SELECTBOARD- TOWN OF BRADFORD
REGULAR MEETING
DRAFT Meeting Minutes
Thursday August 25, 2016
6:30 p.m. at the Bradford Academy
In Attendance:
Board Members Present: Thomas E. Unkles, Lisa D. Sharp Grady, Daniel A. Perry III, Randy L. Moore, Carole P. Taylor
Administrative Assistant: Danielle Kingsbury
Others present: Bob Wing, Jeffrey Stiegler, Nila Anaya, Gary Lavine, Jon Skates, Michael Casella, Alex Nuti-de Biasi
Thomas E. Unkles Chair, called the meeting to order 6:30 p.m.
Public Comment:
No public comment.
Casella/Recycling Center:
Casella explained to the Selectboard that they have been facing some challenges with the amount of recycling coming through. The last three months they’ve been able to calculate what is coming in and have seen that there is a lot more recycling than what has been reported in the past. Casella would like to know if the Town wants to put money into this site and make it a full blown transfer station. There is compaction ability there right now but it is in open containers. Does the Town want to put money into the site, do they want to have Casella put money into the site and have it reflected in customer rates? The Selectboard would like to sit with Casella and come up with a long term plan consisting of phases, and cost estimates. This conversation with take place before the end of October 2016.
The Selectboard made Casella aware that they are receiving minimal complaints regarding inconsistency in pricing.
Bob Wing expressed his concern with the inconsistency issues he has had at the recycle center.
FortiGate Firewall Device Warranty Quote:
Dan Perry made a motion to renew the ForiGate Firewall Device Warranty in the amount of $386.75.
MOTION PASSED, UNANIMOUSLY.
Training Requests:
Marcey Carver Municipal Day at the National Life Building in Montpelier in the amount of $25.00
Municipal Budgeting Workshop on Tuesday, September 27 in Montpelier in the amount of $60.00
Randy Moore made a motion to approve Marcey Carver to attend the Municipal Day at the National Life Building in Montpelier in the amount of $25.00 and for Lisa Sharp to attend the Municipal Budgeting Workshop on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Montpelier in the amount of $60.00.
MOTION PASSED, UNANIMOUSLY.
BA Use Applications:
Lisa Sharp made a motion to approve the request for the Conservation Commission to hold a presentation on bird migration on September 27, 2016 in the auditorium, a homeschool gym/play group to use the gymnasium on Thursdays from 10a.m. to 12 p.m. October-December, and for Bradford Elementary school to hold its annual meetings on May 17, 2017, May 16, 2018, May 15, 2019, May 20, 2020, May 19, 2021 pending Claude’s approval.
MOTION PASSED, UNANIMOUSLY.
Minutes:
Carole Taylor made a motion to approve the minutes of August 11, 2016 with the spelling correction of “Bradford”.
MOTION PASSED, UNANIMOUSLY.
Orders:
Carole Taylor made a motion to approve the orders dated August 26, 2016.
MOTION PASSED, UNANIMOSULY.
Other Business:
Lisa Sharp would like to discuss Parks & Recreation relationship with the Selectboard at the next meeting as well as employee evaluation process.
Chief Stiegler would like to know where the Selectboard would prefer that the speed radar sign for Fairground Road should go. This will be discussed at next meeting.
Personnel Executive Session:
Lisa Sharp made a motion that the Selectboard has determined that a litigation issue needs be discussed in executive session because the premature general public knowledge would place the Town at substantial disadvantage.
MOTION PASSED, UNANIMOUSLY.
Lisa Sharp made a motion to go into executive session at 7:11 p.m. to discuss a personnel issue as allowed by 1 V.S.A. Section 313 (a)(1) . The motion included Danielle Robinson to attend the session.
MOTION PASSED, UNANIMOUSLY.
The Selectboard game out of executive session at 7:41 p.m. and adjourned.
______Thomas E. Unkles, Chair
______Lisa D. Sharp Grady, Vice Chair
______Daniel A. Perry III
______Carole P. Taylor
______Randy L. Moore
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