Selectboard Meeting Called to Order at 7:01By Chair Lou Beam

TOWN OF LANGDON

UNAPPROVED SELECTBOARD MINUTES

August 15th, 2016

Selectboard Meeting called to Order at 7:01by Chair Lou Beam.

Present: Lou Beam andRon Batchelder. Bud Ross was unable to attend.

Minutes of theJuly 18th meeting accepted as written. (Unanimous)

Chair, Lou Beam, reviewed the Town Calendar.

Recognition of visitors:

Lori Cook, Langdon resident, addressed the Selectboard about her concerns with the Stokes Scholarship Committee. She thought that the conduct of members of the Committee was unbecoming when discussing an applicant. Mrs. Cook and the Selectboard discussed the scholarship and how it has been used in the past. Lou said he will follow up on her concerns. He mentioned that he would have Kathie Beam call Mrs. Cook to go over the Scholarship protocol and the criteria they follow for distributing funds. The Board thanked Mrs. Cook for coming.

Old Business:

1. The Board discussed the production of an employee handbook. Lou said they would make some decisions next week.

2. The Board reviewed an email from Phil St. Cyr at Primex concerning insurance at the Food Shelf. Phil’s recommendation was that the Food Shelf add the Town of Langdon as an additional party covered by their insurance. Ron thought it best that the requirement be added to the lease, Lou agreed.

New Business:

1. The Board reviewed and signed two refunds and three deed waiversfrom the Tax Collector. They also reviewed and signed an addendum to the Tax Collector’s warrant from 2015.

2. The Board reviewed and signed an application for reimbursement for State forest lands.

3. The Board reviewed a notice from Rymes concerning a pre buy. The Board thought it best to attach the Town to the School’s price.

4. The Board reviewed a letter from the SPCA noting that unclaimed or stray dogs will cost the Town $100.00 and cats will be $10.00.

5. The Board reviewed a letter from the Division of Forest and Lands which described phase two of the project started on Fall Mountain. Phase two will involve herbicide spraying to kill invasive plants; and will start in late August or early September.

6. The Board reviewed and application to excavate. Lou noted that the Planning Board had some past issues with this site. The Board decided to bring it up at the Planning Board meeting the next night prior to signing it.

7. The Board reviewed a letter of resignation from a Heritage Commission member.

8. The Board reviewed and signed a PO for the Road Agent. They also discussed hiring part time help for Todd during the summer but determined that it would have to be built in to next year’s budget. The Board also discussed that the chloride spreader was now unfixable. Todd will have a proposal on the liquid chloride spreader for the next meeting.

9. The Board reviewed and signed the MS-535 for the DRA.

10. Lou mentioned that he was working on the rough draft of the proposal to Alstead for the compactor and will bring that to the next meeting.

11. The Board reviewed and signed orders.

8:10Motion to Adjourn (Ron, Lou)

Respectfully submitted by Jessica Jarvis