TOWN OF STETSON
SELECTMEN’S
MINUTES
Date: December 14, 2011
I. OPEN MEETING
The meeting was called
to order with Don Carroll leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
A. ROLL CALL
Donald Carroll, Brenda
Clark, Charles Leighton, and Terry White were present. George Hockstadter was absent.
B. MINUTES OF THE MEETING
1.
Approve Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes of
November 22, 2011
Upon motion by Terry
White, seconded by Brenda Clark, it was voted 4 to 0 to approve the November
22, 2011 Meeting Minutes.
C. QUIT CLAIM
DEEDS
None.
D.
WARRANT
1.
Payroll Warrant – Approve warrant # 3 & 4 (Advantage
Payroll)
Upon motion Charles
Leighton, seconded by Terry White, It was voted 4 to 0 to approve Payroll
Warrants #3 and #4.
2.
Expenditures – Approve warrant # 28 & 29
Upon
motion by Brenda Clark, seconded by Terry White, it was voted 4 to 0 to approve
Warrant #28.
Upon
motion by Terry White, seconded by Charles Leighton, it was voted 4 to 0 to
approve Warrant #29.
E. BOARD OF
ASSESSORS
Abatement request for Mr. Stubbs
Mr.
Stubbs was present and Don Carroll informed the board that the Assessing Agent
recommended to deny this Abatement request.
Mr. Stubbs abatement request was for $6,000 in Real Estate Value because
there is no legal access to the property.
Mr. Stubbs feels that the base price of the lot is valued to high
compared to other similar properties in Stetson.
Upon motion by Don Carroll, seconded
by Terry White,
it was voted 4 to 0 to table the Abatement request until don has a chance to
speak with the Assessing Agent, Danielle Smith.
II. OLD BUSINESS
1.
Contracts
Don reminded the Board
that Contract bids and discussions will be taking place soon, and that he like to have all Board Members notes and recommendations for
the first meeting in January. 3 year
contracts will include Plowing and Solid Waste.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1.
Request
from Todd Tousaint to use the Meeting House on Thursday evenings for a Boys
Scout Troup
Mr. Tousaint was not
present.
Upon motion by Charles
Leighton, seconded by Brenda Clark, it was voted 4 to 0 to table this request
until further notice by Mr. Tousaint.
IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. ANIMAL CONTROL Nothing.
B. APPEALS BOARD Nothing.
C.
CEMETERY Nothing.
D.
CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Don informed the Board that our CEO will be checking into the Tasker
Property again for CEO and safety violations.
E. E911 Nothing.
F. EDUCATION
Nothing has been stated from Dan Higgins
dealing with school closer as of yet.
G. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE Nothing.
H.
EMT/RESCUE There is a concern/request from the EMT
personnel dealing with a resident on the Billings road. The Billings Rd is a private road and certain
locations are not being plowed. The EMT
responders and/or Ambulance are getting stuck in the storms. Consensus of the Board was to “play it by
ear” until we are sure that the resident that is of concern will be staying
there this winter.
I.
FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Chief Kim Tracy was present and
thanked those whom attended the ICS – 402 Overview for Executive/Senior
Officials class on December 12, 2011.
This certification for the Board of Selectmen is mandatory and allows
the Fire Department and EMS Department to be eligible for grants. Kim also reported that there are 2 new FD
members working through their 6 month probation.
J.
MEETINGHOUSE A
report was given that there is a Light bulb out, and that the Church Group will
take care of it.
K PARKS & RECREATION The Parks and Rec Department will be
hosting the annual Christmas Party on Dec 17th .
L. PLANNING BOARD Nothing.
M.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR Nothing.
N. RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Don
Carroll reported that he took a ride on Tuesday, and there were a lot of
recycling bins out for pick-up, but we need as many as we can get.
O.
ROAD COMMISSIONER Mr. Barriault was present and informed the
Board that road work is pretty much done for the winter months. He reported that the roads have been graded,
he cut a tree
done of Everetts Landing and has had good reports from the winter impacted
roads thus far. Don Carroll informed
Barriault that there is a tree on the Merrill Road that is hanging completely over the road that
could cause some problems.
P.
STATE
LEGISLATIVE CORRESP Don responded to LPC’s concerns via e-mail
and will be attending a meeting in January.
Q.
TREASURER Diane
informed the Board that she will have the Mid-year expense/revenue report ready
for the next meeting.
R.
WELFARE
DIRECTOR Nothing.
S.
MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE Nothing. (Marlene was not present)
T.
OTHER
Non Agenda items:
1.
NFI Ranch will be hosting a Christmas
Dinner for all those who would like to attend.
There will be no cost to the dinner, donations will be accepted and 100%
of those donations will be given to the food cupboard.
2.
Don Carroll reported to the Board that
the School Bus turn-a-round on Rte 22 is actually located in Newport, and the
owner of the property has requested a load of gravel to make it easier for the
busses to turn in. Consensus of the
Board was to allow Don Carroll to call Jim Ricker to help with labor and
materials and proceed as needed to fix the problem.
3.
Don reported that Budget Workshops
will be starting the first week in February and should be held in the evening
to allow Department Heads to attend.
VI.
TRAINING Diane
Lacadie, Brenda Clark, and Charles Leighton attended the ICS – 402 training on
December 12th.
VII.
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Delores Butler reported
that a special tool is needed for the lights at the library. Charles will look for that tool to see if he
has one available.
VIII.
SELECTMEN
COMMENTS
Don Carroll informed the
Board that he will not be able to attend the January 25, 2012 Meeting. Don also reported that the Town has received a
check for reimbursement from the county in the amount of $3,474.17. These funds were reimbursed to towns because
Bangor Regional Dispatch did not pass.
Don spoke with Penobscot Sheriffs to schedule the work crew in May for
the cemeteries, and a seconded week to work on the Meeting house.
IX.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION-
None.
X.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Terry
White, seconded by Charles Leighton, it was unanimously voted to adjourn the
meeting at 7:05 p.m.
__________________________________Donald
Carroll
__________________________________Brenda
Clark
__________________________________George
Hockstadter (not here)
__________________________________Charles
Leighton
__________________________________Terry
White.
Minutes
recorded by;
Diane
Lacadie