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Warner Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes Tuesday,
Chairman Cook opened the meeting at 5:30
p.m. In Attendance:
Selectman Richard A. Cook – Chairman Selectman
David E. Hartman Selectman
David Karrick, Jr.
Laura Buono – Town Administrator Absent:
None
Others present: Martha Mical
Ed Mical
Wayne Eigabroadt
John Healy Marianne
Howlett Intertown Record Selectman Hartman moved to enter into
Nonpublic Session at 5:03 p.m. per RSA 91A:3 II (c), reputation. The
motion was seconded by Selectman Karrick.
A roll call vote was taken. Chairman Cook – yes; Selectman
Hartman – yes; Selectman Karrick – yes.
Motion passed unanimously. In attendance: Chairman Cook, Selectman Hartman, Selectman Karrick,
Laura Buono and Martha Mical 1. Non Public Session Martha Mical discussed various exemptions for residents & their
specific qualifications in conjunction with current situations. Selectman Hartman moved to come out of
Nonpublic Session at 5:58 p.m. The
motion was seconded by Selectman Karrick. A roll call vote was taken.
Chairman Cook – yes; Selectman Hartman – yes; Selectman Karrick –
yes. A vote was taken.
Motion passed unanimously. 2. Emergency Management Ed Mical, Emergency Management Director
reported to the Board that he attended a meeting on January 15th
regarding the December 2008 ice storm.
Warner has been registered for that disaster event.
A FEMA representative spoke to Mr. Mical about meeting with him
and the Director of Public Works to start the initial briefing.
A requested extension is allowed for debris clean-up.
Mr. Mical also reported under the 404 and 406 Hazard Mitigation
program monies are also available with 75/25 match.
Also, there are possibilities for generators; Mr. Mical
recommended letters of intent for the Town Hall and the Fire Station.
Mr. Mical would like to begin training
Town Hall staff in regards to FEMA paperwork. 3. Warrant Articles Article 9 Shall the Town raise and appropriate the
sum of $ 2,896,898.00 (Two Million Eight Hundred Ninety Six Thousand
Eight Hundred Ninety Eight Dollars) as a 2009 Operating Budget?
This amount does not include amounts from any other warrant
articles. Selectman Hartman moved to recommend Article 9.
Selectman Karrick seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Article 10 Shall the Town establish a Capital Reserve
Fund for the purpose of Police Department Vehicles and to raise and
appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 (Twenty Thousand Dollars) for that
purpose and to appoint the Board of Selectmen as agents to expend?
Selectman Karrick moved to recommend Article 10.
Selectman Hartman seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Article 11 Shall the Town raise and appropriate the
sum of $30,000.00 (Thirty Thousand Dollars) to be added to the
Conservation Fund in accordance with RSA 36-A:5, III as an additional
source of revenue for the purpose of conserving open land in Warner?
Selectman Hartman moved to recommend Article 11.
Selectman Karrick seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Article 12 Shall the Town raise and appropriate the
sum of $200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) to be added to the
already established Highway Road Construction Capital Reserve Fund?
Selectman Karrick moved to recommend Article 12.
Selectman Hartman seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Article 13 Shall the Town raise and appropriate the
sum of $110,000.00 (One Hundred and Ten Thousand Dollars) to be added to
the already established Highway Equipment Capital Reserve Fund?
Selectman Hartman moved to recommend Article 13.
Selectman Karrick seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Article 14 Shall the Town raise and appropriate the
sum of $50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Dollars) to be added to the already
established Property Revaluation Capital Reserve Fund? Selectman Karrick
moved to recommend Article 14. Selectman
Hartman seconded the motion; all were in favor, the motion passed. Article 15 Shall the Town establish a capital reserve
fund for the purpose of Exit 9 Improvements and to raise and appropriate
the amount of $5,000.00 (Five Thousand Dollars) for that purpose and to
appoint the Board of Selectmen as agents to expend?
Selectman Hartman moved to recommend Article 15.
