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Minutes of 10/7/2019
October 14th, 2019
Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
October 7, 2019
“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 Kelly Trammell, Secretary
Board Members present: Bonnie J. Moroney, David A. Scalley, Robert Gauthier Jr.
Members of the Public present: Michael Hogan, Dianne Hogan, Imre Szauter, Tadd Bailey, Steve Messina, Aaron Foti, Michael Perlmutter, Ben Jellison, Joan Karpf
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairwoman Moroney.
Pledge of Allegiance.
The Selectmen announced the approval of bills and signing of the manifests.
Selectman Scalley made a Motion to approve the minutes of September 23, 2019. Chairwoman Moroney seconded and the Motion passed. Selectman Gauthier abstained as he was not present at the meeting.
Selectman Scalley made a Motion to approve the minutes of September 30, 2019. Chairwoman Moroney seconded and the Motion passed. Selectman Gauthier abstained as he was not present at the meeting.
Selectman Scalley made a Motion to approve the minutes of October 1, 2019. Chairwoman Moroney seconded and the Motion passed. Selectman Gauthier abstained as he was not present at the meeting.
Imre Szauter gave a building project update. Szauter said he will be bringing forward a year-end accounting of the funds spent by the building committee from the $25,000 which was authorized from the Select Board at the March 26, 2018 meeting. He also stated that a photo and article of the building project was in the Coos County Democrat however, it was erroneously stated the project cost was only $400,000. Selectman Scalley has contacted the newspaper for a correction.
The following were approved and signed:
Water Warrant – 3rd quarter billing
Water Warrant – Powell
Property Tax Elderly Exemption – Rutherford
Healthtrust Portal Forms
Primex Refund Request
Michael Hogan presented the Planning Board Budget and said all numbers would remain the same as 2019.
01-4191.10-100 Secretary 19244.00
-101 Board Member Salaries 840.00
-625 Postage 300.00
-626 Office Supplies 3000.00
-627 Advertisements 200.00
-700 Legal Expenses 15000.00
-701 North Country Council 2500.00
-702 Circuit Rider Expense 1.00
-800 Registration Fees 1.00
-801 Engineering 1.00
-802 Computer Repair & Equip 4000.00
-900 Misc 1.00
-901 Code Enforcement Officer 1.00
-902 Training & Travel 700.00
-903 Maps/GIS/Software 800.00
-904 Master Plan/Ord/Reg Update 2500.00
Total 49089.00
Selectman Gauthier asked about the advertising line needing to be adjusted because it is overspent. Hogan stated that ads are no longer be placed in the paper. Notices will be handled differently.
Discussion was brought up about the Legal line. Hogan said the $15,000 was because of the prior Court case which has sense quieted down. It was decided to bring the legal line down to $5,000.
Selectman Scalley asked what North Country Council does. Chairwoman Moroney stated we used to have more participation from them. She stated we might want to look into what they are offering us. Aaron Foti said they did provide a training for the ZBA Board however, he felt the State offered training is better and North Country Council is very opinion based.
Michael Hogan also asked the Board to please keep flags and flag poles for the new building in mind when they get to the Patriotic line in the budget.
Aaron Foti presented the Board of Adjustment Budget and said all numbers would remain the same as 2019.
01-4192.10-100 Secretary 7698.00
-101 Board Salaries 300.00
-625 Postage 100.00
- 626 Office Supplies 200.00
-627 Advertisements 100.00
-700 Legal Expenses 20,000.00
-801 Engineering 1.00
-802 Computer Equip & Repair 600.00
-900 Misc. 200.00
-901 Training and Travel 500.00
-903 Software, Maps, GIS 800.00
-904 Zoning Ord. Review/Update 2500.00
Total 32999.00
Selectman Scalley said he spoke with Attorney Bob Carey about how much should be carried in the legal line. Scalley suggested a change to $10,000. Aaron Foti suggested it should be higher if new warrant articles will need to be reviewed. Foti would like $15,000 and the Board agreed.
