MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on Januray 11, 2010 @ 7:00 PM
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Present: R. Miller chair
L. Labor
R. Guyer absent
1. Previous minutes reviewed and approved as read.
2. Communications and notices:
A; A letter was received from NEKWMD notifying the town that a former employee
of NEKWMD has filed a lawsuit against NEKWMD. The insurance provider, VLCT
has engaged a law firm and feels that there was no wrongdoing on the part of
NEKWMD and the suit should be resolved quickly.
B; A thank you note was received from the Orleans County Citizen Advocacy for
the receipt of a $300.00 appropriation as approved at the March Town Meeting
2009.
C; A letter from VLCT was received describing a new PACIF Grant Funding
Program. It will help members pay for new safety and/or risk management
equipment. This letter along with the program guidelines will be forwarded to
Shawn Austin.
D; A letter from VLCT explaining the 2010 dues structure was received. The new
rate is .95/capita. Morgan’s assessment is for $1407.00 this represents a
$.09/capita increase. Rate table and per town assessment table enclosed for
filing
E; A letter from the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department was received. It
contained a request for $10,138.30 assessment to be included in the town’s
budget for 2010. This represents a 3% increase over the previous year. This
will be a part of the warning.
F; An invoice was received from the Derby Line Ambulance Service for the sum
of $6,324.00 for the 2010 appropriation.
G; The auditors have completed there audit for July 2008 through June 2009.
They were pleased with improvements in record keeping and suggested areas of
improvement. They also are recommending that a CPA perform a professional
audit, as one has not been done since 2001-02. We thank them for their efforts
and hard work.
H; A notice was read and reviewed from the Vermont Conservation Commission.
I; A letter from Dubois and King was received offering engineering services.
Forwarded to Shawn Austin.
J; The 2010 Highway Mileage Certificate form was received, it will be filled
out and returned at the Jan. 25th meeting.
K; A letter was received from Franke Holdings re: land transfer request,
further discussion needs to occur amongst the select board before a decision
can be rendered.
L; Copies of expenditure and revenue reports were reviewed.
Old Business:
1. A letter was received from Paul Tomasi executive director of NEKWMD. This
explained the present fees that the town is paying for our waste removal at
the tipping station. Since this was just received, more consideration and
study by the board needs to occur
The recommendation is to put our waste services out to bid
2. Orders 14A and 15 were reviewed and approved for payment.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM.
Submitted by L.Labor