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Okay, guys. Okay, we um we started our meeting in executive session. We have since returned to open session. Um and we're going to go right into scheduled appointments, a joint meeting with the finance committee for the departmental transfer office. There

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anyone here from the finance committee? The finance committee did not have a form. >> Okay. Um but as the gathering claim is that the um the select chances on their side and then and then the um

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finance committee will take it at the separate. >> Okay. >> Yeah. The um the finance committee is going to try to meet on the 7th because we do have on the 15th. Um but Mark, I just want to give you the original so they don't get lost. Okay. Okay. >> And then you'll just need approval or

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disapproval as we go through each of them. >> Um you should have them in the packet as well. So the first request is from the board of appeals zoning.

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they have an issue with collecting on a 53G um fund that has some outstanding invoices and the planning department actually has some extra money in their professional and technical that they are requesting to move into zoning and then

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zoning will encumber the money and then we'll be able to pay all of the legal bills that are outstanding. So, that request is for $8,072 and carry if you need any additional explanations.

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>> Any questions from the board? >> Uh, no. I have none. I think it's a good move. >> All right. Is there a motion? >> A motion to allow the transfer. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I

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>> I motion carries. Thank you. The second one is conservation. Um, as a whole, their budget is projected to go negative. I um when I send out the May expenses, I did a little calculation and they were projecting to be negative. And

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then I reached out to her and they had some also outstanding legal invoices. Um, so we are requesting $2,000 to be transferred from health insurance to conservation. >> So it sounds like you caught this, thought they were going to go negative. In general, it's the department head who

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manages their budget and will catch this. Is that a fair? >> Typically, that is the expectation. I do send out the expense reports every month and I let everybody know where they should be with um the percentage used. >> Um and when you talk to the department head about this, they're in agreement

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that we should do this transfer. >> Yes. >> Okay. Any questions from the board? >> No. >> Is there a motion on the floor? >> Motion to allow the transfer. Is there a second? I'll >> second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> I. Motion carries. Thank you.

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>> Thank you. >> The third one is a request from board of spec upgrade panic buttons and they do have an invoice for the quote for $3,450. So, we are requesting that money to the

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transfers from the health insurance. How do you feel is that a healthy um you have a healthy amount left on the health insurance line? >> Yes. >> Any any questions on the board? >> Uh there's there was nothing there now

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panic alarms or anything. >> We have a few panic so >> but we don't have enough to cover everyone. >> Okay. So, so we've been we've been looking to do this for uh about somewhere between a year and 18 months

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and now we have an opportunity to do this. >> Uh I make a motion to approve the transfer. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> I. Motion carries. >> Thank you. The fourth one is um title.

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Our treasur collector Paul wants to raise additional funds for two years of tax. So we are requesting 8,000 from health insurance to the tax title account and then these will also be encumbered into next year.

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>> Any discussion on that? Is there a motion? >> Motion to allow the transfer. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I >> I motion carries. >> Thank you. And the fifth one is another supplement

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for zoning the board of appeals. We were reviewing it yesterday just to make sure we had all of the numbers accurate and realized that um we needed an additional 1,500 but because the planning board had only approved the 8,000 initially um I'm

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asking the 1500 to come from health insurance. Any questions from the board? No. >> Is there a motion? >> Motion to allow the transfer. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Motion carries.

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>> That's all done at this moment. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Definitely. >> Thank you. >> Thanks you. Thanks for being here. >> Everyone else needs to sign it too. It looks like >> um is it green signature?

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>> Yeah. Thank you. Welcome to All righty. Uh, next we have a recommendation to appoint Melanie Silva as office manager for the highway department.

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Actually, we have she is on Zoom. Now, if Gary, you could um unmute and Turn your camera on. I know our our um he definitely has uh he's unmuted. But while um uh while

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we're squaring that uh that away, just as a reminder of the board, we had um some positions as we moved around. As uh you may recall, Heather McCarth who was the office manager at um for the highway department had moved on to the sewage

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department causing uh closing uh an opening in in highway. Um fortunate uh for all parties involved. Um Miss is a uh has worked in the assessor's office. Um we were looking to reduce position

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but this position had opened up. She had applied. Uh she was a a good candidate. We had a good uh conversation with her. U myself the HR coordinator and and Mr. Ferry. Uh so we think that she's um suited for the position and uh we

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recommend her appointment to it. >> Are you are you available to talk? >> Well, I am so happy and excited to hear >> Melanie was interested in the position and uh applied and that she had a

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successful interview. Um, she's going to do uh really good things over at the highway department. I've heard nothing but good things about Melanie and um we're excited she's going to do more good work for the town and her new capacity. So, welcome to the new highway

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department. So, is there any other discussion on that? >> I think it's great. Are you comfortable, Tom? I take it. >> Yeah. No issues with congrats to Tom as well. Is there a motion on the floor? I make the motion to approve that. I >> Is there a second?