Ben Jellison presented the Moderator’s Budget.
01-4140.10-130 Supervisors Sittings 1200.00
-150 Moderator 750.00
-160 Assistant Moderator 500.00
-200 Supervisor Expenses 100.00
-201 Advertisements 500.00
-202 Moderator Expenses 900.00
-203 Moderator Travel/Training 50.00
-204 Elections Training 150.00
-300 Ballot Clerks/Counters 975.00
-302 Voting Equipment Supplies 2000.00
-303 Ballot Counting Equipment 4250.00
Total 11,375.00
Ben stated that the increase is due to the amount of elections in 2020. There will be 5 sittings for the supervisors. The cost of ballot counting material has also gone up. Chairman Scalley asked if Ben knew where the Deliberative Session was going to be held this year and it hasn’t been decided yet. Chairwoman Moroney made a Motion to accept the Moderator budget. The Motion was seconded by Rob Gauthier and passed unanimously.
Joan Karpf presented the budget on behalf of the Conservation Commission.
01-4611.10-300 Membership NHACC 236.00
-301 Workshops 80.00
-302 Operating Expense 10.00
-303 Annual LCIP Monitoring 4.00
-304 ARLAC Donation 50.00
Total 380.00
Chairwoman Moroney made a Motion to accept the Conservation Commission budget. The Motion was seconded by Selectman Scalley and passed unanimously.
Chief Bailey presented the Police Department budget for 2020.
01-4210.10-100 Chief Salary 70,720.00
101 Cpl Salary 53,560.00
102 Patrolman I Salary 47,840.00
103 Special Officer 13,000.00
104 Overtime 18,000.00
105 Training 1,500.00
106 Patrolman II Salary 45,760.00
200 Office Supplies 2,000.00
201 Legal Assistant 14,400.00
202 Prof. Assoc. 550.00
203 Veh. Repair & Maint. 5,000.00
204 Gasoline 12,000.00
205 Accurint 950.00
206 Fairpoint 1,600.00
207 US Cellular 1,920.00
208 Grafton Dispatch 800.00
209 Spectrum 1,075.00
210 Verizon 1,080.00
211 Tritech 3,649.00
300 Equipment Purchase 6,800.00
301 Radio Repair 2,000.00
302 Computer Support 3,600.00
303 Bulletproof vests 2,000.00
304 Computer 1,500.00
305 Clothing 4,000.00
306 New Officer Clothing 2,000.00
307 Uniform Cleaning 1,200.00
308 Ammunition 4,000.00
309 Travel 600.00
310 Blood Labs/Taser Lease 3,092.00
330 Grants 1.00
900 Misc. 400.00
Total 326,597.00
Chief Bailey noted that Accurint may change. He is checking right now if the price has gone up.
Selectman Scalley suggested if there was any equipment that could be purchased this year to do so instead of putting it into next years budget. Chief Bailey said the radio repair line decreased. He had spoken with TAC II and they suggested $1,500- $2,000 in case a radio was inoperable. The Chief said that bulletproof vests are on a 5 year replacement plan. He also stated the Police Academy has gone to 100% lead free ammo at their facility. This type of ammunition costs more to be able to train with at the Academy.
Selectman Scalley stated that not much had been spent against the computer line. The Chief replied he was working with things as is and is on a replacement schedule for 2021. Selectman Scalley asked if the uniform line could be decreased based on what was spent. Bailey stated the use for that line depends on what officers come in contact with and get on their uniforms. Selectman Gauthier noticed that roughly 50% had been spent on clothing this year. The Chief said he is down 3 part-time officers and struggling to fill those positions. If he can find someone, then the line would be used for them.
Chairwoman Moroney asked if there was any update on the police cruiser. Chief Bailey said it’s waiting to be shipped and then it will have to be marked up. He’s hoping it will be on the road in 3 weeks.
