TOWN OF WALPOLE
MEETING OF THE SELECTBOARD
JANUARY 29, 2015

Selectboard Present: Chas Street (Chair); Whitney Aldrich, Steven Dalessio
CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Street called this Selectboard meeting to order at 6:00 PM in the Walpole
Town Hall. He advised that this meeting is being recorded and asked anyone wishing to speak to identify
themselves for the record. There were five people in attendance.
These are unapproved Minutes.

PUBLIC BUSINESS:
CHIEF MICHAEL PAQUETTE and OFFICER DEAN WRIGHT: Police Chief Michael Paquette
introduced Officer Dean Wright who will be working part-time for the Town. Mr. Street, on behalf of the
Selectboard, welcomed Officer Dean Wright. Officer Wright brings a lot of experience to the Police
Department as he has a total of eighteen years working in law enforcement. He has known Chief
Paquette since 2001 and is certified by the State. Officer Wright will help the department tremendously
with part-time work as he will primarily be working week-end shifts.

Chief Paquette reported that they had a major motor issue with the Dodge. The vehicle was taken to
Lambert Auto who looked at it and thought it would still be under a recall. It is three years old and has
less than 100,000 miles on it. They hope to have it back by the end of next week. The department has
been very busy.

RECESS SELECTBOARD MEETING: Mr. Aldrich moved to recess this Selectboard meeting. The
Selectboard will enter into a meeting as the Hooper Trustees. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With all in
favor, the motion was approved at 6:09 PM.
The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 6:45 PM.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Accounts Payable check register and manifest in the amount of
$98,292.81 for checks dated January 30, 2015. This includes a payment to the Walpole Fire District in
the amount of $40,518.00. 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 January 24, 2015, in the amount
of $23,989.97 for checks dated January 30, 2015. 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 $6,060.17 for the week ending January 24, 2015. Seconded by
Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:
SELECTBOARD MEETING – January 22, 2015: Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Minutes of the
regular Selectboard meeting of January 22, 2015, as submitted. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in
favor, the Minutes were approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
The Selectboard received and reviewed the Minutes of the following meeting:
 Cold River Advisory Council – December 4, 2014.

NEW BUSINESS:
NEXT SELECTBOARD MEETING: There will be a Selectboard meeting on Wednesday, February 4th, 2015, at 6:00 PM. There will be no public business. Mr. Kreissle will be asked to attend.

PUBLIC HEARING: There will be a Public Hearing on the proposed 2015 Budget and Warrant Articles on Thursday, February 5th, 2015, at 6:00 PM.

OLD BUSINESS:
WARRANT ARTICLES: The Selectboard reviewed the draft copy of the 2015 Warrant Articles.

ARTICLE I: “To elect the necessary Town officers for their respective terms”.
ARTICLE 2: “Are you in favor of the adoption of the following changes to the Town’s Well Source Protection Ordinance as proposed by the Walpole Planning Board.” Mr. Dalessio advised that the wording in this Article needs to be changed. Following a phone discussion with Mrs. Blaine, Planning Board Secretary, a phone call was made to Mr. Jeff Miller, Chair of the Planning Board, who had finalized this Warrant Article. He came into the meeting shortly after the phone call was made. Following a discussion it was agreed to clarify the wording as follows: “Are you in favor of the adoption of the following changes to the Town’s Well Source Protection Ordinance as proposed by the Walpole Planning Board and that it be incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance as Article IV, Section K?”
ARTICLE 3: Budget: The Selectboard will meet with Mr. Kreissle next week to finalize all the numbers. At this point the budget represents a 3.98% increase. The Selectboard reviewed the budgets and various line items submitted by the Department Heads and discussed their increases or decreases. There was a consensus to ask the Workers Compensation insurance carrier representation to attend a meeting to provide an explanation on the rating and experience modification. A Water and Sewer operating budget needs to be presented; this budget is paid through water/sewer users only.
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 7:34 PM.
The regular Selectboard meeting resumed at 7:42 PM. No announcements were made.

OLD BUSINESS (Continued):
FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON B&B ESTABLISHMENT AT 94 Alstead Center Road: As a follow-up
to the discussion at the last meeting, it was pointed out that RSA 175:1 states: “Bed and Breakfast” means a building or buildings regularly used and kept open as such in a bona fide manner for the feeding and lodging of transient guests. A Bed and Breakfast shall have at least 4 rentable rooms and an area of dining capable of accommodating the number of registered guests and whose posted room rates shall include breakfast.” There was a consensus of the Selectboard that the property owner is clearly not operating a Bed and Breakfast but it appears they are, periodically, renting the house. Mrs. Clough will call Mr. Bauer to advise that the property owner is not running a B & B.

ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Dalessio moved to adjourn this meeting. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved at 8:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted,
Regina Borden, Recording Secretary