[music] [music] Good afternoon. Today is Thursday, November 13th, 2025. It's a meeting of the Krishna Board of Selectmen. Is there a motion to call the meeting to order? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Motion carries. Please rise for the
pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right, we've got a uh continuation of the public hearing we had on our real
estate tax classification. So, is there a motion to reopen that public hearing? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? Motion carries. We have our principal assessor here, Miss Costa. Um, we went through the presentation last go around. I don't know that we need to do that again, but
I guess bottom line is has anything changed and what actions did the assessors take? >> Um, the certification of new growth uh has happened. So, a formal vote with the uh board of selectment can happen today for classification. Um, I had initially
projected the $192,400 on November 4th. what was certified was $193,698. So, it's a difference of $1,298. Uh the allowance for abatements and exemptions, they I originally had at
150. I believe they're going to that's a number that's a soft number that once the accounting information is in will probably sit around the $120,000 mark. And then excess levy capacity is the same thing. Whatever doesn't get put in abatements and exemptions uh actually
goes into excess levy capacity. So it depends on the bottom line once the submission occurs for the recap. Ultimately there was no difference in the tax rates that I had presented because the levy only changed by $74.
So and the board of assessors did take a vote yesterday. I did uh provide the memo. It was a 3 to one uh unanimous vote to recommend 125% shift. >> We're at 135%. Correct. Correct.
>> Historically, yes. Last year we were at 135. >> Okay. Thank you, gentlemen. Thoughts? I don't like varying from the um tax split that much and with what's going on right now with the high school
proposed high school um I would be inclined to leave it at 135 and not cause any more pain on residential taxpayers. [snorts] >> I stay but I actually I feel the same way. I think the uncertainty of what we have going on right now. Um I mean it's
not a huge difference between the 135 and 125, but if people feel two hits in one year, I think um the potential of that happening, I I [snorts] would also recommend that we keep it at 135. >> Okay. Do we have a motion?
>> Motion is to set the tax class split at 135. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I motion carries. Great. Thank you. Thank you very much. >> That's all we need. Uh is there a motion to uh close the tax classification hearing? >> So moved. >> Second. Those in favor.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> A couple housekeeping things. Um at the last meeting we announced uh the resignation of Sydney Beveris who is uh moving on uh from her role. Just want to take this moment to thank Sydney for all
her her work over the last two years. Uh it's been you know exciting to watch her prefer her her personal and professional growth and you know she's off to good things and just want to again take take the time to thank her for her work uh and her assistance over the last couple
years. Um, so with that, we did do an interview with a town resident, uh, Margaret Orowski, who was a candidate for another position. But, you know, when I interviewed her for that position, she really stood out and kind of kept it in the back of my mind as a
potential uh, you know, candidate for another position in town if that were to open up. And, um, I know the board met with her separately. I think everybody felt the same. Um, and Bob, I know you talked with her. I know Kevin, you spoke
with her with as well, and I think she'd be a great candidate um to to fill the shoes in that department. Um, so that's where we're at. U Mr. Chairman, if I may, um, I sat down with Margaret multiple times. Um, she's excited. She
she's looking for a little bit different of what she's doing now and she wants to be closer to home and uh she's very geared up to help our office and put everything, you know, set it up for us so we can transition with everything else that's going on right now. Um and
she's excited to start. >> Great. Anybody? >> No. Motion to uh appoint Margaret Olowski, the town administrative board or selectment executive assistant. >> Second. >> All those in favor?
>> Motion carries. All right. Next bit of housekeeping is uh as you know we've been working Mr. Kelly has uh stayed on until we try to figure out how we're going to fill the the town administrator seat. And you know Jaime's done his best.
