December 9, 2008

 

Minutes of the regular Town Board Meeting held Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at 7:00 PM, at the Keene Town Hall.  The following Town Board Members were present:  William B. Ferebee, Supervisor, Paul R. Martin and Robert M. Biesemeyer, Members of Council.  Absent:  Marcy Neville and Lawrence Jaques, Members of Council.  Also present were:  2 residents, Debra Whitson, Town Attorney, Bruce Reed, Highway Superintendent and Ellen Estes, Town Clerk.

 

The Chairman, Mr. Ferebee, called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM and invited everyone present to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Resolution No. 201 – 08

Mr. Martin offered a resolution and moved its adoption.  Be it resolved, that the Minutes of the Public Hearing held on November 5th, the Minutes of the Town Board Meeting held on November 5th, the Minutes of the Special Town Board Meeting held November 18th and the Minutes of the Bi-Monthly Town Board Meeting held November 25th, all be accepted as presented.  This resolution was seconded by Mr. Biesemeyer.

Roll Call Vote:

Mr. Ferebee:              Yes

Mr. Martin:                  Yes

Mr. Biesemeyer:        Yes

Ms. Neville:                Absent

Mr. Jaques:                Absent

 

Privilege of the floor was offered.

Jeanne Clifford gave a brief update on Golden Peaks activities saying they have a Christmas Party scheduled for Saturday night at the Cascade Inn and a carol sing at KVNH on December 21st.  She said they are collecting for a couple different toy drives.  She also said that the Neighborhood House is transporting resident members to Golden Peaks meetings.

 

Mike Hartson asked if there was going to be a tree lighting on Marcy Field this year.  Mr. Ferebee said yes, saying that Mr. Martin is working on the lights.

 

Mr. Ferebee said Youth Commission will be sponsoring a Tree Lighting at the Community Center on December 14th, with a Santa, cookies, etc.

 

Resolution No. 202 – 08

Mr. Martin offered a resolution and moved its adoption.  Be it resolved, that the 2009 Organizational Town Board Meeting be held on Tuesday, January 6th at 7:00 PM and the Annual Audit of Employees and Officers be held on Tuesday, January 13th at 6:30 PM, preceding the regular meeting at 7:00.  This resolution was seconded by Mr. Biesemeyer.

Roll Call Vote:

Mr. Ferebee:              Yes

Mr. Martin:                  Yes

Mr. Biesemeyer:        Yes

Ms. Neville:                Absent

Mr. Jaques:                Absent

 

Mr. Ferebee asked the Board Members to look over and inform him of changes they would like to the standing committees for 2009.  Mr. Martin said that Lorraine Duvall no longer represents the Town Board on the AuSable River Association, he said he does now.

 

The next discussion was in regards to the ski program sponsored by Youth Commission.  Mr. Ferebee asked Ms. Whitson if she was still signing up interested participants.  She said she had 57 signed up and paid for and 5 more still coming.

 

The next topic discussed was the lease on the Annex.  Mr. Ferebee said that Ms. Whitson had prepared a new one if anyone would like to look it over.  He said that one of the new owners had been in to see him and at this time it is their plan to have the lease one year at a time.  He said they may replace this building in the future, but would allow space in the main house for offices during construction.

 

Resolution No, 203 – 08

The Town Board adopted Resolution No. 203 – 08, a Resolution Transferring Funds.  This resolution, in its entirety, is attached to and made a part of these minutes.

 

Resolution No. 204 – 08

Mr. Martin offered a resolution and moved its adoption.  Be it resolved, that the Town Board approve the Supervisor’s Financial Statement for November as presented and place it on file with the Town Clerk.  This resolution was seconded by Mr. Biesemeyer.

Roll Call Vote:

Mr. Ferebee:              Yes

Mr. Martin:                  Yes

Mr. Biesemeyer:        Yes

Ms. Neville:                Absent

Mr. Jaques:                Absent

 

Next was a brief discussion regarding the change to Sole Assessor.  Mr. Ferebee assured the Board that he would get out a notification to the public informing them of this situation.

 

Mr. Martin gave a brief update regarding the Bicentennial results.  He said the material from the lean-to has been stacked and that $4350 was raised on the raffle. He said he has just paid about $1000 to sales tax, leaving over about $4000.  He said he would like to add $500 to the lean-to money to bring the amount towards the Veterans Memorial to $5,000.  He said the Bicentennial Committee would be meeting again and they would decide what to do with the rest.

There was also a brief discussion about the left over logs from the lean-to.

 

Resolution No. 205 – 08

Mr. Martin offered a resolution and moved its adoption.  Be it resolved, that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss litigation.  This resolution was seconded by Mr. Biesemeyer.

Roll Call Vote:

Mr. Ferebee:              Yes

Mr. Martin:                  Yes

Mr. Biesemeyer:        Yes

Ms. Neville:                Absent

Mr. Jaques:                Absent

 

The Town Board entered Executive Session at 7:25 PM.

 

Resolution No. 206 – 08

Mr. Biesemeyer offered a resolution and moved its adoption.  Be it resolved, that the Town Board reconvene into regular session.  This resolution was seconded by Mr. Martin.

Roll Call Vote:

Mr. Ferebee:              Yes

Mr. Martin:                  Yes

Mr. Biesemeyer:        Yes

Ms. Neville:                Absent

Mr. Jaques:                Absent

 

The Town Board reconvened into regular session at 7:43 PM.

 

 

Resolution No. 207 – 08

Mr. Biesemeyer offered a resolution and moved its adoption.  Be it resolved, that the following bills be approved for payment, including those that were prepaid.  This resolution was seconded by Mr. Martin.

Roll Call Vote:

Mr. Ferebee:              Yes

Mr. Martin:                  Yes

Mr. Biesemeyer:        Yes

Ms. Neville:                Absent

Mr. Jaques:                Absent

 

General Fund bills                 No. 630 – 655           $13,657.56

Highway Fund bills                No. 210 – 217               1,802.46

Library Fund bills                   No.   98 – 100                   293.53

Water District #1 bills           No.   72 &   73                  171.55

Water District #2 bills           No.   86 –   88                   453.88

 

Resolution No. 208 – 08

Mr. Martin offered a resolution and moved its adoption.  Be it resolved, with all business having been transacted, this meeting be adjourned.  This resolution was seconded by Mr. Biesemeyer.

Roll Call Vote:

Mr. Ferebee:              Yes

Mr. Martin:                  Yes

Mr. Biesemeyer:        Yes

Ms. Neville:                Absent

Mr. Jaques:                Absent

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:44 PM.

 

 

 

                                                                                    Ellen S. Estes, Town Clerk

                                                                                    December 12, 2008

 

William B. Ferebee, Supervisor

Paul R. Martin, Councilperson

Robert M. Biesemeyer, Councilperson

Marcy A. Neville, Councilperson

Lawrence Jaques, Councilperson