Selectboard Meeting Minutes
Minutes on 1/28/2025
January 28th, 2025
Carroll Board of Selectmen
Meeting of the Select Board
Meeting Minutes
January 28th, 2025
“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: Meg Basnar
Board Members: Brian Mycko, Bonnie Moroney, Jules Marquis
Members of the Public: Imre Szauter, Jeff Duncan, David Scalley, Vern Amirault
Meeting called to order at 5:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Signing of bills and manifests completed prior to this meeting.
Selectperson Moroney motioned to approve the minutes of 1/14/2025, Selectman Marquis seconded this motion. Selectman Mycko abstained. Selectperson Moroney and Selectman Marquis in favor, none opposed. Motion to approve minutes of 1/14/2025 passed.
The Select Board was presented with a Supplementary Water Warrant for 2025. Selectperson Moroney and made a motion to approve and sign. Selectman Marquis seconded this motion. All in favor, none opposed. Motion to approve and sign Supplementary Water Warrant for 2025 passed.
The Select Board was presented with an application for a Veterans’ Tax Credit. Selectperson Moroney and made a motion to approve and sign. Selectman Marquis seconded this motion. All in favor, none opposed. Motion to approve and sign Veterans’ Tax Credit application passed.
The Select Board was presented with a Petition & Pole License from Eversource. Selectperson Moroney and made a motion to approve and sign. Selectman Marquis seconded this motion. All in favor, none opposed. Motion to approve and sign Petition & Pole License from Eversource passed.
The Select Board was presented with the 2025 Town of Carroll/Coos County Ambulance Agreement. Selectperson Moroney made a motion to approve and sign the agreement, Selectman Marquis seconded this motion. All in favor, none opposed. Motion to approve and sign 2025 Town of Carroll/Coos County Ambulance Agreement passed.
The Select Board was presented with the 2025 Town of Carroll/Coos County Public Safety Agreement. Selectperson Moroney made a motion to approve and sign the agreement, Selectman Marquis seconded this motion. All in favor, none opposed. Motion to approve and sign 2025 Town of Carroll/Coos County Public Safety Agreement passed.
The Select Board was presented with a tax map maintenance proposal from CAI Technologies. Selectperson Moroney informed those in attendance that this is to maintain the town’s GIS. Moroney made a motion to approve and sign. Selectman Marquis seconded this motion. All in favor, none opposed. Motion to approve and sign tax map maintenance proposal from CAI Technologies passed.
The Select Board discussed the preliminary visit from the town’s auditors in preparation for the annual major audit visit in March 2025. Admin Assistant informed there will be documents for members of the Select Board to fill out, as well as documents to gather, in preparation for the auditor’s major visit in March.
FOLLOW UP
The Administrative Assistant informed on 2 changes to the proposed 2025 budget since the Public Budget Hearing. The line in the Planning Board budget for North Country Council dues was increased $51 from $2,257 to $2,308 due to the increased cost of membership dues. The second change was to account for the removal of electronics and bulbs from the Transfer Station on 1/15/2025 which cost $2,573.40. This had not been accounted for in the proposed 2025 Transfer Station budget so $2,600 was added to the 2025 budget for this department.
Selectperson Moroney discussed the ongoing update to the town’s Master Plan. Moroney informed the current plan was done in 2015 and must be updated every 10 years. This update includes seeking input from residents, businesses and town employees on what they would like to see the town focus on or improve. Moroney continued, stating that the board will go through some of these items in future meetings. Moroney informed the committee to update the Master Plan has met with town employees and department heads, as well as residents and business owners regarding what they would and would not like to see. Moroney states the Select Board intends to pay closer attention to the Master Plan when making decisions or policies, and invites residents to get involved with the update process.
OTHER
Chairman Mycko recognized the signing of the MS-636, which is the proposed 2025 budget, the 2025 MS-DTB, which is the default town budget, and the 2025 Warrant, which states that date and time of both sessions as well as the warrant articles. Mycko informed this was signed by the Select Board on 1/27/2025 to comply with DRA posting deadlines.
Chairman Mycko informed that there is a Recreation Department meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday January 30th in the Community Room.
Imre Szauter presented the Select Board was presented with document to be signed regarding the LED streetlight project. Chairman Mycko and Szauter informed the board and those in attendance that this is simply a house cleaning item that should have been signed early in the project but was not provided to the Energy Committee until recently. The Select Board reviewed the document and Selectperson Moroney made a motion to approve and have Chairman Mycko sign. Selectman Marquis seconded. All in favor, none opposed. Motion to have Chairman Mycko sign passed.
The Select Board discussed warrant article language, specifically Special Purpose Non-Lapsing articles as it would pertain to the Solar PV Array warrant article, and how this would pertain to the project and funding reimbursement.
At 5:26 p.m. Chairman Mycko made a motion to enter non-public for legal and personnel. Selectperson Moroney seconded, roll call vote to enter non-public for legal passed unanimously.
At 6:32 p.m. Chairman Mycko made a motion to leave non-public and return to public. Selectperson Moroney seconded. All in favor, none opposed. Motion to return to public session passed.
At 6:32 p.m. Chairman Mycko made a motion to seal the minutes. Selectperson Moroney seconded. Roll call vote to seal the minutes passed unanimously.
At 6:32 p.m. Chairman Mycko made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Selectperson Moroney seconded. All in favor, none opposed. Motion to adjourn passed, meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
Next meeting of the Select Board is scheduled for Monday February 3rd, 2025 following the Deliberative Session which starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Carroll Town Hall.