Town of Mount Desert
Board of Selectmen
Special Meeting Minutes
August 25, 2015
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held this date in the Conference Room, Town Hall, Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Those present included: Vice Chairman Dennis Shubert, Selectmen Matt Hart, and Tom Richardson; staff members Town Manager Durlin Lunt, and Public Works Director Tony Smith. Chairman John Macauley and Selectmen Martha Dudman were excused.
I. Call to order at 4:00 p.m.
Vice Chairman Shubert called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
II. Executive Session
A. Pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6) (A) review request for employee for extension of leave without pay
MOTION: At 4:01 p.m. Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to enter into Executive Session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6) (A) review request for employee for extension of leave without pay. The vote was in favor, 3-0.
MOTION: At 4:18 p.m. Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to exit the Executive Session. The vote was in favor, 3-0.
III. Old Business
A. Employee Request for Extension on Leave Without Pay
MOTION: Selectman moved Richardson, seconded by Selectman Hart, to approve additional leave without pay until September 28, 2015, as requested from an employee. The vote was in favor, 3-0.
B. Such other business as may be legally conducted
Seal Harbor Boardwalk Renovations Project: Town Manage Durlin Lunt reported on the legal counsel advice concerning the requested use of the Public Works Road Reserve account in conjunction with the monies approved by a warrant article at the 2015 Annual Town Meeting for the Steamboat Wharf Road Project. Legal counsel advised that it is her opinion that the Town does not need to put the issue before the voters at a Town Meeting and that the reserve funds could be used.
MOTION: Selectman Hart moved, seconded by Selectman Richardson, to use up to $50,000 from the Public Works Road Reserve account number 4050100-24573 to supplement the $202,000 approved at the May 2015 Annual Town. The vote was in favor, 3-0.
IV. Adjournment
MOTION: At 4:27 p.m., Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to adjourn the meeting. The vote was in favor, 3-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Matthew J. Hart, Secretary
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