Okay, let's go ahead. >> All right. Good morning, everybody. >> Good morning. >> It'd be 9:06 a.m. on May 12th, 2026. Uh, hereby call having a quorum present. Like to call the free time board selected meeting to order. Um, no in person attendance is available for this
meeting. However, every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time via technological means, which in this case will be you uh zoom in any event to do so. by best efforts, we will post on town's website in the YouTube channel with the audio and video
transcript of this meeting. Um, I'll ask just to keep it regular. Is anybody else recording this meeting other than us? No. All right. All right. Well, let's get into it. Uh, number one, discussion and vote to approve the open meeting minutes from
3:30 2026. Any comments or edits that anybody can see from those meetings? No, everything look good to me. >> Yep. Same here. Uh, thank you for putting those together. Um, that being said, I entertain a motion to approve the meeting minutes from 3:30 2026.
>> Motion made calls, I think you're going to have to second because >> all in favor >> I >> I >> I select >> Zer. >> Yes. >> Select Lopes. >> Yes. >> Select Cavalo.
>> I. All right. Uh number item agenda two discussion and vote order to open add remove articles make recommendations finalize and close the annual and special time meeting warrants for 612026. All right. I believe there's some edits
to the warrant articles. Um >> minimum. Yeah. >> Okay. >> I will entertain motion to open the articles for the annual special town meetings for 61 2026. >> Motion made. >> I second. All in favor? >> I >> I
>> Iman Camaro >> I >> Blackman >> Zagar. >> Yes. >> Sleman. >> Yes. >> All right. >> So I think Lann provided you what the
changes were. There actually uh no updates made to the special town meeting warrant. The annual town meeting was just an error I guess on the salary and compensation of the moderator. Um it it went to 190 a meeting I think
instead of 185. So a small change on that. And then under the citizens petition where it says recommended by we took that out because it's not recommended by anybody. It's a citizens position uh petition. So, um I and I do
think there was a little tweak to the borrowing the explanation on the COA library building. I trying to clean that language up just to make it clear as clear as possible. Um and that's it. There was no other uh
no articles added. I was I was thinking I might need to change one of them, but I didn't. And so it's pretty much the same. Just a few tweaks. So that's that's where we're at. Okay. So, that's that's great. Um, looks like
we we almost nailed it right the first time around, right, with all the different changes that we get. So, it looks like just a very minimum change. >> That's fantastic. >> So, it'll just be to approve article two
with the change and approve article 18 re by removing the recommendations underneath the citizens petition. Okay. Um, >> pretty straightforward. >> Yeah, pretty straightforward. I like it.
All right. Um, s petition. I'm just going to write that down to make sure I have it for my notes. Recommendation. Okay. Anybody else any questions, comments, concerns? >> No.
>> All right. That being said, I detain the motion to close well to make the changes. Let me restart that over. I the motion to make changes um to article two uh change in in the amount and then article 18 uh the recommendation by for
the citizens petition to as discussed in today's meeting. >> I'll make that motion. I >> second. All in favor? >> I >> Iman Gabalo. Selectman Carvalo.
>> Chad, can you hear me? May have lost him. Selectman Zagar. >> Yes. >> Selectman Loops. >> Yes. Right. Um that being said, I entertain to close
the um meeting artic um war articles for the annual special time meeting for 61 2026. >> Motion made. >> I second. All in favor? >> I >> IO. >> Yes. >> Select Lopes. >> Yes. >> Text him.
>> All right. Item agenda three discussion. vote where to approve the fiscal 2027 ominous budget. >> So, this is always a a working and moving document as you know. Um it was pretty finalized at your last meeting. The one change is the school budget as
we were expecting um the changes to come through the Senate and the House and they did and they it reduced our um obligation to the school the assessment and that's what's reflected in this that's the only number
that has really changed um since the last presentation of this budget. So, this the one I emailed you as the final budget um to be presented at town meeting and it does balance
um and so everything is where it needs to be at this point. >> So, looking at this Debbie, the final number is 34,773,562.50. >> Let me look. I got it up in front of me. 34 million77356250.
