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>> Well done. Thank you. >> All right. Public input. No one in the audience. Anyone at home? No input. Okay, then we can move on to Bridget has for
us a septic approval for 6 Oakst Street. >> What they've got there? >> So, it's an upgrade for 6 Oakst. >> Okay. >> Sewer is not available at this time. >> Okay. >> Um, so I don't know if you want to see
the plan. It's just it's for a um threebedroom house. They're doing a presby system,500galon dual compartment septic tank. No variances. >> Stamped by an engineer. >> You bet. >> And this is just the plan, right? This is in any of the down.
>> Okay. Got it. >> Nope. This is just his permit. And um Yeah. >> So if you want to sign >> Absolutely. >> One signature here, one here, and one here. >> Madam Chair, I move we accept the permit
for Six Our Street as presented by the National Board of Health. >> I second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> I. >> Right. >> Let us. >> And then I'm going to take it back, have
the homeowner sign. We'll release it and I'll send it back. >> And it goes in their property file. Right. >> Yep. >> We'll do a little writing circle. >> Where's Oak Street down off? Good question.
>> No, it's down by going towards Shirley >> past shopping and save Hannah, whatever. If you go past >> on the right hand side >> off of 2A. >> Yep. >> The air. No, the um Massachusetts Wildlife thing is down there, right? >> Oh,
yeah. >> It used to be William Herd Foundations at one time. >> Okay. >> Mrs. Brown used to be Mrs. [Music] Oh, yeah. >> Down there. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> All right. Do you have anything else Noa wise to talk to us about, Bridget? >> That was it. >> Life must be good over there. Just we're doing we're in the middle of
food renewals. Yeah. Been doing I've had some housings. I think those are resolved. Um or on the way to being resolved. Um, but >> just want you to know that I saw Bridget working on a Saturday
>> tirelessly. >> Oh, were you at Was was it in Tinksboro? Dunable. >> Harvard. >> Oh, at Harvard. Okay. Oh, the uh antiques. Yeah. Thing, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Gotcha. Yeah. Everything in order in Harvard.
>> Harvard. Yeah. >> Harvard. Yeah. Good. Good. It's in need of fear, though. >> It is. It was the first time I've seen it, so it was >> It's pretty cool. >> Well, that's cool. It's that time of year for sure.
All right. Well, I just have a couple of like quick update things. One is this went to Robert, but didn't know Sam, if you want one for our file. So this is like the annual notification um from Jim
GHI that air is part of this shared service arrangement um and it works with NOVA it's funded through this public health excellent for excellence for shared services or PH
grant so as part of that we are already part part of the the arrangement but they have to send out a notification to us that we we're affirming that the municipality understands that we have to work with the lead municipality or
agency to ensure compliance. We can only use the funds provided under the program to augment rather than replace current municipal funding for public health staff or services. And we can only join this one public health shared service arrangement. Can't double
dip anywhere else. So it's the same notification. It's just like, "Hey, remember every year I got to remind you of this." So, you can, if you want, have a copy of that. Probably a little bit more interesting
might be the um Nova meeting, quarterly meeting. Do you know, Bridget, who ended up being the um chair this time? Because I think it went to somebody. Steveus I think from I think from Peril
>> which is a different Pil guy than the guy that didn't a guy from Peril used to have it. It was George >> Blutenberg. >> Lutenberg. That's it. It was George. Okay. >> So you know >> Pepper is uh >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Yeah. I had trouble
getting into the meeting. So >> yes, I heard. >> Yeah. Yeah. I know. I know. I >> And other people did too, though. I always forget to send my RSVP and then I know don't remember until too late that it's like you can only they'll only let you in.
>> Yep. >> Because if Jim sees a number that's not on the list, you're gone. >> Harsh. >> We worked it out. He is such a hash man. Well, the big excitement is that the
fiscal 2027 assessments are out and heirs is going from $50,1822 to $65,235.89. >> What was that increase again?
>> It is an net increase of $15. $15,55. So, it used to be 50,180 and change. For the next one, it's going to 65, roughly 237. >> So, what's the percentage, Jim?
