Recording in progress. >> Uh, good evening and welcome to the town of Dance Bole's regular meeting. Today is Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 at 6 p.m. This person, this meeting is in person and via Zoom at Oldtown Hall 111 Somerset Abdite in Mass. This meeting is
being recorded. the listing of matters of those reasonably anticipated by the chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items noted may also be brought up for the for discussion to the extent permitted by role. Please have a call to order. >> Mark Pico present.
>> Peter Karen present. >> Cavage present. >> Then can we please stand for the pledge of allegiance? I'm just going to ask stand for about uh 20 30 seconds for some people that we lost this week. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Each of these names, I want to apologize up front um because I I just don't do it well. Um James Conra
Jr. Estrella, Peter Goxski, uh, Jose Emanuel George, Michael Leonard, and William Mendoza. Thank you guys. Um, we have organized our board
chairman that nomination and I've had a great time doing it, but it's time for me to step down and Mach um is going to do it. So, hopefully you still say yes. >> Thank you. >> So, I'm going to step down as chair and nominate Mark Pico as chairman. >> Second that motion.
>> Motion has made and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor? I >> I um you're going to be clerk. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, I'm going to uh step down. Well, you can make a motion. >> Um >> well, I'll step down. No, we already um
I'm going to make a motion that Glenn um cabbage be the clerk for the board selection. >> I'll step down and second. >> Motion has been made and seconded. >> It's okay. >> All those in favor? >> I Okay.
You can come through. >> Thank you. >> Great. >> You may want to switch things. >> There you go. >> That's my official duty. So this is awards. >> Y.
>> All right. So now that that is done, we have a 6:00 public hearing for a class 2 motor vehicle license. Steven Remy, Rey's Auto Sales, doing business as Rey's Auto LLC, 2387 Winthre Street. At this time, I'll take a motion to open
the public hearing. >> Um, a public hearing, you have to have to open the public, you have to open the public here. If there's anyone who wants to give testimony to, you can, but you
given the fact that the uh the police department still reviewing the application, uh, I would advise to to the public hearing for the next public hearing. >> Uh so I'll take I'll enterain a motion
to open the public hearing. >> Uh motion to open the public hearing. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. So we have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I Okay. >> Is there anyone here for um Steven Rey's auto sales?
>> Okay. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to continue the public hearing. >> Make that motion. >> All right. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. We have a motion in a second. Any discussion? >> All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. Um, next we have Steven Pro,
Bristol County Auto, 2387 Winthre Street. Um, we do discuss that. We send class two motor vehicle license. >> Make a motion to the table. >> Okay, we have a motion. Is there a second? Second. >> All right. Any discussion? All in favor?
>> I. Okay. So, next we have uh John P. Rufo 1650 Wellington Street. Review discuss act. Appointment of John P. Rufo to the board of registars. John.
>> Hi. Awesome. Uh John did you want to come up and introduce yourself and All right. Sheriff as well. >> Absolutely. I'm John. I uh live on 1650 Wellington Street and um I uh would like to be a
regist. >> How did you hear about the opening? >> I heard it from uh Mr. Gail here. Jonathan Gale. >> So Jonathan, so what I did was I reached out to Jonathan because um anecdotically I found out he is chairman for the um
Democratic Party uh town committee. >> Um so I did reach out to him. He got me in contact with John. So you asked John if he'd be interested. And I met with John on the 30th of March and um talked to him a few times and I think he'd be a
really good um addition to um our vacancy right now. So we are um we do have a vacancy um who uh Charlowwick had stepped down um and her appointment was going to be until 2028. Um so it is the
vacancy through the 2028 um and then obviously um as I reappoint um any bit more. >> Awesome. Very good. Do you So all right I I don't have any questions.
Glenn, any questions? >> Okay. Well, thank you for um these are tough positions to fill and um but you know, >> I think that it's going to do a great job. >> You'll do a great job. You'll have a hard time saying >> great. >> So, yes, you have to do it. No, I'm just
kidding. >> So, I think he'll be a great addition. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Congratulations, John. >> Congratulations. Thank you. >> Is there any uh motions on the floor for appointment of John? I'll make that motion. >> Okay, we have a motion. Is there a second? >> Second.
>> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> All right, congratulations again. >> All right, so next we have a public hearing for RW Bryant contracting a petition for co- locations Tmont Street setting two poles on Tmont Street. I
will entertain a motion to open the public hearing >> um through through the chair before you make that motion. The public hearing supposed to begin at begin at 6:15. It's 6:07 right now. Wait at least 6:15
isn't here yet. Thank you. Is there any motions on the floor to take Jonathan Gail out of order? >> Make that motion. >> All right. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. All in favor? >> I. Jonathan, you're up. >> Okay. Is it okay if I stay here?
>> You're the ADA coordinator. Do you think folks at home can hear you? >> I think folks can definitely hear me. >> All right. So, uh, Mr. Chairman, I'm here with regard to the the meeting that we had last with the board of selectman. You at that time as not yet chairperson
asked me to provide a letter of explanation as to what the 40B committee would be, what it's involved and roughly what the makeup would be. I have since done that. You should have that in your packet. You asked me to have it for this evening's meeting. So I'm here before you to ask for the same again so that we
can reconstitute reestablish the 40B aka fair housing committee. Uh Mr. Karen is already on that with me at this point in time. It would be a matter as we put it together, Mr. Karen and I meet attempting to get other members and as noted in the correspondence that I
provided asking first for uh various committees in town to provide leaison uh to to be on that. If they do not, we will certainly go after the public. But the first attempt would be to go after those committees. Again, you have that document before you as requested. Thank
you. How many members will be on this committee? >> Seven. >> Seven members. >> And how many liaison? >> There would be as of this time there would be six plus a member of the community >> up to. Now that's assuming that the
various committees in that in that letter you have there all designate. If they don't then we would open it up for more public slots. Is it a threeyear term? >> That's correct. >> Ralph, did did you meet with Mr. Gails
on this as well? >> Oh, we had met earlier and actually um I had provided a letter of support to committee and I which I had to still in support of committee. I think I
think it will perform a perform a necessary function um you know two two critical functions they perform I think they haven't uh one uh one adherence to the housing production plan
and uh two the bannual reporting of our of our All right, that's all my questions. Thank you both for that information. >> Any questions? >> I think it's a good idea that we do it. We've done it before and it's time to re
reorganize it and um start again. >> Any questions? Uh, no. Other than uh full confidence in Jonathan's ability to run this and do a great job.
>> Awesome. >> All right. I'll entertain a motion. >> Make that motion to um reestablish the committee. >> Is there a second? >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Uh would anyone like to read the announcements? >> Um are we ready? On Saturday, April 25th, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, will coordinate with the Dayton Police Department for a one-day collaborative prescription drug takeback
event. The event provides an opportunity for the public to surrender pharmaceutical control substances and other medications. The Dy Historical Society invites you to a special afternoon with John Adams on Sunday, April 26, starting at 2 p.m. at Old Town
Hall, 11-11 Sunset Avenue. The Dy Historical Society also invites you to the annual plant sale on Saturday May 16th from uh 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Dyton Historical Society, 1217 William Street, Dyon, Rain or
Shine. Perfect. I got two minutes. >> I have a motion to take the approval of the warrants out of order. >> Sure. >> Is there a second? All >> in favor? warrants. >> You mind reading those warrants?
>> Certainly. I uh >> right there. >> Oh, that's >> that's the >> just the data. >> Yep. >> Warrants paid by April 16th, 2026.
42A-26140,518.88 88 42B-2643,500 $50025 warrants paid by April 23rd 2026 43A-26
$127,98568 43b-26 $192,79.91 one says. >> Perfect. So, we have a motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> Very good. All right. Um All right. So,
I will um entertain a motion to open the public hearing for our W Bryant Contracting Petition for poll locations, Tmont Street setting up two polls. Make the motion. We have a motion. Is there a second? Any discussion? All in favor?
>> I. >> All right. Is there anyone here for the poll hearing? >> Yes. >> Introduce yourself. >> How you doing? I'm Ben Bryant, vice president of RV Bryant Contracting, telecommunication specialist.
Um we're here to petition the setting of poles for a um essentially a municipal fiber um project that we're working on to connect a lot of the uh essentially like municipal locations uh whether it be the transfer station um the animal
control things of that nature. So you know obviously over the years trajectories there's better communication at the speed of light when it comes to fiber optics. were politely requesting to set two telephone poles on Tmont Street. Um, one thing I wanted to note is yesterday I
met with a developer and apparently there's going to be some um work going on where they're going to be developing a um subdivision, if you will. So, one of the telephone polls that we were asking to set is going to be modified and moved to the opposing side of the
road. I've reached out to the town, expressed this, and I realized that with that modification, we may have to punt into another hearing where I could get the more updated information and make sure that we true that up for you guys honorably. So, with that being said,
we're really looking only to set uh to get approval to set one of the polls at this point in time. You know, we've gone through the the proper steps with your butters and what have you. So, that's kind of where we're at. So we have a T1 and a T2. Which pole is
um going to stay as presented? >> Great question. Uh the poll that will stay as presented will be T2 >> and T1 is going to now go across the street. >> That is correct. >> What's the notification process for
that? Do you know how much advance that they need. >> Um I that's a good question. I'd have to double check with the the departments, but I I know it's it has to go into the newspaper and then also all the letters have to be sent out and I'm assuming
there must be at least a maybe a 3 to four week turnaround time to allow them, you know, to uh approve or disapprove. >> I guess the reason I ask is um if you can give us that change of scope.
Do you think that's possible to do maybe by tomorrow because I think we can move up the um the hearing >> to our next meeting. >> And yes, that's the game. >> Okay. All right. >> Great. I don't have any questions. >> No.
