Town of Canaan
Board of Selectmen Meeting
Monday, October 18,2021@ 7:00 PM or at the
Conclusion of the Board of Finance Meeting if the time is after 7:00 PM
108 Main Street, Falls Village, Connecticut 06031
I. Call to Order
II. Public Comment (limit two minutes)
III. Approval of Pending Minutes-9/13/2021
IV. Treasurer and Tax Collector Reports
V. Communications
a. Written-Dan Shaw-Greenwoods thank you
b. Oral
Reports
a. Additional 107 septic and improvement costs-discussion of ARPA use
b. Need a sexton for town cemeteries. Looking for volunteers.
c. FOIA hearing cancelled because complainant did not make filing -cost $750
d. Ian Strever comment in RA about lack of affordable housing
e. Hats for constables on order
f. Rich Hamilton discussion
g. Tracey staying as coordinator of transfer station
h. MIRA will close on July 1, 2022. Barger will be on call on 10/14
i. Opiod settlement
j. Attorney discussion of public hearing law before leasing property
k. Revaluation bids received by assessor
l. Linda Paviol request to be put on town health insurance
m. Staples
n. Zoom camera for meetings
o. Town Clerk and Assistant Town Clerk job descriptions and advertising
p. Preliminary enrollment and costs for town for Region One
q. Survey
VI . Old Business
a. Proposed ARPA survey
VII New Business
a. Tax rebates
b. Recommendation of ARPA funding
c. Discussion of cost recovery for FOIA legal costs
d. Discussion of Public Hearing for leases of public property
e. Acceptance of low bid for 5-year revaluation
f. Recommendation to BOF re insurance for Linda Paviol
g. Recommendation for Zoom camera to enable watching of meetings
h. Staples offer
i. Job descriptions and publishing of job opening for TC and Assistant
VIII. Any Other Business to Properly Come Before the Board
IX. Adjournment
Submitted on Behalf of the Board of Selectmen
Henry W. Todd, First Selectman