I don't think so. Everybody, can you hear us? >> I can hear you. Can you hear me? >> We can hear you. Good morning. >> Good morning. I'm trying to get my camera going. >> Oops. Oh, I see. There we go.
>> Hey, >> hi. >> It's only gonna be us today. >> I I know. I saw that. >> Yeah. Um, so let's dive right into it, get started, and that way we can call it a day. So, I'm going to call the meeting to order. Today is Tuesday, April 28th
already, 2026, and it's 11:05. Um, so let's start by saying the pledge of allegiance and then we can do introductions. 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. >> I am Tammy Melo, the chairperson. >> All right, Vinnie Heert, uh, clerk. >> All right, so we're going to dive right into reports, announcements. Uh, we'll
start with Liz, the health agent. Uh we have a lot of perks coming in. Um so it's getting busy with the weather clearing up. Um all of the food inspections are complete. We do have
some um temporary permits. Crystal AI is having their spring expo this weekend. So I will be working Saturday to do those inspections. Um but it's been pretty busy. It's >> good. >> Warm weather. Everybody's coming out. What time is that event again on Saturday?
>> 10 to 1. >> 10 to 1. That's a great event. >> Yeah. >> Yep. I'm definitely going to that. >> Right. So, you've been super busy. I know with with kind of everything going on and you've been >> sort of playing uh I I need to juggle
being office manager and health agent. So, we do again, we always say this, but I feel like I want to say it again. We so appreciate all that you do. >> I know. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Um, do we have anything from the town nurse? She's joining us. >> She said she was going to join.
>> Okay. So, maybe we'll skip that for now. Um, so because you wear two hats. Do you want to do the office manager? >> So, the office manager uh has been just as busy because all those permits that come in have to be processed. So, it's been a struggle to
do, you know, both roles. I have put a lot of the health agent training aside. The majority of my week has been doing office manager stuff and then just inspections as I need to um with septics and stuff. So the majority of the week
is office manager related. So hopefully they are posting the position or they posted the position this week last week and we're hoping to get some applicants and interviews started. Um, they're going to combine the role of
health department, veterans, and building. So, I believe they're going to call it inspectional services now. And there's going to be one office manager for all three of those departments. So, I'm not sure how the interview process is going to take place, if there's going
to be somebody from each department who should sit in for the interview process. I think we should. Um, but look for that coming down the pike. >> I feel like that's going to be quite a bit of an undertaking. >> It's a lot of work.
>> Three pos you're basically taking three positions and making it one. I mean, just the health department alone is just so busy with >> I don't know how it's going to >> phone calls and meeting minutes and and everything. I Well, I guess we'll we'll see what
happens when it happens, but I just feel as though it's going to be a recipe for disaster. >> I know that we're in a financial um deficit right now, but >> I'm sure that's what it's it's that's what it is. It's like they're trying to
cut costs wherever they can, right? So, I don't know. But >> that's going to be a big cut, but I mean I guess like I said, I guess we'll see what happens when we get there, >> right? like how is this person going to take a vacation or get sick? Like is the department's just going to shut down
because I mean the the union they have >> three weeks of vacation time plus five personal days. So there's going to be a month every year that >> Well, here's another thing. How about if the person has to leave the office for a day, they take a day off or they have to run to another building to to pick
something up or to drop something off. >> Yeah. >> So the the entire office is going to be closed. >> Yeah. So, no one's going to answer the phone u because it's only one person but um >> we'll navigate that when we get there.