>> Um I got a couple just general questions. I was looking at Google Earth and uh seeing it how it laid out in front of is there a gap in polls? I saw some on the west end, some and there's just nothing in the middle and that's what you're filling in.
>> That's correct. >> Yep. Just to make that aerial continuity, if you will. >> Is there much tree work that needs to be done? I noticed in the photos I looked at there was a lot of >> great uh honestly there is some, you know, vegetation, if you will, to be
concerned with um where we originally were setting the poles, we had a great like uh line for the poles to be set and for the cables to be attached and properly sagged in. Um, and when I met with the developer yesterday, he was expressing the concern of the driveways they were putting in, and I was letting
him know he's probably going to have to go to petition to set poles, too, so he can service these houses. But we really pushed back on um T1 tango one being moved because if you try to put that one on the other side of the road, the south
side if you will, across the street, it's not going to work for us. uh I would then be uh requesting to go underground which can you know offset cost uh and budgets and what have you. So good question as at this point in time as long as we can keep Tango one in
place as planned that will give us the proper clearance to to dodge around these tree concerns we all have. We're definitely not here to disturb the town's residents andor municipals with uh chopping a bunch of trees or getting anywhere into that stuff. We're not simply here to do that. So we don't we
could around that. >> No one in the public for this hearing. Anyone on Zoom? >> Okay. At this time, I'll entertain a motion. >> I'll make that motion to uh close the public hearing. >> All right. We have a motion to close a public hearing. Is there a second?
>> Second. >> All right. Any more discussion? All in favor? >> I. Okay. So, um, we still do need a motion to approve >> T2. Motion. >> Is there a second? >> A second.
>> All right. Any discussion? All in favor? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> You guys want to open your meeting? Um, we are here tonight the uh own town hall. We are joining the board of select
a meeting. The date is April 22nd. It is 6:30 p.m. Can I have a roll call? >> Present. Susan Loren present. >> I'm present. >> Doug White present. >> Tracy Carol present. >> Thomas present.
>> All right. Very good. So we're here to discuss the annual town meeting award placement of articles. So first one is function. And then once those are placed on I have no problems with what's presented, Peter.
>> No. >> No. I'll entertain a motion. >> I'll make the motion. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> All right. So
um next we have the fiscal year 2027 annual town meeting warrant articles and funding recommendations. So my understanding is we're just trying to >> so since the board of select placed all of the articles the finance committee
needs to make their recommendations on um the articles besides we can either do the budget first or last and then um they can make their recommendations on the articles
that dollar amounts besides the general budget. article. >> Do you recommend we try to rectify any differences first that part of the budget first? >> Okay, awesome. >> So, the first one that I see is um
elections 162. >> No, it's actually department 132. >> All right. >> Finance committee reserves. So we have 50,000 >> correct. We were looking at at tight numbers at the time and we still are. I don't know
if we can afford the extra $5,000 at this time. Uh considering uh some of the other comps that we have in >> what's what is however what is that excess levy? >> So based on the finance recommendation
um they did make a couple of changes in revenues. Um they asked me some questions about revenues. We dived into that. So we increase the investment. I did go ahead and decrease the pilot agreement. There is one person that is
not responding and not paying. So with that reduction and the reduction on the expense sides, our excess levy is $35,000 and $143. >> And that's within numbers. >> Yes. And that's what in a total of
55 which is not all towards the budget that covers some other article things as well. A lot of money. >> It's not for this article. I'd rather match the
FINC comp into reserves. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> That's that's just my opinion. >> Glenn, what are your thoughts? >> Um, just want to make sure in the right location.
>> All right. Where um 132 right here. >> Okay. That's >> so we're off by 5,000 with right now. >> I think I agree with Peter. I'd be inclined to stay with the original
board's recommendation of the 50. >> So, we've made a lot of cuts to a lot of budgets last year. So, my concern is that if departments go negative, there's not going to be anywhere to get money from. How much is in the reserve fund? Now >> the reserve the finance committee right
now has um 39,000 but we did just hear that the fire department is going to take up how much? >> 23,000 of that. >> Wow. >> So I'm going to try to have that for the first >> fire department. They have what they
call catastrophic failure to one of the ambulances. It's just completely out of lack of a better term it's going to have to Well, your recommendation will be the 55. >> Yes.
>> Any motions on the floor? >> Um, I guess we'll go to 55. Um, I'll make that motion. Okay, >> we have a motion. Is there a second? I'd like to stay with the 50. >> Okay. I'm going to step down and second.
Any further discussion? >> All in favor? >> I. >> No. Okay. Very good. Um, Serena, is the next one elections? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, 162 elections.
So, if I remember correctly, we tabled this because we there was we weren't sure if there would be >> if we needed to have that special election for the school building project administrator has since informed us we
should schedule it right we >> is that the >> it should be funded right >> it should be funded >> it should be funded >> there um because at >> initially uh um the assumption was there
would be special town meeting and a special special election. The vault of the of the uh of the budget for it would go for the special for the special election. the dees film committee work.
Well, maybe, you know, they they moved it around hoping that they could do both election uh both the dead exclusion election and uh same as the annual election and it's constantly changing.
So now now they're back to I think we need a special I think we're going to need if if we get two vote at the special time meeting will require a special I think it's best to fund it in
preparation for the special >> uh No, I it makes sense. I know we were trying to save some money by but if it's so so open, I'd rather have the money in the account than than not, >> but there's no concrete dates. It's too early,
>> right? >> But it's going to be in the fiscal calendar here, so we'll have to do it. >> Absolutely. >> My understanding is by combining them, you had Ralph, I think you had said 10,000 $10,000 certainly on
>> anything from the finance committee. >> So these the numbers that are here um town administrator recommendations these are with all four elections. >> Yes. >> Okay. question. >> Um, so explain to me why we wouldn't be
able to just combine it with the general election. >> Um, it it's it has to do with timing. uh if um and we we are on the MSBA's schedule. So we have to um it has to be
presented to the U elementary school project has to be presented to the MSPA to get um to get accepted and then at that point they'll need to figure out then the cost is figured out. We need
that cost so we could go to to go to the special special town meeting because at the special town meeting then 60 days after that uh then you have then you have the election 45 days after that then you have that
all happens in March which if that's the soonest and then that pushes that pushes out the election date past >> now we are going to get a $62,000 >> a $662,000 rebate
uh for the teasability study that we spent 12.3 million roughly million350,000. Um are we going to have that before the election back or do we get that after we
get those MSD numbers >> associ >> I guess because would that money then be available for some of these type situations that we're running into or even you know to pay for the extra
election if needed. >> I'm not sure what the timing is going to be on the reimbursement. I filed the first one April 6th. Um I know in Rockland it was about to eight months out before we received that money back years ago. So, I'm not sure um how fast
they are returning those funds yet. So, I honestly can't judge when we would have all of those funds. >> I may not have them for 2027. >> Correct. Because I can't submit until we've spent out um at least 50,000. So, now I have to like wait until which I
the invoices are up there, but it doesn't mean I can file whenever I want. you know, I have to wait for a certain dollar amount and then I'm not sure if the turnaround is yet. >> Uh, one question, Serena, >> am I correct that the reimbursement money we get can only be used on the
school project? >> Yes. >> Yeah. Not elections or anything else. >> Not on the election. I would have to dive into that, but I don't think so. >> No, I think it's the building itself that project. So when when it came from
the we took it from reserve or from precache >> capital >> capital outlay >> it doesn't go back to stabilization. >> So when we can make it doesn't automatically go back. No >> but we can bring it back. >> Yeah. It's a twothirds vote to put into
stabilization. So that would have to be out of town meeting. >> And that would give us some money we need. >> Absolutely. doesn't affect it now. >> All right. Anything else from the finance committee? Is there a motion on
the floor? >> Um, so what do we uh >> Well, we have no recommendation right now, >> right? So, I I make the same recommendation that the town administrator has recommended along with the findings to move. I'll make that motion. >> All right, we have a motion. Is there a
second? >> All right, any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. >> I don't believe we didn't vote on this either, did we? >> We did. Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Conservation 171.
>> So, we uh the board of selectman didn't vote. We voted to table this because we didn't get a um the work for professional and technical for the zero base. >> Correct. >> We ever get that? >> We did. >> We did.
>> Yeah. Yes, we did. Um I I don't think we had a disagreement with the numbers. We just didn't have any backup information for >> right. Yeah. My motivation was to make sure everyone follows and plays by the same rules that every >> every other department had to follow. So
that was that's why I asked for it. >> Y >> um any other comments? >> No. >> If I could my apologies but uh really not having any background on what this is about. Can I get just a real
quick kind of nickel definition of uh what the the project and the funds are for? >> Um >> yeah. Well, the conservation commission, you know, they gave the presentation, but >> what we got hung up on was just a
professional and technical line. >> Okay. >> We know maybe it's for attorneys or, you know, whatever else needed to run the department. We just didn't get the the backup because for a zero base, we require the comments to break it down, you know, um,
into more greater detail. So, but it sounds like we do have it on file with the town administrator. Um, but other than that, their request was pretty similar to any motions on the table. I made the motion that um we we approve
the conservation Well, I'll make the motion that we approve the conservation's um finance committee and town administrator's recommendation. >> Okay, we have a motion. Is there a second? >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries.
>> Is it agricultural commission? >> Yeah, I can see them. I do have them highlighted. Department 189. So the board of selection recommended 400 and 900 department request was 900 as well.
