Selectmen’s Minutes 07.11.16

July 14, 2016 Karen Hambleton Minutes, Select Board 0

Board of Selectmen Meeting

July 11, 2016 Minutes

Pledge of Allegiance

Meeting called to order at 5:30pm

Roll Call- John Pfeifle, Chairman; Sonny Harris, Selectman; Jim Bibbo, Selectman

Karen Hambleton, Town Administrator; Marilyn Gordon, Treasurer were in attendance

Appearances

  1. James Gamble presented his application for a sign permit for Map 17/Lot 62 for his new business Kearsarge Collectibles. James expressed that his business was struggling because he is not able to display a sign. The Board informed James that due to the fact there are other businesses on that lot, the owner will have to go to the Zoning Board and inform them of his plan for the collective signage of businesses on that site. Karen will write a letter requesting the owner to do so. Motion to give James permission to display a temporary sign for 120 days pending review from the Zoning Board. Voted 3-0.

Regular Business

  1. Fire Permits: Lois asked Karen about the process of obtaining a fire permit in the absence of the Fire Warden, and was wondering if there was any possibility of having a deputy warden. If this is a possibility, the Fire Warden would have to come talk to the Selectmen.
  2. Request to use French’s Park: A local church would like to use French’s Park for July 25th for approximately 1.5 – 2 hours. There will be 30 kids, their counselors and 5 church members. Motion to grant request, Voted 3-0
  3. Dry Hydrant-Breezy Hill Bridge: Cold River is not able to drop their price for the work to make the dry hydrant functional. Karen will research local welders to see if they would be able to do the work.
  4. Heating Oil Bid: Warner is waiting to hear back from the Board. There is already a State bid so Karen will look into that further as well as research Our Town Energy to see what is the most cost effective route for Bradford. John stated for the record that he is very interested in working with the Town of Warner.
  5. Board signed CAP 2016-2017 lease.
  6. Board acknowledged the notice of State Election attendance requirements and they stated they were aware that there need to be at least 2 members of the Selectmen at all State elections.
  7. Other Business: Jim asked that the Board go back to weekly meetings due to issues with the Town Hall and decisions being made by individual selectmen as opposed to the entire Board. Motion to move to weekly meeting, voted 1-2. The board will continue to meet bi-weekly through Labor Day.

Accounts Payable and Payroll Manifest reviewed and signed.

Minutes of June 27, 2016 meeting were reviewed and accepted with no change. Voted 3-0.

The next Selectmen’s meeting will be held on Monday, July 25, 2016.

Meeting adjourned at 6:20 pm

Minutes submitted by Molly Hopkins