Select Board Minutes

Groton Community Building

December 6, 2005

Present:

Select Board: Leonard Doscinski, Debra Tinkham and Richard Kreis

Treasurer: Roberta Dana

Listers: Victoria Beamis & Patricia Bouley

Auditors: Debra Johnson, Mary Grant & Martha Crown

Road Personnel: Brent Smith, Phillip Palmer

Cemetery Commission: Berne Bouley & Debra Jurist

Fire Chief: Jeremy Darling

2^nd. Constable: James Downing Jr.

Guests: Lynn Palmer and Todd Powers

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Leonard called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

Correspondence and Selectboard minutes were reviewed. Debra made the motion to accept the November 22, 2005 minutes. Richard seconded the motion. Leonard agreed.

Victoria and Patricia presented the budget for the Listers. Much discussion took place on the budget. Decisions on the budget were tabled to a later date when all pay scales can be reviewed.

Berne and Debra presented the budget for the Cemetery Commission. They are requesting the same amount except for the culvert.

Roberta: cemetery is over budget by $200.00.

Mary, Martha and Debra presented the Auditors budget. Mary: Auditors didn’t use to charge but are putting in an $8.00 an hour amount because the auditors will be doing the Town Report instead of the office workers. Budget is $1,500.00 for town report and $1,000.00 for the Auditors.

Richard: isn’t it mandatory the town has a professional audit every so many years?

Roberta and Mary explained about the grant money being received and how this will trigger a federal audit.

Mary discussed forming a budget committee for next year.

Leonard liked the idea and feels it should be made up of the auditors, Selectboard members and some of the town’s people.

Richard would like to see a proposal and who would be working on the committee.

Roberta: the Town of Ryegate has a budget committee as well as other towns.

Richard: have any town report bids come in yet? Linda: Not yet.

Jeremy: need to have an Article on the warning for Dry Hydrant.

Roberta: was the dry hydrant excavation work put out to bid as it was over $500.00?

Jeremy: No, the guy was there anyway doing work so we just had him do the work.

Jim: Budget same as last year except for adding a one-hour minimum time when called out.

The amount of hours spent working along with radios and equipment needs were discussed.

Jim: Wade can give out tickets for illegal burning and dumping.

Phillip and Lynn: discussion of the dental insurance usage by them. This will be discussed later.

Debra: regarding community building use, a $5.00 an hour charge to start with would be good with a sign up sheet to be used.

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Todd: Blue Mountain would like to use the Groton Gym for basketball practice. Todd started doing some ground work about paying a fee to help with the cleaning and heating.

Richard made the motion to continue reviewing the budgets on December 13th at 6:30 PM. Debra seconded the motion.

Richard: Brent did you check with the Treasurer (regarding the damage to the plow on truck #7) if this would be covered under the town insurance? Brent explained there is someone that keeps pulling out the guardrails by Depot Flat and Checchi Street the road crew puts up. Brent said he was told that he won’t put them back up and wants to see Brent. Brent what do you want to do?

Selectboard: will check into what is legal to do. Richard would like to take a look.

Brent: needs to up date his anti-virus for his computer.

Brent: Phillip needs new tires on the truck he drives. Brent will let him pick out what he wants for tires.

Salaries, budgets and insurance will be discussed later.

Richard made the motion to adjourn; Leonard seconded the motion.

Meeting adjourned at 9:20 PM.

Groton Selectboard

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Leonard Doscinski, Chair

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Debra Tinkham

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Richard Kreis

Respectfully submitted by Linda Nunn

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