We changed it something about not eating as much. >> I think we looked at he had has he spent anything yet this fiscal year? He hasn't >> right >> not up to date. Which is why I when he came before us, he talked about more about a pamphlet style thing. They were
going to do a breakfast or a lunchon. They were trying to do more outreach. And since he hadn't spent the funds we allotted last year, we figured uh with a more outreach program that we would try and fund his efforts this year. I had no problem getting to him. They
they do great work. Um they they used to have a get together. I don't know if you remember that um at the Bristol writing school >> and they stopped doing it because >> Okay. >> And they picked it back up again.
>> Absolutely. funding. >> Funding. >> Any questions? CL >> I'll entertain a motion. >> Make a motion to um go committee and administrator recommendation. >> Is there a second?
>> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries. >> The next one is the police department 210. This is because I was able to finalize the chief's salary and the SRO's and the deputy chief. So, the
finance committee does have the accurate dollar amounts. the cause of the difference. >> Um, it was just timing. It's a 52 week um the chief is getting his degree in the middle of the
fiscal year. So, I was just making sure that we were on the same page with them for their calculations. And there's I'm sorry. >> Go ahead. mostly and there was just a few other officers that are receiving steps. So just to make sure we're on >> degree um
>> education >> an increase in salary is a part of the >> contractually yes he gets 20% for a bachelor's degree. >> Any other questions? Any questions? Anything from the finance committee? All right. I'll entertain a motion.
>> Motion to uh accept the um administrators and finance committee recommendation. >> All right. Is there a second? >> A second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> I. Motion carries. >> Next one is the dispatch of this department 215.
>> Initially when this was presented with the board of selectment, I reduced it by 20,000 for the grant money. Um, and then doing some research and discussing it with the administrator that is actually doing the grants in that department. We realized that these grants were reimbursement grants. So, we do have to
pay the money up front and then file for reimbursement. So, I put the 20,000 back in for the finance committee recommendations. >> That makes sense. >> Any questions, Peter? >> No. >> No. >> Okay. Anything from the finance
committee on this? No. No. >> All right. I'll entertain a motion. >> Motion to go with the town administrator's recommendation and the finance committee's recommendation. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All righty. Any discussion? All in favor? I I motion carries. >> And then just below that, the 220, the
fire department. The chief settled his contract. And then the other difference, >> the maintenance, >> I was going to say the call firefighters. >> The qualifier, the next one, fire department 220. >> Um, so the chief and then the call
firefighter. Ralph and I had missed giving them a 2% cola increase. So we corrected that and the line 5240 the finance committee increased it to 25,000 where the BOS has 20.
>> Why you guys increase it? >> Repairs. Um it was the vehicles I believe. >> Yes. Um, is it the fire chief said? >> Fire chief just got a brand new car. >> Well, it's about the um
things that go inside the car. So, that would be repair. >> Yes, it was for repairs. Maintenance maybe. >> No, I know it's in repair, but outfitting a car wouldn't be listed as repair. >> Mhm. So that's why I was wondering why
what what was the motivation for increasing it 5,000 >> and I know I don't have a a note on my paper >> through the chair I was at the meeting about a memory the finance committee was looking across the board similar um similar to what the board of selecting
did they they noticed that um that that line item is running fire chief patching stuff together looking in the budget to sort of as you were
lightning was as well to increase that to increase that maint I hope that's an accurate uh what happened. I remember on our end that was what our discussion was. We we heard the fire chief talk about how close he was cutting it for
um repairs and maintenance and um we also saw ours in the negative. So we the board of selectment went up to 20,000 to kind of try to satisfy make sure are investing in our um fire department and it's kind of hard to choose a number but
that one was kind of close to running even with this fiscal year I guess um >> but we weren't going to have the chief >> that was that's another >> the finance committee want to make any changes? >> I was just going to ask, does anybody
have any problems with making any changes for us? >> As far as what? >> Bringing it down back down to 20,000. >> No, I think we should stay at 25. I mean, I think he's cutting his budget pretty close. >> Okay.
>> I mean, he's cutting it tight. He's he's really doing a good job at cutting it tight. And my general feeling is things happen, especially with all the equipment and everything that they have, and we need to make sure that they have something, not to run in the negative
because then what's going to happen? He's going to come back and say, "Well, I need the money for this." >> Well, I'm going to ask one question, too. We have our fire engine is new, correct? Well, fairly new. >> Am I correct?
>> And the chief has a new the chief has a new vehicle, >> right? >> With those things in mind and if our budget is tight, I think I would be willing to put back to 20,000 because quite honestly, I don't have a note here and I don't know the specificity of why we did
go up to 25. >> I remember talking to about this new car and >> like I said, the other one was old and needed was constantly needed repair >> which is why he asked for the new one and it was the police car that was in the accident. Am I correct? Not the fire.
>> Right. >> So, it wasn't the the fire department's car that got it was the tree. It was a police car. >> Correct. >> It wasn't the deputy chief's car that got
the fire chief's original before he got the new one. A limb. So, it was it was fire chief's car to go to the Okay. So, we lost a vehicle with the fire department.
>> Yes. >> Okay. So, maybe that's why brought it up with the 5,000 because now they are not asking for a new vehicle but depending on a vehicle already in >> I think that was 2004. >> Yeah, that's they're driving an older
vehicle now. >> Okay. >> I think that's why we raised it >> to 25 >> to 25. >> Okay. So, if they went from the 20 and we needed the extra five, >> could they come back in a warrant and
and request the additional five? >> Not for June. >> Not for June. >> No, no, no. You're talking throughout the year. Can they just come to a town uh >> a finance committee or would that have to be a town vote?
>> It's similar to what's happening right now. So, he has a tight budget. I know it's an ambulance. fire truck. So we'll see similar numbers when we look at the ambulance. Um so they would have to go to the reserve fund transfer but they don't think he kept it at 55. So there
you go. So uh there would have to be reserve fun >> transfer and that can take place at one of our meetings. >> Yes. >> So your thought is if we go to the 20 you could still do a transfer. >> Should it be necessary?
Do I hear a motion? >> Can I just make one point? >> Yes. >> So through the end of March, he has already spent $20,300. >> So that would put him 300 in the negative. >> He current if we only had 20,000.
>> Yes. If you only budget 20,000 as of today, he'd be 300 negative and there's still three more months. Does that include the engine failure on the ambulance? That's because that's a different budget. >> Two days ago. >> Okay. All right. >> We didn't know about that.
>> But that >> includes him him repairing his old vehicle for a year or six months, >> which is that vehicle is still on the road. >> Yes. the 2004 and still driving around because the one got hit by the train,
but we could just >> insurance >> insurance paid a portion of it. >> A portion of it. >> Okay, we did have a motion and a second. We still do have Do we have any more conversation? >> I'm sorry. I guess I missed the motion
that was made for finance committee. make a motion that we remain at 25,000. >> Well, no, no, we don't have to make a motion because we did a change yesterday. I thought you had made a motion to go down to 20. >> No. >> Okay. >> So, we're good. >> We're good.
>> Any other? >> No. Any any discussion? >> Any motions on the floor? >> I make a motion that we keep it at the 20. >> All right. We have a motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion? >> I'm sorry, that's not specific enough.
>> No, we have to go with the uh the new number. >> Okay. >> Um, which is going to be what, Serena? >> 855,25639. >> 855 >> 25659. >> It's the department total for department
225. So 85236 59 >> 855 >> 855 >> 256 >> 256 >> 39 cents >> 39 cents. I make that motion. >> Okay, we have a motion and is there a second?
>> Could I hear the motion again? I'm sorry. >> The motion to um decrease and keep our budget the same minus well is 855 236. >> No >> no 256. I'm right over 39 cents.
>> So, it's basically the finance committee's recommendation minus5,000 >> through the chair if I just may give the new member just like a quick what just happened. Um the the reason why the number is different looks like it's
5,000 different um just again pick up um we had to do um Serena did some updates on on the salary. So that's That's where that's primarily where the difference came in and the $5,000 difference is
so that's why it's different than the original uh bill last time. We just had update those numbers. >> I know we have a motion. Is it possible to ask a question or >> if you want to second it should I should have you second that we can continue discussing and then if you don't like it
the motion can die. We can all vote on it. So I would unless you want to withdraw your motion, we should we have a motion. We should take a vote. >> Finish the motion. >> Thank you. Make that second. >> I'll second. >> All right. Now, um any discussion? >> You mentioned $300 that's already been
spent. Is that correct? >> Look on the third column in it says 26 actual expenses expenditures short through March 31st. It says 20,296. So that's what he has spent through March
>> this year >> and there's still three months. So right so at the end of March that line was negative $4,000. So I guess I guess my question is does it make sense to include um the 300 in in addition to
>> keep the 20,000 but add 300 to it if I'm >> no >> um because that over budget is going to come not from next year's budget which is what we're doing now. it will come as um what pay last year.
>> So this year because we vote a bottom line budget as long as his total budget is a positive number another line will account for that line being negative. >> Okay. >> But next year like as a whole he can't go negative.
That's but like one line could go. >> So one one other line item could be less $300. So that would put the bottom line item where you >> Okay. So we have a motion and a second. Any more discussion? >> All in favor?
>> And I'm an I as well. Motion carries. >> So the next department is the ambulance the next page 231. And that the only changes there is his contractual salary. Um, and then the call firefighters with
the 2%. Which the finance committee has the correct dollar amount. >> I have no questions. >> Peter said, >> anything on the finance committee. Is there any motions on the floor? >> I'll make a motion that we uh go with
the town administrators and the finance committee's recommendation. >> We have a motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. Next one is on page 11 300 education.
