Morgan Select Board Meeting 10/27/14

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on October 27, 2014 @ 6:00 PM

Selectmen’s Draft Agenda
October 27, 2014

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.

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

Others Present: Kelly Paul, Glen Hankinson, Neila Decelles, Steve Matson,
Brian Judd, Sean Selby.

Shawn Selby will be attending the meeting in reference to using the school
gym for basketball.

Kelly Paul will also be attending the meeting to finish up some information
requested by the select board.

* Minutes to meeting of October 14th meeting to review and approve as written.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of meeting October 14th
2014 as written.

* Sean Selby Re: School Gym.

Sean Selby asked about possibly using the E. Taylor Hatton School Gymnasium
for NEK Basketball practices for his team at 1 maybe 2 nights a week
starting in December and finishing beginning of March. A motion was made
and seconded to approve the use for practices and that they show proof of
Liability Insurance through NEK Basketball.

* Kelly Paul Re: Information request.

Kelly Paul & Glen Hankinson on behalf of the School Board gave the board some
miscellaneous Information: A list of accounts to be turned over to the
Town and a completed analysis of the school building and recommendations as
to what should be done for each subject.

Kelly Paul wanted a date in which the Town accepted the property, This date
was to be September 8th, 2014. Kelly also mentioned that there were still
some things left in the school that they would be glad to disburse if the
Town so wished. (Library books and some desks and chairs) The Select
Board approved for the School Board to put these items out to interested
parties with the exception of the wishes of any possible buyer or lease.

Discussion of Insurance was an issue and Glen Hankinson noted that the
Insurance was all paid at this time and would get back to us as to when
this will expire. TammyLee will get hold of the VLCT for insurance and
liability coverage.

* FYI from Brian Gray Minimum Criteria Operation in the NEKWMD.

Reviewed.

* Selection of Town Green Up Coordinator from Green Up Vermont.

A motion was made and seconded to ask Tammy LaCourse if she would accept to
do this again. TammyLee will contact her. Tabled until next meeting,
unless Tammy LaCourse accepts.

* Copies of Highway maps from District #9 for the Town of Morgan.

FYI, TammyLee has sent Shawn Austin his copy.

* An open house invitation for Scott Keysar’s retirement on 12-28-14 from
noon to 3 p.m. from District #9.

FYI

* Copy of and e-mail already forwarded to each Board Member. (FYI) Sara is
taking care of this.

FYI

* Orders #10 to review, approve and sign. AP – $ 3,588.63 and PR – $
4,846.52.

A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign orders #10 in the amount
shown above.

Also orders # 10A were approved and signed in the amounts of: AP- $369.47 and
PR-$1,715.16.

Other Business: Select Board Seminar November 8th 2014, a motion was made
and seconded to approve for Thomas Bonneville to go if he so wished in the
amount of $60.00 at Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee.

A discussion about what to do with the school property occurred. A motion
was made and seconded that when appropriate, a mailing will be sent out to
voters for an informational meeting. TammyLee will contact Memphremagog
Press for post card mailings.

Tammy will contact Mr. Gilbert for payment on Hatton Height guardrails.

Due to the absence of Chairman Larry Labor for the November 10th 2014 regular
meeting, A motion was made and seconded to move the meeting to Monday
November 3rd at 6:00 p.m.

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:50 PM

Morgan Select Board Meeting 10/14/14

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on October 14, 2014 @ 6:00 PM

Selectmen’s Draft Agenda/Minutes
October 14th, 2014

Present: Larry Labor; chair, Robert Guyer & Thomas Bonneville.
Others present: James Judd & Steve Matson.

James Judd will be attending the meeting for requests to proceed with 2
abatements and to give heads up on a list of Tax Sales to go to
Attorney Robert Chimileski.

* Minutes of September 22, 2014 to review and approve as written.

A motion was made and seconded to approve minutes of September 22, 2014 as
read.

* James Judd to speak.

Discussion of property tax delinquencies. Mr. Judd explained that 8
properties are subject to delinquent collections and asked permission
from the board to submit these properties to the attorney for collection
action. A motion was made and seconded. So approved.

* E-mail from Kimberli Lutchke from VT E-Cycles for registration information.

Read and reviewed and a motion was made and seconded to have TammyLee
register the town on their website.

