Month: May 2012

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on May 29, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

Present: Larry Labor, Alan Wooley, Robert Guyer, TammyLee Morin

1. Minutes to meeting of May 14th, 2012 to review and approve.

Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of May 14, 2012.

2. Per Larry Labors request Beach Buoy discussion.

Because of financial conditions the State Police will not be putting in buoys
at the public beach. They have given the Town the authority to do so and the
Select Board will ask the Seymour Lake Association to act as our agent.
Placement buoys have been approved by the Select Board and the boundaries to
be from the private dock of Dumoulin’s to the end of the Parking lot ending at
the beginning of Phillbricks property. The Distance out and depth will be
left to the discretion of the Seymour Lake association. The Seymour Lake
Association will be liable for the cost of Exclusion buoys.

3. Tammy spoke to Kirk Martin from the Orleans Sheriff’s department about the
Bechum property and issuing a civil ticket to them for not complying with the
Junk Yard ordinance and warning sent to them previously. Mr. Martin said that
he had to order some and that as soon as he got them the $250.00 ticket would
be issued and would notify the Town as to when with a copy of the ticket.

So noted.

4. Discussion on Rules of procedure per Larry Labor request.

Larry Labor made a draft from model plans from the VLC plan and model plans
from Town of Fairlee & Thetford Vt. And molded them together to come up with a
draft plan that would support the Town of Morgan. After reviewing the draft
and making a few changes, Larry will make the changes and Larry will bring
back to the next meeting of June 11 2012 for approval.

5. Maps for Town Plan requested by Alan Wooley.

Motion was made and seconded to get base map so the Town will comply with the
state regulations for the Town Plan.

6. Discussion and outcome of the Public survey handouts on weather or not to
open the Landfill/Recycling Center an extra day for a couple of hours and of
what day it should be.

Motion was made and seconded to remain status quoi.

7. Letter of agreement for Computer Appraisal Services to approve and sign for
Marshall and Swift Cost Tables for Listers Office.

Motion was made and seconded to approve the annual cost of the service of
Marshall and Swift in the amount of # 231.85.

8. Discuss Tax Stabilization for Mason and discuss questions from Lister’s on
the process of the Stabilization.

Reviewed questions from Lister’s and copies of the August 22, 2011 and
September 26, 2011 and a copy of the Select Board report in the Town report
ending June 30, 2011 on information and approval of the Tax stabilization
policy. The Select Board tabled this to the next meeting of June 11, 2012 and
asked that Tammy ask Lister Diane Moore attend to discuss her concerns.

Orders # 26 Payroll – $ 598.71 & Account Payable – $ 515,052.68 & 26A Accounts
Payable -$110.44 to review, approve & sign.

Motion was made and seconded to approve orders #26 payroll & accounts payable
and 26a accounts payable.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn meeting at 8:20 p.m.

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on May 14, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

Selectmen’s Agenda/Minutes

Present: Larry Labor; Chair, Alan Wooley, TammyLee Morin & Robert Guyer.

Others Present: Brian Judd.

Meeting called to order at 7:03 p.m.

Brian Judd will be attending the meeting in reference to portable toilets at
Beach Parking lot.

Brian presented the Board with a bid for the portable toilets to be put at the
Seymour Beach parking lot from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day weekend.
The board went into deliberative session for discussion and made a decision to
keep Juddy’s Septic as in the past.

1. Minutes to meeting of April 23 rd , 2012 to review and approve.

Motion made and seconded to approve minutes of April 23 rd 2012 meeting.

2. Review, Approve and sign minutes to Town meeting 2012.

Motion made and seconded to approve and sign minutes of Town meeting 2012.

3. Copies of the Town of Stanstead, P.Q. motion to Intervene for filing in
Docket No. 7832, from the Law Office of Cheney, Brock, & Saunders, P.C.

Reviewed and filed.

4. VLCT Select Board Institute report from Larry Labor.

Larry Labor handed out model samples of Select Board Rules and Procedures for
the board to review the board will in the near future compile Rules and
Procedures for the Town of Morgan Select Board Meetings. Bring back to next
meeting of May 29 th 2012.

5. Uniform Municipal Excess Weight Permit from Gould Well Drilling, Inc.
to review and approve and sign.

Reviewed, approved and signed.

6. Thank you card from Barb Mason and Family for flowers for Ken Mason
funeral.

Read and commented that he would be missed.

7. Another complaint for Bechum’s property came into the office and I
informed them that action had been taken. ( May 1, 2012).

A $250.00 fine will be imposed to John & Susan Bechum for not complying with
the ordinance and warnings sent to them by the Town of Morgan for Junk Yard
violations. This will be served with a copy of the Town Junk Yard Ordinance by
the Sheriff’s Department.

8. Received a call of Elliott Acres sign missing. I phoned Shawn Austin
and it will be taken care of. (May 1, 2012)

Larry Labor reported that his sign of Old Blake Farm Road was also missing.
Tammy will contact Shawn to let him know.

9. Orders #24 & #25 to review, approve and sign.

Motion made and seconded to approve and sign orders #24 & #25.

Other Business:

A motion was made and seconded to have the next Select Board Meeting on
Tuesday May 29 th 2012 due to Memorial Day being on Monday May 28, 2012.