Selectman Karrick seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Article 16 Shall the Town raise and appropriate the
sum of $65,000.00 (Sixty Five Thousand Dollars) to be added to the
already established Transfer Station Acquisition and Improvements
Capital Reserve Fund? Selectman
Karrick moved to recommend Article 16.
Selectman Hartman seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Article 17 Shall the Town raise and appropriate the
sum of $50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Dollars) to be added to the already
established Bridge Replacement & Maintenance Capital Reserve Fund? Selectman
Hartman moved to recommend Article 17.
Selectman Karrick seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Article 18 Shall the Town close the Wage Expendable
Trust Fund as was opened per Article 10 of the March 11, 2004 Town
Meeting and to deposit any balance remaining into the General Fund?
Selectman Hartman moved to recommend Article 18.
Selectman Karrick seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Article 19 Shall the Town close the Police Facility
Capital Reserve Fund as was opened per Article 8 of the March 12, 1997
Town Meeting and to deposit any balance remaining into the General Fund?
Selectman Karrick moved to recommend Article 19.
Selectman Hartman seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. 4. Petition Articles Ms. Buono reported that the Selectmen’s
office received 3 petition articles on February 3, 2009.
One petition article does not have enough registered voters. The second petition article, to elect a Recycling Agent has
two different versions and neither one had enough registered voters.
John Healy who is the author of all the petitions was contacted
and notified of the differences. On
the Recycling Agent petition it says “salary shall be that as voted on
at a Special Town Meeting in 2009”, the other has similar wording
except “salary shall be that as voted on at the Town Meeting in
2007”. The other
difference is a sentence saying “a special election shall be held
within 60 days of the passage of this article” the other petition says
similar wording but states “90 days of the passage of this article”.
Mr. Healy sent an email to the Selectmen’s office prior to the
Selectmen’s meeting asking the office to change the 60 days to 90
days. Ms. Buono does not
believe legally that change can be made but she will check with counsel,
but there is also the second area of changes over and above the 60 &
90 days. Mr. Healy said
both Recycling Agent petition differences are typos and he assumes they
can be easily corrected. Chairman
Cook said technically the petitions are different from each other; the
Selectmen’s office will obtain opinion from legal counsel.
Another petition submitted for an ethics committee also had two
versions but one had the required amount of registered voters.
And the third petition; to see if the Town will vote affirming
Art.32 of the State Constitution did not have enough registered voters
either and does not qualify to be placed on the warrant. 5. Town Administrator’s Report Building Permits – We continue to run into situations where
residents are beginning projects which require building permits, prior
to obtaining a permit. Since
we currently do not have any penalties for this built into the building
permit process, would the Board like to consider adding something to the
effect that if work is begun without a building permit, all fees will be
doubled? We’re dealing
with someone currently who has done this at least one other time and
perhaps having to pay a higher amount would deter from this type of
behavior. Chairman Cook asked if the State Building
Code has any provision in it for fines for working without a permit.
Ms. Buono believes it is the same violation as zoning which
entails legal costs. Mr. Eigabroadt commented it would be the
same as a zoning violation. If
the Selectmen developed an ordinance, he believes there is a limit to
the fine. Ms. Buono
clarified that she is not recommending a fine; she is recommending
doubling the building permit fees for those who fall in violation of
beginning work without a building permit. The Selectmen will consider the
recommendation at a later date. Employee Training – An employee training event has been
scheduled for Monday, February 23rd from 9:30 am – 11:30 am
entitled Preventing Workplace
Violence. This training
will center on safety in the workplace and will be administered by the
Local Government Center. Corcoran Environmental – An invitation to attend the
Manchester single stream facility has been received from Corcoran
Environmental. The facility
is located on 300 Gay Street, off of Brown Avenue in Manchester and the
monthly open house is scheduled for Wednesday, February 18th
from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Audio Files – As was previously reported, the Webmaster has
had trouble with the audio files when loading them on the website.
