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Board regular meeting for Monday, April 6th, 2026. Please join me in the pledge of 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. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Mr. Richardson. >> Mr. Le. All right. The uh the first item this evening is on the consent agenda uh and it is slightly different than uh than
what's on your paper. So I'm going to read it. Uh it is to consider a vote to authorize the statement of interest rent SOI for the Morse Pond School and authorizing the town manager and the
chair of the select board to sign the SOI. for approval. >> Okay. >> And so for the public, should we just go into a little bit what that is? >> Uh so you want to hold this. >> We hold it. >> Yes.
>> Okay. >> Mr. Dart, do you want to explain or Mr. Mr. >> Paul? Paul, you want to kind of overview? >> Yep. Uh essentially the uh application to the MSBA outlines the uh the future
potential decisions on Morris Pawn School uh in relation to the renovation of the Lawrence uh school. So once the Lawrence school is completed, uh the intention is to close down more school
that's been voted in October by the school committee. >> Right. So we're just notifying the state that that's our intention at this point. Yeah. And they need to as part of their process, they need us to document the rationale behind the decision. That's the SOI and the study that will follow.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> That resolution was attached to everyone's agenda. So it having been hold, do we have a motion? >> We have a motion from Mr. Richardson. >> Yep. >> Okay. A motion and a second. All in favor? >> I.
>> Okay. Thank you very much. Um discussing considerate vote motions and reports to April 2026 annual town meeting as needed. >> So we are uh proposing that we move the fall town meeting a few weeks. >> That's me.
>> Oh sorry there's nothing correct. Okay. >> So now the discuss consider and vote date for the fall 2026 annual town meeting which we will announce at the conclusion of this town meeting. you have the calendar there in front of you.
Uh I'll turn it over to Mr. Johnson to explain. >> Thank you. Sorry I jumped the gun there. Uh yeah, so we're looking to push this forward a few weeks. Uh and the reason for that is because we have a very compressed schedule between voting the
final appropriations for the fiscal year in November and completing the tax rate certification process which includes a very rigorous state department of revenue review. So moving it forward a few weeks makes that timeline a little
bit more comfortable. Um and it's not just on our end. the department of revenue is very busy that time of year doing these taxification reviews. Um so this is being proposed as you know sort of the new normal. We'll be looking to hold the fall town
meetings in October unless we find for some reason it you know it really doesn't work. Um this particular year we did talk to town moderator David Vieiraa. He is going to be out of the country the previous week. Um and again depending on how this goes, we might
look to make it even a little earlier next year. Um we did meet with the finance committee chair to talk about the finance committee review of capital projects and basically the the chair said as long as
they have seven or eight weeks to review the capital plan um it they're not terribly concerned about which months those fall into. So um you know we talked about that review is going to be you know heavy in August um whereas you
know it was September August September October before now it's going to be uh August September but he was playing with that >> but just to add one thing um as Peter mentioned we got kind of the clearance by Finn the finance committee chair we also are going to send out Peter drafted
a memo to the department heads because this is a pretty significant departure from the past in terms of the load on the department heads the staff. We're confident we can we can pull it off. Like Peter said, it has a benefit is is going to I think far outweigh the additional
>> break routine and getting used to that that cadence. >> Just for everyone's edification, if they don't know, I only found this out recently, but according to the town charter, this meeting can be held anytime after September. Uh actually, so uh you know, historically it's been in
November, but this is consistent obviously with what the town charter provides. Peter, would we are we voting the entire calendar or just the date of the meeting? >> For for tonight, just the date of the meeting. >> Yeah. Let's give ourselves a couple more weeks to scrutinize these dates and see
if there are any changes needed. Normally what we do is closer Well, we we have select board announced town meeting schedule for July. That's normally when we issue this calendar. It's a little more timely. You could do it earlier. Um, but that's that's our
normal. >> So, this is like two weeks ahead of schedule. >> Our usual schedule. >> Yeah. Two two three weeks. Yep. >> Mhm. >> I know it doesn't seem like a big deal, right? >> No. Until you find out you can't take vacation in August.
>> That was our concern with, you know, speaking to Fincom and they were okay with it. So, >> Okay. All right. Well, we need a motion and a >> move approval of uh town meeting for October 26, 2026. >> Second >> as October Oh, as
>> 26. >> Okay, we have a motion in a second. All in favor? >> I >> I Okay. Any other business? >> Motion to adjourn. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. Any anything else, please? >> I'm sorry. Do I don't there's no action required but did we want to update folks
on the the discussion about artic the sequence of articles 23 and 24 that >> sure I mean I know there's been discussion with the moderator and he gave me a little bit of an indication today so why don't you let us know what's going on >> so the the petitioners um you know one
of the petitioners had suggested that we reverse the order and we do article 24 first because if article 24 passes then perhaps we don't need article 23. Um but after discussion with the town moderator, he um you know, we all sort
of felt that the current order is probably better. Um and I'm I'm going to >> I know Eric, >> do you there was some rationale about if we vote 24 >> and it doesn't pass >> and it doesn't. Yeah. The explanation I
heard at a precinct meeting was that the petitioner for 24 considers article 23 a subset of article 24 and so article 24 is more comprehensive. >> I don't that's accurate. >> We're going to and we're going to have a comprehensive explanation
by the petitioners before article 23. This is what David just told me. >> Oh, is that right? >> That's okay. Yeah. Okay. >> And then we'll move to 23 and then 2. >> Is there any negative to passing both? Um, no. >> So, this is different than from our
meeting on Thursday. >> No, it's the same. We're going to keep the order the same, right? 23 then 24, >> right? And there there a few reasons for doing that. One is that >> the language in article 23 is more comprehensive than the language in article 24.
>> And there's a possible amendment that might be coming which is going to impact the quantum of vote. >> And the preference for the moderator is to have 23 be first. Is there could I ask that again? Do you think there's any conflict if both articles pass? Is there any reason that
would be a problem? >> I don't think there's a conflict. 23 is just more all-incclusive and encompassing. It's broader. The language is is is broader. >> Even though it deals with less articles, >> it only deals with that part >> broader in the sense. >> It's more complete from a from my
perspective from the the operative legal language that I want because it's a petitioner article. We didn't have input into it, >> right? >> So for that parcel, it's more complete, >> right? But so there's that >> sounds like there's no harm in passing. >> There's no harm in pass passing vote.
>> Okay, cool. >> But I would prefer I along with the moderator would prefer to pass to address 23 and then 24. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Motion to So the petitioners are aware, >> I believe. So I David just told me that a little while ago. >> Okay, great.
>> I'll double check. Nice try. Sure. Did you get a second? I got to >> show check with >> motion to adjurnn. >> Okay, we have a motion. Second. All >> in favor? >> I
All right. It is 6:30. I'm going to call to order the town of Fallon Select Board regular meeting for Tuesday, April 7th, 2026. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> Aliance 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. >> Okay, I'll entertain a motion. Motion to second. All in favor? Carlson Printing 5085487303.
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