Date:  November 10, 2003
Time:  7:00 pm
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Stuart Draper, Chair.,  Jerry Greene and Robert MacFarland
  And Recording Secretary Peggy Arn

1) Stanley Schultz attended the meeting to update the Board on the MACC Base voting issue.  He reported that Amherst and Milford are pushing for two votes each on the budget but the vote will be changed to 2/3 to carry.  The Board agreed that there should be a 2/3 requirement to carry a vote.  Mr. Schultz also stated that there will be a budget meeting on Thursday night at the Milford Town Hall.
2) Maurice attended the meeting to inform the Board that he had been visited by Loss Prevention Representative Ken Ward of NH Municipal Association.  He was making his routine visit and followed up with a letter of suggestions for implementation at the Recycling Center.  The Board will review the suggestions.  Maurice also stated that after he has been chipping the brush for a while, he is finding that he needs a person to inspect brush on a part time basis because people are dumping other items that should be burned in the brush pile.  The question then becomes, which is more economical, chipping the brush burning.  The Board agreed to discuss the matter further and get back to Maurice.
3) Chief Hautanen attended the meeting with several issues.  He first asked if there had been a decision made as to the status of the old police cruiser.  The Chief stated that he would like to keep it as a spare.  Mr. Greene stated that it could possibly be used for details or speed monitoring.  The Chief was asked to get costs to make get it equipped to be used either as an extra or for details.
4) His next question was if he should get quotes from a bio-cleaning company to be called in case normal cleaning is not sufficient.  The Board agreed that he should have quotes and to be prepared in the event a need should arise.
5) The Chief asked if an impound lot was going to be constructed this year.  He stated that he thought one was necessary.  Chairman Draper stated that the cost was prohibitive this year, but that it would be included in the budget for next year.
6) The acquisition of a generator for the station was also discussed.  Chairman Draper informed him that a generator had been purchased with a grant this year for the elementary school and that another application for the police station could be made in 2004 or it could be put in the budget.
7) Chief Hautanen made a recommendation that detail rates be increased to allow for an increase in the hourly wage paid officers and traffic aids.  Discussion ensued as to what the increase might be and the cost per hour of pension and workmen’s comp premiums.  No decision was made and the issue will be discussed again at another meeting.
8) Chief Hautanen asked if there was a town ordinance relating to details on town roads because he wants the town to be notified when work is taking place on town roads.   The Board agreed that the Police Department should be notified and that an ordinance could be passed to this effect.  He also asked if there is an noise ordinance.  The Board stated that they had not signed one but would be open to one.
9)  Chief Hautanen drafted a policy for tow truck rotation and asked if the Board would support it.  The Board did support the policy he proposed.
10) Chief Hautanen asked if money received by the Police Department for juvenile alcohol offenders and pistol permits could be put in a special account to be used for police equipment.  Chairman Draper explained that police income, or any department income, goes into the general fund and the purchases made by departments are reflected under their budgets.  There would not be a savings to the town or department using a special account.
11) The next topic of discussion was RSA books.  The Chief stated that he would like either a new set of RSA books or a key to access the town office to use the town’s set when the office is closed.  Discussion ensued as to the price of a new set or getting a key to the office so they could use the town set.  The question of the need a new set of books was discuss and will be continued at a later date.
12) Chief Hautanen then proposed a Senior Citizen’s program.  He would like to set up a system by which senior’s would call the police daily.  If they did not call, the police would call them or go to their home to check up on them.  The Board unanimously supported the proposed program.
13) Chief Hautanen asked if the Board was aware of any local agency that would take stray dogs because it is his understanding that they are presently being taken to Nashua.  The Selectmen did not know of any, so the Chief will make some calls to see if any are closer than Nashua.
14) The issue of cell phones for policemen was discussed.  The Chief felt that he might have a phone credit card instead of cell phone for calls when he is at home.  The Board agreed that a credit phone card could be used.
15) The Chief informed the Board that he feels that in order to attract new certified police personnel, the town needs to increase the portion of health insurance the town pays.  He stated that a person with a family has to pay too much for insurance coverage.  Selectman Greene stated that he agreed and had intended to go to the Budget Committee with that recommendation based on the amount school teachers get.  Chairman Draper stated that it is a budget issue and will be discussed in the preparation of 2004 budgets.
16) Chief Hautanen informed the Board that he had received 11 applications for the vacancies at the department, but that none were certified.  He is placing an ad at the Police Training Academy.
17) At 8:10, Selectman MacFarland made a motion to end the regular meeting and to call an executive system per RSA 91-A;3,II(a).  Selectman Greene seconded the motion; which passed with all in favor.
18) The regular meeting was called to order at 8:35.  The next item on the agenda was the Fountain House.  Tony Mason, owner and Mark Whitehill, Chairman of the PlanningCommittee, attended the meeting at the request of Mr. Draper to discuss the issue of the Fountain House’s site plan.  Mark told Mr. Mason that if he continued to have public functions, he needed to go before the Planning Board.  Discussion ensued as to previous requests of the Selectmen and Planning Board for him to do so, had not been answered.  The discussion ended with Mr. Whitehill telling Mr. Mason that he will put in writing what he needs to do to be in compliance with an approved site plan.  Chairman Draper stated that the Selectman were supportive of his endeavors but that he needs to be in compliance.
19) Selectman Greene made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting and call executive session per RSA 91-A:3,II(b).  Selectman MacFarland seconded the motion.  All were in favor.  The regular session was called to order at 8:40.
20) The Board set the date of November 24th at 6:30 pm to present the Boston Cane to Wilton’s oldest resident, Adm. Charles R. Khoury, USN (ret).
21) After a discussion, Selectman Greene made a motion to employ the firm of Plodzik and Sanderson to do the annual audit for the year ending 12/31/02.  Selectman MacFarland seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
22) The Board reviewed the tow truck policy that Chief Hautanen proposed and Selectman Greene made a motion to adopt the policy.  Selectman MacFarland
seconded the motion, which passed with all in favor.
23) The Board reviewed a letter from Robert Kokko, the manager of the Eastview Condominiums asking that the condo numbers be changed.  After discussing the request at length, it was agreed that the building numbers remain the same, i.e. 14, 26, 33 and 45.  The unit numbers could be 1 through 9 for each unit.  Mr. Greene suggested that a plan of the condos, with the building and unit numbers be reflected on it, be sent to Mr.Kokko.
24) The regular meeting was adjourned and executive session called on a motion at 10:30 pm, per RSA 91-A:3,II(b).
25) The bills and payroll for the week ending November 10, 2003 were reviewed and approved.
26) The informational material and correspondence was reviewed.
27) The minutes from the previous meeting were read and signed.
28) The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 on a motion.

Respectfully submitted;

Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary