So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> All right, we are open. Good evening everyone. This is meeting of the finance committee. It's Wednesday, March 25th, 2026. This meeting is being audio and video recorded. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance.
I pledge 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. Thank you. >> Okay. On the agenda tonight is our
Department of Public Works, DMR. Dan, the floor is yours. >> Good evening. Good evening. All right. I guess we're going to start with the uh the highway department. >> You guys got everything in front of you? >> Y
Give me a glass of these. These are getting smaller. I'm getting older. One of the two. Um, all right. We want to start with the salaries. Um the only everything kind of stayed the same except for the uh permanent positions which is um then with just the step
>> trans you know the couple new guys we got is going to get some steps >> um and that's basically >> pretty much the salaries the same everybody else is is level funded. >> Yeah. Um,
okay. So, the other things I got in highway. So, I went up um I went up on the that one that I didn't go >> the equipment on the clothing item. I thought I went up not
a little bit on the clothing. Um, and that's again because we got new hires, so they're going to get uniforms and stuff. So, that's was a little on that one. Let me try to find that one. >> And then it was R&M equipment.
>> R&M equipment. Um that was another line item I went up on and that was um because of uh in the past we kind of used the like if we did servicing on the equipment, everything during the winter,
I take it out of snow and ice. And so now we're kind of switching it up. want to do like half snow and half on out of my R&M. So, we kind of switched that up. >> So, that's why it went up. And hopefully that covers the difference between the
snow budget taken and the uh >> right >> the repairs and maintenance on that. I mean, snow still takes out if there's something like a snow plow or a cutting edge or stuff like that still comes out of the snow, but like the the maintenance of the equipment does not.
So, so that was that one. >> And then gasoline. Self-explanatory. >> Gasoline. I believe I went up 10,000 on that one. Right. >> Who Who's covered under that? Is that That's gas and diesel, I'm assuming. Is that just
>> gas and diesel? Correct. So that's for the whole town. Five. Everybody. Correct. Yep. >> Um >> the 14 just unfortunately because the fuel's going way up. That's the only reason I went up to 10. I mean, again, we could keep it at the 140 and
hopefully I just went in the past, if you go back a few years, we the highest I kind of went was like like 149 type of thing. So, I said, "Okay, we'll throw it to 150 and hope for the best." I mean, >> it's more more diesel than gas or more gas.
>> Uh, no, it's probably more gas. I think diesels like the the diesels is only like fire and then uh the DPW equipment is diesel. So, everything else is gasoline. all the everything else in town, even the town and everything,
school, everything's usually gas. So, okay. Um I think everything else on that I level funded. So, >> yep, >> I believe. Right. >> Yeah. So, overall, not much of an increase in the total budget.
>> Yep. >> I don't have any questions. You got any questions on that one? >> Pretty self-explanatory. >> Yep. >> We can go on to uh snow and ice. Yeah. >> Yeah. Snow and ice. I just love it fun again. Yeah,
>> that's uh I mean some years it's enough. This year >> um yeah, if you look at the >> date, >> yeah, it's 332. Wow. What's that >> the expended to date?
>> I don't know if it was on the one I sent you. >> Okay. No, I don't think I get that one. >> All right. It's 332776 and that does not include the bonuses for the private drivers who showed up for all the storms or the spring salt
purchase. >> So, where are we going to get that that from to make up? We'll wait until the May one and then look at the transfers, see what we can do and as far as from
all the different accounts. >> How many contractors do you have, Dan? >> Um, this year I think we had close to 20. So >> that's a good one showed up for every storm. >> No. So everyone is not getting a bonus. Um, I'm thinking at least 15 though out
of the 20 is going to get the the bonus on. >> Is that like a $5,000? What is that? >> $1,000 each truck. So, yeah. So, I'm thinking it's minimum 15 trucks. It might be a little more, but I know a few few do not have that bonus. So, um, so
you're at 332, but I was saying 250 to the negative above that. So, gives you, so I'm a little probably more. So it's a little So I'm thinking we're going to be at So it's 110 and 250 and 360 roughly I'm thinking we're going to wind up with >> but the salt purchase >> with the salt purchase it's going to be
closer to 360 between 350 and 360 is going to be our end number as long as we get nothing else that would be our final number. >> So yeah close to the >> we might get some >> that's with that's including the bonuses though. That was including the bonuses,