Jamie Kelly has done his best despite some violating HIPPA laws, some health challenges along the way. Um, and finally that uh the day has come where he has had to get a knee replacement and we'll be out of commission for a few weeks. And so with that um we're going
to need somebody to um [clears throat] to be able to uh sign papers and keep things moving. and Jamie Velasquez is uh um you know the the most logical candidate to do that who's done a great job in the town accountants office upstairs and so but
this would be for signatory authority only um you know we've got you know we've got an active board as chair and asked that you know you include me uh in conversations about things that need to take place but that does not mean you can't speak with Kevin or Bob in fact I
prefer to have you know getting consensus and keeping Bob and Kevin in the loop as well as myself and if it gets to a point where things are for some reason we're not on the same page um then you know we'll get on the agenda and get it moving but
things should be rather routine um from a process standpoint but we do need to um appoint Miss Velasquez as the town administrator for signator assistant interim assistant town administrator for signatory authority only. [snorts] Um
and that will eventually expire in sunset but uh thank you for stepping up. So with that gentlemen there's a motion. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I motion carries. Miss Blesquez
better known as Jamie Lintony. So that doesn't include any grant signatures though. >> Okay. >> That needs to come before the board. >> No. >> Thank you. or procurement or anything over a certain price tag.
>> She's well aware of that. We're working on some of those issues. >> All right. Uh very good, gentlemen. [snorts] Any selectman's announcements? >> Um yeah, the November 18th there's a big
vote 12 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. >> at the Ausha Elementary School for a high school for Old Colony. a new high school for Old Colony, our regional school. Um, we will be posting something up on the town's web page today for that
vote. But, um, please take a look at the web page. You can go to Old Colony's web page, get more information on it. We've done a number of, um, open meetings down at the council on aging. The most recent one was the past Monday. So, please pay attention to that. It's a vote again,
November 18th, 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Um, every vote matters on this one. It's a big vote, so pay attention to what's going on in the community, ladies and gentlemen, and get out and vote. [snorts] >> Um, Mr. Hley, >> I'm good, Mr. Chair. >> All right. Just a couple things. Um,
just want to put out there that we've been given the green light, as you know, we're going through the process with civil service, uh, to get a a police chief in the seat. Uh, we've been given the green light from civil service. So, uh, we'll be notifying the police department internally, but just wanted
the general public to know that that process is moving along. Um, and we wish all of the the, uh, the folks that are interested, uh, the best of luck in that process and study up. Um, we look forward to, um, to getting that done.
Also, we've got a number of future business uh, meetings. We've got on the agenda, we've got it for November 17th, which is we don't want to have a selectman's meeting on the 18th because that's the day of the vote. So, we've got it tenatively for the 17th to adjust
to after the fact. Um, you know, the 19th or whatever if we want to do it then to kind of regroup and figure out what went on. But then I've got it on here December 2nd, 16th, and 30th, which is a little bit of a is pretty aggressive as far as the uh holidays go,
but we have to do licenses and you know, all of that good stuff. >> [snorts] >> And the one thing I do want to put on the table for future business gentlemen, as we get into a budget season, uh we've done it in the past, but I think this year more so than any, uh we need to
have a all hands on deck state of the the town finances budget meeting before our department heads and you know, go off and running and put together their wish list. Um, so I'd like to do that
ideally uh in December to set the tone. Um, you know, I think we might want to have that at the schools or the council on aging somewhere we can invite all elected officials, all department heads, the schools, anybody who cares about the town finances should be there. And then
I think this board will then give the directive uh to the department heads. um we got to make sure that we do this in a manner that um you know there's going to be there's going to be some hard conversations and I think if there's been any uh silver lining to this old
colony project is is it's going to force us it's forced us to think critically about how we do things you know regionalization um partnering with other towns I don't know what our school department's doing as far as tuitioning or not tuitioning so I think there'll be a real good
opportunity to get all that stuff out on the table >> [clears throat] >> Um um >> Mr. Chairman, I'm I'm sorry I didn't mean to cut you off, but that just brought up something I'd like to make from my select announcements. Um originally the school committee had a meeting scheduled for the 18th
uh to regular general agenda items but part of that discussion on the 18th was in regards to the high school tuition contracts and they have decided to move it to the 20th at 6 p.m. So, the school will be
moving their scheduled 18th meeting away from the election so it can be on its own and uh people don't have to worry about two different school issues on the same night. Um so, just so everybody knows, school committee meeting is 11:20 at 6:00 p.m. at the
Ford Middle School. >> Great. All right. Very good. I think that's it for today. Is there a motion to adjurnn? So move. Second. All those in favor? >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music]