Two times, the website was corrupted and the Webmaster traced it
back to the audio files. At
this time, residents are instructed that they may obtain a copy in the
Selectmen’s Office. The
Webmaster is concerned about the possibility of having the website
affected again. Selectman Hartman asked how many time the
audios have been accessed. So
far, the count is under 10, especially since the files are no longer
placed on the website. Merrimack County -
In the near future JD Colcord will be scheduled to meet with the
Selectmen regarding the new Merrimack Country prisoner program. 6. Meeting Minutes Selectman Hartman moved
to approve the January 20, 2009 meeting minutes.
Selectman Karrick seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. 7. Abatement A request is before the Selectman asking
them to abate inventory penalties for 2006, 2007 & 2008 from the
Madonna Nunn estate. During this time period the property owner was extremely ill.
Selectman Karrick asked if abating the fines sets precedent.
Chairman Cook said each request to abate has been dealt with on a
case by case basis. Selectman
Karrick moved to abate $113.03 for inventory penalties dated 2006, 2007 &
2008 due to Madonna Nunn’s medical condition during that time frame.
Selectman Hartman seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. 8. Manifest Selectman Hartman moved
to authorize the Selectmen to sign manifests and order the Treasurer to
sign payroll check numbers 1547-1573 (includes 10 direct deposit stubs)
in the amount of $32,990.99 and accounts payable check numbers
42633-42726 in the amount of $425,857.21.
Selectman Karrick seconded the motion; all were in favor, the
motion passed. Accounts
payable checks include to Kearsarge Regional School District in the
amount of $265,756.11. 9. Selectmen’s Other Business Davis Property - Selectman Hartman
reported that he spoke with the Director of Public Works regarding the
Davis property on Retreat Road. Selectman Hartman, the Director of Public Works, Clark Davis
and son met in early fall of last year.
Mr. Davis is away for the season and further discussion will take
place in the spring (property frontage has changed because of Retreat
Road). Building Permit – Selectman Hartman
asked if a building permit has been submitted by Norm Carlson yet.
Ms. Buono said no, Mr. Carlson has yet to finalize the process.
This is another situation that will need to be addressed by legal
counsel if Mr. Carlson does not finalize the process. Sheet Rock – A vendor from Maine met at
the Transfer Station regarding the disposing of the sheet rock.
The vendor inspected the pile and determined that he could take
the sheet rock under Maine’s laws and regulations and recycle it.
A proposal will be worked up with Northeast Resource Recovery
Association for consideration. Concord Regional Solid Waste Co-op –
Selectman Hartman and Transfer Station Foreman Varick Proper attended a
Co-op Board meeting on January 22, 2009.
There is still momentum to build a recycling facility on the
property that the Co-op purchased in Penacook.
The Co-op is in the process of obtaining non-member town
commitments. The Co-op
voted to amend the original organization by-laws in order to allow the
construction to take place if the Co-op votes to build a single stream
facility. Chairman Cook asked if the demise of the
recycle market affected their thinking.
Selectman Hartman said yes, but it has not decreased the validity
of doing the single stream project.
Safe Routes – The surveys that were sent
out from Simonds School have returned.
The surveys asked questions such as how you get to and from
school. The information has been compiled, and one of the main reasons
cited for not walking or riding bikes to school is the lack of
sidewalks. NHMA - Selectman Hartman and Laura Buono
attended the New Hampshire Municipal Association meeting on February 6
in Concord. Discussion
revolved around alternatives in dealing with short falls in funding and
potential revenue sources. A
vote was taken to support a bill that will increase the State gasoline
tax by 5¢ a year for the next three years which will directly affect
distributors. Other areas
that revenues could be increased will be discussed in March. Planning Board – Selectman Hartman moved
to appoint Henry Duhamel as an alternate member to the Transportation
Advisory Committee. Selectman
Karrick seconded the motion; all were in favor, the motion passed. 10. Motion to adjourn: Motion was made and seconded to adjourn at 7:07 p.m.
Board of Selectmen Richard A. Cook – Chairman Respectfully submitted, Mary Whalen Recording Secretary
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