Um >> so I don't know maybe this is a good time I I just feel like I I want to say something about um the hours that you were supposed to work. So, uh, Liz, in the packet, I believe Liz put something
in there that she was approved to work seven hours extra per week, uh, to handle some of the office, uh, stuff, office management, position stuff. Um, and she was told yesterday that she can't do it by Serena, um, because there
needed to be someou that was supposed to be given and Ralph said to just forget it. So, >> uh, Um, I'm not sure how how we're going to get stuff done because Liz is the health agent and she graciously said
that she would take on seven more hours of work to do the office manager stuff, but now she's being told by Serena that she's not going to be paid. >> So, this this goes back to like trying to cut costs in any which way that they can probably. Um, >> it goes back to just having the proper
paperwork in place in order for me to do it. And they would have to bring it to the selectman. The selectman would have to approve it. And by that time, we'll probably have an office manager. So, Ralph said, "Let's just get it." Um, because the selectman's next meeting is
like May 13th, and they're hoping to have someone in place by then. Um, >> by May 13th. >> Yeah. Yeah. But here's the thing. Today is NY's last day in buildings. There's going to be so there's going to be
nobody in the office and and Liz has been sort of putting stuff aside as the health agent. >> Um >> so why why is this why is this even an issue? I mean why can't Liz do this for like if they want to get and even if they do get somebody else in there, Liz
is going to have to train them, right? >> Right. >> So why is this why is this even like an an an issue? you know, you're biting your nose to spite your face. It's like, let Liz work the extra hours, have the have the town approve it, and when it's not needed anymore and the other person's up
to speed, then you cut it off. Why? I don't see any I don't know why this is a >> I felt the same way. So, >> it's all just to do with having the proper My contract does not have anything in it for me working any additional hours. So, it's just
>> But here's the thing, and forgive me for if I'm I'm coming across a certain way, but I I don't understand why Serena cares. Serena is the person who pays the bills. I don't understand why this is an issue. If she got
approval from Ralph to do this, why is why is Serena saying it's an issue? >> Okay. Right. So, like you said, we're kind of So, we had originally in December given Ashley an additional five hours to work to come
and help out. Ashley went on maternity leave. Um, and it I asked to bring over somebody else, but we're still paying Ashley. So, we would be paying Ashley and then having to pay somebody else and
train somebody else would kind of like by the time I got that next person trained, it would be either Ashley would be back or the role would be filled. So, it it was worthless to bring somebody else over. They agreed to let me just
work the extra hours. I've been doing extra hours and just putting it in as comp time. But realistically, when am I ever going to use this comp time? Because I can't even get it done in the 28 hours I have allotted. So comp time is just like,
>> and we we as a division can't wait. Like there's too many things that need to get done right now. >> We can't wait until a new person comes on and is trained or until May 13th. >> May is going to be >> Today is the 28th. We still have quite a
few things to do. We still have the farmers market that's coming up that we have quite a few things to plan for. We have permits that are coming in. Uh we have people applying to do the perk test. I mean it we need somebody. And now there's nobody in that whole office. >> Now NY's not going to be there. We don't
have a building commissioner. So there's no building commissioner people to turn to. Like I am going to be the only person in this building for the next 30 days. So what's going to happen is it's just going to frustrate the residents. And Irect the residents are going
without because now there's there's nobody and >> so when I when I when I say you know you're biting your nose despite your face. So that means that, you know, the buildings don't get inspected, that any of that paperwork doesn't get done because there's no person that Liz can't
go out and and do inspections because she's either in the, you know, busy doing in the office, which means that the revenue coming into the town will be delayed. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> So that makes this all because of there was no for her to work extra hours that
she was already authorized to work. >> Yeah. This is pays the bills. So >> this is it's it's short money. It's like just let let us do the thing. Do that and figure it out. Now let the selectman figure it out. >> We're making our jobs much more
difficult than they have to be. >> It's just the the residents are going to feel the effects of it. The month of May is going to be tough. They I think they gave Nancy approval to come in on Mondays >> to to train the next person. So really >> excuse me. I gota step I got to step away one second. Yeah.
>> So, if somebody pulls a permit on Tuesday, they're waiting until Monday to get Yeah. It's it's just it's it's ludicrous. We the way it's being operated right now is totally backwards in my opinion. >> I think um >> Thank you. You too.
