PREVIOUS MEETING'S MINUTES: Motion by Phillip, seconded by Dale, to accept the minutes of the meeting of October 24, 2005. The motion passed unanimously.

SELECTMEN'S COMMENTS: Todd reported he has been working on the Town Clock preparing it for the winter season. Dale said that he is making the rounds of the snowplowing contractors making certain that their equipment meets the contract specifications. David said that he had completed an hour and one-half telephone interview regarding the Gateway 1 project.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Forrest York, Sr. said that he had talked with several property owners in Woolwich and they were pleased with the results of the revaluation.

ROAD COMMISSIONER'S REPORT: Both Jack and Lloyd advised that they were not aware of any road problems in town. Jack said that he was looking into getting some sandbags for use in any future dike flooding.

CEO/FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT: CEO/Fire Chief Ken Desmond was not present. Lloyd read Ken's report which is attached.

OLD BUSINESS:

a. Flu Clinic Recap: Health Officer, Jack Albis, reported on a very successful flu clinic held recently at the Town Office. One Hundred Twenty Five persons received the flu vaccine. Lloyd said that the credit for the successful flu clinic was due to the efforts of our Health Officer. Jack said that he was working on the clinic for next year. Motion by Phillip, seconded by Rita, for the Town to donate $100.00 to CHANS to help defray the clinic expenses. The motion passed unanimously. Jack alerted the Selectmen to the possibility that a crippling disease bourn by the tiger mosquito may be present in the area next year and that the effects can be mitigated by spraying.

NEW BUSINESS:

a. Approval of Accounts Payable Warrant: Motion by Phillip, seconded by Rita, to approve the accounts payable warrant of November 7, 2005. The motion passed unanimously.

b. Approval of Payroll Warrant: Motion by Rita, seconded by Phillip, to approve the payroll warrants of November 4 and 11, 2005. The motion passed unanimously.

c. Veterans Exemption Removal: The Assessors noted that property at 24 Hall Road owned by Charles Hinckley had recently been transferred to Charles Hinckley (50%) and Cathy Kelly (50%) as Tenants in Common. Mr. Hinckley has been receiving a veterans exemption for the property. However, state law does not allow a veterans exemption for Tenants in Common. It was the consensus of the Assessors to remove the veterans exemption for Charles Hinckley effective April 2006.

d. Consideration of Administrative Abatement and Tree Growth Report: Lloyd advised that the Assessing Agent had not provided the data to consider these two items. It was the consensus of the Selectmen/Assessors to table these items until their next meeting. The Assessors requested Lloyd to schedule a meeting with them and the Assessors Agent on Thursday, November 17, 2005, at 4:00 p.m.

e. Executive Session: Motion by David at 6:45 p.m., seconded by Rita, to go into an Executive Session under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(A) to discuss a personal matter. The motion passed unanimously. Motion by Rita at 7:30 p.m., seconded by Dale, to come out of the executive session. The motion passed unanimously.

f. Office Help Performance Review: The Selectmen were unanimous in their assessment of the high performance of Martha Hayward during her first four months in the employment of the Town of Woolwich. Motion by Todd to increase her pay by $1.00 per hour effective November 7, 2005 to $9.00 with a further increase of $1.00 per hour on February 1, 2006. In addition, the Selectmen will give further consideration to the funding of this position in their budget deliberations next spring. The motion passed unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT: 7:35 p.m.

Lloyd Coombs

Approved: /s/ David A. King, Sr.

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