How you doing? >> Hey, Woody. Uh >> um we just returned from executive session and can everyone please rise for a moment of silence. We lost four of our friends and neighbors this week.
Patricia Kent, Marina Ortiz, William Pimento, Stanley Preslo, and Ron Smith. Thank you. >> How are you? Or Mrs. G, I should say >> the one Monday night in Connecticut to make it and you weren't there.
>> Oh, technology is not my friend sometimes. >> Sometimes. So, um Ray and I are here tonight to talk to you about the Revolutionary War Memorial Podium. >> Great. >> I can share. So, um I sent you a letter.
I have to apologize for the letter because my cut and paste skills weren't working too good. The main intent of the letter is to ask your acceptance of the gift of the memorial podium and approval of its placement in the veteran circle.
We already worked on the granite. Um, we've chosen a piece of granite with the help of Tom Ferry and well, Steve. Okay, >> it is um from
a So, you know, he looked at the different gran, you know, one that would work for us and it's once the snow goes, we'll be able to deliver it to his company for um the
finetuning for it. Um and you approved the grant last year, so that's why that letter says 25 and it's early 26. But anyway, um we've purchased a bronze plaque from US Bronze
Pennsylvania, which picture of it was in your packets. It's really quite beautiful. It's right now it's over at Ray's office. >> Oh, it's already done. >> Yeah. Yep. Looks good. Um, and it's ready to be installed on the piece of granite.
When you look at the schematic, you see that it's uh that'll be on the front. There's like a slant like this on the podium and there'll be a rail to hold papers and such whenever anyone's speaking in the veteran circle.
This will be a permanent fixture. Um so you have a a map that's a generally determined where it would be. Um, it's not to scale or anything, but using our our computer skills and um,
looking at the spacing, that's where we figure it would fit best. Um, and this is a gift from the 250th anniversary committee and it's a tribute to all of those who served in the
Revolutionary War. Anything you want to add, Ray? just that um at the Department of Veteran Services, we um reviewed your letter, the committee's letter, remember
>> and uh we don't see any uh issues uh with the tweaking of the uh Veterans Park and putting this where they'd like to be a veterans park, you know, and placing something on the public
select Sure. >> The only other thing that has arisen in speaking with the uh veterans community, there is another monument out there. It's for a ship's captain, I believe. >> Oh, Silus Talbot. >> Silus Talbot. Uh forgive me, I don't
have the historical knowledge here. Everyone else does, >> but uh it seems to be u a little not a little bit, but some will in the community move that particular monument
to a park on the river which >> park >> tsentennial park because it was a captain. Uh that's part of the discussion that I just came and apologize for not getting update on that. I just >> I'll forgive you. >> Yeah. So um that might be or could be
part of this uh as this gets moved around that's acceptable. So >> the silus um monument that's there was originally right in front of the um middle school that burned. It was closer
much closer to the building and once it burned they moved it to the center to the circle there. So it you know it has lived in a couple of places. Silus Talibet was a commodore. He actually was um a commodor on the iron side.
>> He also served in the revolutionary war. Um he's got a significant military history. It almost looks lost here among the other uh amongst the other um >> the Talib. >> Yeah, >> there's also one there that's called
it's a a smaller monument. Um >> that's the veterans of all wars. So, um, which is the all veterans is kind of in front and then this tallet one is kind
it's kind of off center too from everything else. >> Is this going to be a polished granite? Yeah, they're reworking it up at the uh >> you already said it once, so we're not going to make you say that again. >> I did better that time. >> Yeah, they'll they'll retool it and
polish it and they're going to embed the uh plaque that >> Okay. >> we have be put in like you usually see with the rosette that's put into it. >> And then on the back there'll be a small tag that depicts how which was a gift
from the 250thal committee. >> Well, thank you for the work that you guys do. I mean, it's the 250th anniversary, which they haven't been part of lately. Um, for you guys to put this together is awesome. I think, uh,
Tom Ferry will appreciate it the most because he doesn't have to haul that, uh, podium in and out. >> It was his idea. their papers won't be blowing all over the place anymore. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Chairman.