>> Enjoy. >> Thank you. >> Missed the post a little bit. >> I'm sorry. I had contractors. >> What I was just saying is um we're operating backwards. We're making things much more difficult than they need to be.
>> It's it's it's really silly. >> It shouldn't it shouldn't be this way. >> Like this should have been planned. We knew Nancy was leaving. Why did we wait to post a position? Why are we waiting to train somebody after the person who's doing the job is leaving?
>> Right? I mean, I'm not the manager, but it just it's just frustrating to me. >> I'm I'm I'm with you, Tam, 100%. I mean, it that it makes no sense. There was no >> no um no plan, you know, that you know,
this is coming. This is going to go forward and and you got no plan. >> No, no, no. Nope. And I just think it's uh it's totally ridiculous. And like I said, now it's going to affect the residents in the town and that shouldn't
be we should be making this a very easy process. So without getting, you know, going around in a circle in this, I would like to make a suggestion. Maybe we can um format a letter um to Ralph um and
um sort of find out if there's another way that we can do this. >> I agree. you know, let them know that we're not pleased with how it's being handled. Liz is the health agent now. She's no longer the office manager. She cannot do two positions. Both of those
positions are very important positions and they're very busy positions. So, it's it's almost impossible. She's been doing this since Ashley's been out and actually even before then, you know, it's just since Matt left. >> Since Matt left. >> It's just When did Matt leave? This the fall. >> June of last year.
>> Okay. So, we're coming up on a year here. >> A year. Yeah. >> So, this is it's got to be handled. It's got to be handled. >> I agree. We should draft a letter, send it to Ralph. Maybe we uh copy in the selectment as well. >> Yes. Okay, let's do that. So, we'll work
on that. Um All right. So, let's move on. Uh nurse still isn't here. Animal control, I don't believe, is here. Um so, we'll move on from there because I'm not going to delay anything. So, let's just go into the permit approvals. So, we had the Luxe Lemon Mobile. Is this
all from the event for the event on Saturday? I think this is all for the event because they had really cool names. So, I figured it was much. The Perky Turkey, the Burrito bowl, Enzone, Venturas, DBA, Cone, Ice, Christ, Craft
Dolls, and uh Wagglebee. >> There's There's quite a few more. I got 11 total, but that's all I could get through for this. >> Okay. So, we approved all of those. >> Yeah. >> As a committee. Right. Moving on to old business. Um the bag bids. Uh so the bag
bids are in um in our packet looks like they went up $2,000, which is a lot of money. So it got me to start thinking. Um and I don't want to keep putting things on hold or suggesting we put things on hold, but that's quite a bit
of money. Um and again, I keep saying it. Um, I just feel as though it just is a a crazy way of operating. And I know that we have to generate revenue, but we're taking a bag to put inside of the bag. The bags rip. It's going up $2,000.
Um, I started to think, why can't we uh start thinking about possibly using a sticker type of um system where people have to buy stickers? Um talking to Liz about it before the
meeting started. Um she was saying that the old board did um consider doing something similar, but they were concerned about fraud. Um >> people counter printing that >> easy enough to do, right? It's that's
easy enough to to to to fraud those. Um, it's a it I think it it's a good idea with the with the stickers, but there's got to be a way Well, you look at it this way, too. It's like the people the people picking up pe people
picking up the garbage aren't going to look at the sticker and make sure that it's the right sticker, right? >> Um, >> but do they do the same thing with the bags? The bags are clear bags. >> Yeah. Well, you know, those are easier to see, right? Um,
>> BUT I'M SURE I'M SURE THERE'S at times where they don't care and they just pick them up and they put them in their their truck, >> you know. So, if you do get people who are going to do something so ridiculous, I think no matter what we do, it it's going to happen.