Selectman Gauthier asked where the radar trailers are currently. Bailey said they have been put away for the season before they get covered in road salt and ice.
Chairwoman Moroney made a Motion to accept the police department budget. It was seconded by Rob Gauthier and passed unanimously.
Follow Up Items:
Snow Thrower – Greg was not present
Echo Lake Investments – Selectman Scalley said he is meeting with Northpoint Engineering this week.
Lepage Easement – Kelly Trammell said the easement was sent to the Registry of Deeds and waiting for the return showing it has been recorded.
Cherry Mountain Road Easement – Selectman Scalley said it would be tabled until later in the meeting.
Flower Box Mowing – Selectman Scalley said the Highway Dept. will take care of mowing around the boxes.
Sand for Winter – Selectman Scalley said they will start hauling tomorrow weather pending.
Other:
Chairwoman Moroney said the Selectman have to make a decision on what color the new Town Hall would be so siding could be ordered. The colors for the Public Safety building were already picked by their respective Chiefs. There were color samples available and discussion was held. Chairwoman Moroney made a Motion to go with deep ocean blue with white trim and black shutters. Selectman Scalley seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
Michael Perlmutter spoke with regards to the plowing situation on Old Cherry Mountain Road. He told the Select Board they are making a mistake and it’s not about the money. He said the Town has a responsibility to provide police, fire and roads to better the community and as a result, the Board is alienating the citizens.
Michael Hogan said House Bill 641 about collecting $2.00 passed in April and asked if the Board has heard anything further. Imre Szauter said he would look into the answer.
Selectman Scalley said he’d like to go into non-public at this time for legal. The Board was polled and went into non-public session, per RSA 91-A:3 for Legal at 7:17 p.m. Chairwoman Moroney, yes; Selectman Scalley, yes. The public was asked to leave and advised that the Board would be coming back into public after their discussion.
At the close of non-public session at 7:32 p.m., Chairman Scalley moved to return to public session and seal the minutes from non-public session. Selectman Gauthier seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
Selectman Scalley said he’d spoken with Dept. of Transportation today with regards to Old Cherry Mountain Road South. He advised that the Board still hadn’t heard back from the Town Attorney with answers to the additional questions on the matter. Selectman Scalley made a Motion that the Town will continue servicing Old Cherry Mountain Road South and Lower Falls Road as it has done in the past until May 15th, 2020. Selectman Gauthier seconded the Motion and it passed unanimously. Selectman Scalley advised that this will cover the winter but the Town still looking to get answers from the Attorney, NHDOT and possibly even the NH Attorney General’s Office. Scalley said the matter will be revisited after we hear back but plowing would be taken care of this winter. Steve Messina thanked the Board.
Michael Perlmutter asked if that meant all of Old Cherry Mountain Road. Selectman Scalley stated that this was only the South end. Scalley said the Board is considering the North end and South end two separate issues. The Town had been plowing the South end and had never done anything to the North end.
Michael Perlmutter questioned the Town on how his petition warrant article was handled last year. He believed it should have been reviewed by the Town Attorney before it went to vote. Discussion continued about the plowing of Old Cherry Mountain Rd North. Mr. Perlmutter said he thinks the Town of Jefferson could plow it for $1,000 a season and the Town of Carroll could reimburse them. The Board advised Mr. Perlmutter to speak with the Town of Jefferson and write a new warrant article this year with a dollar amount in it.
As there was no further business, the Board was polled and went into non-public session, per RSA 91-A:3 for Personnel at 7:43 p.m. Chairwoman Moroney, yes; Selectman Scalley, yes, Selectman Gauthier, yes.
At the close of non-public session at 9:27 p.m., Chairwoman Moroney moved to return to public session and seal the minutes from non-public session. Selectman Scalley seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
With no further business, Selectman Scalley made a Motion to adjourn the meeting. Chairworman Moroney seconded and the Motion passed unanimously. Chairwoman Moroney declared the meeting ended at 9:27 p.m.