TOWN OF WALPOLE
MEETING OF THE SELECTBOARD
FEBRUARY 4, 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 four people in attendance.
These are unapproved Minutes.

PAYROLL:
Mr. Dalessio moved to approve the Payroll Voucher for the week ending January 31, 2015, in the amount of $23,965.62 for checks dated February 6, 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 $5,546.20 for the week ending January 31, 2015. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
Due to the fact that very few Accounts Payable checks were due this week they will be carried over until next week.

SELECTBOARD MEETING MINUTES:
SELECTBOARD MEETING – January 29, 2015: Mr. Dalessio moved to table the Minutes of the Selectboard meeting of January 29, 2015, until the next regular meeting. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.

REFUNDS:
Mr. Dalessio moved to grant the following over-payment refunds for property taxes as proposed by the Tax Collector:
 Houghton (Edward), Map & Lot #021-002-000 in the amount of $9.95;
 Durnford (Thomas), Map & Lot #009-058-000 in the amount of $29.70;
 DiBernardo (Joseph), Map & Lot #028-135-000 in the amount of $293.56;
 Scadova, Map & Lot #001-009-000, in the amount of $14.12.
The total amount is $347.33 plus interest. Seconded by Mr. Aldrich. With all in favor, the motion was approved.

NEW BUSINESS:
REQUEST FROM THE WALPOLE PLAYERS: Mr. Street read the letter received from Ray Boas, dated February 3, 2015. They are requesting permission to hang past posters of The Walpole Players for the public to enjoy in the stairwells leading to The Helen Miller Theater. It is their intent to have them appropriately framed and securely fastened to the walls in both the north and south stairways. The Selectboard discussed having the posters fastened securely to the walls as they felt the posters should be easily removed if an occasion warrants that. Some renters like to take pictures in the stairwells, such as weddings, proms, etc. There was a consensus to table this request until their meeting next week for further discussion.

TOWN HALL KITCHEN: Mrs. Clough was asked to obtain an opinion from the Town’s insurance carrier as to whether they consider the Town Hall Kitchen a commercial kitchen.

MEET THE CANDIDATES NIGHT: Meet The Candidates Night will be hosted by the Walpole Grange on Wednesday, February 25th, 2015, at 7:00 PM in the Town Hall. It is open to the public.

OLD BUSINESS:
WARRANT ARTICLES: The Selectboard reviewed the draft document of the 2015 Warrant Articles.
Mr. Aldrich moved to approve the 2015 Warrant Articles as drafted with the exception of the edit to No. 11 on the RSA number that should be changed to “NH RSA 35:9-A”. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
Mrs. Pschirrer advised that the Trustees of Trust Funds voted to not recommend Article No. 11.

PROPOSED BUDGET: The Selectboard went through the proposed budget page-by-page with Mr. Kreissle and Mrs. Clough. Following are the line items discussed:
Mrs. Clough recommended that the percentages be clarified on all the pages prior to the Public Hearing tomorrow night.
Page 4 – Municipal Building – Equipment Purchases & Repairs/Maintenance/Improvements: Mrs.
Clough has a list for these expenditures. It will be available for the meeting tomorrow night.
Page 4 – Advertising & Regional Memberships: Mrs. Clough advised that they are waiting for the 2014
bill from the NHMA; that is the reason for the zero. She will contact them again.
Page 5 – Financial Administration: This shows an increase due to the fact that there is now funding for a
full time employee.
Page 5 – Police: There was a consensus to have two lines – 1) Equipment Purchases; and 2) Equipment
Repairs/Maintenance. The $9,500 will be split up between the two lines.
Page 5 – Police – Special Detail: At one time Police Chief Paquette had wanted to increase this figures
because the State is going to start working on Route 12 and they will put in a bid for the project. This will be off-set with Revenue from the State.
Page 5 – Police – Special Articles: This is just there to reflect history.
Page 6 – Highway: Mr. Kreissle advised that a bill for salt just came in.
Page 7 – Health & Human Services: Mrs. Clough pointed out that the Selectboard had kept $2,000 in the
budget for The Fall Mtn Emergency Food Shelf but did not include $1,000 for the Fall Mtn. Friendly Meals which cut their appropriation to zero. During this past year the Recycling Center collected over $4,000 for the Emergency Food Shelf plus they get all the cardboard for their food boxes. The Selectboard requested that Mary Lou Huffling attend a meeting to talk to them about the programs. Mr. Dalessio recommended that this funding not be issued until after they have the meeting with Mrs. Huffling.
Mr. Aldrich moved to split the $2,000 as follows: $1,000 to the Fall Mtn Emergency Food Shelf and $1,000 to the Fall Mtn Friendly Meals. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With all in favor, the motion was approved.
Page 8 – Parks & Recreation: Mrs. Clough will get information from Justin Cassarino relative to what
their plans are for the increase in Maintenance and Repair.
Page 9 – Administration & Operation – Library: Third line down correct the spelling from “Salaire” to
“Salaries”.
Page 10 – Total Transfers To Capital Reserve Funds: This line item will be eliminated as it reflects
“zeros” since 2013.
Mrs. Clough mentioned that at the Public Hearing the Selectboard should present the Operating Budget first, then the Water and Sewer and Special Articles should be last.
Following a discussion, Mr. Kreissle will prepare a one-page Expenditure Comparison Summary for the Public Hearing.
Mr. Kreissle discussed the Auditor’s recommendation to have a “2015 Town Budget – Management Decision and Analysis” document. It will be in the Town Report but does not need to be distributed at the Public Hearing. A draft will be reviewed at the next meeting.
The Selectboard asked Mr. Kreissle to schedule a meeting with the Workers Compensation representative to talk about the rates and experience modification before Town Meeting. They will then be able to address it if it comes up at Town Meeting. Mr. Dalessio felt that detail is needed about how do they drive the rates down and what do they need to do to accomplish this.
Mr. Kreissle will be meeting with Mr. Boas next week to continue their work on the reconciliation.
Mrs. Clough asked the Selectboard if they had any suggestions about who they would like to dedicate the Town Report to. A decision should be made at the next meeting. She is also looking for pictures from this past year. Next week she will give the Selectboard a report on what she has and what is still missing. The Town Report needs to be sent to the printer by February 18th.

ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Aldrich moved to adjourn this meeting. Seconded by Mr. Dalessio. With all in favor, the motion was approved at 7:52 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Regina Borden, Recording Secretary