Trustees Meeting 12/28/15

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SWANTON VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SWANTON VILLAGE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX

120 FIRST STREET

SWANTON, VT 05488

REGULAR MEETING

Monday, December 28, 2015

7:00 PM

PRESENT: Neal Speer, Village President; Chris Leach, Trustee; Eugene LaBombard, Trustee; Adam Paxman, Trustee; Dianne Day, Village Clerk & Treasurer; and Ch. 16.

Unless otherwise noted, all motions carried unanimously.

1.      Call to Order:

Neal Speer, Village President, welcomed all to the Regular Board of Trustees meeting and called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

2.      Agenda Review:

None.

3.      Approve and Accept Minutes from Monday, December 21, 2015:

Adam Paxman made the motion to approve and accept the Minutes from Monday, December 21, 2015 as presented. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Discussion: Chris Leach stated he would prefer further clarification on paragraph #4 regarding VEEU and VPPSA. Dianne Day, Village Clerk, made the clarification. Motion carried with clarification.

4.      Approve and Accept Village Warrants through Wednesday, December 23, 2015:

Chris Leach made the motion to approve and accept Village Warrants (#141-#142) through Wednesday, December 23, 2015 as presented. Adam Paxman seconded. Discussion: Chris Leach asked what vendor Galls was used for. Dianne Day, Village Clerk, stated she couldn’t remember but that it was vendor used frequently and said she would find out for their next meeting. Motion carried.

5.      Sign Approved Village of Swanton Financial Policies:

Dianne Day, Village Clerk, explained that the Swanton Village Financial Policies were approved earlier in the year by the Board of Trustees and Lynn Paradis, Assistant Village Manager, needed them signed. Eugene LaBombard made the motion for the Board members to sign the Village of Swanton Financial Policies. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried. All board members signed the approved financial policies.

6.       Any Other Necessary Business:

Chris Leach asked if the Village was picking up Christmas trees this year. Dianne Day, Village Clerk, said that Mike Menard and his crew would pick up trees if they were left in the Village right of way. Chris stated this is a great service to the Village residents. He also stated that the Electric crew has been doing a lot of tree trimming again this year and that would help with any ice storm we may have. He said this would help keep the power on.

Any Other Business: Adam Paxman said he wanted to remind our Village residents about the Winter Parking Ban that is now in effect.

Chris Leach stated he would need a very short Executive Session to discuss personnel.

7.      Public Comment:

None.

8.      Executive Session (If Necessary):

Chris Leach made the motion to enter into Executive Session at 7:14 p.m. Adam Paxman seconded. Motion carried.

Chris Leach made the motion to exit Executive Session at 7:22 p.m. Eugene LaBombard seconded. Motion carried.

ACTION TAKEN: None.

9.      Adjournment:

Adam Paxman made the motion to adjourn the Regular Board of the Trustees meeting at 7:45 p.m. Chris Leach seconded. There being no further business at hand, Neal Speer, Village President, adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. Motion carried.

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Neal Speer, Village President                           Date

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Dianne Day, Village Clerk                               Date