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NEWFANE SELECTBOARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING MINUTES PRESENT: Gary Katz, Todd Lawley, Frank Suponski, Christopher Williams ALSO PRESENT: Shannon Meckle, Greg Record, Gloria Cristelli 1. CALL TO ORDER The organizational meeting was called to order by Gary Katz at 6:30 p.m.
2. ELECT: CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR AND CLERK CHAIR – Todd Lawley made a motion to nominate Gary Katz as the Chair of the Newfane Selectboard. Frank Suponski seconded the motion. The motion passed with three in favor. Gary Katz abstained. VICE-CHAIR – Todd Lawley made a motion to nominate Dennis Wiswall as Vice-Chair of the Newfane Selectboard. Frank Suponski seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. CLERK – Todd Lawley made a motion to nominate Shannon Meckle, Administrative Assistant as Clerk of the Newfane Selectboard. The motion was seconded by Frank Suponski. The motion carried unanimously. 3. MEETING SCHEDULE Christopher Williams made a motion to have the regular Selectboard meeting schedule remain at the first and third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Board of Liquor Control and Board of Health as needed. Todd Lawley seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 4. LOCATION FOR POSTING OF NOTICES & MINUTES Christopher Williams made a motion for the locations of posting to be the Newfane Market, W.W. Building Supply, the Williamsville/South Newfane Post Office, and as weather permits, the Williamsville Hall. The motion was seconded by Frank Suponski. The motion carried unanimously. 5. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR POSTING OF NOTICES & ADVERTISEMENTS Todd Lawley made a motion to name the Brattleboro Reformer as the Official Newspaper for posting of notices and advertisements. The motion was seconded by Frank Suponski. The motion carried unanimously. 6. APPOINTMENTS A. ROAD COMMISSIONER - A motion was made by Frank Suponski and seconded by Todd Lawley to appoint Christopher Williams as Road Commissioner. The motion carried unanimously. B. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Christopher Williams to reappoint Jay Wilson, David Moore, Greg Record, and Todd Lawley to the Emergency Management Committee. The motion carried unanimously. C. DELEGATES TO WINDHAM REGIONAL COMMISSION – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint Piet van Loon and Jodi French as delegates to Windham Regional Commission. The motion carried unanimously. D. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER – A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Todd Lawley to appoint Frank Suponski as Animal Control Officer and Pound Keeper. The motion carried unanimously. E. FENCE VIEWERS – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint Ted Schreyer, Greg Record, and Larry Robinson as Fence Viewers. The motion carried unanimously. F. INSPECTOR OF LUMBER, SHINGLES, & WOOD - A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Christopher Williams to appoint Carleton Chaffee as Inspector of Lumber, Shingles, & Wood. The motion carried unanimously. G. WEIGHER OF COAL – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Christopher Williams to appoint Carleton Chaffee as Weigher of Coal. The motion carried unanimously. H. REPRESENTATIVE TO RESCUE, INC. – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint Win Clark as Representative to Rescue, Inc. The motion carried unanimously. I. TOWN ENERGY COORDINATOR – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint Ed Druke, Sr. as Town Energy Coordinator. The motion carried unanimously. K. TOWN SERVICE OFFICER – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint Barbara Williams as Town Service Officer. The motion carried with three in favor. Christopher Williams abstained.