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>> I will second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I >> I. Motion carries. Congratulations. Indeed. >> Okay. >> All right. Um so next we have a recommendation to appoint Katherine

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Molinsky as librarian technical services. >> Hello, welcome. Um again this is the uh this is the part position which uh the library director Mark Hartnik uh presented uh presented to you. Miss um

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Katherine Molinsky has been of the page and she's taken on the responsibilities as she's been doing the work as the as the uh as the uh tech doing technical services there. Um so we had an interview uh with her with u myself HR

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coordinator and and the director. So um she interviewed very well. She's been now for about a year and I think Mark was very happy to um to to advance her for this position. So just seeking approval of the board.

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>> That is amazing. Is there anything you'd like to say? >> Um no not really. I definitely like being with the library. It's good timing. It's been good timing originally getting a job at the library and the

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ocean. I'm a D resident so it's >> awesome. >> Yeah, >> that's great. >> What does what does technical services entail? >> Uh it's like a combination. So, I help with like social media stuff, but I also

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help um calculate like the statistics for the year um and add new books. >> I know you're going to kick it off. >> Yeah. So, like getting the new books on the shelf and like processing them so

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they're in the system. So, I'm very glad that you are interested in the position and uh we're happy to have you. Is there any motions on the floor? >> Uh motion to allow the uh appointment. >> Is there a second? >> I have a second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I

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>> I motion carries. Congratulations. >> Would you be willing to take a picture with the board so we can congratulate you? >> And Ralph, will you be in the picture this time, too? >> Yeah. Sure. >> It's my patriotic time,

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>> right? >> At the library now. >> Front of the great seal. >> Let me come between you so you don't look like the Bobsy twins. >> Good point. Nice. >> We're relying on really good photo

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skills from you. >> Welcome. >> Good to see you. >> Good to see you. >> You have a nice move on to announcements. And I believe that's me. >> The Dyon Historical Society presents

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their historic home and garden tour on Saturday, June 27th, 2026 from noon to 5:00 p.m. with a rain date on Sunday, June 28th. Ticket price is $25 and can be purchased at Arujo's on William

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Street or by calling Chris at 774872 30008. The Dyon Lions Food Club Food Bank, let me try that again. The Dyon Lions Club Food Bank will be held next Saturday, July 18th, 2026

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located at the Town Hall, 979 Somerset Avenue, lower level. um through uh through the chair. Just as a reminder that there was a power outage last Saturday which uh prevented the Lions Club from from having uh doing

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their u monthly uh food bank. So it will be June's will be this Saturday. So we didn't list it on there, but I just want to make a note that it will be this this Saturday. >> Thank you. Is there anyone here for public input?

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Anyone on Zoom? Okay, moving on. Uh, Sluckman's reports. >> I don't have one. >> I have no administrator report. >> Yeah. Um, just as a followup to uh to last week's meeting, the uh the

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superintendent uh provided us uh with uh again with a a written description of what's happening next. uh Main Street uh as as he as he described the main street drainage installation is being completed this summer. Uh also

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following this is permanent patching. Um so that said there will be road closures which we will make the announcements uh notifications will happen as best as we can. The the goal is to complete uh that that phase prior to uh prior to

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September 1st. um the the town this year um again the other question was uh regarding chapter 90 funds uh approximately $1.1 million of chapter 90 funding has been uh has been dedicated to the main the main street project this

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year receiving approximately $500,000 uh dollars in uh for uh for chapter 90 funds but uh that it's um it'll be the determination of the of highway and superintendent how it gets dedicated to

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roads. There's a lot of roads in in in uh it all unfortunately it all came to Main Street. Um the other thing is um as we had mentioned we always working on grants for grant we're trying to uh we're going to be working with the uh Congressman Ash's offices uh

