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Town of Danville
Board of Selectmen
September 24, 2007
7:00 PM
Selectmen Present: Russ Pouliot, Shawn O’Neil, John Russo and Bob Moore.
Others Present: Robert Gosling-Public Service of New Hampshire, Leon Buzzell-Facilities Manager and Jill Fleming-Selectmen’s Clerk.
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman Russo seconded a motion to amend the agenda to include
1) Public Service Company of New Hampshire and 2) Leon Buzzell Facilities Manager. The motion passed unanimously.
I Public Service of New Hampshire
a. Robert Gosling of Public Service of New Hampshire returned to the Board with an approval
from the Conservation Commission meeting of 9/20/07 of the wetland conservation proposals that PSNH will provide during the construction of three switches, associated control equipment and fencing on Map 1 Lot 24 off Sandown Road, where they have a ROW on the property owned by Properties Inc. of Manchester, NH.
b. To date they have installed silt fencing, have put crushed stone down by Sandown Road, but no test pits have been done.
c. PSNH has agreed to remove the silt fence after the project is complete, loam and seed the disturbed areas and provide a bowl type area (oil spill containment tub) for the 12-15 gallon oil filled transformer to be installed.
d. Selectman Moore confirmed that these switches contain no oil or gas. They are strictly airbreak switches.
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman Russo seconded a motion to approve the request by Public Service Company of New Hampshire for a “Conditional Use Permit” to construct three switches and associated control equipment and fencing within the wetland setbacks established by the Town of Danville on Map 1 Lot 24 with the recommendations of the Conservation Commission. The motion passed unanimously.
II General Government Buildings
a. Leon Buzzell Facilities Manager discussed the upcoming renovations for the upstairs of the Town Hall to be funded by the Mooseplate grant received by Heritage Commission. The Board stated that all work put out to bid and covered under the grant should not begin until monies are received.
b. There was discussion on what expenses are to be applied to this year’s budget. It was agreed that the preparation for cleaning up, obtaining a dumpster, contracting for shredding, labor to move all of the records around, and the carpeting for the downstairs will come out of the 2007 budget.
c. The Board requested Leon project the expenses for the work discussed for general cleanup which will be applied to #4194.10 Town Building Maintenance line item gb-430.
III Auditing Budget #4150.20
a. The professional services agreement with Municipal Resources Inc. was discussed. It was
recommended that line item fa-303 be calculated as follows: MRI will be on site 8 hrs per quarter @ $85/hr x 8 x 4 = $2720. In addition, the Board estimates additional services will require 6 hours per month for 6 months to get all financials in order ($3,060). This would be expected to taper off to $0 as our financials are put in order and we meet all SAS 112 requirements The Board rounded this total of $5,780 up to $5,800. It is expected that additional services from Plodzik ($1,590 in 2007) should be markedly reduced with MRI’s input. Our auditng contract for 2008 is estimated at $9,600.
Selectman Moore moved and Selectmen O’Neil seconded a motion to approve #4150.20 the Auditing Budget for 2008 in the amount of $16,400. The motion passed unanimously.
IV Legal Budget #4153
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman O’Neil seconded a motion to approve #4153 the Legal Budget for 2008 in the amount of $40,600. The motion passed unanimously.
V Advertising/Regional #4197 (NHMA Dues)
The Board noted that no backup data has been provided for this account such as previous years dues ($2,850 for 2007) or how LGC came up with this years amount, a 6.8% increase. The Board asked that staff provide this information.
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman Russo seconded a motion to approve #4197 the Advertising/Regional Budget for 2008 in the amount of $3,045. The motion passed unanimously.
VI Debt Service/Interest #4721.10
The Board asked that Donna correct the account in Quick Books from the listed 4723.10 to 4721.10
Selectman O’Neil moved and Selectman Moore seconded a motion to approve #4721.10 the Debt Service/Interest Budget for 2008 in the amount of $4,675. The motion passed unanimously.
