Town of Otisfield
Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes
December 17, 2014
1. CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 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 December 3, 2014. *Motion to accept minutes. LA/RM -Unanimous.
4. SPECIAL EVENTS
A.
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Robinson Dam Committee: Meeting on Wednesday, December 10th @ 6:00 PM was cancelled. Rescheduled for some time in January. TT will attend as Secretary.
B. Planning Board: TT on behalf of PB requesting (9) new copies of the Comprehensive Plan with color maps included. RM: We need the latest version and copies can be made from that. He has offered to take this to AVCOG to come up with the correct version to make sure that everyone has the same one across the board. Any copies that need to be made, PB can request CEO or office to provide. The Subdivision Ordinance on Web Site is dated March 2003 and should be updated to November 2009 version. RM: If CEO can scan it in he can send it to TT to be posted on web site.
6. DEPARTMENT HEADS:
A. None.
7. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
A. Herb Olsen: Looked into the price of granite markings at the points where our public roads end and private roads begin. He requested a price from Gagne out of Westbrook, it will cost approximately $65/each. The town can paint the info. on the side of it with a stencil if desired. There are 6 or 7 places in town where these are needed. RM will further investigate this with David Pratt, Bolster’s Monument and report back at next meeting.
8. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ITEMS
A. Heniger Park: Lease Termination agreement entered into public record. *Tabled until an upcoming meeting.
9. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
A. None.
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. None.
11. SELECTMEN’S ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED & VOTED ON
A. Town Warrant: *Motion to sign Warrant # 11 to pay the town bills. LA/HF - Unanimous.
12. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD
A. Mileage reimbursement: LA: Trips to the bank are amounting to every other day. We are paying unnecessary mileage. MIM: If it’s less than $15K cash, I would propose we wait on making the deposit. MIM is putting it into a draft policy that the BOS will review and accept. Another item for policy update is vacation time. BOS to add to 2015 agenda items.
13. ADJOURNMENT. *Motion to adjourn at 7:39 PM. HF/RM-Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary
Approved by:
Hal Ferguson, Chairman
Rick Micklon
Lenny Adler
Approved on January 7, 2014
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