Minutes
Town of Greenfield
Greenfield Town Offices, 7 Sawmill Road Greenfield, NH
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Thursday, March 15, 2012 – 6:30 pm
Board of Selectmen: Chairman, Aaron Kullgren; Selectwoman, Karen Day, Selectman Robert Wimpory
Staff: Town Administrator Patt,
Public:
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by Chairman Kullgren.
Documents for Approval/Review/Signature
The Selectmen reviewed and signed the following items:
A. Payroll Check Manifest
B. Payroll Checks
C. A/P Invoices
D. Approval of Selectmen Minutes
E. Meeting House Rental Agreement – Schmechel
F. Town Hall Meeting Rental – Historical Society April event
G. Town Hall Meeting Rental – Historical Society May event
6:30 PM: Document Review and Signing
The Selectmen reviewed the bi-weekly Payroll manifest, signed Payroll checks, and reviewed items in the Selectmen’s reading file.
7:00 PM: Administrative Meeting
The Selectmen held an administrative meeting to go over the Town Warrant in advance of Town Meeting and to determine the best person to answer questions for each of the articles. Articles 4-19 for Town Meeting were discussed with the Selectmen making a determination of the best person to handle each of the articles. The articles were assigned as follows:
Article 4 – Supervisor Burgess
Article 5 – Administrator Patt
Article 6 – Greenfield Recycling Center Commission, Budget Committee Members Steere and Nickerson
Article 7 – Administrator Patt
Article 8 – Chairman Kullgren
Article 9, 10, 11 – Fire Chief White
Article 12, 13, 14 – Supervisor Murray
Article 15 – Road Commission members
Article 16 – Library Trustee Brown
Article 17,18 – Police Chief Giammarino
Article 19 – Selectwoman Day
Non- Public Session
At 7:37 Chairman Kullgren moved to go into non-public session under 91-A:3IIa, Personnel. The Selectmen voted 3-0 on a roll call vote to go into non-public session. The Selectmen came out of non-public at 8:05 pm. It was noted that no decisions had been reached and no actions taken.
Additional Warrant Article Discussion
The Selectmen deliberated over the warrant articles in anticipation of the questions that might be posed by residents during Town Meeting. By turn the Selectmen raised possible questions about the articles and determined the best way to answer the questions.
Change of Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
The Board of Selectmen discussed the fact that Aaron Kullgren has been the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and with the elections concluded the Board would have to elect a new Chair. There was some discussion about the Code of Conduct that has been adopted previously for Selectmen’s meetings. Chairman Kullgren suggested that the person elected to the Chairman’s position might benefit from reading Roberts Rules of Order and reviewing Parliamentary Rules. Chairman Kullgren did not believe that there was a publication on how to run meetings as the chair but asked the Administrator if LGC had any publications that the new Board could review.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Selectwoman Day moved to adjourn the meeting. Selectman Wimpory seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 PM
Respectfully Submitted:
Aaron Patt
Town Administrator
The minutes are final when approved and signed by the Board of Selectmen. A signed copy is on file in the Selectmen’s minutes.
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Aaron Kullgren, Chairman Robert Wimpory, Selectman Karen Day, Selectwoman
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