Commissioners’ Meeting
Commissioners
Date, Time:
February 8, 2005 at 18:30 to 18:45
Note taker:
Janine Vary
Place:
Center Street Station
Attendees: Comm. Tom Gallant, Comm. Andy Sleeper, Comm. Harold Harbour, Chief Steve Carrier, Deputy Ron Huckins, Deputy Mike Robinson, Treasurer Roland Seymour and Clerk Janine Vary.
Commissioner Gallant called meeting to order at 18:30. Harold motioned to accept minutes from January as printed. Seconded by Tom. Discussion: Tom asked Chief about the fire prevention position? Chief: has had 4 apps and will re-advertise, but haven’t done much with it yet. Newsletter? Chief, has given thought. It would have to go out within the next 3 weeks. Week to 10 days before the meeting. Tom asked both commissioners if OK with them for Chief to do and mail out. Both commissioners agreed that it was good idea. Tom said he would check with the town halls to see if they could produce the labels again. Tom: where do we stand on the workers compensation bill? Chief: Will be paying $10,000 tonight and disbursing through remainder of year. Vote taken: All voted to accept the minutes as written.
Roland: Treasurer’s report. $61,341 in General operating account. $50,534.13 in Comstar. Comstar deposited $31,000 in Jan. 05. We also have the fire prevention trailer account. Roland just got a check from Northfield. Tom explained to other commissioners about the money collected for the fire prevention trailer. DRA says there is no need for us to reflect those amounts in our annual report. Tom also discussed the federal grant money received for the vehicle exhaust extrications. We did not report in our annual report but did amend Chief’s annual report to the towns. Tom wrote a paragraph commenting on that. We will cover the grant for the trailer in the 2005’s annual report. DRA has approved the whole warrant article list. Don Borra had Tom make some revisions to Articles 5 and 11. If warrant article 11 passes, we need to get the framework in place so that all deposits going into this new account from Jan 1, 2005. Roland stated that Providian National wasn’t able to handle overdraft accounts and so we didn’t move the Comstar money to Providian National Bank account. Tom would like to make a clean break from that account and open totally new account.
Chief: We have gone 24 x7 as of yesterday. We got some beds and bureaus from Tilton School.
Harold: asked Tom if the bedding was a contribution from him? Tom: said it was his contribution to the department.
Harold motioned to sign bills. Tom seconded. Bills were signed.
Motion to adjourn meeting at 6:45 by Harold, seconded by Tom. Adjourned to the public hearing session.
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