Accepted as Corrected_________
Accepted
as Printed_______
SPECIAL
MEETING
MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT:
Mike Courtemanche-Chair Sandy Harris
Mike Ball David Andrews
Len Howard
Chris Howe
Robert Miller
WELCOME AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At
PUBLIC COMMENT-
No Public comment at this time.
ARTICLES FOR TOWN MEETING-Town
Clerk
Starting with #4 is
not needed the Board will take off the list, #10 Town Picnic is off the list, # 11 is newly added, #12 is
newly added, # 17 Fire Pond Reserve is off the
list, #17A Town Copiers Fund is newly
added along with #17B transfer funds. #20
Portable Radios is off the list, # 21 Vests is off the list, # 22 Computers is
off the list, Article 25 Unemployment
Fund is off the list along with #26 Digitalization
of maps, and #29 Doc Send is off the list.
New articles:
To
establish a Town Asphalt Fund,
To raise
and appropriate for the Town Asphalt Fund,
To
discontinue Town Sewage or Water System Fund.
To raise
funds to finish the Town Office Foyer Project.
With much discussion about the order of the Articles the Board moved
on.
The Board would have VLCT look over the Articles to be finalized at the
next meeting.
David Andrews conveyed that the Subscriptions for Rescue are not
currently being utilized and the fund should be reworded to be used for other
EMT expenses as well. The Board conveyed their concerns about the fund and
stated that if it can still be used for the subscriptions they don’t have a
problem with allowing it to cover EMT expenses as well.
Mike Ball made the motion to add the Article to see if
the Town will allow changing the EMA&S Fund to allow the program expenses
for the Vernon Fire Department to disburse the Funds which shall only be
authorized by the Vernon Selectboard. Robert Miller seconded the motion. The motion
carried.
NEW/OLD UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Vast Snowmobile Trails-
Chris Howe made the motion allow the chair to sign the
Land Owners Agreement for Vast. Len Howard seconded the motion. The motion
carried.
Fire Department-
Len Howard made the motion to appoint David Andrews as Fire Chief of
Vernon Fire Department. Mike Ball seconded the motion. The motion carried 4
ayes and with 1 abstention (Robert Miller).
The Board thanked Tom Fox for his service.
IBPO Questions-
The Board reviewed the Treasurer’s questions one by one. The answers
will be conveyed to Sally.
Budgets to be finalized-
Mike Ball made the motion to finalize the budget via
e-mail. Chris Howe seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Len Howard conveyed that after a discussion with Tim Johnson it would
be a good idea to invite the Governor to come to Town Meeting to discuss the
future of VY and it’s implications on the town of Vernon or to schedule a day
for him to come. The Board conveyed that this was a good idea and Len would
pursue this with the Governor.
David Andrews stated that the Board needed to move quickly on getting
the committee together to talk to VY regarding taxing the dry cask storage and
waste stored on site. The Board asked David if he would like to head
up that committee along with Mike Courtemanche and Robert Miller and some other
residents. David Andrews accepted.
Robert Miller made the motion to approve the purchase
of a copier for the Town Treasurer. Mike Ball seconded the motion but the
motion was withdrawn.
Discussion continued about the bids and cost. Mike Courtemanche with
still get the bid from Oce’ and will continue at a later date.
Robert stated that since Sally is working extra that the Chair could
talk to the Town Clerk and see if the Assistant Clerk could help when needed if
her workload allowed for that. Mike Courtemanche will discuss this with the
employee’s.
Robert also conveyed that the downstairs vault is pretty well cleaned
out. The files in the upstairs room could start being moved downstairs.
No media present at this time.
Len Howard made the motion to adjourn. Chris Howe
seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Adjourned @
Respectfully
submitted by Elaine Howard
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