including the salt that I had coming. That should cover I think pretty much done. Hopefully no more. >> That depends on what it comes. >> Yeah. >> Well, Dan, I will say you you guys took a hit on social media with everybody wanting to complain about the roads, but I'm sure >> from somebody that was out driving
alone, every town >> every town around us was horrible and we were in great shape. You guys did fantastic other than broken trees in front of my house that you smashed into. >> We're trying. like 4 days like 3 or 4 days after the storm you go down alone road it was horrible
passing each other going the other way it was >> there's big craters and it was like frozen it was like snowpack like they didn't touch it and it was just >> I think a lot a lot of towns a lot some guys they just they bailed on it that was a tough storm like I've been doing this probably 40 something years and
that was bad it was >> you all road would be >> yeah you had to stay on it if you didn't stay on it you were done so we were probably out 24 hours straight. >> Yeah, most towns lost a lot of contractors. >> Yeah, even we lost a few. They just they couldn't push no more. They just said
echoed and left. It was that was a difficult storm. You know, 3T of the conditions of the roads like patchwork. >> Well, it definitely it beat up our roads as well, you know. So, we definitely that's another, >> you know. Well, again, we're just
patching them and I'm not doing good patches cuz right now we're still getting with the mix. I got to go all the way to Avon to get it cuz there's no asphalt hot mix around here. We're doing cold patch, >> you know, with some things. The cold patch just pops right out, you know, it's just horrible. So,
>> but we we've been getting hot mix, but the the winter mix goes up like $130 a ton. So, it's expensive to to patch. So, like the right way to cut them out to do really patches. I'm going to have to wait, you know, until they the plants open up around here, you know, which should be in April. Hopefully everything
>> I'm sure you'll get calls as to which streets are bad. >> No, we'll get a lot more than what we can take care of the highways. >> Well, I will say thank you to you guys and your your team for what you did during the storm cuz we were in best the best shape of anybody around. It was appreciated.
>> And as for potholes, >> yeah, we're gaining slow >> that corner where Peekom and Middle Road come in, just if you're on the Pekkham side, there's a big one there that'll take out a motorcycle. >> I think they just hit that though yesterday. Hopefully that's >> yesterday was theirs. Today I didn't drive by. >> I think he did get it yesterday.
Hopefully. Again, we're waiting for the hot mix and actually there was a big puddle over there so he couldn't do it cuz it was all the water. And back like I don't know maybe three or four years ago we put actually a stone trench in there to try to get some of that water off the road and it was working. So the back actually scratched some of the
leaves and stuff and it wind up taking the water out. So we were able to patch it. So hopefully that that takes care of that. >> Greatly appreciated. I sent I had sent an email to mouse dot over the weekend because of the uh the Reap Road onramp
>> getting on to 195 heading east. >> Yeah. >> Is horrendous. I mean it's like a minefield. I mean it's the whole the whole distance it's like I mean I'm in my truck and I I feel like something's going to like break or fall fall. I was so pissed the last time. So as soon as I
got home I sent I sent a nice email. I I I threw a few other complaints in there, too, but um I was like and I started thinking about it. I'm like, they just repaved a lot of these highways recently, and then they all look like crap already. >> Is it is it because the the asphalt
sucks or is it because the salt is so corrosive? >> I think they Yeah. And they they use uh the liquid, too. So, it's either calcium or whatever with that goes with the salt. So, I think that beats it up even more a little bit. So, and >> plus plow. >> I know they only supposed to put so much
down, but them guys put it so the other day they just redid Mount home bridge. >> Yeah. >> Last year >> and it's already covered with >> potholes. Yeah. >> Brutal. >> Again, the mix ain't as good as it used to be back in the day. I think even the mixes was better back in the day. It was
probably more >> hazardous to you, but it was >> definitely probably better than what made today. You know what I Isn't Isn't some of the fair share tax money supposed to be for road repairs, >> transportation, right, Jamie? >> Yeah, >> they gave us more in chapter 9. So, I
think we they gave us more last year. So, we used to get 300 grand a year and now we're up to 500 for roads. Um, and I think it was for five years. So, we got one last year. So, we should have this year and three more years actually at the 500 if they stick to what they said. But, yes.
