Town of Otisfield
Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes
December 21, 2016
1. CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Chairman; Hal Ferguson, Lenny Adler & Rick Micklon present.
2. FLAG SALUTE: Audience and Board members saluted the flag.
3. ACTION ON MINUTES:
A. Meeting Minutes from December 7, 2016. *Motion to accept minutes. LA/RM – Unanimous.
4. SPECIAL EVENTS:
A. None.
5. BOARD & COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. None.
6. DEPARTMENT HEADS:
A.
7. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC:
A.
8. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ITEMS:
A. Quarterly updates from SAD#17 School Board members requested. HF: Suggests inviting them in, in March. AP will check with them.
B. Thursday, January 12th - Fund raiser dinner for Rodney Smith will be held 4:30-6:30 PM. At the Advent Christian Church, Route 26, Oxford. AP will get paper goods on behalf of the town and her or TT will let Joanie know what the Town of Otisfield will be contributing. All plan to attend.
C. Sexual Harassment Class: AP: FD will be holding this along with other classes on January 2nd. It is the FD’s annual requirement but Town Employees only need to take it once, unless you are moving up in management.
9. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
A. None.
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Pleasant Lake Dam - HF provided an update. (see #12 A)
11. SELECTMEN’S ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED & VOTED ON
A. Town Warrant: *Motion to sign Warrant # 11 to pay the town bills. LA/RM - Unanimous.
B. Quitclaim Deed. *Motion to sign Quit Claim Deed for Scott & Melissa Pelletier. LA/HF-Unanimous.
12. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD
A. Pleasant Lake Dam: HF: First part of concrete has been completed. Ross Cudlitz, P.E. is still trying to get the NRPA permit for removal of the several hundred yards of sand that have been deposited over the years between the bridge and the dam. Two bills have been submitted and paid.
B. HF: Winter Carnival on February 18th. Sled making on February 12th. Going to put in a small ice skating area behind the Community Hall. All agree they would like to maintain it for the season. If it gets used, a spotlight may be put up.
C. TIF information: HF: Bernstein and Shur said if there is TIF money left over, the funds need to be used to pay down the bond. *Tabled until an upcoming meeting.
D. Fee Schedule: HF: Would like to look at it in an upcoming meeting.
E. Community Hall: RM suggesting we consolidate chairs into one holding rack. All agree.
F. Community Hall: RM: Within a year, we may need to re-poly the floors. All agree.
G. Appeal Board Time Line: HF: contacted Phil Saucier at Bernstein Shur and they are working on the time elements considered necessary in the appeal process.
13. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A. Motion to enter into executive session pursuant to MSRS. *Motion to close executive session by___ 2nd___, All Y-N. Discussion: *There was no executive session held at this mtg.
14. ADJOURNMENT. *Motion to adjourn at 7:35 PM. HF/LA -Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary
Approved by:
Hal Ferguson, Chairman __________________________________________
Rick Micklon __________________________________________
Lenny Adler __________________________________________
Approved on January 4, 2017
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