* E-mail from Larry Labor asking to be put on the agenda in reference to an
e-mail from Pam Mckenzie, Chair of South Burlington City Council on
Property Tax Resolution.

A motion was made and seconded to sign and return to Pam McKenzie.

* E-mail from Larry Labor requesting to put on agenda Task Request: Morgan
Brighton STP SURF (40) – Final Inspection by Field review, wanting
comments or concerns from the Town s on the end results of the project.

Answered and returned.

* An e-mail from Ann Bove on a Grant opportunity offered by BoatUS
Foundation for “Best Safe and Clean Boating Outreach projects.
($10,000.00 available)

A motion was made and seconded to send to Beth Torpey.

* A monthly financial summary for the Morgan School District from Elizabeth
Butterfield Executive Assistant to the Superintendent North Country
Supervisory Union. (FYI)

Read and reviewed.

* A copy of an e-mail from Sara Davies Coe on Plumb Creek vs. Town of
Morgan hearing court date of Wednesday October 22, 2014 at 2:00 P.M.
This e-mail was forwarded to Larry Labor, Robert Guyer, and Diane Moore.

This is an FYI. Sara said she would be taking care of this.

Read and reviewed.

* A notice and Thank you from Robert Cain for his years of business in
picking up the rubbish at the Town office. He will no longer be doing
this as of October 31, 2014. Robert Durgin has shown interest in taking
over if the board will agree.

So noted. A motion was made and seconded for approval for Bob Durgin to
pick up this business.

* Orders #8 were approved and signed on October 2nd, 2014 by Larry, Labor
and Thomas Bonneville in the amounts of: Payroll: $7,125.96 and
Accounts payable: $ 2,717.03.

Orders #8B & 8C to review approve and sign: 8B – PR: $1,219.44 & 8C: PR
$291.68 AP – $44.62.

Orders #9 to review approve and sign.

Orders #8B, 8C & Orders #9 in the amounts above were approved and signed

Other Business:

Steve Matson questioned what the Town was going to pursue in relation to
the school property. He also stated that Turning Points was still
interested in the property.

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 PM.

Morgan Select Board Meeting 9/8/14

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on September 8, 2014 @ 6:00 PM

Select Board Draft Agenda/Minutes
September 8th 2014

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

Others present: N/A

Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.

Minutes to meeting of August 25th, 2014 to review and approve as written.

A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes of August 25th 2014 as
written.

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Copies of signed documents for the transfer of the Morgan Town School District
real property. As of today, September 4th 2014 we still have not received a
property transfer tax return which must accompany the Bargain and Sale Deed.
(It should be received by September 8th 2014, the night of the Select Board
meeting.

TammyLee noted that the Property Transfer Tax return had been received to
accompany the Bargain and Sale Deed. A motion was made and seconded to table
the acceptance of the transfer and invite Attorney William Davies to the next
meeting of September 22, 2014. So moved. Chairman Larry Labor will contact
Attorney Davies.

In reference to #2 in this draft agenda other things to be discussed per school
purchase such as: keys, locks, insurance, setting fee’s for usage of any part
of the building, maintenance and security and the what to do with the remaining
articles left in the school.

With many questions and concerns about the above referenced, a motion was made
and seconded to table until the next meeting of September 22, 2014, when
Attorney Davies will be here and get his professional opinion. Kelly Paul Re:
School Board would be willing to be responsible for removal of books, desks,
etc…

Also in reference to #2 and #3 a notice from the Department of Health Laboratory
report stating that the water in the school is not suitable to drink at this
time and that there was Coliform detected in the kitchen faucet on 08/25/14.

A motion was made and seconded to have Chairman Larry Labor contact Department
of Health and possibly Gosselin’s to see what we need to do.

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An announcement of FY 2015 Building Communities Grants from Christine Gilhuly of
the State of Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services.

Read and reviewed.

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Executed copies of the State of Vermont Grant Agreement for Better Back Roads.

Read and reviewed.

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Recommendations of the VLCT Municipal Policy committees and Board of Directors
for the 2015 VLCT Municipal Policy. This draft policy includes actions VLCT
will pursue in 2015 relative to the new Open Meeting Law, Universal Recycling
and Composting and Pay As You Throw, and Education Funding. If the Town has
any proposals or amendments to the attached draft policy it must be returned
by Friday Thursday October 3, 2014.

Read and reviewed.