>> Right. When uh do you start the street sweeping sand? >> Actually, actually, I'm going to actually I'm going to be out there tomorrow. I think I'm going to get my guys out there tomorrow. Get that. >> You got the new sweeper, right? >> We got the new sweeper, correct? But actually, believe it or not, cuz it sat all winter. The batteries died. So, it
one of the control thing. I had to bring it back again. It was a dealer thing and the control unit wasn't working. So, I just bring it back last week. It just came back this week. So, I got to get it out there. So, that is a really nice piece of equipment. Yeah. Thank you guys. >> Yeah. Well, everybody online is bitching about where's the street sweeper, where
is it? So, make sure you guys take a couple of pictures and you beep while you get on the road and get a lot of attention. >> Yeah, people don't realize like even after the storm, we're still picking up curbons and all that wind is all kinds of branches all over the place. I'm over there. I'm fixing dirt roads. um which
kind of we got a small crew, you know, so it's not as like we got 500 people and it's and it's just been rain and wind and this and that and >> drainage cleaning outs too >> drainage and you know and again a lot of people don't even clean their basins in front of them like yeah they complain
I'm like how about you clean I'm sorry >> you outsource that >> the uh >> the guest bas cleaners we do have a guest basin cleaner but it's an older one and no we hire that out so we got over a thousand basins It's,20 or something bases. It's impossible for us
to maintain them all. You know what I mean? >> I remember when we when you bought that used one. >> Yeah. Yeah. But it's it's actually good in emergency situations. Yeah. You can't you can't beat it. Like cuz you can't call once you call you hire a contractor, they came in, they come in for a few weeks and they're done. But if
you need them during the year, they're always busy doing something else. You'll never get somebody with it. So it is nice having that our own one in house. There's no way I can send that thing out there and do them. I' I'd lose a guy for over a month, month and a half. One guy would be just doing that every day. And
I don't get the manpower to do it. Huh. >> Any line uh you know, water lines, main lines, ruptures during this >> this year? No. Knock on wood. That's a bad word. Not nothing yet. So, I'm hopefully not. Usually, a lot of times
it's either really cold or I figured now. Well, when you get the cold and then the thaw, that's you have a lot, too. But no, I know that's one of it happens. >> I know it does. >> Oh, I know. >> When they do slugs in, they're going to do the top.
>> Yes. Because they they put a gate in there. So, they're going to be redoing that section where they put that that extra gate in. Correct. Yeah. Like just a little on South Main. Not much. South Main and then >> the intersections of each side street in cuz they put gates over there. So
whatever 25 ft or whatever on each going into each side street off of slope >> seems like that's getting worse. >> Yeah. >> I think we got what street lighting next >> usually I don't >> Yes. >> All right. That was mixed in here. All
right. So cass again I think I believe everything stayed the same that one I went um >> we went up on the in incinerator in the the hauling um we don't have that's
going out to bid now Um, so we just put in a percentage now just to kind of go with that. What do we want to go in there? >> 40 or maybe >> 40 on each >> 120 between the two
>> for an increase. So I think there was what three% something on that. >> So >> yeah, 10% placeholder >> between them both. So we kind of work with that until the bids come in. So, that's not going to be an accurate number for you, but it's it's going to be hopefully hopefully it's less than
that. But, >> what's the equipment rental? >> I'm sorry. >> The equipment rental. What What do you guys rent? >> That's actually usually crusher. We rent a crusher. Um, that's for all the asphalt and concrete that we get and people bring in and we crush that and we
use that material, you know, for doing our roads and stuff like that. Actually, we sold at the town that >> I'm sorry, >> at the town garage, >> correct? Actually, the crusher is still laying now. The the winter held them up, so he's got to finish it a little bit more. >> Keep using it while it's there. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Remember that a couple years ago, >> but that saves a lot. Fire station. >> They still have it. >> They still have it. Okay. I if if you look uh bottom line the pl the money that we added to those two accounts Dan
talked about the hauling and the processing is the difference. >> Y >> otherwise everything's level >> correct. Yep. We don't have any plans for heavy pickups. I see it's all empty for the last couple of years.