>> Sure. Just a second. Mark, do you have anything? >> I do. Um, so first, thank you very much for working on this project and finding creative ways to get it done in a way that doesn't really cost so much money. So, that was awesome as well. Um,
my thoughts are I would just want to make sure we engage our building commissioner in the discussions just to make sure that they are okay with it. Have you done that to this point yet? No. All right. I I would definitely want to make sure you guys
talk to to him. And um as far as Silus Talbot, that just wasn't on the agenda for tonight. So, just so that the public's reasonably warned of agenda items and if they have something they want to address. >> Silence. No, it was just something that
came about that I thought I would put up and not not promotion. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> So, what we would ask you tonight is to um accept the gift and approve the project. >> You have something you want to say? >> I'd just like to say um
the Silus Talbert Stone that's over there that was put over that to get what gear was put in. Right. And I heard the reference tonight, the Veterans Park. Now, that's always been referred to as the war memorial. And everything over
there and all the stones represent men and women that were in the war. Um, originally that plaque for the Silus Talbert stone and the black was going to go to Tsentennial Park way back when Centennial Park have such
a fine name. Uh some of you have been around a while used to call it the rats nest and there was a lot of behavior that was going on down there that wasn't really healing. But it's cleaned up. It's a beautiful place. Silus Talbot was the second commander at the USS
Constitution and he was not a combat or war veteran. So I'd like to see that park over there stay as a war veteran and what the society doing commission
is doing something for the revolutionary war. So all the other stones over there there's a stone for each of the wars. So I wouldn't want you know I would like to see that stone installed that talking about and the silus talbert stone moved
down to tsentennial and it would be really nice here because tsentennial park really is a nice A lot of people use it. They keep up with it. It's very nice. >> I think we'll get it on the agenda. >> And I talked to Ray about this, too, you know, and I have strong feelings about
these, you know, because I'm a veteran. >> Sure. >> You know, and I represent our community. >> So, I I think that's the best way to go. >> I'm not telling you you have to do it my way, but, >> you know, I think that's what other veterans would want. >> Sure. >> Go ahead. >> Like I said, I think we're going to get
it on in an agenda to move that. >> Yeah. >> Will we do? I'd love to have you speak again. No, and I think it's a great idea. >> Um, I actually married a Talbot, you know, in way back, you want to read the the history of D, you can read about these talets. They were all slave owners,
>> you know. So, one of the talets owned all street and my wife's family actually owned most of all of Elm Street and that goes way back. >> Yeah. You're original to >> their originals. You have tal when you
do genealogy it's like everyone goes back to a tal of original dy families. It's amazing. >> Yeah. It's crazy. And they still have nephews and they're having children. So there's going to be in this town for a long time. >> Okay. This is a review discussing act.
>> Sure. Is the 250th committee going to write a thank you letter to the deonico monument company? >> Oh yeah. He's not doing it for free. He's he's getting out of it, >> you know. Yeah. So, but he's working
with us and um you know, yeah, we take care of all of our own correspondence. What we have so >> very good. Okay. Um I'll make a motion to approve the Revolutionary War Memorial Podium and to accept the gift. >> I'll sit down as chair and second. Any
more discussion? All those in favor? >> I thank you so much. Yes. Yes, definitely. Mr. Perry, we um were discussing earlier whether or not you have to do this whole reading again. Um which according to our town
administrator, he doesn't seem to think it has to be read. It has to be it doesn't have to be read. It's an entirety again and again. We have it. It's part of the agenda. It's in print. Um >> well,
I'd like to based on um our first reading uh on the first page I would like to take the word out of proposed swap shed mission statement because we agreed on the mission statement I don't think it it
changes the spirit of our intent you know so just strike that but uh Mr. Chairman how would you like to proceed with this >> I can make a motion um >> to accept the second reading and to
strike the proposed from the mission statement. >> Yeah. Again based upon you know our discussion the first time we accepted that as we'll just say third reading and it will be policy >> and I will
question to you. >> Thanks Mr. Perry. >> Thank you very much. Take care. >> You too announcements. Just got to second. >> Oh, that's right.
