Selectboard Minutes
Town of Greenfield
7 Sawmill Road, Greenfield, NH 03047
Selectboard’s Minutes
Tuesday, January 26, 2023 – 5:30 PM
Selectboard: Chairman Mason Parker, Selectman Michael Borden, Selectman Bascom
Staff: Aaron Patt, Town Administrator; Catherine Shaw, Office Manager
Public: Andy Peterson, Jim Mose
Documents for Discussion/Signature
- A/P Check Register dated 1/25/2023 in the amount of $41,936.31
- Transmittal Letter – Meeting House Improvements CRF
- Returned Check Fee Policy – 2023 update
- Raffle Permit – Friends of the Stephenson Memorial Library
- Meeting House Rental – Historical Society
- Welfare Voucher
- Minutes of 1/19/2022
Other letters/ items for Discussion/Signature:
- 2023 Final Draft Town Warrant
- 2023 Final Draft Town Budget – MS636
- 2023 Town Report Checklist
5:30 PM: Public Forum
The Chair opened the meeting and took up the Consent Agenda for review. The Selectboard reviewed the Consent Agenda items and signed documents. The Chair recognized Catherine Shaw, Office Manager. Mrs. Shaw provided an overview of the town’s vacation accrual worksheets and made some suggestions for increasing vacation tiers to account for longevity. The Board agreed to review the worksheets and gather more information for a future discussion.
The Chair recognized Andy Peterson or Peterson Realty. Mr. Peterson outlined an interest by Mr. Mose in a property off Muzzy Hill Road. The Town of Greenfield has not provided a building permit off of a Class VI Road so Mr. Peterson and Mr. Mose wanted to understand the town’s process for building permits. A discussion followed. The Selectboard outlined the processes in RSA 674:42 as well as well as the process for bringing a Class VI road up to Class V status by bringing such a request to Town Meeting.. At the conclusion of the discussion, Mr. Peterson thanked the Board for their time.
The Chair requested a vote on the Consent Agenda. On a motion by Selectman Borden and a second by Selectman Bascom, the Board voted 3-0 in favor of the motion.
5:45 PM: Selectboard Work Session
The Chair asked the Board if there was any interest in hosting an informational meeting session for towns people to learn more about the Selectboard’s plans for Oak Park. After some discussion, the Board agreed to host an informational session following the public budget hearing on the 9th.
Selectman Borden volunteered to write the Selectboard report for the 2022 Annual Report.
The Board held a discussion on the Draft Warrant and Draft Budget in advance of the public hearing. No changes were made.
The Board agreed to provide a raffle permit to the Friends of the Stephenson Memorial Library for Town Meeting and 2023.
The Chair reviewed a Meeting House application from the Greenfield Historical Society. The GHS has requested a waiver of the rental fees. The Selectboard discussed and were of a consensus to waive the fee.
The Selectboard reviewed and discussed grammatical and formatting changes to the Town of Greenfield Personnel Policy. At the conclusion of the discussion, Selectman Bascom made a motion to accept the changes as presented and to re-adopt the personnel policy effective January 26th, 2023. Selectman Borden seconded the motion. The Board voted 3-0 in favor of the motion.
The Chair discussed upcoming meetings with State Representatives and State Senators. A calendar for meetings was agreed on.
The Board discussed the Annual Report and made some formatting decisions.
There being no further business, and in light of the ConVal Selectboard Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for 7pm, the Board voted to adjourn.
Adjournment
At 6:47 pm, Selectman Borden made a motion to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by the Chair. The motion carried 3-0.