um that I'll tell you it's been working out well because we got our trash truck now and a lot of people it's kind of set up and people go in there and and do it online. back in the days. I remember we did do that and what happened with that is it got like even overwhelming
>> too much and you'd have to go three and four days >> and and we did we had a lot of tra and I think you know that's the same thing I'm going to say hey bro we're having a trash bring your stuff over you know what I mean I think people are bringing from other communities and that's a good idea
>> you know so it's kind of working out what we got at the town you get they're able to get rid of it we it's most of the stuff is almost for cost it's not we're charging up charging you know what I mean to even get rid of a mattress of that some of the stuff will get a lot of stuff's free so
>> it's it's been pretty good I think it's been working out the ways so as far as doing that I think it's kind of to do that like I said we've had things even in the past we had garbage trucks here that's when Holland was here and people bring it to us and there was so many
trucks getting filled it was crazy you know how much stuff goes >> I use the recycling center all the time >> funny story. So, last I don't know if I did it in the fall, I'm getting rid of stuff at my house, right? So, I had to get rid of an old king-size mattress. So, my brother's helping me like, "All right, put it in the back of my pickup
truck." I had some other stuff in there, too. So, we're driving down to the recycling center down a middle road. I get there and I'm talking to the girl down there and I'm like I'm pointing over my truck. I'm like, "Yeah, I got a mattress and I look twice. I'm like, "Where in the hell's my mattress?" The mattress was gone.
the town will take magic. I'm like, did he pick it up already with his backhoe and put he's sh and he's like shaking his head? No. So, I'm like, I got to drive back up the roof. So, I drive back up middle road and there it is. It's like drove by
this stuff. So, I threw it back in. >> That does the car behind you like what's going on? >> I don't think there was anybody behind me because they probably would have been beeping the horn. But I was like I was dying. I was like, "What the heck?" >> Anyway. >> Yeah.
>> All right. So, I think we're on to uh sew. We want to go with the water. >> Oh, you want the water first? >> Yeah. What? >> So actually I think this one um >> no overall I just Okay.
>> Um big increase in clerical salaries. >> A little bit of a typo. >> Typo. >> There we go. >> I was just looking at him like Yeah, that's quite the jump. >> We got an extra two in there, huh? >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> Okay. Well, it's good thing it's here in
the in Excel. >> That's right. >> Boom. Hey, look at that. Big difference. >> Yeah. So, everything should seem same at salaries. Really? That's right. In water. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That's all the same. Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> And the only thing I think the labor permanently went down >> a little bit of increase in water. >> It actually went down, right? was a decrease. >> Earlier >> and we've got a 20,000 increase in water testing. >> Yep. That's cuz we have lead and copper
this year. That's why that's an increase in that. >> 10,000 on equipment supplies. That's it for increases. >> Yeah. It's mainly the cost of the water. >> Yeah. If you look in the past, I don't know if you got the ones in the past years and we've been going over that 20.
So that's why we increased that. We got a difference of about 67,000 and most of it's in the uh New Bedford delivery and the >> and that was because we had an increase from New Baffford as well. >> Yep. >> 3% 3%
>> 2.4. >> We uh didn't break out the uh charges yet. We will do that once we get to the final stage for uh any of the enterprise or these
type of accounts. Uh >> the offsets >> the offsets. We also didn't uh put down the uh uh debt cuz we're talking but as you know debt
usually is constant go interest goes up or down and principal goes up or down minimally. >> Mhm. year to year and uh then uh the reserve will be the same as it's been in
the past 60. >> Yep. >> Okay. Yeah. So difference of 60 grand overall most of that going to pay for parks or I'm just saying what are we doing next?
>> Sore. >> I have a happy question on sewer. Are we retiring in debt? >> It looks like it. >> Are we most of it's going? Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You guys have the um in the spreadsheet. You guys have a jet
schedule. >> 40,000 like that. >> Yeah. >> All right. So overall source down source basically the same. It should be kind of small.
>> We kind of level funded everything just unfortunately. Hopefully, you know, like the cost of fuel means the cost of everything goes up. So, it's kind of hopefully this don't haunt us, you know what I mean? Just because level funded
means kind of deduction, you know what I mean? So, of what we can get and what we can do um >> 260 hopefully the fuel drops and it's low, but you know, I mean, it's some issues overseas. >> Yeah.
>> Really flat. It's going to come back down. >> Just give it a give it a month or two. >> Mhm. >> And remember, sewer is an enterprise. So it's not reflected in the operating budget other than
uh we it will decrease some of the offset charges for the workers comp, unemployment, health, liability, pension and Medicare. But it will be very minor. But when you
put it all together, it is a savings to the general fund. >> Yep. their reserve fund they have 60,000. >> Is that ever used? >> Yep. >> This year it was actually um it hasn't
in the past. So, believe it or not, since I since they started putting that 60,000, we really I've not yet used it. Uh this year we had to use it in water and we might be using it in sewer where we had a problem at one of our pump stations. >> What do we have in it?
