MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on December 12, 2011 @ 7:00 PM
Present: TammyLee Morin; Clerk, Richard Miller: Chair, Larry Labor, Robert
Guyer.
Others Present: Tim O’Niel from Denis, Ricker & Brown, Inc. Representing
Trident Insurance.
1. Minutes to meeting of November 28, 2011 to review and approved.
Motion made and 2nd to except and approve the minutes of November 28, 2011
meeting.
2. Tim O’Niel from Trident Insurance Company to present their proposal.
Mr. O’Niel presented Trident’s proposal. After doing some comparing with the
VLCT new (lower) proposal, the Board made a motion and 2nd the decision to
stay with the League of Cities and Town’s.
3. Appropriation request from NVDA for $380.00.
Motion made and 2nd to approve and put into the 2012 /2013 budget.
4. Notice from Tim Bonneville in reference to Dog complaint on Williams
Road.
After reading the notice from Thomas Bonneville (Animal Control Officer) The
Board decided to ask Mr. Bonneville to send written notice of complaint to the
owners of the dog with a copy of the Dog ordinance. Also noting that all dog
ages 6 months or older must be licensed with the Town on or before April 1st
of each year and that a person who fails to license a dog or wolf-hybrid in
the required manner may be fined up to $500.00. (Title 20 V.S.A. $ 3550 (a) ).
Along with other penalties noted in the Dog ordinance Article VII (Penalties)
Section 2.
5. Letter from NEK in reference to seeking support in the development. Launch
and management of a second Vermont Byway located within our geographic region.
Reviewed and filed.
6. Notice from Diane Moore that she sent the Census Department by fax on 12-
02-11 the survey request of them.
So noted and filed back with Diane Moore.
7. Reminder from Vermont Department of Transportation of the statutory
obligation of reporting special weight limits for highways and bridges as
outlines in 23 V.S.A. Sections 1400b & 1400c.
This is if we were to post weight limits on any Town Roads. This will be
passed on to Shawn Austin (Road Commissioner) and tabled to next meeting for
action if any.
8. Tabled from meeting of 11-28-2011 from State of Vermont Public Service
Board and copy of an application of the Town of Morgan for a certificate of
public Good for an interconnected group net metered photovoltaic electric
power.
Reviewed and questions of redistribution of power was a concern not knowing if
the School would remain open. The Board still had too many questions and felt
they couldn’t make a decision at this time. A phone conference with Dave
Blittersdorf was made to let him know of the Board’s decision. Mr.
Blittersdorf told the Board he may be able extend the deadline and would get
back to them ASAP if at all possible.
9. Notice of certified letter sent and returned to Bechum’s as requested in
last meeting in reference to property clean up.
So noted.
10. Certificate of Deposit (Round Top Sale) Community National Bank for 9
months @ .50% with APY of .50% to ok.
Motion made and 2nd to go ahead with the 9 month .50 CD.
11. Orders #12 to review and approve.
Reviewed and approved and signed Orders #12 Payroll and accounts payable.
Other Business: Next meeting to be on Tuesday December 27th @ 7:00 p.m.
Motion made and 2nd to move next meeting from Monday December 26th 2011 to
Tuesday December 27th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Meeting adjourned @ 8:35 p.m.