You know, it's something like we could try it and see because who is it? They they've got to have a gay Well, I don't know how we would do that. >> I was just thinking >> what I was thinking is having Liz look
at communities around us. Uh, and for those commun there's I think there is a community and I cannot think of it off the top of my head who does do the sticker system. Why can't we reach out to that community? Why not >> 30 more days, you know, until our next
meeting? Even if we had to have a special meeting, then we have a special meeting. Um, >> I don't think this is going to take into effect until the next fiscal year anyway. So, we have time. >> Yeah. Let's explore some other options of what we can do. >> Yeah. I mean, you know, the town is so dollar conscious right now that Sure. I
mean, if that saves all that money, >> Yeah. >> why not? Wait, we Let's look into it and see. And you know, there's got to be there's other ways of doing it, too. You assess um I think what they would do is assess by household and stuff like that, but
that's too complicated. >> Yeah, that I think that would be tough because how how do you do that? Like if if you have a a a family of six, you know, mom, dad, and and the children, and then you have, you know, a senior couple, like how do you that's that's
why the bag system is so um um good and and fair because, you know, for me, it's just me and my wife, right? So, you know, I buy a thing of bags and we it it lasts for 20 weeks, >> right? We only use we only use one a week. that'll be another way instead of
spending so much money on bags. There has to be something else out there >> that we explore. So, why don't we um what I'm suggesting is we put it on hold and uh we explore some other options and
uh and talk about those options >> and it would be better too because then Chris would be here and then there would be the three of us. You know, the other thing we can do too is explore get some bids from some other companies and see if they're going to be lower cost.
>> I think we tried that. >> I reached out to quite a few and only one responded, but I I'll try to see if I can find more. Maybe I'll go further south or maybe um not vendors in our area because I kind of I kind of looked of our area.
So, >> maybe I'll Yeah, there's got to be something look. It doesn't matter where they come from, you know, even out of state, doesn't matter. >> Right. Right. All right. So, I just made a motion to um to table that. So, it' be
A and B. Um B is the waste reduction committee recommendation trash bag uh price increase for the large. So, if we can table A and B uh until our next meeting um and Liz will explore some other options and some other prices uh
and then we can go from there. So, if I can just get >> Yeah, I make a motion to table um under old business items F A and B. >> Okay, I step down. I second that motion. Can I get a vote? >> I >> I motion passes and items A and B are
tabled until our next meeting. U moving on to old business farmers market update. So, we have some dates. Um I think we have a good response. How many vendors do we have right now? Uh so far I have seven. So try to advertise
some more, get some more people interested. Um >> it'll be a small one, but you know, it'll grow as people, you know, hear more about it and uh hopefully come visit. >> We did see that some people were, you know, making advertisements for their business that they're going to be here.
So yeah, I think just the word of mouth is going to help. Um, I was also thinking of maybe talking to the people at Crystal Aggie on Saturday to see, you know, tell them that we're going to do a great idea. >> So, we could probably get >> maybe we can um >> do a flyer.
>> Yeah. Yep. Okay. Great idea. >> Good idea. >> Um, I was going to say something. >> Oh. Um, so also at the farmers market, we're going to have that backyard chicken workshop. It's going to be on biocurity. So that's at 1:30 to 2:30 and
that's going to be in here. Yeah. So it's going to be pretty busy here because there's other events going on. Um which is fine because we'll get the the foot traffic hopefully, >> right? >> The people who are already here and probably dropping off other people uh because I think the marching band is
also here. So maybe we can get the uh families of the marching band participants >> to stop in. Uh so that's going to be really nice. Um, so I don't think we really need There's no vote on that. >> No.
>> So, new business, Dyon Lions Club fee waiver for the cow chip festival. Uh, we did do that last year. I don't know if you remember, but we did wave their, um, their permit fee. So, I suggest if you're okay with that, uh, that we >> I'm fine with that.
>> Yeah, they do they do great work. They really >> they do great work. They're they're a good charity. I mean, >> absolutely. >> Absolutely. So, uh, I'd make a motion to wave, uh, the Dyke Alliance Club fee under new business item GA.
