ANNOTATED MINUTES OF JANUARY 9, 2017 RYE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
Final Revision B – Provided by the Rye Civic League
Present (clockwise around table): Town Administrator Michael Magnant, Selectmen Craig Musselman and Priscilla Jenness, Town Finance Director Cyndi Gillespie. Conferenced in by telephone for a portion of the meeting: Selectman Joseph Mills.
Also present and sitting in the audience: Interim Fire Chief Tom Lambert, Public Works Director Dennis McCarthy, Police Chief Kevin Walsh
Persons present from the public included: Victor Azzi, Peggy Balboni, Mae Bradshaw, Kevin Brandon, Randy Crapo, Shawn Crapo, Peter Crawford, Paul Goldman, Ralph Hickson, Ray Jarvis, John Loftus.
Editor’s Note: These annotated minutes are provided by the
Rye Civic League. They have been
prepared using the PDF version of the draft minutes downloaded from the Town
website on January 28, 2017. Not all of
the text may have been converted properly.
Consult the Town website for the official minutes. All RCL annotations are in Times New Roman
font. The original minutes are in
Courier font. The absence of annotation
does not indicate that the RCL has confirmed that the minutes accurately
reflect what transpired. The time stamps
are in minutes and seconds relative to the start of the RCL video of the
meeting, which is available on the Town website. The draft minutes have not yet been approved
by the Selectmen and are subject to change.
Editor’s
note: For ease in finding particular
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Summary
BOARD
OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING
01/09/17
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meeting of 01/23/17 for approvals/corrections
TOWN OF
RYE -BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MONDAY,
JANUARY 9, 2017
6:00
p.m.
Rye
Town Hall
Members
Present: Acting Chair Craig Musselman, Selectmen Priscilla Jenness and Joseph
Mills
(joined the meeting by telephone at 6:44 p.m.)
Others
Present: Town Administrator Michael Magnant, Asst. Town Administrator/Finance
Director Cynthia Gillespie and Members of the Budget Committee.
I. CALL
TO ORDER
Acting
Chair Musselman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
II.
NON-PUBLIC SESSION per RSA 91-A:2, I (b), Collective
Bargaining
At 6:00
p.m., Priscilla Jenness made a motion to go into Non-Public Session per RSA
91-A:2, I (b)
Collective Bargaining. Seconded by Craig Musselman.
Roll
Call: Priscilla Jenness –
Yes,
Craig Musselman –
Yes
At 6:30
p.m. the Board came out of Non-Public Session.
6:30
p.m. RECONVENE PUBLIC MEETING
III.
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Acting
Chair Musselman reconvened the public meeting at 6:32 p.m. and led the Pledge
of Allegiance.
(0:49 elapsed)
IV.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The Town Offices will be closed Monday, January 16, 2017 in
observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. – Civil Rights Day.
B. The
last day for Petitioned Warrant Articles to be submitted to the Selectmen’s
Office is Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 4:00 p.m.
C. Bond
Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 17th, 6:30 p.m., (location to be
determined).
Motion
by Priscilla Jenness to seal the minutes of the Non-Public Hearing just
concluded.
Seconded by Craig Musselman. All in favor.
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Public Comment (2:15 elapsed)
V.
PUBLIC COMMENT
.
Peter
Crawford, 171 Brackett Rd, noted that he submitted two petitioned warrant
articles to the town. He requested a reaction from the town attorney prior to
the Deliberative Session. (He submitted copies of the warrant articles to the
Board.) He explained that he sent a letter to the Selectmen on February 18,
2016 about some statements that he thought were misleading in the February 2016
Newsletter. The Selectmen voted to table the letter and take it under
advisement. He has not heard back from the Selectmen about the issue.
He also
spoke about comments made by Selectman Jenness at the Heritage Commission
meeting on January 5th, which he felt were not correct and should be corrected.
He stated that, in the video of the last Heritage Commission
meeting, at 6:44:15 p.m., she had said that 60 percent of survey respondents
were in favor of rebuilding on the existing site. He said that that statement implied that
those persons were in favor of the tear down and rebuild option, when in fact
that option had only 15 percent support in the survey.
Selectman
Jenness stated that she did not have the survey in front of her at the
time. Selectman Musselman interrupted
Selectman Jenness and she did not finish her statement.
