Regular Meeting (11-09-2015)
Selectmen Present: Suzan Rudnicki, Douglas Small, Earlyn Bowers and Joseph Pelletier
Absent: John Luce
Town Manager: Tom Richmond
Recording Secretary: Coreen Sylvester
Guests Present: Glennis McSorley, Toby Pelletier, Code Enforcement Officer Kevin Howell and Julia Pike
7:30 PM: Suzan Rudnicki called the meeting to order.
MINUTES: Joe Pelletier made a motion to accept the minutes of October 5, 2015 as written. Doug Small seconded. Three voted in favor. Suzan Rudnicki abstained as she was not present for that meeting.
MINUTES: Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to accept the minutes of October 26, 2015 as written. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Three voted in favor. Joe Pelletier abstained as he was not present for that meeting.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER REPORT: Kevin Howell stated he has inspected all the legal junkyards and they are all okay. Kevin showed the Board pictures of Stephen Dunham's junkyard and said he has made no progress at all in cleaning it up, so we will be moving forward with the order of contempt from 2006.
Kevin let the Board know that the proposed non-conforming ordinance discussed at an earlier meeting is actually replacing an article in the Land Use/Zoning Ordinance, not a separate ordinance.
TOWN MANAGER/ROAD COMMISSIONER/TAX COLLECTOR’S REPORT:
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Town Manager Tom Richmond said Straight Up Roofing finished the Town Office roof today, and they did a good job.
2. Tom stated we took the skid steer back on Friday.
3. Tom let the Board know that Bruce Fitts called today regarding his tax-acquired property.
NEW BUSINESS:
MRC Contracts (Legal Review): There was discussion regarding the MRC (Municipal Review Committee) proposed contract for solid waste proposal. Tom stated he has emailed/asked around to see if any other towns have any interest in sharing an attorney from outside to do a review to make sure it's what towns want.
MRC Vote: Voting on committee members for Municipal Review Committee was tabled until Selectmen have a chance to find out more about the candidates.
Sale of 421: There was nothing new regarding the sale of 421 fire truck.
Town Manager Vacation Request: The Town Manager requested January 7 - January 31, March 1 - March 4 and March 9 - March 23 of 2016 as vacation time. Joey Pelletier made a motion to approve the vacation requests. Douglas Small seconded. Four voted in favor.
New General Assistance Rule: There was discussion regarding the way municipalities must handle general assistance applicants who have just been released from correctional facilities. Doug Small asked for clarification on what type of correctional facilities are meant. Tom stated he would contact DHS to find out.
Carmel's Oldest Citizens: Julia Pike let the Board know that the Carmel Historical Society had a gathering this past Saturday to honor our 90+ citizens, and everyone had a great time. Bunny (Bernice) Curtis was to have been the guest of honor, but was unable to make it. Julia said that she and other Historical Society members will be going to see Bunny this coming Thursday to present a plaque to Bunny honoring her as Carmel's oldest citizen, and invited any of the Selectmen to come along if they would like to.
WARRANT: Earlyn Bowers made a motion to accept the Full-time fireman’s payroll warrant of November 2, 2015 in the amount of $828.07. Joe Pelletier seconded. Three voted in favor.
WARRANT: Earlyn Bowers made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of November 2, 2015 in the amount of $3,868.70. Joe Pelletier seconded. Three voted in favor.
WARRANT: Earlyn Bowers made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of November 2, 2015 in the amount of $168,240.00. Joe Pelletier seconded. Three voted in favor.
WARRANT: Earlyn Bowers made a motion to accept the Full-time fireman’s payroll warrant of November 9, 2015 in the amount of $828.07. Joe Pelletier seconded. Four voted in favor.
WARRANT: Earlyn Bowers made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of November 9, 2015 in the amount of $4,293.14. Joe Pelletier seconded. Four voted in favor.
WARRANT: Earlyn Bowers made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of November 9, 2015 in the amount of $55,074.01. Joe Pelletier seconded. Four 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. Joe Pelletier seconded. Four voted in favor. Selectmen went into executive session at 8:10 pm. Selectmen reconvened in regular session at 8:25 pm. No action taken, informational only.
ADJOURNMENT: Sue Rudnicki made a motion to adjourn. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Four voted in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:26 pm.