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[music] [music] >> Today is July 10th, 2026 and this is the meeting of the Acushnet Public Library Board of Trustees. We have audio and video. We have a quorum and we also have

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uh uh town manager and our library maintenance person here in the audience. Uh our first item on the business agenda is the secretary's report of June 12th, 2026. Does anybody have any clarifications or

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comments on the meeting minutes? If not, we need a motion. >> Make a motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> I. >> It passes. That's been accepted. I want to deviate from the agenda a little bit to uh begin to talk about the roof, but

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I don't want to hold up Adam and Matt any longer than we have to. Um so, I'll let you give us the update of where we're at. >> Oh, right. I didn't even just have all my papers in order, so let me just rearrange it in just a second. All right. So, I will just provide uh

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what happened um on um >> June 23rd. >> June 23rd. Um early that morning uh there the alarm in the building got triggered due to a leak in the

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children's room that affected a smoke alarm in um one of the units next to the the ceiling H back. Um I'll the story short. Um I came in um the building alarm was going off for the

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the fire box. I contacted Wayne's alarm. They were aware. They were on their way in to come look at the smoke alarm. So they came in, looked at the smoke alarm and so half of it was still in the

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ceiling, half of it was on the table cuz it was completely drenched in water. So the leak traveled down to that specific area. They were able to remove the entire smoke alarm and replaced it and put it

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at a different location in the children's room so that the children's room would still have smoke protection. Once the roof situation gets taken care of, I will need to call Wayne's again to have them remove it from that location

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because it's not in an ideal location to the original location of where the smoke alarm was originally placed. Upon that, the following day, we were able to have the town Matt came

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in to look at the attic and then the roof. The roof um At the time the question was does it need to be repaired or replaced? I will say I will say I thought the entire roof was shingles. I didn't

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realize that the back side was rubber. I didn't know that. So I thought the roof was completely new as of 2014-2015. Um so Matt had a contract a roofing contractor come in with him. They were on the roof

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and we were awaiting quotes from this company to determine There was four scenarios. One was to replace it with shingles, one was to replace the rubber. The third one was PVC I believe. No.

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>> on the um >> It was All I know he said it was very slippery. And then the other one was to replace it with shingles and also fix the underlying where the gutters are. Um Yes. So, um that's where we are right now. Um

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they did tape or fix some of the They patched a little bit up there while they were up on the roof. Um and then you could You were up there. You saw it. So >> we did was we went up I had my caulking guns up there. We went up. >> [clears throat] >> What had happened has

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when they when they did the asphalt shingles they put a cap a ridge cap >> Mhm. >> which is metal. They nailed it instead of screwing it. So, when the nails obviously they rot.

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The high winds that you get around here get lifted it. So, there's a section that's probably about 20 ft that was lifted. So, when the wind gets under it, it pulls it up. And if it's a driving rain, it gets inside there.

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So, I [clears throat] I screwed it as much as wherever it was loose we screwed and I went and got zip tape. So, when they when they did the asphalt shingles that cap went on and they only put like duct tape over where the screws are.

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>> Mhm. >> Over time, it's been 10 years, 14 years, 13 years, whatever it is. That's rotted away. So, I put zip tape over everything that I fixed. Along with looking at the roof, we found

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a couple holes rips. So, I zip taped that. Around the chimneys on both sides there was holes like this. Cuz what happens with the rubber over time it shrinks. And it it it's adhered to to the

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membrane that's underneath. And it's peeling off. So, they call that ballooning. So, you go to step and there's nothing there until you hit the roof. So, this is the roof. This is the rubber. So, you have a void here.

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So, he said you were lucky where it was peeled where the where the ridge vent is wasn't uh the rubber wasn't unaffixed to it cuz if it was it would have all been in the backyard. Cuz the wind would get up under it and

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it would be like a kite and it would have went and it would have took it off. And then it would have took the gutter. It would have took the fascia. Because what happens is like what's happened with town hall the rubber shrinks. So, as the rubber is shrinking it's pulling away from the membrane and

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peeling the gutter uh fascia metal up. And around the chimneys it's peeling and just ripping. So, it's >> The ridge cap you're talking about, is that on the shingle roof? >> It's on both. It was on the shingle

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and it's on the rubber. So, what it looks like is when they did it they cut back on the rubber side to put the the cap down and then they they just put tape over it. >> So, there's capping where the shingle

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meets the rubber and that's our most critical area problem. >> And it should have a ridge vent like a house does. It should have a ridge vent that lets air in. Cuz the one I was in the attic that day hotter than Haiti up there. And that's no good for the AC system.

