STRONG — With more than two dozen annual town appointments to review and approve, selectmen began their meeting Tuesday with an abundance of paperwork.

After Saturday’s town meeting, the five-member board elected Jim Burrill as chairman and Mike Pond as vice chairman. Burrill had been unopposed in his re-election for a third term.

Selectmen agreed to invite Animal Control Officer Ann Logan-Dunne to discuss her job description and contract obligations. Logan-Dunne was the ACO for seven years. When she decided not to renew her contract, selectmen hired Laura White.

When White resigned, Logan-Dunne agreed to serve as the interim officer until voters decided at the March 22 town meeting whether to fund the purchase of equipment that the position requires, including live traps, cages, catch poles, collars and a net.

Pond suggested they might want to review the existing contract and discuss any changes with her.

“We can appoint her but hold on to the contract,” Burrill said.

In other news, selectmen approved and signed the slate of town appointments, as presented by Town Clerk Betsy DuBois. Included on the list are three school board members. Incumbents Lois Barker and Rupert Pratt were elected for three-year terms. Write-in candidate Loretta Deming will serve a two-year term.

Duayne Boyd will continue to serve as the emergency management officer, the fire chief, and the forest fire warden.

Tom Marcotte will continue as the code enforcement officer and plumbing inspector.

Robert Worthley will be the assessor’s agent and Burrill will serve as the recycling delegate.

Selectman Milt Baston provided figures on savings from burning wood pellets instead of oil.

“Fuel prices have averaged, over the past three years, about $3.28 a gallon,” he said.

The town used 25.5 tons from January 2013 to January 2014. If it had used fuel oil the amount would be 3,060 gallons and the cost $10,061. The price of the pellets was $4,611, so he calculated savings of $5,450 during those 12 months.

In the months of November and December, the equipment experienced some technical problems, so the average savings should increase now that these issues have been addressed, he said.

Based on an average savings of $5,500 per year, the town’s share to purchase and install the boiler will be paid back in less than five years. The rest of the $50,000 funding for the conversion came from an American Reinvestment and Recovery grant, administered by the Maine Forest Service.