Town of Mount Desert
Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
January 20, 2015
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held this date in the Meeting Room, Town Hall, Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Those present included: Chairman John Macauley; Selectmen Martha Dudman, Matt Hart and Tom Richardson; staff members Town Manager Durlin Lunt, Treasurer Kathi Mahar, Fire Chief Mike Bender, Public Works Director Tony Smith, Harbormaster John Lemoine, and Town Clerk/Recording Secretary Joelle Nolan; and members of the public.
I. Call to order at 6:30 p.m.
Chairman Macauley called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
II. Public Hearing(s)
A. None
III. Minutes
A. Approval of minutes from January 5, 2015 meeting.
MOTION: Selectman Dudman moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to approve the minutes from January 5, 2015 meeting. The vote was in favor, 4-0.
IV. Appointments/Recognitions/Resignations
None presented.
V. Consent Agenda (These items are considered routine, and therefore, may be passed by the Selectmen in one blanket motion. Board members may remove any item for discussion by requesting such action prior to consideration of that portion of the agenda.)
A. Department Reports: Wastewater Treatment Plants, Fire
B. Marine Management Committee Minutes January 13, 2015
C. Hancock County 2015 Budget
MOTION: Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to approve Consent Agenda as presented. The vote was in favor, 4-0.
Chairman Macauley asked Fire Chief Bender to keep the Board fully apprised on the timeline and progress for the proposed regional fire training facility.
VI. Selectmen’s Reports
Chairman Macauley asked Public Works Director Smith for an update on the Otter Creek Landing and the reply was there will be a Warrant Article for the 2015 Annual Town Meeting asking for funds.
VII. Old Business
A. Police Chief Return Agreement
MOTION: Selectman Dudman moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to approve the revised Police Chief Return Agreement as presented. The vote was in favor, 4-0.
VIII. New Business
A. Marina Summer Dockage and Electricity Rates
MOTION: Selectman Hart moved, seconded by Selectman Dudman, to approve the Marina summer dockage and electricity rates as recommended by the Marine Management Committee: the dockage rate for vessels <49ft. $2.75/ft., vessels 50ft.<60ft. $3.25/ft., and vessels 60ft. and over to $3.75; electricity rates $15.00/ night for 30 amp, $25.00/ night for 50 amp, $45.00/ night for 100 amp, and $75.00/ night for 3 phase 100 amp. The vote was in favor, 4-0.
B. Authorize Fund Release for Otter Creek Fire Pond Project
MOTION: Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to authorize the release of $1,241.70 from Otter Creek Fire Pond account 4040300-24474 to pay Hedefine Engineering & Design, Inc for work on the Otter Creek Fire pond Project through January 2015. The vote was in favor, 4-0.
C. Maine Service Centers Coalition
Town Manager Lunt said he doesn’t see any advantage to join. He will see the Coalition Chairman in March, will talk to him, and report back to the Board.
MOTION: Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to table the Maine Service Centers Coalition agreement until a future date. The vote was in favor, 4-0.
D. Such other business as may be legally conducted
None presented.
IX. Treasurer’s Warrants
A. Approve & Sign Treasurer’s Warrant AP1545 in the amount of $609,177.21
B. Approve Signed Treasurer’s Payroll, State Fees, & PR Benefit Warrants AP1543, AP1544, PR1528 & PR1529 in the amount of $2,842.50, $69,525.36, $46,776.34, & $39,951.99, respectively
C. Acknowledge Treasurer’s School Board AP/Payroll Warrants 8 & 15 in the amounts of $30,241.65 & $56,764.61
MOTION: Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to approve, sign, and acknowledge Treasurer’s Warrants A – C totaling $855,279.66. The vote was in favor, 4-0.
X. Executive Session
A. None
XI. Adjournment
MOTION: At 6:39 p.m., Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to adjourn the meeting. The vote was in favor, 4-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Matthew J. Hart,
Secretary
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