TOWN OF EAST MILLINOCKET
SELECTMEN’S MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2008
4:00 P.M.

 

PRESENT. Selectmen-Chairman Mark Scally, James Federico, Gary MacLeod, Mark Marston, Lawrence MacKenzie, Administrative Assistant Shirley Tapley, Assistant Rec. Director Jodi Nelson, Ambulance Supervisor Les Brown, Lincoln News Shelley Farrington-recorded meeting, Bangor Daily News Nick Sambides-arrived at 4:18 P.M. 

1.   EXECUTIVE SESSION.  Pursuant to 1 M. R.S.A. § 405 (6) (A), Motion made and seconded to meet in executive session with Jodi Nelson to discuss winter employment applicants for the Rec. Department.  Carried 5-0.   IN: 4:00 P.M.    OUT: 4:10 P.M.

      Decision.  Motion made and seconded to approve the hiring of all eleven (11) winter help applicants needed for the Rec. Department, based on the             recommendation of the Recreation Committee.  Carried 5-0.

2.   2008-2009 SNOWMOBILE GRANT APPLICATION.  Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the 2008-2009 Snowmobile Grant-In aid program application for East Branch Sno-Rovers and Jo-Mary Riders and to approve East Branch Sno-Rovers annual request for the Snowmobile Trail Use Permit.  Carried 5-0. 

3.   WARRANTS.  Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the warrants through November 3, 2008 for payment.  Carried 5-0.   

4.   SELECTMEN’S MEETING MINUTES. Motion made and seconded to approve the Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes of October 20, 2008 as written.         Carried 5-0. 

5.  AMBULANCE ADJUSTMENTS.  Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the Ambulance Adjustments in the amount of $1,651.67 and the           Ambulance Uncollectible in the amount of $290.00.  Carried 5-0. 

6.  AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT.  Ambulance Supervisor Les Brown discussed the need for additional trained personnel for the Ambulance department. Brown said the Town of Island Falls has trained Paramedics that he would like to hire as backup for the Town of East Millinocket. Brown said there are currently two people on call for East Millinocket and that sometimes that is not enough. Brown said he would like to use the Island Fall Paramedics on a per-diem basis and would like to give this method a trail period of six months to see how it works out. Brown said he will work with the Town of Island Falls to put together a contract for the terms of this service and come back to discuss and review this with the Selectmen at the next regular scheduled board meeting which is November 17, 2008.  

7.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES.  Mark Marston said there is an AOS meeting tonight and that the committee will be reviewing the attorney recommendation of the inter-local agreement. Once that is approved the agreement will go to the Department of Education in Augusta for review. 

8.   CITIZEN’S COMMMENTS. None. 

9.   OTHER.  S. Tapley stated there may be a short Selectmen’s meeting held this week-hoping for Wednesday November 5^th to sign the 2008 Municipal Property Tax commitment, Assessors Certification and the Municipal Valuation Return.    The new tax bill format should be ready any day now. 

      A quote regarding the insulation installment for the Library and Town Hall should be ready this week. 

      Mark Scally summarized the Municipal Joint Board Meeting which was held last Wednesday. Scally said the idea of regional Warming Centers was discussed; Recreation Director Frank Clukey will work on getting a plan together. An AOS update presentation was given by committee members Mark Marston and Wally Paul.  Scally said another matter regarding the Town of Millinocket being designated by DECD-Department of Economic Community Development as the Economic Development Body serving the Katahdin region was discussed.  The Town of Millinocket had recently requested the town be designated and the recipient of he $75,000 from Brookfield Power due to a mill closure. Scally said he asked DECD to review the charter agreement and pointed out that the funds were to go the area and not a specific town. Scally said that the Commissioner has done that and that he has changed his position and that the Town of Millinocket has been notified of this change.  The funds are to be used to benefit this area and the towns will work together to find a use for the funds regionally. Eastern Maine Development Corporation may be the economic development body assigned by the towns.  A joint board meeting will be set up soon to discuss this matter further.

10. ADJOURNMENT.  4:29 P.M.