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TOWN OF
PRESENT.
Selectmen-Chairman Mark Scally,
Lawrence MacKenzie, Gary MacLeod, Mark Marston-(arrived at 4:04 p.m.),
Administrative Assistant Shirley Tapley, Erica Ingalls, Public Works Director
Danny Violette,
The
Lincoln News
Shelley Farrington.
Meeting is recorded.
1.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Motion made and seconded to meet in executive
session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. Sec 405 (6) (A) with Shirley Tapley and
Erica Ingalls for Ingalls
6 month evaluation. Carried 3-0. Action. Motion made and seconded to approve that Erica Ingalls is no longer in the probationary period and is the permanent fill-in as Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector and Registrar of Voters. Carried 4-0. Note: No change to the current wage for the position. 2. 2010-2011 PUBLIC WORKS BUDGETS. Mark Marston said the Budget Committee had no problems with the Public Works budgets and recommended the budgets as presented. Marston said that Danny Violette had moved some fund accounts around to reflect a more accurate budget but that bottom line most budgets remained flat. The contract service account for Solid Waste/Recycle was discussed noting substantial overages the past few years. It was noted that if budget account lines are going to have large overages due to unexpected expenses that these situations should be discussed and approved by the Selectmen since the Selectmen are the fiscal agents for the town. The Selectmen discussed the Public Work budgets with Violette and approved the following department budgets: PARKS AND
LAST
YEARS BUDGET
$3,400
THIS
YEARS BUDGET
$3,396
DOLLAR
(DECREASE)
($4) PERCENT (DECREASE) (-0.1%) HOT TOP.
Violette pointed out that the revenue from the
Department of
Transportation is $17,600.
Motioned
and seconded to approve the 2010-2011Hot Top budget
in the amount of $42,400.
Carried 4-0.
LAST YEARS BUDGET
$41,094
THIS YEARS
BUDGET
$42,400
DOLLAR INCREASE
$1,306 PERCENT INCREASE 3.2% INDUSTRIAL PARK.
Motion made and seconded to approve the 2010-2011
Industrial Park budget in the amount of $500.00.
Carried 4-0.
LAST
YEARS BUDGET
$600
THIS
YEARS BUDGET
$500
DOLLAR
(DECREASE)
($100) PERCENT (DECREASE) (-16.7%) PUBLIC WORKS.
Motion made and seconded to approve the 2010-2011
Public Works budget in the amount of $313,699.
Carried 4-0.
THIS YEARS BUDGET
$313,699
DOLLAR
INCREASE
$1,660
PERCENT INCREASE
0.5% SOLID WASTE/RECYCLE.
Motion made and seconded to approve the
2010-2011 Solid Waste/Recycle budget in the amount of
$137,093.
Carried 4-0.
THIS YEARS BUDGET
$137,093
DOLLAR
(DECREASE)
(
$5,860)
PERCENT (DECREASE)
(-4.1%) Selectman Larry MacKenzie said he and
his neighbors would like to see 3.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Motion made and seconded to meet in executive
session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. Sec 405 (6) (A) with Public
Works Director Danny Violette for Department Head
annual evaluation. Carried 4-0.
Action. Chairman Scally
stated overall the Selectmen are pleased with Violette's
written comments and agree with them.
The written evaluation will be placed in
his personnel file. 4.
HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT.
Public
Works Director Danny Violette explained that the
town has been awarded this Hazard Mitigation Grant for
the
Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the Memorandum
of Understanding for FEMA-DR-1693-18 ME Project and
the Scope of Work Agreement for the Western Ave
Drainage project with the Federal Share of 75% of $51,818 and the Town share of
25% in the amount of $17,272 and approved and signed
the proposal for the Engineering work from Foresight
Engineering P.C. of $8,000 for the work fee and $1,500 for the fee for a cost
estimate for the construction with the town
responsible for 25 % or $2,375.
The town's total responsibility is up to $19,647 to
be paid from the Public Works Equipment
replacement/repair reserve account.
Carried 4-0. Violette said that the Selectmen had
previously approved that the town's share of
the funding allocated for this FEMA grant project
could be re-couped by allowing an article at town
meeting to put back the match amount into the reserve account
if the grant was awarded.
The Selectmen approved this be presented as a
capital improvement for 2010 since this account is
meant for Public Works equipment
replacement and
repair. 5.
WARRANTS.
Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the
warrants through 6.
SELECTMEN'S MEETING MINUTES.
Motion made and seconded to
approve the Selectmen's meeting
minutes of 7.
AMBULANCE.
Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the
Ambulance Adjustments in the amount of $5,241.63 and Uncollectible in the
amount of $874.95.
Carried 4-0. 8.
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Motion made and seconded to
approve and sign the Certificate of Appointments for the
following: Board of Appeals Members-John E. Sheehan,
Terry L. Johnson, Michael J. Page; Planning Board
Members-Anthony D. Moscone, James McLean, Frederick
J. Moore, Jr., Charles W. Theriault; Library Committee Members-Beverly
J. MacLeod, Carrie A. Porter; Recreation Committee
Members-Edgar F. Hamm Jr., Lorie M. Peabody, John E.
Sheehan, Alfred J. Theriault.
Carried 4-0.
Note: This is a housekeeping item to update the
Certificate of Appointment file.
9.
REPORT
OF THE COMMITTEES.
Mark Marston said that there will be a
Grand Opening for the bridge and that there is a tentative
date set for February 19
and 20, 2010.
M. Marston asked if the Selectmen were ok with the Budget Committee not coming into each Selectmen meeting and that he as Chairman of the Committee is reporting on the budgets for the Committee. Mark Scally said this was a good process and was much more efficient. 10.
CITIZEN'S COMMENTS. None 11.
OTHER.
S.
Tapley said she wanted to publicly thank the Ballot Clerks and
the Moderator for the last Special Town Meeting since they
donated their time for the meeting. Tapley said the
local election for Selectmen and School Board
members will now be held in November each year and said
that this year's town meeting will be held on Tapley asked for guidance regarding the budget for Economic and Community Development and if the Board wanted any funds raised for that account this year. The Selectmen said to submit $2,500 for this account. Tapley also asked about the Town Reports and whether or not the Selectmen wanted to home deliver the reports this year. If so, Tapley suggested ordering 600 and if the Selectmen want to continue status quo then she suggested ordering 500. The Selectmen agreed to continue with placing the reports around town in the stores and banks and if possible to notify the public on the water or wastewater bills when the Town Reports are available at the town office. Tapley also wanted to inform the
Selectmen that notification has been received from
the Maine PERS Board of Trustees and that they have voted to increase the
employer contribution rates for the PLD Consolidate plan
based upon actuarial recommendations. The rate
increase for 2010/2011 will be up from 2.8% to 3.5%
for the regular plan; the town has 38 employees in this plan and for special
plans from 4% to 5%; the town has 4 Police Officers
in this plan.
The employer rates will be
increased over the next three years. Mark Marston said he was asked if
non-profit agencies can request funding from the Town.
The Selectmen said these are requested under the
Other Agency requests budget. 12.
ADJOURNMENT.
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