Second. Any more discussion? All those in favor? >> I >> Sorry, I highway department public notice. There's a townwide parking ban in effect through April 1st, 2026. No person shall
allow any vehicle to remain in the street so as to obstruct snow removal. The D Lions Club food day will be held on Saturday, March 21st, 2026 located at the town hall 979 Somerset out lower level. The Dy Historical Society invites
you to a special research day on Saturday, March 28th, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 1217 William Street. Explore stories behind historic homes, perhaps even your own. The friends of the Public Library will once
again be sponsoring Meet the Candidates night on Monday, March 30th at 7 p.m. at the Dyton Middle School. This annual event is your opportunity to meet the candidates running for an office at the annual town election and ask your questions. For more information, please
call the library at 5086696421. The annual town election will be held on April 11th, 2026 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Dyen Elementary School. Board and committee vacancies cable television committee 1, Cemetery
Commission 1, Commission on Disability 2, Conservation Commission One, Don Economic Development Committee 1, Historical Commission 2, Trails Committee One. >> Uh, we have two public for this evening. Tonight is the first one. Does anybody
want to be here at night? How are you? >> Good evening. Bill Moore, 1835 Smith Street, chairman board of assessors. at our our last meeting before uh Stephanie the principal assessor presented us with budget for the
assessor's office which I saw had uh two options that were presented to her by town administrator. One was with a debt exclusion, one was without a debt exclusion. the one that says that with a debt exclusion, meaning the debt exclusion
passes and we have more money, we have to cut our budget. If it's without a debt exclusion, we're told we have to cut more of our budget. So, I'm here to correct the misinformation that's coming to the
public as well as this board concerning the budget of Uh so a few weeks ago after I had this discussion meetings which you can watch on YouTube as that meeting I had a meeting with
town administrator where he and Serena presented me with basically raw data concerning the town budget. I spent the next few weeks analyzing that data and I've come up with information about an analysis about
that. was hoping to get three selectmen here. I have three copies. >> I don't know if you can >> get one of these to the third or not. I'm not going to go over this in its entirety right now. I will be glad to
individually discuss this with anyone. I have discussed this with the town administrator, found some some things that are problematic according to our what was the data was provided to me. I
understand the data changes from day to day. All right? So, yes, the data I have is like three weeks old, but I don't think it has changed all that much since that point in time. At that point in time, we were estimating that without a debt exclusion, we were going to be
short $500,000. That was that was the amount we had to make up. All right. So, in this analysis I've got here, you know, there are situations with expenses. There are some expenses that we could we could do something about.
Not a lot, but the number one that came to mind was that included in the budget was $250,000 for snow for fiscal year 26. We have never as a town funded snow removal out of our main budget. It is always funded out of free
cash. So right there, there's $250,000. But more importantly, and there are other expense items, and I'm not going to go down in detail on there's a list in there. You're welcome to look at it. The one thing I'd like to point out is that I think it's disingenuous that people are talking about the BP debt
exclusion when it is not the number one driver. It's not the number one issue that we have as a town. The number one issue we have as a town is health insurance. That's 180 something,000 versus 160,000 for BP.
But we're being asked on the debt exclusion because you know this as you've seen in my rebuttal to the debt exclusion. I don't believe that's a problem. I believe the problem is that year after year after year this town coming from the board of coming from the
fincom coming from town administrator is raising our expenses five six 7% year after year after year after year. When you are limited to 2 and a half% income, that is not you can't you can't keep doing that. It's untenable. You're going to have to
end up in a situation where you need a debt exclusion or a prop 2 and a half over the we can argue a lot about the expenses. There's little things could be done. I think DR is the biggest thing and I can spend an hour talking about DR and I'm not going to. The only thing I
can say is that in the current projection where we have not received any information whatsoever from DR, we are anticipating over two and a half%. That's not right. We need to go in debating negotiating with DR. You start
at zero and then maybe we'll go up from there. The enrollment at DR is declining. There's no reason for these massive increases going on year after year. Not going to solve that tonight. I'm just Okay. The biggest thing I want to talk
about is the thing that I've discovered is how why are we in the situation we're in? Why do we have a situation? Every single year we go to special town meeting and suddenly a million dollars appears. Has anyone thought about that? Has
anyone surprised about that? Why do we suddenly have a bunch of money appear at the end of the year? I found out why. We have two different se two different sources of income. One being local receipts and one being property taxes.
