Town of Plymouth Minutes from the September 24, 2012 Select Board Meeting

Town of Plymouth Minutes from the September 24, 2012 Select Board Meeting

Page 1Town of Plymouth Minutes from the January 28, 2013 Select Board Meeting

Town of Plymouth

Select Board Meeting Minutes

Plymouth Town Hall

Plymouth, NH 03264

February 19, 2013

Members Present:Mrs. Valerie Scarborough Chairperson,Mr. Charles Buhrman, Mr. Mike Conklin, Mr. Ray Gosney, Mr. Dick Lewis

Others Present:Paul Freitas

6:00 pm. Mrs. Valerie Scarborough called the meeting to order and Mr. Dick Lewis led in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes:

Minutes of January 28, 2013 Work Session

  • Mr. Mike Conklin made a motion to approve the minutes; seconded by Mr.Dick Lewis. Mrs. Valerie Scarborough amended a sentence in the final paragraph to read “significant items being discussed”. Mr. Ray Gosney seconds to approve the minutes with the amendment. All in favor.

Minutes of January 28, 2013 Board of Selectmen Meeting

  • Mr. Ray Gosney made a motion to approve the minutes; seconded by Mr. Mike Conklin. All in favor.

Minutes of January 28, 2013 Non-Public Meeting

  • Mr.Mike Conklin made a motion to approve the minutes; seconded by Mr. Dick Lewis. All in favor.

Minutes of February 7, 2013 Public Hearing concerning the Petitioned Warrant Articles

  • Mr. Mike Conklin made a motion to approve the minutes; seconded by Mr. Ray Gosney. All in favor.

Minutes of February 7, 2013 Non-Public Work Session

  • Mr. Ray Gosney made a motion to approve the minutes; seconded by Mr. Charles Buhrman. All in favor with Mr. Dick Lewis abstaining.

Announcements:

The following announcements were made:

The Select Board will meet on the following dates:

Regular meetingswill be held Monday February 11, 2013 and February 25, 2013 starting at 6pm with work review sessions prior to the regular meeting will start at 5 pm.

2nd Budget hearing, if needed, will be held on Thursday February 7, 2013 at 6 pm

Petitioned Warrant Articles will be read at the February 7, 2013 Public Hearing

All of the above meetings will be held at the Town Hall, unless otherwise posted

Citizens wishing to be listed on the Selectmen’s Agenda should notify the Town Hall before 12 noon the Friday prior to the scheduled meeting.

Weather observations for the month of December are available in the Town Hall.

Agenda Review:None

New/Other Business:

David Kent read a letter to the SelectBoard regarding Planning Board activities (letter attached to these minutes).

  • Mrs. Scarborough stated the SelectBoard would not be responding to the letter at this meeting. The scheduled Planning Board meeting for December 20, 2012 was postponed to another date due to an error in the published notice and for no other reason.
  • David Kent said their business wasn’t on the agenda
  • Mrs. Scarborough commented the meeting was not held. It would be like having a SelectBoard meeting scheduled and not having a quorum. It would not have been legal to do so. Because that meeting had not been noticed correctly it would have been illegal to hold the meeting.
  • Mr. Conklin commented he had heard David Kent say, two or three times, this was a clear statutory violation that the hearing on the petitioned warrant articles did not occur on December 20, 2012, which was the next scheduled meeting. Mr. Conklin continued that Atty. John Ratigan said it was common to have those meetings mid-January. He went through the statutory framework clearly in his summary. David Kent hasn’t shown what the statutory violations are.
  • David Kent stated the town attorney is clearly wrong.
  • Mrs. Scarborough said she would prefer to not debate this at this time.
  • David Kent said the Board has the authority to set the hiring. Mike Conklin interrupted David Kent at this point and asked him to show the SelectBoard the statutory violations.
  • Mr. Gosney said David Kent mentioned Section 674 and asked what section he was referring to.
  • David Kent answered it is in the letter and is Section 675:4.
  • Mrs. Scarborough said as follow up to that discussion, with regard to the January 22, 2013 public hearing concerning those three petitioned warrant articles to amend the zoning ordinance it is the consensus that the majority of the SelectBoard members agree with the decision of the Planning Board.

Plaque Presentation:None

Appointments:None

Updates & Recommendations:

Non-profit amounts granted.

  • American Red Cross $800.00
  • CADY $6,000.00
  • Genesis Behavioral Health $7,500.00
  • Grafton County Senior Citizen Council $15,000.00
  • Pemi-Baker Home Health Hospice $15,000.00
  • Bridge House $10,000.00
  • Pemi Youth Center $3,000.00
  • Plymouth Regional Chamber of Commerce $2,600.00
  • Tri-County Community Action $4,300.00
  • Voices Against Violence $4,000.00
  • CASA $800.00
  • Mid-State Health Center $8,000.00
  • Waterville Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce $795.00
  • TOTAL $75,795.00

Visitors:None

Chairman’s Comments:

Mrs. Scarborough congratulated the cast and crew of “Marking the Moment” for their terrific performance and for providing a great kick off to Plymouth’s 250th year. Mrs. Scarborough encourages everyone to log onto Plymouths250th.org to learn about evenings during this 250th year.

Public Hearing is opened at 6:30 pm on the fy 13/14 Municipal Budget

Mrs. Scarborough thanked the Budget Advisory Committee and the town dept. heads for their work in putting the budget together. On page 25, which shows the bottom line, the budget is $184,971.37 under the current budget year. Some things are sacrificed in order to reach this amount. These can’t last forever as they are projects which will need attention in the future.

Mrs. Scarborough goes through the budget page by page. No comments are offered from the audience. Mrs. Scarborough does note on page 7, first line, that the budget line item formerly known as “North Country Council” will be known as“Regional Planning Council” on the final budget.

Budget hearing is closed at 7:14 pm

Mr. Gosney thanked the town administration for a budget that is very readable and easy to understand.

Permit Requests:None

Approved Purchase Orders:None

New Purchase Orders: None

Committee Reports:

  • Mr. Lewis reported the Planning Board had a meeting regarding warrant articles and site plan. One is continued and there will be a follow up on the Tenney Mtn. Highway project.

New Business:None

Public HearingNone

Other Business:None

Unfinished Business:None

Public Comments:None

7:16 pm Chairperson Scarborough asked for a motion, to go into Non-Public. A motion was made by Mr. Gosney, and seconded by Mr. Conklin, to enter into a Non-Public session in accordance with RSA 91-A:3, II (a thru i) personnel. All in favor.

Adjourn: 7:16 pm

Respectfully Submitted,

Mary Pelchat

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