Consent Agenda (4:30 elapsed)
VI.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
A. The Rye Heritage Commission requests permission to accept
and expend unrestricted donations received in the amount of $2625.00.
B.
Letter rec’d from Steve Ellis, Chair, Town of
Pittsburg board of Selectmen re: Local Control of Municipal Roads
C.
Email rec’d from Tom Sherman re:The Cancer Cluster
Task Force
D.
Email rec’d from Jim Murphy, EPA re: a public meeting being held about the
Coakley Landfill Superfund Site on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at
Bethany Church, Greenland, NH.
Motion by Priscilla Jenness to approve Item A, and approve and
place on file Items B, C and D. Seconded by Craig Musselman. All in favor.
Minutes (5:27 elapsed)
VII.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.
Meeting
Minutes
1.
Meeting, Tuesday, December 27, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Town Hall
The
following corrections were noted:
.
Page 4,
1st motion should read: Motion by Priscilla Jenness to encumber $500,561.95
which represents the total of the 2016 General Fund Encumbrances. Seconded by Craig Musselman. All in favor.
.
Page 6,
Item 7, 2nd sentence should read: Is the roof above the doorways heated?
.
Page 7,
Item 11, 1st sentence should read: Mr. Hastings explained the whole perimeter,
except
for the drywall or plaster finish on the inside.
.
Page 9,
5th paragraph from bottom should read: Mr. Hastings explained the majority of
the
building
has to be safely jacked to take the slab out so the other side is not
jeopardized.
.
Page 9,
last paragraph, 4th sentence should read: He continued that on this site it is
not likely
that
there is a bearing issue.
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Page 9,
last paragraph, 6th sentence should read: What has been raised tonight is when
the slab is taken out, is it going to be discovered it was poured on loam or
native sands; the latter is probably far more likely.
.
Page
10, 1st paragraph from bottom, 1st sentence should read: Mr. Hastings stated
that Hutter’s bid last time was 3,240,000 at about 11,000sf.
Motion by Priscilla Jenness to approve the minutes of December 27,
2016 as amended.
Seconded by Craig Musselman. All in
favor.
2.
Non-Public Session, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 (1) per RSA 91-A:2, I (b)
Collective Bargaining Motion by Priscilla Jenness to approve the minutes of the
Non-Public Session of January 3, 2017 as presented. Seconded
by Craig Musselman. All in favor.
Collective Bargaining Agreements (8:50
elapsed)
Note: Selectman Joseph Mills joined the meeting by telephone at
6:44 p.m. Selectman Mills’ wife Marcie Mills was in attendance with Selectman
Mills. Craig Musselman continued on as acting chair.
B.
Union contracts between the Town of Rye and the Professional Fire Fighters
Assoc. of Rye, the Rye Town Employees Association and the Rye Town Police
Association.
.
DPW
Union Contract:
o
Duration -3 year contract starting April 2017
o
Grievance -Increased time of response for Selectmen to respond to a grievance
from 5 working days to 7 working days.
o
Residency -Language for residency was added for 20 driving miles, rather than
“at the discretion ofthe DPW Director”.
o
Probationary period increased from 6 months to 12 months;
o
Language added to address vacation time during the winter months which allows
for one (1) employee to be on vacation at any time during that time. Others may
be approved at the discretion of the DPW Director;
o
Healthcare – The Comp 2500 Plan will no longer be offered by HealthTrust
starting 2017. The parties agreed to bring on another health plan called A/B
10, which is a more modestly priced plan. Any employee who switches to that
plan will receive a $500 stipend for each year of the contract. There is also
an ABSOS Plan which is a more economical plan. An employee who makes a change to
that plan will receive a $750 stipend for each year of the contract. There was
also language added that says the town will provide these plans or a comparable
plan. Language was added to allow the town to competitively bid health care
plans.
o
Wages – Year 1: 2.5% increase, Year 2: floor of 2% and ceiling of 3.5% (based
on Consumer Price Index CPI)
o
One time stipend of $150 will be paid to any employee who satisfactorily
completes the UNH Road Scholar Program.
o
It is customary for mechanics to use their own tools. The agreement allows for
replacement of tools that are damaged during work.
o
Increase in the boot allowance from $150 to $200.