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approximately seven uh $750,000 towards uh to go uh to go towards Main Street. So we're we're continually following up on that. Thank you. So, we're on to new business. Review, discuss, act, vacation, carryover

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request. Um, as the board may be aware, um, contractually, uh, a lot of, uh, of our employees are, um, are are allowed to carry approximately the equivalent of of

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two weeks. two weeks of vacation uh uh unused unused vacation time. We do have four employees listed um or ask who are requesting the board uh for uh for more

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time than um uh than than is contractually agreed upon. Um, as you can see, one of them is Melanie Silver, uh, Elizabeth Maria, Carl,

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uh, B, and Ted Kazooi, Todd Kazooi. Uh I can say that the the in discussions with the police chief he's u he's um he's okay uh with his time and and both uh both Miss Borland and Sergeant Bizooki

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um were unable to use their times because of uh because of um sick incidences. the um and then also Melanie and and Ann was provided letters to the

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uh to the board and then they then their department heads are are okay with um if the the board wants wishes to have the uh the extra time carry over

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Is there any discussion? Is this what we spoke? We had this discussion two years ago with one of the department heads and um we didn't allow um

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I'm all for encouraging employees to take the time off that they've earned >> and I understand situations arise that maybe the opportunity doesn't seem fit but you you're given that time off for a

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reason is to regenerate and enjoy your time away from work uh and that you really should be taking that time off and not carrying it over to the following year. >> That's a lot of companies you you don't even have the option of carrying it over,

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>> right? >> Giving them the option to carry over 80 hours per contract, >> right? >> So over and above that in the past we have not allowed, right? Do we have a a set amount that is

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allowed to be like >> right? So not every some are slightly >> 70 some are 80 like 96 >> 96 >> but there's also exceptions to the rule.

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So that's um that's why we're here. Personally, I think it's healthy to allow some carryover. Not an excessive amount, certainly not an amount that would impact the performance of the department.

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Personally, I've intentionally carried over a week every now and then just so I can have an extended vacation somewhere places I've worked. >> Well, they are allowed to carry over two weeks. So, it's not like it's not allowed, >> right? Right.

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>> It's just going above and beyond what is allowed to carry over. >> Right. What do you think? I I hate to say it but um what's going through my mind is being a p you know we talk about procedures policies and

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procedures and in the past we talked about the an employee who wanted to get I believe it was donations of uh time from other employees and we talked about HIPPA and

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this has two employees on here and it talks about medical issues and I feel like we haven't learned anything. I feel like that's >> so these are >> to the employees and it's wrong and I

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surprised to see it on here again after we debated this in a public meeting extensively and told about that and I see on another public record about medical issues and

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um the town has to do a better job protecting employees rights to privacy. I understand we're a public sector and some things are public records, but we can still do a better job in protecting our employees and I

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think procedurally um we could have done better. That's that's my thought as far as vacation carryover. I think if we can't if we can't get it,

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we have to be doing our job just perfect if we're going to um fault any employee for not taking their um their time. So, seeing that this document in my mind isn't perfect, um

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I'm inclined to allow the vacation carryovers until we can nail down our pol pro processes and policies and procedures um that we do a better job in protecting them. So, I I'm inclined to support it at this time

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until we can do a better job with vacation carryover requests. I don't know if they necessarily go hand in hand. I agree that they should be presenting letters that outline their health issues, but

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where do we put the weight? Uh if somebody has a health issue, they get to leave time off, add more hours. If somebody doesn't and just because they were too busy couldn't take the time off, they're they're they're not allowed it or they were allowed it. >> I think the employees were done an

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injustice by having that printed on here and therefore I'm going to air on the side of the employee. >> May I sorry I did reach out to um the chief of police to confirm that the employees were okay with having this information public and they said that

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they were. >> I appreciate that. I um again I think the board deliberated over this and um even if the employee allowed it, I still

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think we I don't think it was necessary. Personally, I just want to be clear. in terms of exceeding the allowable outs. Is that what most of these requests are? >> That's what four of them are. >> Four of them. Right. Ones are the ones

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are are the outliers. The other ones are contractual. >> Okay. So, >> so there's no real reason to debate questions. I imagine. I mean, if you've got a policy, we just go by. >> It's the four that we're really thinking of,

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>> right? It's the only four. before that are up for consideration. Um it in my time working in the corporate world, I can't say I've ever encountered a situation where I've seen exceptions

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uh to that policy allowing more vacation time to be carried over. I suspect there's probably good reason for that. I'm inclined to go in that direction. I think 80 hours is already pretty generous. >> Is there any motions on the floor?

