Town of Mount Desert
Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
October 19, 2015
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held this date in the Meeting Room, Somesville Fire Station, Main Street - Somesville, Maine.
Those present included: Chairman John Macauley; Selectmen Martha Dudman, Matt Hart, Tom Richardson, and Dennis Shubert; staff members Town Manager Durlin Lunt, Treasurer Kathi Mahar, Harbormaster John Lemoine, Fire Chief Mike Bender, Public Works Superintendent Ben Jacobs, and Assistant Town Clerk/Recording Secretary Claire Woolfolk.
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)
None Scheduled
III. Minutes
A. Approval of minutes from October 5, 2015 meeting.
MOTION: Selectman Hart moved, seconded by Selectman Dudman, to approve the minutes from the October 5, 2015 meeting. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
IV. Appointments/Recognitions/Resignations
A. Confirm Appointment of Seth Singleton as the Designated Warrant Committee member to the Investment Committee
MOTION: Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Dudman, to confirm the appointment of Seth Singleton as the Designated Warrant Committee member to the Investment Committee. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
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: Public Works, Wastewater Treatment
B. Event Committee Minutes September 15, 2015
C. Hancock County Commissioners Minutes September 1, 15, 18, 25, 29, & 30, 2015
D. Maine Revenue Services Property Tax Division Proposed 2 016 State Valuation
MOTION: Selectman Hart moved, seconded by Selectman Richardson, to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
VI. Selectmen’s Reports
Selectman Macauley requested that all future Selectmen meetings be held at the Town Hall in Northeast Harbor due to the lack of public attendance at the meetings held in Seal Harbor and Somesville. Since there had not been a member of the public in attendance at the off-site meetings over the last few years, the Board agreed to entertain a motion.
MOTION: Selectman Dudman moved, seconded by Selectman Richardson, to hold all future Board of Selectmen meetings at the Town Hall in Northeast Harbor beginning January 2016. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
VII. Old Business
A. Broadband Meeting 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Neighborhood House
Selectman Richardson asked what the purpose of the meeting is and Town Manager Lunt said it was to get the public reaction to the report. A discussion ensued regarding the meeting facilitation, how to identify what the gaps in the report are, how to present the options for public vote on the Town Meeting Warrant, and the timing of the process.
It was agreed that the selectmen would send their questions about the report to Chairman Macauley for him to compile and present to Town Manager Lunt, who would then forward to Tilson. It was also agreed that the final payment should be held until the original questions posed to Tilson are answered.
VIII. New Business
A. Public Space Special Event Application: Northeast Harbor Fest/Marc Fink
MOTION: Selectman Dudman moved, seconded by Selectman Richardson, to approve the Special Amusement Permit Renewal Application from Northeast Harbor Fest/Marc Fink for August 6-7, 2016. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
B. Winter 2015/2016 Sand Bids
MOTION: Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart to award the 2015-2016 winter sand bid to Harold MacQuinn, Inc. at $7.90/CY. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
C. Roof Repair Seal Harbor Fire Station
MOTION: Selectman Hart moved, seconded by Selectman Richardson, to authorize Chief Bender to withdraw and use funds not to exceed $15,000.00 from Fire Station Building Reserve Account # 4040300-24470 in order to repair the roof of the Seal Harbor Fire Station. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
D. Such other business as may be legally conducted
None presented.
IX. Treasurer’s Warrants
A. Approve & Sign Treasurer’s Warrant AP1622 in the amount of $1,380,164.27
B. Approve Signed Treasurer’s Payroll, State Fees, & PR Benefit Warrants AP1622, AP1624, PR1615, & PR1616 in the amounts of $20,310.60, $3,716.80, $46,499.12, & $42,337.25, respectively
C. Acknowledge Treasurer’s School Board AP/Payroll Warrant(s) 5, 5A, & 8 in the amounts of $43,508.50, $340,475.47 & $71,407.42, respectively
When Chairman Macauley indicated that he would abstain from voting because he is being paid in the School Board Payroll Warrant, Selectman Richardson said that he thought Chairman Macauley could still vote; he didn’t think it was really a conflict. Treasurer Mahar stated that while Chairman Macauley could make the motion, he couldn’t vote to pay himself.
MOTION: Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Hart, to approve, sign, and acknowledge Treasurer’s Warrants A – C totaling $1,948,419.43. The vote was in favor, 4-0-1 with Chairman Macauley abstaining due to the fact he is being paid in School Board Payroll Warrant 8.
X. Executive Session
A. Pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6) (A) review request from employee for leave without pay
MOTION: At 6:55 p.m. Selectman Dudman 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, 5-0.
MOTION: At 6:58 p.m. Selectman Shubert moved, seconded by Chairman McCauley, to exit the Executive Session. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
MOTION: Chairman Macauley moved, seconded by Selectman Shubert, to approve additional leave without pay from October 22, 2015 through November 20, 2015, as requested from an employee. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
XI. Adjournment
MOTION: At 7:00 p.m., Selectman Richardson moved, seconded by Selectman Shubert, to adjourn the meeting. The vote was in favor, 5-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Matthew J. Hart, Secretary
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