Board of Selectmen/Assessors & Overseers of the Poor
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 4pm in Emerson Hall

PRESENT:  Gus Basile, Chairman;  Peter Vogell, Dave Unger, Selectmen; Dale Abernethy, Town Manager; Karen Motycka, Finance Officer and Susan Macomber, Town Clerk.
PUBLIC:  Brooke & Gil Tenney, Liz Parish, Sue Macdonald, and Sharon Bray from the Castine Patriot.

Gus Basile opened the meeting at 4:00 p.m. and wished everyone a Happy New Year.
Agenda additions and/or deletions = None.

Gus Basile asked for a motion to approve the warrants, abatements; budget vs. actual and trial balance reports, bank reconciliations and excise tax collections. 
Motion was made by Peter Vogell to approve the above.  Second by Dave Unger.   Approved 3-0.

Peter Vogell made motion to approve the December 19^th & December 22^nd, 2011, Selectmen's Meeting minutes.  Second by Dave Unger. Approved 3-0.

AGENDA
Item 1.  Gus Basile introduced and read updates (see attached).

• The first responder service will be part of the Fire Dept which will become Castine Fire & Rescue (CF+R)
• The first responder service will operate under the direction of Tom Gutow, an EMT & Fire Dept officer who was promoted to CF+R Assistant Chief-EMS.  Ingrid Scott, an EMT & Town Health Officer will serve as Assistant Director of the first responder service
• Dr Olivari will serve as the first responder service’s medical director
• Town Gutow, Ingrid Scott & Lisa Haugen will serve as the first responder service’s Quality Improvement Committee
• 11 current or former BAC EMTs will serve as first responders
• Peninsula Ambulance & CF+R First Responders will be dispatched with a single call to    9-1-1

Peter Vogell said he met with Tom Gutow and Ingrid Scott to review the organization and structure plan with them in more detail.  A good plan is coming together; application for license has been submitted to the State which should take approximately 1 month to be issued; letter has been sent to BAC requesting needed supplies & equipment be donated to the First Responder Service with no response as of this date; required notice as part of the application to the State is scheduled to be published in the Jan 5^th Castine Patriot & Ellsworth American which allows public comments to be sent to the State.
Dale predicted the first responder service to be a seamless transition.  Everyone expressed their thanks to the committee for their thorough work and speediness in getting a first responder service in place.

COMMUNICATIONS:
1) Wedding request at Fort Madison on Sat June 23rd, 2012 from Leah Tenney & fiancé Eamon Keating from 3-4:30pm with approximately 130 guests.  Reception will be held at the Golf Club.  Leah is member of the Tenney family, has grown up summers in Castine and her parents own a house on Court St. 
Dave Unger made motion to approve the request.  Second by Peter Vogell. 
A Terms & Conditions letter will be sent. 
Approved 3-0.

Gus Basile acknowledged the public present:  None

PAST ACTIONS:
-Liz Parish asked about the Farmer’s Market and season approaching.  The proposed Zoning Ordinance changes probably won’t be in place and finalized before the season begins. Will the Farmer’s Market be allowed on the Town Common?
Discussion.
It was decided to check on the minutes and have item on the January 17^th Agenda.

SELECTMEN COMMENTS:
Upcoming meetings
-Tuesday, January 17^th at 4pm.
-T/G Mtg on Wedn January 18^th at 8AM, MMA.

Peter Vogell made motion to adjourn.  Second by Dave Unger.  Approved 3-0.
Meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m. 
Minutes by Susan Macomber, Town Clerk.