Poland Board of Selectmen
Minutes of Meeting
May 29, 2007
Additional Monthly Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Sandra Knowles called the meeting to order at 7:00PM with Selectmen Joseph F. Cimino, Lionel C. Ferland, Jr., Wendy Sanborn and Erland Torrey present.
Also present were Town Manager, Richard Chick, Assistant Town Manager Rosemary Roy, Rod Bisbee, Rebecca Moran, Dan Roy, Willie Rice, Chuck Finger, David MacMahon, Coleen Walther, George Twine, Jeff Coolidge and Peter Bolduc.
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Selectman Knowles moved to approve the meeting minutes of May 15, 2007. Selectman Torrey seconded the motion. Discussion: None.
Vote: 5-yes 0-no
OLD BUSINESS
Town Manager Search Committee – The Board of Selectmen and the appointed members of the search committee discussed at length how the task of hiring a new Town Manager would be conducted. They agreed upon the following:
† The Search Committee will be solely in charge of the interviewing process and will recommend the candidate(s) they feel are qualified to the Board of Selectmen for a final decision. It was noted that Selectmen Knowles, Torrey and Ferland agreed that the committee should be in charge of the process. Selectmen Sanborn and Cimino felt the Board of Selectmen should first review the applications received and then meet with the committee again to discuss the applicants.
† Rosemary will provide each member of the Search Committee with a notebook containing all information received from applicants along with other pertinent materials. Each member will sign a confidentiality agreement before receiving the information.
† The Search Committee will hold their first meeting on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 6:30PM in the Town Office Conference Room.
† In terms of a time line it was the consensus to complete the task as soon as possible.
† The committee members and selectmen were asked to submit any modifications to the current job description to Rosemary by no later than June 1st.
New Business
None.
Recognition of Visitors
Property owner Rod Bisbee asked the Board for an update regarding giving him permission to cross town owned property in order to build a home on his own property. Selectman Sanborn has researched this issue and stated that there is a gray area that could use further research. It was the consensus of the Board to hire a paralegal to obtain a clear understanding how the properties relate to one another. The Board agreed to review this issue again at their June 19th meeting.
Any Other Business
Annual Appointments – The Board agreed to only interview new applicants.
Campgrounds have been expressing their problems and concerns with the new summer Transfer Station Hours. The Board also discussed issues regarding private haulers. Mr. Chick would provide them with the town’s policy at the July 3rd meeting.
Adjourn
Selectman Torrey moved to adjourn at 8:38pm. Selectman Sanborn seconded the motion. Discussion: None.
Vote: 5-yes 0-no
Recorded by: Rosemary E. Roy
Board of Selectmen
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Sandra T. Knowles, Chairman Erland M. Torrey, Vice Chairman
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Joseph F. Cimino Wendy S. Sanborn
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Lionel C. Ferland, Jr.
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