MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on January 28, 2013 @ 7:00 PM
Select Board Agenda/Minutes
January 28, 2013
Present: Larry Labor (chair), Robert Guyer, Allan Wooley, TammyLee Morin
(clerk)
Others Present: Neila Decelles of Turning Point, Homer Selby of the
Morgan School Building Committee.
Meeting was called to order at 6:59 PM
1. Minutes of meeting on January 14, 2013 to review and approve.
Motion made and seconded to approve minutes of January 14, 2013 as
written.
2. Two (2) Excess Weight Permits from 1 – Gosselin Water Wells, Inc. and
RG Gosselin, Inc. to review, approve and sign.
A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign the weight permits for
Gosselin’s Water wells, Inc and RG Gosselin Inc.
A motion was made and seconded to move forward to #11 to accommodate the
guests.
After introductions were made, Chairmen Larry Labor asked Ms. Decelles to
make her presentation. She explained that Turning Point had outgrown
its building in Newport and were looking for a new larger location,
preferably an exhisting building for sale of long-term lease and had
heard that the E. Taylor Hatton School may be available.
Homer Selby reported that the state would forgive it’s $30,000.00 loan if
the building is used as a school or municipal building and stated that
the School Board will hold an informational meeting at the Annual Town
Meeting on March 4th, 2013.
The meeting was then moved back in order to #2.
3. E-mail from NVDA of notice of Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 5,
2013 at the North Country Career Center, Newport from 12:30 to2:30 p.m.
Read, reviewed and filed.
4. Request from Derby Line Ambulance Services for $11,160.00 for 2013.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the $11,160.00 to Derby Line
Ambulance if the contract is re-written or a paragraph added to let
residents know that there are payment options for those who are having
a hardship and cannot pay the whole bill at one time.
Tammy contacted Brian Fletcher from the Derby Line Ambulance and he agreed
to add a statement to this affect.
5. Notice from NEKWMD RE: Recent Changes to State Law.
Read, reviewed and filed.
6. Notice from Lister’s Office of change of computer request quote from
Ward’s Systems, Inc from previous amount of $2,374.37 to $2,506.97 to
add excel the 1st quote did not have this option.
A Motion was made and seconded to approve this change.
7. E-mail’s from Kevin Perry of Vermont Electric Coop and Deb Sachs on
Morgan Street Lighting Info.
A copy of this e-mail was handed out to each Select Board to review. A
motion was made to bring back to next meeting of February 11, 2013 for
discussion.
8. Copy of Warning to be posted in Town Report to review, approve and
sign.
A motion was made and seconded to put the IROC appropriation as a separate
Article on the Warning due to the fact of it being a 5 year payment of
$ 3,082.00 and a total of $15,410.00.
9. Copy of proposed budget to review, make any changes approve and sign.
A motion was made and seconded to add a new line item for vault upgrade
and construction cost for the Town office and add $55,000.00 to this
line. Cemetery total budget to be added: Repairs and Parts of
$7,500.00 and Hired Labor $ 4,000.00 and Misc. $ 500.00 for a total of
12,000.00.
A motion was made and seconded to warn a special select board meeting to
approve budget with changes made on February 4, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
10. Orders # 15 to review, approve and sign. Payroll – $1,674.37 and
Accounts Payable – $2,953.38.
Motion made and seconded to approve and sign Orders #15 for payroll and
accounts payable in the amounts stated.
A Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting @ 9:05 p.m.
11. Other Business: Landfill Issue. RE: Solar Installation
School Issues. RE: Appropriation for maintenance.
Turning Point interest in school.
Town Meeting Space.
Vault Issues: