TOWN OF
SELECTMEN’S MEETING
JANUARY 13, 2009
6:00PM
Call to Order and Roll Call:
Peter Fenton, Chair called the January 13, 2009 meeting to order with Andrew Pinard, Cheryl Behr, Administrator and Marge Cilley, Secretary present. Charles Meany was absent.
No Appearances:
Regular Business:
Accounts Payable and payroll was signed.
An intent to cut was signed.
Ausbon Sargent Land Trust signed.
The new Highway Garage doors were discussed, with four across the front, and one on the end with three exterior doors on the building.
Budget Reviews:
4130 Executive
Cheryl Behr, Administrator suggested cutting back on: “No news letters,
Postage, Advertising, supplies, mileage and conferences, as well as part
Time wages, reducing the amount by eleven hundred dollars ($1,100.00)
Motion was made by Andrew Pinard to reduce the Executive Budget by
Eleven hundred dollars, leaving a balance of $107,833.00 and forward to
the Budget Committee to revisit with the Administrator to adjust the
individual line items. Motion was seconded and carried.
4153 Legal
Suggestion to drop Town Counsel, #3201 in the amount of $1,000.00
and Damages/Accidents, #3202 in the amount of $1,000.00.
Motion was made by Andrew Pinard to reduce #4153 by a total of
$2,000.00, including line item #3201, $1,000.00 and #3202, $1,000.00.
Motion seconded and carried.
Peter Fenton, Chair suggested making just one motion for all at the end of the meeting.
4140 Elections
Only one election this year.
Consensus was to pass on this.
4150 Financial Administration
Suggested reducing Line item #2400, #3010, #3901 for a total of
between $2000 and $2300.
Consensus was to pass over this item until next week.
4191 Planning and Zoning
Budget Committee has already taken off $4000 for the Circuit
Rider, line item #3901.
Decision is to wait for full Selectmen Board to be present.
4194 General Government Buildings
Discussion ensued regarding a generator for the town hall, reconfiguration
of the police department and front door, making it handicap accessible.
Decision was made to reduce line item #4300 by $5,000 for a new
Amended Grand total of $44,732.00.
4199 Other General Government
Have to wait for testing bill to come in (which will be on last years
budget) to see what next years amount will be, as it will be the same.
4210 Police
Conversation ensued.
Decision was to hold this until full Board of Selectmen is present.
4220 Fire Department
Conversation ensued,
Andrew Pinard advised he feels strongly that if
an item is budgeted; the money should be spent for that item and not
put in the budget to use elsewhere. If it is not going to be used for
specified item, then that amount should be cut from the budget. This
is not specific to the Fire Department, but any department. This would
be appropriate budgeting. Decision was to hold this until a full Board
of Selectmen is present. It was pointed out that the State reimburses
for
4225 Rescue Squad
A projected wage coverage is $55,000.00 per Cheryl Behr, Administrator,
based on this year, including training. Any revenue received from billing
could be available to use for excess wages, if it were over the estimated
$55,000. It was suggested that the line items should be broken down
further.
Motion was made by Andrew Pinard that the line item #1200 under #4225
be reduced by $10,000 to $55,000, with the provision that the special
revenue fund will be expended to cover any overages there. Total budget
will be $79,320. Peter Fenton, Chair will contact Rich Branch.
4290 Emergency Management
Leave as is.
4240 Building Department
Leave as is.
4312 Highway Department
Steve Lucier, Road Agent was present.
Following are the suggested reductions of line items.
Line Item Reduction New Amt.
#3901 Contract Services 500.00 5500.00
#3912 Blasting 500.00 3500.00
#4300 Tires 500.00 4,500.00
#6005 Uniforms 700.00 4,000.00
#6007 Salt 6,000.00 10,500.00
#6011 Road Patch 3,000.00 15,000.00
The Salt and Road Patch reduction will be put in Expendable Trust, for a total of $9,000.00. The new grand total for Highway budget is $373,495.00.
Motion was made by Andrew Pinard to approve #4312, Highway Department with a revised budget of $373,495.00. Seconded and Carried.
Equipment Rental, Line Item #4400 needs to be discussed with Charles Meany.
4323 Solid Waste Collection
Motion was made by Andrew Pinard to approve #4323 Solid Waste
Collection at $50,877.00 by reducing line item # 1200 to $13,000.00 and
#3410 to $450.00, and pass on to the Budget Committee. Motion seconded and carried.
4324 Solid Waste Disposal
Leave for Budget Committee to revisit.
4415 Inoculations
Recommend reduce line item #4415 to $800.00 and pass on to the Budget
Committee.
4520 Parks and Rec.
Decision to leave as is.
4550 Library
Motion was made by Peter Fenton, Chair to reduce the Library Budget by
1% as a bottom line cut. Final decision is to wait for a full Board of
Selectmen.
4583 Patriotic Purposes
Andrew Pinard suggested breaking out the Fireworks from the
Parade. Consensus was to leave as is.
4589 Community Center Budget
Discussion ensued regarding the Summer Camp program at length.
Peter Fenton, Chair suggested cutting total budget by 1%.
Decision was to wait for a full Board of Selectmen.
4619 Other Conservation
Consensus was to leave as is.
4915 Capital Projects
Decision was to drop budget by $1,500 to $18,500 total.
New Total Budget is one million, eight hundred sixty one thousand three hundred and ninety nine dollars ($1,861,399.00)
Fencing for Fire Pond discussed for $8,800.00 quote. Andrew Pinard suggested another quote be procured.
Decision was to go over Warrant Articles when there is a full Board of Selectmen.
Discussion regarding the showers at the Community Center for Emergency Management and whether the state had been contacted regarding the septic for same.
Mention was made of the School Meeting and the idea of not appointing anyone from the town of
Cheryl Behr, Administrator advised the Board of Selectmen needs to support her with the budget as proposed.
Meeting Adjoined 9:40PM
Respectfully Submitted
Marjorie R. Cilley
Secretary