1/26/1977 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Oil or 5 BOARD Off' LE 1'.''I N I- I N -- JAIVARY 26 1-977 On January 26, 1.977, the following members of the Conservation Com. r� mission me't with the Board of elec t,-:ien to discuss`Mr. ocknett's role as Conservation officer: Chairperson Dorothy Studley, Barbara Sloane., Charles Buckingham and Jim LeClair. Also in 'attendance was fi r. Rocknett. Chairman Benway oened by Saying that the Board of Selectmen with the recommendation of the �ersonnel `hoar~d, appoints the Conservation officer as yell appointing themembers o the Conservation ComnAssion. It is Mr. 3enway's understanding., generally, and in specific areas that as very practical point of view, the Conservation ffice should work in con- junction with the Conservation Coifuliission. [ghat Mr. Benway sug ested .the Commission do -is try to either discuss areas which are in cc nflict if that's the case, Between the' Conservation Commission and the Conservation Officer., p -Inning out the, areas where we want direct communication between the two. lie continu:A that the Conservation Commission is clear ed with overall responsibility and the Conuervation -Officer should be carrying out those particular duties in those particular areas. He asked if there were problems, pointing out that the or fats ion and Mr. Pocknett are in attend- ance. y 14r,, jr3emyay 'stated that in regard to the logs which are filed with 'the vouchers, he thinks that the Co �servat�ion Comisoon shou-1d be given cies f those so they.have a good c o r-}ehensio p o of the scope f 14r. hoc ke i s patrols and the nature of his work and what happens generally on a da -to- day bas i_s. Above arid beyond' that, Mr. Benwa.y stated that he thinks than Mr. Pocknett should attend every Conservation Coirrnis ion meeting, adding ��a he thinks that both the C oi-i '�.�, •ssi ' on and Ron should work hand in glove to work out the general policy as determined by the Commissi n and Ron. Mr. Pocknett agreed that that Is the way it should be run. �;rs. Studley stated that as of 141onda , the Copffriission hadn't received copies of the logs. When we requested him to supply us w' th a c lie pyo said that Jeannie would do I t. kilns. Studley stressed that the or lssion should lea -e them fortheir records. He did not know vjhat .chat he was doing., except for a few ti'MEQs t.le died call on him for work that had to be done.' lirs. Studley seated that she had �:sL-ed Ron if lie was refusing' to furnish tie o i si on th a copy of t :e _o; and he had replied that he would not coo it. He called I"Irs. Studley the rjext clay and apologized and said that on Monday we would have copies. The re T.,;er n't any, but we. did get teem later that problem has resolved itself 6 -v rom noir on, copies of the log Will be sent along to the' Coira-Assion, 1.1r. Beni-ray tasked If there were any other specific item that either Ron, Vile Coi,,irriissi n or Dorothy want to discuss as far as overall policy is concerned. i•ir;.. LeClair said that Ron seemed to bea little confused as to who ,� the head of the Conservati-on CoTowrission, especially in the area of whether .ori has the say as to wh iat happens- at Commission meetil.ngs., or is it the Chairoian, Ron thinks Uha 'maybe he should be the person in charge. 11r. Senway replied that the :hoard of Sell-ectirien delegates this authority to the Conservation Comrrdssi n, but the -ildlife and Conservation Officer is ap- poI* ted by the Board of Selectmen I,utt it is his understanding that Ron i to work. pry-ncipally for the or sei•t�ation arms ion, with the o�� is i n having direct su�p��nTision. In �a:x; words) e ass a czjgnr::c to tl e or ser--