>> Uh 60,000 in each, believe it or not. But it's just maintained. It hasn't increased or >> Nope. But like I said, we haven't had to use it this year. We had the server go down. So we had >> server upgrade. >> So that's for our re reads. So um but
yeah, other than that, we really haven't used it. So that's kind of there for emergency. >> We have an issue with the panel and >> correct. Yep. >> So we probably have to use that. We're dealing with that now. >> That would be the sewer one. >> Yeah. And again, either one, the sewer
or the water we haven't really used in the past. Um, it's just nice to have there in case you have emergency. >> So, have it >> hopefully you don't have to use it, but >> so we don't have to come for your reserve. >> I mean, I think we've been putting that
probably about 10 years now. We've been putting that 60,000 in there and for the reserve and it just like I said this is I think the first year we actually had to you know use it use some of the funds but a lot of things are getting older too as well this equipment in the stations and like the server that thing
was ancient now >> so I guess that's that we hope for the best I guess >> other than the co a lot of the cost we can't control uh as you can see it's fairly close to
level >> yeah overall these are nominal increases >> I was just going to ask I don't know if we got to get into it but do you foresee or forecast articles for >> uh no actually that you asked me that as
well and uh actually the equipment for this year anyways maybe for the next couple years >> what's the next thing you're going to replace eventually. >> Um, it' probably be a backho probably be the next big piece. You know what I mean? I think even the pickups, the 10 wheels, all our stuff's fairly new now,
so we should be looking pretty good. Backo is probably the the next one that's getting out there in hours, you know, we kind of go by hours and it's used a lot. So, um, >> yeah, I think everything else is pretty good shape. So, but you know that goes I
say that it'll break tomorrow and it's some young guys. Well, we we actually got a couple of new guys, which is actually working out good, so I can't complain. Uh they youth. We need some youth, you know. Uh they're doing really good. This was a good winter for them to test them. And I tell you what, they
went through the test cuz this was a lot of hours. And that's either going to make you break. They they hung tough. So, I'm pretty impressed with these guys. So, usually these younger kids, they're like, "Ah, I'm going home." Tough centuries. I'm happy with them.
>> I can't complain. 50 years 78. So >> yeah, this was that was that was brutal, you know, 3 ft of snow in one night, you know, one day >> and like I said, you can't see out there. So like I said, that was a good learning curve for these guys. So next a foot storm, they'll it be nice and easy for them.
>> Start complaining for those storms, you say, no, no. >> So >> Oh, thank you, Dan. >> All right, guys. You have a good night. Any questions you guys? >> I got one more question. What do you got? Everybody at home is gonna want to know what street is going to get paved next.
>> Well, the goal was I think the next one was like Hamlin. We want to get Hamlin done. Okay. >> Uh Morning Side. I want I guess we got to discuss this with the board. I want to do Wing and Neer would be another big one. There's so many patches do on Main Street. I don't know. You pick them. I
don't so many to do. It's just only so much funds we got. We'll probably have like a million bucks. We got 500 left, I think. And we'll get another 500 million Main Street. That section there starting. >> Yeah. Well, you go from all the way >> to the to the state line. Yeah. Men, like I said, was they getting there, but
>> my street's in tough shape, but I'm not a main road, so I know I'm down that list. >> What road you What road you on? >> Bo. >> What name? >> Bo. >> Oh, yeah. Bo Drive. Yeah, that's another one we could do. >> Yeah. Well, if you do Bow, feel free to go across the street. I know. I know. Like I said, it's
there's a lot. >> I think that cover under the main issue probably not helping the situation. >> Yeah, it's like I said, there's a lot of and this winter beat them up even more. You know, you can see them really cracked and cracked. >> So, I guess that's that's usually we go through the board. You know, I'll give a
bunch of suggestions. We try the the worst ones first anyways, but and >> again, the main drag is going to be done >> front EMA around that that whole Thomas. >> Oh, yeah. Thomas. I want to do that. See, now that one was done in the past, but that one's the ones that should get
a water man replaced. It's overund years old, the water man. So, yeah, I don't hate doing a road when you got a water. So, so that was one of the issues on this end of town, you know. But, um, again, what do you you got to make that
call? >> Just curious, Dan, what do you do with your sand after you sweep it? All the street sweep, all the uh >> that will go I'll mix that in right with our uh uh um leaves and all our >> composting. We compost that. We don't
