Minutes

January 28, 2010

Present:                       Glenn Fisher

Daniel Boyer

Norman John Arrison

Dave Fuller

Henry "Chip" Cobb

Others Present:            Larry Melen, Town Manager

Lisa Sargent, Recording Secretary

Michael Todd

Jeff Eaton

Darre Moore

1.  Call to Order: Mr. Arrison called the Weathersfield Select Board meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. at Martin Memorial Hall.

2.  Final Budget Review:  The motions to approve the individual budgets have already been made at previous meetings.  Mr. Eaton said the Budget Committee approves them too.

General Fund: Mr. Melen said there is a $33,000 deficit in the General Fund from the audit and it was reduced by $48,000 from the tax resolution.  He said this reflects revenues that were not collected.  It was noted we will need an explanation of this available for the town meeting.

Highway Fund: no further discussion

Solid Waste Management Fund: no further discussion

Addition to agenda, Weathersfield Veterans Memorial Committee: Mr. Cobb told the Board that the rocks that were brought down off Mt. Ascutney for the Veterans Memorial are ready to go to Barre for the cutting.  He said the cutter is ready for them this next week.  Mr. Cobb said we need to pay 2/3 of the estimated cutting cost up front so he is asking the Select Board to approve releasing some funds that have been raised by the Committee.  The estimated total cost to cut the rock is $12,000.  Mr. Boyer made the motion to release $5,333 from the Veterans Memorial Committee fund for the first payment towards the cutting of the rocks. Mr. Fuller seconded the motion which passed without dissent.

Mr. Cobb showed the Board the latest design drawing from Tribute Artistry, drawing dated December 1, 2009.  Mr. Boyer made the motion to endorse the design dated December 1, 2009.  Mr. Fuller seconded the motion which passed without dissent.

3.  Sign Warning for Annual Town Meeting:  Ms. Sargent questioned the wording on Article 15 which is to authorize the Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed $90,000 for the replacement of a truck/snowplow when the town will actually be borrowing about $150,000.  Mr. Melen said the Select Board doesn't have to have approval from the taxpayers to borrow from the State Revolving Loan Funds which is where the additional $60,000 will come from so it's not included in the article.

After lengthy discussion Mr. Cobb made the motion to leave the wording in Article 15 as is.  Mr. Fisher seconded the motion which passed 3 - 2.  Mr. Fuller and Mr. Boyer were the dissenting votes.

Article 17 and 18 were rewritten to allow the funds to be used on other roads if needed (and if the articles passed).  It was noted that the town will apply for a grant to use towards paving on Weathersfield Center Road so if the grant is received and the article passes then some of the money from that article can be used on a different road.

Mr. Boyer made the motion to accept the Warning as printed.  Mr. Fisher seconded the motion which passed without dissent.

4.  Annual Posting of Town Highways: Mr. Boyer made the motion to post restricted road weights on the town highways from March 1, 2010 - May 15, 2010.  Mr. Fisher seconded the motion which passed without dissent.

5.  Adjourn: Mr. Fisher made the motion to adjourn.  Mr. Boyer seconded the motion which passed without dissent. The Weathersfield Select Board meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Lisa Sargent

Approved by the Weathersfield Select Board on February 18, 2010

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Daniel Boyer

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Glenn Fisher

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Norman John Arrison

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Henry "Chip" Cobb

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Dave Fuller