Selectboard Minutes
Regular Meeting of February 12, 2018
South Hero Town Hall, Monday 7:00 PM
Board Members Present: Jonathan Shaw, Skip Brown (also Board Secretary), Anne Zolotas, David Carter
Board Members Not Present: George Rice
Others Present: Sharon Roy, Town Clerk and Martha Taylor-Varney, Admin. Assistant. Also see sign in sheet.
1. Called to Order:
-The meeting was called to order by Chairman Shaw at 7:00 pm.
2. Adjustment to Agenda:
-none
3. Minutes:
-Anne Zolotas made a motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of January 22, 2018 as written. The motion was seconded, Skip Brown abstained, the others in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
-Skip Brown made a motion to accept the minutes of the January 25, 2018 meeting. The motion was seconded, David Carter abstained, the others in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
4. Public input:
-none
5. New Business:
A. Auditor, Fred Duplessis of Sullivan, Powers & Co., P.C. was present to discuss, explain, and suggest improvements in relation to the year ended June 30, 2017 audit. The audit was conducted in accordance with the “Government Auditing Standards” as issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. The whole audit can be found on the Town website: www.southherovt.org. Note: some of the deficiencies and suggestions have already been addressed, and new Town accounting software has been ordered.
B. David Hobbs, Chair of the South Hero Recreation Commission, was present to discuss the work done by the Trail Committee. The Trail Committee will be applying for grants as they become available. The consensus of the Board is to have the Chairman sign the support letter for the 10 Minute Walk to a Park program.
C. Martha explained the draft of the Hazard Mitigation Plan as prepared by NRPC. Once approved by the State Emergency Management Dept. and FEMA, the Town will be eligible for a lower percentage of costs to repair following a disaster. The draft of the Hazard Mitigation Plan can be seen on the Town website.
6. Administrative Assistant Report:
A. A written report was submitted. A hard copy with discussion points can be seen in Town Hall filed with these minutes or on www.southherovt.org.
7. Old and Ongoing Business:
A. The Emergency Services Building (ESB) construction is underway. It is mostly temporarily weatherproof. Plumbing and electrical work is proceeding inside.
8. Announcements and Communications:
A. VLCT will be holding a Selectboard institute March 24 in Fairlee, VT.
9. Other Business:
A. David Carter made a motion to sign orders 18-16 and pay the bills associated with these orders. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
B. Martha presented a draft job description for the Zoning Administrator/Administrative Assistant to the Selectboard. Some changes were suggested and will be discussed in March when there is a new Board.
10. Adjournment:
-David Carter made a motion to adjourn 8:30 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
Respectfully submitted, Approved by,
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Graham Brown Jonathan Shaw, Chair
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