>> 30%. >> 30%. >> Yeah. 15,000 total. The only thing I can say to kind of keep it in perspective is um fortunately the uh population is broken out and you know
I mean it's it's not really that outrageous when you look at it's 88,479 it was the 2020 population that he's providing. So if you even just use that population and you look at the increase,
it's under $2 per person. So you look at it that way, it's not so bad. But this is really kind of interesting because it does break out what like the per capita what it was and what it's going to. So that's the same percentage increase.
>> Yeah. But the other interesting thing is when you look at the per capita budgets for some comparators and that's what we've talked about you know at a couple of these meetings that on the one hand it's a big percentage on the other hand
it's mindboggling that you can do everything you do for that per capita cost >> I think that's part of the problem is that >> a lot of the things that we do don't generate fees. >> Right. >> And Right. Right.
>> You know, it's just And it it's hard because you have to pay staff, >> you have to pay benefits, you have to pay health insurance, you have to pay >> to run the building. And >> Absolutely. Yeah. And the other kind of nice thing, and you can have these too,
Steve, if you want to look at them in more detail, but Jim put together a what he called a narrative for that budget. And so it just kind of goes through again this is what Nishoba does and why we do it. And many of them like with the
communicable diseases are statemandated. Then there's the community outreach stuff. There's the sanitarian stuff. It's also I mean it's state mandate. Somebody's has to do that stuff. If not
then us I can only assume. um two public health nurses and that's based on just you know what's going on, what the demand for them is, the things that they're trying to accomplish. So
>> there we are going out 15,000 to the town for the year. 30% is a lot. >> It's a big >> part of that catching up. >> You want to see this? >> I just heard the note discussion. Yeah, >> part of that catching up because of the
accounting from the state. >> There is a certain amount of that cuz that is still up in the air that I can't believe this has taken so long to to really resolve. What I don't know is
whether um it includes 100% of that. And do you know Bridget if it includes I think it's a percentage that they're trying to show good faith or whatever >> there is and it's again we are
I think we're catching up with salaries um staff >> it's it's fee generated and like I said the fees are not the same it's not >> Yeah. Yeah. I know what you're I know what you're saying.
And it's like it, you know, the unfunded mandates, the things that we have to do that that we don't generate fees. >> Yeah. And the real cost of doing a lot of what you guys do, it feels like it
it's not accurately reflected in the fees that are charged. takes a lot more work to do that task that >> well I mean when you >> brings in a fee >> cover there's the the food there's the septic there's the well there's the pools
>> there's a general nuisance there's >> co >> you know whatever comes up lead paint asbestous >> um bathing beaches water samples >> um past I mean It's they're
responding to complaints which happen almost daily now. >> Yeah. >> Everybody has access to the internet and they just feel like we're just going to send off an email. So we were saying too in the office when you look back when we first started
there were a lot of us there that we didn't have computers. We ran off paper. >> Yeah. >> And now we spend at least half of our day responding to emails. >> Yeah. And people just aggressively like you know submitting a food I had people they submit food applications they're
looking for updates and you literally just receive a plan >> but then they it's just a continuous where you have a real estate agent who's looking for something and then the builder's looking for it and then the homeowner's looking for it and it's like you have to you're we're literally
responding sometimes half of a day just >> people have no idea. >> No trash complaints. >> Yeah. are >> I mean it's it on any day >> tough one I know >> patience one has patience
>> no n >> right >> I don't have any question about what they do and the value of it but >> if part of this that that which is a fairly sizable increase 30%
>> if part of that is going in because the accountant came back with unfavorable report from the accounting because of the way that they interpreted a retirement fund. >> That should be a separate part of that
budget because that's still questionably in litigation and that may not be >> right >> continued. And if part of that money is going for that then people need to know that. Let me ask Jim what how much of
this is going to the um the pensions. >> It's the unfunded retirement. >> Yeah. >> Right. To the unfunded >> in one way and the accounting firm interprets it in another way and there
was only two communities in the Commonwealth. So politically it's not something that >> but someone needs to push it because it needs to be resolved. >> And it's been how long? >> Two, three years. >> Yeah, it's been a couple years. >> It's always been funded the exact same
way, but they came back and said you're not funding it appropriately. >> And the original error was like 30 years ago. So it's >> if it was if it was even an error. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So I'm not against your budget at No,
no, no. I don't think it is part of that. I think it's literally >> staffing nurses. Um then again, we had um so we are actively working on it with state reps. Um
>> yes, but if it comes back, Bridget, that that money has to be funded, then the budgets are going to explode. Yeah, I thought I remembered hearing that if like we had to cover all of it all at once that it could like double >> if we had to do it all in one fell
swoop. >> That's why we, you know, um Margaret Scarale, Jamie Aldridge, >> town administrators, all the towns have gotten together and um you know, they they're doing what they can. There are
other groups that were part of this. >> Yeah. So, I think there was one and I again I'm not privy to all of this. Um, but there was a one group that they wanted to handle it separate. So,
they were kind of pulled out of this which is good. >> And we're on our own with a I think a few other agencies. >> I don't remember exactly who the other group was. I just remember >> there was a bunch of different groups. >> Municipal.
