Town of Lisbon
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: June 16, 2008
Selectmen Present: John Northrop (JN), Ruth Robar (RAR),
Town Administrator: Regan Pride (RP)
Administrative Assistant: Barbara Menchin
Meeting started at 4:30 pm
Bills, manifests and minutes were read and approved.
SELECTMEN’S MATTERS:
RAR questioned the purchase of a Palm Pilot for RP by Mr. Harvey Paquin. The Board asked if it was a necessary item.
Mr. Champagne of Lisbon Lion’s will be picking up tables and chairs Thursday, June 19, 2008 and returning them on Friday, June 20, 2008.
RAR questioned the rationale for the need of recent abatements to water/wastewater.
RAR had written to LGC with a question regarding if the Administrative Assistant could be the ex officio member for the selectmen at a Planning Board meeting. Per LGC: “There is no clear answer. This involves the murky distinction between “official” and “employee.” The Loughlin treatise on Local Government Law, volume 13, sec 343 says “generally speaking, a public employee is one whose duty is to render assistance under the direction of the office or official. They have no duties to perform other than those directed by an official or head of the department.” The administrative assistant reporting to the Board of Selectmen does not seem to fit the role of “official”. RAR will serve as the BOS representative in place of Jonathan
Reid.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:
BM spoke to the Board regarding upcoming bank foreclosures.
BM stated that she had spoken with Casey Gordon from the DES regarding the 911 mapping system. BM requested the Board give it’s ok for BM to assist the DES in the 911 Maps for the Town of Lisbon. This will aide Fire Department and Life Squad personnel more accurate records. She further stated there would be no charge to the town but there could be some minimal time involved. The Board approved this effort.
BM to contact LGC Healthtrust regarding how the health and dental policies work upon the resignation or termination of an employee.
BM spoke about various letters the Building Inspector requested to be sent.
BM to write a check to the Lisbon Public Library for the $10,000.00 that was appropriated for the new furnace.
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S MATTERS: Regan Pride
RP stated that Mr. Harvey Paquin received pricing on portable scales for about $10,000.00 new.
Mr. Paquin and RP went to Littleton Recycle to see what their operation is like. It appears to be the same basic set-up as Lisbon with a few additions.
RP spoke with Mr. Terri Welch & Mr. Kevin Clement regarding Mr. Jim Ingerson’s complaint about his water on Pearl Lake Road. The water in that area has gotten the best tests they have received in several years. The water is clear and does not appear to have any rust in it.
RP to check into the necessity of continuing with the yearly Inventory of Taxable Properties forms and see what it would take to do away with them.
RP in talking to Mr. Terri Welch spoke regarding Mr. Todd Corder’s complaint on his water. Mr. Welch stated that in his opinion Mr. Corder’s test results could have been from unfiltered water. The results from the testing company Mr. Corder used do not constitute a health/safety issue. Mr. Welch recommends cleaning the tank, use a filter between the tank and the house and use a charcoal filter.
RP stated that Mr. Welch’s son, Josh has joined Welch’s Water and Wastewater. Josh has a grade two operator’s license.
RAR requested RP to have Mr. Welch come to a Selectmen’s meeting to discuss possible changes. RP to contact KC so that he would be available for this meeting.
RP received quotes on the new “dump stickers”.
Mr. Tom White had requested the additional $200.00 for electricity in the swimming pool budget be moved to the salary line. The Board stated they would not do that at this time.
RP has spoken with Carol Herzig, the interim Director of Lisbon Main Street, Inc.. Ms. Herzig has requested clarification on the Main Street/Town/Railroad Station rental agreement. Main Street will be moving Friday, June 20, 2008. RP also stated that Main Street had located a CDFA Grant to hire a consultant for writing a town “sign ordinance”.
RP received a quote for the overhead fans in the town offices for $1,453.00. BM asked if that was for three fans or for just her office. The Board stated they would discuss this issue at the another meeting.
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Kevin Clement
KC informed the Board that Mr. Aldis Wright has turned in his resignation as of Friday, June 15, 2008. KC requested his unused sick and vacation time. Per the personnel handbook “Employees who leave the Town’s employment for any reason will not be entitled to any pay for unused sick days except in cases of total disability or death.” Mr. Wright will be allowed his unused vacation pay.
Regarding a complaint on Cole Plain Rd., KC stated that when the original road was put in, as a sub-grade the town used the soil/glass mixture. When the homeowner had a tree fall on his property, he dragged the tree and branches over the edge of the road, thus disturbing the under road. On Friday, June 13, 2008 the Highway Department went to the driveway, raked over the area, applied pea stone and then used the compactor over the pea stone. The situation has been resolved per KC.
Meeting recessed at 7:15.
Town of Lisbon
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: June 18, 2008
Selectmen Present: John Northrop (JN), Ruth Robar (RAR),
Town Administrator: Regan Pride (RP)
Mr. Northrop opened the meeting at 2:00pm
RAR moved to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A: 3, II (c) to review an application to the Buffington Fund and to discuss a personnel issue, taking RP with them. All voted in favor.
Resumed public session at 3:45pm.
Motion made by RAR to seal the minutes of the non-public meeting. 2nd by JN. All in favor.
RP informed the board that Terry Welch of Welch’s Water & Wastewater would like to meet with the board on 6/23 to propose an expansion of services. JN instructed RP to see if he can make it on 6/30 instead. If not, then set the time for 5:00pm on 6/23.
RAR moved to start the board meeting on 6/23 at 4:00 pm instead of 4:30pm in order to allow extra time to review information forthcoming from today’s non-public session. All voted in favor.
Meeting adjourned at 4:00pm.
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