Town of Lisbon
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: January 7, 2008
Selectmen Present: John Northrop (JN), Jonathan Reid (JR), Ruth Robar (RAR)
Town Administrator: Regan Pride (RP)
Clerk: Barbara Menchin
Chairman Northrop opened the meeting at 5:00 pm.
Bills, manifests and minutes were read and approved.
SELECTMEN’S MATTERS:
Discussion on the Personnel Hand Book and who qualifies as an employee. RP to check to see what the status of the Librarian and her helper would be classified as.
PUBLIC HEARING:
JN opened the public hearing per RSA 31:95-b regarding the unanticipated money received from the Department of Transportation for the Highway Block Grant in the amount of $7, 254.14. The Board elected to have the additional money applied to the highway department salt line. JN made the motion, JR 2nd, all in favor
DEPARTMENT HEAD: George Stevens
JR made a motion to encumber, out of fire department funds, to purchase pagers in the amount of $2,496.00, RAR 2nd.
GS promised to start the Fire Department budget for next year earlier. GS also stated that he would try to keep on top of the mail that gets delivered to the town hall so that the bills can be paid in a timely manner.
GP Houston and Greg Hartwell have Rinkers Pagers. GS to see if there is still a need for these pagers and if there is no need for them, would like to cancel them out.
CLERK’S MATTERS:
Mr. Steve Colby had been in to see BM and is still in need of a Treasurer for the Grove Hill and Salmon Hole Cemeteries.
Town Treasurer Jennifer Trelfa has stated that she will not be running for Treasurer in March. RAR suggested a few names for the cemetery secretary’s position. BM to contact as soon as possible. If no response, RAR suggested RP place an ad in the Caledonian Record. JN stated that he felt as if the Caledonian Record has a larger group of readers from Lisbon than the other newspapers.
BM informed the Board that the Supervisor’s of the Checklist do not get paid for the additional time they spend doing the voter information. As the amount of time that is needed nowadays is more than in the past she requested a line item so that the Checklist people could get some form of a pay in order to keep interest in the job. RP recommended a stipend. JN requested BM to ask Ms. Trelfa to find out approximately how many hours would be involved doing this job. The Board to decide what amount could be offered from there.
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S MATTERS:
Mr. Harvey Paquin of the Recycle Center is scheduled for January 14, 2008 Selectmen’s meeting. HP has informed RP that there will be a change in policy to Casella Waste Management. Any unscheduled trip will first need a phone call for an authorization in advance. If it does not, the town will not receive it’s normal discounted rate for disposal.
RP has an appointment with Mr. Sean Donahue of 23 Parkridge Road on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 at 9 am regarding a letter he sent to the Board regarding his real estate taxes and water bills.
RP received a phone call from Mr. Amos Locke regarding the exhaust fumes from the snowmobiles riding on the old railroad tracks. RP stated it was state property and suggested he contact the Bureau of Trails.
JR moved and RAR 2nd to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A: 3, II (c) for the purpose of discussing an applications for the Buffington Fund and a General Assistance issue. All voted in favor.
Resumed public session:
Motion made by RAR to seal the minutes of the non-public meeting. 2nd by JR. All in favor.
A motion was made by JR to adjourn, 2nd by RAR……all in favor
Meeting adjourned 8:00 pm
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