TOWN OF PITTSFIELD
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
TOWN HALL, 85 MAIN STREET
PITTSFIELD, NH 03263
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MEETING MINUTES OF TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2010

CALL TO ORDER

Call to order at 6:00 P.M., by Denise Morin, Chairman.

MEMBERS PRESENT

Denise Morin (DM), Chairman, Ed Vien (EV), Vice-Chairman, Fred Hast (FH), Eric Nilsson, (EN), Don Chase, (DC), Paul Skowron (PS), Town Administrator, and Delores Fritz, Recording Secretary.

MEMBERS ABSENT

None.

PUBLIC INPUT

None.

AGENDA REVIEW

(EN) Main Street – Volpe Foundation; (FH) Pennichuck; (DM) National Night Out, Planning Board Representative and (DC) Residence Information.

PUBLIC INPUT

Ted Mitchell: I have a friend who has six arborvitaes that he would like to get rid of and perhaps, we could think of places around Town that they might be used. I will not be doing this until next Spring. (DM) Talk to Parks and Rec. How tall will they grow? Ted Mitchell: About fifteen feet or so.

Close Public Input

NEW BUSINESS
ACTION ITEMS

1. SVTRA Health Insurance Consortium (Requested by Selectman Vien)

(PS) You have in your package information provided by LGC. (EV) Allenstown is looking to participate in the rating proposal. Though initially it will show an increase in rates, ultimately it may decrease the rates dependent upon the number of claims. It is noted that this arrangement allows multiple members to combine their claims experience to create a single rating entity.

(DC) Motion to approve Allenstown becoming a part of the consortium of combination of entities. (EN) Second. After Discussion: Carried 5-0.

Discussion: (FH) These figures are from LGC? (PS) Yes, LGC conducted an analysis as to what impact this all would have. (EV) More leverage is better if Town opted to leave LGC. If so, we would have to leave LGC and go elsewhere. The last two year cycle saved us money. (FH) Why did we spend the $650? (EV) The more power behind you the better deal you can get. There is an outside group doing a study outside of LGC and the fee was divided up per number of employees.

2. Welfare Department Hours (Requested by Selectman Hast)

(PS) If this is reference to department hours, it is not a non-public subject. If you are going to discuss the person’s performance, job or person, than it would be non-public. (FH) noted that he had just wanted to discuss the amount of hours.

(FH) In the past, we briefly discussed cutting her hours a little bit. I recently got a copy of an E-Mail that she was requesting 8 hours on Monday. If she is working two jobs, how is she doing that? She should be setting the appointments differently. (DM) She may have scheduled them according to her time worked. (EN) My main concern is that she filled out a request form. (Affirmative.)
(FH) If she needed a day off, it should have been a day off. (DC) During the ten days that she was out, I was downstairs and you can figure out how much she saves the Town. She is doing a he– of a job for the amount of hours she works.
(FH) For the amount of clients she sees, it averages out to about two hours per client. Board decided to take no action.

NON-PUBLIC SESSION

(DM) Motion to go into Non-Public Session per 91-A:3II (b). (EV) Second. Carried 5-0. Individual members of the Board were polled and all agreed.

Break 6:17 P.M. Resume at 6:19 P.M.

Board went into Non-Public Session at 6:20 P.M.

Board returned to Public Session at 7:45 P.M.

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Main Street – Volpe Foundation

(EN) I have some concerns with the upcoming Balloon Rally with a safety issue. Perhaps we could ask Mr. Volpe to put something around it to discourage transport over the site. There are going to be a lot of people from out of Town. (PS) I or Building Inspector can call Mr. Volpe concerning this. I can also ask Department Heads to talk to him as to what can be done to secure the site.

2. Pennichuck

(FH) We need to find out what the story is on Pennichuck. We could invite the Conservation Committee next meeting. The last information we received was that Pennichuck was preoccupied with consequences of the lawsuit per the last E-mail. This is going to take two to four years to get settled. (PS) I will E-Mail Nancy Christie and ask her for an update.

3. Planning Board Representative

(DM) We are still looking for BOS Representative to the Planning Board.
(EN) noted that for now he will attend as Alternate.

4. National Night Out

(DM) National Night Out is Tuesday, August 3rd. It is hoped that this Board will have a light Agenda (one hour or so) and perhaps meet at 5:30 P.M. so that members could attend. Board agreed.

5. Don Chase Residency

(DC) Rumors have been running rampant that I have moved out of Town and should not be a Selectman. My legal residence is 321 Loudon Road. I am registered to vote in Pittsfield. I am currently staying with a friend in Penacook but I am in Town several days a week.

OLD BUSINESS

1. Capital Improvement Program Pending
2. Selectmen/Town Administrator Goals & Objectives Pending
3. Appointments to Welfare Fair Hearing Board

(PS) This will be posted at Rolling Green.

APPLICATIONS AND WARRANTS

None.

CHECKS AND MANIFESTS

(DM) Motion to approve Accounts Payable and Check Register. (DC) Second. Carried 5-0.

(DM) Motion to approve Payroll and Direct Deposit. (EN) Second. Carried 5-0.

OTHER

1. Nancy Bates

(DM) Has Nancy returned to work? (PS) Yes. She is back full time and has limited use of her arm. No problems as far as workload is concerned now. I have talked to Nancy and explained that she needs to bring documentation as to what she can do and when she is fully able to do all duties. Ms. Osborne is no longer filling in for Nancy.

PUBLIC INPUT

None.

NON-PUBLIC SESSION

(DM) Motion to go into Non-Public Session per 91-A:3II (a), (c), and (d).
(EV) Second. Carried 5-0. Individual members of the Board were polled and
all agreed.

Board went into Non-Public Session at 8:00 P.M.

Board returned to Public Session at 8:22 P.M.

(DC) Motion to seal Non-Public Session Minutes of July 27, 2010. (EN) Second. Carried 4-1 (FH).

OTHER – CONTINUED

2. Town Administrator Contract

(DM) Motion to approve extension of Town Administrator Contract for two years with Addendum as noted (See Attached). (EN) Second. Carried 4-1 (FH).

(PS) I want to thank all the Board members. I have enjoyed working with you and for Pittsfield and know I will continue to do so. If there is anything that I can that is in the best interests of the Town, please let me know. (FH) By approving this, you have tied up future Boards up to three years. (DM), (EV), (EN) and (DC) all thanked Paul for his services to Town.

3. Water Main

(EV) I have checked and there is no “man-sized tunnel” under Route 28. The main is about 12 inches in diameter and there is a “T” up at Podmore site where a fire hydrant could be hooked up. (FH) The building up there is not sprinkled? (EV) No. (DC) I remember when they put that in around 1998.

4. Library Wall

(EN) What is the prognosis on the Library retaining wall? (PS) Coincidentally, Sylvia Wallace was in today about the wall. The Library Trustees want to do some landscaping there. Board discussed briefly what has been done and could be done with the retaining wall.

ADJOURNMENT

(DC) Motion to adjourn. (EN) Second. Carried 5-0.

Board adjourned at 8:30 P.M.

Approved: August 3, 2010

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Denise Morin, Chairman Date

I hereby certify that these Minutes were recorded on July 27, 2010, transcribed and publicly posted on July 29, 2010.

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Delores A. Fritz, Recording Secretary

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