Town of Mount Desert
Board of Selectmen
Organizational Meeting Minutes
May 5, 2015
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held this date in the Kelley Auditorium, Mount Desert Elementary School, Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Those present included: Chairman John Macauley; Selectmen Martha Dudman, Matt Hart, Tom Richardson and Dennis Shubert; staff members Town Manager Durlin Lunt, Public Works Director Tony Smith, Harbormaster John Lemoine, Assistant Clerk Claire Woolfolk, and Town Clerk/Recording Secretary Joelle Nolan; and members of the public.
I. Call to order
Chairman Macauley called the meeting to order at 9:02 p.m.
II. Election of Officers
A. Election of Board Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary
MOTION: Selectman Dudman moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to elect the current slate of officers: Chairman John Macauley, Vice-Chairman Dennis Shubert, and Secretary Matthew Hart. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
III. Minutes
- Approval of Minutes from April 21, 2015
MOTION: Selectman Dudman moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to approve the minutes from April 21, 2015. The vote was in favor, 4-0-1, with Selectman Shubert abstaining due to his absence from the meeting.
IV. Appointments/Recognitions/Resignations
None
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.)
None
VI. Selectmen’s Reports
None
VII. Old Business
None
VIII. New Business
- Annual Policy on Treasurer’s Disbursement Warrants for Employee Wages and Benefits
- Annual Policy on Treasurer’s Disbursement Warrants for State Fees
C. Annual Policy on Disbursement of Municipal Education Costs
D. Annual Policy on Application of Payments to Unpaid Taxes
E. Annual Policy on Reimbursement (Code Enforcement Officer Permits)
F. Annual Policy Authorizing Town Manager and his Designee to sign BYOB and Off-Premises Catering Liquor License Applications on behalf of the Municipal Officers
MOTION: Selectman Shubert moved, seconded by Selectman Dudman, to approve and sign the Annual Policies as presented in Agenda Items A – F. The vote was unanimous in favor, 5-0.
G. Annual Approval of Town Counsel
MOTION: Selectman Shubert moved, seconded by Selectman Dudman, to approve the annual list of Town Counsel as follows: Eaton Peabody, Joel Dearborn of Ferris Dearborn & Willey, Bergen & Parkinson, Drummond Woodsum Law Firm, James Collier of Smith & Collier PA, Patterson Law Offices and David F. Szewczyk, Esq.. The vote was unanimous in favor, 5-0.
H. Authorization to Accept Seal Harbor Pier Repair Bid
MOTION: Selectman Shubert moved, seconded by Selectman Dudman, to award the Seal Harbor Pier repair bid to Charles Bradley Construction in the amount of $24,405.77 and to authorize expenditure of same from the Seal Harbor Dock CIP Account 4010200-24600. The vote was unanimous in favor, 5-0.
I. Such other business as may be legally conducted
There was a brief discussion, initiated by Selectman Shubert, regarding the absence of the audit in the Annual Town Report, the effect on Town Meeting, and the relevance to the Town Charter.
IX. Treasurer’s Warrants
A. Approve & Sign Treasurer’s Warrant AP1566 in the amount of $277,919.46
B. Approve Signed Treasurer’s Payroll, State Fees, & PR Benefit Warrants AP1565, AP1567, PR1543, PR1544, & PR1545 in the amounts of $2,639.00, $63,714.42, $41,853.16, $48,360.51, and $303.84, respectively
C. Acknowledge Treasurer’s School Board Payroll Warrant 22 in the amount of $147,609.22
MOTION: Selectman Hart moved, seconded by Selectman Shubert, to approve, sign, and acknowledge Treasurer’s Warrants A – C totaling $582,399.61. The vote was unanimous in favor, 5-0.
X. Executive Session
None
XI. Adjournment
MOTION: At 9:15 p.m. Selectman Shubert moved, seconded by Selectman Dudman, to adjourn the meeting. The vote was unanimous in favor, 5-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Matthew J. Hart,
Secretary
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