Jan
30
2012

Regular Meeting (01-30-2012)

Selectmen Present:               Joshua Devlin, Suzan Rudnicki, John Luce, Doug Small and Earlyn Bowers

Town Manager:                      Tom Richmond

Recording Secretary:            Coreen Sylvester 

Guests Present:                     Glennis McSorley, Code Enforcement Officer Stewart Brooks and Toby Pelletier

7:30 PM:   Josh Devlin called the meeting to order. 

MINUTES:  Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to accept the minutes of January 23, 2012 as written.  Douglas Small seconded.  Four voted in favor.  Joshua Devlin abstained as he was not present for that meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:

Fire Department (40 Hour Position):  The Town Manager summarized the last week’s discussion on the Fire Department’s request to hire a forty hour per week fireman/EMT.  After discussion, John Luce made a motion to put Article 16 as written on the 2012 town meeting warrant.   Earlyn Bowers seconded.  Three voted in favor.  Josh Devlin opposed.  Doug Small abstained.

Budget:  The Selectmen and Town Manager reviewed the 2012 proposed budget, including the $40,000 increase in the fire department’s budget in case Article 16 passes.  The Selectmen agreed to put the $40,000 on the town warrant, but made no recommendation for the increase.

CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER’S REPORT:  Stewart Brooks stated Richard Batchelder came in today to discuss the vehicles located on his property at the corner of Damascus Road and Main Road.  Stewart said Richard wants to solve the problem and intends to move the vehicles back the thirty-three feet from the center of the road.  Stewart said he will meet with him on Wednesday and then re-visit it in 180 days.

Time Warner Franchise Fees:  The Town Manager let the Board know we had received the annual franchise fee of $13,218.23 from Time Warner Cable.  Tom passed out an informational sheet showing that Time Warner’s monthly income from Carmel was between $38,000 and $40,000.

Auditor’s Report:  The Selectmen and Town Manager went over the final auditor’s report.

Final Warrant:  Tom Richmond and the Board reviewed and made corrections on the warrant  to be included in the town report.

Road Posting:  The Town Manager requested roads be posted on February 21st.  After Selectmen looked over the list of roads to be posted, Sue Rudnicki made a motion to authorize the Town Manager to post the roads, effective February 21, 2012.  Earlyn Bowers seconded.  Five voted in favor.

WARRANT:  John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of January 30, 2012 in the amount of $3,401.30.  Sue Rudnicki seconded.  Five voted in favor.

WARRANT:  John Luce made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of January 30, 2012 in the amount of $19,710.72.  Sue Rudnicki seconded.  Five voted in favor.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Fire Department aid to Etna:  Josh Devlin asked if our fire department is billing Etna for our assistance with fires in Etna, and asked Tom to ask the Fire Chief to give us a copy of any bills to Etna.

Accident involving Fire Truck:  Tom let the Board know one of our fire trucks had slid through a stop sign during the snow storm last week.  Another vehicle swerved to avoid it and went off the road.

ADJOURNMENT:  Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to adjourn.  Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.  Meeting adjourned at 8:31 pm.