MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on April 14, 2014 @ 7:00 PM
Selectmen’s Agenda/Meeting
April 14, 2014
Present: Robert Guyer, Thomas Bonneville, TammyLee Morin
Others present: Rene Ducharme and Sherriff Brooks.
Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m.
A motion was made and seconded to skip to #10 for Mr. Ducharme.
(See #10)
A motion was made and seconded to let Sheriff Brooks speak before we went
on with the agenda. Sheriff Brooks brought in the contract for the
Select Board to sign but after reviewing and finding a couple errors in
the contract, Sheriff Brooks said he would take it back and fix the
errors and bring back to next meeting of April 28, 2014. Tammy asked if
it was at all possible to have this set to our fiscal year rather than
the April to March contract, and would make our books more accurate.
Sheriff Brooks would check into this and let us know at the next
meeting.
1. Minutes to meeting of March 24, 2013 to review and approve as written.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of March 24, 2013 as
written.
2. Notice of 2014 Aquatic Nuisance Grant Aid amount, The Town will receive
an amount this year of $14,260.00. This is $6,460.00 more than 2013.
Read, reviewed and filed.
3. Copy of an e-mail from Larry Labor that was from Kelly Paul in reference
to a new Memorandum of Understanding from the School Board that came
from their Attorney Paul Giullani.
a. Copy of an e-mail from Attorney Bill Davies dated April 13, 2014 Re:
FW: Memorandum of Understanding.
b. Copy of an e-mail from Attorney Bill Davies dated April 13, 2014 Re:
Morgan School to Attorney Paul Giuliani.
c. Copy of an e-mail from Attorney Paul Giuliani dated April 14, 2014 to
Attorney Bill Davies.
A motion was made and seconded to table until next meeting of April 28,
2014 when Chair, Larry Labor will be back.
4. Tabled from Meeting of March 24, 2014 problem with a bill for repairs to
Mead Hill Road Guardrails involving Nate Gilbert in the amount of $
961.00.
A motion was made and seconded to approve to pay Shawn Austin the $961.00
for the repairs done to the guardrails on Mead Hill Road by Nathan
Gilbert. And a second motion was made and seconded to table discussion
of Nathan Gilbert and his responsibility to pay for next meeting of
April 28, 2014 when Larry Labor will be back.
5. There has been two (2) separate complaints of some of the street light
removals in Town. 1.) Roland Besaw with the light outside the Town
Office. 2.) Pauline Turcotte almost center of the beach on 111.
A motion was made and seconded to have Tom Bonneville contact Allan Wooley
and see if there is anything that can be done about this problem.
Tabled to next meeting of April 28, 2014.
6. A copy of a check received from Thomas Bronson in the amount of $ 42.00.
One of the 2 request for payment sent out to dog owners that their dogs
were brought to Oasis Kennels for impound. The other request to Monique
Higginson in the same amount of $ 42.00 has not been received.
Read and reviewed.
7. Application for the 2014 Dry Hydrant Grant Program to be filled out and
filed back to the Vermont Rural Fire Protection Program Office by
Friday, May2, 2014 if applying.
Read and reviewed.
8. Application for the 2014 Better Backroads Grant to be filled out and
filed back to the office of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources by
Monday May 5th 2014 if applying.
A motion was made and seconded to pass on the Allan Wooley and the Seymour
Lake Association.
9. Four (4) Uniform Municipal Weight Permits to review approve and sign.
a.) Blue Flame Gas/Amerigas.
b.) Calkins
c.) Kelley-View Farms, Inc.
d.) Gould Well Drilling, Inc.
A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign all four (4) weight permits.
10. Two (2) Copies of Second Class Liquor License and Tobacco Application
from Rene Ducharme for the Seymour Lake Market to review, approve and
sign.
A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign the License.
11. Request for Town Clerk/Treasurer and Auditor Denis Ullery to attend the
Fairlee Spring Auditors Workshop April 24, 2014 in the amount of $60.00.
A motion was made and seconded to approve TammyLee Morin and Denis Ullery
to attend this seminar.
12. Request for Town Clerk/Treasurer to attend the Fairlee Property Tax
Appeal Process on May 6, 2014.
A motion was made and seconded to approve for any of the BCA, Select Board
and Town Clerk/Treasurer who want to attend to go on May 6, 2014 at a
price of $60.00 per person.
13. Review, approve and sign Orders # 24 and #24A in the amounts of:
a.) #24-PR $ 619.00
b.) #24-AP $ 28,369.80
c.) #24A-PR $ 213.84
d.) #24A-AP $ 131.59
A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign orders #24 and 24A for
the amounts shown above.
Other Business:
Tammy found a copy of a survey map done for Austin Durgin back in September
1989 of the Town Clerk s office and Community house lots. Tammy
searched and found that this is on file in the Town records in Map book
1 page 53 for review.
Tammy had received a copy of the Bridge Inspection Report Calendar year
2013. Robert Guyer questioned and amount or cost and asked Tammy to
contact Scott Kezar for info. A motion was made and seconded to table
and bring back to next meeting of April 28, 2014.
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 p.m.