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MINUTES
JANUARY 4, 2011
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE
MR RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND, MR
FRED A. MCGRANE & MR WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT.
1. APPOINTMENTS WERE NONE.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S
DECEMBER 28, 2010 - APPROVED 3-0 AS READ.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT
MR BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT MR LELACHEUR
REPORTED THAT SCOTT MORRISON'S POSITION WILL NOT
BE REPLACED.
MR BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT MR LELACHEUR
VOLUNTEERED THAT OTHER STAFF CUTS AND/OR
LAYOFFS ARE IMMINENT WITH TOWN HALL. DISCUSSIONS
ENSUED WITH THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS OF GOING
THROUGH THE ANTICIPATED CAMA CONVERSION WITH
ONE LESS STAFF PERSON (SCOTT MORRISON).
THE BOARD REVIEWED THE REVISED FY2012 BUDGET
WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED BY MR BOATWRIGHT. THE
BOARD DISCUSSED THE BENEFITS OF MAKING A "STRONG
PITCH" TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMAN AT THE JANUARY
y 18 TH MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS.
MINUTES CONT.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT CONT.
MR BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT THE TOWN HAS TO GAIN
ACCESS TO APPROXIMATELY 1,400 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OVER
THE NEXT 3 YEARS IN ORDER TO REMAIN ON TARGET FOR THE 9
YEAR REVALUATION CYCLE.
MR BOATWRIGHT DISTRIBUTED A COPY OF PENDING ATB CASES.
HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION COULD NOT BE "MATCHED-UP"
TO THE DOLLARS THAT THE TOWN HAD ALLOCATED FOR EACH
YEAR IN QUESTION. ALL AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE NICE TO
HAVE THE INFORMATION RECONCILED BEFORE THE MEETING
WITH THE BOARD OF SELECTMAN ON JANUARY 18Tx
4. SIGNINGS WERE COMPLETED
5. NEW BUSINESS
THERE WAS BRIEF DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RFP FOR
THE CAMA CONVERSION. HOWEVER, MR BOATWRIGHT
EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH IMPLEMENTING THE
CONVERSION WITH LIMITED STAFFING. MR COLORUSSO
OFFERED A MOTION TO PUBLISH THE RFP FOR THE NEW
CAMA SOFTWARE ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2011. MR
MCGRANE 2ND THE MOTION WHICH WAS UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED.
MINUTES CONT.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS NONE NOTED.
7. CORRESPONDENCE NONE NOTED.
8. NEXT MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 ; PM
ADJOURNED: 8:50 PM ATTEST:
MCGRANE
SECRETARY