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Not good at all. It There's no breathing. That machine's not It can't breathe. It's way too hot up there. We had the same problem We're having the same problem with COA. >> So, when it's >> There's no no no flow. No air flow. >> When the shingle roof was installed,

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that's when the ridge >> Yes. >> put on. That was part of that Excuse me, the ridge cap. a cap. >> That was part of that work. >> I think so. I'm pretty sure. >> And it's my understanding at this point that the rubber roof is

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significantly older than the shingle roof. >> Cuz I talked to Mr. Merrick. That day I was up there. I called him and asked. And he says it was the shingle roof was done and not the rubber. >> Mhm. >> Um and my roofing guy was like, "Yeah,

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this is it's old." >> Yeah. >> So in the rubber it has a talcum powder. And he says you can see it. It's all coming away. Like if you step on it, it's or you put your hand like that, you instantly black.

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Um he says it's over 20% pitch. You can do shingles or you can go back to the rubber. It's your preference on what the price is going to be. And I I'm I got a hold of I >> [clears throat]

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>> texted him Wednesday. He's just so busy. Um I asked him if he was able to get me the quote before this morning and he wasn't. I haven't heard back from him cuz he's only he's he's like a boss boss. >> Yeah. >> And he has all his his work and so he's, you know how it is, he's pulled this way

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and then he's pulled this way and >> So if we >> When I hear from him, I will let I'll get a hold of him. >> There was some talk of having a second roofer look at it, too. >> I have to get in touch with A lot of guys don't deal with that roof around here. >> Why?

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>> Cuz it's commercial. >> What What Who has the town used to look at the other buildings? >> I've had a company Greenwood come in and they're on the state bid list.

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And I've had him come in, which it's Royal Roofing. >> Yeah. >> I had Gibbs come in. Gibbs doesn't do a lot of commercial buildings. I haven't heard back from him for price for the the two other buildings. So, I'm feeling he doesn't want to do it because

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I had him come look at Seal Way when we had a leak and it was like pulling teeth to get him there. >> Mhm. >> Yeah, it's a lot of guys right now are so busy that this is their time of season that Um I don't know if you guys have any

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anybody that does in the the stuff as in >> Well, but if I may interrupt. Please please answer. You know, I appreciate Matt doing everything he had to do to stabilize the roof at least for the time being. Fortunately for the town,

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there are some funding already approved cuz Matt was working on the Parting Ways building as well as the Town Hall buildings' roofs. So, at least timing-wise this works out because we're going to have to put those out to bid anyways. And if this exceeds over 10,000, you

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might you might as well come into the bid project I'm already going to be doing for the town. >> Mhm. >> Cuz obviously if there's more work, we put it all out to bid out together, it's better for the town. >> Absolutely. >> You know, so that's what I'm kind of thinking for for this project as the

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chief procurement officer. So, you got to Ultimately what what I would like to do is have Matt work with Liz and the board to come up with what you want to get done for it. If it's under $10,000, under smart business practice, you can make a

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decision. The other thing is because we're past >> town meeting, we'd have to obviously identify a funding source. Liz mentioned the gift fund. I'm not sure what the library commissioners or trustees would want to do with money out of that fund. I just need to make sure that you're

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okay if it's over 10K and a pro allowing us X amount of dollars from the library gift fund so I can make sure I got enough between the three roofs for when I go out to bid. >> And that that makes perfect sense. It almost seems like there's two parts at

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this point. The The question I would have is if we did the um roof cap, I know we have a section now that you secure properly. It's obviously longer than that. Um is that going to if we address the roof cap

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that way and the chimney, and I'm speaking just for my own thinking now for the boards, um does that put us in a position to get through the winter and on a on a repair basis and then address the rubber >> in the spring.

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>> in the spring. >> So, that's another thing. That's what what Lindsay was saying. He He was going to give us four options >> Yes. >> of a repair or replacement of the EPM or the asphalt shingles. >> Mhm.