The stuff that we're talking stuff that's under the 2 and a half% limit of prop 2 and a half local receipts are not best example of local receipts is excise taxes brings in a huge amount of money. What our accountant and town
administrator are showing right now is grossly under reported local receipts. Last year we had a difference of about $600,000 between what we received the prior year and what they were anticipating for this
year. I talked to a town employee and I was told the formula is you take three years average and then you hit it with an 80%. You take % off the top. So when you're underestimating your income by five or six or $700,000,
where's that money end up when you collect that money? It ends up in free cash at the end of the year. So right now we're being told the sky is falling. We can't afford things. You know, this BP debt is killing us. We need this debt exclusion or else we're
going to have to start laying off people. I think it's it involves a cow an excrement. Okay. So, what I'm saying is that if if you look at the bottom line
on that and I invite you to look at that spreadsheet I gave I handed out to you if you have any questions. I am always available to talk about it. The bottom line is is that if we correctly accounted for income and we correctly
removed the snow budget and we correctly tweaked down some of these numbers, particularly DR, we would end up with a $700,000 surplus. So a surplus, not not not we're not short,
but yet we're talking about cutting people's cutting town employees. So, I'm here to ask No, I'm here to demand on for the sake of good, hardworking
town employees that this board tell Ralph to come back with a budget that funds everything fully. No cuts, no no laying off anybody. There is no reason for it. We're toying with
people's lives here and it's wrong. There's no reason for it. That's all. I'm sorry if I raised my voice yet, but I'm passionate about this. >> You are. You can tell. Please do something.
>> Anybody else at this time? reports. >> Um, there's a public community engagement session on Monday, March 9th at 6 p.m. at Titan High School for the elementary school.
So, we love to see folks there's report three days in a row. So no tax. >> Uh then on to old business which is none. So we're going to move right on to new business. This is a review, discuss and act. They all are declaration of
local emergency date February 23rd 2026. have to sign that as you know we had a significant snowstorm although we're past the state of emergency for it post emergency
it's also good to have in case we meet the uh federal uh disaster threshold to allow us for reimbursements for What is that threshold? >> I
think for the county >> so we're >> so maybe I don't know. So they have a short window come up with it. and it also >> okay what has a ballpark the town spent
alone on snow has you must have an idea by now >> yeah $230 237. >> Okay. >> Right. >> So, we're at 237. >> Okay. >> I imagine we had some today.
>> So, is it just that one storm or collectively? >> Collectively. >> Okay. All right. >> I have no issues with that. >> Nope. I'll make a motion to approve the declaration of local emergency dated February 23rd, 2026.
>> I'll sit down as chair and second. Any more discussion? All those in favor? down or um it's been vetted by by town council and well town council put it together and also we had labor council.
>> Would you be willing to read this for the record? >> I know it's kind of long but that's okay. >> Appreciate it. >> This will be uh April 11, 2026 town election. Following information concerning the questions appeared on the
ballot for the April 11 election is provided to the town of Bankton's registered voters pursuant to the requirements of Mass General law chapter 53 section 18B which has been accepted by vote of town meeting pursuant to said
law printed information must be provided to the registered voters concerning each question appearing on the ballot for the annual town election information shall include effective question. Two, a fair and concise summary of
one sentence statement describing the effect of a yes or no vote prepared by town council arguments for each question by the principal proponent and of the ballot question. Next up,
question one. Shall the town of Don be allowed to exempt from provisions of proposition two and one half so the amounts required to pay the amounts allocable share of the bond issued by the Bristol Community Agricultural High School District for the purpose of
paying costs of designing engineering construction and equipping a new district high school to be located at 135 Center Street in Dy Massachusetts including the payment of all costs incidental or related there too. Yes.
