MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on July 13, 2015 @ 6:00 PM
Select Board Draft Agenda/Meeting
July 13th 2015
Present: Larry Labor, Chair, Robert Guyer, Thomas Bonneville and TammyLee
Morin
Others Present: Ellen Bowen
Guest: Jean McKenny, Ellen Bowen, Jim Judd.
1. Minutes to meeting of June 23, 2015 to review and approve.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of June 23, 2015 as
written.
2. To allow any guests to speak.
Ellen Bowen was visiting on behalf of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Ms.
Bowen explained all the benefits of EAP and that Employees and any
household member living in your home who is a member of VLCT Health Trust
or PACIF are eligible for this program.
3. Hourly and Salary Wage to review and approve.
A motion was made and seconded to table to the next meeting of July 27th
2015 with amendments.
4. FYI. Notice of a dog bite at Lake Seymour from the Department of Health.
No residents involved.
Read & reviewed.
5. A copy of Notice of Determination for Richard and Helen Morin. (FYI)
Read & reviewed.
6. Notice of New and Increased Fees Effective July 1st, 2015 for Vermont
Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Facilities, from Vermont
Department of Environmental Conservation.
Read & reviewed. Tammy well post on bulletin board.
7. Memo from Vermont Land Trust for the Select Boards support and
signatures. (A copy of this was sent to Jim Jordan Planning Commissioner
for signatures of the Board.)
A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign.
8. A notice of public hearing for the proposed zoning bylaw revision.
Read & reviewed.
9. A copy of the new State Education Tax rates.
The State Education Homestead tax rate came in at $ 1.4173
The State Education Non-Residential Tax came in at $ 1.5347
10. Orders #15002 to review, approve and sign.
Accounts Payable: $ 2,441.99
Payroll: $ 5,191.56
A motion was made and seconded to approve Orders #15002 for the amounts
shown above.
Other Business:
Larry Labor attended the Orleans County dispatch meeting. Timing of budget
preparation for 3 organizations became an issue. Also upfront set up
costs for new for new equipment were discussed; grants are an unknown at
this time. The Sheriff’s department did a presentation and prepared the
hand out. A committee has been formed to research more info.
Larry Labor handed over the bill to Tammy for payment, from Waste Zero for
the transfer/recycling bags for an amount of $ 5,088.00 including shipping
and Handling. There were 118 boxes of 200 bags.
Larry gave Tammy information for Recycling Act 148 to make a folder and file
for future purposes.
A memo from Gene Besaw & Associates, P.C. with a list of steps to follow he
suggested be taken for the upcoming financial status of the Town, pending
tax revenue. A motion was made and seconded to do a line of credit in
anticipation of taxes in the amount of $250,000.00. (This was also
verbally approved by Town Attorney Bill Davies.)
A motion was also made and seconded with the suggestion from Gene Besaw and
Attorney Bill Davies to close out the two (2) CD’s for a total amount of $
37,799.53 to be deposited into the General fund.
A request for a Catering Permit from the Eastside Restaurant/Dancing Sail
for an Anniversary Dinner in the Town of Morgan on July 18, 2015. A
motion was made and seconded to approve the permit.
Larry also mentioned a letter he received regarding the forms to fill out to
seek approval for an amended certification for Post Closure landfill
monitoring frequency to be reduced to 1 time a year.
The Speed Limit request from back in September 2014 for a reduction of speed
was approved from 50 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour.
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 p.m.