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Bob Christie | Kathleen Rybarz | ||||||
Minutes - January 7, 2021 (Draft, subject to correction) |
This meeting was held via Zoom meetings.
Chair Kathleen Rybarz called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM.
Present (via Zoom) were: Selectmen Robert Christie,
Kathleen Rybarz, Gary McFarland, Nathan Mason, S. Josephine Cooper;
Administrative Assistant Stu Marckoon.
Agenda Review
– Kathleen noted there is one matter for the
addendum – setting a
meeting date with the Technology Committee and Brian Lippold.
Minutes – December 17, 2020
– Nathan moved
to approve the minutes as written.
Gary 2nd.
Roll Call Vote in favor was unanimous.
Expenditure Warrant 17
– Selectmen briefly reviewed the warrant brought up on the Zoom screen. The
warrant total was $90,620.34. Roll
Call Vote in favor was unanimous.
(Due to the nature of the meeting,
Selectmen were not present to sign the warrant).
Expenditure Warrant 16
– Selectmen individually signed warrant 16 in the amount of $422,000.56 the
prior week. Stu noted that the
school warrant included tuition to MDI High School.
Cash & Budget
Reports –
Selectmen reviewed the reports brought up on the Zoom screen.
There were no questions.
Checking
Account Reconciliation
– Selectmen viewed the reconciliation for December 2020 which had been e-mailed
prior to the meeting and brought up on the Zoom screen.
The reconciliation was approved unanimously by a
Roll Call Vote.
(Due to the nature of the meeting,
Selectmen were not present to sign the warrant).
Stu noted that on Monday he had called PDQ door to repair the door at
the salt/sand shed.
Excise Tax Report
– The written report was displayed on the Zoom screen.
Stu noted that the total for 2020 was just a few hundred dollars lower
than for 2019.
ecomaine Contract
– Gary moved to authorize Stu to sign the contract with ecomaine on behalf of
the Selectmen. Nathan 2nd.
Roll Call Vote in favor was 5-0.
Returnables Request
– Nathan moved to assign the returnable proceeds for March 2021 to Lamoine’s
Little Children. Jo 2nd.
Roll Call Vote in favor was 5-0.
Town Report Draft
– Stu noted that he had added Richard Harding’s name to the dedication section.
Mr. Harding, a former Selectman and School Committee member passed away
in late December. Bob had
some wording suggestions in the Selectmen’s report.
The board expressed no objection to using the same
printer provided there is no major price increase.
Public Hearing
– Stu reported the Planning Board meeting was canceled on Monday due to his
illness, so the wording on the ordinance changes is not yet ready, therefore the
public hearing order can’t be signed yet.
He said that would likely come in the first meeting in February which is
still enough time to post the notice.
Municipal Officers Ballot
– Stu reported Jo has returned her nomination papers to appear on the March
ballot and Gary has a set out. He
said Elizabeth Stanley has returned papers to run for school committee and
Michael Brann does not intend to run again.
He said Brian Thomas is collecting signatures for Assessor as are his
fellow assessors on his behalf. He
said he expects to have all positions up for election on the ballot, but
uncontested.
Town Meeting Warrant Review
– Selectmen noted there are place holders for the ordinance amendment questions.
Stu said the warrant won’t be ready to sign until February.
Budget
Review – Stu
said he had attended a webinar earlier in the day regarding application for
federal funding to replace fire department air pack bottles, and he’s pretty
confident the town will qualify.
Citizen of the Year
– Selectmen agreed with a nomination for the honor.
Broadband Expansion Meeting
Date – Selectmen
set Wednesday, January 13, 2020 at 6:30 PM to meet with the Technology Committee
and consultant Brian Lippold.
Comments
– Jo said she was glad that everyone at the town hall appears to be healthy.
Stu said he is too, noting that he took Monday off after feeling under
the weather.
Bob said he plans to write to the Congressional
delegation regarding the riot that took place at the US Capitol yesterday.
He called the incident difficult to watch.
Stu said prior to this meeting, there was a Zoom meeting
with fire chiefs across the county regarding the update on COVID-19
vaccinations. He said Bar Harbor
Fire has offered to give the shots, but there are very few doses available at
this time. He said it would be nice
at some point to send a thank-you note to the Town of Bar Harbor for that
service.
Next Meetings
– The Board will meet on Wednesday January 13, 2020 at 6:30 PM as noted above to
discuss broadband expansion. The
next regular meeting is January 21, 2020 at 7:00 PM.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at
7:40 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Stu Marckoon, Adm. Asst. to the Selectmen