>> I have no discussion on this. I mean my thoughts I support the schools and um you know but they have their own budget hearings and they have their own public forums and um we don't really get that line by line >> you know they they do present to us for
sure but it's an assess it's an assessment so that was that was my thoughts >> um it's hard to recommend it if I have all the most details. >> Sure. >> You know, a lot of these things that we're recommending, we we did detail.
Nothing against the schools. It's just they have the wrong process. I never agreed with the uh 3.66% But um I guess I'll make the motion to go with the uh finance committee and town ministry's recommendation. >> Okay, we have a motion. Is there a
second? >> I'll second. >> Okay, any discussion? All in favor? >> Motion carries following page number. So the board of selectland recommended
1,200 and fin 1450 which is also the town administrator recommendation. >> I'd make the motion to go with the uh town administrator's defense recommendation. >> Okay, we have a motion. Is there a second? >> I'll make the second. >> All right, any discussion? All in favor?
>> I motion carries. Next page, transportation 435 is the bulky trash and auto stickers.
Oh, so there's also a note on this one. We were doing a lot of math on the fly that day. So the calculation came out to 91850 for the BOS wreck, but then the vote was spoken at as 92850. So that's that little note on the bottom there. But we can fix that.
>> I'm sorry. I didn't get the last part of your explanation. >> I was just saying that the verbiage on the vote for the select amendment was 92,000 where it should have been 91. >> Okay. >> So that's just explaining my note on the bottom. >> Okay. But they can correct that now.
>> Any other changes? I'm not sure why we didn't go with Tom's recommendation as his request. I think we looked at the spending what what they had spent yet bring us out >> but they don't think they had it up
here. I think that's >> well that's the transfer station right um right we just go with the head >> spend >> through through the chair if I may as a reminder was looking at the spending spending may have been um reduced the
bulky bulky transfer may be reduced because of the weather just also note something we received after uh the board of select made their recommendations we don't know the number of bulk bulk items. Uh bulk
transfer will be will be going anticipate an increase that increase. >> What did we had like a 9% increase for tracks? What was that? >> Um all the a lot of the stuff that we
received is the came from contractual agreements that we had across the board. Trash in general it's disposal of trash is going up. We have few options.
>> Well then I go with the uh administrators and finance committee's recommendation as a motion. >> All right we have a motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries from the finance
committee on that. And then page 15 department 543 and travel. We we had decreased the amounts for um fuel
and travel only because um it wasn't showing that it's been used up to this point. Um and So that was our >> spot behind those drops. >> Office supplies we agree on 700 which is
less than 1200 >> right I have no questions. Anything from the finance committee? Anything else? >> Anyone? >> No. >> Any motions on the table over here?
>> I make a motion to go with recommendation. >> Is there a second? >> Okay. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries. >> Just below that, the library have the library director and the trustees here as well.
>> Awesome. Very good. Yeah, if you guys not a chance to get perfect. Okay. >> How are you? >> Very, very good. Thanks for having me again. Thanks for being here. No problem. Happy to be here. Um, so I
presented a new budget um with a few corrections to a few lines to finance committee um at their previous meeting and I just want to go over those real quick. Um, first and foremost, uh, line 5105. Um, as I said to the finance committee,
when an entire room gives me a message, I hear that message. This includes a cola in increase. Um, that line is now, as it appears, $67,946.40. Um, again, I heard you all loud and clear. So, that's in there. Um, I also
heard you at the last meeting, um, Jennifer Pico, um, with line 5106. Um, initially I had that line higher, including the part-time position that's going to replace the retirement. Um, however, in speaking with the trustees, because that position shifted
from full-time to part-time due to the retirement, um, we initially kept at the same pay rate, but then we looked at it again and and then from going full-time to part-time, some responsibilities were removed from that position as makes sense. So it didn't logically it just made sense to drop that pay rate to a
lower pay rate just because responsibility was removed and stuff. So in so doing that um that put it in a range that I felt comfortable taking it off the appropriation and putting it with grant funds. So I did that. That's why that line has dropped significantly. Um in order to offset that I put back in
line 5107 the part-time page 12,000 which is an existing position. Um that that that's a good position. And then I basically level funded lines 5300 and 5510. Um that brings me at 315,984.
Even though um again as I said previously that the bottom line looks like it is an increase. It's actually if you compare the 610 lines from the previous year the 610 lines what I'm proposing it's about a 19.9% um reduction in in in the 610 budget. So
there is a significant savings there. compared the one I presented with you last meeting was a 17% reduction. This this one's basically a 20%. Um and so finance committee voted on it and I'm I'm here hopeful this one this one will meet will meet you like it.
>> Awesome. Thank you for your um creativity and all your research and um coming to all of our different meetings and >> I'm h glad you're happy to have >> we appreciate that for sure. >> Thank you. Happy to hear you're able to find some more
>> savings and I know it's difficult in this environment right now. So, >> but sometimes takes out of the box thinking. Sometimes it take proposing things that get shot down, but that's that's part of the process. >> That's part of You never know what you're proposing. So, that's part of the process. >> Absolutely. Right. >> Yeah. >> And you keep smiling and coming up with
new ideas. Right. So, that's absolutely >> Well, I don't have any questions other than thanks, uh, Peter. >> No. >> Good. >> Awesome. Very good. That's that sounds good so far. Is there any motions on the board? >> Motion to go with the ministry and the finance committee's recommendation.
>> Is there a second? >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> I just want to thank you all for um support throughout the whole process. It was a process, but I appreciate it. >> It was. >> Thank you. And I savage, you know, you weren't really part of that process. I'm going to thank you in advance for the support you're going to show us in the
future. So, >> uh it's going to get easier. >> Could he be in charge of the uh education budget? That creativity, >> right? >> Thank you. >> I got to clear the trustees first. We don't have a call on the agenda for
their next meeting. >> That's right. They had a witness. >> Thank you all. Thank you all. >> Thank you. >> Next one is page 16, the town historian 690. >> Yeah. >> So, the board voted zero on this because the um
>> I've never seen a second use as long as I've been involved. any I I feel you if hasn't been used not to fund it personally. >> Right. I agree. >> How do you feel? >> Uh no thoughts at this.
>> Perfect. Any anything from the finance committee on that? >> We did go down to 125. We just thought it was a it is a position. It's a placeholder. And again, it's not that much of a placeholder because as historically it goes, she doesn't take
it. Any motion to keep it at zero? >> So we will >> That's fine. Just move on. >> All right. Well, we have a motion in a second. We might as well go for it. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I >> I
>> All right. On the next page 17 for group health insurance department 914. >> We didn't have all the information I believe for our meeting, right? I think um >> yeah
two things heard they shifted the library the library is to keep their budget up taking health insurance budget put it into library budget.
Additionally, um, speak discussion with the town treasurer to see, you know, he builds in a little bit of padding in case we get a new employee or or something that we kind of
trim that down. So the number uh the number that that was presented to and recommended by the finance committee uh shows those two shows those two questions. >> No
make a motion to go with the finance comm recommendation. >> Okay, we have a motion. Is there a second? >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries. And then the last page, the sewer department just needs a little update. I
have a real number for the indirect costs. I was just waiting to see what the insurance increase was going to be. So the finance committee's recommendation is the accurate number. >> Okay, >> keep that motion. >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion? All in favor?
>> I >> I motion carries. Very good. Now we're going to do the finance committee is going to do their funding recommendations. >> You looking at me? Sure. >> Yeah. >> Um so the first one on the article list
is the prior year bills $652.96. My suggestion um I have that accounted for in cash. Somebody does need to make a motion to second. Yes. >> Okay. Make a motion that we pay the 6. >> You can just say prior year bills.
>> Prior year bills out of free cash. Second >> the amount of >> 652 >> 652 >> 96 >> 96. Second. >> Second. >> All those in favor? Susan Lorenz.
>> M I White. >> Tracy Carroll. original. >> The next article is number nine to fund the FY26 snow and ice deficit at 350,000. Just a side note, um I checked it today
and we were negative 345,000. So I don't know if we are safe with 350 because I'm thinking we might not be. No, but I think there's something we said
um him to look into this year which is not accounted for inm 360. >> Yes. >> Sorry. >> So, we're going to the 360 so we can fix the transmission on the truck that lost
its transmission during the storm. >> Yes. >> Do you agree with 360? >> Do I have a motion? I make a motion that we put 360,000 into snow and ice
>> from cash. >> Second. >> All those in favor? Susan. I >> I the next one the selectman have recommended is number 14 to deposit
25,000 into the stabilization fund. And I do have that accounted for in cash. Motion to put $25,000 into free cash >> stabilization. >> Stabilization from free cash. >> Yes.
>> Second. >> All those in favor? Susan Loren's eye. >> Ronda. >> IC Carol. I >> Tom I. >> Okay. I'm going to skip past police and highway right now >> because we're not going to have money to
fund all of these. >> So the next one is number 19. the SNHG check recon 145,31041 which I do have accounted for in free cash. We can give this to Doug if it's easier for him to read.
>> So SMHG is the health group. Am I correct? >> Yes. >> This is Oh, is this the >> check that went through? >> I have a motion. Yes. I make a motion
that uh we fund number 19 SNHG check bank recon correction $145,31041 from precachan Loren I >> Mccay I
>> Jason Carol I >> thank you and then the next one is to fund unemployment with $50,000 and I have accounted for in free cash. >> Okay. >> I make a motion that we fund
unemployment with $50,000 from free cash. >> Second. >> Susan Loren I. >> Ronda K. I >> Doug White I >> Tracy Carol I >> thank you. And the next one Pleasant
Street Bridge for 28,000. This would be to purchase easements. >> Um >> this is excuse me for what? Pleasant Street >> to purchase >> for the Okay, I get a newer number. 20,000
>> 20 Yeah. >> 20,000 >> 20 even >> motion that the >> Pleasant Street Bridge >> easements >> easements for 20,000
from >> second. >> All those in favor? Susan Lorenz. I >> Doug White I >> Tracy Carol I >> Tom I >> thank you. Okay so at this point precash
has 3 sorry 339,654. So 339654. Okay. So that leaves the two admin requests from police and the two trucks from
So those trucks from highway, are we looking to outright purchase or are we looking for a lease? >> So these came in at 4.65%. Um I do not suggest leasing. >> Okay. >> How many trucks are they buying?
