Town of Warwick 
Selectboard Minutes September 24, 2007


Members present: Rick Abbott, Jim Toth
Members absent: Patricia Lemon

Others: Jeannette Fellows, Charlotte Weltzin, Rosa & Jon Calcari, Chris
Ryan, Dawn Magi, Jim Deming, Gunnar Lambert, Miryam Williamson, George
Day, Pat Johnson, Colin Killay

The Board signed FY08 Warrant 06.

I. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 6:36 p.m. at the Town Hall by Vice
Chairman Toth.

II. Minutes

Abbott Moved to approve the minutes of the August 27 meeting as
corrected. Toth seconded. VOTED.

III. Presentations/Discussions

1. Fire Chief - Gunnar Lambert was the lone applicant interviewed. He
briefly described his experience, the trend towards fighting fires from
outside rather entering buildings, and addressed the Board's questions
about his priorities for the department. His priorities are first,
training; training new people and putting standard operating procedures
in place to maintain the dept. There are 11 active members of dept.;
would like to return to 25 members. 40% NIMS compliant, will be 100%
within the year. Could use more radios; equipment is older, but
functional. The Board also discussed prospects and timeline for the
future Public Safety Building located at the old school site.

Toth Moved to appoint Gunnar Lambert to the position of  Fire Chief
effective immediately for a term to expire June 30, 2008. Abbott
seconded. VOTED.

2. Town Secretary
Toth Moved to accept the resignation of Jeannette
Fellows from the position of Town Secretary with regret. Abbott
seconded. VOTED.

Toth said the Board is looking for a temporary replacement until a Town
Coordinator is appointed and that person can determine the role of the
secretary and who they want to work with. Williamson volunteered to take
minutes as the secretary if no one else comes forward and only until a
Town Coordinator is hired.
3. Certified MA Municipal Collector - Tax
Collector Kemerer recently received notice that he successfully passed
his test and received his designation as a Certified Massachusetts
Municipal Collector. 
4. Town Boundaries - The Board received an
invitation from the Town of Orange to share the cost of having
Cartographic Associates perambulate the town boundaries: a task that
should be completed every 5 years. Abbott and Toth discussed who and how
to do this, then tabled the discussion until a future meeting. 
5. Thanks- Nick Arguimbau will donate $4000 to the Town Clock repair.
6. Town Clock - Day reported that he, d'Avanza, and Toth, dismantled the clock
and  d' Avanza took parts to his workshop to repair. While the clock is
being repaired, it will show accurate time only twice in 24 hours.
7.  Special Town Meeting - The Board discussed the warrant articles briefly.
Need to designate funding sources for financial articles.
8. Town Coordinator - Will create job description in next few meetings and
soliciting applications to try to hire a coordinator prior to Nov. 30.
9. Boston Post Cane - Katherine Magi will be presented with the cane at
the Oct. 1 Women's Guild Meeting. 
10. Veterans' Monument - Abbott reported that the committee received 3 quotes.
Abbott Moved to accept the Veterans' Monument Committee recommendation
to accept Athol Granite Works quote of $7975 to erect a monument as the
low bidder who met all contract specifications. Toth seconded. VOTED.
11. Highway Bids for winter salt and sand - Toth reported that the sand
bids came in 50% higher than last year, so will reject bids and
readvertise through COG.

Toth Moved to accept the Highway Superintendent's recommendation to
accept the winter salt bid for $57.89/ton from Eastern Salt Co. Abbott
seconded. VOTED.

IV. Public Comment - Magi encouraged the Board to have a contract with a
Town Coordinator that prevents the problems we had with the previous
coordinator and requiring the coordinator to create the ATM budget.
Fellows discussed black mailbox and sorting mail.

V. Public Hearing-Toth convened the public hearing on Garage Road and
Hettie-Belle Lane at 7:15 p.m. A road layout, Hettie-Belle Lane, was
included in the 1997 purchase and sale agreement for the land swap by
Patricia Lincoln Johnson to site the new school. After tonight's
hearing, the plan will be filed with the Town Clerk, then needs a vote
to be accepted at a Town Meeting.

Toth Moved that public convenience and necessity require us to layout
Garage Road and Hettie-Belle Lane as shown in the plan by Muszynski,
dated Sept 7, 2007 and that we file said layout and plan with the Town
Clerk immediately. Abbott seconded. VOTED.

The public hearing was closed at 7:23 p.m.

VI. Adjournment

Toth Moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:07 p.m. Abbott seconded. VOTED.

Minutes taken by Jeannette Fellows