Selectmen

1. Selectmen reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant # 02 ($15,023.65).
4. Lengthy discussion with the Towns Financial Auditor, Stephen Hopkins. We talked about findings in the completed 2015 audit. Stephen gave suggestions of information we could add to the Town Report to give a more complete picture of our budget; a better way to present our revenues and well as appropriations.

1. Selectmen reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from previous meeting.
3. Lengthy meeting with town resident and other family members regarding their properties in Vienna. Creston spoke as a surveyor and as the person who updates Vienna’s tax maps. The confusion of property ownership has been resolved, but there is still a question of acreage resulting from a survey of an abutting property. Creston will review the survey and all maps pertaining to the situation. Name changes will be made for the 2017 tax bills.
4. Selectmen worked on the Town Warrant for the March 11th town meeting.
5. Selectmen reviewed the Bank Reconciliation report.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant # 25 for 2016 ($7431.54).
4. Entered Executive session with CEO John Archard. Selectmen gave him a letter they received pertaining to a legal case he is working on. Two cases were discussed.
5. Left Executive session
6. Reviewed and signed Warrant #1 for 2017. ($ 80,992.03)
7. Received Thank You letters from the Mt. Vernon Food Bank, Kennebec Land Trust, Franklin Cemetery and Kennebec Behavioral Health for 2016 donations from the town. These are all special accounts voted on at Town Meeting.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.

2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting

3. Entered executive session with CEO John Archard – information only, no decision was made.

4. Exited Executive session.

5. Reviewed and signed Warrant # 24 ($8794.43).

6. Selectmen signed Bank Reconciliation report.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting
3. Entered executive session with CEO John Archard to discuss a legal issue – information only.
4. Exited Executive session.
5. Selectmen had a discussion with Fire Chief Church on the Communication tower for the Lake Region Mutual aid. The radio communication is now narrow band. The communication system has been very unsatisfactory. Mutual Aid is looking to add two additional towers to the voter that will then operate four towers. Two are operational now, but there is a need to add two more to better the communication network. Each town will be asked to add $5,000 to the Tower system. There will be an article for this at March Town Meeting.
6. Discussed a parking issue with winter road maintenance. Some local residents are parking on the side of the road, which is causing an issue with proper snow removal and sanding after or during a storm. The hope is that residents will comply and park elsewhere when snow is expected. If this continues to be a problem, the town could instate parking bans which would be advertised on radio and television.
7. Selectmen signed and returned papers authorizing acceptance of the 2015 town audit draft.
8. Fire Chief Church reports that Mill Pond continues to fill up with mud-weeds. This could cause a problem with the pumps if the town has a fire as the Mill Pond has been a major source of water for the Fire Department. The Chief Church is looking for grants to help with cleaning out the pond.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant # 23 ($145,674.70)