Regular Meeting (12-15-2014)

Selectmen Present:                Suzan Rudnicki, Douglas Small, Earlyn Bowers, John Luce and Joseph Pelletier

Town Manager:                    Tom Richmond

Recording Secretary:            Coreen Sylvester

Guests Present:                      Glennis McSorley

7:30 PM: Suzan Rudnicki called the meeting to order.

MINUTES: Joe Pelletier made a motion to accept the minutes of December 8, 2014 as written. John Luce seconded. Four voted in favor. Suzan Rudnicki abstained as she was not present for that meeting.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

Junkyard Hearing: After opening the hearing, Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to renew Ideal Recycling’s junkyard permit at 235 Main Road for 2015. John Luce seconded. Five voted in favor.

 

Sue Rudnicki made a motion to renew Paul Falkenburg’s junkyard permit at 262 Irish Road for 2015. John Luce seconded. Five voted in favor.

           

Sue Rudnicki made a motion to renew R&R Lumber Co’s junkyard permit at 176 Fuller Road for 2015. John Luce seconded. Five voted in favor.

 

Voting Booths: The Town Manager stated we have a balance left in the Elections account and suggested buying more of the four-station voting booths. After discussion, John Luce made a motion to buy two more voting booths as long as the money is available. Joe Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor.

 

Tom also stated he had spoken with the Superintendent of Schools John Backus to see if it would be possible to hold big elections in the elementary school gym, as it would allow for more parking. Mr. Backus said it would be possible.

 

Neighbors Supporting Neighbors Donation Request: Sue Rudnicki made a motion to donate $100.00 to Neighbors Supporting Neighbors. No second. Motion died.

 

Christmas Eve Closing: John Luce made a motion to close the Town Office at noon on Christmas Eve. Joe Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor.

 

Town Office Vault Extension: Tom Richmond explained that it is getting difficult to find storage space for town records, and suggested we think about knocking out walls to extend the vault to the closet off the Selectmen’s meeting room. After discussion, it was decided that engineering should be done first to see if it is feasible before making any decision.

 

2015 Budget: The Town Manager gave Selectmen replacement pages on the 2015 proposed budget.

           

Tom gave the Board a breakdown of his calculations on funding the full-time EMT/Fireman position, as follows:

 

                                                Ambulance Income

            Total Income              $               48,000.00

Less ALS & Billing                $             (10,000.00)

               Less FICA               $               (3,400.00)

       Less Insurance              $               (3,600.00)

Less Reserve Fund              $               (2,000.00)

       Total Available               $               29,000.00

 

After discussion, Earlyn Bowers made a motion to put an article on the Town Meeting warrant, with totals for funding stated in the article. Sue Rudnicki seconded. Four voted favor. Joe Pelletier abstained.

 

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the Full-time fireman’s payroll warrant of December 15, 2014 in the amount of $826.97. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of December 15, 2014 in the amount of $2,706.82. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of December 15, 2014 in the amount of $4,564.20. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

 

ADJOURNMENT: Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to adjourn. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.