TOWN OF
MARCH 22, 2012
This is not a transcription of the meeting but minutes
for reference.
Selectmen's Office is opened
at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Televised Selectmen’s Meeting
starts at 7:00 p.m.
Due to technical difficulties the March 22nd
meeting did not broadcast.
SELECTMEN:
Bruce Rozett and Raymond Cullen were in attendance. Darryl Hubbard is on vacation.
Attendance:
Willard Boothby, Bonnie Lord, Ronald Phinney, and Roxanne Herrick.
Selectman Rozett brought the Selectmen’s
Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Selectmen’s Minutes: Selectman Rozett made a motion to approve the minutes of the
Selectmen’s Meeting for March 15, 2012, second by Selectman Cullen and vote
unanimous.
Warrant #12: Selectman Rozett made a motion to approve Warrant #12:
Appropriations: $26,549.51
Payroll: $7,026.66, for a total of $33,576.17, second by
Selectman Cullen and vote unanimous.
Roxanne Herrick gave an account of Warrant #12 expenditures;
Art# 6: Town Officials $ 3,215.01 Art# 7: Payroll Taxes $
1,398.97
Art# 8: SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL & RECYCLING
Transfer Station Operations $
346.23
Art# 9:
ROADS & HIGHWAY
General
Highway $ 260.00
Art# 10:
Snow & Ice $ 3,795.40
Art# 11:
EMS Department $ 4,031.21
Art# 12:
Art# 14:
PUBLIC SAFETY
Fire Department $ 25.87
Art# 17:
GENRERAL ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS
Insurance $ 8,544.88
Town
Lighting $ 1,319.66
Legal
Miscellaneous $ 1,709.97
Postage $ 333.00
Computer Fees $ 149.90
Art# 19: MMDY Boat Excise Tax $ 35.70
Art# 21: Limington Youth League
LYL
Operations $ 37.85
Art# 22:
Art# 26: CEO $ 280.75
Art# 27: General Assistance $ 200.00
Art# 31: Limington Parade Committee $ 48.00
Motor Vehicle –Excise Tax $
5,150.70
General Fund Balance as of March
22, 2012: $514,814.92.
PURCHASE ORDER REQUESTS:
Snow & Ice: Selectman Rozett read the following three purchase order request for Snow
& Ice: PO request to purchase 12 new bolts for loader cutting edge from Nortrax for $25,68, so the blade
can be switched around to the other side; PO request to pay Michael Herrick
Welding $1,595 labor & material to disassemble front blade, hydraulic
lines, cylinders, switch gear, etc and remove push beam on plow truck#6,
Mack. Push beam and quick switch guide
broken in two pieces, repair and reinforce both. Remove cutting edges to add reinforcement
steel to bottom cutting edge angle.
Reattach new cutting edges, repaired push beam, quick switch angle,
hydraulic lines-cylinders, and repair two trip spring center pins. Also, $110 to help move sander blocks, remove
sander from truck #8-F550, grease bucket and change over cutting edges on
loader bucket; PO request to pay S.A. McLean & Sons $356.00 for two
hardened cutting edges and 12 bolts, nuts, and locks. Selectman Rozett made a motion to approve the
three Snow & Ice purchase orders, second by Selectman Cullen and vote
unanimous.
Selectman Cullen made a motion to accept the
following purchase order request from Snow & Ice: PO request to pay Nortrax Inc, $805.25 for required 500 hour service done on
site in Limington and a request to pay Sanel $161.06
for 6-hydraulic hoses and 12-fittings for plow truck #6-Mack, plus a card of 10
grease fittings, second by Selectman Rozett and vote unanimous.
Selectman Cullen made a motion to accept a
purchase order to purchase three laptops for Selectmen, wireless mouse -3,
laptop cases -3, and one wireless router from Best Buy for $1,624.90 (monies to
come from Municipal Complex), second by Selectman Rozett and vote unanimous.
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS:
Rescue Subscription: Selectman Rozett mentioned the Limington Emergency
Medical Service Ambulance Subscription Agreement for 2012-2013 has gone out and
is due back by April 1st. One
of the best buys in town with individual rates at $10, family -$20, seniors
-$5, business 10 or less -$50, and business 11 or more -$100.
Appointments: Selectman
Cullen reported the Selectmen have three appointments and made a motion to
appoint: Edwin Childs, Jr. as a member to the Financial Advisory Committee for
a one year term, April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 to fulfill Peter McHugh’s
vacant position; Kenneth Gardner as a member to the Financial Advisory
Committee for a three year term, April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2015; and Davin Fahey as an alternate member to the MMDYRAOC for a
one year term, April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013; second by Selectman Rozett and
vote unanimous.
Public Hearing: Selectman Rozett reported there will be a public hearing next Thursday
night, March 29th at 7:30pm here at the Municipal Complex on a “Road
Commissioner Ordinance.” This will give
people the opportunity to question the content and suggest changes if they so
see fit. A copy of the ordinance is
available on the towns’ website for review.
INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN:
General Assistance Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday – 3:30pm to 5pm.
Transfer Station Winter Hours are
Saturday - 9am to 4pm and Sunday – noon to 4pm.
Silver Bullets for
recycling are beside the Municipal Complex parking lot for your convenience.
Limington Extension’s “Cheep’-‘Cheep’ Easter
Selectman Rozett mentioned he exchanged emails with the town attorney regarding
the case at the State Property Tax Review Board and the Review Board has not
released its final report and when it does come in, the report will be
available to anyone interested in looking it over in the Selectmen’s office.
Technical Difficulties: Ron Phinney mentioned where the meeting is not going
out over the airwaves, the Selectmen might want to give the Planning Board the
information on the Public Hearing for them to announce next Monday night.
Open Meeting:
Bonnie Lord asked about the $8,000 expenditure from insurance. Selectmen reported it was the Workers
Compensation bill. Selectman Rozett
mentioned Selectmen knew that the Workers Compensation was going to go up and
had added that into the Town Meeting insurance article.
Selectman Cullen made a motion to adjourn
the Selectmen’s Meeting at 7:15pm with second by Selectman Rozett.
Respectfully Submitted,
Roxanne Herrick, Selectmen's
Assistant
Selectmen, Town of
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Darryl Hubbard, Chairman
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Bruce Rozett, Selectman
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Raymond Cullen, Selectman