December 12, 2016 | Town Admin TOWN OF SUTTON Pillsbury Memorial Town Hall 93 Main Street Sutton Mills, NH 03221 Board of Selectman Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2016 The meeting was called to order at 4:06 p.m. by Robert Wright, Jr., Acting Chair. Present at the meeting was Robert Wright, Jr., Acting Chair; William Curless, Selectman; Ed Canane, Land Use Coordinator; Robert DeFelice, KRSD MBC Member and Elly Phillips, Recording Secretary. Ed Canane, Land Use Coordinator, met with the Board to discuss a grant opportunity for a feasibility study through the Rural Business Development Grant program (RBDG). Mr. Canane asked permission to draft and file a letter of intent for a $30,000 grant with 100% funding from RBDG. The program provides grants for rural projects that finance and facilitate development of small and emerging rural businesses. The Board of Selectmen expressed their support for this grant application. The non-public minutes from December 5, 2016 were approved as written. Unsealed minutes pertaining to personnel approved a pay increase for the current bookkeeping assistant who is taking on additional responsibilities to $17.00/hr. effective January 1, 2017 and $18.00/hr. subject to successful completion of a six-month probationary period. The Board also approved a 3% pay increase for the Land Use Coordinator subject to Town Meeting budget approval. The Board reviewed and approved the following manifests: PAYROLL MANIFEST: $13,209.48 VENDOR MANIFEST: $18,870.74 BUILDING PERMITS: The Board approved a building permit for the Sutton Police Department, one North Road, for a generator. NEW BUSINESS: The Board recommended Robert D. Nelson for appointment as Fire Warden. The Board recommended Corbett Cochran, A Garrett Evans, Aaron Flewelling, Matthew Grimes, John McBroom, Andrew Palmer, D Kevin Rowe, Brendan Rowe, Carl Smith, Travis Sniffin as Deputy Fire Wardens and Robert DeFelice as Issuing Agent. The Board approved PO’s for the Town Clerk’s office, the Selectmen’s Office and the Land Use Office for postage. The Board issued a PO for the Town Clerk’s Office for office supplies. The Board noted correspondence from Sue Ellen Reel advising that she would not be seeking reappointment to the Zoning Board of Adjustment in 2017. OLD BUSINESS: The Board reviewed a draft Agreement for a partnership with the Historical Society for stewardship of the Old Store Museum. The Board discussed the Hominy Pot culvert project and will request that the road agent post that the bridge is closed at either end near the turnaround points. Robert DeFelice, KRSD MBC Budget Committee Member, reported that the School District was authorized to use $350,000 from fund balance to finance the proposed septic system at the high school. REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE: The Board received a note from the Sutton Ridgerunners advising them that the Federal and State authorities have granted approval for the use of the I-89N right of way next to NH Rte 114 for use of snowmobiling. The Ridgerunners expressed their gratitude for the Select Board’s support of their request for approval. Once the Hominy Pot Bridge is opened to through traffic the Ridgerunners will announce that Snowmobile Trail 390 is opened for use (providing there is 5+” of snow cover. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:36 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Elly Phillips Recording Secretary