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>> Any more than any more discussion on this? >> Um, again, I'm not convinced that we should allow it. uh the the it's too vague to to say that because you put a health issue written down uh and the town

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didn't catch it and said you shouldn't have put a health issue down. What's going to happen in the future? Somebody else is going to do the same thing and to say look you you've allowed it in the past for health issues. Um just because I put it in a letter that means I you get it or or or you don't. Um, we have

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the policy in effect for a reason and I think it should be stuck to that policy. Uh, people have different reasons for requesting more time off than than than what they they can take. And again, I go back to kind of what Glenn is saying in

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in the private sector, you you don't get that option. Uh, at least we're allowing twoe carryovers to begin with. Um, the next agenda item is to authorize the town administrator to approve them going forward. And

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>> not the exceptions though. >> I'm not I'm not sure. >> We I guess we'll we'll get to that. But the overall I I think that kind of goes hand in hand with what I'm saying here. And I wish I wish I had caught that earlier. I would have I would have

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brought it up here if I did. But um I think it I think it's in the best interest of the employees for that reason because I again think it's just really unfair to them that the um this is on a public document for the world to see and for us to deliberate on and um

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and the reasons why um so I think in the future I I think he's the best person to to make that determination cuz he works hand in hand with HR and the employees running the town on a day-to-day basis and I think

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it's just um I think overall this is just a messy process having it debated publicly um the employees which is again why I support just allowing it this time and um having in the future having the town

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administrator make those determinations as a person running the day-to-day operations on the town. >> Um well, I don't want to jump ahead um because in the memorandum that Ralph sent to the board of selectment, he talks about um authoration still coming

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from the board of acceptance that the board of selection for those who exceed the amount. Um so I'm assume again I don't want to get jump ahead. >> Okay. So, I'm not making a motion if I want to. Um,

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I'm there's no end of good reasons why somebody might want and fairly want to be able to carry over additional hours. I I'm sympathetic to that. I mean, you know, the one letter here about uh I

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think I see one's granddaughter for the first time or something like that. you you can't not be sympathetic to it. But the question is where does it end? You know what I mean? If we do one and then we don't do the next, I think

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it puts us in a bad situation and makes it untenable. I'd prefer to just stay to the policy and get beat up for it. >> Is that a motion? >> Is there a motion there? Yeah, I I I

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think I will make a motion that we keep um uh uh carryover requests uh limited to what each position's uh been set by policy for carryover hours.

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>> All right, there's a motion. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? >> I uh I have some discussion. I again just got to say I apologize to the employees today and I I think this is an unfair process not

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to the board. I think it's the fact that we debate this publicly is unfair to the employees. >> I I agree with you there. I think it probably does I mean something to this level of the dayto-day really does belong with the town administrative.

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Uh all in favor I >> no. >> Okay. Next we have for the select uh sorry next we have to authorize the town administrator to approve annual vacation carryover request. Can we specify that this is within the

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policy? It >> says in his memorandum that it's basically giving him the authorization to carry over the request, not the exceptions. >> Ralph, do you how do you feel that um you handle the exceptions as well

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because there is a grievance procedure for employees. So if you were to deny an employee a request Yeah. >> To carry over vacation, they could grieve it and then it would go in front of the board of selectment at some point in that grievance procedure >> as

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executive session >> executive session which is much more fair to the employee >> and their rights to privacy. Um so I I respect your memo but uh I think that you should again my same my

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same standpoint as you we entrust you to um do the dayto-day in the town and you also work hand in hand with the HR coordinator. Um so I feel that exceptions you should be empowered to say yes or no and employees should be

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empowered to agree but if they don't agree with you. >> Um no I I appreciate that comment but the I just my memo was you know it's I again this is just approving approving vacations um that are contractually agreed upon as

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ministerial. So I don't I think that's um doesn't necessarily have to go before the board something I can do but but um I put the um out of respect for the board and your authority that's why I included um uh you know that if it's if

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it exceeds it you know I didn't want to overstep my my authority so I you know indifference to your authority if that's something if the board uh wishes me to to handle that I would I will do it. So I have no problem doing it. Uh again um

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my the first part is ministerial. So I mean it's why do we go through this every year? I way because it's contraction. But the other part is it um I would be um give you the authority to do it just so out of um it just might be

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a cleaner cleaner more private process. >> I understand the is contractual. So why do we even vote on it with the except with the exception of the exceptions? >> It's something we have to do, right? Yeah. Yeah.