L. TREE WARDEN – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint Bill Guenther as Tree Warden. The motion carried unanimously. M. COUNCIL ON AGING REPRESENTATIVE – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint Gini Grabowski as Representative to Council on Aging. The motion carried unanimously. O. WINDHAM SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT – A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint Doris Knechtel to serve as the Supervisor from Newfane on the WSWMD Board. The motion carried unanimously. P. VERMONT GREEN-UP – A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Todd Lawley to appoint Laura Bacon and Nissa Petrak as Vermont Green Up Coordinators. The motion carried unanimously. Q. VILLAGE ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE – A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint John Spicer, Targ Spicer, Chris Petrak, Nissa Petrak, and Charles Bergmann as members of the Village Enhancement Committee. The motion carried unanimously. R. PLANNING COMMISSION – This was tabled until there are interested volunteers. T. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Christopher Williams to appoint David Cotton and Ed Nelson to the DRB for three year terms, ending in 2013; and to appoint Rick Wilson and Ted Colligan as DRB Alternates for three year terms, ending in 2013. The motion carried unanimously. U. CONSERVATION COMMISSION – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint members of the Conservation Commission as presented by Shannon Meckle: Sylvia Kinney, 2013; Nissa Petrak, 2013; Bruce Hesselbach, 2012; Greg Record, 2012; Jennifer Gagliardi, 2011; Marc Pickering, 2011. The motion carried unanimously. . V. NEWFANE HILL COMMON COMMITTEE – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to reappoint the Newfane Hill Common Committee as formed last year and to revisit the committee status after logging has been completed. The motion carried unanimously. W. TOWN AGENT & GRAND JUROR – A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to appoint Greg Record as Town Agent and Grand Juror. The motion carried unanimously. X. 1ST CONSTABLE – After discussion, Greg Record agreed to invite George Friend to the next Selectboard meeting. Y. WILLIAMSVILLE HALL COMMITTEE – A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Frank Suponski to re-appoint the members who accepted appointment last year. The motion carried unanimously. 7. ADOPTION OF POLICIES – A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Todd Lawley to re-adopt the Rules of Procedure as they existed last year. The motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Frank Suponski to re-adopt the Newfane Conflict of Interest Policy as previously adopted. The motion carried unanimously. Frank Suponski agreed to be liaison to the Police Departments. Todd Lawley agreed to be liaison to the Williamsville Hall. Christopher Williams made a motion to record all meetings. Todd Lawley seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 8. ROAD BUSINESS Road Foreman’s Report: See attached report. A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Frank Suponski to write a letter to Matt Mann and Richard Marek about the Arch Bridge, pushing for a formal inspection. The motion carried unanimously. Fairpoint Application for Moving Poles: A motion was made by Frank Suponski and seconded by Christopher Williams to approve. The motion carried unanimously. Excess Weight Permits: Philips & Jordan: Frank Suponski made a motion, seconded by Todd Lawley to approve at a max of 99,000 pounds. The motion carried unanimously. S.D. Ireland: Motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Frank Suponski to approve as applied, as all were under 99,000 pounds. The motion carried unanimously. Barrett: Motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to approve at a max of 99,000 pounds. The motion carried unanimously. David Chaves Trucking: Motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Frank Suponski to approve at a max of 99,000 pounds. The motion carried unanimously. Todd Lawley made a motion to authorize Shannon to sign the Excess Weight Permits for the Board. The motion was seconded by Christopher Williams. The motion carried unanimously. 9. NEW BUSINESS Shannon Meckle brought to the attention of the board an application for a Google-sponsored test run of fiber for high speed internet. A motion was made by Todd Lawley and seconded by Frank Suponski to pursue this possibility. The motion carried unanimously. Shannon and Gary will work together on it. Todd reported to the board that VOSHA has been stepping up enforcement. He recently discovered that all employees are to have Lime Green Color Jackets available to them. The cost is $70.00 per jacket. Five will need to be purchased. A motion was made by Frank Suponski to approve this purchase. The motion was seconded by Christopher Williams. The motion carried unanimously. 10. CORRESPONDENCE Letter was received from Marilyn Distelberg, Treasurer for the Village of Newfane, regarding Judicial Fine Income that belonged to the Village being received by the town, due to an error at the Windham County Sheriff’s Department. After discussion, regarding the two contracts, the board requested Shannon invite Marilyn to a future meeting. 11. PAY ORDERS A motion to approve pay orders was made by Frank Suponski and seconded by Christopher Williams. The motion carried unanimously. Todd Lawley abstained as to Pay Roll orders. 15. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Todd Lawley to adjourn at 7:55 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. BOARD OF LIQUOR CONTROL The meeting of the Board of Liquor Control was called to order by Chair, Gary Katz at 7:55 p.m. A motion was made by Frank Suponski and seconded by Christopher Williams to approve the Liquor License application that was received by the Newfane Inn. The motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Christopher Williams and seconded by Todd Lawley to adjourn at 7:57 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. Respectfully Submitted, Shannon Meckle Administrative Assistant Posted: Town Clerk's Office, Newfane Market, W. W. Building Supply, Williamsville Hall, Williamsville/South Newfane Post Office, and www.newfanevt.com (after approval.)
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