12/15/1981 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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F 4L NOTES ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING December 1 , 1981 The Executive Secretary explained that curt Frye was taking vacation day, and so- he had excused hire from attending this meeting and will reschedule a time for him to meet with the _ Board later, to discuss nis reorganization plan, and animal officer operation, lRegarding Morris Kirsner' s visit, Sel. Thomas asked if this was to discuss the MacDonald case? Mr. Murphy stated it was mainly to dis- cuss the Tribal Council 's case, but could also touch on the MacDonald case. Sel. Thomas stated she would want Town, counsel present if they were going to get into that. as Mr . Reardon has been so involved in the MacDonald case. Agreed. 2 AlarmBy-Law; Mr. Murphy explained the futility of municipal buildings being included , as the penalty would be paid and then deposited into the sane account. But, he continued,. Town counsel advised - that it would be possible, and more appropriate, for the Selectmen to take action to exempt municipal buildings. Under the proposed By-Law, an establishment would be allowed 3 shots , and after that number of false alarms, they would be subject to penalty. Sel, Thomas pointed out that over - 90% f our alarm responses are false, and this was ubstan- iated by the statistics provided by Greg Willa.s when he was Fire Chief. It was obvious that United Church village and Pilgrim' s Pride are res- ponsible for most of the calls. It was conceded that any system can be faulty, but there is no reason for these faults to be allowed to con- tinue over a long period of time. el. Thomas asked if there was any way we could eliminate having the calls go into our Fire/Police stations? Mr. Murphy responded yes , we could. The alarm company will tie then into anywhere that is specified* However, this would delay the response, and in the case of Pilgrim' s Pride horsing Hone, this could be critical , Cm, Garland asked if we need to send the entire fleet? He has been discussing this with Chief Gould, who feels it is necessary to send the ambulance and truck on each alarm from Pilgrim' s Pride - but not to other places . All agreed that to handle the matter economically, by stipulating a money penalty, was the best way to handle the situation. Sel. Thomas suggested we try this approach first, and if that doesn't work, we may have to take more drastic measures , Mr. Murphy pointed out that the new site manager at United Church- Vill- age hurch- vill-age is trying hard to clean up that place, and eliminate some of the trouble-makers . The Selectmen agred that the question should go on tomorrow' s Agenda , for approval and acceptance for inclusion in the Town Meeting warrant# Mr. Murphy asked the Selectmen to review the revised fee schedule he has presented, dealing with liquor establishments , primarily. If the Hoard concurs' with the increases he is recommending, he will look at other fees that may be clue for increases , also.