Fair and concise summary of question one. In 1980, Massachusetts voters adopted a refere a referendum that was later codified as GL chapter 59 section 21C and is more commonly known as Proposition 2 and a
half. Proposition 2 and a half limits the total amount of money that a county can raise through tax. It allows voters to exempt from those limits the amount of money to debt service. meaning
for a specific project. It is different from an over which is a permanent in the tax levy limit itself. The present question seeks to exempt provisions of proposition 2 and a half
the amounts required to pay the town's allocable share of the bond issued by the Bristol County Agricultural High School for the purpose of paying the costs of designing engineering constructing and equipping equipping a new district high school. The amount of
the townable share bond is approximately $6.25 with an annual obligation of approximately $210,000. The yes vote would allow the town to annually raise the taxation approximately $210,000
in addition to the amount that the town is able to levy under Proposition 2 and a half to be added to the budget to fund the town's alcohol share of the bond issued for the Bristol County Agricultural High School project.
the bond with the tax implication estimated to be approximately 11 cents per thousand of value on property tax bills until the bond is paid. No vote would require the town to pay its debt obligation with funds raised within the
levy limit by proposed to the by proposition to enact which would result in reduced budget allocations for town and impact on town services. Absorbing this within the levy limit will require the town to balance future budgets
through personnel attrition and anticipated reductions in force services which would be reflected in the town's budget for fiscal year 2027 and some sequential fiscal years during the lifetime of the arguments for and against valid question number one
argument question one provided by count provided by account of bank's finance committee Best vote on question one avoids major cuts to town services in fiscal year 2027 and beyond. Cuts for fiscal year 2027
include three town hall employees and are directly who are directly serving the community in critical service areas, one council on aging employee whose loss would result in production of services for the town and the loss of our animal controls.
without passing the debt exclusion forecast for the budget beyond fiscal year 2027 includes additional cuts to town services and personnel including our public safety department. A debt exclusion is a limited increase in taxes
that lasts only for the life of the loan and automatically lapses upon completion is not a permanent tax increase. Question one passes. The average annual tax increase for the Don homeowner would be $59.
Argument against questioned by Dayton Republican Town Committee. Vote no. We have been warning for years now about how uncontrolled spending is going to put us in a Prop 2 and a half crisis. In the last 5 years, Dayton's tax levy has
gone up by over 20% or 4% a year. This far exceeds the two and a half% mandated by Prop 2 and a half and has little to do with the speed. Fiscal year 2021, our taxes were over $1 million per year.
Fiscal year 2021, our taxes were over $1 million per year under the property tax. Fiscal year 2026, the number has shrunk to 58,000. In fiscal year 2027, we are now being asked for
over to continue the rampid spending. These exclusions which raise our taxes an additional 4% for the next 30 years. It is time to say no to more spending won't raise taxes. Stop the waste.
Question two. Shall the town of Titan be allowed to exempt from provision of Proposition 2 and a half socalled the amounts required to pay the countable share of the bond issued by the Crystal Crystal Plymouth
Regional Vocational Technical School District for the purpose of paying costs of designing, engineering, constructing, and equipping a new district high school to be located at 207 Arch Street in Taunted, Massachusetts,
including obtaining post incidental or related to yes or no. Fair and concise summary of question number two as indicated above. In 1990, the voters adopt the referendum that was later codified as general law chapter 59
section 21C and is more commonly known as Proposition 2 and a half. Proposition 2 and a half limits the total amount of money that a town can raise through taxes, but allows voters to exempt from those limits the amount of money needed
to pay debt services expenses meaning and interest on a loan for a specific project. This process called debt exclusions is a temporary tax levy for a specific purpose. is different from an over
tax. The present question from the provisions of Proposition 2 and a half now required to pay the town's alable share of the bond issued by the Bristol Pon Region Vocational Technical School District for the purpose of paying costs designing
engineering constru. The amount of the town's total alable share during the lifetime of the bond is approximately $20 million with an annual obligation approximately $740,000 until the bond is paid off.
A yes vote would allow the town to annually raise through taxation approximately $740,000 in addition to the amount of the town under proposition two and one half to be added to the budget to fund the town's
calcable share of the bond issued for the Bristol Ply High School project for the lifetime of the bond with a tax implication estimated to be approximately 38 cents per thousand dollars. a value on property tax bills
until the bond is paid off. No would require the town to pay its set obligation with funds raised within the levy limit set by proposition to impact which would result in reduced budget allocations for town department and
impact on town services is absorbing this cost within the levy limit will require the town balance future budgets through personnel attrition and anticipated reductions in force and services which would be reflected in town budgets for fiscally
year 2027 and subsequent fiscal years during the lifetime of arguments against and against question number two. Argument for question number two provided by count of bank. The S vote on question two avoids major
cuts services in fiscal year 2027 and beyond. The cuts for fiscal year 2027 include three town hall town hall employees were directly serving the community in critical service areas. One council on aging employee whose loss
would result in the reduction of services for the town and the loss of our animal control laws. Without the passing of without the passing of the debt exclusion forecast for the budget beyond fiscal year 2027 includes additional cuts to
town services and personnel public safety department. The debt exclusion is a limited increase in tax that lasts only for the life of the loan automatically tax.
Question one passes the average annual increase home $24. Thank you. Arguments against question number two provided by Don Republican. Vote no. Although the school debt
certainly is contributing to this current budget is a far it is far from the only factor. We have new revenue coming from the solar farms that covers the majority of the debt owed for the schools. A yes vote will mean an
additional 4% tax for the next 30 years. Not exactly temporary. The taxes indictment are becoming unbearable, especially for our seniors. They are being forced to decide between taxes and medication. The superintendent
of BP makes over $400,000 per year. This is not for children. It is time to say no to more spending. Don't raise taxes. Stop the wasteful spending. Vote no. Vote this.
That's the mayor. >> Thank you, Ros. >> I have an issue with saying that cons agent employee Um I had a discussion with both town council and with with the labor union
labor council and they said that at the time um we're in a fluid situation right now. So um um he and it's that's was okay for him
there. Um I had reached out to um to the finance committee see um they wouldn't that statement and it's correct. >> Um
it it may be Yeah. >> Yeah. I think the public should know that I agree with you. It's too bad. Um, but I think when you allow other groups to make statements >> and the town administrator did his due
diligence by running it through labor council, did you say town council as well? >> Yeah, both. >> Yeah, both. >> Both of the experts on it and the finance committee had an opportunity to fix it. >> Um, that's kind of on the finance
committee, you know. Um, so I I think Yeah, it's mis misinformation and that's that's frustrating. Um because we we don't want to have we don't want it to look like the town and this board in any way is doing scare tactics,
but we're not the ones who wrote it and they're they're writing within the uh >> but I agree with you. >> Yeah, I agree. Um, when this goes out, could we put the town seal on there like in the corner maybe so it looks like an
official like it's coming >> and like put it out. >> Okay. >> And then the it says April. There's just like a little underscore. So yeah, and there's a few like in in
maybe >> and can you put like the actual an annual town election date um location, date and time? So like elementary school 7 to 5 just because that will be a question people ask. And then I thought too if people have questions they're
going to I think for the last time we did the dead exclusion it said questions call the town administrator with your phone number. >> Um I'll we could include that >> or if not um if you don't want to do that maybe like if you even can right
>> um a link to the section on the website that you've been putting information for the that exclusion perhaps and then just my last thought is before this gets mailed out just one more check with the town clerk that the state has accepted the questions and it's good to
go on the ballot just want to make sure that She's also right. >> Do you have an estimate when you guys think this will go to print? >> You guys approve it and send it out tomorrow and I'll have
just the once over ask questions and we'll send it out. I would assume next week. I was asking. >> Thank you. Anything else?