Considering the like 17 says trucks with power, >> they're asking for two trucks each. So each one has their own, but that's not supposed to be plural. >> Excuse me. >> Trucks. He's not purchasing more than one. >> Yeah, we can correct that.
>> They're separated. So each truck is 29, >> right? >> So two trucks for 295 >> being requested. >> We have 300,000 >> 339. >> You can't do both.
>> Correct. And then the admin is also uh the police is also asking for Why are the different prices? >> One of them he's um got a quote for a trade in. >> So I took that into >> and I have the capital outlay rankings
if you want that information. >> And >> you said you have a capital outlay. >> Yes. >> Okay. So we ranked the replacement of the police chief out of 50. We ranked it as a score of
22. To replace the police deputy, we ranked that at 19. And then the two highway trucks, the one that is fully out of commission, the 2005, we ranked that with a 37 out of 50. And the 2004, we ranked at 34.
those trucks thinking when it was thinking that this year's snow was an apparition and we're not going to need the trucks last year. Next year it was we on capital outlay based it on
you know a need that we saw at this moment. We don't take into consideration really the funding sources but with capital outlay it's more of the need we score on the need at this moment. >> Well I guess my question is Tom has brought this to our attention a couple
of times. The amount of vehicles behind that police station that we need two administrative vehicles and they're both like I would say they're all the top middle. Are they in
that bad of shape? I guess that's my if I if I remember correctly the two administrative vehicles are my 100,000 120 140 there
one is from one 2018 I think the chiefs is a 2018 or >> 2019 and >> that doesn't sound so bad >> are we showing repair um problems for both these kids repair histories
ranked it as a no change for maintenance cost. >> If I recall, Tom's equipment is 25 to 30 years old. >> I think the trucks that we
>> got years old. >> I have no doubt. And if I understand it correctly, these uh police vehicles are not going to be fully equipped. They're just administrative cars to drive. >> Well, they have the radios in it. And >> yeah, but
>> probably the computer also, am I correct? >> It doesn't have the the the >> cage and it's not an old >> not the rifle or whatever they vehicle. Is there going to be um availability for the 750,000 that we got reimbursed by
Dyton Reovic to help pay some of these bills? >> No, that's going into the school funding. >> No, we reimbured this. This is not the not the feasibility study. This is the money that we got a reimbursement from DR. >> So that's going to end up closing out
within FY26 free cash. So that won't be available until >> fall. So we could revisit those in the fall. >> You know, free cash is one of the funding sources. Um
>> do you have any suggestions for any other source for source for these requests? >> The regular stabilization fund has about 2.3 million. um not really recommending to use that money. I feel we're going to get jammed up very quickly.
>> Using that, right? >> And the same thing with free cash. We always use all of our free cash. We're there's going to hit a point where we're we're not going to have that much free cash. >> So the recommendation from capital
outlay a score of 37 on which? The one that is fully out of commission. Yep. >> Yeah. >> For highway. >> Which line is that one? 18 or >> It doesn't matter. >> So, you need a motion for that because we're going to be out of money
basically. >> Yes. So, we're actually going to have to you'll have to make a motion on each article. So, we have something printed either recommended or not. You know, recommending a funding source or not recommending. So start with uh 15. Um make a motion that the
15 and 16 fully equipped police admin vehicles in the amount of 66,000 and 62,500 that we do not fund those items.
>> Second. >> Um uh roll call vote. Lorenzi, >> Doug White, I >> Tracy Carroll, I >> I make a motion that uh the
one plow truck gets funded in the amount of $295,8545 from free cash. Second roll call vote. Nay. >> Doug White. I
>> Tracy Carol I. >> I. >> So that passes. >> That passes. >> Okay. So that is all the finance committee needs to vote on. We have their budget recommendation. >> I mean the select vote to recommend each
article gets a recommendation. Sure. But whe >> correct it's only financial articles, >> right? Yeah. Yeah. So I know you voted for free cash but we should have you know finance committee recommends to approve
language for the articles to uh see if you recommend or not. >> Okay. >> I feel we kind of did that. So, do you want me to come up with a new total for BOS
recommendations on the budget article >> because we did department by department. Yeah, we did department by department with the bar. Are you comfortable just recommended? You know, >> you know what the numbers are? I mean,
to recommend it. >> I mean, >> right now I have the finance committee numbers. I would have to do a little match to get the BS number. When we recommend them at the town meeting, we do call them out by article and then we say finance committee
recommends for finance committee. >> But I think what he's after is that we are going to recommend a specific amount per article. No, I just always go into the motion
on the do the warrant. We always print on the warrant finance order of select recommend finance committee recommend. >> Correct. >> We always do that at >> traditionally we've done at this at this meeting. They go through article the
selectman recommend. >> So we only did the changes. We didn't do each article. >> You only did the changes, right? >> So you're suggesting we do each article. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> But in order to do that, wouldn't Serena need to update all the numbers for us >> because we've all got budgets with
handwritten numbers all over them. >> Okay. So I know the the total general fund recommendations for the finance committee. I just need a minute to get the final number for the B. But then within the motion, do you want
them to say, you know, 450 from ambulance and the 6,000 from title five and the pay access money because that's going to be written into the budget article. Not for every not for every single article
finance committee only. >> No. Yes, I get that. But there's a for the most part there's recommendations on each article with the exception of citizens petition. So I think that if if
each It's up to the board. We have to get it, you know, have to get it printed in. This is our opportunity. So, I think we could start with the articles, you know, as you review
them, you know, and pretty much simple get, you know, planning board recommends the planning ones as you go through the articles. You just said recommend. >> I don't know if you need the
the exact number at this time. If you want to take a moment for the uh for the budget authority Can we take like a five minute recess? How's that sound? >> You're the chairman. >> Yeah. Would you like to say a motion for that? >> I'll make a motion to take a five
recess. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? from recess. >> All right. Is there a second? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. All in favor? >> All righty. So, we got to go article by article. Is that how we're going to do
this? Okay. Serena, you going to lead that discussion? >> No. All right. So article one is to hear the reports of town officials. That's a non-recommendation article, right? Okay. Article two to authorize a board of selectment to appoint. That's not
either. So article three, see if the town vote to raise and appropriate. Do I have to read this whole thing? >> You could just sort of give the synopsis of it. So >> they last year's bill last year's bill in 65296.
And the um is there any is there a motion to recommend >> from free cash? >> Make a motion to recommend. >> All right. Is there a second? >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> And we also need to vote. Am I correct,
Sarah? >> Did you say I didn't hear? Just make sure to recommend it finance committee. >> Yes. Recommends. >> All right. >> An act to establish the salaries of town
officials for FY27 in its motion to recommend as as per I believe. So at least did you update that one? >> Because if they're making the recommendation as printed and it's not updated
>> along the end. >> I did not do those numbers so I don't know if you updated them. >> Um Oh, those I did. >> Yes. >> Sorry. >> Is there a motion? >> I'll make that motion.
>> Is there a second? Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I >> I motion carries like to recommend that article five. The town will vote to raise by taxation a transfer from available funds the appropriation
necessary to defay town charges and assessments as considered by the finance committee. >> Motion to recommend. >> All right. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? I I motion carries.
Article six to see if the town will vote to approve the following sums to be expended under the direction of the sewer commissioners. Is there a motion to recommend? >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? I motion carries.
>> Article seven to see if the town will vote to amend the town bylaws section five authorize revolving funds to add and establish the following funds or take any other action there. >> Vote to recommend. >> All right. Motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Uh any discussion? I have uh no
discussion. Nope. Um all in favor. >> I motion carries. This one I have a question on. I have a question on um Commission on Disability. The um fund number is 0000. Is that like
the last four of the fund? Is that why? >> So um I'm going to update that. 3617 is the fund number. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um is there any motions to recommend our belief?
>> Uh motion to recommend. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries. >> Sorry, I found um a typo on article six. >> So the total involved is not 410860814.
change the 44,000 to 42,78314. Is >> there a motion to recommend as amended that recommendation to go with the new total of $42,787 >> for retained earnings and 40860814 as a total? Um, yes. I'll I'll make that
motion. >> Is there a second? >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> I. Motion carries. >> Article 8 was voted on article 9 to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of 360,000
by free cash to fund FY26 snow and ice deficit. Is there a motion? >> I'll make the motion. Is there a second? >> Uh second, but I did have a question. >> Okay. Any discussion? >> The added 10,000 was there was a failure of a transmission on a plow. Is that
right? >> Yes. >> And that's all right. Take care. >> No. >> No. Okay. >> Well, two things. One, we transmission and two um we thought the bills were when Selena Prince looked at it last week was 340 and it's now 345.
We're we're in a deficit balance at 345 right now. So So we could we had $10,000 to cover any additional bills and and and the the transmission which is approximately $5300.