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An Introduction from the National Center for electronics Recycling.

Read and reviewed.

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A letter from Dr. Robin and Mary Poole with traffic concerns on Route 111
through Morgan Center.

A motion was made and seconded to write a letter of request to the State
Highway Department along with a copy of Poole’s letter, requesting a speed limit
decrease from 50 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour on route 111 going to east
and west in what used to be called Morgan Center. Chairman Larry Labor will
write a letter. (From 1 Mile Road to the spring of Riggy’s property.

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Town Clerk would like to discuss the HS-122 late filing penalty. Asking if
the Board will agree with her to waive this penalty for the year 2014/2015 tax
year, and to consider changing the interest rate charged to the late filers
from 8% to a lower rate for the 2015/2016 tax year.

A motion was made and seconded to waive the penalty only one time from now and
into the future. If it is waived once there will not be a second time for the
same late filers.

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Orders #5A in the amount of: Payroll: $205.00 Accounts payable: $31.36

Orders #6 payroll and Accounts payable to review approve and sign.

A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign orders #5A of PR. $205.00
and AP. $31.36.

A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign Orders #6 in the amounts of:
Payroll $5,255.55 and Accounts Payable $4,082.33.

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Other Business: Chairman Larry Labor recommended a new front door and envelope
slot and screen door. A motion was made and seconded to approve to have done.
TammyLee Morin will make sure this is done.

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Copies of Expenditure/Revenue reports were disbursed to the Board for review.

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:04 p.m.

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.

Morgan Select Board Meeting 7/28/14

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on July 28, 2014 @ 6:00 PM

Select Board Draft Agenda/Minutes
07-28-14

Present: Robert Guyer and Thomas Bonneville.
Others present: Diane Moore and Joe Malgeri and James Judd.

Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.

Minutes to meeting of July 14th, 2014 to review and approve.

A motion was made and seconded to approve as written.

Renewal of Certificate of deposit on Round Top Sale. (FYI)

The certificate of deposit does not mature until August 8th will wait until then
to check on rates. A motion was made and seconded to bring back to next meeting.

Orders #3 to review approve and sign.

A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign orders#3 in the amounts of:
Accounts Payable: $ 7,683.08 and Payroll: $ 6,326.45.

Other Business:

A bill to the Seymour Lake Association for ½ payment of the unemployment bill
($893.47) for the second quarter 2014 for the amount of $ 446.73 to approve and
sign, so moved and seconded to approve.

Lister’s Diane Moore, Joe Malgeri and James Judd asked to be able to put the 2014
as billed Grand List on the Town website. A motion was made and seconded to approve
as requested.

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 p.m.

Morgan Select Board Meeting 7/14/14

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on July 14, 2014 @ 7:00 PM

Select Board Draft Agenda/Minutes
07-14-14

The meeting was called to order at 5:58 p.m.
Present: Larry Labor, Chair; Robert Guyer, Thomas Bonneville, and TammyLee
Morin, Clerk to the Board.

Others present: Zoning Officer Steven Matson.

Steve Matson will be attending the meeting in regards to a Junk Yard
complaint on 4 Wheel Drive road.

Minutes to Meeting of June 23, 2014 to review and approve.

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

Steve Matson re: Junk Yard complaint.

Steve Matson explained that the complaint from Kevin Fries has been ongoing
problem for the last few years on the neighboring property of Robert Lund, it
being a junk yard, and that nothing has been done about it. Mr. Fries is
very upset and would finally like to have something done about this.

The Board did send a registered letter to Mr. Lund on April 24th 2012,
stating that the property located at 329 Four Wheel Drive Road, was not in
compliance with Morgan’s ordinance for regulating “Outdoor storage of junk
and junk vehicles, and that it had a negative effect on the abutting property
land values.

Since then there has been nothing done or said about the problem. Zoning
Officer, Steve Matson said he would address the situation himself and get
back to the board as to the outcome. If the problem persists it will be up
to the Select Board to pursue.

A motion was made and seconded to accept Mr. Matson’s offer to try to take
care of the problem.

Better Back Yard Grant to be signed by Chair of the Board and mailed out.

Larry Labor explained that Mr. Theron Matthews (Secretary of Transportation)
had called him and that there was a deadline for this to be signed. Chair,
Larry Labor went to Derby and signed on July 10th 2014.

