BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING MINUTES – August 13,2001 = =20 Page 1

Present: &n= bsp; Thomas P. O’Toole, Nicholas A. Hay, John F. Fairbanks

CALL TO ORDER

Mr. O’Toole called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall.

APPROVAL OF WARRANTS/MINUTES

Mr. Fairbanks moved that = the Board approve the regular session minutes of October 29 and November 19, 20= 08, as printed. Mr. Hay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

The following warrants were reviewed and approved:

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&= nbsp; December 17, 2008 = ; <= /span>Accounts Payable = &nb= sp; $ 870,223.59

&= nbsp; December 22, 2008 = ; <= /span>Accounts Payable = &nb= sp; $ 210,444.68

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&= nbsp; December 23, 2008 = ; <= /span>Storm Payroll = &nb= sp; $ 64,293.21<= /p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Deductions &= nbsp; &nbs= p; $ 149,633.34

&= nbsp; December 29, 2008 = ; <= /span>Accounts Payable = &nb= sp; $ 929,654.32

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&= nbsp; December 30, 2008 = ; <= /span>Storm Accounts Payable &nb= sp; $ 8,028.26

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WESTMINSTER BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD=

Mr. O’Toole presented the Westminster Businessman of the Year Award to Br= uce Vincent. Those in attendance = gave Mr. Vincent a standing ovation. State Representative Lew Evangelidis also presented Mr. Vincent with a Citation f= rom the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION

Mr. Fairbanks moved that the Board appoint Kerstin Hertel as an Alternate on the Agricultural Commission. Mr. = Hay seconded the motion. The moti= on passed unanimously.

ANNUAL LICENSES

Mr. Hay moved that the Board sign the following annual licenses:



Common Victualler:
	Serio Brothers, Inc. dba Westminst= er Pharmacy
	Town House of Pizza
	Leominster Donuts, Inc. Dba Dunkin Donuts
	Wachusett Village Inn
	Wachusett Mountain Associates, Inc= .
	Joseph's Bistro<= /p>
	New England Restaurant Association= dba The Old Mill Restaurant
	Westminster Country Club
	McNallys Grille & Pub
	Kay's Dairy Bar<= /p>
	Mountain Ice Cream & Video
	Mike's Pizza
	The Woods of Westminster
	The Angler Fish Market & Chowd= er Co., Inc.
	Stefanos' House of Pizza
	Green Tea
	Douglas E. Hicks VFW Grill
	O'Toole's Coffee Shop
Class II:
	Albert's Used Cars
	North Atlantic Trading Co.
	Westminster Collision
Class III:
	Albert's Used Cars
Auto Amusement:
	Joseph's Bistro<= /p>
	Westminster Country Club Pro Shop<= /span>
	The Angler Fish Market & Chowd= er Co., Inc.

Mr. Fairbanks seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

MEETING SCHEDULE

The Board agreed to meet on the following dates; January 6, 7, 14, 26, February= 2, 9, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 27, May 4, 18, June 1, 15, 29, Jul= y 6 and 20.

BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE

Treasurer/Collector Melody Gallant requested appro= val from the Board for the Library Renovation Project borrowing of a Bond Anticipation Note with Eastern Bank for $490,000 with an interest rate of 2.75%.

Mr. Hay moved that Board approve the request to borrow $490,000. Mr. Fairbanks seconded the motion.= The motion passed unanimously.

FY09 LAND GRANT PROGRAM

Mr. O’Toole signed the Contractor Authorized Signatory Listing and Project Agreement for an FY09 Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) grant program for the Southern Monadnock Plateau Forest Legacy Project.

ICE STORM EXPENSES

DPW Director Joshua Hall reported = that as of this date $266,243 has been spent and he anticipated the final figure= to be closer to $300,000. Chief = Brent MacAloney reported that the Fire, Emergency Management and Ambulance costs = were approximately $69,000. Chief = Sam Albert said the Police Department’s = costs were approximately $33,000.

Town Accountant Donna Allard inform= ed the Board that she has set up a special revenue account for all storm related payroll and accounts payable expenses.

State Representative Lew Evangelidis assured the Board that FEMA would be conduct= ing workshops in the next couple of weeks to address any questions or concerns.= He said FEMA will reimburse the to= wn 75% of the expenses and he is hopeful that the state will take care of the remaining 25%.

7:02 PM EXECUTIVE SESSION=

Mr. Hay moved that the Bo= ard meet in executive session to discuss collective bargaining and pending litigations. Mr. Fairbanks se= conded the motion. The motion passed= unanimously on a roll call vote. It was n= oted that the Board would adjourn directly from executive session.

ADJOURNMENT

The Board adjourned from executive session at 8:48 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

John F. Fairbanks, Clerk

(Prepared by B. Kazan)