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>> Um The thing is if I can get it buttoned up, I mean, I I don't want to see you guys spend money on repairing it and then in the spring coming back and tearing that all up. Cuz that's just take the money here and throw it out the window. >> Oh, I understand that completely.

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>> is it leaking again? Did it leak more? >> It hasn't leaked yet. I did find a piece of of rubber uh yesterday on the lawn. Yeah, but it could have been from >> So, we had some heavy rain the other night. >> Yeah. >> Substantial. Cuz trust me, cuz I had to go to a lot of couple of other businesses of mine anyway.

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Um if it's not leaking, I hate to say but let's let's ride it to see if it's fine until fall. If we can make it through the winter with no leaks, let's address it in the spring.

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Cuz I don't want to see you say it's eight grand to spend right now to do your ridge cap >> Mhm. >> and whatever other repairs cuz the ridge you'd really have to go up there actually. If If you went up there, you'd see what I'm talking about. I have a bunch of

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inches. If you want to see them. >> Oh, yeah. I I'd certainly like to look at those. I'd also like to I think before we make any decisions, we've got to hear back from the roofer. >> Right. Right, cuz he's going to incorporate all of the repair

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>> Yes. >> of my hands. See? Take a look at that. Just >> It sounds better to look at it than it is. >> Swipe the left one, right? >> [laughter] >> That's it. Like if you swipe more of this, a bunch of them is gone. >> How many of you got? >> Like 15 inches of it. It's It's ripped like on the corners. >> Yeah.

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>> This piece is missing. Um >> On the ridge cap? >> On the on the on the down slope of the ridge on this side. >> Okay. >> Cuz this There's two There's three ridges. You get your main ridge. And then you got ridges coming down the sides. >> Both sides is about this much missing

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on the top of this one, top bottom of this one, and bottom of that side. >> And there's capping on all three of the profiles. Okay. >> Yes. And then if you go up there behind that chimney

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there's a a small I want to say gable. >> Mhm. >> It's ballooned. >> Got brick. >> Correct. So you step there, there's nothing till you hit the roof. So that's already shrunk so much it's pulled away. >> Mhm. >> And on that chimney there was a hole

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probably about that big on the down side of it that literally if the wind got in there, he's like, you got to get tape on that cuz if the wind gets in there now >> It'll turn up the balloon up. >> It's going to pull it in. So okay. So I taped this I taped it all. It's all taped except I can re- I can do the

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whole ridge. I did where we where the leak was. But then walking over here, I noticed there's some tape that I can probably just lay lay that zip tape all the way from one end to the other. >> Okay. >> I think it will get us away for the winter.

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Um and then look at it in the spring see if we can get something on board where we can uh It's the timing of the timing is wrong because everybody else they're all they're all out working. I had like I said I had Greenwood come in and uh

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he's going to be too high on the price cuz he already sent me a >> Well and I wouldn't worry too much about it I may jump in. Please I wouldn't worry about that too much because like whatever it it if it needs to be tied in with the one that we're we're going to be putting out anyways >> Yes. >> We just want to make sure whatever

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library board wants to do [clears throat] with the roof I'll work with Matt at getting the scope together but the direction coming from the the trustees and the library what do you want to do with the you know the biggest thing is I don't know what you have I didn't get a

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chance to look at the library gift fund what do you have available for that for this but that's going to be the big thing is authorizing the expenditure through your gift fund otherwise we have to go to town meeting. >> Okay. >> Well it would and again I I don't want to speak for

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the board but it would seem to me that we certainly don't want to put ourselves in the position of exhausting the gift fund substantially in in order to put the new roof on right away. >> Are we able to tap into CPA money? >> You would have to wait till the

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>> You can but the problem is the time so the board wants to take the time to wait till the next town meeting the the CPC can certainly take that up I I don't want to speak for them don't get me wrong but that they would have to then bring that to the selectmen

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CPA recommend project to the selectmen to put onto the warrant but that's a process but >> Well my thought is this is that it seems from what you're saying Matt that we can get through the winter. >> I think you can. >> Um and my always thought has been do it once do it right. I don't think you're going to be on the

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on the 10,000. >> No. >> Not by any shape or >> No. >> Um just listening to you, Matt, I would I would go against an asphalt roof with a with a 20 pitch. >> You think so? >> Yeah, because you get heavy snows and you're going to

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get ice damming and then it's going to work its way underneath. >> the ice damming because there's nothing for it to catch on. I mean, I got it. >> I always like the rubber roof or something like that. But, and I'm sure there's a reason why it's a rubber roof to begin with. >> Yeah, but >> Cuz it's more Rubber roofs are more expensive to do.

