Selectboard and Finance Committee

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Monday, April 24, 2023, 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Town Hall
A meeting of the Select Board

Selectboard Meeting - 5 Academy Hill Road, Conway - 6:00 p.m.
Meetings are now held every other Monday and are at this time accessible via Zoom.

Meeting of Select Board

Members: (Quorum)

• Present: Christopher Waldo, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Philip Kantor, Chair, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Erica Goleman, at 6:00 PM

Also Present:

• John Craine
• Alan Singer
• Rhyanna McLeester
• Veronique Blanchard and Adam Reed

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 6:00 PM

Meeting closed: 7:39 PM

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).

   • No minutes to approve.

1. Warrants

   • - Vote to approve the Accounts Payable Warrant W23-23 in the amount of $233,280.99; the Payroll Warrant, and the Payroll Deduction Warrant.

     General Discussion...
     Because of computer issues there was only 1 warrant ready for the meeting. The other 2 will be signed at the next meeting.

     MOTION, moved by Philip Kantor, seconded by Christopher Waldo: .

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

2. Meetings Attended by Select Board Members

   • General Discussion...
     There was a joint Finance Committee and Select Board meeting on April 23.

3. Public Comments. None

4. Unfinished Business.

5. New Business

   • - Selectboard letter to the Pleasants.

     General Discussion...
     A letter needs to be sent to the Pleasant's regarding concerns with the property boundaries between their land and the town's property.

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Christopher Waldo: To sign the letter that will be sent to the Pleasants.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

   • - Vote to obligate the remaining ARPA funds to the Public Safety Building office addition.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: To allocate the remaining ARPA money to the new Public Safety Building. .

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

   • - Discuss and vote to sign letter of support for MVP Action Grant application.

     MOTION, moved by Christopher Waldo, seconded by Erica Goleman: To sign a support letter for the MVP grant regarding flood control in Conway.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

6. Joint Meeting with Finance Committee, 6:15

   • 6:15: Joint Meeting with Finance Committee - Review of and vote on warrant articles.

     General Discussion...
     The Finance committee was called to order at 6:23 and adjourned at 7:07.
     
     They discussed Article 20 which was clarified to be a house keeping item allowing the treasurer and tax collector to deal directly with banks. It was a 3 to 0 in favor vote.
     
     The COLA was discussed as being a salary adjustment of 2%. The Select Board was in favor 3 to 0 for the 2% adjustment.
     
     The Select Board went on to vote 3 to 0 in favor of the warrant articles up to number 32, with the exception of Article 12 involving the purchase of a chipper. For this article the vote was 2 to 1 with Phil voting against. The remaining articles will be voted on during the May 1st meeting and the warrant will be signed.

7. Items Not Anticipated 48 Hours in Advance of the Meeting

   • None.

8. Town Administrator update

   • 1. TA_2023-04-18_and_24_Update.pdf

9. Selectboard member comments/concerns

10. Mail

    • - Letter from Ashfield. Eversource herbicide letter. Franklin Land Trust. FCTS Horticulture Pan Am Railway spraying

      General Discussion...
      Ashfield sent a thank you note for Conway offering the emergency shelter for its citizens during the snow storm.
      
      Eversource will be spraying herbicides along their right-of-way areas in town. The Town of Conway has no control over this.
      
      Franklin County Technical School is selling young trees for $90 if anyone wants to purchase one.

11. Announcements

    • None

12. Meeting Wrap-up

    • Next Meetings:
      1. Mon, May 1, at 6:00 PM "Selectboard " -- Town Hall
      2. Mon, May 8, at 6:00 PM "Select Board" -- Town Hall
      3. Mon, May 15, at 5:30 PM "Selectboard" -- Town Hall

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Minutes approved on Wednesday, May 3, 2023