get that much sweeping set. >> You know what I mean? So that get all turned up and mixed up and going with our uh >> majority way you spread the salt, not sand. >> Correct. So that's gone. You know what I mean? So sand and ice with ice. If we get ice throughout the sand with the
snow, we always and I only do it once before and then we hit we plow we wait till the end. We don't go like the state and they'll do their salt. They'll plow they'll plow. They're out there. They lay it on there. So >> I do a lot of plowing for them. So >> for the state. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. They use a lot of material. >> But yeah, here's what doing the best we can, right? What we got. >> Thank everyone for their hard work. We got a good crew. Like I said, some some good young guys. They're working good. So,
>> how's it take some pizza back? >> Thank you, Dan. >> Is he going to give away my any updates that you want to talk about, Jamie, or we're good? We're putting together uh all of the budgets
uh you've had it sent to you. >> Uh cuts that are coming. Uh but uh I want to finish the negotiations on the health insurance
so we know where that is. And then uh uh you're probably looking at right now excluding education uh
somewhere around a million and a quarter and >> we don't have that much to play with. >> No. >> And you got a million revenues. So we're 200 to 400,000
deficit >> before education. Is that >> before education? >> All right. So that's before old colony in our schools. Okay. >> Yeah. So that's a big issue. >> But like there's a couple placeholders
in the budgets like Dan was saying and if we get lucky with the trash RFP and instead of 120 it's 20. Well, that's 100 grand that comes to our good.
>> When is that due? When >> um when is due until let's see the 14th we're opening the waste and then the 7th I think is May 7th is the
>> the way before meeting. We don't have a history again like you that much. So >> we've already started the meetings on town meeting as far as putting together the schedule and the warrant and
everything. So uh hopefully we'll have all the plans in place >> when Adam comes on the first. We >> have a date set yet for June 15th. >> June 15. Okay,
>> that should give us enough time to settle all the uh >> questionable ones on the town side. I know that the school might be looking
for an article to repair the boilers. And uh I don't know if uh that would be up to the new folks uh the new board and the new town
administrator whether they cuz you don't really need a boiler in the summertime whether you have an article now or an article in the fall. Yeah.
If they wait till the fall, do you give enough time to get the >> Oh, be replacing the tubes. >> No. All right. >> If they wait till fall, would they have enough time to replace it before winter? >> You think the price would increase?
>> Yeah, we can increase. That's where I'm going with that. >> Yeah, but you got to remember we only have 300 and change in free cash left. and you already saw a $350,000
overrun in snow and ice. >> Is it safe to assume they got a couple quotes or probably not? >> They're working on it. >> Okay. >> And uh there's a couple articles coming from the police
and uh a couple from the fire. We met with the fire chief this week to make sure on the plan for the fire engine as far as the bands go.
>> And we've got a plan. So that'll come out of the EMS reserve over the next three or four years. So, uh, and we're retiring some debt over
the next couple years. So, the town's in good shape with debt. We're waiting to see on the Slogan Street project and there's a good possibility
that we might retire or resend the borrowing that we authorized for Sloan. >> That' be nice. >> And then I ride off into the sunset.
>> That's funny. You think so? >> He'll be back. >> He'll definitely be back. >> No, don't say that. >> What's that scene from the Godfather? Every time I want to get out, they just bring me back in. >> Yeah,
I've got too many places to go, too much to see, >> and too much and too many items on your honeydew list. Well, you could come and help come and help me trade.
>> Hey, does anybody have any old business? >> Nope. >> New business. >> Are we doing anything with the street lighting or is this >> No, >> that that we talked about when the that's really a selective budget. >> Okay. Yeah. >> All right. We have u we got some minutes
from March 4th, 2026. Uh, in attendance was myself, Sue Delgado, Phil Adams, Pete Penoy, Eric Chu, Mr. St. Jean, and Lisa Tomlinson. >> I think I was too. >> Uh, did you get a list of people not
present? >> I was asking Oh, yeah. >> Oh, you were here. >> I'll check in. >> Yep. You're there. You made a motion to close. >> All right. Meeting without Eric was this year. >> We'll add Eric and Glenn that was in attendance. Thank you for the March 4th
meeting. You weren't um what was the the word I'm looking for? No. Uh >> I was laughing last night watching this on on the news. Um >> what's that when you like get teleport teleported? Yeah. >> Oh, yeah.
