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Minutes of 7/15/2013 DRAFT

July 25th, 2013

Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
July 15, 2013
DRAFT
"These minutes of the Town of Carroll Select Board have been recorded by its Secretary.
Though believed to be accurate and correct they are subject to additions, deletions and corrections by the Select Board at its next meeting when the Board votes its final approval of the minutes. They are being made available at this time to conform to the requirements of New Hampshire RSA 91-A:2."

Minutes recorded by Maryclare Quigley, Secretary

Board members present: Paul Bussiere, Bill Dowling, Bonnie Moroney.

The meeting was called to order at 7 PM by Chairman Bussiere

Members of the public present: Mike Gooden, Evan Karpf, Joan Karpf, Greg Hogan, Bob Hunt & Guest, Donna Foster, John Warren, Scott Sonia, Dianne Hogan, Michael Hogan, Dave Scalley

Pledge of Allegiance

The meeting was filmed by Joan Karpf

The Board announced the approval of bills and signing of manifests.

Selectman Dowling made a Motion to: Accept the minutes of 7/1/2013 as written. Selectman Moroney seconded. Chairman Bussiere abstained as he was not in attendance. The Motion passed.

Bob Hunt, representing Omni Mount Washington Resort, requested approval for expansion of their liquor license at the Ski Area to cover the outside. They will be hosting a mountain festival on the weekend of July 27 and 28, and hope to acquire the “festival feel” by being able to provide outside service. Mr. Hunt said they will be meeting with the Fire Chief to finalize location plans, etc. Selectman Moroney made a Motion to: Approve expansion of the liquor license and to write a letter to the Liquor Commission which the Selectmen will sign when it is complete. The letter will state “contingent upon approval from the Fire Chief.” Selectmen Dowling seconded and the Motion passed unanimously. Chairman Bussiere reiterated they will each sign the letter during the week when they have been made aware it is completed.

The next item was a request to release the bond for the Hunt Properties road opening on Paquette Drive. It was noted the Fire Department, Highway Department and Water Department had all written that this project has been completed to their specifications and each expressed their approval. Selectman Dowling made a Motion to: Release the bond. Selectman Moroney seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.

Chairman Bussiere said the meeting about the Water Department debt is still pending.

Selectman Moroney said July 1 was to have been the date when positions at the Transfer Station would be changed, but in the meantime Bill Dowling said he’s not leaving at this time. She said she recommends that Mr. Dowling stay the same and Eric go back down to 24 hours. Mr. Dowling said he increased it last year to 32 hours for two people due to the workload. Mrs. Moroney questioned the need when it’s only open 18 ½ or 19 hours a week. She said she feels it’s rather extravagant with the economy as it is. Chairman Bussiere said the budget was approved at Town Meeting for 32 hours each and where Mr. Dowling retracted his own raise in order to move forward with raises for the other Transfer Station employees; he feels they should leave the hours for the rest of year.

Mr. Dowling said in 2004 the budget was $176,000 and in 2012, it was $60,000 and for 2013, $80,000 so it did increase a little. He went on to say that for 20 years it showed no revenue. Selectman Moroney said they didn’t know what account the money was put into for one thing. She also said there was no recycling, there were two part time people at less than $18,000 a year and at the last of this bins were brought in. She said they were two different worlds with which Selectman Dowling agreed. Though he said the money was spent at the time, and he’d be happy to have the big budget back as he’d be sure to spend it. Chairman Bussiere said he was up in the air and not ready to vote at this time as he’d like time and more information as he feels these are two different arguments. He said they do a phenomenal job there and he’s never seen them not working. He went on to say perhaps they could consider seasonal hours that could change. He suggested they hold off for the next meeting and have Mr. Dowling bring some documentation of the past.

Selectman Moroney announced they hired Karl Comeau as the second Fulltime Firefighter who is also qualified as an EMT. She said Mr. Comeau is from the New Boston area and will move here a bit later in the year. In the meantime, he will come up and stay for several days to work his shifts, which Chief Oleson said are being scheduled to accommodate this timetable.