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o
Cost of contract Year 1: $11,152 (Assuming all employees stay on the Blue
Choice Plan)
o
Cost of contract Year 1: $15,153 (Assuming all employees go to the A/B 10 Plan
– Savings to the town $23,319)
o
Cost of contract Year 1: $17,153 (Assuming all employees go to the ABSOS Plan –
savings to the town $51,100)
ARTICLE ______. To see if the Town of Rye will vote to approve the cost items
included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement reached between the Town of Rye
Board of Selectmen and the Rye Town Employees Association affiliated with the
Teamsters Local 633 of New Hampshire, which calls for the following increases
in salaries and benefits at the current staffing level:
Year
Estimated Range of Increase over prior Year
Base 2%
Max 3.5%
2017 (9
mos.) $17,153
2018 (12
mos.) $18,618 $24,481
2019
(12 mos.) $18,230 $28,068
The
range in years 2018 and 2019 is a minimum and maximum amount
Determined by Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA).
And
further, to raise and appropriate the sum of $17,153 for the 2017 fiscal year,
such sum representing additional costs attributable to the increase in salaries
and benefits required by the new agreement over those that would be paid at
current staffing levels in accordance with the most recent collective
bargaining agreement. This appropriation is in addition to the operating
budget. Majority vote required.
Motion
by Craig Musselman to recommend the Warrant Article regarding the Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the Rye Board of Selectmen and the Rye Town
Employees Association affiliated with the Teamsters Local of 633 of New
Hampshire. Seconded by Joseph Mills.
Roll
Call: Joseph Mills – Yes,
Priscilla
Jenness – Abstained,
Craig
Musselman – Yes
Vote:
2-0-1
ARTICLE ____. Shall the Town of Rye, if Article ____ is defeated, authorize the
Board of Selectmen to call one special meeting, at its option, to address
Article _____ cost items only?
Motion by Craig Musselman to recommend the Warrant Article to call
one special meeting to address cost items only, if the article for the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Rye Board of Selectmen and the Rye
Town Employees Association is defeated. Seconded by Joseph Mills.
Roll
Call: Joseph Mills – Yes,
Priscilla
Jenness – Abstained,
Craig
Musselman – Yes
Vote:
2-0-1
Editor’s note: Selectman Jenness apparently recused herself
from the vote because her son works at the Transfer Station. The employees covered by this agreement are
those that work for Public Works.
Note:
Selectman Mills left the meeting at 6:55 p.m.
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Professional
Fire Fighters Association of Rye:
o
Duration – 3 year contract starting April 2017
o
Grievance – Increase time for Selectmen to respond to a grievance from 5
working days to 7 working days.
o
Deleted old language in Article 12 and Article 13
o
Increase in the annual uniform allowance from $450 to $550
o
Healthcare – The Comp 2500 Plan will no longer be offered by HealthTrust
starting 2017. The parties agreed to bring on another health plan called A/B
10, which is a more modestly priced plan. Any employee who switches to that
plan will receive a $500 stipend for each year of the contract. There is also
an ABSOS Plan which is a more economical plan. An employee who makes a change
to that plan will receive a $750 stipend for each year of the contract. There
was also language added that says the town will provide these plans or a
comparable plan. Language was added to allow the town to competitively bid health
care plans.
o
Wages – Year 1: 2.5% increase, Year 2: floor of 2% and ceiling of 3.5% (based
on Consumer Price Index CPI)
o
Article 29 – deleted
o
Union members who reach 15 years of continuous service will advance one pay
grade provided they are certified as a Paramedic or Advanced EMT, and provided
that they obtain a satisfactory rating on their most recent performance
evaluation.
o
Career track for Advanced EMT’sis expanded -$2,500 reimbursed
o The
Town will pay an annual stiped of $500 to each of the three Union members who
were enrolled in the COMP 2500 insurance plan for each year of the contract.
o
Cost of contract Year 1: $23,419 (Assuming all employees stay on the Blue
Choice Plan)
o
Cost of contract Year 1: $27,919 (Assuming all employees go to the A/B 10 Plan
– savings to the town $27,344)
o
Cost of contract Year 1: $30,169 (Assuming all employees go to the ABSOS Plan –
savings to the town $56,486)
ARTICLE _____. To see if the Town of Rye will vote to approve the cost items
included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement reached between the Town of Rye
Board of Selectmen and the Professional Fire Fighters Association of Rye
affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters IAFF Local #4411, which calls for the
following increases in salaries and benefits at the current staffing level:
Year
Estimated Range of Increase over prior Year
Base 2%
Max 3.5%
2017 (9
mos.) $30,170
2018
(12 mos.) $35,653 $44,605
2019
(12 mos.) $27,660 $39,458
The
range in years 2018 and 2019 is a minimum and maximum amount
Determined by Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA).
