Town of Lyme
Board of Selectmen
Minutes for February 28, 2008
1. The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen convened at 8:00 AM in the Fire Station training room. The following attended the entire meeting: Dick Jones, Simon Carr, Charles Ragan and Administrative Assistant Carole Bont.
2. The following administrative matters were discussed and actions taken:
a. The minutes for February 21 were approved.
b. Two manifests were reviewed and signed.
c. Lyme Energy Committee membership:
i. Tina Cullenberg had declined to serve for a further term. In her place an appointment was signed for Rebecca Lovejoy until 2011.
ii. With the Selectboard representative the committee is now at its full strength of nine. There is no legal necessity for the committee to have any alternates and the Board agreed not to appoint any.
d. The Board signed an appointment for Nancy Grandine as Assistant Moderator.
e. The contract for supply of July 4 fireworks was signed.
f. The NHEC appeal of taxes was reviewed. Dick moved and Charles seconded that this should be denied. The Board voted unanimously to deny the appeal.
g. Attendance at the Regional Broadband Forums was discussed.
3. The planning of performance reviews for those staff directly reporting to the Selectboard was discussed. Dick will send the staff portion to Carole, Dina and Francesca for them to complete.
4. There was a discussion on the $1,830 payment for the ‘beaver deceiver’ installed in November. The Board voted to pay for this from the selectmen’s miscellaneous budget. The Board also agreed that staff should not give up income to cover unanticipated additional costs in their budgets.
5. An addendum to the Recreate P&S was signed, deferring the closing date to May 15. This is still conditional on the bond passing at town meeting.
6. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 AM.
Simon Carr
Recorder
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