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Town of Enfield
Special Town Board Meeting
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Virtual Meeting via Zoom Meeting Portal
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Present: Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, Councilperson Virginia Bryant,
Councilperson Robert Lynch, Councilperson Michael Miles, Town Clerk Ellen Woods
Call to Order: 6:30 PM
Privilege of the Floor: Limited to 3 minutes per speaker- including Pledge of Allegiance if
you so choose
Ed Hetherington
Consent Agenda:
Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond moved to resolution the Consent Agenda.
2nd Councilperson Robert Lynch
Audit Claims: The Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to pay General Fund Voucher 263 to 263
dated 11-18-2020 in the amount of $132.97, Highway Fund Voucher 177 to 177 dated 11-18-2020
in the amount of $39.60, and Fire Department Voucher 264 to 264 date 11-18-2020 in the amount
of $931.00.
Vote: Councilperson Virginia Bryant, Aye Councilperson Robert Lynch, Aye
Councilperson Michael Miles, Aye Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, Aye
All Aye resolution #2020-79 carried
New Business
●Fire Contract:
Discussion: Interim Councilperson Michael Miles, Councilperson Robert Lynch, Councilperson
Virginia Bryant, Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, Town Clerk Ellen
Woods, Councilperson Robert Lynch moved to schedule Public Hearing prior to next Regular
Town Board Meeting
December 9, 2020 at 6:30 PM.
2nd Acting town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond
Vote: Councilperson Virginia Bryant, Aye Councilperson Robert Lynch, Aye
Councilperson Michael Miles, Aye Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, Aye
All Aye Resolution #2020-80 carried
●IT Transition
Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond moved to resolution the formation of an IT Advisory
Committee
2nd Councilperson Virginia Bryant
Discussion: Interim Councilperson Michael Miles, Councilperson Virginia Bryant, Acting Town
Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, Councilperson Robert Lynch
Vote: Councilperson Virginia Bryant, Aye Councilperson Robert Lynch, Aye
Councilperson Michael Miles, Aye Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie
Redmond, Aye
All Aye resolution #2020-81 carried
●Highway Budget Modification
Movement of funds within the highway department per recommendation of Highway
Superintendent in referenced email. The purpose being to retain 5th full time employee for the
year 2021.
Discussion: Councilperson Robert Lynch, Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond,
Councilperson Virginia Bryant
Resolution of Intent: (Councilperson Robert Lynch) January 2021 $61,500.00 be moved from
D.A.5110.4 General Repairs, Road Maintenance Budget to other funding lines in Highway Funds,
General Repairs, Road Maintenance Budget so as to retain a 5th full time employee subordinate to
Highway Superintendent within the Enfield Highway Department…
2nd Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond
Further intent is the reduction in general Repairs, Road Maintenance Account reflected in a
reduction of Contractual Materials purchases in the year 2021 submitted by Highway
Superintendent authorized by the Town Board for calendar year 2021. I so move..
2nd Councilperson Virginia Bryant
Vote: Councilperson Virginia Bryant, Aye Councilperson Robert Lynch, Aye
Councilperson Michael Miles, Aye Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, Aye
All Aye resolution #2020-82 carried
• Councilperson/Supervisor
Discussion: Interim Councilperson Michael Miles, Councilperson Virginia Bryant, Acting Town
Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, Councilperson Robert Lynch, Town Clerk Ellen Woods
●A full complement on Town Board is imperative, legal implications and options,
appointment of supervisor before 2021, Deputy Town Supervisor/Supervisor relationship
(employee/employer relationship) can be problematic and inappropriate, ethical influence,
job definition, wages, disparity, budget issues, vacancy for councilperson, qualifications vs.
dynamics, Guy Krogh’s communication from October 5, 2020,
●Schedule discussion and potential action item for December 9 Regular Town Board Meeting
Additions and Changes to Agenda:
●Renevous Solar $10,000.00 over projected costs. Consider option #2. Discuss with
Highway Superintendent Rollins at December 9 Regular Town Board Meeting.
●Plan for Operations in the Event of a Declared Public Health Emergency Involving a
Communicable Disease
Discussion: Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, Councilperson Robert Lynch,
Councilperson Michael Miles, Councilperson Virginia Bryant
New Plan in progress, in-home housing, application of appropriate ROOP procedures to format,
collaborate to polish prior to resolution at December 9 Regular Town Board Meeting, deadline
April 2021.
Announcements:
● Intersection at Halseyville and Iradell Road closed November 23rd and 24th for repair by
County Highway Department, Swift 911 implementation
●The Town Hall alarm System is activated as of 11-18-2020. Issued codes are required to
disarm the alarm.
Adjournment: 7:21 PM
Councilperson Robert Lynch moved to adjourn
2nd Councilperson Michael Miles