>> Um, you commented about the town seal. So, it knows it comes from the town, but it's not the town's position. >> That concerns me. >> Okay. It is officially coming from the town. >> It's officially coming from the town,
but uh the information on here I don't know should be the disclaimer that um these are opinions of >> I think that's a great idea >> of the finance committee which I know
represents time and the other one being just the Republican party not Democrat Democratic party or certainly not the selectman and >> absolutely so I think there's going to be a
somewhere. >> Um, that makes a lot of sense. >> I'll I'll ask. >> You'll ask. Okay. >> I I know. Um, >> I thought you read it in the beginning. It says proponent, >> right? >> Yeah. But people aren't going to read
it. >> Yeah. >> The way it's meant to be read. I I shouldn't say that. Many people will, but I just don't want anybody skimming over it >> and thinking >> we did this, >> right? >> Or we had anything, you know, >> right? >> It is the the views in here are
expressly that of the finance committee and the Republican town. >> Two boards that are not elected, >> right? >> So, do we want to hold off on voting for this language until we see it again or you think um get to a point where
>> Okay. >> Yeah. Especially if we're not going to meet next Wednesday. Okay. Let's um just >> I'll make a motion to approve the that exclusion mailer um with the uh changes as discussed which was um
adding the date of the annual town election, the location, the time and adding a statement about the opinions and views. addressed in the mail are that of the town of Dayton Finance Committee and
Town of Dayton Republican Town Committee. >> I'll share a second in favor. >> I was more discussion. >> Okay. Resignation letter from William Grady. >> I'll make a motion to approve the res to
accept the resignation letter with appreciation of William Brady >> as chair and second any discussion all those in favor >> so with the resation of of Mr. putting out as we discussed the
work description of the building. I'll make a motion to approve the building commission the job description and posting as presented. >> I'll chair a second. Any discussion? All those in favor?
Good job to the team at our human resources and town administrator for putting this together. with vacation forman Tyler Lopes. Officer Lopes is requesting
that his vacation time previous positions as a police officer other town in other entities be uh be accepted and apply to his uh vacation benefit. Uh
myself, the HR coordinator, the uh police chief and from the community. Um see um it it conforms uh to article 180 of the of the uh CBA
collective bargaining agreement. Um officer Moes was a full-time police officer uh prior to being sworn in on February 25th sixth year. Uh he was a full-time police officer Dartmouth which
police department for one year, 6 months, 26 days. He's also a fulltime police officer for college. Um the the the uh contract allows by you know with the
discretion of board selectman to uh to apply that time. He was also requesting that his time as a reserve officer in the town of Kushnik which is two years 17 days be apply but um um we do not we
only apply reserve officer time if they are reserve officers indicted there's no provision in the contract language for reserve officers from public so it of
recommend uh that you know the will of the board to apply his three years on seven days his vacation benefit and make no recommendation how if you choose to or not
apply his time just um this is it's not unprecedented although not um not um most recent example we have now police officer but when um we gave back the
time for me the uh highway I have a question. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> The letter dated July 27, 2025. Could you speak to that? And also, um, as part of my question, is there any other letters in the file that are outstanding
from Dayton Police? >> No, not local. >> No, it it it's funny because I got that and I looked at it and we we spoke to the chief and um I did not receive this email. I went back and chief brought it up Sergeant.
He says that's a typo because he only got it um like when we first when we first looked at it because was close to this was close to officer Lope's one year anniversary. >> Okay. It might have been probably just
linear us no that we were we like why are we just seeing this now you know and it's like the chief said he just got it you know before the last meeting you
know as as we got it and I I as the same thing Mark and I went back to my um and I went back to my um uh email just to make sure I didn't skip over it. So, >> well, I I know one thing I'll ask as
part of my motion uh when we get to that point is that Sergeant Bars fixes his letter to have the correct date because it's important to go in the employees file and that in the future he signs all his letters. So, um I'll ask that he both fixes the date and with wet ink
signs his letter. >> How much time are you talking? >> Um He would have >> not including correct There's going to be a reward for working for the town.
