Town of Greenfield
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
Tuesday – February 12, 2008 – 6:00 pm
Present: Chairman: Aaron Kullgren; Selectwoman: Karen Day; Selectman: Jarvis Adams, IV
Chairman Kullgren called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm
Appointments:
6:00 – Working Session – No appointments were scheduled. The Selectmen had a work session, discussed options for heating systems, and discussed how they will present the 2008 budget.
6:30 pm – Selectman Kullgren adjourned the Board meeting, to open the Budget Hearing.
9:00 pm – the 2008 Budget Hearing adjourned at 9:00 pm.
Selectmen took a short break, the Board Meeting reconvened at 9:25 pm.
Selectmen discussed the budget hearing and what their thoughts were about capital reserve funds.
Chairman Kullgren reviewed the calendar; the last date to post budget & warrant is February 25th; town report to be available by March 4th.
Action: 1. Article # 5 $20,000 CRF for energy improvements at the town office energy improvements. This will be ready for the Board to present as a motion at town meeting
Heating Fuel: at the Meeting House to be increased to $4,250.00; the heating fuel for the highway barn will be increased to $6,000.00.
RD Funds were discussed, letter to residents explaining that the board will not be exhausting the grant funds, as additional fees are unreasonable for the users at this time. Motion by Chairman Kullgren to utilize only the funds for the purchase of an additional pump & spare parts for the pump. Seconded by Adams & Day – no further discussion followed. Voted unanimously in the affirmative.
Action: Administrative Assistant will notify Underwood Engineers of this vote, and will further notify the users that no additional fees will be impacted as a result of this decision.
Other Business:
Selectmen reviewed the miscellaneous mail.
Selectmen did not sign the letter of intent with USDA-RD indicating utilizing the remaining unused RD Grant funds to purchase a generator, computer, laptop a new pump & spare parts. Selectmen voted not to go forward with utilizing the remaining RD Grant funds, as the matching funding is an unreasonable amount of funding to pass onto to the users of the system at this time.
Selectmen will sign the A/P & invoices on Wed., or Thursday.
Discuss Trustee matters – This matter will be tabled until the week of February 19, 2008.
A DRAFT copy of the Town Report was presented to the board for review.
With no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:00 pm. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 6:00 pm.
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