>> Yeah. Municipal. So they're out. And then there was there was Yeah. There was all these other like >> nonprofits that impacted. So >> the planners are out, which is good because >> they weren't helping. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> I'll ask. I for some reason I seem to think that there's always like some little percentage to kind of build something up there, but I could be wrong. So I'll I'll ask you. I'll find out. >> Yeah. I mean, I did ask because I I thought I think a lot of it is that
what's happened is >> again catching up with um staff. >> Yeah, >> we're gonna have grants running out. >> Yeah. >> Things not being funded. >> Um and it's just trying to maintain. >> Yeah.
>> Our staff and there's six of us sanitarians, I think. >> Uh yeah, I think that's what's in the report. Six6. Where are the centurions? Where are you people?
This is the one. Oh, maybe I trained up. I thought sure I saw six health agents in here, but >> there are six of us. >> Okay. >> One in training. >> Oh, no. You know what it was? There's a little like PowerPoint. It's like a lot
of the same information, but it's in like a quick sound bites. I think the six number is in there. So, I didn't totally dream it up. Well, and he also talks here about a lot of the, you know, there's a lot more housing questions and inspections. And strangely enough, uh,
in Sunday's Boston Globe in the like home and whatever, I think section might be where it was, there was a whole thing about tenants, you know, you have rights. There are things that are your responsibility and there are things that your landlord's responsibility. And
there's this thing called the Massachusetts Sanitary Code and they gave the citation and the like a little overview of this is what your landlord has to provide. And what was very cool is it did say you know try to resolve it
with your landlord if you can but if you can't then you know board of health is the next option because they ultimately enforce it. So, and another interesting thing was, so this was for the city of Boston. 50, it said 50% of the like, you
know, animal thing stuff that their board of health gets called on are rats. Yep. >> 50%. Yep. So, yeah, they are a big it's a big deal. I have never seen one anywhere, but I don't for a minute doubt that they're
>> around >> around. Yeah. I I never have seen a rat in air. >> Are you kidding? >> Well, not like in my yard or out and about or No. No. >> Should have been around when the dump was there because >> Well, that's I have to go back to that.
Yes, I do remember that. It was like fun for the kids to go and watch the rat. Yes, exactly. Yeah. Yeah. No, like within the last few years I haven't, but I know that other people certainly have, so I know they're around.
>> I saw 600 of them on my sard. >> Oh, I know. >> You've kind of you've covered our quota for like all of us. Never need to see another rat. They're they're around. They're >> I tell people they're and I only learned
this from that experience, >> but they're nocturnal. >> Yes. >> And they're around. They've always been around. >> It's just Why do they stay? What is it that >> Yeah. Even when I lived in the city, that's when I would see them. I didn't
really see them in broad daylight when I lived in the city of Rhode Island. But >> yeah, sometimes if I looked out my street, they were doing sewer work and they were just walking down the street >> like pedestrians. >> Yeah. I mean, it's just And to me, it's
I think I'm so ambivalent to them now because it's I see them >> kind of like coyotes are getting in some areas like just >> they're just sort of part of the local. They're like the squirrels, part of the flora and fun. I actually was watching
the squirrel yesterday. I'm like, if the squirrel didn't have that cute tail, it would look just like a rabbit. >> Yeah. >> But >> we had a squirrel two winters ago that either was born this way or cuz the rest of his fur wasn't affected. So, I think
it was some genetic thing with him. Didn't have hair in his tail. And it was >> looked like a rat out there on my fus, but I knew it was a squirrel. >> Squirrel. >> Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. It only affected his tail.
