Approved Minutes

Braintree Selectboard Meeting

May 3, 2011

Present

Keith Gallant - Selectboard Chair; Walter Palmer - Selectboard Member;  Howard Boutwell - Selectboard Member;  Holly Jarvis - Administrative Assistant; Janice Thresher - Resident

Julia Haupt - Resident; Brian Jones – Resident;  Jessica Brassard – Resident

Call to Order at 6:03                                                                                                                       

On motion of Mr. Gallant, seconded by Mr. Palmer the minutes of April 19, 2011 were unanimously approved as amended.

Citizen’s Comments

Ms. Thresher commented on how beautiful the daffodils around the rock at the Town Hall were, which were planted by Anna Dustin last year.

Reports

Ms. Haupt advised the board as representative to the Stagecoach, that they had meet last Thursday. The main issues that the Stagecoach’s board discussed was funding and attempting to keeping the route to Rochester open.  

New Business

The  board reviewed the paperwork for the renewal for gravel pit multi-sector permit. Mr. Palmer will start it.

The overweight Permit for Roni Johnson Landscaping was approved.

Mr. Palmer will work with Ms. Jarvis to rewrite the restrictions for the overweight permits.

The board reviewed the Basic Emergency Operations Plan, and made some changes.

Old Business

The board discussed who should be appointed to the Delinquent Tax Collector (DTC) position. The Town Treasurer had offered to take on the duties without any additional pay; allowing the town to keep the 8% penalties which would normally be to pay the DTC. The board had been advised from a lawyer at VLCT that since the voters had voted to collect the penalties with the intention that they were to be paid to the DTC. That would be what would need to be done. The Treasurer would be welcome to donate the money back to the town, but payroll taxes would have to come out of it.  Jessica Brassard has applied for the position. The board discussed the options in length. On motion of Mr. Palmer the board appointed Jessica Brassard to the DTC position until town meeting day. All voted in favor. 

The board reviewed the draft letter to the neighbors of the Deyette house.

Other Business

The board received the old communications provided by the cemetery commissioners for review.

The board asked to have an ad put in the newspaper to hire a part-time highway crew member with the possible of the position becoming full-time in about a year, when Mr. Brown retirees.

The board decided to send Mr. Boutwell as the representative to the Tri-Town Alliance meeting about the SWIP. 

On motion of Mr. Boutwell, seconded by Mr. Gallant, the board appointed Mr. Palmer to serve as gravel pit coordinator, and be paid the same amount per week as the highway crew members normally get for stand-by-pay in the winter, in weeks when the pit is operational. Mr. Gallant and Mr. Boutwell voted in favor, Mr. Palmer abstained.

On motion of Mr. Palmer, seconded by Mr. Gallant the payment orders were unanimously approved.

On motion of Mr. Palmer, seconded by Mr. Gallant the board adjourned the meeting. Adjournment was at 7:54 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Holly Jarvis, Administrative Assistant

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