The following items were approved and signed:

Position Certification Form, NH Retirement System – Karl Comeau (To notify NHRS of our
newly hired fulltime employee)
Property Tax Abatement – Huntoon (camper was registered)
Oath of Office, Supervisor of the Checklist – Dianne Hogan (replacing Sabrina Rines who
resigned)
Water Warrant – 2nd Issue, 2013
Water Warrant – Brodeur, Flumerfelt, Brennan, Rapoza, Burt, Collins (various reasons, turn ons,
repairs, etc.)
Request & Certification for Payment of Water Grant – (Grant money which was awarded the
Town when the new system was installed. It is part of the procedure to apply for payment
each year. The amount this year will be $9,162)
Intent to Excavate – A B Logging/State of NH (New overlook project on Route 302 in Bretton
Woods)
Town Hall Use Permit Application – Chamber of Commerce/Carol Carlson Cunningham (Kiosk
Dedication, Tuesday, July 23)
PA-28 Inventory of Taxable Property Form for 2014 – DRA (To notify them we use Building
Permits and therefore will not require Property Inventory Forms)

Other:

The Secretary advised that late this afternoon we received an email from NH DOT to perform a road safety audit to review the speed limit issue here. There is a form which will need to be signed when it is completed. Selectman Dowling made a Motion to: Sign the form after it is filled out. Selectman Moroney seconded and it passed unanimously. Chairman Bussiere clarified this form will be signed later when the Selectmen are notified that it is ready and all were in agreement that this is the case.

Selectman Dowling referred to an email from the Planning Board requesting permission to forward it for legal review. He said he didn’t have any problem with it and made a Motion to: Approve sending the email to Town Counsel. Selectman Moroney seconded and it passed unanimously.

Selectman Dowling said an ad had been placed by the Highway Department to sell tires and there has been no response. He said Greg Hogan had spoken to him and said he’d like to buy them for $5 each. It was noted these came off the little white Ford purchase a number of years ago by the Highway Department. Selectman Dowling made a Motion to: Permit Greg to buy these tires and Selectman Moroney seconded. It passed unanimously.

Chairman Bussiere said he had not been at the last meeting, but had a question about the minutes of June 17, which have been approved, so he was unsure as to whether he could address this now or not. Selectman Moroney said they can’t be changed now, but the minutes for this meeting can show his concern. Chairman Bussiere went on to say on page 3 the minutes say that “Selectman Dowling said Chairman Bussiere said something about secret meetings….” He clarified that it is the whole last paragraph on page 3 that continues to page 4. He said he didn’t think he was the one who said that and asked if it would be possible for the Secretary to listen to the tape for verification.

Chairman Bussiere also read the paragraph: “Dave Scalley asked if Bill Dowling was retiring and stepping down. Mr. Dowling said no, he retracted that when the dark cloud got put over his head and Mr. Scalley asked what that was. He said he was being investigated criminally by the Attorney General’s Office and he doesn’t plan to retire until he receives an apology from the Attorney General; he said he will die up there before.” He said he went back to minutes from an earlier meeting in which Mr. Dowling said he “was being investigated” and said “until I am cleared.” Now he says he wants an apology and Chairman Bussiere wanted to know which it was – Selectman Dowling said either one as he’d stand by both. Selectman Dowling went on to say the minutes from that meeting had also been approved. Chairman Bussiere apologized that he missed the previous meeting, but just wanted clarity.

Donna Foster asked about posting both the “Draft” minutes and the “Approved” minutes on the website and wondered if the “Draft” minutes could be deleted once they had been approved. She said she thought it might save a lot of space as they were the same most of the time. The Secretary was asked to check with LGC about this.

Mike Gooden said the Historical Society is looking for donations for their yard sale on Labor Day weekend. If people have anything that needs to be picked up, he suggested they contact himself, John Gardiner or John Woolhouse to make arrangements. He thanked everyone for anything they might donate.

As there was no further business, the Board was polled and went into non-public session for personnel matters at 7:45 p.m.

At the close of Non-Public Session, Selectman Dowling moved to return to Public Session and seal the minutes from Non-Public Session. Selectman Moroney seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.

There being no further discussion, Selectman Moroney made a Motion to: adjourn the meeting. Selectman Dowling seconded and the Motion passed unanimously. Chairman Bussiere declared the meeting ended at 8:10 p.m. The next meeting will be Monday, July 29, 2013.

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