TOWN OF STETSON
SELECTMEN’S
MINUTES
Date:
October 24, 2007
I. OPEN MEETING
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman George Hockstadter at 6:00 p.m. were present.
A.
ROLL CALL:
George Hockstadter, Gerald Button, Donald
Carroll, Gary Bellefluer and Brenda Clark.
B.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
1. October 10, 2007
Upon motion by George Hockstadter, seconded
by Gerald Button, it was unanimously voted to approve the October 10, 2007
Selectmen Minutes. Voted 5 – 0.
C.
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS
None.
D.
WARRANT
1. Payroll
2.
Expenditures
Upon motion by George Hockstadter,
seconded by Gerald Button, it was unanimously voted to approve both the Payroll
and Expenditures Warrants. Voted 5 – 0.
E. BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Nothing.
II. OLD BUSINESS
1.
Fall
Clean Up reminder for Saturday, October 27th @ the Meeting house.
The public was reminded
of the date of the Fall Clean up.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Town
Office Building bids for
reconstruction
Upon motion by Brenda
Clark, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to accept
Webber Energies bid.
Upon motion by Donald
Carroll, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to have Mike
Cyr do the drop ceiling for $1,000 (this is to include materials and labor). Voted 5 – 0.
It was also noted that
the baseboard would be approximately $1,730 and the wall sheet rock would be
approximately $1,330.
III. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A.
ANIMAL CONTROL
1. 2008 Dog Licenses now available. $11.00 for Unaltered dog & $6.00 for
Altered. Rabies Clinic will be November
10th from 10:00 – 11:00 AM @ Meeting House. Cost is $8.00 for Rabies & $12.00 for
Distemper.
Dates and Times of this Clinic were
announced.
B.
APPEALS BOARD Nothing.
C.
CEMETERY Nothing.
D.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Nothing.
E.
E911 Nothing.
F. EDUCATION
1. Update on School Consolidation
Jody Lyford was present
and explained that there is presently a petition being circulated to repeal the
School consolidation law. The Stetson
School Board has chosen to support the petition and is asking the Selectmen to
also support the petition. She explained
that 58,000 signatures are required to repeal the law. There is a December deadline.
Upon motion by Donald
Carroll, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to support
the petition. Voted 5 – 0.
G. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE Nothing
H.
EMT/RESCUE Nothing.
I.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
1. Fire department has received new truck
The new truck has arrived, it has a few
little quirks, but all and all the department is very satisfied.
Fire Chief, Kim Tracy also reported
his disappointments with the Open House, only 10 people attended.
J.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY Nothing.
K.
MEETINGHOUSE Nothing.
L.
PARKS & RECREATION
1. Christy Hewitt is our Temporary Parks
& Rec. Director
Announced.
M.
PLANNING BOARD Nothing.
N.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR Nothing.
O.
RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Nothing.
P.
ROAD COMMISSIONER
1. Stock piling of gravel
There is approximately $10,000 left over
from the road work. The Town Meeting
warrant states that these funds must be used on dirt roads within the
town. If the town stock piled gravel, we
would have it to use in the Spring to repair the roads
Don Carroll suggested to purchase
500 to 800 yards of gravel and store it.
Both George and Don agreed that it could be stored Mr. Webber’s
place.
Marty Hipskey questioned spending the whole
$10,000.
Upon motion by Don Carroll, seconded
by Gerald Button, it was unanimously voted to purchase 500 yards of gravel and
store it at a place to be decided later. Voted
5 – 0.
Q.
STATE LEGISLATIVE CORRESP Nothing.
R.
TREASURER/TAX COLLECTOR Nothing.
S.
WELFARE DIRECTOR Nothing.
T. OTHER Nothing.
IV.
TRAINING
Catherine Fisher has
completed the Motor Vehicle training in Augusta and can now complete new
Registrations on her own.
V.
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Betty Bridges questioned
the update of the web page.
Fire Chief, Kim Tracey
also questioned the payroll of the department being completed early because of
the rate change in minimum wage effective November 1, 2007.
Upon motion by George
Hockstadter, seconded by Gary Bellefluer, it was unanimously voted to split the
payroll for the cut-off of October 31, 2007. Voted
5 – 0.
VI.
SELECTMEN
COMMENTS
Donald Carroll read aloud a letter stating
his feelings about the hostile content of the last meeting amongst the
Selectmen. Mr. Carroll stated that he
will not apologize, but feels bad that the public was subject to that.
VII.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
A.
Talk
with MMA & Attorney
Attorney Anne Carney was present.
Upon
motion by Gerald Button, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously
voted to go into Executive Session subject to
Consultations with legal counsel
[Statutory Citation - 1 M.R.S.A. sec 405(6)(E).]
Upon motion by Gary Bellefluer, seconded
by Gerald Button, it was unanimously voted to come out of Executive Session and
return to Public Session. Voted
5 – 0.
Upon motion by Gary Bellefluer,
seconded by Gerald Button, it was unanimously voted to allow Gerald Button to
sign documents needed to resolve employment issues regarding Corinne Babcock
and the Town of Stetson. Voted
5 – 0.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Upon
motion by George Hockstadter, seconded by Don Carroll, it was unanimously voted
to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m. Voted
5 – 0.
_____________________________George
Hockstadter
_____________________________Gerald
Button
_____________________________Donald
Carroll
_____________________________Gary
Bellefluer
_____________________________Brenda
Clark
Respectfully submitted;
Diane L. Lacadie
Meetings are also tape recorded