MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
TOWN OF MOUNT DESERT, MAINE
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held this date in the Forum at the Mount Desert Elementary School on Joy Road in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Those present included: Chairman Jeffrey Smith, Selectmen Chuck Bucklin, Rick Mooers, Jean Bonville, Town Manager Michael MacDonald; Public Works Director Tony Smith, Harbor Master Shawn Murphy, Treasurer John Graves, and members of the public. Selectman Patrick Smallidge arrived at 6:10PM.
I. Call to order.
Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
II. Minutes
A. Approval of minutes September 29, 2008.
Selectman Mooers moved to approve the minutes for September 29, 2008, after adding Selectman Bucklin to the list of Selectmen present at that meeting and correct a grammatical error, seconded by Selectman Bucklin. The motion was approved 4-0.
III. Appointments and Communications
A. Acknowledge receipt of citizen letter suggesting not use pesticides on town –owned land.
No action acknowledgment of citizen letter suggesting not using pesticides on town- owned land.
B. Acknowledge receipt of 2008 Hancock County Budget Advisory Committee members and summary of proposals.
No action acknowledgment of receipt of 2008 Hancock County Budget Advisory Committee members and summary of proposals.
C. Acknowledge receipt of monthly financials, General Ledger, Revenue and Expense Report.
No action acknowledgment of receipt of monthly financials, General Ledger, Revenue and Expense Report. Selectman Bonville has questions and will contact the people involved.
D. Acknowledge receipt of monthly department reports; Police, Assessor, Code Enforcement.
No action acknowledgment of monthly department reports.
IV. Selectmen Reports
Selectman Mooers noted that Attorney General Rowe will be at the Northeast Harbor Library to present a talk with Mount Desert TRAID members.
V. Old Business
A. Schedule meeting with School Board to discuss moving Town Meeting date to June/July. (School Board suggests their meeting, Wednesday, November 5, 4:00 PM at MDES).
Selectman Bonville will not be present at the November 4th meeting, suggesting to reschedule the meeting to the first School Board meeting in January 2009, approved by consensus.
B. Approve Public Protection Committee Mission Statement.
There was considerable discussion on the verbiage of the Public Protection Committee Mission Statement on the examples of options that Town Manager MacDonald provided the Board. Selectman Smith moved to approve the amended option #1 with the addition of “serving at the direction of the Board of Selectmen”, seconded by Selectman Mooers. The motion was approved, 4-0. The mission reads as follows:
The Public Protection Committee, serving at the will of the Board of Selectmen, will inventory and present a listing of the Town’s resources and assets necessary to maintain public safety of the citizens, assets, and resources of the Town. The Committee will identify public safety deficiencies and make recommendations for remediation of the deficiencies.
Selectman Smallidge arrives to meeting.
C. Accept edits to Town Manager Performance Evaluation document.
Selectman Mooers moved to accept edits to the Town Manager Performance Evaluation document, seconded by Selectman Smallidge. The motion was approved 5-0.
D. Approve release of funds from Capital Improvement Reserve Account 02-24105-03, balance $1,346,702.38.
Selectman Bonville asked that the name of the Reserve fund be corrected to the Road Reserve account with the account number to 02-24105-73 with the amount to $97,017.70. Selectman Bonville moved to approve the release of $50,000.00 from Road Reserve, account and balances as stated earlier, seconded by Selectman Mooers. The motion was approved 5-0.
E. Discussion of Capital Improvement Reserve account 20-23102-01.
There was considerable discussion and general consensus by the Board to fully discuss part of the 2010 budget and warrant development process.
F. Discussion of Selectman’s Contingency Account, 102-01-509-50, $14,378.07.
Selectman Mooers briefly update the Board on the BYOB Gala Event and the restrictions of the THAW program. By consensus the Board of Selectmen members chose not to donate to the event.
VI. New Business
There was a question from the audience in attendance asking if the Town knew of the effect of the recent stock market losses to the Town’s investments. Town Manager MacDonald indicated that the reserves were 65% invested in equities and likely suffered proportional losses.
VII. General Issues
None
VII. Other Business
None
IX. Treasurer’s Warrants
A. Approve Treasurer’s Warrant #24 for $43,134.18.
Selectman Bonville moved to approve the Treasurer’s Warrant #24 for $43,134.18, seconded by Selectman Mooers. The motion was approved 5-0.
X Executive Session
None
Selectman Mooers moved adjourn the meeting, seconded by Selectman Smith. The vote was unanimous in favor, meeting adjourned at 6:30PM.
The Board of Selectmen stayed to dialog with School Board members on the November referendum question on the Alternative Organization Structure.
Respectfully submitted,
Rick Mooers
Secretary
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