VII Debt Service/Principle #4711.20
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman O’Neil seconded a motion to approve #4711.20 the Debt Service/Principle Budget for 2008 in the amount of $30,000. The motion passed unanimously.
VIII DAM Dues #4319.40
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman O’Neil seconded a motion to approve #4319.40 the DAM Dues Budget for 2008 in the amount $400. The motion passed unanimously.
IX Building Inspections #4241.20
a. Based on discussion with Russ in his capacity as Building Inspector and that he expects to exceed his 2007 budget, the Board recommended increasing the proposed amount for bi-390 Building Inspection Salary from $5,000 to $6,000.
Selectman O’Neil moved and Selectman Moore seconded a motion to approve #4241.20 Building Inspections for 2008 in the amount of $6,000. The motion passed. Selectman Pouliot abstained.
X Plumbing Inspections #4241.40
a. The Board recommended increasing the proposed amount for pi-390 Plumbing Inspection
from #3,500 to $4,000.
Selectman O’Neil moved and Selectman Moore seconded a motion to approve #4241.40 Plumbing Inspection for 2008 in the amount of $4,000. The motion passed unanimously.
XI Electrical Inspections #4241.50
a. The Board recommended increasing the proposed amount for ei-390 Electrical Inspection from $4,000 to $4,500.
Selectman O’Neil moved and Selectman Moore seconded a motion to approve #4241.50 Electrical Inspection for 2008 in the amount of $4,500. The motion passed unanimously.
XII Action File
a. The Board reviewed and approved the recommendation received from Police Chief Wade
Parsons for an Assistant Animal Control Officer.
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman Russo seconded a motion to approve Micelle L. Cooper as Assistant Animal Control Officer as recommended by Police Chief Wade Parsons. The motion passed unanimously.
XIII Signature File
a. The Board reviewed and approved the recommendation made by Terry Trudel of S.E.C.
Surveying Engineering & Consulting for Granite Run subdivision road bond reduction.
Selectman O’Neil moved and Selectman Moore seconded a motion to reduce the road bond for Granite Run Subdivision from $194,387.60 to $88,301.40 per the recommendation of the town’s engineer Terry Trudel of S.E.C. Surveying, Engineering & Consulting. The motion passed unanimously.
b. The Fire Department requested approval from the Selectman on Fire Warden, Deputy Fire Wardens and Issuing Agents.
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman O’Neil seconded a motion to approve the appointment of James Seaver as Forest Fire Warden. The motion passed unanimously.
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman O’Neil seconded a motion to approve the appointments of;
· Garrett Coscia
· Robert Sharpe
· Art Griswold
· Steve Woitkun as Deputy Forest Fire Wardens. The motion passed unanimously.
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman O’Neil seconded a motion to approve the appointment of;
· Dan Elliott
· Joe DeRusha
· John Burnett III
· Brian Delahunty
· Corey Ward
· Paul Streeter
· Janice Pouliot
· Tom McLinden
· Tim Griswold
· John E. Caldwell
· Don Kirkpatrick as Issuing Agents. The motion passed unanimously.
XIV Other Issues
a. Little Red School House - the Board received a proposal from Eagle Scout Matthew Raumikaitis. The Board approved all his proposed work except “jacking up the entry way so that it is in line with the main building” and requested further information on the scope of this proposal, who would be supervising the work and the qualifications of those involved. Selectman Pouliot signed the proposal with the jacking item deleted.
b. There was a brief follow up discussion on the Police Dept Special Detail account proposed warrant article. Selectman Pouliot informed the Board that per House Bill 351 expended fund payments could be handled by the Town’s bookkeeper and no involvement by the Treasurer is necessary. The wording of the article would dictate whether monies could be expended against equipment. Chief Wade Parsons is to obtain a copy of Kingston’s warrant article for review.
V Approval of Minutes
Selectman Moore moved and Selectman O’Neil seconded a motion to approve the minutes of 9/17/07 public meeting as edited. The motion passed unanimously.
At 8:48PM Selectman Moore moved and Selectman O’Neil seconded a motion to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted, Jill S. Fleming
Selectmen’s Clerk