>> Yeah. Little toughed on the end, but no for I don't know. >> All right. So, that's all that I have for Nishoba. Um the it's kind of not really Nishoba. It kind of blends into the next topic, the harm reduction
update. So, the the big news on the opioid is that we went to the board of selectment and we had their approval. And just cuz this is an original, Bridget, and I'm old and I like attach
this superstitious importance to original signatures. Can you give that to Jenna? That's the signature page for the um memorandum of whatever it is. >> M OU. >> Yes. Memorandum of
>> for the opioid fund. >> Understanding. >> Understanding. >> Was that your signature? >> No, it's Janice Livingston. It had to be signed by um >> when I saw air I thought okay I've got it. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So that was from the one earlier. Was it like
the seventh? >> The sixth or the seventh the beginning. Yeah. >> But just give it to her so it's not >> on my conscience anymore. >> And now it's online. >> Yes it is. Absolutely. >> And then we meet again on the 23rd so everything you know all the towns.
>> Okay. Gotcha. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, it'll be interesting to know if this is all that's like this. >> It sounded like everybody was Yeah, sounds like everything. >> Awesome. >> Yeah, >> that's a good thing. I'm glad. >> This is for the board of health. Are you first Andy Pond? Yeah,
>> that's upstairs. >> Yeah, they get the big room. >> They get the little room. >> Yeah. So um next thing is the keeping of animals and
which we had talked a little bit Sam and I about Yeah. You know we should probably update this thing. How old is this? When we >> 2019 >> 2019 Yeah. So we should definitely look at it again. And you know part of that
is the I mean, I would say everything is like up for review. The way the application is done, the information. Now, those aren't part of the >> They're not, but they come from the
>> Yeah, they do. Exactly. But if there's like even if there's something that's not like within the regulation, but maybe something that you know would make the application better or the process smoother. So that second sheet I tucked it in there um was sort of an edit I
made because >> is this the new >> that would be the new second the front page is give me your name and number. >> Yeah. Yeah. Got it. Got it. >> Um I had sort of come up with that while I was sitting upstairs waiting for this meeting. >> Yeah. Um,
>> the regulation states that all the maps, like all the uh plot plans supposed to be reviewed by the zoning officer to see if they meet zoning. >> So, I was like, well, we should have a sign off. So, I know Mike saw it. And then a bunch of there's rules. If you're
in conservation, well then conservation should sign off. >> Not interest. >> Um, >> and there is a state regulate like a a state regulation in chapter 40 that uh you should not issue permits if they owe
taxes or other municipal fees. >> Oh, you should make sure they've paid their taxes. >> That's should though. That's not the law. >> No, correct. Um, and we do we do it for a bunch of other permits in town. So,
>> it's a fair point. >> And then I know there was some discussion of um late fees um and I did um print out a copy of what they use for
the dog licenses, the langes. >> So, any changes to a regulation does that be posted for a comment period? Well, it's now bylaw, so >> I can double check what regulations need, but >> Yeah,
>> I would think that you'd have a public hearing. >> Yeah. >> One of the two. >> Yeah, because we still have our old, you know, regulation that's on the board of health regulation thing, but the content
should be the same as this. Um, yeah, I would say let's let's kind of give it another look because the other thing we could do here. So, let me just make some.
So, do we want to look at withholding fees? Late fees. Um, so do we want to withhold for other fees? Late fees. What was the other >> the wrong meeting?
I think the other thing was about um the plot plans, right? Who has to review those? Let me check that. >> So, this has hold on >> Sarah. Are you looking for the Sandy Pond meeting?
>> Yes. >> This is the board of health. They I think have a different Zoom ID. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yep. >> Sorry. >> That's fine. >> That's okay. >> What's the Sandy Pond meeting?
>> The 71 Sandy Pond Road. That property. >> Oh, okay. Yeah, that's that's what I was wondering. Yeah. Okay. >> You do need a public hearing. >> Public hearing. >> Yeah. Yeah. I would think >> post or maybe both.
