Selectboard Minutes
Minutes
Town of Greenfield
Greenfield Town Offices, 7 Sawmill Road Greenfield, NH
Selectboard’s Minutes
Tuesday, October 03, 2017 – 5:30 PM
Selectboard: Chair Margaret A. Charig Bliss, Selectman Stephen Atherton Jr., Selectman Robert Marshall
Staff: Aaron Patt, Town Administrator
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Documents for Review/Approval
- A/P Check Register
- Payroll
- Southwest Regional Planning Commission Invoice - ConComm
- Minutes of Selectboard Meeting -9/26/2017
- Meeting House Rental
- Welfare
5:30 PM: Public Forum
At 5:30 pm Chairwoman Charig Bliss opens the meeting. There is no one present for the public forum. The Selectboard begin working through the Consent Agenda. The Chair notes that Selectman Atherton is not present and the Board will wait before going into the posted non-public session to discuss the police chief applicant files. The Chair motions to accept the Consent Agenda. Selectman Marshall seconds the motion. The motion passed 2-0.
The Selectboard discusses a University of New Hampshire T2 class being held in November, which is designed for Selectboard members, Town Administrators, and other municipal managers who deal with road maintenance issues. The class is called Road Maintenance 101. The Selectboard requests that the Town Administrator attend the class.
Next the Selectboard discusses capital reserve funds and expendable trust funds in advance of the 2018 budget process. The Chair asks whether the town would be well served to have a capital reserve fund for legal and consulting purposes. The Board discusses the difference between capital reserve and expendable trust funds. The Board determines that an expendable trust fund would be better suited for legal and consulting purposes. The Selectboard members are in general agreement that an expendable trust fund for legal purposes should be looked into during the 2018 budget process.
The Selectboard hold general discussions regarding the police chief search process. The Board discusses community policing and both Board members outline their thoughts on the subject. The discussion turns to interview parameters regarding the upcoming interviews. The Board members share a mutual feeling that the current process has been upheld to a high level of integrity by the Police Chief Search Committee. The committee did an excellent job of screening the applicants.
5:45 PM: Selectboard Work Session
At 6:15 Police Chief Brian Giammarino comes before the Board and asks to speak with the Selectboard. The Chief provides a report regarding an incident that occurred over the weekend. The incident is the subject of an open investigation with the State Police and Chief Giammarino cannot provide a lot of detail.
Selectman Atherton arrives at 6:25pm. Chief Giammarino asks to speak with Selectman Atherton about a personal matter outside of the meeting.
The Selectboard notes that the non-public is increasingly unlikely to occur. As a fall-back, the Board discusses alternatives to the interview dates that have been posted. There follows a conversation about the integrity of the search process.
Chief Giammarino enters the room and provides an update on Selectman Atherton’s well-being.
The Selectboard discusses suspending the police chief search process. After a lengthy deliberation the Chair makes a motion to suspend the police chief search.
The motion is seconded by Selectman Marshall. The Chair calls the vote and the vote passes 2-0 with one absent.
The Selectboard asks the Town Administrator to call the applicants and notify them of this decision.
The Selectboard discuss Old Business items. A recent phone call from a resident on Ewing Lane indicates that this lane has a problem with signage. This lane is added to the road signage bullet under Old Business.
The Selectboard hears a report on a conversation with Rymes Oil & Propane (Rymes) regarding the old gas station site. The Selectboard asks that the conversations with Rymes continue.
Adjournment
The time being 9:15 pm, Selectman Marshall moved to adjourn. The Chair seconded. All were in favor, and the motion carried 2-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM.
The minutes are final when approved and signed by the Selectboard. A signed copy is on file in the Selectboard’s office.