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>> They are. >> The other thing I would like to see is that if you do it here that off, if and I doubt it has this on this roof, is to put a couple inches of rigid insulation board uh on top of the roof before you lay the rubber and that would give you some more

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insulation value up there. It would make the attic a little bit cooler in the summer. Uh is there any animals up there? >> Yes, there is in the children's room. Children's room has a air >> And that's tough because when you pull air conditioning in in a hot Now it's going to run twice as hard and because

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it's hot to begin with. So, I think maybe insulating the roof would maybe be um a good idea if only to keep the temperatures a little bit lower. Uh and the transition between the rubber roof and an asphalt roof is always always a tricky situation. >> It is. It is. The only problem is when

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he he was telling me if he if we did the rubber, he's got to go back >> Yeah, he's got to peel underneath. >> He's got to peel back the whole sides on both sides of that side. Um The only thing I was thinking would be put putting a exhaust fan >> Like a power vent? >> Power vent up there? >> Yeah.

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>> I I've done them. I've done one at one of the restaurants I do work well for. But, it's the same problem. He's got the air handlers upstairs in the attic and it's hot as Hades. >> You could do like solar powered ones, too. >> Well, they have it we just plug it in. >> Okay.

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>> And she can run it right by her phone. >> Yeah. >> They have them at Home Depot. >> Okay. >> Yeah, that would work, but you have to you you want to lower the temperature up there. >> Right. That's the biggest thing, the temperature. It's all about the temperature. I I would think when he rips it, put a ridge cap, that will It's a It's a ridge vent.

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>> Yeah. >> And uh if that's a if that's a ridge vent, it's not venting. >> Yeah. >> I don't think they cut I don't think they cut an inch >> Yeah, okay. >> out of that ridge for it to breathe cuz when I was up there, I couldn't >> Yeah. >> I couldn't feel nothing. Usually you can. >> Usually

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>> You got cracking and alligator cracks everywhere? >> On On this >> on the rubber? >> No. >> Okay. >> No, but it's it's past its due. >> Usually when they start getting old and drying out, they start to crack everywhere. >> Yeah, all on the on the chimneys it's bad. >> Yeah. >> It is cracking. >> Okay.

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>> But like the flat part of it, >> Yeah. >> it's just it's worn. >> Okay. >> It's worn. It is worn. >> It's not It's typical of an old roof. >> So, from what I'm hearing, you could tape the rest of the ridge. >> Yes, I'll tape the rest. I'll put some >> screws

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>> in it. I'll run some more screws to hold it down for the winter. Um I'll tape the top of it and what I did was like where we put screws, we put pieces of tape. >> Yeah. >> So, you won't get water through the screw head. Uh >> I use little washers too with the screw

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and that way it holds it down better. >> Yeah. So, I just I don't I I think like he says, I don't want to see us spend more now. If we can get away with it until spring, >> Yeah. >> you know? And then and then and then look into it doing uh if you want to do rubber, I'll

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just I'll let him know and then whoever else we get that I can get to come down. It's just there's a lot of a lot of guys that do rubber around here. Yeah, it's commercial. >> Yeah. >> A lot of guys don't go near They don't They don't want to do it cuz it's a it's a it's a process.

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So, it's a process doing that that roof. >> And and also, you know, because it's a public building, prevailing wages apply, you know, which also makes the price. And that's why the likelihood of under 10,000, I would agree that that's probably not going to be an option.

