Date:  January 3, 2005
Time:  7:00 pm
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Jerry Greene, Chair, Robert MacFarland and Daniel Donovan, III
  And Recording Secretary Peggy Arn
1) Chief Hautanen attended the meeting to discuss Police Department business.  Brent presented a proposal to the Board for changing the Town’s policy on sick leave.  He proposed that if an employee doesn’t use sick time during a full year, he would be given a paid vacation day.  The issue was discussed but no decision made at this time.
2) Brent presented the Board with a copy of his revised recommendation for the Noise Ordinance.  It was reviewed and Selectman Donovan stated that he would like to meet with Chief Hautanen to discuss revisions.
3) Brent suggested that a Technology Master Plan for all Departments in town be considered.  The Board thought that it might be helpful but recommended that if a committee was formed to write this plan, it should be people that have knowledge of the different departments and their needs.  It would also be a good idea to have a member of the Budget Committee on this committee.
4) At 7:20, the regular meeting was adjourned on a motion and a non-public session called per RSA 91-A:3,II(a).
5) At 7:25, the regular meeting was called to order.
6) Three students from Wilton/Lyndeborough Co-op attended the meeting and the Board discussed why they were in attendance and discussed what a Selectman does.
7) The Board reviewed a petition to increase the regular Veteran’s Exemption from $50 to $250 per year.  The petition will be a Warrant Article this year.  Selectman MacFarland made a motion that the Board of Selectmen support this Warrant Article.  Selectman Donovan seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
8) The Board reviewed a bill submitted by Don Wheeler Construction Inc. for work at the Carnival Hill project.  It was agreed that this bill will not be paid until the work has been completed.  A letter will be sent to them telling them the reason it will not be paid is because the Board extremely disapproves of what they have accomplished.  They do not feel that the reserve left if this payment were made, would be sufficient to cover the costs should they default and not complete the project.
9) The issue of informing the residents that the Board has made the decision to go to a twice a year payment of taxes from once a year was discussed.  The cost of sending a post card with the announcement will be researched.
10) One Intent to Cut Application was reviewed and signed.
11) Two tax refunds were approved because of overpayment.
12) The bills and payroll for the week ending January 1, 2005 were reviewed and approved.
The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 8:20.

Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary