TOWN OF STETSON
SELECTMEN’S
MINUTES
Date: September 08, 2010
I. OPEN MEETING
The meeting was opened
with Don Carroll leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
A. ROLL CALL
Donald
Carroll, Brenda Clark, Lois Hawes, George Hockstadter, and Terry White.
B. MINUTES OF THE MEETING
1.
Approve Town Meeting Minutes of August 25,
2010
Upon
motion by Terry White, seconded by Lois Hawes, it was unanimously voted to
approve the August 25, 2010 minutes with the correction of “smoking is
prohibited on any and all Town Property.”
C. QUIT CLAIM
DEEDS
None.
D.
WARRANT
1.
Payroll Warrant – Approve warrant # 10
Upon motion by George
Hockstatder, seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to approve
Warrant #10.
2.
Expenditures – Approve warrant # 9 & #11 & #13. (Note: Warrant #12 was voided to #13)
Warrant
#9: Upon motion by Terry White, seconded
by Brenda Clark, it was unanimously voted to approve Warrant #9.
Warrant
#11: Upon motion by George Hockstadter,
seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to approve Warrant #11 with
questions on why the extensive pager damage, and what
is water wetter used for.
Warrant
#13: Upon motion by George Hockstadter,
seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to approve Warrant #13.
E.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Noted
that there is some new construction taking place.
II. OLD BUSINESS
Noted that the trees on
Lapoint Road are being removed on Sept 21, 2010.
Noted that the Coboro
Road needs calcium.
Noted that Terry White
is working on Disciplinary Policy.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1.
Bank
Both TD Bank and Merrill
Bank had presented a package for the Board of Selectmen to consider for their
banking needs.
Consensus of the Board
was to stay with the present bank, TD Bank because all fees are presently
waived, and the little difference in interest offered by Merrill Bank would not
be worth the change because of the fees that would be assessed by Merrill Bank.
IV. COMMITTEE REPORT
A. ANIMAL CONTROL - Rabies Clinic scheduled for November 13, 2010 @
Fire Station from 10 am – 11 am. Cash
only
B. APPEALS BOARD -Nothing.
C.
CEMETERY Melodie Bellefleur and Don Carroll will be
meeting on Thursday September 9th at the Coboro Cemetery to do some
remeasuring. Melodie also noted the
sinking graves, and requested that materials be delivered to fix those grave
sites. Don Carroll will contact Richard
Webber about getting material delivered to the 3 cemeteries. Also noted was that there is a resident in
town mandated to do some community service and they will be painting the fences
in the Cemeteries.
D.
CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER There
has been a Stop Work Order issued on the Burleigh Road because no permit being
issued along with violations taking place, such as dirt being used for septic
instead of stone, sonar tubes instead of slab or foundation, etc.
E. E911 Nothing.
F. EDUCATION
Nothing.
G. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE Nothing.
H.
EMT/RESCUE There are presently 2
people going to
School.
I. FIRE
DEPARTMENT Nothing.
J.
MEETINGHOUSE Noted that the
freezers are back to the food cupboard, and questions if locks had been changed
yet, as previously discussed.
K PARKS & RECREATION Noted that the next
meeting will be held on September 20, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Meeting House
basement. Lois Hawes was also asked to
present the Board with a proposal/request from the Parks and Rec Directors
concerning a Community Events Board with a cost of approximately $700.00. The Parks and Rec directors would like the
cost of the board to be shared by the community and not supported only by the
Parks and Rec budget. Diane will check
with some costs ideas from Sign Services and consensus of the Board was to
table this idea to allow time to consider some fund raising events and
to research what funds could come from different departments of the town. Also noted was the lack of soccer forms being
turned over to the Parks and Rec dept. that were turned into the Town Office.
L. PLANNING BOARD Nothing.
M.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR Nothing.
N. RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Noted
that the amount of recycling is down a little.
O.
ROAD COMMISSIONER The Road Commissioner was not present, but Don Carroll
reported that a work plan is in place.
Also noted was an e-mail received by Brenda Richie (see attached). Don Carroll will be contacting Brenda Richie
to set up a meeting, to see if there are any grounds for her complaints. Lois Hawes suggested that Brenda Clark also
attend that meeting as the Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Selectmen.
P.
STATE
LEGISLATIVE CORRESP Nothing.
Q.
TREASURER Nothing.
R.
WELFARE
DIRECTOR Don
Carroll reported as a director of Penquis that using the Stetson Town office on
Fridays for their heating assistance program is working well.
S.
MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE Nothing.
T.
OTHER
Administrative
Assistant, Diane Lacadie addressed the Board to both Thank the Board for their
support in allowing her the time off to be with her sister while she was
dying. Diane also addressed the issue of
outside statements being made, and questions being asked concerning her personal
life. It had been reported to Diane that
George Hockstadter had made personal request for information concerning Diane and
her family members that were upsetting and of no concern to her position of
employment in the Town of Stetson. Diane
respectfully requested from the Board of Selectmen that in the future if they
have concerns or questions dealing with her personnel life to
please ask her directly.
V.
TRAINING
Nothing.
VI.
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
None.
VII.
SELECTMEN
COMMENTS
None.
VIII.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
None.
IX.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Don
Carroll, seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to adjourn the
meeting at 7:45 p.m.
____________________________________Donald
Carroll
____________________________________Brenda
Clark
____________________________________Lois
Hawes
____________________________________George
Hockstadter
____________________________________Terry
White
Minutes
recorded by;
Diane
Lacadie