TOWN OF SUTTON
Pillsbury Memorial Town Hall
93 Main Street
Sutton Mills, NH  03221

Board of Selectman
Meeting Minutes of March 20, 2017

The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Walter Baker, Jr., Chair. Present at the meeting was Walter Baker, Jr., Chair; Robert Wright, Jr., Selectman; William I Curless Selectman and Elly Phillips, Recording Secretary.  Selectman Baker discussed the rules of procedure for conducting Selectmen’s Meetings reminding those present that if an individual wishes to speak at a meeting, they need to make an appointment to be put on the agenda.  Selectman Baker made a motion that the Board follow procedure and anyone that wishes to meet with them makes and appointment with a specific item to discuss.  The motion was seconded by Selectman Curless.  The motion passed by a vote of 3-0.

 

Selectman Baker made a motion to elect Selectman Wright as Chair for a term until March 2018. Selectman Curless seconded the motion.  The motion passed by a vote of 2-0 with Selectman Wright abstaining from the vote.  The Board member will serve on committees as follows:

Selectman Wright:           Budget Committee Ex-Officio

Selectman Curless:          Planning Board Ex-Officio

Selectman Baker:             Conservation Commission – Member

 

The minutes from the meeting of March 13, 2017 were approved as written. The Board reviewed and approved the following manifests:

PAYROLL MANIFEST:   $11,796.46

VENDOR MANIFEST:   $29,418.42

 

BUILDING PERMITS:

The Board approved a building permit for William & Sherry Farley, 08-560-008, Poor Farm Road, for a Sun Room.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

The Board discussed the Notification of Write-in Candidates process. The Board of Selectmen are designated to notify the elected official and determine whether or not they wish to serve.  Selectman Baker made a motion to delegate notification of write-in candidates to the Town Administrator.  Selectman Curless seconded the motion.  The motion passed by a vote of 3-0.  Selectman Wright will follow up with the Budget Committee to charge a Chair and determine the direction the Budget Committee wish to go to fill the vacancies.  The Board will advertise vacancies if the official who is elected by write-in chooses not to serve.

 

The Board executed DRA Form MS-232 – Report of Appropriations Actually Voted.

 

The Board issued Pole Licenses for Eversource to be placed on file with Linda Ford, Town Clerk/Tax Collector.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

As a follow-up to their correspondence, New London Bridge Christian Fellowship has made an appointment to meet to review assessing issues on Map 06-750-420.

 

The Board discussed the voting process and reviewed the Town Meeting Warrant votes.

 

REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE:

 

The Board noted correspondence from CNHRPC regarding the following items:

Transportation Data Collection Program – 2017 (to be referred to the Road Agent). The Board will provide Stephen Bagley, Road Agent, with a list of roads that they felt might be of interest.

CNHRPC FY 2019-2028 Ten Year Plan Update Notice (noted)

 

SELECTMEN’S COMMENTS:

Selectman Curless reported on a property located at 04-312-111 that appears to have non-permitted construction activity. The property will be referred to the Building Inspector for review.   Non-permitted construction activities at 06-421-234 also will be referred to the building inspector.

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:12 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Elly Phillips