NEWBURY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES OF JANUARY 11, 2010 MEETING
Selectmen: James Powell, Richard Wright and Gary Budd .
Town Personnel: Dennis Pavlicek, Town Administrator; Donna Long, Administrative Assistant; Cal Prussman, Highway Administrator; Hank Thomas, Fire Chief; Bob Lee, Police Chief
Budget Committee: Ivor Freeman, Joy Nowell and Tom Vannatta
Public: Dan Wolf
The meeting convened at 6:30 p.m.
PUBLIC INPUT: Dan Wolf was present to discuss a warrant article for the Center Meeting House. Wolf stated that the Center Meeting House will hopefully receive a grant from LCHIP, and there will be another fundraising concert held the night before Old Home Day 2010. The Board of Selectmen decided in favor of allowing the Center Meeting House to place a warrant article before the voters at the town meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
Pavlicek read a report from the Recycling Committee written by Ted Jones.
Pavlicek distributed a letter from Commissioner George Campbell of the Department of Transportation.
Pavlicek read a letter representing Kearsarge Regional School asking for approval from surrounding towns to start the process for the application for the EECBG grant. The selectmen said to go forward with the project.
Bob Lee approached the board to discuss the current health insurance options available to town employees. Powell said the board will look into all possibilities and revisit in a couple of months.
Pavlicek discussed his thoughts on COLA numbers for 2010.
2010 PROPOSED BUDGET REVIEWS:
Police Chief Bob Lee and Fire Chief Hank Thomas discussed the issue of a $7,000 trade in value for the Toyota 4-wheeler that used to belong to the Police Department that the Fire Department will now inherit. It was decided that the old fire department car will be brought to the state auction and the remainder of the $7,000 will be made up between the two departments’ budgets.
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Pavlicek reviewed Article 3 which asks for $55,000 to be taken from CIP for fire equipment.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 4 which refers to the expendable trust funds.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 5 which asks voters to raise and appropriate $85,000 to update the Veterans Hall.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 6 which asks voters to raise and appropriate $40,750 and to transfer funds from the reserve fund in the amount of $37,250 and to receive a trade in for the old chipper in the amount of $3,500 for a new chipper for the highway department.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 7 which asks voters to raise and appropriate $26,350 for a new boat pump for the fire department.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 8 which asks voters to raise and appropriate $160,000 and use $160,000 from CIP for a mini-pumper for the fire department.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 9 which asks voters to raise and appropriate $100,000 to finish the renovations at the Center Meeting House.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 10 which asks voters to raise and appropriate $12,000 for fireworks during the Old Home Day event. Pavlicek stated that a fundraising effort will take place in hopes to raising and returning $10,000 of this money.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 11 which puts $1,900 into the expandable trust fun for the sale of cemetery lots.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 12 which would give residents with solar or wind powered heat to receive a tax credit.
Pavlicek reviewed Article 13 which is a petitioned warrant article looking to accept Chapin Way all the way into the Angel Hawk Subdivision.
The Board of Selectmen approved all of these articles to be placed on the warrant.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
PAYROLL & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Week ending January 9, 2010 were approved and signed.
MINUTES: Minutes of January 4, 20010 were approved to file.
ABATEMENTS/REFUNDS/EXEMPTIONS: An abatement for Carl and Patricia
Schwartz, Map/Lot #008-239-007 in the amount of $2,555 was approved due to over payment
on the second billing.
INTENT TO CUT: An intent to cut for Peter Moore, Map/Lot # 034-092-064 was
approved.
BUFFER ZONE CUT: None
MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:35 p.m.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Monday, January 25, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office.
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James M. Powell Richard Wright Gary Budd
NEWBURY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
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