Meeting Minutes
Town of LeicesterSelectboard Meeting Minutes Monday, November 19, 2012*Unapproved*** See subsequent minutes for any changes Members Present: Diane Benware, Tom Barker, Ron Fiske Members Absent: Brad Lawes, Ken Young Others Present: Julie Delphia, Arlan Pidgeon, Sandra Trombley, Secretary Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 6:35 p.m. by Chair, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Review of Agenda: Agenda reviewed. Approval of November 5, 2012 Minutes: Motion by Tom and second by Ron to approve the minutes of November 5, 2012 as written. All in favor. So approved. Review/Authorization to pay bills: Bills making their rounds for signatures. Reports from Town Officials, Committees: Town Clerk/Treasurer: Julie explained the draft of the Alcohol & Drug Testing Policy and the Snow/Winter Road Policy that Board should go through and review. Probably Jim Carroll should review when Board is ready. Hope to be approved at December 17, 2012 meeting. Julie discussed the legal fee bill and asked why they were being charged for certain items on the invoice. There was further discussion. Diane will call Kate in regard to attorney’s invoice. Motion by Tom and second by Ron to approve bills; except hold the English, Carroll & Boe invoice for further clarification. All in favor. So approved. Julie would like approval from the Board to pay off the loan and to reimburse the highway account the $13,500 that they put into it at the beginning of the year from the highway general fund. Motion by Ron and second by Tom to authorize Treasurer to pay off loan and transfer $13,500 back to Highway Restricted Fund. All in favor. So approved. Julie reported that all 12 fire extinguishers are due to be checked. Amendment to previous motion to add to the motion by Tom and second by Ron to have the 12 fire extinguishers checked for $82. All in favor. So approved. Julie reported that delinquents are at $104,600. Julie resigned from the Mosquito District Board. Board will need to find someone new. Town Foreman: Diane asked about Scott. Arlan reported that Scott is getting better. His palm is healing, but the finger is not healing as quickly as he would like. He has done some grading, but there is more to do. Arlan will check out garbage on Jerusalem Road and Bullock Road. He will clean things up. NEW BUSINESS: Correspondence: FYI: Efficiency Vermont offering a new efficiency program. Vermont Home Energy Challenge.FYI: Department of Corrections is hosting 4 Town Meeting Dates on Interactive TV. Seeking public input.FYI: VLCT – Policing options for local government. Planning for December 3rd Meeting: Addison County Regional Planning is coming at 8:00 p.m. PC should come to meeting. Board talked about trying to recruit additional members to the Planning Commission. Preliminary Budget: Julie will have YTD financials for the December 3rd meeting. The bills will be ready for the meeting. Any other ideas to Julie by Friday. Auditors will need to be to print by middle of January. Board members want to take policies with them to review. Board will look at them again December 3rd. Meetings again in Brandon and Sudbury on November 28 & 29th about EEE. They are looking to test 1,000 people in the area. It would be good if someone could go on behalf of the town since Leicester is right in the middle of it all. OLD BUSINESS: Town Shed: Ron hasn’t had a chance to fill holes in roof of Town Shed. Ron reported that the clapboards need to be replaced on the Senior Center. Next regular meeting, Monday, December 3, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Motion by Ron and second by Tom to adjourn at 7:40 p.m. All in favor. So approved. Respectfully submitted, Sandra L. Trombley, Secretary