Minutes Of Selectboard Meeting

Minutes of Selectboard Meeting Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Board Present: Robert Vasseur, Ed Read, Jared Cadwell Guests: Stuart Hallstrom, Craig Eilers, Steve Shea, David Olenick, Chris Burfoot

Meeting called to order 6:30 p.m.

1. Jared Cadwell (Jared) made a motion to approve minutes of November 23, 2010. Ed Read (Ed) seconded, no further discussion, all in favor, motion carried.

2. Selectboard (SB) moved to Agenda #7. Jared made a motion to move the Fayston Selectboard meetings to the second and fourth Tuesday nights of each month at 6pm. Ed seconded, no further discussion, all in favor, motion carried.

3. Craig Eilers from Eilers Financial Services presented SB with health insurance plan options. See attached.

4. Steve Shea from Paige and Campbell presented SB with health insurance plan options. See attached.

5. Jared made a motion to adopt the $2000/$4000 BCBS HSA plan administered by Eilers Financial Services. Ed seconded, no further discussion, all in favor, motion carried.

SB asks that Craig Eilers meet with the Town Employees to explain the plan, responsibilities and cost early next week. (Meeting subsequently scheduled for 12/21/2010 @ 10:00 a.m. and the municipal offices.)

6. David Olenick (David) and Chris Burfoot (Chris) were both present regarding an access permit for John Tomlinson located on the Old Center Fayston Road. See attached. Chris completed some work to the Tomlinsons’ driveway to meet the requirements of the access permit (a new access permit was obtained prior to the law changing to say any access 15 years or more was grandfathered), to address water concerns of the neighbor Sis Kelly, and to accommodate the Waitsfield plow trucks that turn around in that area. His request was that the SB signs off on the permit.

There is no sign off requirement to these permits. However, Jared made a motion to accept the work done to the Tomlinson driveway on Old Center Fayston Road as viewed by Robert Vasseur (Robert) on 12/14/2010 and described by Chris Burfoot at this meeting. Robert seconded, no further discussion, all in favor, motion carried.

7. SB reviewed a note from Wendy Bridgewater regarding an application for Certificate of Public Good for a solar system on their property. SB has no issue with the application or lack of thirty-day notice of the application to the SB.

8. Robert made a motion to send the road expense reported generated this day for the Waitsfield Road Work Agreement to Valerie Capel per the Waitsfield Select board’s request at the joint Selectboard meetings on 12/13/2010. Ed seconded, no further discussion, all in favor, motion carried.

9. Robert suggested the SB think about putting a bond article on the Town Meeting Warning about paving more of the Fayston Town Roads. His concern is the fact that Fayston will in the near future run out of gravel at the Town gravel pit, which will greatly increase the cost of maintenance on the town roads. SB will look into the cost of paving N. Fayston Road to the Town garage, from the top of #9 Hill to the paved section of Bragg Hill, and from Bragg Hill to GMVS.

10. 8:35 pm Jared made a motion to go into executive session to talk about personnel matters. Ed seconded, no further discussion, all in favor, motion carried. 8:45 pm Jared made a motion to close executive session. Ed seconded, no further discussion, all in favor, motion carried. Actions Taken: No action taken. Noted however, is the fact that Virginia Vasseur will be retiring from her positions with the Town as of 3/1/2011. Patti Lewis will run for the Town Clerk/Treasurer combined position as well as Tax/Delinquent Tax Collector. Patti will need to hire a Clerk/Treasurer Assistant and SB will decide on salary for that person at the next budget meeting on Tuesday 12/21/201 at 11.am.

11. SB decided to use Amanda Lafferty to handle any tax appeals going from the Town level to higher Courts.

12. SB read mail and signed orders of November 29, 2010, December 6, 2010 and December 12, 2010.

8:48 pm. - Ed made a motion to adjourn. Jared seconded, no further discussion, all in favor, motion carried.

The next Selectboard meeting will be Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Fayston Municipal Building.

Respectfully Submitted: Patti Lewis

Approved: ______Date: ______Robert Vasseur, Chair