>> I step down. I second that motion. Can I get a vote? >> I >> I motion passes. And moving on. So, we've already covered this, the additional hours for the office manager coverage. So, we're going to um write a letter, come up with a letter, uh, and,
uh, send it over to Ralph and hopefully we can have that fixed. Um, I'm hoping by what's today? Tuesday. By the I'm hoping by the end of the week. I'm being hopeful and trying to stay positive. >> Yep. >> Because that that needs to be fixed. All
right. So, does anybody have any items not reasonably anticipated within 48 hours? I did have a letter that I received an email from the tobacco enforcer. I guess some of our regulations um conflict with state
regulations. So, I just wanted to bring it to your attention. Once I get a minute, I'm going to see what doesn't match and then we'll have to redo our regulation and then I'll bring it to the floor to vote. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> But that was the only thing that came in
after I posted the agenda. >> Okay. Um, thinking about our Facebook page. Um, I don't know if you got a chance to look at it. Liz did a great job. So, >> yeah, I did. >> So, I'd like to make a suggestion. Um,
and hopefully everyone agrees. I'd like to see um Liz post a bio on each one of the committee members with a picture just so people know who we are and what our backgrounds um are. I think it'd be
super helpful. And then even Liz putting her information up there as the health agent. Um, and then I'd like to see more information on there. Um and even possibly uh make some videos um for for the public to see. You know,
such things as, you know, ticks right now are really everywhere. You know, people love to hike in the woods or walk their dogs. Just some ideas on on what people can do to, you know, to to not get Lyme disease because it's such a terrible thing. But, you know, the
topics like that. I'd like it to be more interactive um versus, you know, us being known as the division that just comes down on people when there's a problem. >> And that's we are here and we've said that from day one. Uh all of us
committee members that we we're here for the public. We're here for the residents. So, whatever we can do to to share more, you know, information uh to keep people safe and healthy, um I'd love to do. I agree. I agree with that.
>> Oh, that was my thing on the Facebook page. Um, was there anything else? I feel like we're forgetting something. It was the videos. It was the bios and farmers market. We got that. The trainings, the workshops. I wrote it
down. I videos. Yeah, that was it. Oh, do we have to do um for the swap thing? Is that for today? >> Uh yes, the swap shed. >> Yeah. So, did you see what um was in there for the swap shed? It looks like
they're looking for some more uh funding for it that was received on a grant. Liz was saying they need 3,000 more. Are you familiar with the when we spoke about the the swap shed? It's going to be down at the dump. And it's going to basically be some type
of um like take it or leave it trailer. And when you go to the dump or even take it for that, say I have a I have a water bottle. I don't want it anymore. So I'm going to bring it to the dump. I'm going to leave it. I might see something else. Oh, look. I mean I keyboard. I can use
that keyboard type of thing. >> So that's what it was going to be. So it looks like they have to make some alterations to the um trailer. Yes, they want it to be a side entrance so it's easier for handicap accessibility to get
in. Um because it is going to be like a a storage container pretty much side >> and to have it open on the longer side versus a narrow side would be um more ideal, but our grant was for 6,000 and
the unit is going to cost about nine. So Tom Barry um would like to take more money out of the savings account we have with all the other RDP funds we got. Um I want to say last time I checked there was like 18,000 in there. So he's only
asking for an additional three. Um I think >> that falls under the board of health um all the grant money that comes in. So, just a a vote to allow them to use an additional $3,000
problem of the I mean, that's what the grant money is for. It's not out of the town's budget. >> And if it's going to save more stuff going into the landfills, yeah, I'm all for it. >> I agree that I think that that that's
short money. Um Um Yeah. So, why not we try that? >> Yeah. So, I just need a motion to approve that. >> Yeah, I'd make a motion to approve the additional $3,000 for the swap shed.
