tomorrow with a FEMA representative.
- Kevin told Selectmen he spoke with the region engineer from D.O.T. and found out they have no intention of paving Route 69 this year. They do plan to do some ditching and culverts, and are hoping to pave in 2020.
NEW BUSINESS:
Personnel Policy: The Town Manager presented the Board with an updated personnel policy for their approval. Kevin said the only change he made was to update the sexual harassment section with MMA’s model. Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to accept the updated personnel policy. Douglas Small seconded. Five voted in favor.
Town Warrant: The Town Manager and Selectmen went over the articles for the 2018 town warrant
- Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to recommend Article 12 as written. John Luce seconded. No vote taken. Motion died.
Kevin stated he wrote Article 29 to accept land for the proposed town landing, with advice from MMA to make sure the article is legal.
There was discussion about Article 30 regarding the Flood Plain Ordinance. Kevin said that in order to correct typos, we have to adopt the corrected ordinance.
After discussion, Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to accept the Town Warrant. John Luce seconded. Four voted in favor. Douglas Small abstained.
Selectmen Position: Kevin let the Board know there is no one running for the available Selectman position. If the top write-in does not accept the position, we will have to have another election.
Town Emblem: Kevin asked Selectmen if they had any objections to having a town emblem designed
- Selectmen had no objections.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of January 16, 2018 in the amount of $4,232.37. Doug Small seconded. Five voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of January 22, 2018 in the amount of $4,001.85. Doug Small seconded. Five voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of January 22, 2018 in the amount of $184,617.42. Doug Small seconded. Five voted in favor.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to go into executive session pursuant to 1MRSA § 405(6) (A) to discuss a personnel matter. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor. Selectmen went into executive session at 8:18 pm. Selectmen reconvened in regular session at 8:37 pm. No action taken, informational only.
ADJOURNMENT: Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to adjourn. Doug Small seconded. Five voted in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:38 pm.