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>> I don't think so. >> Oh, I think you're 100% right. I mean, if you include just the wages alone. >> So. I guess this will be my third library roof I've worked on, so. >> Well, good. You have more experience [laughter]

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No, I think that sounds great. Do we need a motion to ask Matt to tape it or do we not? I'll ask my expert. >> [laughter] >> So, he can I mean, we can just you know, authorize him to do it. It doesn't It doesn't involve any funds. I will say

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the tape >> Yeah, it was >> I got the invoice. Did I Yeah, it was So, then we'll need to authorize it cuz >> Then why don't we authorize you to do the taping and we'll wait to see what Brooke comes in with and we'll we'll put a direction together. >> So, then you need a motion

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to authorize Matt to >> We need a motion >> fix the roof. >> Okay, we need an a motion to authorize Matt to fix the roof and to continue to pursue the quotes. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor?

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>> I. >> Thank you. >> Welcome. >> You're going to be doing that a lot, Jen. >> [laughter] >> Back there, we go. >> He's doing a great job. >> Yes, I am. Thank you very much for coming in. This was very helpful. >> Let me let me start introducing myself.

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I'm Matt LaMontagne. I've met a couple of you already. The new town administrator, so >> And And Matt's brought his daughter into the library already. >> Fantastic. >> She really enjoys all the programs, so thank you for what you do for the all the families in the community. >> Absolutely. >> And thanks for taking the time to come in and and uh be with us.

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>> Absolutely. I just want to make sure we get the project, you know, whatever we do to make it work. I just wanted you to be aware of all that stuff. >> Yes. >> projects we just finished up one at the senior life of H back system >> And I know there were two more roofing projects going on in town.

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Or in in the pipeline. >> Yeah, they're all in the queue. >> Yeah. >> We'll get to them. >> Great. >> Thank you for your help. >> Thanks for your help. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you for your time. Who seconded that? Is that his phone? >> Oh, Matt. >> Is that your phone? >> No, THAT'S NOT MY PHONE.

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>> [laughter] >> YEAH, JUST A SECOND. >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. Back to where we were. Which is >> budget budget >> budget my budget. >> Oh, that's me. All right. So, um I didn't print FY 27

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budget because nothing has been submitted regarding salaries or um there was only two invoices so I saved it a piece of paper. Um what you have in front of you is the FY the final FY 26 uh

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budget. Um so, the only thing in salaries we didn't spend out and that was due to uh vacancies was the library technician line and the children's room assistant um position. We had two vacancies during the the previous fiscal year.

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Um we regarding operating um we did pretty good. I am missing the bill for June for uh energy. So, we're missing one more there. So, that will slightly go up uh when I receive it.

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Um I did the last-minute purchase with office supplies. We needed some paper and some other things for the summer uh programming. Um and then what's not on this is I did receive the invoice from Ear Masters

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regarding our replacement of the motherboard in one of our units, and that was exactly what they quoted us. So, it was $2,168. Um, and that was taken out of the library gift fund. Um, and then the other thing that is not on

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here is because I used all of our, um, building and grounds, um, means quarterly, which we pay for our security system. I used the revolving fund, which I rarely use, but, um, I and that is $117.

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So, minus the bill for June, um, we spent 94.7 of F of our budget for FY 26. Um, at next meeting I will present, um,

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if I do get June by then, I will present that. Uh, I most likely won't print it, but I will mention it, and then we'll have FY 27 because we would have already gone through a few pay periods by then. Um, any questions about FY 26?

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>> I motion to, uh, accept the, uh, FY 26 budget as it stands. >> I make a motion to accept the budget. >> Second. >> I second the motion. Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Great. Under new business,

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John's been working on a, uh, maintenance schedule. >> Before we, uh, have No, it's okay. I just wanted to, um, what you have in front of you are two documents. One is, uh, what John, uh, created, a um,

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a schedule and the second one is just so this is what I know about the building. >> Yes. >> Um, I did a lot of research uh, trying to figure out this roofing situation uh, regarding who did the roof.

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Um, so I spent a lot of time in old files and in the basement um, and I was able to find other things that I didn't um, realize about the building. Um, so this is very rough. This is just um,

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places in the library that I know that need upkeep. Obviously I don't know, you know, how many times the walkway should be stained and and so forth. But this is just a rough idea. It's a starting point and then John's is very detailed um,

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and this is not an official document. This is just somewhere to start. Um, and then you can uh, John's document um, you can go ahead and discuss already. >> Um,

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so what I noticed in when Elizabeth had told me about the leak in the children's room is that I saw this in the school department. When the maintenance guy who's been there for 20 years leaves, all of its institutional knowledge goes with him

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and we restart from from zero again. And my thought is that if you had a document that kept being added to, then Elizabeth could have gone back and said, "Oh, look in 2010 there was a leak here that was fixed. Oh, look who fixed it."