>> I step down. I second that motion. Can I get a vote? >> I motion passes. They have their 3,000. Um, so I think that was it. >> Uh, the only thing I wanted to mention was the mammogram ban because we didn't have enough enrollment. They're putting
whoever signed up for it in the uh Taton event. So, the van is not coming to Tyon. We didn't have enough, >> which is kind of disappointing. I was really hoping that would have taken off. That was such a great concept. >> Yeah, maybe next time.
>> Yeah, you know. >> Yeah. So, do we want to just uh make a note of that on the Facebook page and on the website, you know, that it's been cancelled? Yeah, I asked the uh coordinator who's handling it to give me a new flyer. >> Okay. >> Hoping to get that flyer. I don't know
where I'm talking it's going to be, >> but soon as I get that new flyer, I'll take I should take ours down now anyway because it's not. >> So, I'll take ours down and once I get the new flyer, I'll put it up. >> Yep. >> Okay. Um, one more thing going back to the farmers market. I think we should
set up a little table for the uh vote of health at the farmers market and have like anformational um booth, maybe some giveaways or something. Do we still have more of those tick things? >> Yeah, >> maybe we have hand sanitizer.
>> Yeah, let's put that stuff out. So, if you're back, I don't know if you're going to be around the area for that. I'll be there definitely. >> When is the What's the date on that? Uh May 17th. May 17th. >> Yeah, we'll be still be in Florida. >> Okay, that's all right. Um
I'm going to go because I want to be there for the workshop anyway, for the chicken workshop. So, um >> I'll be there. >> Yeah, we'll have all our our stuff. We'll put it together and um and that's going to be before our next meeting. So, but maybe Liz will post some pictures so
you can see, you know, >> I mean, I might we might come back earlier. I don't think so, but if we do, then I can I can do that. Right now, we're we're planning on coming back about the 27th of May. >> Okay. >> But, you know, there's some other things that are going on that maybe we'll be
back earlier. I don't know. >> Yeah. Okay, that works. >> All right. I think Liz, is that it? Oh, we got to approve some minutes. Um, we have to approve meeting minutes from March the 18th. That was our special meeting. So, if I get a motion on that
to approve. >> What about the um we had the compost bin >> sale? Say the compost bins we're still selling. Um so, I wanted to mention that if anybody was interested in composting, now is the time to start. Um and then the veteran sock drive is still going
on. So, if you have any socks, drop them off at the >> health office, correct? Yes, new socks. Yep. >> All right. >> Okay. Sorry, I jumped right over that. I guess I was so eager to approve minutes. So, if I can get a motion to approve the
March 18th meeting minutes, that would be great. >> Okay. I'd make a motion to approve March 18th, 2026 special meeting minutes. >> I step down. I second that motion. Can I get a vote? >> I passes. And it looks like our next
scheduled meeting is going to be uh May 19th, 2026. Um, we'll schedule that tenatively at 2 p.m. for now. >> 2 p.m. That should work. Yep. >> Change it. We'll change it. All right. Can I get a motion to adjourn? >> I make a motion to adjourn.
>> I accept. Second that motion. >> Thank you. >> I motion passes. We are adjourned. We will see you next time. Have a >> See you next time. >> Thanks. >> I don't want to rub it in, but it was only like 80 degrees here yesterday. Sorry. I mean,
>> but it was breezy, so it was probably about 78. Just >> Oh gosh. But we're hopeful here. We're hopeful that we're going to be getting the nice weather. >> I get all like my my golf buddies and my family telling me how miserable it is there, and I was like, "Yeah, it's
>> it doesn't get it doesn't get nice until Memorial Day, >> right? Really doesn't. >> It's still a little chilly in the morning." There was a day this week when I went outside to feed the horses. I had to put my winter jacket back on. Cold. >> That's cold. >> Oh, yeah. It was a little chilly, but
anyway. All right. Until next time. Have a great one. >> All right. Thank you. Bye. Take care.