>> Yeah. Let's give it a a good look. And I did mention this to Bridget too. and the possibility of like sort of building some educational information into this
that kind of like the smoking regulation starts off with well the reason for this regulation is because smoking causes x number of thousands of deaths and teen smoking smoking has been proven to be citations doesn't need to
go that far but we do know that there's this tiein between rats and varmits and chickens. And that's one of the places that we could kind of, you know, sort of try to
link up to what the town is doing with rodenticides and might be a way to kind of work in some education about this is your responsibility. So, you're the one with the chickens. You're also responsible for
protecting against an infestation and handling one if you get one. And you have options for handling them. And you know, you here's some sort of just background information, whatever. Wouldn't require them to do anything
different. It would just be purely educational and like a reminder that because We do, you know, we say in here that they've got a, you know, that they have to protect it against rodents and but
when you go out to actually look at where they store the feed and stuff, is it just that it has to be covered? like is this is our current regulation specific enough in addressing like the same things that you look for?
>> Does it have to have a doesn't have to have a lock or >> I mean it does you're looking at >> where um >> Yeah. So like >> where they're storing in the feed, how
they're storing the feed. >> Yeah. how they're feeding the animal than a ground feeding. Um I mean there's so I think every >> inspection is a little bit different. >> Yeah. >> But I think that the big thing is
>> Jonathan, are you looking for the Sandy Pond meeting? >> Yes. >> Um they have a different meeting ID. This is the Florida. >> Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. My apologies. >> No, it's fine. >> No problem. Sorry about that.
>> No problem. >> No problem. >> Bye. >> Yeah. I mean, >> I would always say, Pam, if you want to change things, why don't you draft something to change it? >> Yeah, that's what we were talking about is we we can look at this and you know how we could do better with it. Your input is good on the and I don't know
something for us to kind of think about as a group with Bridget's input too is the permit fee is $30, >> but there are limitations of what you can charge. There are >> yeah, >> but >> try to get closer to the
>> So, one of the things I say and this is goes back to fees for inspections and things like that. >> In this particular case, it's Julie going out once a year. >> Yeah. >> Is that $30 actually fully tough for her to go? >> Yeah.
>> Then issuing permits and then dealing with complaints. >> Yeah. And I don't know if we can even get in even one jump to a point where it is fully covered. But it would be kind of nice to know what that associated
cost probably is. >> What's the comparison to other >> Yeah. other towns? We always look at that >> as many animals as you know. >> Yeah. >> Do we have as many as the other towns? I have I have a good list of other towns because back when we were working on the
this most recent update to this rag I did a lot of looking at other towns and what they have. So I can check there again because that I I think the info in my spreadsheet is still good in that it'll tell me like where to to go to find out oh I think you know whatever
this town has a fee you know >> and I mean I'm just throwing it all day because I feel like I have to give this information. Yeah, >> but air is is not necessarily an agricultural community and there might it might be time to look at
>> does a specific lot size make sense more room if you have a tenth of an acre with chickens. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> That can impact your neighbors greatly as opposed to somebody who has >> an acre and then you sometimes don't allow them >> period. >> Yeah. I
>> we I've had people picking them up from towns that have had them and got in trouble. So, >> yeah, >> but I mean that that's one thing because there are there are a lot of a lot of the problems with the rats are on properties that are very small and
they're just crammed on the neighbor's properties. >> I know. I know. >> There's no fencing, >> right? >> Yeah. the chickens and again feeding like I've Julie and I got a lesson on feeding and ground feeding. Um that
plays a role in it too, you know. It's >> Yeah. >> And I mean we can put educational materials together to put with the permits when they're mailed out about how to feed. >> Yeah. The rat fact sheet which we can expand if we need to.
>> Again, in some of these instances, the lot size is the problem. People >> Yeah, >> I can see it. It's >> But if someone already has a permit because it wasn't a lot size, you can't >> you can't go back.
>> No, I mean going forward if it's changed and it's you're flying >> and >> if >> we have like make sure that the informal plot plans are actually reviewed by the zoning officer, that might take care of some of them too.
>> Yeah. zoning wise cannot put in a chicken coupe than >> That's actually a very good point. >> Yeah, they're actually supposed to be farther away from the lot. >> Yes. >> So, initial application of proposed renovation, she'll meet and receive
zoning clearance sort of >> and that comes right after the thing about barriers and fencing and yeah, interesting. So would we sit down and go over this as a as a board or do you
>> I'll take a look at it. >> Take a look at it and >> Yeah. Then I can talk to Bridgette. I can talk to Mike, Sam, kind of collect input. I don't know if Mike has anything that maybe would make his life easier if we address that. like the I guess the
question I was asking about the what you inspect to is that it's like it's talking about food and it says food shall be stored in a sealed moistureproof and vermin container when appropriate. So if you're ground feeding like
>> so they take it in a from a container and then just throw it on the ground. >> Throw it on the ground but >> instead of there's there's certain dispensers that can release the food when the chickens go to it. >> Oh like a Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I know. I
know. Yep. I know what you mean. Huh. Yeah. Let's I'll take a look at it. And I think if we sort of look at this as something that we're going to get updated or whatever over the winter, then we'll be ready for the next cycle. >> Yeah, next cycle.
>> Okay. >> All right. I'll sign up for that one. >> When I um looked up the fee amounts for the tobacco and >> and whatever I did, whatever ones happen to have animal fees, too. I collected those so I can >> Yeah. Okay. Good. Good. >> There weren't a lot, but
>> perfect. Thank you for >> Yeah. And let me know, Bridget, if you've got any thoughts on it or anything you want to >> Yeah. I gave you
that fast. >> All right. So, yep. I got the $50 late fee for my dog license. Used to be five. Now it cost me 50 bucks to keep Glattus out of jail. Ah, well, learned my lesson.
>> Okay, call log. I saw that a second ago. Um, >> what does what does that mean? Left urgent message. >> She left the voicemail was I have an urgent concern. I need the board of health. Please call me back. I called her back. She never get a last name from
the person. >> No, nothing. >> It's a 410 area code. >> And I tried to So, I don't know. She said her I think she said Deanna, this is best I could do. I was out. >> Yeah,
>> I was not in that day. Um, she said she left an urgent This is an urgent message. I need the board of health right away. I think she lifted on a Saturday. Um, I came in, I called, didn't pick up, left a voicemail. I did call again like, "Hey,
>> I, you know, I got your voicemail, heard it was urgent. Please call me back. I'd love to help you." And >> Yeah. So, you left her a message. >> Yeah. Couldn't >> Oh, what? Oh, where is that? Is that Western Mass or 3 was Western Mass? >> Oh, that's right. Yeah. Yeah.
>> Could just be a cell phone. >> It could be one of those like >> Yeah, they don't. >> It It doesn't pertain to like it used to. We used to be able to go, "Oh, 617 is >> Yeah, you knew. I know. The cell phones are all different." Yeah, >> I tried, but
>> Yeah, I know. I get it. >> That's fair. Um, bugs. The bugs would be like a pest control company or something. >> No, they complained about like someone spraying raid at McDonald's. >> Jesus. >> I think you were out. I called Jim.
>> Okay. >> Then I never heard anything else. 410 covers the eastern half of Maryland including Baltimore City and Eastern Shore. >> It could be >> sometimes because air >> is like first on the list. You guys get
I do get weird. >> Oh, really? Yep. >> I I do I don't >> I don't write them down because they are there's no point in sharing the number of calls I get are like >> I need help with this and I'm like okay
and where where are you? And they're like Cambridge. >> Yeah. help. >> Um, but I will say we've received a serious lack of the board of health hasn't received any phone calls in a bit
beyond Bridget calls me. >> I call you once in a while. >> You call me, but I don't write those down. Julie called me the other day. Um, >> yeah. >> Don't feel left out. >> Careful what you wish for. No, it's okay. >> Yeah, exactly. >> The the building department >> been ringing off the hook.
>> Oh, I bet. >> Yeah, I'm sure you got a lot going on. Yeah. >> Okay, that's that's reasonable. >> Um, how about minutes? Did anyone look at minutes? They actually look
>> I was here >> reasonable to me. >> August and you weren't sure. >> Right. And then >> you were here for >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Right. Right. Right. >> Yeah. >> So, I'll make a motion on the August meeting.
