Morgan Select Board Meeting 8/25/14

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on August 25, 2014 @ 6:00 PM

Selectmen’s Draft Agenda/Minutes
August 25, 2014

Meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m.

Karen McDonald will be attending the meeting in reference to the Nation
Flood Insurance Program.

Present: Larry Labor, Thomas Bonneville, TammyLee Morin, Robert Guyer.
Others Present: Sean Selby & Karen McDonald.

* Minutes to meeting of August 11, 2014 to review and approve as written.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of August 11, 2014
as written.

* Karen McDonald/National Flood Insurance Program.

Mrs. McDonald questioned why the Town does not participate in the
National Flood Insurance Program. She explained her property was
partially damaged from the Beaver Dam break back in July of 2003 and has
since done a great deal of remodeling and that she tried to get flood
insurance through her homeowners insurance company and was told because
the Town of Morgan did not participate in the NFIP she could not get the
insurance.

Minutes of the April 23rd 2012 meeting were given to her and a brief
discussion followed explaining the position taken by the Town in 2012.
This decision was arrived at with information from Zoning officer, Steve
Matson and Planning Committee. The financial impact to the Town being
significant did not make sense to participate in the program.

* Copy of State salt bids awarded. (FYI) Tammy sent to Shawn Austin.

Read, reviewed, filed and noted that it was forwarded to Shawn Austin.

* Notice from State of Vermont Highway Division, Right of Way, Utilities
& Permits Unit of Site Plan changes as of July 1, 2014. (Copy forwarded
to Shawn Austin)

Read, reviewed and noted that it was forwarded to Shawn Austin.

* Notice from State of Vermont AOT-Highway Div. Municipal Assistance
Bureau for Interested parties on VTrans Transportation Alternatives
Program. (Copy forwarded to Shawn Austin)

Read, reviewed and noted that it was forwarded to Shawn Austin.

* Tabled from meeting of August 11th, 2014 under other business,
Emergency Management information and Emergency Operations.

Sean explained that he had been working with Bruce Melendy of NVDA on a
Local Emergency Operations Plan after which the town needs to have. A
Draft copy of a Local Emergency Operations Plan was done up by Bruce and
after reviewing the board made a motion and seconded to approve the Plan.
TammyLee will contact Bruce Melendy to see what the next step is.

Also it was noted that Sean Selby has completed the ICS 100/402 and that
Larry Labor will do so by October 1, 2014.

* Orders #5 to review, approve and sign.

A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign orders #5 in the
amounts of :

Accounts Payable: $5,50.19 and Payroll: $6,870.50.

Other Business. NA

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m.

Morgan Select Board Meeting 8/11/14

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on August 11, 2014 @ 6:00 PM

Select Board Draft Agenda/Meeting
For August 11th, 2014

Present: Chair, Larry Labor, Clerk, TammyLee Morin, Robert Guyer, Thomas
Bonneville.

Others present: None.

The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m.

* Minutes to meeting of July 28, 2014 to review and approve.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes as written.

* Notice of Certificate of deposit maturity for 10 months with an annual
percentage yield of .15%. Tammy changed it to 12 months at an annual
percentage yield of .20%. (FYI)

A motion was made and seconded to approve the change by Town Clerk to 1
year and .20% APY.

* Request from Town Clerk TammyLee Morin to put a copy of a notice to tax
payers about the increase in their tax bills being state education, and
requesting tax payers to call their local representatives with any
question, concerns and complaints.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the Town Clerk’s request to put
tax payer notice in with tax bills.

* Copy of an e-mail from David Antone, Director of Vermont Local Roads on
Better Back Roads Grants.

E-mail reviewed and filed. (FYI)

* Bob Durgin requests that we have the recycling Center bush hogged down
the fence and up by the entrance.

A motion was made and seconded that TammyLee would contact Russell Guyer
to do this request.

* Request for Town Clerk to attend a workshop of Vermont Public Records
Act and Open Meeting Law on September 10th at the Capital Plaza Hotel and
Conference Center in Montpelier in the amount of $60.00.

A motion was made and seconded to approve for TammyLee Morin to attend if
she so pleases.

* Review and approve tax rate for FY14/15.

A motion was made and seconded to approve tax rates as noted:
Town tax Rate to be .2067
Residential Tax rate: 1.7439
Non-residential rate: 1.7272

* Orders #4 Accounts Payable and Payroll to review, approve and sign.

A motion was made and seconded to a approve and sign orders #4 in the
amounts of:

Payroll: $ 4,261.24
Accounts payable: $ 34,898.48

Other business:

Emergency Management information and Emergency Operations Plan to review
from Bruce Melendy, NVDA’s Regional Emergency Management Coordinator.

A motion was made to take and review and table to next meeting of August
25th, 2015.

Reviewed an email and information on valuation estimates on the Recycling
Building, Town Hall, and Town Office. (FYI) Filed.