And
further, to raise and appropriate the sum of $30,170 for the 2017 fiscal year,
such sum representing additional costs attributable to the increase in salaries
and benefits required by the new agreement over
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those
that would be paid at current staffing levels in accordance with the most
recent collective bargaining agreement. This appropriation is in addition to
the operating budget. Majority vote required.
Motion
by Craig Musselman to recommend the Warrant Article regarding the Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the Rye Board of Selectmen and the Professional
Fire Fighters Association of Rye affiliated with the International Association
of Fire Fighters IAFF Local #4411. Seconded by Priscilla
Jenness. Vote: 2-0
ARTICLE ____. Shall the Town of Rye, if Article ____ is defeated, authorize the
Board of Selectmen to call one special meeting, at its option, to address
Article _____ cost items only?
Motion by Priscilla Jenness to recommend the Warrant Article to
call one special meeting to address cost items only, if the article for the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Rye Board of Selectmen and the
Professional Fire Fighters Association of Rye is defeated. Seconded by
Craig Musselman. Vote: 2-0
.
Rye
Police Association:
o
Grievance – Increase time for Selectmen to respond to a grievance from 5
working days to 7 working days.
o
If the town fails to provide the employee with 24 hours notice of a court
cancellation, the employee will be entitled to 3 hours of overtime pay.
o
Vacation time will be listed in the agreement for clarification.
o
Increase in detail pay of $2.00 per hour for each year of contract.
o
Healthcare – The Comp 2500 Plan will no longer be offered by HealthTrust
starting 2017. The parties agreed to bring on another health plan called A/B
10, which is a more modestly priced plan. Any employee who switches to that
plan will receive a $500 stipend for each year of the contract. There is also
an ABSOS Plan which is a more economical plan. An employee who makes a change
to that plan will receive a $750 stipend for each year of the contract. There was
also language added that says the town will provide these plans or a comparable
plan. Language was added to allow the town to competitively bid health care
plans.
o
Wages – Year 1: 2.5% increase, Year 2: floor of 2% and ceiling of 3.5% (based
on Consumer Price Index CPI)
o
Sergeant’s pay willincrease from a Grade 12 to Grade13.
o
Union members who have achieved and maintain certification as a Field Training
Officer,
Use of Force Instructor or Firearms Instructor, will receive an annual stipend
of $500 for each year of the contract.
o
Cost of contract Year 1: $17,688 (Assuming all employees stay on the Blue
Choice Plan)
o
Cost of contract Year 1: $21,188 (Assuming all employees go to the A/B 10 Plan)
o
Cost of contract Year 1: $22,938 (Assuming all employees go to the ABSOS Plan)
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ARTICLE _____. To see if the Town of Rye will vote to approve the cost items
included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement reached between the Town of Rye
Board of Selectmen and the Rye Police Association affiliated with the Teamsters
Local 633 of New Hampshire, which calls for the following increases in salaries
and benefits at the current staffing level:
Year
Estimated Range of Increase over prior Year
Base 2%
Max 3.5%
2017 (9
mos.) $22,939
2018
(12 mos.) $22,335 $28,207
2019
(12 mos.) $20,876 $29,108
The
range in years 2018 and 2019 is a minimum and maximum amount
Determined by Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA).
And
further, to raise and appropriate the sum of $22,939 for the 2017 fiscal year,
such sum representing additional costs attributable to the increase in salaries
and benefits required by the new agreement over those that would be paid at
current staffing levels in accordance with the most recent collective
bargaining agreement. This appropriation is in addition to the operating
budget. Majority vote required.
Motion by Craig Musselman to recommend the Warrant Article
regarding the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Rye Board of
Selectmen and the Rye Police Association. Seconded
by Priscilla Jenness. Vote: 2-0
ARTICLE ____. Shall the Town of Rye, if Article ____ is defeated, authorize the
Board of Selectmen to call one special meeting, at its option, to address
Article _____ cost items only?