>> Okay. I'll second it. >> No, >> no, because you It was only me and >> Oh, that's right. I can't. So, you >> So, I'll second. >> So, I'll move that we approve the meds as presented August the 11th, 2025. >> Okay. I second. All in favor?
>> I >> I >> Can I? >> There we go. >> No, I can, but I'm just >> Okay, >> I won't vote on the other ones from September 8th. I read I did read those. >> Here is the August 11th side.
>> And yeah, I read these two when I was signed. >> So I'd make a motion for the September minutes to accept the minutes of Monday, September 8th help. >> All right. And I will second that. >> Abstain. Okay.
>> All in favor? I. All right. >> Now, we have to schedule a meeting where it's just the two of you. So, we will covered all the >> statistical options, right? >> There you go. >> All right. Any administrative matters? I
have one bill. >> Okay. Super exciting. Um, it's from the Westford Veterary Hospital. Mhm. >> There was Westford veterary emergency. >> Um >> for what? >> Or there was another skunk tested.
>> Who brought the skunk to be tested? >> Uh Julie. >> So there was a skunk. Um it was not rabid, so bonus. >> Oh, good. >> Um but two dogs had killed it. >> So it's happened at my house
>> on occasion. It's um the bill for $17010 >> considering what they have to do. >> That's cool. >> That is >> all right then. >> We have to do we have to vote on this,
right? Somebody Yeah, I'll make Steve do it. >> Maybe you just took his glasses off. >> Veterinary. >> Yeah. >> Emergency. Let's just do a vote and make sure we're in the clear. >> Um we authorize the payment of $170
to the West Veterinary Emergency and Referral Center. >> All in favor or anybody second? You >> second it. >> Okay. All in favor? >> I I for purpose of discussion, it was for Rebies testing prep and transport
and final crerematorium. We could have done this ourselves. They charge $99.75 to to per I would have I know what you would have done. >> No, seriously. I wonder why.
>> We don't cremate squirrels on the side of the road. Oh, >> maybe because I don't know. >> That's the thing is from the area in the hospital >> a skunk $99 twice as expensive.
>> We ask for the actual Yeah, it was you want the skunk >> because it was an emergency uh bed. Those are always triple, you know. >> Yeah, but still 100 bucks. >> Oh, no. But we got a hundred. No, we were charged 100%.
>> It That's the discount. So, we got charged zero. >> Oh, okay. >> We got the discount. >> It It's a group cremation. >> So, Okay. And they discounted it by 100%. So, >> well, thank you for
>> We made out. >> Okay. In fact, it was $180 for the rabies testing, prep, and transport, and we got an >> $18.90 set. Guess >> did we vote on this yet? >> Yes, just
need you to sign it. >> Oh, god. Squirrel. >> That's a good question. What do they do >> with? >> We know where to bring them now. >> Well, only if we can get the discount.
>> Oh, what do we have for upcoming? [Music] >> Let's see. >> Let's see what happens at your opioid. Um, >> you know, there's the might have
something to talk about. Probably not changes to >> No, I don't have something on the animals. >> Yeah. >> Um, yeah. Let's just see what else comes up between now and then. >> And I'll be sending out the notices for tobacco and >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Hopefully this week.
>> Okay. And we're on What's the What is our date? So, it's going to be the second Monday, right? Okay. >> The 10th of November. >> Okay. Earth. Okay. >> Okay. >> The day before. >> Yeah, cuz the holiday is right in the
middle of the week. >> Okay. All right. Anything else? >> We'll be a journ. >> You don't have your coat on yet. Get his hat on. >> I do. I'm ready to go. >> I know.
>> Jeez. I'd be in a hurry, too. Are they open on a Monday? >> Yeah. >> Remember that happened before? >> Yeah. It wasn't Felos. It was a place in Lemon Street. >> And I couldn't I was going to call you and I'm like, "Oh my gosh, he's all the way." It was some place. Was it Luke? No. Was it Lucas? >> Lucas.
>> Yeah. And I found out after he left to go there, it was closer. >> All right. So, did you sec You seconded? >> I seconded. Wait, I didn't make a motion. >> No, he did. >> He did. Okay. >> He made a motion to adjurnn. >> I second that motion.
>> All in favor? >> I. We are ajourned.