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>> So you basically want us to not vote on the >> the ones that are >> the ones that are contractual within the contractual part of it. >> Exactly. Uh the only thing I want to I would add is uh if if it's going to stay the same that it should be done in uh

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the executive session where um the board is going to hear exceptions to the case. Is that possible? >> That's a good question. I think it would fall under contract. It might I have I

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have to look. Yeah, I have to um I would have to look at it with falls under um you know as a grievance. It's it's it falls under the the contract exemption. Um I don't I can't say 100% that this

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would would fall under the contract exemptions. >> Uh I have no issues with giving Mr. Faco the full authority. I don't know if he wants it. Um and then the agreement be heard through the selected. >> Okay. >> And then we do have some folks here who

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have individual contracts who >> right >> they have to when they come up for renewal on their contracts they will have to we'll have to look at at that time. >> Okay. >> Can we move towards standardizing it so that it's you know virtually always the

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same amount of time. It's depending on the work. >> Every union negotiates in good faith for their own contract. So it's that might be a priority of the town, but when we negotiate with with the union, it's hard to standardize >> through the chair. Yeah, it depend like

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uh the um clerical union works 35 hours a week, the police work 40 hours, the the fire department has that that crazy schedule, >> right? So, so we can't put a standard number where where just in case my I work 40 hours a week where and and

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although I's not in the car, she's 35 hours a week. I think I just want to be cautious that we don't ever find ourselves in a situation where someone's taking an extended period of time off as an exception and then we find we have to

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perhaps hire somebody for a limited time and incur additional costs to do it. Um, you know, I I I'm not going to say there should never be an exception, but I I I would >> I I I agree at this, you know, um where

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extend where extended period times, you know, I always, you know, we reach out to the department head to get a very recommendation department because they know um you know, do they have enough personnel to u to to cover that if if needed that extended period of All

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right. Motions on on the floor that >> So, Ralph, to sum it up, do you want to take on the authority of the exceptions to the rule or you want to leave it the way it is? >> Well, you want to give it to me? No, it's up to you. >> Yeah. No, I have Listen, I I have um I

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would do it. I would take it. I have no problem. I have no problem with that. I was just to say in the current union contracts, the clerical, fire, highway, and police all say department manager and or department manager and town

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administrator. And then the only one that has language for an additional anything beyond the two hours is the police union that does say additional is the BOS um approval. But the three other union contracts don't reference the BOS

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for approving vacation time at all. >> I mean, I'm fine with giving Ralph the approval authority and the exception approval authority. I just I'd hate to see, you know, we've gone from four to 14 next year, you know,

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like to see this remain a a rarity with, you know, strong a strong case behind it for the request. >> Well, R still takes his direction from the board. So, I think knows that when he looks at those requests and maybe to that end, a um some sort of memo to

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employees encouraging them to take their time off and the reasons why. um would be helpful as well so we can be proactive and and they know the the feelings of the the town. >> Okay. So I'll make the motion that these

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luck grant uh Mr. for the building. >> I apologize. Town administrator >> because you're not working for us anymore. >> This solidifies. You can't go anywhere. uh administrator to um make the uh

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requests approvals for vacation carryovers um part of his responsibility as well as to uh strike from his memo all request all requests which exceeded contractual prohibitives shall require

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the authorization of voter selection. Uh do you want us to say with the exception of the police department because it's part of the contract? Okay. with the exception of the police department. >> Is there a second? >> I have a second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I

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>> I motion carries. >> So, we have our annual board of selectmen appointments. So, we do this every year for folks whose terms are expiring. Um, I want to thank Leanne and everyone else involved making sure that our

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appointment lists are accurate and up to date. >> Is there any discussion on the annual appointment list? >> No. >> Any motions? Make a motion to um second to appoint the annual uh appointments with appendix A.

