Town of Greenfield
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Tuesday – April 22, 2008 – 6:00 pm
Present: Chairman, Aaron Kullgren; Selectwoman, Karen Day; Selectman, Jarvis Adams, IV
Call to order: Chairman Kullgren called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
Appointments:
6:00 – Police Chief, Brian Giammarino –
· Car #1 – Giammarino discussed he is going to have a significant amount of body work needed to car #1, he has an estimate of $600.00 to repair the rust. He has scheduled J & J Auto to do the work, he feels this is a great car and should be repaired to keep the car going.
· Appointment – Chief Giammarino presented an appointment for Officer Micheal Bedard – Mr. Bedard brings with him 23 years EMT experience, 6 years of police work being a part-time officer in Lyndeborough. Giammarino believes he will be a great asset to the Greenfield Police Department. Selectmen signed the appointment after brief discussion.
At 6:30 pm in accordance with RSA 91A:3 II (a) – motion by Kullgren to enter into a non-public. Seconded by Day & Adams. Voted affirmatively.
At 6:37 motion by Kullgren to enter out of the non-public session, seconded by Adams & Day. Voted in the affirmative.
Decision: To offer the heavy equipment operator position to Joe Ellis, starting wage will be $16.00/hour, with a possible .50 cent/hour increase after 90 day satisfactory review.
At 6:37 pm in accordance with RSA 91A:3 II (c) – motion by Kullgren to enter into a non-public. Seconded by Day & Adams. Voted affirmatively.
At 6:45 motion by Kullgren to enter out of the non-public session, seconded by Adams & Day. Voted in the affirmative.
Decision: There were no decisions made
At 6:50 pm in accordance with RSA 91A:3 II (c) – motion by Kullgren to enter into a non-public. Seconded by Day & Adams. Voted affirmatively.
At 7:00 motion by Kullgren to enter out of the non-public session, seconded by Adams & Day. Voted in the affirmative.
Decision: Deb & Jarvis have a meeting with John Teague on Wednesday, they will discuss strategy with this matter.
7:30 – Gene Mitchell – Mr. Mitchell was not on agenda, however he stopped in and wanted to discuss his concerns regarding the private drive for Rocky Lane. Mr. Mitchell stated all 4 houses on Rocky Lane are for sale. Mitchell asked if there was anything that could be done to get the code officer to enforce the proper design of this private lane. Mitchell concern is the road was supposed to be built 22’ wide with 8” crushed gravel as was approved by the planning board; it was not built to spec. Mitchell further commented he believes no certificate of occupancy should have been issued until the road was built as it was designed and approved by the planning board. Mitchell is asking for the board’s support in this matter to upgrade the road to spec, and to further have Peter
enforce this with White Pine Builders.
Selectmen will discuss this with Peter.
Selectmen & Mitchell briefly discussed floating zoning, Mitchell commented he supports this type of zoning.
Other Business:
· Mail – Selectmen reviewed the miscellaneous mail.
· Minutes – Selectmen approved the minutes of 4/15/08 with minor revisions
· Accounts Payable - Selectmen will sign A/P on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning
· Veterans exemptions –
Thomas Shiel, R7-18 – Approved
Reed Witney, R7-6 – Denied – Non- resident
· Policies -
Personnel Policies - Selectmen reviewed and accepted the updated Personnel Policies with some minor changes. They removed the elected officials from being employees.
Accounting procedures – tabled
· NHGFOA – Deb & Katherine will be attending the NH Governor’s Finance Officers Annual Conference on May 1, 2008 in North Conway.
· Highway personnel - Jeff Tarr & Joe Ellis will be offered the positions within the highway department. Selectmen regretfully accepted the resignation of Gary Russell, effective May 2, 2008. Gary has accepted the position as Road Agent for the Town of Bennington.
· Epping – Clay Mitchell has responded to e-mails indicating the Town will have to postone the visit to Epping until sometime in May.
· Parks & Recreation Committee – A brief discussion of establishing a Parks & Rec. Committee followed. Selectman Adams wanted to discuss this as a possibility of helping to address some of the confusion that seems to be taking place within the Town & the Parks & Recreation Department. This will allow residents to express their thoughts about the direction the Parks & Rec. Dept. It was agreed all members of the Selectboard will be involved in this committee, this will keep everyone on the same page and keep the energy moving. The possibility of having the committee move forward with providing a survey and to further investigate what
activities are being needed and/or wanted by residents. A letter will be mailed out to residents seeking support for the committee.
· GIVers – community garden – Deb discussed Neal Brown had approached her and asked that she discuss with the Board about the possibility of establishing a “community vegetable garden” behind the Town Office. Discussion followed, Selectmen were all in agreement this is a great idea and they are supportive of such an endeavor. It was also discussed Conrad & Ellen Dumas have discussed establishing a community garden as well. With the way fuel prices, food prices etc., are moving this seems to be a positive step to help everyone.
· Overnight camping at Oak Park – Selectmen discussed what Molly should do with regards to the EFTA and others organizations who have requested overnight camping/parking. Selectwoman Day noted her opinion is she is not in favor of it, she believes the campers could stay at the State Park. Adams stated he doesn’t see a problem with it. No decision at this time. Selectmen discussed having Deb check with other towns to see what they do. They will have an answer by next week.
· Capital Improvement Plan – Selectmen discussed meeting with the Planning Board and discussing the ten year plan for the CIP for ten year plan. This is a very supportive undertaking, Selectmen would like to have the Budget Advisory Committee and the Planning Board working closely on this. The Board would like to see a financial plan with an amortization plan and/or a realistic plan, which would allow the town to finance the projects that are needed. Currently, with our bonding rate, we cannot bond for big ticket items.
· MS-5 – Selectmen signed the 2007 MS-5, Deb will mail it to the Dept. of Revenue in the morning.
· Joint Loss Committee – Deb reported there was a JLMC this morning (4/22/08). In attendance was Library, Administration, Parks & Rec., & Recycling. Recycling & Parks reported a few concerns. A full report with minutes will be available shortly.
With no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm. Selectmen will come in and sign a/p manifest, as well as updated minutes .The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 6:00 pm.
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