>> Okay. I thought 10 seemed pretty high for transmission. >> So the additional amount is for just other repairs in general. Is that the >> I think there's things that haven't made it to my desk yet. Okay, we have a motion, a second. Any
more discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> I. Motion carries. Article 10 to see if Patel will vote to make changes to grade, take land by purchase or eminent domain, and to settle damages from land taken in conjunction with the FY27 highway program under chapter 90 in a
town road improvement. >> I'll make that motion. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? All right. Article 11 to see if the town will vote to grant the board of selectman the
authority to obtain land parcels or easements. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Is just a couple question. Is there any particular land in mind or is this just
in general for the future? I think this is just a housekeeping motion just so we have the ability. We vote at every uh town meeting that same way. >> This is something that is okay. >> Thank you. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Motion second. Any more discussion? All in favor?
>> I. >> I. Motion carries. Article 12 to see if the town will vote to appropriate or reserve from the community preservation act in the amounts recommended by the CPC. Make that motion. >> Is there a second? Any discussion? All
in favor? I >> I motion carries 13 to see if the town will vote to We don't recommend CPC articles. That's my That's my recollection, right? >> It's You don't have to.
>> I don't think we've done in the past actually. >> Yes, I do. How you remember, Peter? >> Yes. >> Very good. Article 14 to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate uh $250,000 from free cash to the stabilization
fund. Any any motions? >> I'll make that motion. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> I. Motion carries. Article 15 to see if the town will vote to raise an appropriate
$66,000 to be expended by the police chief for the purchase of a new fully equipped admin vehicle. >> I know. Can we Did you say $250,000 instead of 25 to stabilization? Because I heard that too. >> I didn't hear that. >> That's exciting.
>> Thank you. I thought it was just me. >> Okay. Make a motion to amend article 14 to read 200 I mean $25,000 not $250,000. >> Is there a second? >> Yes. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I
>> I motion carries. Thank you. >> So for the police I'm not making a motion. >> Okay. For the police chief admin vehicle I would I was really hoping that we would be able to support this tonight. Um, we did table
this request in 2024 when um we were going to see what the outcome of the debt exclusion would be. Here we are in 2026. Um, he has a a lowlying car. It's it's really close to the ground. And um I
don't want to misquote him, but my understanding is at the we had a lot of snow events this year and I believe he had to be picked up because that car is low to the ground and it doesn't do well in the snow. Uh police chief is our
primary first responder and he's the one that is, you know, the buck stops with him. So >> I have to go with article 60 >> um making sure that we are able to fully fund him and our public safety. I think is important. And also when I look at
that car, if he is responding to an incident, it doesn't look to me like I would even be able to identified as a police chief. It's I don't know if it's marked. I think it's just a unmarked black car. >> So, um, doesn't really have any. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Frontwheel drive. >> Frontwheel drive. It has like It doesn't have like command presence, you know. I think our chief I hope our community we can find a way to to support You know, he has been working on this for a couple years to support him, get him a car that has command presence that
he can put all of his equipment in. It's a little more roomy than that little Ford Taurus that he's able to respond in in snow events or emergencies. Um, so I don't know. >> Was it that we were saying earlier had
gotten a new car? Was that the fire chief? >> Um, I don't even know about a new vehicle. I don't know >> fire chief. Okay. >> If I'm speaking to >> Well, I would like to get my opinion here. The police department right now has a lot of vehicles. We would like
some thinking outside of the box. It got into the point and everybody got very used to we were getting the police department a new vehicle every year, every two years. >> Um quite honestly, I don't think we can keep up with that right now. So, I would like a little ingenuity on their
thinking on what they can do with all the vehicles they have at this point. um rather than always going for the new vehicle. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> We can't sustain that. >> I have a question for Ralph and Serena.
Is there time for the chief to come in to a future meeting to before we sign the warrant because we're not signing the warrant tonight, right? To see if there's any out of the box uh ways for him to move this forward. In
the past when we were really short on money and the highway uh superintendent came in and we talked about doing the the lease. You know, he really needed these things. We said, "Well, we can't we don't have the funds, but do the lease. Maybe there's things available on the police department's end that they
could come up with between now and when we finalize the warrant. Is that a possibility?" I do agree with what you said. It would be nice to have, you know, we saw our library get creative and come up with grants and um we found other departments that's trying to to help any way they can if
the police department could as well. I'd like to give them the opportunity before we just close this out and don't recommend >> I'd rather see a patrol car and not a administrative car. >> Is this this would come out of free cash? Is that correct?
>> We we didn't um we didn't say what it come out of. So Serena recommended does it come out of capital stabilization. That's an option but it's not recommended. >> Regular stabilization. >> Regular stabilization. >> Yes. So, the next selectman's meeting is the 13th where we were going to have the
selectman sign the warrant because it must be posted the following day, the 14th. >> I I think we've funded some patrol vehicles and I agree that that needs to continue to be something that we're always looking at to fund. Um,
but I I really I think our chief has that car because he's doing without he's taking care of his department first. So, I'd like us to take care of our chief as well. >> I think a lease might be a good idea. >> It's actually not a bad idea because at least within a couple years you've got
the option to at least if you want to keep the vehicle, but if not, you can go ahead and get yourself a new one and release or gives us better options. >> Four and a half% is not a terrible interest rate.
>> I remember >> but that's kind of like the area or the amount leases are coming in at we don't know we'll get that but four and a half% don't >> I think too you know speaking for myself
it would be nice to see a little bit more detail from him as far as you know there are a lot of vehicles parked in his lot at any given time it's how many officers do you have on duty per shift and how many vehicles do you need that
shift and how many are left over sitting in the parking lot, >> right? >> Um, you know, so I think a little bit more detail would help in order to justify him getting new vehicles versus him coming up every year. I know the cars
beating just like the highway equipment does. Um, but to be able to see a little bit more detail from him to help justify these vehicles, I think would also be useful. What is your board's thoughts about if
we had our team at town hall give our thoughts and comments to the chief and have him work on some to take our feedback into consideration having another meeting the 14th we have to vote
on it at our next meeting. >> Yes. Would you guys be interested in having a joint meeting with us again to entertain the police department as well? So that if we do have any recommendations, they match on the printed warrant. I think that'd be unusual, you know. So I I'm curious what
you guys think. >> I don't like 14. >> The 13th 13th. >> Yeah. >> Wednesday. >> May 13. What's your thoughts on that? I mean, what's everybody's thoughts on it?
>> I I would not um I would go along with that meeting. I know I cannot make that meeting. >> Right. But are you open to that idea? >> I'm open. >> I am open to any uh thoughts, you know, how we can, you know, close this gap here because right
>> his just request for a new vehicle is not telling us anything about repairs necessarily for the existing vehicles. We don't have mileage. You know, I heard him say that >> the cruises were personalized to each >> officer next
day and time maybe we not we cannot >> So I just like I've still got a lot of questions. >> I do too. I I also would like to know what their idle times are on each how long are these cars sitting and idling for >> I also think command
right as much as >> so I think we need to hear that and then we need to explore maybe a lease. >> Yeah. >> So if that's possible it looks like that would be a good way to go forward. >> Sure. probably use more like an SUV or something higher.
>> Yeah, >> absolutely. >> Yeah, >> we could if it's okay with the u the team. >> We will take those comments and see what we can do.
>> Try to explore. This is going to be a real time crunch for Karen to change it and get it to the console and I'll publish the following day. >> Maybe this is something we also >> wait till the fall. >> The fall. >> Yeah.
>> And then time to prepare and research and >> and you know hopefully come forward with >> some of the information >> going to sell us on the idea. >> Yeah. table last year, too. >> It It did. >> I'd be very interested in going over to
the to the station myself and just having them show me what cars are there and what they use for and how many are sitting at any given time. >> Yeah, that's a good idea. >> I'm not going to, you know, out of hand say no to this, but I'd like a lot of information and I think you guys have some great ideas.
>> I mean, he's got two Tahoes. Who's driving those? I mean, those are bigger cars. It's I I've seen u officers driving around town. So >> yeah, >> you know, it's patrolman of patrol people that are using. >> All right.
>> It just I I just I made the comment in a prior meeting. I just I was at the police station one day and I encountered 11 cruisers in the water. I'm like, well, is anybody out patrolling? And then >> a lot of those don't work. >> A lot of those don't work. They used to store them at the um transfer station,
but now they store them at the back of the police station. They were in the lot right at the police station. >> Um holes that are in a row. >> Yeah, they didn't I mean they didn't look holes. >> Um but again, you know, we I we just
bought two new Taho and >> um I mean if you know if the police if the chief is riding around in a bad car, well, we need to get him a good car. But um I drive a sedan that's got 194,000 miles on it. Um you know, right? So, we
all have to uh stay within our budgets. >> All right. Well, it sounds like the general consensus we all need more information and the person with that information is not here. I'm sure he would uh be willing to meet with you or anyone else at the station. >> So, we're going to be at the station or on the 13th.
>> I prefer just for public accessibility that we meet here. Um and everyone has plenty of time to meet at the police station if they wanted to do their own field work. But, um >> I think Let me get a list of the vehicles. You know, what do they have? Maybe townwide. Can we have a list of
all of the vehicles that we have? >> Yeah. >> You know, I mean, for insurance purposes, we have list, >> right? >> That would be great to just see. And >> great >> and the condition they're in. >> Yeah. >> What it would take to get them up. >> I have full faith that Ralph will
get. I I heard I I thought I knew what the direction was minutes ago. Now I don't know what it is. >> Tell me again so I know what you're asking. >> Uh well you heard the finance committee's concerns and the board is selecting. So if you could summarize
those give them to the chief so he can work on getting as much information to us. Um I would ask ahead of the meeting you know assets. That's just So are we looking are you looking to make a recommend have all that information to make a
recommendation on the 13th? >> Yes. >> Or okay because I heard the 13th then the fall then we're visiting the police station and then it kind of >> we may not have enough information to make a recommendation on the 13th. If the police chief
>> is able to make a creative funding source, >> work with your team at town hall to come up with something that would appease everyone in this room. >> And we're looking for the information on the fleet he's got >> and information on the fleet. >> Each of the vehicles? Are we looking at
a multiple um repairs per vehicle? >> How many officers per shift? And how many cars they're using per shift? >> Do you want me to send you a list? I can email it to you. >> Whatever Tracy wants. I can email you tomorrow. >> Okay.
