Date:  April 6, 2009
Time:  6:30 PM
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Daniel Donovan, William Condra and Richard Rockwood And Recording Secretary Peggy Arn

Maurice Guay attended the meeting and informed the Board that he needs to add a part-time person to his staff.  He is having a problem keeping up with the chipping of brush because he is being inundated as a result of the ice storm this past winter.  He stated that it is impossible to keep up with the regular recycling and the chipping at the same time.  The Board agreed that he did need to have extra help but asked him to keep that person’s hours under 32.  He agreed.

Motion:  Selectman Rockwood made a motion to approve the hiring of part-time employee for the Recycling Center to keep up with the chipping of brush.       Selectman Condra seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Selectman Rockwood stated that he had gotten a quote for putting a cover over the old tank of $2,000.  Discussion ensued with no decision being made at this time.

Chairman Donovan stated that it was time to follow-up on the plans to redesign the Recycling Center after the incinerator is decommissioned.  The Board agreed and Dan will contact the engineering firm to get started.

Chairman Donovan stated that a public hearing was now open.  This hearing was to hear comments on a JAG grant to the Police Department.  Chief Hautanen explained that this is stimulus money under the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant that was awarded under the County of Hillsborough.  Wilton’s portion of the grant is $12,362 and is to be used for police equipment or to initiate new crime prevention programs.  Brent is going to use the grant to purchase 6 portable radios.  Selectman Rockwood asked how many he had and why he needed that many.  Brent explained that he has 5 and needs 6 so that all his all his officers and traffic controllers can communicate in case of an emergency.  Mr. Rockwood stated that he should have thought of other things like an antenna for the future if they were to get their own frequency.  Brent explained that he did not have any information about an antenna and he is going to purchase what he felt would most benefit the town at the present time.

He then stated that he has also applied for a grant of $2,500 to go towards the video camera that will be installed in the new cruiser.  He has completed the initial work for the grant.  The Board approved this application and Chairman Donovan signed it.

Motion:  Chairman Donovan made a motion to accept the Byrne JAG grant to be used for the purchase of 6 portable radios and approve the application of a grant for $2,500 for to be used toward the purchase of the video camera to installed in the new cruiser.  Selectman Condra seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

With no additional public comments, Chairman Donovan closed the public hearing and the regular meeting was continued.

Chief Hautanen, Mike Degan and fellow Lion Club Members attended the meeting to discuss the possibility of building a skateboard park in Wilton.  They reported that they had met with people from Milford that had build the skateboard park at Keyes Hill Park.  Mr. Degan informed the Board that with the donation of the land and quite a few vendors and donation of materials, it still cost $60,000.  It was agreed that a smaller version could be built in Wilton.  The discussion then was directed to what town land was available and the only land that could support this would be Carnival Hill.  Discussion ensued as to the site and all agreed that the members of the Lion’s Club could continue to look into the cost and placement of a skateboard park in Wilton.

At 7:35 PM, Chairman Donovan made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting and to enter into a non-public session per RSA 91-A:3,II©.  The motion was seconded by Selectman Rockwood, which carried with all in favor.

At 7:50, Chairman Donovan called the regular meeting to order.

The Board reviewed a letter from Carylyn McEntee addressing the issue of Devin McIntee’s request for information about his suspension.  The Board requested a copy of the letter be sent to Devin and inform him that he can now request a hearing in writing.

The Board reviewed and approved:

Payroll for the week ending April 4. 2009
Bills
Several Notice of Intent to Excavate
One Elderly Exemption
One Land Use Change Tax

Motion:  Selectman Rockwood made the following motion:

Resolved the all current signors on accounts of the Government Authority shall remain authorized to sign on the Government Authority’s deposit accounts until removed by the person designated below.

Resolved that the Ocean Bank, a division of People’s United Bank, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (“Bank”) is hereby designated as a depository of this Government Authority with authority to accept at any time, for the credit of this Government, deposits, by whomsoever made, of funds in whatever form and in whatever manner endorsed.

Resolved that the following named person(s) acting singly are hereby authorized, on behalf of the Government Authority.

1. To pay or otherwise honor or apply, without inquiry and without regard to the application of the proceeds thereof, checks, drafts, notes, bills of exchange, acceptance, undertakings and other instruments or orders of the payment, transfer or withdrawal of money for whatever purpose and to whomsoever payable.
2. To contract for and/or request commercial services from the Bank to include, without limitation, wire and automated clearing house (ACH) transfers, reconciliation services, telephone transfers and electronic banking.
3. To execute and deliver all instruments and documents required by the Bank in connection with any of foregoing matters.
4. To initiate, change and/or terminate special instructions affecting one or more of the Government Authority’s accounts.
5. To designate and /or remove the other employees of the Government Authority as authorized signors on one or more of the Government Authority’s deposit accounts.
The motion was seconded by Selectman Condra and passed unanimously.

The correspondence and informational material was reviewed.

The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 8:35, with all in favor

Respectfully submitted;

Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary