Draft: February 8, 2006
Approved: February 15, 2006
TOWN OF LYME
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
February 8, 2006
MINUTES
Attending: Selectmen Pete Bleyler, Dick Jones, and Judy Brotman; Carole Bont, John Sanders.
The Meeting was opened at 8:03 am by Chairman Pete Bleyler.
1. The Selectmen met with John Sanders to discuss the fiber optic broadband consortium status. The consortium is looking for funding each of the member towns, at a cost of $3.76 per capita, so that Lyme’s fee would be $6,500. If possible, a Warrant Article will be added to the town warrant for $6,500 in support of this cause.
2. The minutes of Feb 1 were approved as corrected.
3. The Selectmen approved the appointment of the several town committee members. (Lyme Center Academy Building Committee, History Committee and Recreation Committee).
4. The Board discussed a possible dedication of the Town’s Annual Report. The Board voted to approve the dedication to Rebecca Franklin.
5. The Board signed the letter to Kathleen Jenks concerning the removal of the second trailer on the property where she is residing.
6. The Board approved the Transfer Station “interim regulations”.
7. Carole asked the Selectmen to review the decision not to include the $6000 in the utility assessment update. The $6000 would come out of the capital reserve fund. The Selectmen voted 2 to 1 to withdraw the $6000 from the capital reserve fund. Pete Bleyler and Judy Brotman voting in favor and Dick Jones opposed.
8. The Selectmen unanimously voted to recommend the following Warrant Articles: #14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, and 26 as numbered on Draft #7 of the Warrant.
9. The Selectmen to recommend the following Warrant Articles with Pete Bleyler and Judy Brotman voting in favor and Dick Jones opposed: #22, 24. [#22, Dick said that he felt that it was more important to construct a new salt shed and complete the highway garage project than to install a compactor as a part of a new service at the transfer station. #24, Dick said that he opposed funding the broadband proposal with tax dollars as he felt it was an inappropriate use of public funds.
10. The Selectmen signed the Northstar contract for our Independence Day celebration.
11. The police/fire phone response system now has no fire alarm component. The Board voted to install a separate phone line into the meeting room, to be charged to the Selectmen’s budget, with the Fire Chief’s approval, which will also have the fire alarm component.
12. The Board will give a final review of the proposed changes to the Personnel Policy next week. Carole to ask Dina to collect and copy staff comments on the Personnel Policy, and place a copy of the personnel policy itself as most recently revised, in the Selectmen’s boxes on Friday.
The meeting adjourned at 9:16 am
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
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