Chichester Board of Selectmen
SELECTMEN’S MINUTES
February 21, 2006
Present: Chairman DeBold, Selectman MacCleery, Selectman Colbert and Patty Wooster, Administrative Assistant. Chairman DeBold opened the meeting at 7:00PM.
SUBJECT: Fire Chief Mike Paveglio
HIGHLIGHTS: Fire Chief Mike Paveglio met with the Board of Selectmen to report that he and some members of the Fire Department checked residents that lost power during the storm. He stated that they made sure the residents were safe and to find out if anyone needed anything. He stated that the Town needs to designate a shelter. He stated that the school would be the best place, but they do not have a generator. He said it would be a good idea to send post cards to senior citizens and advise them where the shelter will be and find out if any of them would need transportation to the shelter.
Also, Chief Paveglio presented the Board of Selectmen with changes in ambulance billing. The new billing system will be structured in accordance with Medicare. He stated that the patients out of pocket expense will decrease.
SUBJECT: General Business
HIGHLIGHTS: Selectmen MacCleery advised the other members of the Board that there should be three (3) alternates on the Board of Adjustment, currently listed are too many voting members. Patty was asked to get the appointment papers from the Town Clerk, Evelyn Pike, to see what members of the Board of Adjustment are alternates.
A resident, Mr. David Dobson had asked the Board of Selectmen about a driveway permit for the Chichester Congressional Church. Chairman DeBold stated that he had been in touch with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (“DOT”) regarding this issue. He was advised by DOT to have the church write a letter to the Planning Board.
Chairman DeBold stated that he spoke with the Town Attorney, Mr. Bart Mayer regarding the agreement between the Town and the Stevens regarding a Class VI road. Mr. Mayer told Chairman DeBold that he already had an agreement that the Town could use. Mr. Mayer told Chairman DeBold that his agreement has be used, tried and tested. Chairman DeBold took a copy of the agreement and presented it to the other Board Members. The Board of Selectmen agreed to use the agreement that Mr. Mayer had given to Chairman DeBold. The agreement will be sent to the Stevens for their signature.
The Board of Selectmen reviewed a memo from the Road Agent. The Road Agent was asking the Board of Selectmen for permission to post the roads. The Selectmen agreed.
The Selectmen discussed applying to the Board of Adjustment to appeal the recent building permit that was issued to Live and Let Live Farm. The Selectmen had decided to appeal to the Board of Adjustments to have the building permit revoked.
The Selectmen discussed Police Chief Clarke’s request that the Social Security money that was paid back to Officer Josh Wright not come out of his budget. At the last Department Head Meeting on February 14, 2006 Chief Clarke stated that he spoke to Mr. Earl Weir about the money coming out of the police budget twice. Mr. Weir told Chief Clarke that the money should come out of his budget twice. Selectman Colbert asked Patty to contact Social Security to see if we could get that money back as an over payment. She was asked to notify Chief Clarke about her research.
Also, on the 14th of February Chief Clarke asked the Selectmen if it was a zoning violation to rent out a room in one’s home. After researching the Town’s Zoning Ordinances there appears to be no zoning addressing this issue.
The Board of Selectmen discussed writing a warrant article to stop Town employees from contracting their privately owned business services to the town. Chairman DeBold is going to draft the warrant and the other two Selectmen will review it.
The Board signed payroll and accounts payable.
Legal correspondence, mail and e-mail were reviewed.
The Minutes from February 14th , 2006 were reviewed and approved.
Being no further business, Chairman DeBold adjourned the meeting at 9:30pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Patty Wooster
Administrative Assistant
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Chairman Richard DeBold
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Stephen MacCleery
David Colbert
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