Town of Otisfield
Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes
March 20, 2013
1. CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:01 PM. Hal Ferguson – Chairman, Rick Micklon & Lenny Adler present.
2. FLAG SALUTE:
Audience and Board members saluted the flag.
3. ACTION ON MINUTES:
A. Meeting minutes from March 6, 2013. *Motion to accept minutes as edited. RM /LA – Unanimous.
EDIT: *7A: John Poto should be included.
4. SPECIAL EVENTS
A. None.
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Town Office Equipment Inventory submitted into public record from David Hyer: Input for next year was requested by RM. Fiscal year 2014 budget recommendations are included in submittal. HF: Asking David Hyer to submit a budget on # 4 of FY14 Budget, that would include his time along w/ other items such as equipment and classes needed.
B. Heniger Park Reassessment Committee – Just a reminder there will be a meeting tomorrow night @ 7:00 PM.
6. DEPARTMENT HEADS:
A.
7. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
A. None.
8. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ITEMS
A. Responsible Pet Care: Otisfield has doubled the amount of cats taken to them. Animal disposal account will need to withdraw money to cover this. There is now a grant for having cats spayed and MIM will contact Robert Larrabee, ACO and have him look into notifying individuals of grant.
9. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
A. None.
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Municipal Garage update: LA: Compressor has arrived. RM will meet Flanders Electric & Harley Johnson Plumbing to complete installation asap.
11. SELECTMEN’S ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED & VOTED ON
A. Town Warrant: *Motion to sign Warrant #17 to pay the town bills. HF/RM - Unanimous.
B. *Motion to move into executive session @ 7:50 PM pursuant to Title 30A section 2702 subsection(1) (A) and 1 M.R.S.A. § section 405 (6)(A) to discuss Personnel Matters, where it could reasonably be expected that a persons right of privacy could be violated. RM/HF – Unanimous. *Motion to close executive session @ 8:15 PM HF/LA – Unanimous. Discussion: None.
12. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD
A. Sand Use Policy: RM: Received a complaint that “sand use” was being abused. Discussion: possibly making the language a little more inclusive. Discussion: TT will send this back to the OPRC to address contractors who may or may not have sanders on the back of their trucks. BOS agree this should be in the policy.
B. Annual Town Meeting: HF: PA system should be purchased for the Town Meeting so that town doesn’t need to rent a system each year. BOS agree. MIM to confirm account balance from the Community Hall Grant for next meeting.
C. MIM: Sign has been ordered for Community Hall. The total cost was $585.00 (plus electrical & install)
13. ADJOURNMENT. *Motion to adjourn at 8:15 PM. HF/RM-Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary
Approved by:
Hal Ferguson, Chairman
Rick Micklon
Lenny Adler
Approved on April 3, 2013
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