Review and e-mail from Karen Knaebel of the state of Vermont re: Contractor
to Implement State Standard Plan Conditionally Selected. (FYI)

Read, reviewed and filed.

A bill from Vermont Electric Cooperative for street light changes to review
and approve to pay.

A motion was made and seconded to approve to pay Vermont Cooperative in the
amount of $ 475.00 for net cost after incentives for street light changes.

Town Clerk has received a request from Roland Besaw to put back the street
light in front of his house and the Town Office. He is concerned of the
safety of the office and anyone who may be there after dark.

A motion was made and seconded to put a motion light at the Town Clerk’s
office and the Town Hall in exchange to putting back the street light.
TammyLee will contact an electrician to come and do the work as soon as
possible.

A motion was also made and seconded to have the electrician fix the EXIT
light at the Community Hall also.

Faxes received into the office from Vermont Department of Health on 2
separate dog bites. The Health Officer has been notified. (FYI)

Read and Reviewed and will file until further notice from the Health Officer.

An e-mail from Kingdom Games, Inc. Phil White requesting approval to have
the Kingdom Triathlon on August 3, 2014 and Seymour Lake Swim on August 12th,
2014.

A motion was made and seconded not to sign the request for the reason that
all of the events are on state property and that the Town is non-committal.

Maturity notice of a time deposit from Peoples United Bank for cemetery.
Treasurer has checked on other options but there have been no new rates for
365 days and this rate of .350 is the highest rate available at this time.
It was rolled over to the same.

Read and reviewed. (FYI)

Letter from the State of Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation Waste
Management and Prevention Div. Solid Waste Program on Vermont’s Universal
Recycling Law (Act 148) with information included.

TammyLee will contact Brian Gray and give him a copy of this letter to be
sure we are in compliance.

Municipal Park & Ride Grant Program to review.

Read, reviewed and filed.

A notice from the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Vermont Department of Public Safety, that they have not received a 2014 Local
Emergency Operations Plan from the Town of Morgan.

A motion was made and seconded to contact Sean Selby (Emergency Management)
and to give him a copy of this request.

A copy of the State Education Tax rates set for FY 2015.

Read ,reviewed and filed.

Larry Labor asked that a discussion on FEMA training be put on the agenda.

The Board couldn’t find the information and will table to the meeting of
August 11th, 2014 when Larry Labor will have returned.

An e-mail from Larry Labor and Kelly Paul and copies of a Bargain and Sale
Deed and a Resolution Certificate regarding the E. Taylor Hatton School for
discussion.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the Bargain and Sales Deed, the
Resolution Certificate and Property Transfer form pending the amended change
of “2004” to 2014 date on the Resolution Certificate.

A memorandum from Susan Hudson of the State of Vermont asking for commend or
recommendations regarding revisions to its Amended Standards and Procedure
Order.

(FYI)

Order # 31, Accounts payable to review, approve and sign in the amount $16.91.
Order #31A Accounts payable to review, approve and sign in the amount of $260.00.
Order # 2 Payroll to review, approve and sign in the amount of $ 3,412.10.
Order # 2 Accounts payable to review approve and sign in the amount of $ 34,514.02.

A motion was made and seconded to approve and sign the amount for the orders
#31, 31A, Accounts payable, and #2 payroll and accounts payable in the
amounts stated in the above paragraph.

Other Business:

A copy of the Notice from the Department of Labor’s decision on Reed
Hubbard’s case for unemployment. (FYI)

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Morgan Select Board Meeting 6/23/14

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on June 23, 2014 @ 7:00 PM

Select Board Agenda/Minutes
June 23, 2014

Meeting was called to order at 6:05 P.M.

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

Others Present: None

Minutes to meeting of June 9th 2014 to review and approve.

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

Copy of a letter sent to Joan and Brian Dumoulin from Paul Gillies on behalf of
the Town. (FYI) Tammy sent a copy to Doug Garon. (FYI)

Read, reviewed and filed.

Request from Charles Wood to hay the grassy knoll of the old dump.

A motion was made and seconded to grant Charles Wood’s request to hay/mow the
knoll on the old dump. TammyLee will notify Charles woods of the decision and
also let Russell Guyer know that he will not have to bush hog that piece this
year.

Open Meeting Law Changes.

Agendas have to be posted at least 48 hours in advance of a regular meeting and
posted in or near the municipal office and in at least (2) other designated
public places in the municipality.