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>> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I >> I motion carries. >> Bristol County Advisory Board member appointments. >> So each um each member of Bristol County

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to the advisory uh to the registry board. I believe they meet quarter. I just just kind of looking up to see when um uh you know when they meet. It looks it's at 6:00 p.m. and it appears to be at least once a quarter.

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So it has to be selected. >> So the school building committee keeps me busy enough. Uh I don't know if there's anyone interested. >> Could you repeat that? >> Um personally the school building committee is keeping me busy enough to take on any more.

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So I don't know if there's any other members interested. >> I'll only do it if Glenn doesn't want to do it. Um, I've got a fair amount going on and still a bit of a learning curve. So, if you're if you're willing to do it, >> Sure. is just once a quarter, Ralph.

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>> Yeah. From what I see, it appears to be just make that motion, >> uh, yes. Um, >> sorry, not sure I've got the language for it. Can Can you help me with that? I move to appoint Peter Karen as the Bon

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representative to the Bristol County Advisory. >> Bristol County. >> Yeah. Move to appoint >> I move to appoint Peter >> as uh as a member to the Bristol County Advisory Board. >> As the me as the member of the Bristol

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County Advisory Board. Thank you. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second it. >> Okay. All in favor? Hi. >> Hi. >> Congratulations, Peter. Thank you for representing us on the advisory board. The one you sent me.

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>> Um, so we have to resend the all alcohol license for upcycle animals. >> Yeah. The um board um the owner of this on the 13th uh and this board

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granted approval a local approval of the license. Um in when there was still some uh elements which needed to be done at the state level, the uh the um the owner of upcycle decided not to pursue it and

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um so the request is to resend his license. Alice has retains their license but he does um um he does have another buyer lined up. >> Any motions on the floor? I'll make a motion to allow them to resent.

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>> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. >> We have a facilities request for Girl Scout Girl Scout Troop 70811 stuff the bus event. >> Uh stuff the bus for for the food

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pantry. Um and as we go through, they have everything in uh in order. Do they need um a certificate of insurance for this? >> They they have their certific. >> Any discussion? >> No.

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>> Is there a motion? >> Motion to facilities request. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? I. Motion carries. Request for disposal of surplus items. >> The department went so hard they broke

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calculator. >> Oh no. Yeah. And by by being so wasteful they got off the chair and broke it. So those requesting to be placed at the surplus. That's it. It was a bad day. Any

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motions on the floor? >> I'll make that motion to allow the request for disclosure. >> Is there a second? >> I have a second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries. Thank you. And last, we have searched award of paper contract

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to WB Mason of Brockton. >> So again, similar to the other um we do a um a cooperative line. uh that's the best place we could get uh the paper pack. Um so that's being presented to

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the board to sign it so we can or our paper from the resource. >> Any discussion? Is there a motion? Can I make a motion to accept the award for contract to WP Mason? >> Is there a second? >> I will second.

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>> Any discussion? All in favor? I >> I motion carries. Approval of the warrants. Warrants paid by June 4th, 2026. 49A-26 $124,6414. 49B-26 $66,257.72.

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49 C-26, $923,731.72. Warrants paid by June 17th, 2026. 51A-261 132,477.97 51B-26 $103,54042

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51 C-26 36,56959 in warrants paid by June 25th 2026 52 A-26 $143,641.34 52B-2613 31,137.54 move 52 C-26 $145,31041

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cents. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. Second. Uh public input. Is there anyone here for public input? I will entertain a motion to adjurnn. Before we do,

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>> yes, >> mentioned a potential conflict for the next meeting. Is that does that need to be discussed now later? >> Yeah, we can discuss it now. Um, for our July 8th meeting, it sounds like we did have a couple items that we had to act on.

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>> What was the item that we had to act on? >> Well, one of them is um the um what we had just discussed in executive session, right? The second one is um we are we are um we're anticipating appointment of the uh of the building commissioner that

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evening and uh the third item is uh sered will be presenting the housing production plan. Uh we scheduled them about a month ago to do that and uh the board needs to act on that so we could advance it to the uh the state >> and you can make that meeting Peter.

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>> Are you okay with me send that one out? Yeah, I I'm happy to do so. It's unfortunate. I prefer an auction for sure. >> We appreciate that you'd rather us move it. So, I appreciate that. >> Um, all right. So, with that said, is

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there a motion to adjurnn? >> Is there a second? >> A second. >> All in favor? >> I Thank you. Thank you.