Draft: December 8, 2004
Approved: December 15, 2004
TOWN OF LYME
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
December 8, 2004
MINUTES
Attending: Selectmen Dick Jones, Pete Bleyler and Judy Brotman; Administrative Assistant Carole Bont; Bookkeeper Dina Cutting; Planning & Zoning Administrator, Vickie Davis.
The Meeting opened at 8:0 0 am.
1. The Selectmen approved the December 1st minutes.
2. The Selectmen discussed the need to identify funds to be carried over to FY2005. This will be done at the December 22nd BOS meeting.
3. The Selectmen reviewed the disability provisions of our personnel policy. Dick Jones moved to continue the Selectmen’s Clerk at full salary for the next 30 days. The town will be reimbursed for a 2/3 portion of that amount for the majority of those 30 days by the town’s short term disability insurance. Other short term reimbursement may include earned time, sick time and vacation time benefits. This relief award will be reviewed after 30 days. Pete Bleyler seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
4. The Selectmen will be advising the Budget Committee of a change in the Capital Assets budget to reflect and “in and out” expense for the property reval scheduled to begin in FY2005.
5. The Selectmen approved an after-the-fact parking permit for the tree lighting ceremony.
6. The Selectmen approved changing phone service from AT&T to Verizon. We expect to realize some savings in the phone expenses over the year.
7. The Selectmen voted unanimously to approved the IRS mileage rate of $.405/mile, effective on January 1, 2005.
8. The Selectmen approved an Intent-to-Cut for E. B. Rich Trust, Tax Map 421, lot 18.
9. The Selectmen approved an Intent-to-Cut for R. T. VanVleck, Map 416, lots 17 & 18. A copy of the Intent-to-Cut will be sent to the Orford Selectmen.
10. The Selectmen approved the Yield Tax Assessments for the Trustees of Dartmouth College, S. Dube and P. Tausonovitch.
11. H. Butman appeared before the Selectmen to discuss a tax abatement.
12. Pete Bleyler gave an update on the Transfer Station committee work. The Selectmen voted to support the Committee’s recommendation for a pay-per-bag concept, and a charge for C&D disposal. The Committee will be seeking the Budget Committee’s approval for these proposals as well. The Committee plans to have an informational hand-out for Sunday.
13. The initial draft of the revisions to the personnel policy is underway. The Selectmen will schedule time to go over the initial revisions at their December 22nd meeting.
14. The Selectmen had a wide-ranging tax abatement discussion. The Selectmen unanimously voted to support increasing the asset limit for need based and hardship abatements. The Selectmen unanimously voted to grant need-based hardship abatements for this year’s taxes based on the proposed abatement amounts (which are pending Town Meeting authorization).
15. The Selectmen reviewed and voted to approve the use of a standardized form to apply for a hardship abatement.
16. The Selectmen voted unanimously to grant Connie Wilmot a waiver of the penalties and interest for late payment of taxes to June 30, 2005.
17. The Selectmen had a brief discussion of the upcoming Budget Committee meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
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