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And then you have something to start from as opposed to I don't know when it leaked did it leak before, who did it, who fixed it. So you start from the from zero every time something happens. The other thing is too is sometimes you see like the roof here, you only know

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about it when something happens. Well, if you knew that and it was replaced in 2000 and you go it's 26 years old, we got to start planning for a new roof, then you can start making financial decisions to say, "Okay, so we need to put money away or find funding to fix the roof because it's going to be

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expensive." So, all these little things that don't get done Uh and in this way too, if things like you put a new thermostat, "Oh, we just had to put in last year or 3 years ago." You're up-to-date with everything that goes on. And I thought if we could generate a checklist

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and not to give anybody more work than they already have, but if you have a checklist where someone can take it with them on a clipboard and check all these things. One is you know all this is going to get done. And two is now you have a record that you can refer to and and looking backwards. Outside with the railing on

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the the stairs. That's been fixed. The the door over here still needs a little bit of work. But my thought is if it's on outstanding things to do, the maintenance guy knows that. This is something that he has to get to. >> I I think that's absolutely terrific. I know >> This is beautiful.

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>> It really This is great and in I had asked Adam to in an email if uh any other buildings in the town were doing this and the answer was no. >> One of the biggest problems that I saw when I was at the school department is when

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the guy that was there for years um and I was picking picking brain cuz I find stuff interesting and he had the way that the the heating system he had it regulated with opening the dampers and doing this. When he left, nobody knew what to do. And then all of a sudden the energy costs started to go up and you go,

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"Jesus, Kenny, you would have wrote all this stuff down." The next guy could go, "Oh oh, I I know what he's doing." He could have followed along. But we didn't. >> So, with this document that you prepared, which is absolutely terrific,

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it's a five-page document, are you comfortable with this as a final product? >> Yeah, I think there are some things maybe on, you know, this that um you may want to eliminate uh or maybe things you might want to add, but my thought is it's a starting point

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and you may find as Matt or whoever uses it getting his feedback you know, to take this and evolve it into a newer document. But my thought is, you know, Elizabeth came out, you know, 10 years from now or whatever and then she leaves and somebody new comes in and says, "Oh,

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I don't know when that roof was >> done." >> Yeah. Now you know, again we could go back to the first, you know, ground zero again. Well, this shouldn't happen. They should be able to look it up and say, "Oh, here's all the maintenance records for the past 10 years or whatever." But we have to start somewhere. >> Yes, absolutely.

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Does it make sense for everybody to take a look at this between now and the next meeting and comment on it um and come back with any thoughts or changes and adopt it at the next meeting? >> I I agree. Um because some of these things um I can provide

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more comments on regarding like the fire extinguishers, they get looked at by Southeastern Fire and Safety. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. >> So, there's things of that nature. Um some of the word like the ADA, we don't have an automatic door. So, just minor

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things, but yeah. But no, it's a fantastic fantastic start. >> It is. It's a great start. Thanks for all the hard work on it. >> Some of the terms I don't know, but >> [laughter] >> You'll get very familiar with them. So, let's do that. Let's everybody take a look at it between now and the next

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meeting and um we'll go from there. Thanks, Connie. Sure. Great work. Any old business or other new business anybody wants to bring up? >> Um I I would also uh I'm going back to the

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previous uh I would also like to go around the building with you and get more >> Sure. >> feedback. >> Okay. Can I help you with that? >> Um no, I don't have any other business. >> Anybody else? All right, let's move to the director's report.

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>> So director's report, just a quick update on summer reading. So far we have and this number has gone up because when I submitted this two days ago, so far we have 321 patrons signed up for summer reading.