>> You know what I'm talking about. >> I was dying for that. >> What was I saying? >> It was on what? The news. >> No, >> it was gut felt. >> Oh, >> it was hilarious. He knows exactly what I'm talking about.
>> They had they had some good they had they had fun with that one. But uh >> make a motion to uh accept the meeting with um being here. I'll second that. >> All right. All in favor? I. >> Okay. Minutes are approved. Next meeting date uh is next week. I don't know who
we meeting with cuz I think we've covered everybody, right? >> I thought April 1st was supposed to be the school. I think >> No, it's not. They're not ready. So, they're going to need until the 8th. That was that's what I was told. Um so, I think we got a week off next week. Are
there any budgets like uh >> that we have cut? Yeah. >> Did we do the VA? Did we do all that stuff? Didn't we >> It was all level. >> Yeah. >> I think everything that was level didn't present. >> You want to check to make sure we can be
here the 8th. >> Yeah. So, anybody have any issues with the 8th? >> I do. And you said Sue does, >> right? Because it's a week before tax deadline. >> So, she won't be here. I'll be here. >> Okay, Jean.
>> Yeah. All right. I'm I'm in. Eric. >> Eric. Lisa. >> Not sure about Phil, but hopefully he can. >> That's in the uh library. >> That'll be at the >> at the school library. >> That'll be our joint meeting with the board of selectmen um at the middle
school library. So, we have to kind of start coordinating that with the school and um see who can attend from the board. And I don't know if we can get all three of them, but I think at least somebody from the board should be >> at that meeting too.
>> So, >> do you want me to reach out to the school or you will set with them or >> or you want me >> do you want to do you want to do you do you mind reaching out to the school and and to the board to see um >> how we can get an attendance? >> I would say we need to have the board in
attendance. Oh, >> absolutely. >> When we meet with the school. So would reach out to the board first to make sure they can do it and then >> yeah if I think we have time if we had to if we had to push it out another week I think we could >> um because
the town the town meeting is not till June 15th. So what would be the deadline to get everything out? >> It closes up fast. When does the uh school committee vote on the final budget? >> Oh, that's a great question. >> They have a meeting coming up. I don't
know. That could always be postponed, too. >> I know they posted >> when Mike was their meeting, he said that they hadn't voted on it at all. >> It's going to be after the 8, obviously. Um, so >> they just posted an agenda for select committee. I think I just saw recently. >> Yeah. Hold on. Let me see if I can find
your >> for >> March 26 budget subcommittee. >> Well, Sue still might she still might not be available the next week either. >> That'd be the 15th >> because there's going to be >> that might be even worse for her. >> Yeah. Well, because people have extensions and she's not going to be
there. I can't we're not going to be able to count on her to be there >> for that one. So, I think uh we'll try for the eight. We'll shoot for the eight. see >> if we can get uh you know mostly everybody there from each board
committee and then go from there. If we can't then it'll be the the week after which would be the 15th >> and I can do the 15th. I don't have conflict with that. >> So I'd say the 8th or the 15th. We'll figure out what works better for everybody
>> and then there'll probably be a meeting after that with all the warrant articles. >> Yeah. And then we Yeah, cuz we'll have to we'll have to do our deliberations um and just get it done.
>> How many any idea? >> Don't they did they don't already have a limit of time that they had to submit? We only have 300 plus for remaining in free cash.
>> So you said no articles. >> Very few. >> Yeah. >> And uh >> budgetary articles anyway. Uh the other issue you're looking at is uh
you'll have a either a new moderator or a uh moderator chosen by town meeting. How's that work? >> Unless she's retiring.
>> No, I know. How does that work? >> Well, if someone right in >> then >> that'd be a nice closing gig for retirement. >> One last for the count. >> I think we all saw what Les went through last year. I don't I don't know anybody who's going to volunteer for that now.
And then uh uh if if no one takes it, who's if there's a right in and they don't take it, then the under the rules town meeting uh
elects the moderator for that meeting alone. >> Oh, okay. >> I'm assuming we can't elect somebody that's already on a committee, right? Yeah. It's got to be somebody who's not okay. >> Like a retired town administrator
>> to be a resident >> according to because it's an elected position. >> Some towns you could do that, but because it's an elected position, it has to be a registered. >> Can we have Jamie and Jamie?
>> Well, he's Can you guys? >> We don't live here. Isn't that convenient? >> Have a one day residency. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second to
adjurnn. All in favor? >> I. >> All right, we are adjourned. >> Good night. Heat.