TOWN OF WALPOLE
MEETING OF THE SELECTBOARD
NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Selectboard Present: Chas Street (Chair), Whitney Aldrich, Steven Dalessio

CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Street called this meeting to order at 6:04 PM in the Walpole Town Hall with two people in attendance. He advised that this meeting is being tape recorded and asked anyone wishing to speak to identify themselves for the record.
These are unapproved Minutes.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Accounts Payable check register and manifest for checks dated November 7, 2014, in the amount of $37,908.80. This includes a payment in the amount of $25,563.98 to the Health Trust. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.

PAYROLL:
Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the payroll voucher for the week ending November 1, 2014, for checks dated November 7, 2014, in the amount of $19,874.98. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the electronic transfer for the 941 Employer Taxes for Withholding, MEDI and FICA taxes in the amount of $4,354.59 for checks dated November 7, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:
SELECTBOARD MEETING – October 30, 2014: Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of October 30, 2014, as submitted. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With Mr. Dalessio and Mr. Aldrich in favor, the Minutes were approved. Mr. Street abstained as he was not present.
NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION #1 – October 30, 2014: Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session #1, of October 30, 2014, as submitted. The Minutes will remain sealed. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With Mr. Dalessio and Mr. Aldrich in favor, the Minutes were approved. Mr. Street abstained as he was not present.
NON-PUBLIC SELECTBOARD SESSION #2 – October 30, 2014: Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Minutes of the Non-Public Selectboard Session #2, of October 30, 2014, as submitted. The Minutes will remain sealed. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With Mr. Dalessio and Mr. Aldrich in favor, the Minutes were approved. Mr. Street abstained as he was not present.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
The Selectboard received and reviewed Minutes of the following meetings:
 North Walpole Village District Board of Commissioners – October 28, 2014; and
 North Walpole Village District Board of Commissioners – November 4, 2014.

RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING:
Mr. Dalessio 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 at 6:10 PM.
The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 7:56 PM.

PUBLIC BUSINESS:

MR. RED SMITH: Mr. Smith was present on behalf of the Walpole Foundation. Since they bought the house on 19 Elm Street the attorneys have walked that street a number of times. They are requesting that the Town look into the possibility of repairing the sidewalk between Westminster and Main Street. Mr. Street advised that Mr. Terrell is finishing the sidewalks in North Walpole this year and will do some sidewalk work in Walpole next year. Mr. Terrell will identify the worst areas that should be done first.
Mr. Smith mentioned that Mrs. Raynie Laware had talked to the Selectboard about the plastic bags for dogs. It was discussed at one of the Walpole Foundation’s regular meetings. Mrs. Laware walks around the Common on a regular basis. Mr. Dalessio asked who gets to maintain that. Even with the bags some people will not use them.

NON-PUBLIC SESSION:
Mr. Dalessio moved to enter into a Non-Public Session pursuant to RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss (a) Personnel. Mr. Aldrich seconded the motion and, on a roll call vote with all in favor, the motion was approved at 8:02 PM.
The regular Selectboard resumed at 8:39 PM.

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Dalessio moved to hire Richard D. Searles as an employee for the Highway Department. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.

BUILDING / DEMOLITION PERMIT:
DEMOLITION:
RASCAL BABY, LLC, 141 Rascal Mountain Lane, Map and Lot # 011-033-000: Mr. Dalessio moved to grant Building Permit No. 2014-41 for Rascal Baby, LLC to “Demolish a 36’ x 30’ 2 Story Home”, as submitted. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.

NEW BUSINESS:
THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY: Mr. Aldrich moved to cancel the Selectboard meeting on November 27, 2014, Thanksgiving Day, and to authorize the Administrative Assistant to do the Payroll and Accounts Payable. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With all in favor, the motion was approved.

STATE PROCLAMATION: Mr. Aldrich will do the State Proclamation on November 26, 2014, at a Walpole Church Ecumenical service.

OLD BUSINESS:
TOWN HALL RENOVATIONS: Mrs. Clough distributed an up-dated report on the budget figures for the Town Hall repairs. Mr. Rohr Cook will do the stairs. Another contractor will be sanding down the windows and doing the wainscoting. The doors toward the church will be sanded down to look better. After that work is completed there will be $28,980 left to renovate the kitchen.
Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the contract with Rohr Cook to do the north and south stairwells for a cost of $13,639.00. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
Mr. Dalessio asked Mrs. Clough to ask Mr. Mark Houghton for a figure on replacing the lights with LED lights in the Town Hall. There should be quite a savings.

ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Dalessio moved to adjurn this Selectboard meeting. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved at 9:11 PM.

Respectfully submitted,
Regina Borden, Recording Secretary