TOWN OF WALPOLE
MEETING OF THE SELECTBOARD
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
Selectboard Present: Chas Street, Whitney Aldrich; (Absent: Jamie Teague, Chair)
CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Aldrich called this meeting to order at 6:10 PM in the Walpole Town Hall with three people present in the audience.
These are unapproved Minutes.
RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING:
Mr. Street moved to recess this Selectboard meeting. The Selectboard will enter into a meeting as the Hooper Trustees. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
SELECTBOARD MEETING (Continued)
Mr. Aldrich called the recessed Selectboard meeting back to order at 6:37 PM.
PUBLIC BUSINESS:
ZBA MEETING: Mrs. Pschirrer spoke to the Selectboard about the inconvenience of not having a rack of chairs that would fit into the elevator available for their last ZBA meeting. Several members of the Board had to bring the chairs up two-at-a-time from the downstairs to the meeting room. Following a lengthy discussion, both Mr. Aldrich and Mr. Street thought that the chairs might have been taken to the Fire Station for the funeral service that was held there that day. Mr. Street was going to look into this for the Zoning Board.
BEN NORTHCOTT: Mr. Northcott advised that they would like to store gravel and/or dirt for short periods of time on a small parcel of land that is vacant. Since the usage would not be agriculture he asked if that would be acceptable. Mr. Aldrich recommended that he go to a Planning Board (PB) meeting or talk to Mr. Jeff Miller, Chair of the PB, to find out if it would constitute a change of use.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
Mr. Street moved to approve the Accounts Payable check register and manifest for checks dated September 20, 2013, in the amount of $617,077.42. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
The above amount includes a monthly payment in the amount of $483,288.72 to the Fall Mountain Regional School District.
PAYROLL:
Mr. Street moved to approve the payroll voucher for the week ending September 14, 2013, for checks dated September 20, 2013, in the amount of $19,176.02. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
Mr. Street moved to approve the electronic fund transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes for Withholding, MEDI and FICA taxes in the amount of $4,429.76. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:
SELECTBOARD MEETING – September 12, 2013: There was a consensus to table the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of September 12, 2013, until the next meeting when Mrs. Teague will be present.
NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD MINUTES – September 12, 2013: There was a consensus to table the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard meeting of September 12, 2013, until the next meeting when Mrs. Teague will be present.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
The Selectboard received and reviewed the following meeting minutes:
North Walpole Village District Board of Commissioners – September 17, 2013.
NEW BUSINESS:
WALPOLE CONSERVATION COMMISSION RESIGNATION: Mr. Street moved to accept the resignation of Jane Worley from the Walpole Conservation Commission. The Selectboard want to thank her for serving on this Commission. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
Mr. Street advised that the Conservation Commission has somebody who expressed an interest in serving on this Commission. The Chair will be asked to make a recommendation to the Selectboard.
NON-PUBLIC SESSION:
Mr. Street moved to enter into a Non-Public Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (c) Reputations. Mr. Aldrich seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with all in favor, the motion was approved. The time was 6:46 PM.
The regular meeting resumed at 6:53 PM. No announcements were made.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Street moved to adjourn this meeting. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved. The time was 6:55 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Regina Borden,
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