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(Meeting postponed from January 12th due to icy road conditions).

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Selectmen worked on the 2016 budget for the March Town meeting Warrant.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant#25 for 2015 ($19390.35)
4. Reviewed and signed Warrant#1 of 2016 ($22,067.65)      
5. Selectmen entered into Executive session with Code Enforcement Officer to discuss a legal issue.
6. Exited Executive session. No decision was made. This was an informative session.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Received the certificate of Liability Insurance for American Tower Corporation.
4. Reviewed a letter from the Kennebec Behavioral Health in regards to services provided for Vienna residents. They will again be on the town warrant in our list of special accounts.
5. Received a request from Life Flight for a donation. Selectmen discussed and decided not to put their request on the warrant going forward. (Note: Life Flight has never cashed the $100 check we issued to them in 2014.)

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.  
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant 24 ($74,352.21)
4. Selectmen voted to take any 2015 over drafts out of the contingency fund voted in at March 2015 town meeting.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Selectmen entered into executive session (meet with code enforcement officer) Discussed a property ownerʼs code issues that may need to go to court.
4. Selectmen exited executive session. John Archard, CEO, will continue to work on a Consent Agreement in the matter.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #23 ($90,688.61)
4. Discussion on recent bad weather and how it affected town road conditions.     
5. The Selectman appointed Sue Burns, Jim Anderberg and Marianne Archard as the new Ordinance Review Committee.
6. The town spent $10,159.00 for legal services in 2015.
7. Reviewed Bank Reconciliation report.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed an abatement application, which was denied per John Sexton.
4. Dan Goucher, road commissioner reported that he pulled a large rock from Cumner Road. Grading was done on Bean Road and potholes were filled in on several roads around town. Upcoming work will be to repair a culvert on Mountain Road and maintenance on Trask Road.

5. Selectmen received the Decision on Lawless v Town of Vienna. 
   Quote:

   “The Court denies Petitioners ʼ M.R. Civ.P.80B appeal because:
   1) The Board of Appeals had jurisdiction over Intervenorsʼ appeal of the Planning Boardʼs Decision;
   2) The Board of Appeals did not commit an error of law or abuse its discretion in interpreting Section 7.2 (E) of the Wireless Ordinance; and
   3) The Board of Appeals did not abuse its discretion in declining to reconsider its decision. 
   
   For reasons stated, the entry will be: Petition is DENIED; Town of Viennaʼs Board of Appeals Decision of February 9, 2015, Administrative Appeal of Global Tower Assets, LLC and Northeast Wireless Networks, LLC is AFFIRMED.” Unquote
   
    

   Selectmen will post the full 18 page Decision on our website. See here

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #22 ($61,986.63).
4. Discussed issues with vehicles being left too close to the road during snowstorms. Parked vehicles should be well off the road so as to not interfere with plowing; otherwise, they could be subject to towing.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. The winter sand and salt preparation has been completed for the upcoming winter.
4. John Waterbury (senior loss control consultant.)of the Maine Municipal Association met with Dodi and Mark Holmes (Assistant Fire Chief) at the Fire Station earlier today. Mr.  Waterbury inspected the facility and reviewed paper work, policies and standard operating procedures, etc. He will be submitting a report of his findings.
5. Discussed property card valuation with town residents.  They feel as if they are being over taxed on their building.  They were advised to submit an abatement application, which they did.
6. Discussed the fact that some residents felt that there was a lack of advertising for the November 3rd election, and the hours open for voting. Upcoming elections will be posted on the website.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Selectmen reviewed and signed three abatements per assessing agent John Sexton.  Two abatement requests were granted and one was denied.  
4. Due to the fact that the 2015-2016 RSU9 education assessment was less than the amount used to figure taxes, the tax commitment figures have been adjusted. This increased the overlay amount; the original overlay was $7,499.69 and the adjusted overlay is $21,307.30. The tax commitment and mil rate remain the same.
5. Dan Goucher, road commissioner, reports that the town salt and sand is being put up this week for the coming winter season.
6. Selectmen voted to put Map 6, Lot 90 out to bid as of December 9th. Bids will be opened on Tuesday, February 9th. Completed information will be posted in the December Vienna Record, the Vienna website (viennamaine.org) and The Franklin Journal.