Town of Warwick
Selectboard
May 18, 2009
Draft Minutes 
Members present: Patricia Lemon, Rick Abbott, Nick Arguimbau Others
present: Town Coordinator David Young, Town Secretary/Animal Control
Officer Rosa Fratangelo Calcari, Tax Collector/Treasurer Terry Kemerer,
Cemetery Commission member Jim Toth, Miryam Williamson, Wendy Wirth, Jon
Calcari, Paula Robinson (Athol Daily News)
I.	Call to Order 
Chairwoman Lemon called to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Warwick Free Library. 
II.	Minutes
Lemon MOVED that the Selectboard approve the Minutes of the April 21 and
May 4 meetings as printed. Arguimbau SECONDED. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
III.	Presentations and Discussions
1. Approve Cemetery Commission Job Descriptions - Job descriptions for
the positions of Grounds Mower and Grounds Trimmer were discussed. The
Cemetery Commission hires people for the positions, and the Selectboard
confirms the hiring.  Pay for both positions comes from the Perpetual
Care Fund.
Lemon MOVED that the Selectboard approve the Grounds Trimmer and Grounds
Mower job descriptions as printed. Arguimbau SECONDED. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
2. Overview of Upcoming Appointments - Young said that the Town Clerk
asked for the creation of a single document with all the appointments.
R. Calcari had compiled two lists for the Board's review, one with all
appointments and another with appointments that expire June 30, 2009.
The Board will look over the lists and discuss any changes deemed
necessary at the June 1 meeting. Calcari noted her inadvertent omission
of the Town Custodian on both lists. Lemon asked Young to please
contact all whose appointments are due to expire and confirm their
willingness to be reappointed.
3.	Selectboard Representation at Memorial Day Observance - Lemon said
that a representative from the Board needs to give a brief welcoming
speech at the Memorial Day observance Saturday, May 23 at 1 p.m.
Arguimbau agreed to be the Board's representative.
4.	Special Municipal Employee Exemptions - This issue came before the
Board because Les Goodman and Terry Kemerer are testing and installing
broadband systems in Town. Broadband Committee member Les Goodman, Tax
Collector/Treasurer Terry Kemerer, and Library Trustee Lisa Vanderstelt
have filled out the appropriate Disclosure of Financial interest by
Special Municipal Employee forms required by G.L.C.268A20(c) and 20(d).
The Selectboard must vote the positions as Special Municipal Employees
as well as individuals holding those positions exempt under the
provisions of MGL Ch. 268A#20(d).
Lemon MOVED that the Board declare Les Goodman, Terry Kemerer and Lisa
Vanderstelt exempt under the provisions of MGL 268#20(d). Arguimbau
SECONDED. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Kemerer mentioned that in a conversation he had had with a lawyer from
the Ethics Commission, any Town Meeting member who works for
compensation on a town-owned enterprise needs an exemption as well.
Lemon MOVED that the Board designate the positions of Town Meeting
Member (registered voter), Broadband Committee Member, and Library
Trustee as Special Municipal Employees. Arguimbau SECONDED. VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY.
5.  Selectboard Reports - Lemon said that last Friday samples were taken
from the old Center School for an asbestos/hazmat survey paid for by the
Fire Department. Minor amounts of hazardous waste, a form of asbestos
called chrysotile, were identified in three areas of the building.  The
Firemen's Association will next solicit proposals for the required
abatement, and when that is completed, they can then apply for
demolition permits from the town and the Commonwealth Department of
Environmental Protection.  Don Matthews had arranged in 2005 for the
demolition waste to be hauled away, and most likely, he will be able to
make the same arrangements when the time comes. Bids for clean-up will
be sought from the company that performed the survey along with others.
6.  Town Coordinator Report - Young spoke first about the FY '09
fuel-oil contract. Due to measures to improve efficiency and
conservation of resources, fuel oil consumption is markedly down, but
the contract requires we purchase 90% of the bid for 6500 gallons.
Currently we have taken delivery on 79% of the 6500 gallons, and the
tanks may not be able to hold the additional 1,348 gallons that we are
contractually bound to purchase. A buy-out at $4.00 per gallon is a
possibility.
	Young praised Bill Lyman for his excellent work repairing and
	painting the play structure at Fellows Field. He also reported that
	the cell tower is now on-line and providing a broadband signal.
	Young has applied for a summer youth employment program grant, which
	would allow him to hire one young person for clerical work and
	another for maintenance.
	Young gave the Board copies of an incident report he requested be
	written by a resident who had had a terrifying encounter with a
	neighbor's dog on her property. The owner of the dog is a tenant at
	a rental property, and the landlord of that property had ordered the
	dog removed by this evening. ACO R. Calcari explained the procedure
	for a Nuisance Dog hearing.
Lemon MOVED that per MGL 140#157 the Board authorize and hold a Nuisance
Dog hearing for the brown and white intact male pit bull called "Damon",
owned by Jeff Lafond of 1712 Shepardson Road, if the dog is still in
Warwick by May 19, 2009.  Abbott SECONDED. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
IV.	Public Comment
Williamson conveyed the importance of insuring that the humidifier for
the piano in the Main Hall of Town Hall be kept plugged in at all times.
Young suggested placing a sign to that effect.

V. 	Adjournment
Lemon MOVED to adjourn at 7:05 pm. Abbott SECONDED. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Minutes taken by Rosa Fratangelo Calcari.
 		 		 
Patricia Lemon,		Frederick H. Abbott III,		Nicholas C. Arguimbau
Selectboard Chair		Selectboard Vice-Chair		Selectboard Member
 		
		 
Rosa Fratangelo Calcari				James David Young
Selectboard Secretary				Town Coordinator