You leave here. You can go become a waiter at your favorite restaurant. You're not going to say, "I want credit for when I was a dishwasher 30 years ago." I'm exaggerating. >> No, like I said, there's no there's no
provision. cont. >> I'll make a motion to approve the request as presented for patrolman Tyler Lopes under the condition that the letter is changed with the correct date is signed
and subitted to the entire administrator. >> Do you want to keep the >> No, in the request. Oh, I apologize. I'm going to amend my motion to um for the request to be
I'm gonna start from the beginning. I'm going to make a motion to approve the request of patrol title lopes as presented by the town administrator which does not include the time
to have the correct date and to be signed. Any more discussion? All those in favor to apply excess funds to the school year 2027 assessment. >> So um something I know
came up in funds 5% so they're returning it to the town in the amount $750,000. Initially we thought myself check this year.
Uh we I have received a letter from I reviewed DLS for excess funds so we can apply next year. So so whatever you know so you know whatever it is uh our eventual
assessment for for DR um you know we have this 750,000 pay for it and freeze up 750,000 watch as a check >> didn't we think that they were going to
possibly abuse the fact that they had given us $750 >> I thought that had come up when we said well my thought was >> I'd rather have a check as then to do battle.
>> Go ahead, please. >> No, but I mean it's it's all that budget. So those numbers I showed speaking, you know, with um with
both and the business manager as I could be not counted after and I have to say they're looking at somewhere between
I'm inclined to support this perhaps Perhaps um once we know what the budget's going to be from the school committee, I just think it's premature. >> Is there a timeline that we have to have this vote by? >> I will find out. I not at the
not that's my but they're not at the division of local services. this annud on on February 23rd Monday. So we can next
I think um we should listen to the school's presentation and have it on the next regularly scheduled selection. >> Okay. the negotiation that way just focus on what the school's
presentation is. >> Thank you. I'll do a motion to table to apply excess funds to the FY27 assessment. >> Chair second. Any discussion or more discussion? All those in favor? Approval
of the warrants. I'll make a motion to approve the warrants paid by February 19th 2026 34 A26 427,6206 34B26 for $485,37687
paid by February 26 2026 35A26 for $125,5121 35 B26 for $61,96126 35 C26 for $36,22.39 and warrants paid by March 5th 2026
36 A26 for $137,43964 and 36B-26 $73,375.78 second. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> Motion to accept the letter from Patricia Olsson with
you have to accept it, right? It's just correspondence. minutes for February 11th, 2026. >> I make a motion to approve the February 11, 2026 regular meeting minutes. >> Chair and second any discussion in
favor. public online. >> No one else. Yes, sir. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Yes, please. Good evening, Glen Cath 24 84 Pleasant Street. Um, I did have a question about
I couldn't quite hear what was uh fully being said about inaccuracy in the descriptions of the two uh pro and con statements. I was hoping to get more detail on that if I may. >> Sure. I'm not
um short of any inaccuracies in the con position. Uh the pro position states in it that we are eliminating the diet and control diet animal control officer as
well as a position on council on aging and that has not been decided. So that's why we've asked for a disclaimer because it's not coming from elected officials. This is just an opinion of an appointed finance committee. >> So that that is able to go forward even
in spite of >> well >> yes, but we're going to add the disclaimer saying these are just opinions not not facts. >> My only other statement is I would urge the board as Bill Ward said to seek a
more refined budget submission. I think that's important. That's going to be certainly a major pivotal point for anybody who's trying to find the truth and all of these issues which way to vote. >> Sure. >> So we might might urge you to
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Motion to adjurnn somewhere. >> I will make a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll sit down in a second. Any discussion? All those in favor? I >> thank you.