Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Monday, February 16, 2010
7:00PM, Selectmen’s Meeting Room
FULL DISCUSSION OF SUBJECT MATTER ON TAPE
Selectmen Present: Stan Howe, Dennis Doyon, Don Benentt, Jack Cross, and Robert Everett
Staff Present: Manager Doar, and Clerk Mason
Others Present: Scott Cole, Sheriff Gallant, Scott Hynek, Harry Faulkner, Rob Gundersen, Barry Hallett, Amy Hanscom, and Jackie Schuesler.
Don Bennett moved, Robert Everett second to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2010 meeting. All were in favor.
Chairman Howe opened a public hearing on the Liquor License renewal for the Funky Red Barn. No comments were heard from the public or from the board. Dennis Doyon moved, Don Bennett second to approve and sign the Liquor License renewal for the Funky Red Barn. All were in favor.
Chairman Howe opened a public hearing on the Entertainment Permit renewal for the Funky Red Barn. No comments were heard from the public or from the board. Don Bennett moved, Jack Cross second to approve and sign the Entertainment Permit renewal for the Funky Red Barn. All were in favor.
Dennis Doyon moved, Don Bennett second to enter into executive session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. §405 (6)(E) to consult with legal counsel. All were in favor.
The board moved into executive session at 7:02PM.
Don Bennett moved, Jack Cross second to exit executive session. All were in favor.
The board moved out of executive session at 7:45PM.
Don Bennett moved, Robert Everett second to table the execution of a contract with Oxford County Sheriff’s Department for Law Enforcement coverage, until after we have held a referendum vote at the June elections. Discussion ensued. Members of the board and the public in attendance had several comments regarding the vote at the Special Town Meeting held on February 9, 2010. A petition was circulated after the Special Town Meeting calling for a revote on the same article question. The petition was filed with Clerk Mason who verified that the petition contained 216 valid signatures of registered voters in the Town of Bethel. Selectmen Doyon and Cross were in agreement that a valid vote had been taken and they should stand by the vote. Selectmen Howe, Bennett, and Everett agreed that the board should honor the petition
and hold a referendum vote in June. After a lengthy discussion from all in attendance Selectmen Bennett withdrew his motion, and Selectmen Everett withdrew his second.
Before the next agenda item Selectmen Doyon requested the following comment be recorded in the minutes. “The Sun Journal wrote an article in Saturday’s paper saying there was a close door meeting between the Sheriff, Scott Cole, and Jim Doar. The Sun Journal is really good at pounding on the Select boards and so forth about not distributing information and so forth. They ought to get their facts straight. What was at the meeting, it was an open door meeting and in attendance there was Sheriff, Scott Cole, Jim Doar, Myself, and Donnie Bennett and we went through this contract line by line by line so that in good faith we were executing to the residents of Bethel, so that we were all playing on the same page and we were coming up with a good contract. I think the Sun Journal was all about selling papers first and
discrediting the process instead of getting their facts straight.”
Dennis Doyon moved, Jack Cross second to execute the contract with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department as amended and subject to final approval by the Oxford County Commissioners. The board reviewed the contract with the Sheriff and made changes to different items. They also agreed on an addendum to the contract to address equipment, once the equipment has been inventoried. Selectmen Doyon amended his motion to table the execute of the contract with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department as amended and subject to final approval by the Oxford County Commissioners until 4PM on Friday, February 19, 2010. Jack Cross seconded the amendment. All were in favor of the motion as amended.
The board agreed to have the Ordinance Review Committee discuss the addition of language in the Sewer and Water Use Ordinance (Ch. 60) to require grease interceptors.
Dennis Doyon moved, Jack Cross second to approve the Town Manager’s authorization on a Public Market Certification for John Carter. All were in favor.
Jack Cross moved, Don Bennett second to authorize execution of a contract with Industrial Roofing Co. for repairs to the Fire Station Roof. All were in favor.
The board agreed to hold a special meeting on Monday, March 1, 2010 to approve Salaries and Wages for FY11, and to perform the Town Manager’s six month evaluation. The special meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 17, 2010 was cancelled.
Dennis Doyon moved, Robert Everett second to approve and sign warrants numbered 2010-33. All were in favor.
Robert Everett moved, Don Bennett second to adjourn the meeting. All were in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 10:00PM.
Respectfully Submitted:
Christen Mason
Town Clerk
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