Motion by Priscilla Jenness to recommend the Warrant Article to
call one special meeting to address cost items only, if the article for the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Rye Board of Selectmen and the Rye
Police Association is defeated. Seconded by Craig Musselman.
Vote:
2-0
(35:44 elapsed)
Town
Administrator Magnant then said that the provisions of the Collective
Bargaining Agreements have ripple effects throughout the budget. The non-union employees are entitled to 2%
increases, while the union employees are entitled to 2.5 %. If this passes, the stipends would not roll
out to the non-union employees.
Selectman
Musselman said that that issue can be addressed at a later date. He suggests that the amounts be absorbed
within the existing budget. The amount
is not significant, he asserted.
Budget
Committee Chairman Paul Goldman asked a process question. He asked which warrant articles the Board of
Selectmen were going to pass judgment on.
Editor’s
note: Many of the Budget Committee
members were present, waiting to convene a Budget Committee meeting as soon as
the Board of Selectmen meeting was over.
Shawn
Crapo, alleged alternate to the Budget Committee from the Rye Beach Village
District, noted that, for a few departments, their costs are mostly wages. He asserted that these might not have enough
room to absorb the stipends.
VIII.
CORRESPONDENCE
.
None
IX.
2017 BUDGET WORK SESSION
Budget/Warrant Article Work Session (42:26
elapsed)
A.
Warrant Articles
ARTICLE____. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three
million three hundred eighty-six thousand seven hundred fifty-two dollars
($3,386,752), gross budget, for the purpose of constructing a new Town Hall
office building similar in exterior design and on the same site of the existing
Town Hall Building, along with equipment and furnishings, and authorize the
borrowing of up to three million three hundred eighty-six thousand seven
hundred fifty-two dollars ($3,386,752) through the
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issuance
of not more than three million three hundred eighty-six thousand seven hundred
fifty-two dollars ($3,386,752) of bonds or notes in accordance with the
provisions of the Municipal Finance Acting (N.H. RSA Chapter 33 as amended) and
to authorize the Selectmen to issue and negotiate such bonds or notes, to
determine the rate of interest thereof, and to take such actions as may be
necessary to effect the insurance, negotiation, sale and delivery of such bonds
or notes as shall be in the best interest of the Town of Rye, and further, to
apply for and accept and expend Federal and state Grants and any private
donations towards this purpose. (3/5 ballot vote required.)
Motion
by Priscilla Jenness to recommend the Selectmen’s Warrant Article for
$3,386,752 regarding the construction of a new Town
Hall Building as written. Seconded by Craig Musselman.
Vote:
2-0
ARTICLE____. Shall the Town raise and appropriate as an operating budget, not
including appropriations by special warrant articles and other appropriations
voted separately, the amounts set forth on the budget posted with the warrant
or as amended by vote of the first session, for the purposes set forth therein
totaling nine million four hundred thirteen thousand nine hundred fifty-two
dollars ($9,413,952)? Should this article be defeated, the default budget shall
be eight million eight hundred forty thousand three hundred thirty-six dollars
($8,840,336) which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required
by previous action of the Town or by law; or the governing body may hold one
special meeting, in accordance with RSA 40:13, X and XVI, to take up the issue
of a revised operating budget only.
(Majority
vote required.)
NOTE:
This operating budget warrant article does not include appropriations in ANY
other warrant articles.
Motion by Priscilla Jenness to recommend the Budget Warrant
Article as written. Seconded by Craig Musselman.
Vote: 2-0
ARTICLE_____. (By Petition) To see if the Town
of Rye will vote to authorize the Rye Selectmen to raise and appropriate the
sum of $3,200,000 gross budget for the purpose of renovating the Rye Town Hall
1839 building with due consideration of the historical features
.
to
construct pursuant to Option 1-Historic Renovation submitted by Hutter
Corporation on December 8, 2016
. to
authorize the borrowing of up to $3,200,000 through the issuance of not more
than $3,200,000 of bonds or notes in accordance with the provisions of the
Municipal Finance Act (N.H. RSA Chapter 33 as amended)
. to
authorize the Selectmen to issue and negotiate such bonds or notes, to
determine the rate of interest thereon, and to take such actions as may be necessary
to effect the issuances, negotiation, sale and delivery of such bonds or notes
as shall be in the best interest of the Town of Rye,
. to apply for and accept and expend Federal and State Grants
and any private donations toward this purpose, and
. to direct the Selectmen to authorize the pursuit of
available grants to help defray the cost of renovation.
