by admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 5:59 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl and Campbell. Members of the public present: Scott DeBlois, Brendan Prusik, Ray Bell, James Davis and Donald Smith.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
At 6:30 Brendan Prusik, Ray Bell, James Davis and Donald Smith came to the meeting to discuss the survey which was sent out by the Community/Town Forest Committee. Mr. Prusik reviewed for the Board members the number of surveys that had been returned – 128 out of 660. The group will revise the graph/chart that they had presented for inclusion in the Town Report along with an informational sheet. Mr. Prusik stressed the fact that the group needs to be sanctioned by the Board in order to continue their work. The Selectmen expressed the opinion that they felt this was something that the voters needed to do. It was decided that the group will do a presentation at Town Meeting under the last Article (other business).
At this point (7:03 pm), the meeting was briefly recessed in order to hold the Annual Budget Hearing. Members of the public present for the budget hearing were Brendan Prusik, Scott DeBlois, James Davis, Amy Berry and Tala Silver.
The Budget Hearing ended at 7:40 pm and all members of the public, except Scott DeBlois, left the meeting.
Intent to Cut forms were approved for Charles White and Michael Godzyk.
A Veteran’s Tax Credit application was approved for Kenneth Jaworski.
On a motion made by Selectman Cloutier and seconded by Selectman Stohl, the Board approved the minutes of the January 25th meeting.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Chairman Cloutier for the 45th Parallel EMS.
An agreement for Crane and Bell to do the annual compilation of the Town’s financial records was signed by Chairman Cloutier.
A contract with Beecher Falls Redemption for recycling items at the Transfer Station was reviewed and signed.
The Warrant for Town Meeting and the Budget for 2017 were reviewed and signed.
It was noted that there will be a Regional Dispatch Meeting tomorrow night at 5:30 at the Colebrook Town Hall.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | Feb 13, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 6:00 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl and Campbell.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
A Bridge Report from the State of NH was reviewed.
An Intent to Cut was approved for Martin Zarli.
Warrant Articles were discussed as follows:
1. Petition article to adopt the “All Veterans’ Tax Credit” was received. Town Clerk Marcia Parkhurst verified that it was signed by 10 registered voters.
2. Warrant Article for donation for Community Pool. After discussion, the Board voted to not include this article on the warrant.
3. Warrant Article regarding Silvio Conte Refugee. Selectman Stohl reviewed for the other members the background regarding this article. (It has been used in Alstead.) After discussion, the Board voted to include this article on the warrant.
Marcia informed the Board that the Community Forest group would like to speak/make a presentation at Town Meeting. They also are interested in including some information in the Town Report. The Board instructed Marcia to ask Brendan Prusik to attend the next meeting so they could review what the group wants to do at Town Meeting and the information for the Town Report.
On a motion made by Selectman Cloutier and seconded by Selectman Stohl, the Board approved the minutes of the January 11th meeting.
Marcia informed the Board that the projected date for the Town to start accepting tax payments by credit card is February 8th.
The Board members spent the remainder of the meeting preparing the final figures for the 2017 budget. The Budget Hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 8th, at 7:00 pm. Marcia will take care of advertising the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 7:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
by admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Board of Selectmen Minutes
Meeting began at 6:05 pm. Present were Selectmen Cloutier, Stohl and Campbell.
Mail was reviewed.
Checks and manifests were reviewed and signed.
An e-mail from auditors Crane & Bell was reviewed. After discussion, the Board voted to go with the “compilation of financial statements and form MS-535 and completion of MS-60” for an amount of $8,100.00. Marcia will let Crane & Bell know which option we are doing.
On a motion made by Selectman Campbell and seconded by Selectman Cloutier, the Board approved the minutes of the December 28th meeting.
An Abatement Application from Kenneth Jaworski was reviewed along with Assessor Steve Allen’s recommendations. The Board approved the abatement and a check in the amount of $1,694 was signed as a refund on his 2016 property taxes.
Budget items were discussed as follows:
1. School District Budget Hearing will be on February lst @ 4:30.
2. Town Budget Hearing will be on February 8 @ 7:00.
3. Deadline for petition warrant articles is Tuesday, February 7th.
4. Reviewed requests from outside agencies for appropriations. New requests received this year include:
a. Tri-County Transit $ 250.00
b. Colebrook Area Food Pantry $1,000.00
c. Tyler Blain Homeless Shelter $ 250.00
d. ServiceLink $ 550.00
After discussing the items, Selectman Stohl made a motion, which was seconded by Selectman Campbell that they include Tri-County Transit for $250.00 and the Colebrook Area Food Pantry for $500.00 on the 2017 Town Warrant. Motion passed.
5. Marcia will get all the budget figures ready for the Board to review at the January 25th meeting.
Marcia gave the Board members each a listing of unpaid taxes as of December 31, 2016. We have approximately the same percentage outstanding at the end of this year as last year (6% for 2015/5% for 2016).
Reminder that tomorrow night is the monthly Dispatch Meeting here at the Columbia Town Office.
Selectman Stohl informed the other Board members that he had been approached about writing a letter regarding HB145. He explained what the bill was about and read a letter that he had drafted to be sent to the committee members hearing the bill. After discussion, the Board members signed the letter.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcia Parkhurst, Secretary
Board of Selectmen
