Town of Lisbon
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
November 17, 2003
7:00 pm Meeting opened
Present: Selectmen R. Pride, J. Hite
Clerk: W. Johnson
Media: None
H. Paquin was in to address the Board regarding the activity at the transfer and recycling center. HP reported he has just completed his HAZMAT certification course and he needs to install an eye wash station at the paint storage garage. WJ updated HP and the Board regarding the payment arrangement with Rick Couture for our scrap aluminum. All will be paid by 12/31/03. Discussed the clean up of the site of the former Town mobile home on Bath Road. HP will have Brian complete the cleanup work. HP reported several fluorescent light bulbs have been shipped from the facility this past week. WJ noted HP has completed and submitted his draft budget for 2004 to him for review. HP left the meeting at 7:15 pm.
Joe and Dawn Nyberg of Nyberg Purvis Associates addressed the Board regarding their proposal to provide contract appraisal services to the Town in 2004. Joe explained the options available to the Town on maintaining the data in order to meet review approval with the NH Department of Revenue. A review and update of the Town data and ratios will be necessary in 2008. Many towns in NH are doing the updating in phases with a certain percentage of the town being done each year. The cost of doing such an update is approximately $15,000. Joe suggests putting funds aside next year in a CRF in preparation of the update expense. In addition to the CRF funding, money must be budgeted for the annual pickup work in the amount of $4000. RP questioned Joe on the method of establishing view values for land. JN explained the method
of establishing a base value by extracting from comparable sales the value of the home and land to determine if there is a remaining amount that was paid for the property for the view. A factor is applied to the established baseline value for the view depending if it is a better or lesser view than the comparable sale. Joe advised the Board of conversations he has had with some of the owners or their representatives who have appealed their values to the BTLA. He believes there is not valid adjustment he would make prior to the BTLA hearings. Joe and Dawn Nyberg left the meeting at 8:20.
Board reviewed and approved an amended conditional offer of employment to Robert Garvin for the police department.
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Board reviewed a request for support from the donor town coalition for certain suggested amendments to HB 608, a bill revising the adequate education fund. JH moved and RP 2nd to support the amendments suggested by the coalition. So voted all.
WJ presented a request to purchase a toolbox the town owns that was formerly installed on the Chevy 1 ton we no longer have. The box has not been used in several years and KC does not anticipate needing it in the future. The Board agreed it would be necessary to offer the property to the public in a sealed bid process. JH suggested including any other surplus property we may have to sell in the ad.
WJ reported on the progress of the water project. Verbal approval has been received to add two additional projects to the contract including a portion of Water Street (200’) and the Stallion Hill replacement (800’). Adequate funding is remaining in the project to complete this work. Budget cost for the additional construction work will be received this week. Three additional weeks of contract time will be necessary for the additional work. Provan and Lorber has reported the budget for the on-site inspector has been depleted and should be increased by approximately $10,000 to cover the additional work to be done and the remaining project work. The remaining service connections should be completed by the end of the week along with the remaining base paving if the weather permits.
WJ reported most of the budgets were in to him from the department heads. He is planning to review them with department heads next week and the week after. The Board should consider a date and time to meet with department heads between December 8 and 15.
RP noted he has not completed his review of the supervisor evaluations. The matter will be discussed next week. JH has completed his review.
JH moved and RP 2nd to move to non-public session per RSA 91-A: 3II(a) to review and discuss a Buffington Fund application. So voted all.
RESUMED PUBLIC SESSION
WJ reported no new information on the latest railroad station acquisition negotiations.
WJ reported, subject to Board approval, the employee holiday party could be held on 12/20/03 at the Clam Shell Restaurant. Dinner options were presented at $14 or $17 per person. Board approved the date and location and the $17/person menu. All full and part time employees are invited to attend.
Adjourned at 9:30 pm
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