Town of Lyme
Board of Selectmen
Minutes for March 27, 2008
1. The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen convened at 8:00 AM with the following attending all or part of the meeting: Simon Carr (chair), Charles Ragan (member), Dick Jones (member), Carole Bont (administrative assistant) and Francesca Latawiec (planning and zoning administrator). No members of the public attended the meeting.
2. The following administrative actions were taken:
a. The public session minutes of 20 March were approved with minor corrections and the two non-public session minutes of 20 March were approved as submitted.
b. The following appointments were made:
iii. Building Committee:
Don Metz to 2010
Frank Bowles to 2010
Judy Brotman to 2010
C. Jay Smith to 2010
ii. Communications Study Committee
Frank Bowles Indefinite
iii. Zoning Board of Adjustment (Selectboard Appointee)
Alan Greatorex to 2011
c. William Bokermann’s application for a veteran’s tax credit was reviewed and approved.
d. The application to the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank for a bond in the amount of $925,000 (in accordance with Article 10 of the 2008 Town Meeting) was reviewed and approved.
e. The charge for the Building Committee for the new Town Offices was reviewed and approved.
f. The Arbor Day proclamation was reviewed and approved.
g. It was agreed that the Town’s “employer’s identification number” was public information and should be provided upon request. It was emphasized that in providing this number, the Town makes no tax related recommendations nor determinations as to the deductibility of any gifts or payments to the Town.
h. The Board discussed the Emergency Management Director’s request for the Selectmen to fund the purchase of flood control sand bags. The Board decided that this was an emergency management expense and should be funded by its departmental budget.
i. The Board discussed the updating of the “911 road maps”. Dick agreed to work on this over the next several weeks.
3. The status of the site plan review condition on the “fence” between the Coyle and Pushee properties was discussed. The Board’s decision is that there is no violation at this time since the change in use (from hardware store to restaurant) has not yet occurred. The issue will be reviewed again when the restaurant opens.
4. The LISTSERVE notice on behalf of the Recreation Commission to establish a sub-committee “to facilitate the successful implementation of Articles 17, 18 & 19 which were approved at the recent 2008 Town Meeting” was discussed. The Board concluded that if such a sub-committee is established, it must:
a. be advisory only and not be delegated any of the responsibilities of the Recreation Commission to set policy or approve expenditures of public funds,
b. must post all its meetings and have them open to the public, and
c. must prepare and submit minutes of its meetings in accordance with state public meeting requirements.
5. At 8:37 Dick moved and Charles seconded a motion to go into non-public session under the authority of RSA 91-A:3 II(c) – “matters which, if discussed in public, would likely affect adversely the reputation of any person” for discussion of a hardship abatement request. At 8:40 the Board returned to the public session having approved a hardship abatement for $9,342.79 and voting by roll call vote not to make
the non-public session minutes available to the public.
6. At 9:05 Dick moved and Charles seconded a motion to go into non-public session under the authority of RSA 91-A:3 II(c) – “matters which, if discussed in public, would likely affect adversely the reputation of any person” for a performance review at the completion of her probationary period with Francesca Latawiec. At 9:35 the Board returned to public session having completed the performance review,
determining she had successfully completed of her probationary period and approving a pay adjustment.
7. At 9:38 Simon moved and Charles seconded a motion to go into non-public session under the authority of RSA 91-A:3 II(c) – “matters which, if discussed in public, would likely affect adversely the reputation of any person” for a discussion of the Post Pond water level issues. The Board returned to public session at 9:50 having made no decisions.
8. The meeting adjourned at 9:51 AM.
R. G. Jones
recorder
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