BOS Minutes 5/15/17
MINUTES OF THE MAY 15, 2017 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
MEMBER’S PRESENT: Board Members Michael Houghton and Bruno Federico and Town Administrator Paul Deschaine.
At 7:32 Chairman Federico opened the general meeting of the Board of Selectmen.
SECRETARY’S REPORT:
The Board noted that they were going to wait for Mr. Lovejoy to return to approve the minutes.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Town Treasurer Deb Bronson indicated that the current fund balance was $2,682,761.59.
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Chief Scippa indicated that he had a recommendation to hire David Janvrin for the position of Detective Sergeant.
Mr. Houghton moved to approve the recommendation. Mr. Federico seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
Public Works Director Colin Laverty that truck 7 was out of service for the past 5 weeks. He continued that they had figured out that it was the neutral safety sensor on the transmission that had gone bad and that the repairs would be $3400.00.
Mr. Federico moved to approve the repairs up to $3400.00. Mr. Houghton seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Mr. Laverty stated that for the last couple of weeks, the Highway Department lot was being used for overflow parking at Stevens Field. He continued that they needed some signage and cones to control the area.
Mr. Laverty discussed the revised summer schedule and noted that Brendan Eaton was no longer going to be able to work for the town. He continued that he had hired Richard Howe for the position at a rate of $15.00 per hour.
Mr. Houghton moved to approve hiring Richard Howe at a rate of $15.00 per hour from May 15th through September 1st. Mr. Federico seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
BUILDING/ZONING:
Building Inspector Mark Morong discussed the inspections that were going on and the projects in town.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT:
Town Planner Tavis Austin discussed the recent happenings with the Planning Board and Technical Review Committee.
Mr. Austin and the Board discussed the status of public and rural roads in town.
At 8:52 PM Mr. Federico moved to go into non-public session to discuss a personnel issue. Mr. Houghton seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
At 9:13 PM Mr. Houghton moved to come out of non-public and to seal the minutes. Mr. Federico seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
MEETINGS: The Chair then reviewed the meetings scheduled for the coming week and reviewed the meetings held this past week.
RESERVATIONS:
Carol Benz requested use of the Front Pavilion on 8/19 for a family reunion.
Allyson Royer requested use of Room A on 5/20 for a birthday party.
Both requests were approved unanimously.
The Exeter Area Garden Club requested use of Room A on 9/21, 10/19, 11/16, 1/18, 2/15, 3/15, 4/19, 5/7 and 6/7 for their monthly meetings and requested that the fee be waived.
Mr. Houghton moved to approve the request and waive the fee. Mr. Federico seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
ADMINISTRATION:
Mr. Deschaine indicated that they had received a right to know request from a North Hampton resident regarding activities going on there and noted that he was working on putting together a response.
Mr. Deschaine stated that the water system was installed at the Park and discussed the increased bathroom usage. He noted that they had received a quote from Care America Property Services to clean the bathrooms daily at a weekly rate of $786.00.
Mr. Houghton moved to approve the contract beginning May 19th through the beginning of the Fair. Mr. Federico seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Mr. Deschaine discussed the list of repairs needed that they had received from the residents at the Gifford house.
At 9:41 PM Mr. Houghton moved to adjourn. Mr. Federico seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Ashley Rodier
Recording Secretary