Draft: December 21, 2005
Approved: December 28, 2005
TOWN OF LYME
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes
December 21, 2005
Present: Pete Bleyler, Dick Jones, Judy Brotman, Selectmen; Administrative Assistant Carole Bont., Zoning Administrator Victoria Davis.
The meeting was opened at 8:00 am by Chairman Pete Bleyler.
1) The Selectmen approved the minutes of December 14.
2) The selectmen approved the manifest.
3) The selectmen approved the carryover of vacation for Carole Bont (24 hours) and Dina (29 hours).
4) The selectmen approved the Health Trust contract for the upcoming year.
5) The selectmen approved the Arbor Day and Tree City application.
6) The selectman approved the use of the Academy Building for yoga.
7) Dick moved and Pete seconded a motion to carry over up to $21,822 for the highway salt shed (from surplus in Article 17), $84,819.59 highway block grant, $4,354.44 police equipment and computer and $3715.95 computer system upgrade capital reserve fund for FY2005 to FY2006. Motion passed unanimously.
8) The selectmen voted not to approve the Edgell bridge carryover.
9) The selectmen discussed the establishment of an expendable trust fund for the overseer of town poor and a special revenue fund for the cemeteries. In addition a correction in the estimated revenue for the shared revenue block grant and rooms and meals tax distribution based on 2005 receipts will be made.
10) The selectmen approved the hiring of Brent Stearns as a part-time highway worker, effective December 20th .
11) The selectmen advised Vickie to proceed with enforcement on a zoning violation. She should send the violation notice letter to both the tenant offender and the property owner.
12) The selectmen voted unanimously to go into non-public session at 9:10am for discussion of three matters.
13) The selectmen returned to public session at 9:35 am, having voted by unanimous roll call vote to exempt the non-public session minutes from public inspection.
14) The selectmen discussed the “moldy office” issue, and the fact that the air exchanger is not working properly. A “mold inspector” is due Thursday to evaluate the situation on Thursday. Following the inspection, the selectmen will review the whole office circumstance.
15) The selectmen voted to require that all town committee meetings be held in either the fire station or the academy building.
16) The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
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