Town of Lisbon
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: March 19, 2009
Selectmen Present: John Northrop (JN) Ruth Robar (RAR), Duncan McKee (DM)
Town Administrator: Regan Pride (RP)
Administrative Assistant: Barbara Menchin
JN opened the meeting at 3:10 PM
SELECTMEN’S MATTERS:
The Board discussed various ways to cut the budget. The Board is to meet in the near future to discuss this further. (No time was set at this meeting.)
ADMINSTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Barbara Menchin
BM discussed several actions Mr. Stan Borkowski (Building/Code Inspector) was intending to do with several houses in town with an accumulation of garbage on the property. Some of which have young children living inside. DCYF has been notified.
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR: Regan Pride
RP informed the Board of the “Light Duty” form he received concerning one of the town employees.
RP received an email from Mr. Steve Colby (Grove Hill Cemetery Trustee) regarding the request to cut the cemetery budget. Mr. Colby stated he has level funded for 15 years and hoped the Board would allow the cemetery its normal budget with no cuts.
RP informed the Board that the FEMA monies for the additional work performed during the ice storm was approved for approximately $11,000.00.
RP told the Board that Mr. Ray Burton (Governor’s Counsel) will be attending the March 30, 2009 Selectmen’s meeting.
DEPARTMENT HEADS: Tanis “Joe” Tavernier (Lisbon Chief of Police)
JT stated he was unable to attend last Friday’s budget cut meeting of the department heads and requested he be present when they did discuss the budget.
JT informed the Board he had received a letter of resignation from one of his officers and stated there was a need to put an advertisement in the newspaper as soon as possible for a replacement. The Board voted all in favor for the advertisement.
PUBLIC INPUT: Roger Gingue and Ruth Taylor (Lisbon Main Street, Inc.)
RG discussed Lisbon Main Street’s proposed budget that included various changes and sources of revenue.
RG further stated now that the Railroad Station is complete, he wants a full accounting of the remaining money in the restoration fund checking account.
RG stated that Lisbon Main Street is interested in updating the Lisbon Master Plan.
RG discussed the need for Spring clean-up.
RT discussed the Lisbon Farmer’s Market.
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Harvey Paquin (Lisbon Recycle Department)
HP discussed the wording in the Solid Waste Ordinance (Recycle Policy).
HP discussed the Recycle Stickers. RP to inform CD to start distributing the recycle stickers.
HP asked if the town was going to put an advertisement in the newspaper regarding the increase of the MSW Bags to take place on April 1, 2009. JN requested RP put an ad in as soon as possible.
PUBLIC INPUT: Vaughan Stiles
Ms. Stiles spoke with the Board regarding her assessment on her property. The Board told her to give BM her abatement application and she would give it to the town assessor, Mr. Steve Allen.
RAR moved to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3 II (c) for the purpose of considering a request for assistance from the Buffington Fund.
RAR moved to seal the minutes of the non-public session. DM 2nd the motion. All voted in favor to seal the minutes.
RAR moved to adjourn this meeting. DM 2nd. All members voted in favor.
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM.
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