STRONG — Selectmen plan to meet with the town animal control officer to discuss communications concerns and job requirements.

Laura White, the animal control officer, is responsible for transporting stray and injured animals to the Franklin County Animal Shelter in Farmington.

Town Clerk Raylene Tolman brought to selectmen’s attention on Tuesday night that White’s contract with the town expired in December 2012. White also has changed her phone number and asked that the town’s animal control complaints go through the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. Tolman confirmed that White was submitting monthly reports and receiving payments.

Selectmen suggested White meet with them at their June 11 meeting to review her job description and communications changes.

Tolman said the animal control officer’s duties must meet state standards and expressed frustration with the steady changes in licensing requirements and paperwork. She has met with White, but she hasn’t had training to report whether animal complaints are being resolved properly. Owners of unregistered dogs are subject to fines, but she knows that rule isn’t being enforced in all cases.

“We need to find out what other towns do,” Tolman said.

In other news, selectmen scheduled a public hearing at 6 p.m Tuesday, June 4, before the vote to approve sending the Black Dog Cafe’s application for a beer and wine license to the Maine Department of Public Safety. According to Tolman, no business in town ever has served alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises.

Stephen, Eric and Barbara Heath, owners of the Black Dog Cafe, hosted a public hearing to answer any questions about their plans.

Following the April hearing, voters cast their ballots either for or against the option to allow any type of alcohol to be served on premises in a restaurant in town. By a vote of 78-20 they approved of serving alcohol on Sundays, and by a vote of 85-15 they approved allowing alcohol to be served in certain eating establishments.

This second hearing will allow selectmen to review any new information that would prevent them from voting to send the application to the state’s Liquor Licensing and Inspection Division.

Selectman heard the most recent figures for heating-cost savings over a four-month period. A pellet boiler has been supplementing the oil burner, and savings have averaged approximately $854 for January through April. Townspeople voted in 2011 to approve an energy plan that included a usage audit, improved insulation throughout the Forster Memorial Building and the installation of an on-demand hot water heater.