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Definitely much higher than last year. It might be the highest number since I've been director for three years. So I'll have I'll have to double check that. I attended town meeting on Monday June 29th. The only thing we have our

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article about selling the books to the friends that passed and then town budget passed. So it was it was um smooth sailing for the for the library. The other thing so state aid I've gone

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through two trainings. I just had one yesterday because I've been so busy with summer reading and this uh roofing situation I haven't really worked on state aid. But the the silver lining is that in

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this is because they're using a new platform, it's not even completed yet. So I have a little bit of wiggle room and it's not my first time doing it. So I know what I need to do and all the statistics are set from sales and I have the statistics

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that I need to report. So once I sit down and work on it, it will definitely be done before the deadline of August 13th. So it will it will be well it will be done before our next meeting. Um

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And that's it for the director's report. Most of it was the roof and trying to figure out information about who did it, when it was done, the funds for it, and um dealing with

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It's been very busy in here. So, you know, working at the desk, taking when there's programs, monitoring the programs. Unfortunately, the weather hasn't really cooperated for We had Toe Jam Band last Friday. It was really, really hot, so we had to have it

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inside. So, um you normally you would see over 100 people, but it was inside, so we had less than 30. But, the weather was brutal. On then Monday, we had Puppet Paul and Mary. They were in here. It was about 35

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people because it was raining. But, and then today, we have first time we're bringing Breeze Balloons. She's doing a magic show and then balloon twisting afterwards. As of right now, I don't know if it'll

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be held outside because it is very humid out and heat and balloons don't go together. So, it might be in the community room, but I will leave it up to the professional. Tomorrow, we have board game Oh, and the balloon is at 3:00 p.m. today. Tomorrow,

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on Saturday, August July 11th, we have a board game bonanza and that's just a drop-in. We'll have a ton of board games. You can come and play with Miss Laura or bring your own board game and that's tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. This program, we still have seats

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available, so you can call or you can message us online. And this is grow your own mushrooms. So, you will learn how to grow your own mushrooms and you will bring home your own kit on how to make your own mushrooms. >> Oh, wow. >> Yes, you'll learn to make oyster mushrooms. So, we do have some space

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available still and that's Monday, July 13th at 6:00 p.m. Uh I haven't said this yet uh since being library director, but I remember it well as being a part-time uh take-apart workshop is back.

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We haven't seen that since pre-COVID. Um and that will be on Tuesday Tuesdays, uh July 14th and July 28th at 2:00 p.m. And if you're not familiar with take-apart, you come in, we have a bunch of older electronics um and you just tinker with

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them. Take them apart. >> Oh, that's neat. >> It is really, really neat. They do. They do. So, we're hoping to bring >> Do you need things? >> Uh >> [laughter] >> We have some stuff If you have We're looking for rotary phones.

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>> [laughter] >> Yeah, but if you do have stuff, I can ask Sandra. >> Okay. >> So, if you just want to you shoot me an email or text um and I'll ask her um cuz we do have stuff from pre-COVID, so that's downstairs, but we're always uh taking in different things.

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Um and then we have a drop-in button making, which is very quick, very simple. We have a button machine, you come and just make a button. And that's Thursday, July 16th and Thursday uh July 30th at 2:00 p.m.

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Uh we have another craft program that is registration. Uh there is space available right now, and it's uh batteries and leaves dotted painting. So, dotted painting is super, super, super tiny dots and it forms to a whole picture. Um and that is on an adornment,

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and we still have spaces for that. Um and that is Saturday, July 18th at 11:00 uh a.m. I'm bringing back the arthropod petting zoo with Professor Bugman. Um he will be here Friday, July 24th at 2:00 p.m., and

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that is also registration only, and we have seats available for that. Um and then our summer concerts are going in full swing. We have them on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. And then our summer story time with Miss Laura, which is eat themed differently each week and that's

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on Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. That's it for events. I just wanted to put out the registration events because we want to get those seats filled. So. >> Absolutely. >> Any questions about the director's report? >> That was great. Thank you.

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>> Good. >> Anything else? >> No. >> Okay, so we're going to set our next meeting for Thursday, August 20th at 11:00 a.m. And where did I leave my script?

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If there's nothing else, we need a motion to adjourn. >> I'll second. >> Second it? >> Second it. >> All All in favor. >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Today's date is July 10th, 2026.

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The meeting of the Acushnet Public Library Board of Trustees is officially adjourned. Thank you very much.