Draft: August 17, 2005
Approved: August 24, 2005
TOWN OF LYME
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes
August 17, 2005
Present: Judy Brotman, Dick Jones, Carole Bont.
Acting Chair Dick Jones opened the meeting at 8:00 am.
1. The Selectmen briefly discussed the display of flags on the common - federal, state, town.
2. Town of Lyme Personnel Policy changes are being gathered and will be reviewed at a later date by the full board. Significant changes under consideration include the use of earned time off (ETO) to replace various categories of paid time off, accrual and “saving” of paid time off, and a review with employees of pre- v. after-tax retirement contributions.
3. The Selectmen approved the Manifest.
4. The Selectmen approved the public and non-public minutes of August 9th.
5. The Selectmen approved a cemetery plot for Allie Pike and waived the fee. (See Selectmen’s minutes from 2003 – town employees with more than 10 years of service would have cemetery plot fees waived.) Allie was a town employee for more than 10 years.
6. The Selectmen reviewed three proposed fuel contracts for next year and voted to remain with the current contractor, as he is offering the lowest price.
7. The Selectmen discussed the sale of the Polande lot to the Mathers. The Selectmen voted to not include an enforcement condition in the sale of the property, as none was discussed at the time of the agreement to sell the lot from the town to the Mathers.
8. The purchase of new stairs at Transfer Station should be taken care of by the Transfer Station Committee, using the Transfer Station Capital Reserve Fund.
9. The Selectmen discussed several proposed changes to the Town of Lyme Safety and Loss Prevention Policy. The proposed revisions to the policy will go back to the Safety and Loss Committee for their consideration.
10. The proposed Town Hazardous Mitigation Plan is on hold until the staff has time to make the proposed changes.
11. The Selectmen confirmed that Carole’s number one immediate priority is completion of the MS-1 - everything else takes second place to the completion of that priority.
12. The Selectmen voted by unanimous roll call vote to go into Non-Public Session, at 8:25 am, under RSA 91-A:3 II (c) for discussion of matters which, if discussed in public, would likely affect adversely the reputation of any person.
13. The Selectmen returned to public session at 8:53 am, no decisions having been made.
The meeting adjourned at 8:54 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
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