TOWN OF SUTTON
Pillsbury Memorial Town Hall
93 Main Street Sutton Mills, NH
Sutton Mills, NH 03221
Board of Selectman
March 15, 2018 @ 1:30 p.m.

 

The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m.  Present at the meeting was Robert Wright, Jr., Chair; William I Curless, Selectman; Dane Headley, Selectman; Carol Merullo, Town Clerk/Tax Collector, Robert DeFelice, Budget Chair; Gail Guertin, Budget Committee Member; Kathy Gill, Supervisor of the Check List; Alison Jones, Welfare Officer; Ed and Cindy Canane and Elly Phillips, Town Administrator.

NEW BUSINESS:

The Board executed correspondence with Department of Motor Vehicles regarding the transition period in the Town Clerk/Tax Collector’s Office.

The Board reviewed a recommendation for a deputy from newly elected Town Clerk/Tax Collector, Carol Merullo.  Ms. Merullo recommended Cynthia Stillman for the Office.

At 1:45 p.m., Selectman Curless made a motion to enter into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II (a)   the dismissal, promotion, or compensation of any public employee.

Selectman Headley seconded the motion.  The Board was polled with Selectman Wright, Selectman Curless and Selectmen Headley voting in the affirmative to enter into nonpublic session.  The Board resumed public session at 2:00 p.m.  The minutes from the non-public session were not sealed.  In non-public session, the Board approved the recommendation of Carol Merullo to appoint Cynthia Stillman as Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector and set the compensation for Ms. Stillman at $15.50/hr.  Selectman Wright agreed to administer the oath of office to Ms. Stillman, her duties to begin at the close of business day on March 16, 2018.  Selectman Wright will follow up with Ms. Ford’s newly appointed Deputy to advise her of the appointment.

 Selectman Wright than opened the meeting for an informal discussion on the transition process in the Town Clerk/Tax Collectors Office.   Two neighboring towns have agreed to assist with the transition both at their offices and as consultants at the Sutton office. The Town is requesting that Ms. Stillman’s MAAP authorization be reinstated and the matter is under consideration.  The Town anticipates having a plan in place by Tuesday, March 20, 2017.

REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE:

The Board noted correspondence from Mitchell Group regarding the retirement of Jae Whitelaw.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

 

Elly Phillips