Regular Meeting (09-08-2014)
Selectmen Present: Suzan Rudnicki, John Luce, Joseph Pelletier, Douglas Small and Earlyn Bowers
Town Manager: Tom Richmond
Recording Secretary: Coreen Sylvester
Guests Present: Glennis McSorley, Toby Pelletier and Code Enforcement Officer Stewart Brooks
7:30 PM: Suzan Rudnicki called the meeting to order.
MINUTES: John Luce made a motion to accept the minutes of August 25, 2014 as written. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
NEW BUSINESS: Open Fire Station Roof Bids:
Selectmen opened the following bids for installing a metal roof on the fire station:
Company Bid Price
Straight Up Roofing $39,000.00
Hahnel Bros. 57,045.00
Roof Systems of Maine 51,750.00
Earlyn Bowers made a motion to give the roofing contract to Troy Weeks (Straight Up Roofing). Joe Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor.
Haskell Road Culvert (update): Tom stated the Haskell Road Bridge is finished, but the road is still closed until guardrail is put up.
Tax-Acquired Property (Public Sale): After discussion, the matter was put on hold for more information.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER’S REPORT: Stewart Brooks let the Board know the Planning Board has gotten Land Use Zoning Ordinance changes for special use permits worked out. He will send them to Maine Municipal Association to have it checked before getting it ready for hearings and town meeting vote. Tom Richmond brought up other changes that also need to be made to the ordinance.
NEW BUSINESS:
Johnson Controls (contract): After discussion, Earlyn Bowers made a motion to turn down the current contract and to authorize the Town Manager to go back to Johnson Controls and re-negotiate. John Luce seconded. Five voted in favor.
Salt: Tom explained he had a problem with Morton Salt Company and Penobscot County was not very cooperative, so he ended up buying our salt from New England Salt Company.
Haskell Road Loan (sign loan agreement): Sue Rudnicki made a motion to sign the general obligation bond to borrow $126,000 for the Haskell Road bridge project from Undesignated Surplus, to be repaid in three yearly payments of $42,000 each. John Luce 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. John Luce seconded. Five voted in favor. Selectmen went into executive session at 8:17 pm. Selectmen reconvened in regular session at 9:15 pm. No action taken, informational only.
Town Manager Contract: John Luce made a motion to rehire the Town Manager with the same basic contract at a salary of $46,400 and an increase in health insurance cost. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
Fire Truck Repair: Tom stated fire truck #421 is back and it’s running. K&T Environmental Equipment thanked us for giving them the opportunity to work on it, but they don’t want it back because it is a nightmare. There was discussion regarding the need to purchase a new truck in the near future.
New Person on Fire Department: Sue Rudnicki said we have a new person on the fire department who has had AVOC and EVOC training, but our safety officer will not recognize the training because they want to make sure the person is trained correctly.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of September 2, 2014 in the amount of $5,518.79. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the Full-time fireman’s payroll warrant of September 2, 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 September 8, 2014 in the amount of $4,724.06. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the Full-time fireman’s payroll warrant of September 8, 2014 in the amount of $826.97. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of Septemer 8, 2014 in the amount of $389,166.48. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.
OTHER BUSINESS:
FEMA Safer Grant: John Luce asked if there was any progress on the FEMA grant. Tom said we now have passwords and are able to get into the system. Ryan is working on getting the bill submitted for reimbursement of his pay, and he is applying for a two-month extension on the grant.
Town of Etna Request to Join with Carmel: There was discussion regarding Etna Selectmen’s request of August 25, 2014 to combine Etna town office and fire department services with Carmel. After discussion, Selectmen decided to have Tom Richmond write a letter for the Selectmen declining Etna’s request.
Delegate to the Maine Municipal Convention: Earlyn Bowers made a motion to make Julia Pike our delegate to the MMA Convention. Sue Rudnicki seconded. Five voted in favor.
ADJOURNMENT: Sue Rudnicki made a motion to adjourn. Joe Pelletier seconded. Five voted in favor. Meeting adjourned at 9:35 pm.