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Board of Light Commissioners
Minutes of Meeting 9(; MAY 10 10: 1
April 11, 1994
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PRESENT: Chairman Robinson, Commissioners Ronald, Pasquale and
Commissioner Penney.
*Commissioners Royle was absent
Meeting called to order at 7:02pm
REORGANIZE LIGHT COMMISSION BOARD
It was agreed that the Board would wait until all members were
present to vote on restructuring the Board.
MOTION: To wait until the May 9th meeting when all Board
members are present to restructure the Board of Light
Commissioners.
Ronald /Pasquale Vote 4 - 0
MOTION: To approve minutes of February 7, 1994
Penney /Pasquale
Vote 4 - 0
TOWN MANAGER REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PILOT APPROPRIATION
The Town Manager was present to request and additional increase
in the Electric Department PILOT appropriation to the Town.
Capital Improvement looked at a number of projects and needs to
find ways to fund these projects. The Town Manager requested an
additional increase of the PILOT fund of $135,247. It was made
clear that this additional $135,247 would be a one time deal not
a recurring expense for the Electric Department.
The Manager stated that although he had no objection to paying an
additional $135,247 to the PILOT fund, he wanted the Board to be
aware that every dollar you take from the Electric Department is
money that you take from the rate payer and give to the taxpayer.
MOTION: To approve an additional payment to the PILOT fund of
$135,247. This is a one time deal and will not be a
recurring expense.
Pasquale /Penney Vote 4 - 0
ALVES ARBITRATION
Mr. Alves was demoted from an Assistant Line Foreman•to a Lineman
1st class, his wages were red circled and his work assignment
will be whatever the Manager dictates. As a result, Mr. Alves
will perform meter reading duties, but can retire at age 55 in
Group 4.
SALES TAX APPEAL
The normal procedure is that we would receive a letter from the
auditor or his boss. Then we would be able to appeal to the
hearing officer. However, our initial letter was from the person
in charge of hearing officers. Therefore, we can't appeal to the
hearing officer. As a result, we have filed an abatement.
Holyoke has joined us. If we don't receive an abatement, we can
go to court to settle this matter.
DOUG MAXWELL RETIREMENT
Doug Maxwell, the Superintendent announced he will be retiring
the end of April, 1994. The Manager said he did not want to fill,
this position immediately, but rather see if he and Ron Cutillo'
could split the job duties. The Manager informed the Board that
he had posted a job for a Lead Lineman on Monday, April 11th and
he will be posting a job for an Apprentice Lineman by the end of
this week.
TRANSMISSION SETTLEMENT
New England Power transmission rates should be more stable.
APPA CONFERENCE
The APPA Conference will be in Chicago from June 27 through June
29, 1994. Anyone interested in attending should contact the
Manager.
SAFETY PROGRAM
Commissioner Ronald stated that the Safety Program at the schools
was well received by both the students and the teachers. He felt
that Ray Gooley did a wonderful job in making the presentation
age appropriate to each grade level.
PLYMOUTH ST LIGHTS
Mr. Clifford is still working out the details as to what he needs
for the soccer fields.
STREET LIGHTS
The subject of street lights and how bright or dim the current
lights are was again discussed. The Board decided to discuss
this problem on a case by case basis.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be on May 9th at 7:00 pm
RATES
The Manager stated that now that the residential rates are 5 -
10% below Mass Electric rates, any future savings should be
geared toward the commercial and industrial customers.
MOTION: To adjourn the meeting at 8:35 pm
Pasquale /Penney Vote 4 - 0
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