TOWN OF STETSON
SELECTMEN’S
MINUTES
Date: January 11, 2012
I. OPEN MEETING
The
meeting was called to order by Don Carroll leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
A. ROLL CALL
Donald Carroll, Brenda Clark, George
Hockstadter, Charles Leighton, and Terry White were present.
B. MINUTES OF THE
MEETING
1. Approve December 28, 2011 Meeting
Minutes
Upon motion by Terry White, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was
unanimously voted to approve the December 28, 2011 Meeting minutes with the
word of “Brownie” not being “brownie troops, but the surname Brownie.
C.
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS
None.
D. WARRANT
1. Payroll Warrant – Approve warrant # 6
& 7 (Advantage Payroll –please note these are both 1 week payrolls because
of End of Year Reporting 12/31/2011)
Upon motion by George
Hockstadter, seconded by Brenda Clark, it was unanimously voted to approve
Payroll Warrants 6 and 7.
2.
Expenditures
– Approve warrant # 31
Upon motion by George
Hockstadter, seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to Approve Warrant
#31 with the exception of putting a hold on Pioneer Products check until Don
has a chance to speak with the company.
Consensus of the Board
was to transfer $12,000 from the Undesignated Account to the Checking Account.
E.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Mr. Stubbs requested that the Board
consider rescinding their decision to deny his abatement request and taking
another look at his request. Don will
talk to Danielle about this request.
II. OLD BUSINESS
1.
Contracts
Review
The Board went over the
Plowing/Sanding Contract and the Refuse and Recycling Contract to discuss
possible changes. Don will meet with
Diane and incorporate requested changes and do a draft
copy.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1.
News
Letter
Don questioned if any of
the Board Members had anything they would like to see in the upcoming News
Letter.
2.
Transfer
Station offer from Newport
Don Carroll spoke with
Mr. Ricker of Newport Public Works about the Town of Newport paying for half of
the improvements for the Turn-A-Round.
Mr. Ricker will take the information to Newport’s next Board Meeting and
get back to Don.
Mr. Ricker also inquired
if the Town of Stetson would be interested in the use of Newport’s Transfer
Station. Mr. Ricker provided a fee
schedule along with hours of operation (see attached)
3.
Review
Mid Year Exp/Rev Summary
Don
Carroll questioned the present status of the Meeting House Account and the
Wages Account. The Meeting House Account
is presently over drafted because of the steeple repair cost being approx $7000.00
and only receiving approximately $3,000.00 reimbursement from the insurance
Company. Over draft to
be ratified at Town Meeting.
Wages Account is in good standing even with the large Fire Department
payroll that was paid out in December.
IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A.
ANIMAL CONTROL Nothing.
B. APPEALS BOARD Nothing.
C.
CEMETERY Nothing.
D.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Nothing.
E. E911 Nothing.
F. EDUCATION
Don
Carroll supplied the board members with the results of the Finance committee as
of 2 days ago. (see
attached). These figures are likely to
change as it is so early in the budget process.
It is possible that the Town of Stetson will save approximately $7,000
per month even though there will be no discussion of closing the school next
year. Don is also on the Infrastructure
Committee.
G. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE Nothing.
H.
EMT/RESCUE Nothing.
I. FIRE DEPARTMENT Kim Tracy was present and
questioned Job Descriptions for Fire Department personnel. Consensus of the Board was to incorporate the
Fire Chiefs descriptions of his personnel in with the Personnel Policy of the
Town.
Kim also requested the
opinion of the board of allowing a non-resident to join the Fire
Department. Consensus of the board was
that non-resident FD personnel are welcomed.
Kim reported that the Department has received 49 Fire calls, and 94 EMS
calls thus far this year. Kim informed
the Board that the Department will be receiving a reimbursement grant from MMA
in the amount of $2,000. As of
12/31/2012 all Departments will be switched to Narrow Band.
J.
MEETINGHOUSE Nothing.
K. PARKS &
RECREATION Nothing.
L. PLANNING BOARD Nothing.
M.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR Nothing.
N. RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Nothing.
O.
ROAD COMMISSIONER The Board was addressed with 2 Road
Complaints dealing with sanding with the roads when temps were above freezing
and Carolyn Merrill also supplied the Board with some very large rocks that she
believes are mixed with the sand and would be dangerous if spun up and hits a
windshield.
P. STATE
LEGISLATIVE CORRESP Nothing.
Q.
TREASURER Nothing.
R.
WELFARE
DIRECTOR Nothing.
S.
MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE Nothing.
T.
OTHER
Charles Leighton
informed the Board that he has spoken with Todd Tuesaint about a Boy Scout
troop. The church is going to sponsor
the troop and Mr. Tuesaint would like to inquire about the flag at the meeting
house. Don informed Charles that the
Council of the Boy Scouts assigns the troop number.
V.
TRAINING
Nothing.
VI.
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Carolyn Merrill again addressed the
board with the concern of the sand being used on the road not properly screened
and the temps being 49 degrees when the roads were sanded. Don explained that all sand will have some
rocks.
VII.
SELECTMEN
COMMENTS
George Hockstadter: Stated that the State does preventative measures for slippery
roads and the town of Stetson has the best roads. George also questioned the monthly fuel bills
for the Meeting House being high.
Richard Webber: addressed the board
stating that the shady areas were thawed and had refroze.
VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
None.
IX.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Terry White, seconded
by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:00
p.m.
__________________________________Donald
Carroll
__________________________________Brenda
Clark
__________________________________George
Hockstadter
__________________________________Charles
Leighton
__________________________________Terry
White
Minutes recorded by;
Diane Lacadie