>> Thank you, Tracy. >> And then is So, do we think we're going to be able to make the cut by the 14th >> or do we tell them we're gathering all this information to try and put it up for the fall? That's the only question I have.
>> I think the team needs to work on that. You guys aren't going to know until you get some more information. Right. >> Okay. Great. All right. What's your thoughts? >> Yeah. Um, >> I think we could get it >> if the goal is we'll make the goal to
have the information so you could make a make a decision by the 13th for the for the annual town meeting if and I'll I'll tell the chief to come up. We we'll have a we'll have a hard date. So we'll get the information to you hopefully the
week before the 13th so you could so you could look at it. >> Oh that's perfect >> right and which is the 8th of or something something like that. So I'll give him a hard hard dead so I could get it to the vote because if I can't get
the information you know by then you know you're not going to have enough you're not have enough to digest. >> Exactly. >> I do. >> Does anybody oppose? No disrespect Mr. Mr. Cavage, but is anybody opposed on the finance committee? If I myself go over there and just ask some questions
just to gather information. >> Okay. >> All right. Very good. That was >> Thank you. >> Very productive. >> Any articles on 15 or just table till our next meeting. >> Motion to table.
>> Is there a second? >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. >> Article 16. >> Motion to Is there a second? >> Discussion. All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. Article 17.
>> This is to raise and appropriate $295,8545. >> Make a motion to approve >> or transfer from available funds. >> Motion. Is there a second? >> I'll second. Any discussion? Are we intending to go with one truck?
Is that our >> uh all in favor? >> I >> I motion carries. Article 18. >> Motion. >> No motion. Okay. >> Article 19. This is to raise an appropriate or transfer from a uh this
is to the raise and appropriate transfer from available sums a sum of $145,31041 to be expended by the treasury collector move >> and it's to be by free cash right
>> okay is there a second >> second >> any discussion all in favor >> I motion carries >> um to see article 20 to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of
$50,000 to be expended by the board of selectment to fund unemployment insurance and this is from free cash. >> Make that motion. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I.
>> I. Motion carries. Article 21 to see if the town will vote to raise an appropriate and or transfer from available sum funds a sum of $20,000 to be expended by the board of selectmen for whatever parcels or easements are necessary make change changes in grade
land by purchase or eminent domain and to settle damages from land taken in conjunction with the Pleasant Street Bridge reconstruction and this is by free cash. Is >> there a second? >> I second it. Any discussion? >> Do you have some questions? Think Ralph,
you mentioned what it was, but I'm not sure I understood what was being done. And you said 20,000. Is that >> right? 20,000. There's um about eight properties, half the properties are are owned by the town. Um
um for the reconstruction of the bridge, we have to get easements. We have to go over property to to reconfigure um wires, uh utilities. Um doing a a road road taking. So we have to do some road
widening. So guard rail. So all that. >> This is not the muddy cove lane bridge. Is this the >> Yes, it is. >> Oh, it is. Okay. >> Yeah. Pleasant Street Bridge. Muddy Cove Pleasant. >> Got. >> Did we vote on this? >> Uh, not yet.
>> Okay. Did we? >> Oh, no. We haven't voted. I made the motion. >> All right. And there's a second. >> Second. >> All right. All in favor? >> I I motion carries. Article 22. >> It's a It's a by change for planning. So
you have to you have to make a recommendation. You don't have to. >> Okay. Just 58 >> article 23 is another page.
>> So article 24 is to see if the town will vote to accept as a town roadway known as Muddy Cove Lane as described below. >> 58. >> Thank you. >> Although it looks like there's multiple page 58s.
It's the first 58. >> 581. >> Actually, I got a little lost. Why did we jump from >> jump? >> So, we're in article 24.
>> We didn't recommend anything that was done by an elected board. >> So, 22 was not Right. Back. >> Yes. >> Any discussion on money lane?
Um, I haven't made a motion. >> That's right. >> I'll make that motion. >> Is there a second? >> Uh, yeah. I guess I'll have discussion. Yeah, I I do second. >> All right, we have a motion in a second. Any discussion?
>> What exactly is being done here? I I apologize. I haven't >> chair. Yes. Uh lane is a is a private road. Uh the the town will be is taking it in
conjunction with the Pleasant Street Bridge project. We're doing some upgrades. You can't do upgrades on a on a private road. So that's part part of it by the by the town. >> I know we've already voted on that last
one. the the $20,000 is essentially to perhaps purchase or somehow gain the easements. That's correct. >> That's along it's the ements are along Pleasant Street and and money call. That's a private property
maintain. >> One person said you could just add it. >> I The reason I ask is I've spoken to a lot of people down there about that bridge. They're all in favor of seeing something done and they all seem very pro um to see us save costs, you know,
if if people cooperate. >> U again we again there's a process we have to follow. We have to have a we have an appraised value in case someone doesn't want to cooperate. We have to be prepared to pay. But you'll be involved
in those discussions before we because I believe we vote before we purchase do any land takings right before the selectment >> for easements or land takings. The board the selectman votes on that because I know we're involved in the appraisals and I'm sure come before us again for
for easements or land takings. So you would be lose. >> Okay. So we had a motion in a second. Any um any further discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries. Article 25 is a zoning bylaw.
We're not going to have a vote on that. Article 27 is fees for the conservation commission. still there. >> I don't know. We haven't got a credit on that one. >> Well, I reached out to Lisa and she said that they were withdrawing it. Did she
not communicate that with you? >> No. >> I don't know. >> Great. >> Because I asked for clarity on that whole situation. >> She just said they they weren't proceeding. I don't know. >> Okay. So, we can get that for our next
meeting. Article 28 to see if the town will vote to authorize the board of selectment to petition the general court of the Commonwealth to allow the town of Don to impose impact development fees provided that the general court may reasonably
vary the form and substance of the requested legislation with the scope of the general public objectives of this petition. Where did this um special act come from? That was the ongoing discussion we had between the board of select men and the
planning board and and Merry and we said at a select meeting that we uh >> Does it have a special acts? Is it in here? >> No, no, I don't have a special act yet.
>> Oh, we will though. Okay. So, we'll have a special act for our next meeting >> the 13th. Yeah. >> Right. >> Okay. I think we should personally till we've seen the special act. We
should probably wait on that. >> You agree? No motions on the floor for that. >> Title 29. see if the town will vote to accept MGL chapter 59 section 20 section 5 22L which authorizes an annual
increase in the amount of the exemption granted >> I think that's 22 I >> 22i I sounds good what is this >> uh this is I can answer that.
>> Yeah, I was going to say it's the assessor. >> Okay, we'd love to hear from you. >> Uh, it's just a cost annual cost of living increase for the amount that we give an exemptions for seniors. >> Okay. >> Makes it automatic instead of having to bring it to town meeting every single
>> Okay. So, that that came from the board of >> Yes. Came from the So, I don't think we need a motion on that. Article 30 to see if the town vote to amend the general bylaws by amending section X. >> Right.
>> What? >> We're not going to amend it. >> Um I I know you um you >> we discussed that. >> So I mean are we open? If not
>> I don't think so Peter. >> No. I'll entertain a motion to strike that article. >> Make that motion to strike. >> Is there a second? Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries. Article 31 to see if the town will vote
to move opioid stabilization funds to a special revenue fund. >> Make that motion. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? Who's uh where did this recommendation come from? Okay. Am
I Can I ask a question? >> Sure. >> I thought we were not the special fund. You want to move these funds to? I thought these could only be used for drug prevention, drug education. >> It still is under the same regulations. Um, we ran into a problem with the
opioid money being tied up in a stabilization fund. We would have to go to town meeting to expense it with a twothird vote. So we actually lost um an opportunity to collaborate with another town because we had it in a stabilization fund >> and we so we lost that opportunity. So I
am asking to move into a special revenue fund um but it will still have all of the same expenditure >> for reporting. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Very good. >> So we had a motion and a second. Any
more discussion? All in favor? I motion carries. 32 is a citizens petition. So that's it. That's it for our recommendations. >> Anything else from the finance committee? >> No, >> don't believe so.
>> Thank you guys for sending through that. >> I make a motion to adjurnn. Second >> roll call. Susan Loren's eye. >> K. I >> Doug White. I >> Tracy Carol I >> Tom. >> Thank you.
>> Have a good night. >> Thanks guys. Thank you. >> I don't think Okay, next we have uh public input. Is there anyone here for public input? All right, Bill, you're up. >> Um, earlier we took it out of order.
1835 Smith Street. Spend a little time waiting here to say a few short things. Uh first of all, I want to uh welcome John. I mean Glenn Cavage as our new selectman. Congratulations. Um I have a question that came up from
that. That was trial by fire man. It's like the longest most boring meeting, right? Um if I may ask a question um of you guys are town administrator about um what was just discussed on the uh the
snow budget of the snow the month it was budget for snow it's like 340 or something you said >> 360 >> and um does that include so I I seen I tried to find it while I was sitting there and it seems to have disappeared
but u I believe that Senator Duner had um earmarked like $140,000 for dying for snow removal. Does that number account for that or we we don't know or what?
>> Do you know? >> I didn't get that from Senator D's office. Uh number two, usually those don't come to us this year. most likely come in the following next year. >> Yeah.
>> Thank you. Um so, uh I just wanted to, you know, point out the fact that we had an election and um you know, I hope you guys can pay attention closely to the outcomes of the debt exclusion.
