TOWN OF STETSON
SELECTMEN’S
MINUTES
Date: March 12, 2008
I. OPEN MEETING
A. ROLL CALL
George Hockstadter, Gerald Button, Gary
Bellefluer, Brenda Clark, and Donald Carroll and an attached list of guest.
B.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
Upon motion by Gerald, seconded by George,
it was unanimously voted to approve the February 27, 2008 Selectmen’s Meeting
Minutes.
C. QUIT
CLAIM DEEDS
None.
D. WARRANT
1. Payroll
Upon
motion by George, seconded by Gary, it was unanimously voted to approve the
payroll warrant.
2. Expenditures
Upon motion by George, seconded by Brenda,
it was unanimously voted to approve the expenditures warrant.
Upon motion by George, seconded by
Gary, it was unanimously voted to transfer the money for the Salt and Sand shed
from the Bond Bank to pay Trask.
E.
BOARD OF ASSESSRORS
None.
II. OLD BUSINESS
1.
Discuss
remodeling of Town Office
Gary stated that we should prepare for
the future.
Upon motion by Gary, seconded by
George, it was voted 4 – 1 to put up the proposed wall in the new addition and
to leave the present area open. Donald
Carroll voting No.
2.
Reminder budget
workshop Wednesday, March 19th @ 6:00 PM @ Meeting house.
Announced.
3.
Letters for
homestead exemption
Travis Gould was present to explain
that the state requires a hard copy be maintained in the office. Gary stated the letter should have had the
correct dates and information.
4.
Trash Contracts
& Plowing Contracts
These
contracts will be discussed at the Budget Workshop.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1.
Fire Dept.,
Library & Parks & Rec. Checking Accounts
This issue has been brought to the
Board by Betty Bridges being concerned that these individual department
checking accounts are illegal. Consensus
of the Board was to come up with a solution to this issue with some ideas being:
Debit
Cards, Gas Credit Cards, Petty Cash on hand, etc.
The consensus of the Board that this
issue is a shame for these departments that work so hard on fund raises, etc.
Kim Tracy expressed that these changes
could make things very difficult to run the department. In responding to a call they may need gas,
food, etc. Kim returned the check book
to the Board.
Concerns voiced:
Gary:
Get a suggested solution from MMA and possibly addressed at Town
Meeting. He also noted the problem that
was dealt with concerning the parks and rec account.
Brenda:
Questioned how this issue came about and that it is tearing everyone
apart.
Donald:
These laws were designed for big cities.
Marty Hipsky: These laws are designed for internal controls
and accountability.
Concensus of the Board was to give the
check book back to Kim Tracy and to table this issue until later.
2.
Nomination
Papers will be available on March 17th @ the Town Office. All papers must be back by April 25th. Positions available are: 1 – Selectmen for 3 year term, Road
Commissioner for 1 year, School Board – 3 year term
Announced.
3.
Benefit Super
for Dwane Leighton @ the Grange Hall (Village Point Reality 2nd
floor) @ 4 PM Sunday, March 16th
Pot luck & Spag. w/ salad & bread they will also be doing a
raffle
Announced.
III. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. ANIMAL CONTROL
1. Reminder dogs must be registered by
March 31st or the late fee goes up to $25.00.
Announced.
B. APPEALS BOARD -
Nothing.
C.
CEMETERY -Nothing.
D.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER -Nothing.
E. E911 -Nothing.
F. EDUCATION
1. School Consolidation meeting Betty
Bridges is attending
Betty Bridges is attending a Consolidation
Meeting this evening.
G.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE -Nothing.
H.
EMT/RESCUE -Nothing.
I.
FIRE DEPARTMENT Kim discussed NIMS
certification and will work with Don Carrol and Michelle to rectify the issues.
J.
MEETINGHOUSE -Nothing.
K. PARKS & RECREATION
1. Stetson
Days update
Mr. Button addressed the Board and Public
with thoughts of resigning, but has decided to continue, and noted that Patty
will not be working on Stetson Days during office time. Mr. Button stated this is a community project
and he needs a lot of support and help.
L.
PLANNING BOARD -Nothing.
M.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR -Nothing.
N.
RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE COLLECTION -Nothing.
O.
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Mr. Bigger stated he is trying to maintain
the dirt roads. Lapoint Road is breaking
up, and it will be patched tomorrow.
P.
STATE LEGISLATIVE CORRESP -Nothing.
Q.
TREASURER -Nothing.
R.
WELFARE DIRECTOR -Nothing.
S. OTHER -Nothing.
IV. TRAINING
Nothing.
V.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
VI.
SELECTMEN
COMMENTS
None.
VII.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
None.
VIII.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by George, seconded by Gerald, it was
unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
The meeting was then reopened to discuss the Smoke
detectors in the Meeting House. George
informed the Board that to have the Hardware installed and battery back-up it
would cost approximately $1,200.00. His
feeling is that the meeting house is a historical building and should be
protected. Kim Tracy felt it was a good
idea. Melodie Bellefluer questioned the
sensitivity of the alarm, being concerned for the neighbors.
_______________________________George Hockstadter
_______________________________Gerald Button
_______________________________Gary Bellefluer
_______________________________Donald Carroll
_______________________________Brenda Clark
Minutes are recorded by
Diane Lacadie
And are also tape recorded