[Music] Good morning. Uh good afternoon. Today is uh Friday, October 31st, 2025. It's a meeting in the Christian board of select. 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. >> Pledge 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. Uh we have an executive session and a couple other routine matters. Um first executive session under Mass General Law Chapter 3A subsection 21A88 to consider for
interview applicants for employment or appointment by a preliminary screening committee town administrative search screening committee. If the chair declares that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect in obtaining qualified applicants, provided, however, that this clause shall not apply to any
meeting, including meetings of a preliminary screening committee to consider and interview applicants who have passed a prior preliminary screening. The board will return to public session at the conclusion of the executive session. Is there a motion to
go into executive session? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. Mr. Gasper, >> yes. >> Mr. Hley. >> Yes. >> And I am a yes. We're going to go into executive session. >> All right. Is there a motion to reopen the meeting to reconvene? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Motion carries. We've got our town
moderator, uh, Mr. Les Dacon. Uh, so we're going to go over the mechanics of town meeting and the articles and the um motion. So, Mr. taken if you want to take us through. >> Thank you. Member of the board. There are 15 articles on this year's warrant,
this special town meeting warrant. Article one is to address prior fiscal year's bills. And the motion says, I move the town to transfer from pre-cash the sum of $22,31511
to pay for the following unpaid bills from prior fiscal years. This is for goods and services provided in prior years, but the bills came in in the current fiscal year. >> Mr. Chairman, we are uh we're on a call
with town council about this article, some of the sources for funds and the time frames involved. Uh so we'll have a final uh motion. Uh I am this motion itself uh
the total for the bills will remain the same. The sources of funds might change and it's a 9/10 majority vote. Okay. Any questions or concerns?
Article two is to amend the fiscal year 2026 operating budget. Refers to article 31 at the annual town meeting on June 16, 2025. See if the town will vote to raise and
appropriate transfer from free cash or other available funds or otherwise provide sums of money to fund amended amounts in various accounts uh mentioned in the table below. previously voted in article 31 of the June 16, 2025 annual
town meeting for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 or take any other action thereon are in relation there too. There are additional amounts requested um for the board of health due to
reclassification and the police department for expenses with the training testing and assessment center. for a total of $9,464. >> Mr. Chairman. >> Yes. >> Yes.
>> So, I noticed that the the article that I had mentioned for the assessment center for $5,944, but it looks like it's being put into the budget. I don't I'm not sure that's the appropriate use of funds because it's a one-time expense. So, I I would
just question that. uh it's been paid out of uh police budgets in other places. If you want it as a separate article, we would we couldn't have amended this article.
>> No, I get it. I just don't it's >> it can either be in the board of selectment budget or the police department. >> No, it doesn't matter. I'm just we're just going to have to remember to take it back out. That's all this is doing. This is going to impact be there in perpetuity. It shouldn't be.
>> No. Well, it's uh the we looked up the code and 538100 is the proper code for that. >> Yeah, that's fine. We just have to make sure it doesn't land into the budget permanently.
>> Okay. This uh motion is to vote to amend article 31 by transferring from precash a sum of $9,464, $3,520 to account 5510 board of health and
$5,944 to account 2210 police department. And again, it's just a simple majority vote. Okay. Article three
to amend the FY 2026 capital budget according to article 22 at the annual town meeting June 16, 2025. This is for additional funding Council on Aging. The original amount was 40,000
and it turned out to be 49,000. There was new uh line item to upgrade the fire alarm systeming ways building for $7,000 and two police cruises which were
suspended in the FY25 budget reinstituted in this budget FY26 470,000 and an additional 4,000 to exceed the original $275,000
allocated for the street sweeper. It's a total of $190,000. This would be a simple majority vote. Motion reads, "I move the town to amend article 22 of the June 16, 2025 annual
town meeting by transferring from precash a sum of $190,000 to fund the amended amounts in various accounts in the table. previously voted in article 22 of the June 16, 2025
annual town meeting for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. Article four is to amend article 10 of the special town meeting September 30, 2024.
I move the town vote to transfer a previously appro appropriated EMS reserve from article 10 of the September 30, 2024 special town meeting in the amount of $20,199
to complete the equipping and necessary modifications to a new fire engine 2, including but not limited to new portable radios, IMC technology, and cabinet modifications, for tool
storage and other items as needed. Again, a simple majority vote is required. Article five is to resend article 11 borrowing for an advanced life support
ambulance at the special town meeting September 30, 2024. In essence, article five is going to suspend the borrowing and article six is going to redefine the amount and how
it's paid for. So, article 5 motion reads, "I move the town vote to resend the unused borrowing author authorization from article 11 of the September 30, 2024 special town meeting in the amount of $600,000
for purchase and equipment of an advanced life support ambulance for the efficient fire and ENS department." Again, a simple majority vote. Article six defines the funding for the
purchase of the advanced life support ambulance in place of article 11 special town meeting September 30 2024 borrowing this will fund the uh purchase of the $475,000
from two $275,000 from free cash $200,000 from the EMS revenues for the purchase of it. The article reads, I move the town vote to transfer from free cash sum of
$275,000 and in addition to transfer the sum of $200,000 from EM EMS revenues for the purchase and equipping of an advanced life support. Again, simple majority.