A motion was made and seconded to designate the following places for posting
agenda’s and minutes: 1) Town Office, 2)Morgan Country Store 3) Seymour Lake
Store and starting July 1st 2014 on the Town web site. (In the event one of
these places does not work, the Town bulletin board will be another designated
place.

Memberships update 2014 from Vermont Conservation Commissions and request to
join.

Read and reviewed.

Copy of a check received from Nathan gilbert in the amount of $200.00 for the
damages done to the guard rails on Meade Hill Road. Mr. Gilbert said he would
be in again and make another payment in 2 weeks. (which would be the week of
June 23rd 2014)

Read and reviewed.

FYI copies of e-mails from/to bill Davies and Paul Giuliani regarding the
School. There are a few changes needed from Paul Giuliani.

Read and reviewed and filed. (FYI)

Orders #29 to review, approve and sign.

Payroll $ 4,061.07
Accounts Payable $ 1,694.55

A motion was made and seconded to approve the above amounts for order#29.

Other Business: NONE

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 P.M.

Morgan Select Board Meeting 6/9/14

MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on June 9, 2014 @ 7:00 PM

Select Board Agenda/Meeting
June 9, 2014
(there was no SB meeting on May 26, 2014)

Present: Larry Labor; Chair, Robert Guyer, Thomas Bonneville, TammyLee Morin;
Clerk. Others Present: Kelly Paul, Glen Henkinson, Bob Kern.

The following people have asked to be put on the agenda: Laurie Durvage, Kelly
Paul and possibly someone from OENSU.

Minutes of meeting May 12, 2014 to review and approve.

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

Laurie Durvage Re: Robert N. Taplin, Inc.

Not being here we moved onto #3.

Kelly Paul Re: E. Taylor Hatton School Board.

Both boards agreed to the recommendations proposed by attorney Bill Davies.
This information will be sent to the schools attorney so he may prepare a deed
to transfer the school to the Select Board. The final deed to be submitted to
both boards and counsel for review.

Discuss changing Select Board Meeting time from 7:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

A motion was made and seconded to change the time of the Select Board meetings
from 7:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. keeping the same meeting schedule of every 2nd and
4th Monday of the month, starting on June 23rd, 2014. Tammy will post in paper
and in 3 places in Town.

An invitation from to an informal meeting on Unit Based Pricing for Trash
Disposal from NEKWMD.

FYI. Read and reviewed.

Membership application from Seymour Lake Association.

FYI. Read and reviewed.

FYI from Doug Garon on Center Cemetery.

FYI. SO noted a letter to Brian and Joan Dumoulin regarding the Center
Cemetery parking lot and copies of a proposed Easement Deed from Brian and Joan
Dumoulin to the Town of Morgan, and a copy of a proposed Quitclaim Deed from
Brian and Joan Dumoulin to the Town of Morgan, for the Dumoulin’s to decide as
to which one if any they want to sign.

Information on Budget plans from Fred’s Plumbing and Heating.

FYI. Read and reviewed.

Letter of agreement to be approved and signed by the Chair of the Board for
CAMA for the Listers.

A motion was made and seconded to approve and pay for the Annual Computer
Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) Cost Table Services from Marshal and Swift for
the year of July 1st 2014 to June 30 2015 in the amount of $238.81. Chairman,
Larry Labor signed the approval.

A notice from State of Vermont Re: Mapping Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 Roads. FYI (
Tammy sent a copy of this to Shawn Austin)

Read and reviewed.

Milfoil Program e-mail from Larry Labor.

A motion was made and seconded that Larry Labor will reply by e-mail to let SLA
know the Board has approved the proposal.

Orders # 28 to review approve and sign.

Payroll: $2,294.74
Accounts payable $21,875.91

A motion was made and seconded to approve the orders in the amounts written
above.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Town Clerk noted that a citizen had phoned in with a complaint of the Clark
cemetery not having any flags put in the cemetery for the veterans. This has
never been the responsibility of the Select Board. The School when it was open
would take the students to the cemeteries and would put flags out each year.

This was explained to the concerned citizen and that it would be brought up to
the Select Board and we would fix this in the future years to come.

Tammy will make sure that flags are sent to the Town and we would disburse them
each year.

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 P.M.

Morgan Select Board Meeting 5/14/14

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.