FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday to pursue a spot in the state’s Certified Business-Friendly Community Program.

An application filed in September to become part of the Department of Economic and Community Development program was not approved, Town Manager Richard Davis said.

In a letter from George Gervais, DECD commissioner, there is a list of items where the town’s application fell short, he said. Gervais offered the town the opportunity to work with DECD staff to “address the identified concerns raised” by the team that reviewed the application.

“We’re disappointed,” Davis said. “A lot of work went into the application.”

The program recognizes “communities who exemplify customer service, provide exceptional services and streamline the regulatory processes for business owners in an effort to encourage business development and growth,” Gervais wrote.

The review team acknowledged positive actions taken by Farmington, including “establishment of a revolving loan fund, significant infrastructure improvements and utilization of TIFs to support businesses and downtown development,” he wrote.

Items to be addressed included a lack of private sector involvement, no information or examples of business attraction, no information on the role of the Chamber of Commerce and a timeline for decisions on permits and licenses.

The meeting with DECD is expected to clarify items to work on.

The board agreed “to go after it again,” Chairman Ryan Morgan said.

In other business, the board approved the purchase of a 2014 crew cab truck for the Police Department from Farmington Ford for $28,538. They approved selling a 2003 Buick used by the detective for $1,256 and use that money, plus funds from the department’s drug forfeiture account, to pay for the truck.

Police Chief Jack Peck had previously sought approval to buy a truck to replace the Buick that is not running and cannot pass inspection. The board wanted to see quotes for a truck, sedan and trade-in values.

The addition of a truck would allow a response to calls such as marijuana eradication, moving road closure barricades and transporting larger evidence items such as canoes, furniture and bicycles, Peck said.

The cab truck was requested to transport more personnel to trainings and to undertake eradications and search warrants, he said.

The department has $32,449 in the drug expenditure account and $24,885 in the vehicle reserve account, Peck said. He plans to use the vehicle reserve account next year to replace a 2005 Chevrolet Impala cruiser.

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