Town of Lisbon
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: March 10, 2008
Selectmen Present: John Northrop (JN), Ruth Robar (RAR), Jonathan Reid (JR)
Town Administrator: Regan Pride (RP)
Administrative Assistant: Barbara Menchin
Meeting started at 5:00 pm
Bills, manifests and minutes were read and approved.
SELECTMEN’S MATTERS:
There was a discussion on issuing W-2’s as opposed to 1099’s for elected officials. RAR made a motion, 2nd by JR, to issue elected officials W-2’s, and thus have taxes taken out of the yearly stipend. So voted all.
Discussion on the up coming Town Meeting and procedures.
Purvis Assessing contract was reviewed and signed by the Board.
The Board is looking for bids on the Town Hall men’s room repairs and the Town Hall Kitchen.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S MATTERS: Barbara Menchin
BM discussed the Fire Departments delay in turning in their run sheets. It is now 5 months into the Fire Department’s year, and to date no run sheets have been turned in to be processed. Also BM has spoken with Donna Clark of Lyman Town Hall as the Town of Lisbon received a check for $4,000.00 for fire calls to Lyman. Ms. Clark stated that bills for fires in Lyman are to be sent within 30 days of the fire so that she can bill her resident. The bills that submitted to the Town of Lyman were 3 to 4 months old by the time they were received in this office. BM stated she has apologized to Ms. Clark and that she would see that the billing would come as soon as she receives a bill from the Fire Department. The Board stated that the Fire Department needs to submit their run sheets and
any bills at the 1st of every month.
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Kevin Clement
KC spoke to the Board about his concerns of his budget with his fuel line and his salt line. KC requested the Board amend the budget so that he can have enough salt and fuel to complete his work without interfering with any services.
KC stated the Pearl Lake Dam project, if all goes well, will begin in July.
KC apologized to the Board for not having had the time to do the railing on the Railroad Station.
KC requested that at the Town Meeting, the Board acknowledge Mr. Brian Dodge and Mr. Ray Pineo, long term Fire Department members who died in 2007. He further requested that next year memo be circulated to the department heads for any recommendations for dedications in the Town Report.
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S MATTERS: Regan Pride
RP has entered the 2007 Town Report onto the Lisbon web site.
RP has requested a Department Head meeting for Wednesday, March 12, 2008. RP has also invited the Town Clerk, Life Squad and Fire Department to attend.
RP discussed two pieces of property in town that the Tax Collector needs to either deed or put a temporary waiver on. RAR made a motion and JR 2nd to waive both properties
from being deeded at this time.
RP spoke to the Town of Franklin regarding their Fire Department exhaust system which is like what the Town of Lisbon is considering purchasing. Franklin gave nothing shy of “rave reports”.
RP presented a note from Mr. John Fitzgerald regarding the school budget and the expected $1.72 rate increase to the taxpayers for review by the board.
RP spoke with a Mike Viani regarding HB 1429 which has to do with landfills and heights. Mr. Viani requested permission to use Lisbon’s name as opposing this bill. JR made a motion to accept, RAR 2nd. So voted all.
A motion was made by JR to adjourn the meeting RAR 2nd all in favor.
Meeting adjourned 8:35 pm.
The Board held a brief meeting to finalize preparations for the Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2008.
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