Chilmark Board of Selectmen Minutes July 5, 2005
People in attendance: Jonathan Revere, Frank M. Fenner Jr., J. B. Riggs Parker, Tim Carroll, David Norton, Brian Hefler, Betty Frank Bailey.
7:33 p.m. meeting called to order by Chairman Frank Fenner.
Minutes
The minutes of June21,2005 were discussed and postponed until the next meeting.
Road Race
Betty Frank-Bailey spoke to the board on behalf of Hugh Weisman and requested permission to hold the annual 5K Road Race on Middle Road this August. Mr. Parker moved and Mr. Fenner seconded a motion to grant permission for the Road Race on the same terms as last year. SO VOTED: Two Ayes.
Community Center Summer Program
There was discussion about the good condition of the Community Center, that the summer program was using the School Art room and the up coming Book Festival on August 7th 11 am - 6 pm.
Preschool Lease
The board said that the lease looked fine with the removal of the 1/8th sharing of all expenses. The board told Mr. Carroll to make it work.
Otis ANG Base
At the request of Falmouth, Mr. Parker moved and Mr. Fenner seconded a motion to adopt the Falmouth resolution asking that the Otis ANG base not be closed. SO VOTED: Two Ayes.
Cable TV
The Selectmen will look to the advisory committee for advice.
Tea Lane and Meeting House
Mr. Carroll reported on the status of the road plan and the balance in the budget. Mr. Fenner asked Mr. Carroll to keep on this project.
VADAR
Mr. Parker moved and Mr. Fenner seconded a motion to authorize the Chairman to sign the contract with VADAR for support of the accounting software package. SO VOTED: Two Ayes.
Annual Appointments
Tabled to next meeting and a list from Mr. Carroll.
Janitor
Mr. Carroll reported on the resignation of the temporary Janitor and the re-advertising of the position.
Animal Control Officer
Mr. Carroll made a presentation and requested that Keith Emin be appointed temporary Dog Officer while the position was advertised. He reported that no applications were received by the deadline, though one came in the next morning. Mr. Parker moved and Mr. Fenner seconded a motion to appoint Keith Emin temporary Dog Officer. SO VOTED: Two Ayes.
Mr. Carroll asked the Selectmen for permission to change the title from Dog Officer to Animal Control Officer. The board agreed. Mr. Parker asked Mr. Carroll to take that to the Personnel Board.
Mr. Carroll asked the Selectmen how they wanted to give recognition to Mr. Renahan for his 29 years of service as Dog Officer. Mr. Parker said that at plaque could be made. Mr. Fenner said that a letter or a plaque would be nice, but that the Selectmen should continue to support Mr. Renahan in his request for retirement credit for the 29 years he worked. Mr. Carroll was told to find out what support the Selectmen could provide.
Grants
The board discussed looking into water protection grant to purchase the land around the school’s well.
Chilmark Town Affairs Council
Mr. Carroll reported that the Early Summer Board meeting was scheduled for July 10th.
Conservation Commission
Mr. Carroll requested permission to encumber the remaining salary funds in the ConCOm FY2005 budget for the purpose of retaining Russell Walton to train and mentor Mr. Hodgkinson for at least a month. Mr. Fenner moved and Mr. Parker seconded a motion to request the Town Accountant encumber the FY2005 Conservation Commission salary budget to continue Mr. Walton’s employment of 12 hours a week for training his replacement. SO VOTED: Two Ayes.
Coordinator of Administrative Support
Mr. Carroll told the Selectmen that he was recommending that the new CAS be given the same one hour of paid lunch as the other forty hour a week office person. Mr. Parker told him to ask the Personnel Board.
Mr. Carroll told the Selectmen that he had agreed to a schedule with the new CAS for him to work 8 am - 5 pm M-Th and a half day on Fridays for personal reasons. Mr. Carroll said that this was going to be subject to approval from the served boards.
Mr. Carroll told the Selectmen that he was going to recommend to the Personnel Board that, for the purposes of probation, vacation and sick benefits, August 2004 be used as the start dates for Deb Cini and Charles Hodgkinson. Mr. Parker told him to ask the Personnel Board.
Harbor
Mr. Parker moved and Mr. Fenner seconded a motion to move Mr. Andrew Goldman from the floating dock slip waiting list to the filled dock slip waiting list due to evidence that the town placed him on the wrong list on his application. SO VOTED: Two Ayes.
Lucy Vincent Beach
The Board discussed a confrontation between one of the land owners and a beach goer. The board agreed that the Beach Committee and the Selectmen should meet together to discuss this. Mr. Fenner said that the town can not allow this behavior to continue and asked that the Beach Committee hold a hearing and take action.
Executive Session 8:45 PM
Mr. Parker moved and Mr. Fenner seconded a motion to go into executive session with the Fire Chief to discuss land acquisition and to not return to regular session. SO VOTED: Parker-Aye Fenner-Aye.
Meeting adjourned at 10:12 PM
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