Town of Brooklin
Select Board Meetings

Approved Minutes – March 2, 2010
(Approved on March 16, 2010)

MARCH 2, 2010

Present: Rich Freethey
Gray at 4:00 PM - Grant at 4:30 PM

Normal hours of town business. Issuing the warrant, phone calls, and helping citizens with property questions.

Meeting Adjourned at 6 PM

Warrant: $66,216.11
Receipts: $32,361.76

MARCH 9, 2010
(Approved on March 16, 2010)

Present: Gray and Freethey (Grant absent)

The board signed the approved Shellfish Ordinance with changes approved at the special town meeting held Friday, March 5th.

The board signed a utility pole application for one pole on Naskeag Road.

One concealed weapon renewal permit was issued.

Sue Noessel talked with the board about storage layout in the Vault. Jerry explained the board has already put some items in the vault and it is already for the Keepers to store some of their items.

Citizens were in with varies questions on tax issues or for tax information

Fire Chief gave the board a copy of the proposed draft for Standard Operating Guidelines for Fleet Safety Program.

Rich has coordinated interviews with candidates for Shellfish Warden with the Shellfish Committee & Select Board members for March 23rd at the Town office.

Meeting Adjourned at 6 PM
Warrant: $5,053.43
Receipts: $42,827.29

MINUTES  MARCH 16, 2010
APPROVED 3.30.10

 

Present:  Gray, Grant and Freethey
Neil Allen

Minutes were read and approved for Feb. 23rd, March 2nd and March 9th.  Voted 3-0 accepted as read.

Rich talked with Neil Allen about the 6 year planning survey from the DOT sent to the town office from HCPC.  Neil will provide information for the survey and Rich will submit to HCPC.

No Staff Meeting – Sharon & Gigi unavailable for a 1:15 PM meeting so this will be rescheduled. 

David Walsh, reporter, came in for a copy of the town warrant for town meeting.

Town Reorganization Committee met with all elected officers, except the   treasurer, from 5 PM until 7 PM.  Corrections to the first draft will be done and returned to the Board for review and will also be available for the Town Meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 7 PM
Warrant:  $ 67,432.99
Receipts:  $ 50,760.56

MARCH 23, 2010
APPROVED BY SELECTBOARD 3.30.10

Present: Gray and Freethey Grant Absent

Board voted 2-0 to sign the warrant for the up coming Town Meeting and also an Addendum warrant with supplemental article #59. This article is for discussion of the Government Committee’s Report to the select board.

Board voted 2-0 to appoint James Morse, Sr. to a 3 year term on the Shellfish Committee. • Board voted 2-0 (with regrets) to accept the letter of resignation from Lorna Grant as Selectman effective as soon as a replacement can be found. The board may consider an election at the June primary date, if agreeable with Lorna. Letter of resignation attached to these minutes dated March 23, 2010.

Board voted 2-0 (with regrets) to accept a letter of resignation by Al Hutchins from the Planning Board. No reasons were given in his letter. Letter of resignation will be attached to these minutes dated March 23, 2010.

Voted 2-0 to go into Executive Session at 4:25 pm with the Shellfish Committee to interview clam warden candidates. Out of executive session at 6:10 pm.

Three candidates were interviewed and the shellfish committee made their recommendation to hire Scott Tierney of North Brooklin, pending his back ground check by DMR. The board voted 2-0 to hire Scott Tierney, as recommended by the committee, pending the back ground check.

Meeting Adjourned at 6:30 PM
Warrant: $ 8,924.10
Receipts: $ 15, 398.38

APPROVED SELECTBOARD MINUTES
March 30, 2010

March 30, 2010
Gray and Freethey Present, Grant Present for approximately 20 minutes

Read and approved minutes from the March 16th and 23rd Selectboard meetings as written.

The Board signed an appointment certificate for Jim Morse to serve a 3 year term on the Brooklin Shellfish Committee

A hearing was held as posted on a Liquor License Application for The Lodge owned by Richard Duffy et.al. There was no comment from the public, and the Board voted to approve the application 2-0.

The telephone was out of order in the entire town office. Gray called Coastal Telephone at 10:30 and had not heard back by 5:30. (Subsequent to the meeting phone service was restored (approximately 6:00 PM).

Assessor Ellery Bane from RJD Appraisals was at the town office on Friday the 26th to tend to deed work and other property tax issues.

Warrant: $ 50,187.29
Receipts: $ 19,042.01

Approved 4.20.10