Regular Meeting (06-10-2013)
Selectmen Present: Suzan Rudnicki, Douglas Small, John Luce, Earlyn Bowers and Joseph Pelletier
Town Manager: Tom Richmond
Recording Secretary: Coreen Sylvester
Guests Present: Ralph Harris
7:30 PM: Suzan Rudnicki called the meeting to order.
MINUTES: Douglas Small made a motion to accept the minutes of June 3, 2013 as amended. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
ROAD COMMISSIONER/TAX COLLECTOR/TOWN MANAGER REPORT:
- The Town Manager gave the treasurer’s report as of May 31, 2013.
- Tom Richmond said things happening in Augusta can have a direct impact on when we will be able to set the tax commitment, because we need to know which funds the State will be cutting before we know exactly how much we need to collect in taxes.
- Tom stated we are in pretty good shape as far as the Town fund balance, and will be going ahead with the construction on Cook Road. It may be another month until Lane Construction is able to do the paving on Murray Road and Fuller Road, which should be okay since they have until September to complete the work.
- Tom said we were going to hay the ditches today, but the hay mulcher we picked up didn’t work. The mulcher was returned and is being worked on.
- Joe Pelletier asked if we ever decided to post the Haskell Road bridge. Tom said he has ordered two 10-ton limit signs, and the engineer from Plymouth Engineering will be here next Monday to discuss options for the bridge.
NEW BUSINESS:
Annual Appointments:
John Luce made a motion to appoint Julia Pike as Registrar of Voters for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Julia Pike as E-911 Director for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Julia Pike as Sexton for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint William Crowley as Civil Emergency Preparedness Agency Director and Forest Fire Warden for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Stewart Brooks as Code Enforcement Officer, Plumbing Inspector and Building Inspector for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Leslie Jean Taylor as Animal Control Officer for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Gladys Swett as Health Officer for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Robert J. Duplisea Jr. as Assessor for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Joseph Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Aaron Hawes as Recreation Director for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Joseph Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Gene Clavette as Planning Board Member for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing five years. Joseph Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor.
Josh Devlin made a motion to appoint Paul Morgan as Planning Board Member for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing two years. Joseph Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Ralph Harris as Alternate Planning Board Member for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Joseph Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Fred Kircheis as Appeals Board Member for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing three years. Joseph Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor.
John Luce made a motion to appoint Tim Schoppe as Alternate Plumbing Inspector for the Town of Carmel for the ensuing year. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
Bingo Application: John Luce made a motion to sign an application for Bingo and Games of Chance for Carmel Square and Compass Club. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
Maine Resource Recovery Association Request for Membership: Tom stated he had received an invoice of $100.00 from Maine Resource Recovery Association for membership dues, with an option for having the money deducted from our first load of recycling. Selectmen decided not to pay the membership dues at this time.
New Bay Door for Fire Station: Tom said Overhead Door has given us a price for a new bay door in the fire station, but he’d like to hold off a while before having it done.
Boilers Shut Off: Tom let the Board know he has shut the boilers off for the summer.
Town Manager Vacation Request: John Luce made a motion to allow the Town Manager to take August 26 through August 30, 2013 as vacation time. Suzan Rudnicki seconded. Five voted in favor.
Website: Joe Pelletier asked if our website is done in-house or if we hire it out, because it is seriously out-of-date. Tom said Julia Pike does it in-house, and he will let her know.
Fire Station Oil Trap Cleanout: The Town Manager said he had asked Frost Septic if they would pump out the tank in the fire station that is called the oil trap, and they wouldn’t touch it because of the oil. Clean Harbor would charge $500.00 to do it.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of June 10, 2013 in the amount of $3,874.17. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the Full-time fireman’s payroll warrant of June 10, 2013 in the amount of $739.81. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of June 10, 2013 in the amount of $124,108.01. Suzan Rudnicki seconded. Five voted in favor.
OTHER BUSINESS:
School Budget Meeting: Tom let the Board know the School Budget Meeting is next Monday, June 17th, at 7:00 pm at Caravel Middle School. Selectmen decided they would like to attend the meeting, so Tom said he would post the Selectmen’s meeting for after the budget meeting and let Aaron Hawes and Plymouth Engineering know not to be here until 8:00 pm.
Credit and Debit Cards: John Luce asked if there is a lot of interest in the Town accepting credit and debit cards. Tom said there is quite a lot of interest, but we are reluctant to accept cards because it would be a lot more work added on for reporting as well as the daily cash-ups.
ADJOURNMENT: Sue Rudnicki made a motion to adjourn. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:25 pm.