I know I've been up here before and I I lobbied hard against not doing it at all. But you see, it was a resounding no. It was two to one. It wasn't even close. And people of this town just simply are stretched to the max. We can't afford
huge tax jumps. And I'd like you all to consider that in all of your actions. >> Thank you very much for your time. >> Is there anyone on Zoom? >> All righty. Suckman's reports.
>> No, I just want to welcome Glenn and look. You got big shoes to fill. >> Yeah. Thank you. Did a great job. >> Thank you. >> I have the same thing. Welcome to I think we're going to work well as a as a board and always put our citizens first.
So, I look forward to continuing that mission with with you. Now, >> congratulations on being chairman as well. >> Congratulations being clerk. first day and and you're a clerk. So that's pretty darn good. So you run the meeting and not my
>> Okay. So yeah. So I won't be here at the next meeting. So no I won't. All right. >> Um town administrators report. >> I I don't think he was aware of that when he said, "Oh, I'll be clerk." >> I don't recall saying that.
Um, but only just a uh very uh quick update and just a reminder for people. The Don Elementary School Cap um building project um is moving forward. Uh at the next meeting, at the April
27th meeting, uh the committee will begin to narrow uh narrow the choices. I encourage anybody to know what's going on. What are the choices? What are the cost and that
you know there 15 different iterations of the building starting from repairs to add rena additional addition renovation to new building. So
those choices are going to be narrowed down. >> When is that? >> April 22nd at the at the uh Dr. High School library 27. All right, we've already discussed old
business. So moving on to new business. review discuss act signature authorization form. >> Uh I have the signature authorization form which you have to give your signatures uh entitles as selectment. Additionally um the signature authorization form would would um you
would appoint me as the primary signature uh when we can't when we cannot get a majority of the voters select to come in and sign. We usually use that for table
accept that >> is there an ultimate >> the it is it is the chair which is >> it so it doesn't necessarily have to be um the chair it's whoever is more
readily available to come sign >> I'll make that motion. >> Is there a second? Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. Thank you. >> Sign up before anything. >> Okay. Next we have uh review discuss act
department manager sewer department job description and posting. Um so as you know we'll be in Diane will be leaving.
retiring as the uh department manager for school department. We had updated her job description. looking to do seeking the approval of that job description uh which better
the HR director uh to come up HR coordinator to come up with it and then the posting is to do we're going to have the internal posting >> what's the um timeline for the internal posting >> the internal posting
It's a short window. It's u if if it gets approved, they will uh it closes it gets posted tomorrow >> and the third stays open. So with the in the inspectional services, I know we're going to find some
savings with positions that we've worked with the union for the sewer department. Is there any um reduction in positions that will happen as a result of this that >> so what happened is we um based on the
budget we are um at least those those um the reduction in two position two positions. So that would give an opportunity for those individuals uh because they're still a member of the union to apply for
that position. And who is going to be interviewing for these positions? >> Uh we haven't set the interview team up. It would be we would uh in the the initial thought is myself
uh HR coordinator, the current uh sewer sewer manager. Okay. And Does that person come back to the board
for the final appointment? >> My only feedback is um for future postings. Can we have what that looks like? what like in the memo like what the um what the interview process looks like
and then what the appointment process looks like so like we know >> you want that in the Okay so that would be in the post just >> okay >> so we're clear and clear on what that looks like >> okay >> okay um that's all my comments Peter
>> okay make that motion for department of job description is there a Second. >> A second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries. Thank you. >> Um, department manager inspectional
services job description and posting. Any discussion on that? >> Is this building services, >> right? Yep. Building inspector. But it does support um it
>> supports health department building and >> so this is a new role. Um before board of health had their own office manager and the building department and veterans shared an office manager. So now this
person is a higher grade but that's going to support all three offices. So the the very fact of this role being uh formed has already been voted on, discussed and so on. >> Yes. Yep. >> So now we'll have one one less position
in that old town hall, but it's a higher it's a higher responsibility. >> I I guess my my only question is is it is it something that can be combined with someone who's already a building
inspector just sort of promotion maybe save costs in there but >> it's the building inspector secretary. >> Sorry, >> it's going to be the building inspector secretary. >> Okay. >> So, they're basically the office manager. >> Oh, okay. Okay. >> Office manager for building inspector
health and um uh veterans. >> So, I'm looking at department manager. It's not is that the wrong >> if I may with the chair. That's that's the title is the department manager >> because I think that is
>> right right yeah yeah no it's not department headlight slightly different nomenclature um just the you know the board uh made efforts you know as we as we went through this budget process to see where we could
combine jobs actually we are we're combining two positions into one position okay >> that's that's what that's what this is >> I appreciate thank you thank Did we have a motion on this? >> No, not yet. Um, I'll make a motion to
um post the job description for department manager in internal inspectional services. >> Is there a second? Also, any discussion? All in favor? I >> I motion carries. Okay. Next, we have review discuss act
legislature audit letter accept and sign. Um, this is I want to thank for I did ask for this. Um as you know our state auditor has been working very hard uh through the courts and
with our house of representatives to try to move this ballot question forward. And I noticed that there are other towns throughout the Commonwealth who have been sharing with our um elected members on Beacon Hill that um this was
something that the people wanted. So, I thought it'd be nice if Dayton and our role as select men representing the the voters of Dayton could share that reminder with he can help. >> That's Thank you. >> Awesome. Thank you. That's great to
hear. >> Okay, make that motion. >> Is there a second? >> There is a second. >> Any discussion? >> Just a a quick one. I'm not sure if it's a typo, but uh the name Mariano is different in the address above and in the greeting. Yano and Marino.
>> I didn't I appreciate that. >> So that needs to be fixed. >> Okay. >> All right. Motion and second. Any other discussion? All in favor? >> I >> I All righty. And Ralph, you got to hand deliver this,
right? >> That's worth every penny. As long as I get a picture, you know, it's worth every penny. >> Pitchforks and torches, >> right? Um, all righty. So, next we have appointment letter of Paul Reed as a part-time dispatcher.
Um, so Paul Reed recently retired from the communications department last year after 36 years of service to the town of Dyon. Paul have acknowledged that we are lacking part-time help inquired about returning back to help staff shifts. So Paul has been in contact with the
personal kind of retirement board and is allowed to work up to a cert in the yearly amount. Paul will be required to maintain all Massachusetts mandated training. If Paul does not maintain his annual certification and training, he will not be certified and therefore not
in compliance to work. >> Uh I make that motion to appoint. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I motion carries. Thank you, Paul, for coming back.
>> Great. That's great. All right. Next, we have a retirement letter from Nancy Pinto, office manager. Um, I'd like to read it if that's okay. So, to honorable Board of Selectmen, please accept this letter as notice of my retirement for my position as office
manager to the building and veterans department. My last day of employment will be May 1st, 2026. This decision was not an easy But after careful consideration, I've decided that it was the right time for me to step in to the next chapter of my life. It has
been my pleasure to work with all of you for the past 23 and a half years, and I will especially miss the town residents whom I met over the years in my employment with the town of Dyon. I would like to help with the transition of my duties to ensure continuity after
my departure. I will make certain that all of my assigned tasks are completed or transitioned on my last day of work. Thank you for the opportunity to work for the town of Den. Respectfully, Nancy Pel. Thank you, Nancy. She did a great job. She used she
started with the board of appeals at one time uh in veterans office, I think, too. She did uh she did a lot. >> She did a great job. Absolutely. She had a long career with the town. All right. Next, we have a letter from
Diane Curtis from the sewer department. Dear board members, please accept this letter as formal notification that I'll be retiring from my position as department manager of the Dayton Sewer Department. My last day of employment will be June 29th, 2026.
My official retirement date will be June 30th, 2026. I wish to thank the town of Dayton for the opportunity to serve the people of Dyon for the last 26 years. My experiences working for the town and with other department employees has been positive and productive. I'm committed
to ensuring a smooth transition of my responsibilities. I will make myself available to assist with training both during my last few months as well as after my departure. Again, thank you for your trust in me. Sincerely, Diane Curtis.
equally as sad. Two uh two >> great points. >> Do we want to turn these down and tell them to get back to work? >> Sounds like a motion to me. >> All right. And then last correspondent is appointment of one new full-time firefighter.
Uh this is from our fire chief. It is great honor. I am writing to inform you effective April 19th, 2026, I am appointing Joshua Desmond as a new full-time firefighter EMC to the fire department. Joshua has successfully
completed all of his pre-employment requirements. Joshua is currently working towards his certification as a Massachusetts paramedic and is already firefighter one and two proboard certified with the Mass firefighting academy. Jos is being hired from our
call firefighter EMT ranks. He started his time with this department in our junior firefighter program where he remains active as an assistant advisor. Please join my department and I in congratulating Mr. Desmond of his appointment. We look forward to working
with him. Any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact respectfully Chris Mai, chief of fire department. Okay. Congratulations, sir. >> Motion on the minutes. >> Approval of the board of selectman's regular meeting minutes for March 25th,
2026. Board of selectman's regular meeting minutes of April 8th, 2026. Board of second regular meeting minutes budget meeting minutes of March 3rd, 2026. Board of selectman's budget meeting minutes for March 5th, 2026. And
Board of Budget meetings for March 10th, 2026. >> All right. Uh I chair there's only one set of minutes available >> okay of the regular meeting minutes of April 8th
>> All right we have a motion is there a state from this uh for having not been there. >> Not can vote on um meeting minutes for meetings that you didn't attend. >> Yeah, then I'll make the second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I
>> I motion carries. This is the last public input. I will entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. All in favor? Good night.