Morgan Select Board Meeting 11/28/11

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on November 28, 2011 @ 7:00 PM

Minutes to meeting of November 15th 2011 to review and approve.

Minutes reviewed. Motion made and seconded to approve.

Pam Fecteau from the League of Cities and Towns will present the renewal
Property and Casualty, Liability and workmen’s comp. Insurance.

Pam presented the renewal quotes for 2012. She gave us comparables to the
property values they had on the buildings apposed to the property values we
have in our grand list. By doing this our yearly/quarterly bill lowered by
almost $1800.00. The Board agreed that the new property values were much
better. The estimated contribution credit will be around $1800.00. This
combined with the lower premium charge should decrease our costs by
approximately $3,600.00.

Pam was here because the Select Board felt the property values that the VLCT
were using for property and casualty were to high and that we were going out
to bid with another company. The League put together some new figures to
present to us in hopes to keep us. Pam also gave us some things to look for
when the other company presents their quotes.

The Other company will be at the December 12th 2011 meeting to present their
quote. A decision will be made before the end of 2011 year.

Notice of Everett Driver contacting the Town Clerk’s Office on November 21,
2011 @ 2:00 p.m. in reference to a junk yard warning sent to him hand
delivered by the Sheriff’s department because he did not reply to the letter
sent certified mail. Mr. Driver stated he has had a lot of the junk cleaned up
on the property located on 113 Derby Gore Road and would like someone to check
it out to see how much more needs to be done.

Tammy will contact Steve Matson to have him go look at the property and report
back to Mr. Driver as to what more needs to be done if anything.

Answer an e-mail from Sara Davies in reference to the Snyder appeal and Plum
Creek.

The Board agreed to the stipulation for the Snyder appeal at the meeting dated
November 28th 2012 and Tammy will send a signed copy of this to Sara Davies
Coe.

As for Plum Creek the Board has agreed with Bob Ginsburg, to keep Sara Davies
Coe as our attorney and have her work with Bob Ginsburg as the lead attorney
in this case.

An invitation to an informational meeting and breakfast from Plum Creek on
December 7th 2011. RSVP by December 2, 20011 to Carolyn at (207) 453-2527 Ext.
112.

Robert Guyer will attend and will contact Larry Labor to see if he would also
like to go with him.

Notice of petition from an un-known person/persons on closing the E. Taylor
Hatton School. They would like this on the Warning if enough signatures have
signed the petition by January 26, 2012.

Under review. Tammy has contacted the League to see if this a legal document
to the Town or if it should have gone to the School district. Waiting for
answer from the League and will bring back to next meeting.

Request for approval for Lister Diane Moore to attend a Vermont Assessors and
Lister’s Association Class.

Motion made and seconded for Lister Diane Moore to attend the Class.

A Certificate of Deposit for the Round Top Sale will become Due on 12-02-2011.

Tammy will check rates and will contact the Board for approval.

The Draft Basin 17 Water Quality Management Plan from State of Vermont
Department of Environmental Conservation Water Quality Division for review.

Reviewed and posted for public review in the Town Clerk’s office.

Tabled from last meeting discussion of roof to put over compactors at
landfill.

Tabled for next years budget.

Copies of Audit Reports from Gene A. Besaw & Associates, PC. for our files.
This was approved at the November 15th 2011 meeting.

Reviewed and filed.

Orders # 11 to review, approve and sign.

Reviewed and approved orders #11 on November 28, 2011.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Richard Miller received a post card from the Vermont Youth Conservation Corp.
for project proposals for 2012. Tammy was told to pass on to Peggy Barter of
the Seymour Lake Association.

The Board was informed that we need a fill in person for the
Transfer/Recycling Center for when Bob & Jim take time off.

A letter to Bechum’s from last meeting will be written up by Robert Guyer and
signed by Richard Miller and mailed returned receipt.

Morgan Select Board Meeting 11/15/11

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on November 15, 2011 @ 7:00 PM

Present: Richard Miller; Chair, Larry Labor, Robert Guyer, TammyLee Morin;
Clerk.

Others Present: James Judd, Suzie Maple, David Whitesell, Gene A. Besaw and
Rosalie Bowen.

1. SELECTMEN’S MINUTES OF OCTOBER 24TH 2011 TO REVIEW, APPROVE AND SIGN.

Reviewed, approved and signed.

2. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING:

GENE A. BESAW & ASSOCIATES, P.C. GENE BESAW AND ROSALIE BOWEN TO PRESENT THE
2010/2011 AUDIT REPORT.

Gene Besaw presented the 2010-2011 Audit to the Board and explained and
answered any questions. The Audit went well and the Board made a motion to
except the audit as written and seconded the motion.

JAMES JUDD RE: PLUM CREEK.

Jim Judd on behalf of the Listers, asked that the Town participate in the
Essex County Court Case for Plum Creek with consideration of our part in the
case being so small oppose to the other Town’s involved. The Lister’s main
concern was the Legal fee’s involved. In doing this a fixed fee would be
assessed to the Town of Morgan and the listers also feel that we would better
represented as part of all the Towns rather then on our own.

The Board made a motion unanimously to participate and was seconded.

James Judd also brought to the Boards attention that he would like to initiate
another tax sales for the purpose of some properties being 2 & 3 years in
delinquency. He suggested we consider this for the 2012-2013 budget.

DAVID WHITESELL RE: LANDFILL BUILDING PROJECT.

Mr. Whitesell proposed an estimate of work to put roofs over the compactors at
the landfill to decrease weight in the dumpsters in which we pay on a weight
basis. By putting a roof over these we are hoping to lower our billing fees.
The estimate came in at $21,700.00 without sliders and approximately
$22,700.00 with sliders.

The Board tabled and will discuss again at meeting on November 28, 2011.

SUZIE MAPLE RE: RAT INFESTATION FROM NEIGHBORS GARBAGE:

Suzie Maple came in with a complaint of rats on her property and states she
feels that they are coming from the Bechum property abutting her property on
Route 111 and feels that is also a Health problem because of all the garbage
on the Bechum property.

The Board will send a certified letter to the Bechums and a copy of the Junk
Yard Ordinance asking them to clean up and what the penalties will be. If
there is no result within 309 days of the notice sent, it will then be hand
delivered by the Sheriff’s Department and further action will be taken.

3. COPIES OF PAPER WORK FROM ALEC PORTALUPI, PROGRAM MANAGER FROM AGENCY OF
TRANSPORTATION:

Reviewed and filed.

4. VERMONT PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX RETURN FOR TOWN OF MORGAN TO ALICE WORTH TO
SIGN FOR RECORDING:

The Board reviewed and signed for recording on November 15, 2011.

5. NOTICE FROM VERMONT ELECTRIC COOP RE: NET METERING CHANGES AND OTHER INFO.
(TABLED FROM LAST MEETING)

Reviewed and filed.

6. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT RENEWAL.

The Board asked Town Clerk/Treas. TammyLee Morin to check with a few other
local banks to compare rates. She will do so and get back to the board for
approval.

7. ORDERS #9 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, (NEEDED ANOTHER SIGNATURE) ORDERS #10 ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE AND PAROLL.

Orders #9 & #10 were reviewed. Approved and signed.

Other Business: Richard Miller read an e-mail he received from the USDA
Emergency Watershed Program.

Filed. (Richard Miller still has this)

Meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.