Brookfield Selectboard Meeting of December 28, 2015
Town Clerk’s Office on Ralph Road
Selectboard: John Benson (Chair), Cory Haggett, Jeff Kimmel
Public Attendees: Teresa Godfrey (Recorder)
- Call to Order:
Mr. Benson called the meeting to order at 7:05 p. m.
2. Adjustments to the Agenda:
There are no adjustments to the agenda.
3. Other Business:
On motion by Mr. Haggett, seconded by Mr. Kimmel, the Board voted to approve the minutes of December 14, 2015 Selectboard meeting as amended. Vote 3-0-0
The Board received the new Common Level of Appraisal (CLA) and Coefficient of Dispersion (COD) from the State for property values in Brookfield. The new CLA is 111.25% (was 111.59% last year) and the COD is 14.52 (was 16.14 last year). These numbers have an effect on the tax rate set for the Town by the State.
4. Accounts Payable:
On motion by Mr. Benson, seconded by Mr. Kimmel, the Board voted to pay the warrants in the amount of $19,711.15. This included payments to BC/BS for $3,283.15 and to Pike Industries for $9,925.98 for gravel and $1,638.75 for cold patch mix on Northfield Road. Vote 3-0-0
5. Highway Report:
Kasey Peterson, Administration Assistant, wrote to the Board that the property owner on Bailey Road has installed stone work, fencing, and is parking cars where the Road Crew used to put snow and turn around. The Board would like Mr. Peck to measure the road width for the right-of-way and discuss with the property owner about relocating these items.
The Selectboard signed the payroll letter for David Flint’s salary adjustment.
6. New Business:
The Selectboard received a letter concerning continuing dog related issues. Mr. Kimmel will write a follow-up letter to the concerned resident.
The Board reviewed the 2016-2017 budget.
Mrs. Godfrey, Treasurer, received bids for auditing the 2014-2015 books from Sullivan, Powers & Company and from Fothergil,l Segale & Valley, CPA’s. The Board would like to have the Town Auditors review the bids and come to the next meeting to discuss them.
Mrs. Godfrey received a request from Perry Kacik to see if the Board would like him to write about the Floating Bridge Celebration that could be included in the Town Report. It was a unanimous “yes”.
7. Adjournment:
On motion by Mr. Kimmel, seconded by Mr. Haggett, the Board voted to adjourn at 8:50 p. m. until the next meeting on January 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Vote 3-0-0
Respectfully submitted,
Teresa Godfrey, Recorder