TOWN OF STETSON
SELECTMEN’S
MINUTES
Date: October 26, 2011
I. OPEN MEETING
The meeting was opened
with Don Carroll leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
A. ROLL CALL
Don Carroll, Brenda
Clark, George Hockstadter, Charles Leighton, and Terry White were present.
B. MINUTES OF THE
MEETING
1. Approve Meeting Minutes of October 12,
2011
Upon
motion by George Hockstadter, seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted
to approve the October 12, 2011 meeting minutes.
C.
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS
None.
D. WARRANT
1. Payroll Warrant – Approve warrant # 24
Upon motion by Charles
Leighton, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to approve
Warrant #24.
2.
Expenditures
– Approve warrant # 25
Upon motion by George
Hockstadter, seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to approve
Warrant #25. (noted
in the approval was to hold the school check to Monday, and to transfer funds
if needed, and to check the last 2 months electric bill for the meeting house)
E.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
1. Abatement request from Judy Biggar (tabled from last
meeting)
Don Carroll noted the years of
service that Judy Biggar had provided to the Town of Stetson, and explained
that the mistake was made by the forester, not Miss Biggar.
Although the Board agreed and
thanked Judy for her years of service, they felt that all Abatement request
should be treated as equals and that the timeline was missed for this abatement
request and although it was not Miss Biggar’s fault, it was not the Town’s
fault either.
Upon motion by George Hockstadter,
seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to Grant the Abatement
request.
2. Tasker Property discussion (tabled from
last)
Consensus of the Board was to set
this letter aside and let the Attorneys and Registry of Deeds deal with deeds
in question. This correspondence should
not involve the Town of Stetson.
OLD BUSINESS
1.
Special Town Meeting Date
It has been assured that
no Special Town Meeting is needed involving the Meeting House Account and its
standings with the expenses paid to repair the steeple.
II. NEW BUSINESS
1.
Public
access to sand
Consensus of the Board
was to continue as last year and have someone at the Sand and Salt shed on the
first Saturday of the month to allow Stetson residents to get limited quantities
of sand for their driveways etc. This
will start November 5th from 9 am to 11 am.
2.
Outsourcing
Payroll
After some discussion on
the constant changing tax laws and the discussions at the MMA conference, the
Board decided to outsource the Payroll to Advantage Payroll services.
Upon motion by George
Hockstadter, seconded by Terry White, it was unanimously voted to outsource
payroll to Advantage Payroll.
Charles Leighton also
expressed concerns of sprucing up the Helen Stuart Park that is owned by the
Town. Board Members agreed that some
work over there is needed and will discuss ideas of improving the sign, picnic
tables, etc. in the spring.
III. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A.
ANIMAL CONTROL - Rabbies Clinic Nov
19, 2011 (10-11)
B. APPEALS BOARD Nothing.
C. CEMETERY George
Hockstadter suggested that the Revolutionary War stone be the Cover of next
years Town Report. The Board agreed with
that idea.
D.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Don
Carroll reported to the Board that Dalton Mullis and himself
took a ride to check for potential unlicensed junk yards.
E. E911 Nothing.
F. EDUCATION
Nothing.
G. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE Nothing.
H.
EMT/RESCUE Nothing.
I. FIRE DEPARTMENT Nothing.
J.
MEETINGHOUSE Nothing.
K. PARKS & RECREATION The
Halloween Trip to the pumpkin patch was noted.
L. PLANNING BOARD Nothing.
M.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR Nothing.
N. RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Nothing.
O.
ROAD COMMISSIONER William Barriault was present and reported
to the Board that he has completed the work that is to be done before
winter. Barriault stated that the dirt
roads are going to be graded 1 more time, and that he will look at the big pot
holes that Brenda Clark reported that are on the hot top portion of the Coboro
Road. Don Carroll also mentioned a bad
tree on the Merrill Road that could cause problems this winter and Barriault
said he will also take a look at that.
Barriault also informed the board that he will be out of town a lot now
driving his other truck a may not be able to attend every Selectmen’s meeting,
but would attend at least 1 a month. And noted that the board
has his cell phone # if he is needed.
P. STATE
LEGISLATIVE CORRESP Nothing.
Q.
TREASURER Nothing.
R. WELFARE DIRECTOR Nothing.
S. MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE Marlene Webber was present and stated that she will be planting new
bulbs soon.
T.
OTHER
IV.
TRAINING
Cathy and Melissa will
be attending a WebEx class on Thursday morning from 9 to 11 at the office.
V.
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
None.
VI.
SELECTMEN
COMMENTS
None.
VII.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Personnel issues per 1 MRSA sec
404 (6) (A)
Upon motion by Don
Carroll, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to enter into
Executive Session per 1 MRSA sec 404 (6) (A) at 7:10 p.m.
Upon motion by Terry
White, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to come out
of Executive Session and enter back into Public Session. At 7:25 p.m.
Upon motion by Terry
White, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was
unanimously voted to give Catherine Fisher a 3 % raise effective October 1,
2011.
VIII.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Terry
White, seconded by George Hockstadter, it was unanimously voted to adjourn the
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
____________________________________Donald
Carroll
____________________________________Brenda
Clark
____________________________________George
Hockstadter
____________________________________Charles
Leighton
____________________________________Terry
White
Minutes
recorded by;
Diane
Lacadie