Any questions? >> Article 7, funding the EMA DPW repeater. I move the town vote to transfer from pre-cash sum of $35,000 for the purchase of a new radio system
repeater as well as radio and other associated equipment. and to file for, accept, and expend grant or grants and/or matching funds provided by the grants to potentially reduce the expenditure of the free cash so
appropriated. Again, a simple majority vote. Article 8. Um my understanding that this article will be uh postponed indefinitely. Article nine funding health insurance
past claims and litigation. Motion reads, I move the town vote to transfer from free cash sum of $625,000 to fund FY24 and 25 health insurance claims in excess of premiums, health
insurance, rentoff claims, and associated litigation. Again, simple majority. Article 10 is to amend article 12 of the annual town meeting March 10th, 1962
establishing the conservation commission. Essentially, it's going to reduce the numbers from 7 to 5. The motion reads, I move the town vote to approve approve article 10 as written. It's it's due to the fact that
they have trouble uh having a quorum or running the meeting, making decisions because of lack of attendance and interest in membership. Article 11 to fund the golf course clubhouse borrowing.
Motion reads, "I move the town vote to appropriate $3,500,000 for designing, engineering, constructing, purchasing, equipping a golf course clubhouse and legal expenses, including a payment of costs
incidental or related there to that to meet this appropriation transfer 1,250,000 from the golf enterprise retained earnings and the treasurer with the approval of the board of selectment authorized
to borrow to initially fund the project and then to borrow $2,250,000 under general law chapter 44 section 8 paragraph 15 or any other enabling authority through bond anticipation
notes to provide finance financing for and that the board of selectment is authorized to take any other action necessary or convenient to carry out this process. project. This going to take a 2/3 bump 12
funding the school roof dean repayment motion reads. I moved the town vote to transfer from free cash the sum of $242,352 and in addition transfer from the special capital expenditure fund from
solar tax revenue that was developed as chapter 110 of the acts of 2013 the sum of $52,648 to pay for the repayment of a capital debt in the form of a ban which is the result of capital expenditure ES and
capital improvements to the school roof. Again, simple majority. Article 13, funding repairs to the elementary school roof and gymnasium. Motion reads, I move the town vote to
transfer from free cash the sum of $150,000 to pay for capital expenditures and capital improvements to elementary school. Again, simple majority. Article 14 amend the CPC article. In
essence, uh due to the increase in property values, uh the revenues were collected were higher. So, we are changing the reserve accounts um from the uh committee advisory from 13 to 15.
All the reserve accounts from 26 to 35,000 undesated balance from 85 to 120 for a total from 176,240,000. Motion reads, I move the town vote to
approve article 14 and amend article 25 of the June 16, 2025 annual town meeting as written in the war. Again, simple majority. Article 15, cable television utility van
with the aerial mounted bucket lift. Sir, move the town to transfer from the peg access and cable reserve fund. That's a public educational governmental fund, a few gentlemen know. $49,000 to
purchase and equip a utility van with mounted aerial lift capability for the equipment cable TV department and further to file for accept and expend grants andor matching funds provided by grants for such vehicle to
potentially reduce the expenditure of pay access and cable reserve funds so appropriated and that also simple majority and That's the 15 articles. >> Awesome. Thank you, Les. Appreciate it,
gentlemen. Any uh this is really more just for our getting comfortable with the instrument and uh Thank you. Any questions? Anything? Good. Good job, Mr. Chim. All right. Great. Good job. Thanks, Los. All
right. Next item on the agenda is uh unfortunately um we were notified that a town resident uh submitted a complaint to the office of inspector general regarding the civil war monument saying that the town
violated procurement policy. Um this has been sent off to town council. Obviously we have to uh provide the uh IG's office with all of our documentation. I think we've gone through that. Uh with that said, this uh person felt like uh
decided to go forward uh still and uh so it is what it is. So just want to make sure the board was aware of that. >> I confirmed with Mr. Manilla the fact that uh the uh town has
received this and that it has been referred to council. He said that is fine. >> Okay. Thank you. Sounds good. All right. Is there a motion to >> Oh, anybody have announcements? >> I do, Mr. J. Sorry. Um, just a reminder, today is Halloween. Everybody drive slow
and be cautious. There's going to be an awful lot of kids walking around enjoying themselves. Um, just be safe. Be, you know, be respectful of uh everybody and to the trick-or-treaters. Be respectful of the neighborhoods you're in. And six o'clock at the fire
station uh will be the Halloween parade. >> All right. Very good. >> There you go. Good stuff. All right. Uh, is there a motion to >> town meeting? Town meetings Monday night 7 o'clock Ford Middle School. >> Right. >> Also, earlier in the week, we had a
presentation by Old Colony. If you're interested in the vote is uh November 18th, but go to the Old Colony Schools web page for all the information that you want to see on that project. It's important that you get educated on
it. Um, so with that, please go to the Old Colony School web page. >> Uh, Mr. Chairman, Old Colony uh did ask Aaron asked us through uh Mike Bush at the fincom if they could put some information or stuff out uh in the
hallway prior prior to the uh meeting. >> I just said keep it as close as possible to the entrance so it doesn't interfere with the checkers and uh nothing on the town meeting. Right. >> Mr. Mr. the chairman. >> Yes. >> Mr. moderator. I think that that request
would have to go to the town clerk, not to fin. >> Well, it it comes to the moderator ultimately. >> Okay. I don't know if there I know that Miss Leon's dealt with something about permissions to put things out in the hallways during town meetings. So, I'm
just letting you know that maybe check with the town clerk >> to make sure there ain't going to be, you know, when people show up and start putting things up, it's going to be a problem. That's all. referred to Tom Clark. >> All right. Is there a motion to adjurnn? >> So move. Second. All those in favor?
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