Town of Lyme
Board of Selectmen
Minutes for April 10, 2008
1. The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen convened at 8:05 AM with the following attending all or part of the meeting: Simon Carr (chair), Charles Ragan (member), Dick Jones (member), Carole Bont (administrative assistant), Dina Cutting (bookkeeper/secretary), Patty Jenks (town clerk) and Dan Quinn (transfer station supervisor). No members of the general public attended the meeting.
2. At 8:05 Dick moved and Simon seconded a motion that the public hearing for parties to discuss their liability to be taxed be opened for the duration of the regular meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
3. The public and non-public session minutes of April 3rd were approved subject to the correction of two typographic errors.
4. The following administrative actions were taken:
a. Matt Stevens and Blake Allison were appointed to the Conservation Commission for three-year terms ending in March 2011.
b. Intent to cut applications were approved for Thomas Green (map 406 lot 15) and Roy VanVleck (map 416 lot 18).
c. Fred Sterns’ vacation request for April 11th and 14th and Carole Bont’s vacation request for April 14th through 18th were both approved.
d. It was decided to request an opinion from Town Counsel on RSA53-C:3(a)IV as to how it might affect the granting of a franchise to COMCAST to extend their service to 85 Dartmouth College Highway.
e. The manifest was reviewed and approved.
f. A short discussion on the use of the transfer station by non-profit organizations was held. It was decided to not take any action pending a meeting with representatives from the Bargan Barn.
g. After Dick briefly reported on Monday’s Conservation Commission meeting and that NH the Beautiful did not have any more “blue bags” for Green-Up Day, he was authorized to procure clear trash bags, which would be accepted free of charge for Green-Up Day trash at the transfer station.
h. The Chair was authorized to sign on behalf of the Board the letter to the auditor on the Town’s understanding of the scope of their audit services.
i. The Board reviewed and signed the certification to FEMA for the Shoestrap Road grant.
j. Simon reported on several items regarding the New Town Offices:
i. the subcontractor for the title search was authorized to complete the search up to the date of closing;
ii. a new lease for the Lela Pike house will be prepared to take affect upon expiration of the current lease, and
iii. the RFP for a construction management firm was reviewed and discussed.
k. A brief discussion of possible changes to the Town’s Personnel Policies took place.
5. At 9:20 Simon moved and Dick 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 with Dina Cutting. The Board returned to public session at 9:45.
6. At 9:55 Dick moved and Simon seconded a motion to close the public hearing for parties to discuss their liability to be taxed after no members of the public chose to appear. The motion carried unanimously.
7. At 9:56 Simon moved and Dick 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 consideration of staff issues. The motion carried unanimously. The Board returned to public session at 10:28 having voted by roll call vote not to make the non-public session minutes
available to the public.
8. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 AM.
R. G. Jones
recorder
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