Selectmen Minutes
December 7, 2021
Present: Fred Woodhouse, Diane Callahan, Gary Backstrom
Call to order by Fred Woodhouse at 5:30 pm.
Motion to appoint Scott Brown to the Planning Board (Backstrom/Woodhouse). Discussion about the process of appointing to Boards or Committees. Mr. Woodhouse spoke to Jeff Osgood and Scott Brown. Mr. Backstrom stated that based on his experience he did not need to speak to both. Ms. Callahan did not speak to either as she thought both candidates would be at this meeting and the Board would speak to them with the public in attendance. Members of the public also thought that there would be a “public” interview session with the candidates. Mr. Backstrom withdrew his motion and the Board will meet with the candidates on Thursday, December 9, 2021.
Chet Bowles, Chair of the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA), gave a presentation about the duties, responsibilities, and procedures of the ZBA.
Jim Fredrickson, Sharon’s School Board Representative to the Conval School District, spoke about the School Board website. The School Board publishes information on this website pertaining to the school budget and other items of interest. Mr. Fredrickson explained that the school budget year runs from July 1 through June 30. The fiscal year 2021 started July 1, 2020 and ended June 30, 2021, the budget process for the fiscal year 2021 started in 2019 so that the budget could be presented at the March 2020 town meeting.
Motion to approve the minutes of 11/16/2021 and 11/23/2021 (Backstrom/Callahan). All in favor, motioned carried.
Motion to approve the manifest for the payment of the 2021 County taxes (Woodhouse/Backstrom). All in favor, motion carried.
Motion to approve the cash management agreement with Bar Harbor Bank (Woodhouse/Backstrom). All in favor, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 6:47 PM.
Minutes taken by Debra Harling. Approved on 12/21/2021.