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Monday, April 12, 2010

Special Town Council Meeting Agenda

AGENDA
SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
7:00 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE TO FLAG

2. ROLL CALL
___Councilor Bowie ___Councilor Larochelle ___ Councilor Mason
___Councilor Cote ___Councilor Lunt ___ Councilor Pomelow
___Councilor Crafts
Town Clerk reading of meeting rules

3. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Special Entertainment Permit & Liquor License – Casa Mia, Inc. d/b/a Graziano’s Restaurant
B. Special Entertainment Permit & Liquor License – Raymond J. Lavigne Post 9459
C. Liquor License for the Angelo’s Restaurant
D. Consideration of $2,040,000 Bond Order for Trail System Project and Water Line Project

4. CONSENT AGENDA
2010-54 ORDER A. Mobile Home Park Renewals
B. Off Premise Catering Permit – Richard A. Gnauck d/b/a Richards Restaurant
C. Special Entertainment Permit & Liquor License – Casa Mia, Inc. d/b/a Graziano’s Restaurant
D. Renewal Victualer Licenses
E. Special Entertainment Permit & Liquor License – Raymond J. Lavigne Post 9459
F. Mass Gathering Permit for Riverside Flea Market
G. Mass Gathering Permit for Moxie Days
H. Liquor License for the Angelo’s Restaurant

I. Minutes of March 2, 2010
J. Minutes of March 16, 2010

5. COUNCIL ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, & ORDINANCES
2010-55 ORDER − Advisory question for budget referendum process
2010-56 ORDER - $2,040,000 Bond Order

6. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Street Lighting Policy
B. Town Manager’s Report

7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

8. APPOINTMENTS
2010-57 ORDER – Civil Constable

A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.
United States
In the United States, there is no consistent use of the office of constable across the states, and use may vary even within a state. A constable may merely be an official responsible for service of process: such as summonses and subpoenas for people to appear in court in criminal and/or civil matters. Or, they may be fully empowered law enforcement officers. They may also have additional specialized duties unique to the office. In some states, a constable may be appointed by the judge of the court which he or she serves; in others the constable is an elected or appointed position at the village, precinct or township level of local government.
The office developed from its British counterpart during the colonial period. Prior to the modernization of law enforcement which took place in the middle 19th century, local law enforcement was performed by constables and watchmen.^[25] Constables were appointed or elected at the local level for specific terms and, like their UK counterparts the Parish Constable, were not paid and did not wear a uniform. However, they were often paid a fee by the courts for each writ served and warrant executed. Following the example of the British Metropolitan Police established in 1829, the states gradually enacted laws to permit municipalities to establish police departments. This differed from the UK in that the old system was not uniformly abolished in every state. Often the enacting legislation of the state conferred a police officer with the powers of a constable, the most important of these powers being the common law power of arrest. Police and constables exist concurrently in many jurisdictions. Perhaps because of this, the title "constable" is not used for police of any rank. The lowest rank in a police organization would be officer, deputy, patrolman, trooper, and historically, private, depending on the particular organization.
In many states, constables do not conduct patrols or preventive policing activities. In such states the office is relatively obscure to its citizens.
A constable may be assisted by deputy constables as sworn officers or constable's officers as civil staff, usually as process servers. In some states, villages or towns, an office with similar duties is marshal.