Discussion on the Survey for the recycling station to be completed on Memorial
Day. A count of the votes for Yes to open the Recycling Center for an extra
couples of hours on another day and what day it would be will be reviewed and
calculated on the next Select Board Meeting of May 29, 2012.

Discussion on the Open Law procedures will be implemented in the Select Board
Rules and Procedures.

Allan Wooley asked for a copy of Rules and Procedures for the Board of Civil
Authority. Tammy, will e-mail Alan a copy.

Allan Wooley explained that the buoys for the beach to mark off the swimming
area that the state usually puts out have not yet been put out and that
Seymour Lake Association heard because of funds they would not be doing it
this year and suggested a letter be sent to Sergeant Mike LaCourse asking them
to reconsider for this would is a necessary provision for the public. Allan
will draft up a letter and Larry Labor will sign and send to the State Police,
Sgt. Mike LaCourse. (See attached for copy of letter.)

Meeting Adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on April 9, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

Selectmen’s Agenda/Minutes
April 9, 2012

Guests: Orleans County Sheriff Kirk Martin, Zoning Administrator Steve Matson

1. Minutes to meeting of March 26, 2012 to review and approve.

Motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of March 26, 2012 made and seconded; the minutes were approved.

1a. The Sheriff presented the annual contract for the select board to approve and sign.

The contract was for the appropriate amount with only one stipulation: if the price of gasoline goes above $4.50, he will return to re-negotiate.

2. Open Meeting Law-Email-Flood Plan, (requested by Allan Wooley)

This was the continuation of an email exchange. It was decided to postpone discussion of the first two items until Larry Labor attends the SB Institute on April 28, and discussion of the Flood Plan was wrapped into the next item.

3. Review Flood Plan documents, (requested by Larry Labor)

This discussion included Steve Matson who explained that the Planning Commission had had a presentation from FEMA as part of the 2004 renewal of the Town Plan and had decided at that time that it was not to the town’s advantage to establish Flood Bylaws. At this point we will lose $30,000 in federal and/or state funds for sure and maybe more if we do not institute an approved Flood Plan. The SB discussed the differences between Models 2 and 5. Model 5 is the plan that DEC has recommended for us. The chair will call Ned Swanberg of DEC to try to set up a meeting for April 23. If he is successful Steve Matson or Allan Wooley will invite the members of the Planning Commission and Steve Massicotte, the representative to the Planning Commission from the Lake Association.

4. Lund Property re: Steve Matson. (request by Larry Labor.)

After discussion with Steve Matson, Larry Labor concluded that he would tour the Lund property, the Driver property, and possibly others to take pictures before writing each a letter about infractions of the Junk Yard Ordinance.

5. Add Select Board Web site rules/management.

It was decided to add to the SB rules of procedure a statement that the website was not an official document, but that the official documents (for the copies of minutes of the SB minutes, property maps, etc. posted there) were kept in the Town Office in the custody of the appropriate official.

6. 2011 Bridge Inspection Summary Reports to be completed, signed and returned to State of Vermont. (in particular the bridge on Blake Road, TH 15)

Read and signed, with instructions to the Clerk to hand a copy on to the Road Commissioner, Shawn Austin, before returning to the State.

7. Letter from Lister’s office requesting a continuance hearing for Charles R. Nicols & Candace Moot Vs. Town of Morgan. (See attached) Lister will be unable to attend this meeting unless the Select Board can represent the Town at the hearing requested on May 24, 2012.

Approved and signed to defer the date of the hearing.

8. Return fax notice from Bob Chimileski noting that it would be a conflict of Interest for him to give an opinion to this matter for he and Bill Hatton are friends and clients. He suggest John Monette.

Read, received, and passed to the Clerk to forward to John Monette.

9. Invoice from May & Davies re: Snyder & Plum Creek.

Read, received, approved for payment at $405.00 and filed.

10. Act 250 Notice Minor Application re: Michael Snyder. Copies were mailed to James Jordan on April 4, 2012.

Read, received, and filed.

11. Copies of the fully executed standard subgrant agreement, the approval Project worksheets for the flooding event of August 27-Sept 2 2011 and copy of receipt of payment wired to checking account in the amount of $1,395.20.

Read, reviewed, and sent to the Road Commisssioner, Shawn Austin

12. Model Inundation Hazard Regs. From Ned Swanburg.

Already dealt with under item #3.

13. From Allan Wooley a copy of Regulating Land Use Inundation Hazard Area- Model 5.

Already dealt with under item #3.

14. Request from Allan Wooley, Ilene Douglas, and TammyLee Morin and anyone else who would like to attend on the BCA. I have sent copies to all BCA member. (Beverly May cannot make it).

The SB asks the Clerk to enroll all who are willing to go.

15. Advertisement from Fairbanks Mill for bridge and Culvert repairs.

Read and reviewed; the Clerk is asked to send it to Shawn Austin.

16. Orders #20C $1,410.00 to Russel Graphics. This a new check, voided last one see attached.
Noticed it was in the wrong amount.

So noted.

17. Orders #21 Accounts payable-$ 16,857.30 Payroll-$ 2,258.52. To review, approve and sign.

Reviewed and signed.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 PM

Resp. submitted, Allan Wooley, clerk of SB