MINUTES
Morgan Select Board Meeting
Held on January 9, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
Present: Richard Miller; chair, TammyLee; clerk, Larry Labor, Robert Guyer. Others Present: Shawn Austin. 1. Minutes of December 27 2011 to review and approve. Motion made and 2nd to approve minutes of December 27, 2012. 2. Town Clerk checked on the difference of Charleston Fire department of $429.73. Minutes of June 27, 2011 a bill was approved for the Charleston Fire Department for the amount of $ 14,754.31. So noted, TammyLee will call Duane Moulton to find out what the $429.73 increase was and will bring back to next meeting. 3. #3 from agenda/minutes of December 27, 2011 tabled to meeting of January 9, 2011 for application information, application was/is attached. Read & reviewed for further reference. 4. Certificate of Highway Mileage to complete and return to determine the state aid for town highways for Fiscal year 2013. Reviewed, approved and signed the same as last year. TammyLee will sign and return. 5. Information regarding the collection of electronic wastes as required by the State of Vermont from NEKWMD. Copies were made for Jim Hinton and Robert Durgin. Read, reviewed and filed. 6. Note that Kristin Mayhew has registered her dog with the Town with a valid rabies certificate. So noted 7. Rate increase and request for appropriation from Orleans Sheriff’s Department. A 3.5% increase for living expenses for deputies doing patrols and to offset the higher costs of doing business in general. They are asking for $ 10,808.00. This will be put as an article in the Town report for the legal voters of the Town of Morgan to vote on. 8. Notice of rate increase from Derby line Ambulance. Reviewed. Tabled to next meeting. TammyLee will ask Brian Fletcher to come to next meeting on January 23, 2012 for more information. 9. Charges for 2012 Property and Casualty Insurance. Reviewed. Motion made and 2nd to approve to pay VLCT for Property & Casualty Insurance the sum of $7,110.00 for the 2012 year. 10. Bill from May & Davies to review and approve to sign. Reviewed. Motion made and 2nd to approve the payment to May & Davies for Legal fees from the Snyder & Plum Creek appeals. The amount to be paid out is $ 1,425.00, the amount from Snyder appeal was $ 1005.00 and Plum Creek was $ 420.00. 11. Copy of an e-mail subject: Plum Creek for your information. Reviewed. Robert Guyer will contact Lister Diane Moore for update. 12. Steve Matson wanted me to let you know that he will be getting back to us on the Junk Yard properties, and that the Driver Property has been cleaned pretty good but will contact Del Green. So noted. Tabled to next meeting of January 23, 2012 and TammyLee will ask Steve Matson to attend with more information. 13. Orders # 14 & 14A to review approve and sign. Reviewed orders # 14 – $ 25,868.16 AP / #14A – $ 832.37 AP #14 – $ 3,527.16 PR / #14A – $ 360.19 PR Approved and signed. Other Business: Shawn Austin discussed the 2 for 1 paving and the Meade Hill Structure Project (Culvert). And would get back with more information after talking to Chris. Shawn also discussed his budget and will also get back to the Board on this next meeting. A motion was made and 2nd to increase the price of winter sand per yard for commercial use from $ 6.00 a yard to $ 8.50 per yard effective January 1, 2012. So approved. Next meeting will be on January 23, 2012. Meeting adjourned @ 8:25 p.m.