LIVERMORE – The town’s attorney has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Peter Drown Jr. to overturn the dangerous dog ordinance voters adopted in October, select board Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Tuesday.

Drown’s suit claims the town did not follow the proper posting procedure for a special town meeting, but the town’s attorney says required procedure was followed.

Town officials also appointed Rick Tompkins as a part-time employee for maintenance and safety to replace Jimmy Leclerc, who resigned earlier this month, Schaub said.

Tompkins will make $12 an hour. The board appointed Tompkins as temporary part time to the position while Leclerc was on a leave of absence.

The town also sold some of its surplus equipment for about $4,660.

A sander went for $102, a plow went for $502, a 1960 tractor went for $555, and a 1990 former plow/dump truck was sold for $3,501, Schaub said.

The select board also agreed that the town office would be closed Monday, Dec. 24, Tuesday, Dec. 25, and Wednesday, Dec. 26.

Schaub also said that he will contact the Maine Department of Transportation to see if the speed limit could be lowered in sections of Route 4 for safety and noise.

A camp owner requested a sign be posted to discourage use of engine brakes, Schaub said, but the DOT recommends not doing that because such brakes are a safety device.

The board’s next meeting will be at 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at the town office.