Month: June 2013

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on June 24, 2013 @ 7:00 PM

Select Board Agenda
June 24, 2013

Meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m.

Present: Robert Guyer, chairing in place of Larry Labor who was absent, Allan
Wooley and TammyLee Morin; Clerk to the Board.

1. Minutes to meeting of June 3rd, 2013 to review and approve.

A motion was made and seconded to approve minutes of June 3rd, 2013 as written.

2. 2013 Vermont Better Back Roads Grant Application.

A motion was made and seconded to pass on to Shawn Austin, Road Commissioner.

3. Copy of a bill from Langrock Sperry & Wool. LLP Attorney at Law to approve
to pay in the amount of $250.00 in ref: Unemployment Compensation.

A motion was made and seconded to approve payment of $ 250.00 to Sperry &
Wool, LLP. Attorney at Law.

4. E-mail from Lorna Higgs from Shannon Bedor re: NVDA regarding submission
of proposed and adopted town plans and bylaws.

FYI for Select Board, Allen Wooley passed onto Steve Matson; Zoning Officer
and James Jordan; Planning Commission by e-mail.

5. The Status and repair of Meade Hill guardrail between Moore & Guyers.

Allan Wooley had e-mailed Shawn Austin on this matter and is waiting a
response.

6. Discussion of Municipal Grants (sent to Richard Miller)

FYI for the Board, Read and reviewed.

7. Report on the joint PC/BA mtg Food Stand etc… of Susan & Lawrence Draper.

FYI. Property on Valley Road ( previously Lucille Flynn’s residence) would
like to put in boat rentals and a seasonal food concession. The Board of
Adjustment and Planning commission required them to have signs in place
because of possible traffic problems and were told to come to the Select
Board and request signs.

8. James Judd is requesting an abatement of Taxes to Fair Point Telephone Co.
in the amount of $54.18 of 2009 Tax year because of a bankruptcy order in
2009.

A motion was made and seconded to proceed with the abatement and bring to
Board of Civil Authority.

9. The School Board will be attending the next Select Board Meeting on July
8th, 2013.

FYI.

10. Orders #27 to review, approve and sign.

Accounts payable: $24,894.06
Payroll 8,334.18

A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign orders #27 in the amount of
AP $24,894.06 and PR $ 8,334.18.

Other Business: None

A motion was made and seconded at 7:12 p.m.

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on July 8, 2013 @ 7:00 PM

Selectmen’s Agenda/Meeting
July 8, 2013

Meeting called to order @ 6:58

Present: Larry Labor; Chair, Robert Guyer, Allan Wooley, TammyLee Morin;
Clerk to Board.

Others Present: Homer Selby, Donna Young; School Building Committee,
Danielle Blake and Kelley Paul, School Board Directors. Richard Creaser
from the Chronicle.

E. Taylor Hatton School Board members will be attending the meeting.

The School Building Committee and School Board presented a hard copy of a power point
of options and ideas of what could be done with the school. They gave
many options and dollar amounts as to the costs of these ideas.

After discussion, Kelley Paul said that the reason for coming to the meeting
was to try to get an idea of what the Select Board thought and if they
might be on the same page before deciding on putting the idea to vote of
selling or retaining the School and property.

A date of July 18th 2013 at 6:00 p.m. for an informational meeting to give
the Town People information on what has been going on with the School
Committee and what their ideas were, and a tentative date to vote on what
to do will be Monday August 12, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

1. Minutes to meeting of June 24, 2013 to review and approve.

Motion made and seconded to accept the minutes of June 24, 2013 as written.

2. Hourly/Salary payroll approval.

Motion made and seconded to approve the 3% annual raises amount as written
for 2013/2014 Physical year.

3. Bill from May & Davies to approve to pay.

Motion made and seconded to pay the Bill to May & Davies in the amount of
$135.00. (Plum Creek).

4. Derby Line Fire Department annual bill. (FYI)

Read and reviewed.

5. Copy of Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting from NVDA.

Larry wanted the 1st paragraph on the 2nd page noted to the Board.

Approval of Brighton, Charleston, Holland, Morgan, and Westmore Town Plans.
Allison Low addressed the board to the Brighton, Charleston, Holland,
Morgan, and Westmore Plans. Alison reports that all of these plans have
been reviewed and are in compliance with our Regional Plan.

The Board so noted.

6. Bill from Department of Environmental Conservation Waste Management &
Prevention Division: Generator Registration fee to approve to pay.

Motion made and seconded to pay the bill to the Vermont State Treasurer in
the amount of $ 75.00.

7. A Uniform Capacity Tax on solar renewable energy plant with nameplate
capacity greater then 10 kW Form SE-603 to review and sign if necessary.

Read, reviewed and filed.

8. Copy of an e-mailed received on 7-1-13 and was forwarded to all Selectmen
on that day. (FYI)

Read, reviewed and filed.

9. 2014 Municipal Park & Ride Grant from State of Vermont Program Development
Division.

Read, reviewed and filed.

10. Proposal from Smart Energy of New England Inc.

Copies of the proposal were handed out to each of the Select Board for
review. Will bring back to next meeting of July 22, 2013.

11. Notice of New Guidelines related to Vermont’s residential and commercial
energy codes from Energy Code Assistance Center.

Read and reviewed.

12. Unemployment discussion requested by Allan Wooley.

Allan Wooley wanted the Board to know that the SLA was not entirely satisfied
with the unemployment agreement between the Town and the SLA and that the
SLA was looking into other options.

13. Orders #1 were reviewed, approved and signed on July 3, 2013 by Selectmen
Robert Guyer and Allan Wooley.

Motion made and seconded to be correct.

14. Copies of Revenue & Expenditure Reports for review of previous year.

For review and will bring back to next meeting.

Other Business: Allan Wooley reported that Shawn Austin was meeting with Ben
Copans to discuss the Better Back Roads Grant and that Shawn will e-mail
the Board with information to the matter and the Board will meet to
approve/disapprove in time for deadline of July 15, 2013.

Allan also reported that he has talked to Jack Phillbrick, property owner by
Beach parking Lot, and that Mr. Phillbrick says that things have been
pretty good so far this year but he did wake to his car alarm one night at
approximately 2:00 a.m. to someone trying to break into his car. He
called the authorities, and was never responded to.