BOARD OF SELECTMEN

AUGUST 8, 2016

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DRAFT

Attendance:  First Selectwoman Derrylyn Gorski, Selectman Donald Shea, Selectman Clark Hurlburt

Visitors:  Colleen Murray, Francis Doba, Shawn Uscilla, Robert McSherry, Attorney Kevin McSherry

First Selectwoman Gorski opened the meeting of the Board of Selectmen with the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:30 p.m.  The meeting was held in the Selectmen’s Conference Room of the Bethany Town Hall.

WAIVE BID FOR SCHOOL BUS ROUTE FOR BETHANY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Colleen Murray, Superintendent of Bethany Elementary School was present to request a waiving of the bid process for a school bus route for the Elementary School.  The owner operator retired leaving a route open.  Since there are only two other owner/operators the route was offered to one of them.  They refused the offer.  The Board of Education would like to award the contract to B & B Bus Company since they are already providing bus service to the Amity Schools.  Selectman Shea questioned whether he should vote since his wife works for B & B Bus Company.  The other Selectmen agreed this was not a conflict of interest.  Following discussion a motion was moved by Selectman Hurlburt and seconded by Selectman Shea to award the contract to B & B Bus Company.  The vote taken was unanimous.

AWARDING OF BID FOR FIRE TRUCK

Robert McSherry and Sean Uscilla were present to make a recommendation to the Selectmen for awarding of the bid for the new fire truck.  After a careful study of the two bids received, they made the following recommendations to award the bid to Rosenbauer New England as their bid was $573,350.  The motion to accept the recommendation of Robert and Sean and to award the bid to Rosenbaer New England was moved by Selectman Shea and seconded by Selectman Hurlburt. The motion was unanimously approved.   If the cab and chassis portion is paid for in advance for $241,000, there will be a discount of $11, 000.  The firemen are requesting that the difference between the cost of the fire truck and the Capital appropriation be used for extra equipment with the approval of the Selectmen. No vote was taken on this matter at this meeting. 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

First Selectwoman Gorski called for approval of the minutes of the meeting of June 27, 2016.  The motion was moved by Selectman Shea and seconded by Selectman Hurlburt.  The minutes were unanimously approved without change.

First Selectwoman Gorski called for approval of the minutes of the meeting of June 30, 2016.  The motion was moved by Selectman Hurlburt and seconded by Selectman Shea.  The minutes were unanimously approved without change.

First Selectwoman Gorski called for approval of the minutes of the meeting of July 5, 2016.  The motion was moved by Selectman Hurlburt and seconded by Selectman Shea.  The minutes were then accepted on a vote of two yes votes and one abstention that of Selectman Hurlburt as he was absent from that meeting.

First Selectwoman Gorski called for approval of the minutes of the meeting of July 7, 2016.  The motion of approval was moved Selectman Hurlburt and seconded by Selectman Shea.  The vote was called.  There were two votes to approve as written.  First Selectwoman Gorski abstained from voting as she was absent from that meeting.

BOWEN TAX PROBLEM

The Selectmen discussed briefly the complaint of William Bowen regarding the legal fees charged for his tax lien by the town’s tax attorney.  Since Mr. Bowen was to have attended this meeting with his attorney and didn’t, the Board of Selectmen moved to table the discussion.

TAX DEFERRAL

Ellen Papciak has requested a tax deferral for the first half of the 2016-17 fiscal year taxes.  The Selectmen reviewed the recommendation of David Forman, Tax Collector for this request.  After discussion the motion was moved by Selectman Shea to defer the taxes of Ellen Papciak per the recommendation of David Forman.  Selectman Hurlburt seconded the motion.  The motion was unanimously approved.

TAX REFUNDS

Selectman Hurlburt moved to refund to Jan Kershner the sum of $99.75, to Joan Jackson the sum of $60.63, to Mary or William Blake the sum of $43.66, Miles or Kimberly Ahrens the sum of $261.28, to Richard Asarisi the sum of $72.92, to Robert J. Kellher the sum of $41.39, to Concetta Nappi the sum of $32.31, to Eric and Deborah Demander the sum of $254.61, to Donald Parrott the sum of $111.82 and to C & D Bethany Properties, LLC the sum of $48.99 all for overpayment of taxes.  The motion was seconded by Selectman Shea.  The vote taken was unanimous.

WAIVE BIDDING PROCESS FOR COMPUTER WIRING

The Selectmen discussed waiving the bid process for the Town Hall computer re-wiring.  The Town received two quotes for this work. The bid specifications had been placed on the State of Connecticut web site.  The firewall can’t be upgraded until this wiring is completed.  Kevin Keller the IT person from Amity High School reviewed the bids and recommended Mercury Casting System.  The wiring will require 54 drops to accommodate all Town Hall computer sites. Mercury Casting System is used by CCAT which is involved with the Nutmeg Network.  After discussion Selectman Hurlburt moved to waive the bidding process and award the bid to Mercury Casting System.  Selectman Shea seconded the motion.  The motion was unanimously approved. 

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

First Selectwoman Gorski called for a motion to re-appoint Raymond Pantalone as the Town Tree Warden.  Selectman Shea moved the motion.  Selectman Hurlburt seconded the motion.  The vote taken was unanimous.

First Selectwoman Gorski called for a motion to re-appoint Jeanne DelVecchio as Human Services and Agent to the Elderly Director.  The motion was moved by Selectman Hurlburt and seconded by Selectman Shea.  The vote taken was unanimous.

OTHER

First Selectwoman Gorski reported that the closing had taken place today between the Town of Bethany and the Carrington Family, for the Carrington (Cherry Tree Farm) Conveyance of Development Rights and deed signing.

ADJOURNMENT

Adjournment was called at 7:55 p.m. after a motion was moved by Selectman Shea and seconded by Selectman Hurlburt.  The motion was unanimously approved.

 

                                                                                                Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                               

                                                                                                June G. Riley

                                                                                                Secretary, Board of Selectmen