LIVERMORE FALLS – Selectmen met in an executive session for about 40 minutes Monday with Town Manager Alan Gove in reference to his evaluation.
The board had met with Gove in executive session Feb. 22 and voted 3-2 afterward not to extend his contract when it expires June 30, 2006.
Upon leaving Monday’s executive session, board Chairman Ken Jacques read a statement to those present.
“The Board of Selectmen felt a meeting with the town manager to clarify the recent vote not to extend the contract at this time was not a vote of termination,” Jacques said. “As a group, we are working out our differences and will readdress the issue at a later date.”
Resident Phil Poirier said he was glad to hear it. He had a prepared statement but wasn’t going to read it, he said, now that the board has addressed the issue.
Jacques said the board was going to move forward.
“The town is not any good without leadership,” Selectman Joyce Drake said. “We’re all going to become good leaders.”
In other business, selectmen unanimously voted to buy a 2005 General Motors Co. Sierra, two-wheel drive, automatic, pickup truck for $11,368 from O’Connor’s in Augusta for the Sewer Department.
The truck is to replace one that will not pass inspection.
A quote from Bailey Bros. for an automatic transmission truck was $14,319.
The money will come out of a reserve account that has about $150,000 in it, to which Jay contributes about half.
Selectmen considered used trucks that ranged in price from $2,000 to $9,000, with mileage running 84,000 and up.
Selectman Bill Demaray, a mechanic by trade, said the key is if they go with a used one, they may have to put a lot of money into it.
Selectmen also unanimously voted to buy a sign for the Municipal Building from SignWorks in Farmington. The 2- by 8-foot sign will have a green border, black background and gold, turn of the century-style lettering.
The cost of the sign is $350 with an $80 installation fee.
An estimate for a sign from Karkos Signs was $400 without installation.
The board also unanimously voted to enter into a two-year ambulance contract with Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. The contract cost for the first year is $34,700, with the cost of the second year increasing by 4.9 percent.
Gove said things might need to be dealt with in the future if the state’s spending cap for municipal budgets is less than the 4.9 percent.
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