>> You got it. >> That's the final budget. Yes. >> And that's a negative.03 change. I like it. >> Yeah. The school I think it was around a $90,000 change. So reduced our assessment by
about $90,000. So that was um that was great. We needed that. We we really needed that because I was pinching pennies here uh moving 5,000 between different budgets and whatnot to get us where we needed to go. So
that extra $90,000 was helpful. Uh we were, you know, um I think that's the really the only number that changed on this budget. I >> Okay. >> So >> yeah, comparing the two that that was
that that small change. Well, not small. It's an incremental change, but um compared to the overall 34 plus million, $90,000, it's, you know, smaller amount, but it's still significant. >> It was significant if you knew what we were doing. You know, I'm literally moving 5,000 from one budget, putting in
another budget, trying to fund, you know, fund things. So, it was significant to help alleviate some of that. Um, we had originally cut a position out of the highway department, which I've already made this change pri prior to
this meeting, but we had cut a position out of the highway department or at least a half a position, but um it it looks like Chuck's going to need that. So then I was trying to put money back into his budget and taking it out of other budgets. So that 90,000 did help with with making sure everybody got
their needs met in this budget round. >> Thank you. Yeah, great job. Um I'm glad the the state, you know, and the Senate and everybody else kind of threw more at at the overall issue for the whole state, right? It's it's uh it's tough balancing
that budget with not knowing what the assessment is going to be every single year to the last possible second. >> Yeah. And I know the school hasn't even approved it, but I asked uh Jack if he could send it to me ahead of time because our budgets needed to be approved today. So, he did send me the
updated um assessment sheet. So, school committee, I don't even think has seen the number. They won't see it until tomorrow. >> Okay. All right. Well, any any questions, Jared? >> No. >> Hey, there's Jared.
>> There's Chess. Chad's back with us. Chad, you there? >> Yep, I'm here. >> Oh, there you go. Chad, so you know, >> we just discussed the item agenda three, which is the the the fiscal 2027 ominous
budget. The new numbers came in. Uh we had about another another $90,000 back from the from the state and senate. So our total numbers for the year is going to be 34,773562.50. Um which is just again a change of about $90,000 that we got from the school assessment.
>> Very good. All right. All right. Well, now now that you're back, we'll do a vote on this one. Uh I entertain a motion to approve the fiscal 2027 2027 ominous budget at the tune of 34,773562,50.
>> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> Iman Carlo >> I. >> Slew. >> Yes. Select Lopes. >> Yes. All right. Item agenda four, discussion
of vote to accept the general support donation a sum of $50 to the council of aging from Susan Simo. All right. Looks like we got an email from Rebecca on May 5th, Cinco de Mayo that we got a general $50 general donation from Susan Simo. So that's
that's amazing. So thank you Susan. Uh we'll we'll we def we we truly appreciate your donation of $50 to the council of agent >> and I if I do recall this is not the first time she's done this. So good stuff. I like that. Thank you.
>> We appreciate it. Thank Absolutely. All right. Uh All right. Seeing no additional comments, we entertain the motion to accept the general donation in the sum of $50 to the council of aging from Susan Simo. >> Motion made. >> Second. >> All in favor? I
>> I >> Cavalo >> I >> selectman Zagar >> yes >> selectmans >> yes >> all right the next one is item discussion uh agenda five uh personnel board chair are you able to see it or
you want me to read from here >> yeah I can't see it >> all right so I'll the personnel board items five's discussion vote on the amendment to the town administrator's contract for 2026 through 2029.
>> It's just a clerical error. >> Um I know I think put something in your packet. Originally the automobile allowance, you know, >> I think $500 a month. There we go.
>> All right. Well, good. Add them. I had them both on. >> Yeah. So, um, it said $500 annually instead of $500 monthly. So, it's just a changing the word annually to the word monthly on the contract. >> Correct. I see here.
>> Yep. I see highlighted in the contract. Yeah, it's pretty straightforward. >> Yeah. See no other changes. Okay, perfect. >> Well, I'll entertain a motion to approve the amendment on the town ministry as
contract for 2026 to 2029 as discussed. >> Motion made. >> Second. >> All in favor? I I >> All right. Uh you >> get Lann to roll call. Yep. Lan, you're muted.
>> Yeah, that's why I thought we were re reverberating. Sorry. Select Carllo. >> Hi. >> Selectman Zar. >> Yes. >> Selectman Loops. >> Yes. >> All right. >> It takes a village.
>> That it does. >> I don't see any board of parks. Uh anything from the town administrators as far as report? Nothing. All right. Any old business to discuss? I don't. All right. Looks like we have uh come to an end of our meeting. Nice and quick. 19 minutes
into it. You know, not a world record, but pretty good. We got a lot through it quite a bit. Anybody have anything to add? >> Most stressful meeting I had with this Zoom thing. >> I just need you to folks to sign um come
in and sign that omnibus, etc. Perfect. If you have time today, pop on in and uh give them your John Hancock and move on with your day. >> All right. Thank you, Lan. Thank you, Debbie. Thank you, uh, Jared and Chad. I know it's difficult getting on Zoom this morning, but we made it through it. Like
Lan said, it does take a village, so congrats to everybody for making it through the day. >> Um, all right. Seeing that, that's it for today. I entertain the motion to adjourn at 9:20 a.m. >> Motion made. >> Second. All in favor?
>> I I >> Slman Cabala >> I. >> Sleekman Zagger. >> Yes. >> Sele. >> Yes. >> Have a good day, guys. >> All right. Have a good day. >> Enjoy the rest of your balance. The gift.