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Rye
Town Hall is listed on the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places and
was designated as one of the Seven to Save Endangered Historic Properties for
2015 by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance.
(3/5 Ballot vote required.) This appropriation is in addition to the operating budget.
Motion by Craig Musselman to not recommend the Petitioned Warrant
Article for $3,200,000 for the purpose of renovating the existing Town Hall. Seconded by
Priscilla Jenness.
Acting
Chair Musselman stated that in all likelihood neither warrant article will
pass. There will be people who want to do nothing, people who will want one
article and people who want the other. The town will have yet failed again. It
is unfortunate to have this warrant on the ballot. There are differences of
opinion. He is concerned that the amount of money may not be sufficient to get
everything done.
Selectman
Jenness stated that at the Heritage Commission meeting the other night she
stated several times that she felt the contingency that was provided in the
other plan, that might not completely be needed, might
not be sufficient to do this. She stills feels that way.
Vote:
2-0
Selectman Musselman said that they had
seen the article for the first time that evening. Town Finance Director Cyndi Gillespie
confirmed that the petition was accompanied by a sufficient number of valid
signatures.
ARTICLE____. (By Petition) Should Article _____ (insert number for Selectmen’s
$3,386,752 warrant article (Hutter Option 2) for tear down and rebuild) and
article _____ (insert number for $3,200,000 Heritage Commission warrant article
(Hutter Option 1) for renovation) fail to pass, shall the town vote to raise
and appropriate an amount not to exceed $500,000 to repair and refurbish the
exterior of the historic Rye Town Hall, to provide handicapped access and
facilities, to replace and restore windows as appropriate, and improve the
energy efficiency, while taking into consideration the impact of twenty-first
century technology on space needs.
Acting
Chair Musselman stated that, it is early on, but that if this is adopted by the voters
the Selectmen will certainly evaluate it. It is his opinion, that $500,000
would not come close to touching the needs of the town hall. The Selectmen
would have the option, if that were the case, of simply not acting on it. Five
hundred thousand dollars is not going to get all of those things. Not going to happen, he said. That’s one person’s opinion, he acknowledged.
Selectman
Jenness said that she is speechless.
Motion by Craig Musselman to not recommend the Petitioned Warrant
Article for $500,000 to repair and refurbish the Town Hall. Seconded by
Priscilla Jenness. Vote: 2-0
X. NEW
BUSINESS
.
None
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XI. OLD
BUSINESS
.
None
Other Business (51:50 elapsed)
XII.
OTHER BUSINESS
Victor
Azzi, Old Ocean Blvd., asked how someone can find out more information about
the Consent Agenda Items.
Acting
Chair Musselman noted that all information is available in the Selectmen’s
Office at the Rye Town Hall. Information is also attached to the minutes.
Mr. Azzi asked about item C, the letter
from Tom Sherman regarding the Cancer Cluster.
He asked whether a few words could be added to explain the items.
Selectman Musselman described the items,
and said that he had provided one of the checks to the Heritage
Commission. He also described the other
items. With regard to Mr. Sherman’s letter,
he said that it is a short email saying in essence that Governor-elect Sununu
had determined that the Committee would remain in effect until such time as a
change is made. With that quote, they
were overjoyed that they were proceeding.
New subcommittees are being formed, he said.
Mr. Magnant complained about the time
commitment to attend the Cancer Cluster meetings. Selectman Musselman agreed that he would need
to stop as he could not attend those and continue to work 32 hours per week.
ADJOURNMENT
(56:25 elapsed)
Motion by Priscilla Jenness to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. Seconded by
Craig Musselman.
All if favor.
Editor’s note: The Budget Committee meeting convened in the
same room immediately after the Board of Selectmen’s meeting adjourned. There is a separate video for that meeting on
the Town website. Many of the Budget Committee
members were present for the Board of Selectmen’s meeting.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Dyana
F. Ledger (annotations added by Rye Civic League)
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01/09/17
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meeting of 01/23/17 for approvals/corrections
BOARD
OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING
01/09/17
See
meeting of 01/23/17 for approvals/corrections