Town of Lisbon
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
November 10, 2003
7:00 PM Meeting opened
Present: Selectmen R. Pride and J. Hite
Clerk: W. Johnson, TA
Media: None
Public: None
7:15 Chief Tavernier addressed the Board regarding a candidate for the position of patrolman that will be partially funded with a grant through the COPS program as approved last March. Robert Garvin is the candidate from Coventry, RI. Garvin has three years fulltime experience with the Central Falls PD and has corrections experience as well. Garvin is fulltime certified in Rhode Island and would need to take NH law courses to be certified in NH. Officer Garvin joined the meeting at this time. The Board discussed with candidate Garvin his interest in moving to northern NH and the change involved in living in this area. Garvin expressed his interest is to relocate his family, two sons, to a safer environment. Officer Garvin’s wife joined the interview and expressed similar interests for moving to the area. Mrs. Garvin
has family in the area in both NH and Vermont. M/M Garvin left the meeting at 8:10pm. JH moved and RP 2nd to move to non-public session per RSA 91-A: 3II (a) to discuss making Officer Garvin a conditional offer of employment. So voted all.
RESUMED PUBLIC SESSION.
On the recommendation of Chief Tavernier, JH moved and RP 2nd to offer officer Garvin a conditional offer of employment with the Lisbon police department with standard conditions and terms. So voted all.
WJ explained the current negative cash balance in the general fund. The payment to Morrill Construction will be covered by funds provided from our Rural Development grant that will be forthcoming in the next week or so. The check to Morrill will be held until the RD funds are received or until there are sufficient funds available to cover operating expenses and the Morrill check.
WJ reported on the progress on the water project. Work has begun on the wall on Barrett Street and the slope on Bath Road. Clean up continues on all streets and the project should shutdown as scheduled in late November. Approval is pending regarding the additional work requested for Water Street and Stallion Hill from Rural Development. The balance of the main line over the slope and the slope stabilization should be completed by next Monday or Tuesday. Services remain to be connected on Bath Road and Acre Drive. Efforts are still being done to correct the pressure problem at the Larrabee property on Barrett Street.
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WJ requested the Board move to non-public session per RSA 91-A: 3II (a) to discuss a personnel matter regarding compensation. So voted all.
RESUMED PUBLIC SESSION
WJ updated the Board regarding the former railroad station. Negotiations have resumed with the owner and he has indicated he is now willing to sell the station to the Town and not move it to Vermont. WJ also noted the funds are still available from three sources to fund the purchase and most of the restoration. More information will be reported at next week’s meeting.
The Board discussed but took no action on a request to support a letter to Representative Fred King and his committee on HB 608 regarding funding the adequate education grants. The letter is being sent by the receiver towns’ coalition. The Board will review the matter again next week.
JH stated he has reviewed the supervisor evaluations prepared by WJ and the employee evaluations prepared by department heads. JH supports the evaluations of supervisors with minor comments and spelling corrections. RP stated he has not had time to review the evaluations but will do so for next Monday’s meeting.
WJ reported budgets are due in to his office by 11/15. WJ will meet with department heads to discuss their draft budgets prior to December 1.
WJ noted he has a proposal from Joe Nyberg of Nyberg Purvis for assessing work for 2004. The matter of doing partial updates over the next four years has been proposed at a cost of $15,000/year starting in 2004. WJ has invited Joe to the Board meeting on 11/17 to discuss his proposal in detail with the Board.
WJ requested approval to order turkeys for all employees for Thanksgiving from Northrop’s. WJ also requested approval to research a holiday dinner for all employees. Both requests were approved. WJ to report back to the Board on the dinner options.
WJ reminded the Board Town offices would be closed on 11/11 for the Veterans Day holiday and WJ will be at the NHMA annual conference in Manchester from Wednesday morning until Friday afternoon.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm.
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