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Home My WebLink Aboutmin of light commission 11/17/03 r r r r r r .. Minutes of Light Commissioners Meeting November 17,2003 Present: Chairman Steven MacCaffrie; Vice Chairman David McCarter; Comm~ssioner Louis P. Amoruso; Commissioner Mike McCue; Director Jack Beliveau; Chief Financial Officer Kimberly Stoyle and Town Manager John D' Agostino Not Present: Clerk Roger Achille Light Commissioners Meeting The meeting was called to order at 7 :27pm. The pledge of allegiance was not recited due to the fact that we were not meeting in the Selectmen's Meeting Room so the American Flag was not present. Minutes of October 20, 2003 Motion: To approve Passes 4/0 Questions and Comments None at this time Financial Report for September 2003 Chief Financial Officer, Kimberly Stoyle, reviewed the profit and loss statement and the balance sheet for September 2003. The PPCA was lowered 0.5 cents to .0265 effective November I st. Engineer Ann Langille gave a major projects update regarding the Elm Street Bridge, West Street 2nd circuit and the School Street Bridge. Proposed FY 2004 Budget Director Beliveau informed the Board that the questions that Mr. Lazarro had asked have been answered. Commissioner McCue requested information from 2001 and 2002. He is looking for bottom line monthly net income. Calpine Contract Escrow Account Director Beliveau informed the group that the escrow account is currently $1.6 million. They are looking for a $300K reduction this month due to change in market value. I' -/ i -, . i i ;) /"'- Banner Policy r Director Beliveau informed the Board that on November 15th, a wrench was dropped while two employees were hanging a banner. There were no personal injury but the wrench went through the windshield and upset the driver, who lost a day of work. It is an accident waiting to happen. The Board wondered if there is possibly a trolley system that we can use to hang banners. The Board will make a decision at the next meeting. Energy Conservation Rebates Business Manager Laurie Anderson informed the Board that currently ovens, clothes dryers and hot water heaters are not Energy Star appliances. The proposed rebate program includes $100.00 rebates on refrigerators and clothes washers, $75.00 rebate on dishwashers, $50.00 rebate on room air conditioners and $25.00 rebate on programmable thermostats. The rebate is limited to one rebate per calendar year per customer account. The program covers appliances purchased between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2004. The rebate will be in the form of a credit to the customer's account. Motion: To approve the Appliance Rebate Program Passes 4/0 r Old Business r The money that was approved at the last meeting for the Heating Assistance Program must now be used only for electric bills. Town Accountant Bea Kearney contacted DOR and was informed that the money from the electric department can only be used for electric bills. The Commissioners think that this is unfortunate and hope that oil and gas customers can be helped with other programs. New Business The Commissioners want to meet with Verizon regarding the North Main Street. Next meeting - Monday, December 22nd at 7:30pm. Questions and Comments Due to the fact that meeting room had changed from the posted location, Chairman MacCaffrie opened the floor to questions and comments again. ~ Mr. George Dentino of 2 Gladiola Terrace questioned the Board regarding the $360K judgment on the last suit. He cannot find any public record regarding the appropriation of this money. Mr. Dentino wants to know what account this money was paid from and who submitted the invoice. Chairman MacCaffrie informed Mr. Dentino that the vote was taken during an executive session and once those minutes are released it will become public information. r II .r' r- Mr. Dentino also could not believe that electric money given to Social Services had been used for oil and gas bills and that once informed that that could no longer be done per DOR that some of the commissioners wondered how they could circumvent the law. Respectfully Submitted: Laurie Anderson I 2/22/03 /J ~~ / Y7/~ /C..~.~ / Signature of Clerk ! i i i i I ;:L -- fJ.-:;1- (j 3 Date of Approval r r r r