And please rise for the pledge of >> allegiance. 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.
>> All right. So, our first um thing on the agenda is to um pick the appointments for the town administrator search committee. Those were in your packets. Um there are two more. I think each of you got a copy of
separately and we did have the five people that were on it prior that are very interested in doing it as well. And at one point we we were asked to follow up and check with them them and uh
all all five were interested in participating again. Do we want to start with those five people or anybody's thoughts? >> I mean, they would like to be on it. Um, I don't have a problem with that. They were on it the last time. If you feel as
though you want to change it up and choose something else or somebody else according to what they have here in their >> or experience, >> they're seven. So, >> right. So, if you want to keep the original five, then we have to appoint
two more out of the other five that are here. >> And just to update you, I just checked with Holly. We have 16 applicants. They're going to have the screen out and uh they're starting with 16 to see where they go from there. >> That's great. We have uh
>> uh we still also had Kathy Leonard was one that wanted to do it and Chief O'Grady said he would also be have excuse me on it if he was chosen. So So now we have more than enough to choose from. >> Okay, which is a good problem. They have
Rosary Rosen. >> Rosen Rosen. Yep. She has a pretty good experience and stuff here. >> Yeah. Yep. >> I read through that. >> I think it's something that would be useful on the search committee.
>> Okay. um I don't know how you guys do this or have done this in the past, but I I had um was going to u promote Dakota Richards um cuz he he has the town experience, but
she's here almost or has been here almost every day. Every time I was here, he would either be here or shouldn't. Um, so and he had a lot of experience working with town administrators for the from Chris on. So
I I would like to see more people that are not on current committees or elected boards in the town right now. >> Yeah. >> I think the code would be a good a good person to be on it. But again, these are people are on other boards with elected
boards too. in committee. So, >> correct. And he is on a lot in town already. Not that he wouldn't be a good one, but >> somebody different might be a good asset. echo, >> huh? >> Yeah, I get back or something. Yes.
>> Chair's so high my feet don't touch the ground. >> You lower it. >> I just thought Yeah, it's got arms. I don't think I'll fall off. Am I missing? Do you guys have a pack of all the names or no? in the packets. Did
you >> It's in there on the back maybe. Those are the first five. >> Second page in that packet. >> Oh, okay. Well, we need seven. >> So, I mean, there's three of us, so
we'll each pick pick two. >> So, I would uh choose the Rosemary Rosen. >> Thanks, David. And well, I like our experience with the uh state and local government managerial
>> um concentrated in finance and HR. I mean, that's a lot of uh experience to when you're trying to go through applicants. She probably would tend to ask a lot of the right questions being HR.
And um I also like the experience of Trevor Austinino. Um but I would rather go with Kathy Leonard on this one. So Rosemary Rosen and Kathy Leonard would be my choices. >> These are for the remaining two.
>> The remaining two correct if we go with the original five. Trevor also is on a few committees in town. >> School committee. >> He's a res. >> I wrote down three names. David, you
just said two of them, so I'm good. >> Okay. >> All right. Um and uh uh Rosemary's good. Um I still like Dakota, but um so I guess those would be my two.
>> What was the first one? Uh, Rosemary Rosen. >> Yep. >> And I like uh Rosemary as well and Cathy Bon. >> Okay. So, we only have three so far cuz
we're all like the same ones. >> Well, I think I think they're talking about keeping the five. Correct. >> We're going to keep the five. Yes. Correct. We're going to keep the original five and add two more. >> So, are we scratching Dakota? Who's the third one? >> Well, I guess this is technically a vote, right? >> We're picking two out of the five
additional applicants that we had. >> So, you had Kathy Leonard. >> Well, she was one that we had spoken of last week. >> I'm just >> uh two uh Yeah, last week. >> Okay. And what do you got? >> I would think uh Rose Rosemary and Kathy
as well. >> Okay. And the additional the five that are last, >> right? >> Okay. Got you. >> Okay. >> Do you guys have to nominate them? >> We do. >> Right.
>> Okay. Motion to uh appoint uh Rosemaryie Rosen to the town administrator search committee. >> Second the motion. So moved. >> I was asking other move. So, all those in favor or discussion?
>> All in favor? >> I >> I >> All right. >> That appointment that appointment term will end on June 30th, 2026. >> Okay. >> Correct. >> We didn't appoint anybody last time. So, we should appoint everybody today. >> Correct. Everybody should be appointed today.
>> Right. From the last meeting. Correct. >> We should do this whole whole list. >> The whole list plus the two that we just chose. >> So, Dave, do you want to I'll make a motion on Kathy? Uh, >> we'll make a motion. We Ask Kathy Leonard to be on the search
committee for the town administrator. >> I'll second the motion. All in favor? >> I just say we're going to appoint her. She's already asked to be on it. So hopefully she helps. >> She she said she said she would. >> All right. So um >> and then probably don't just list all five one more time just to appoint them.
>> Appoint them. All motions to appoint all these >> motion to appoint David Dorer, Brian Hashel, Kathleen Bruner, >> Bronner, >> Bronner, Jennifer >> Bartos, >> Bartos, that's Jennifer Mlette to the
town administrator search committee uh term ending June 30th, 2026. >> Second the motion. >> Any discussion? >> No discussion. >> All in favor? >> I >> All right. So, I will reach out to them tomorrow and let them know and then uh
they can start coordinating their uh >> Yeah. Do we have Rose uh Rosemary's uh contact? >> Uh we got it on this second sheet here. >> I got on. >> All right. West Street Project bid award and
designate contract signatory. >> Yes. So, um, we're looking to see if you would name me as the signatory on the contract after it is drawn up so that we can get that signed before the 90 days is up. >> Um, the between the OPM and the
architect, they're working with Maroyy's construction. >> Uh, the first draft I saw was sent over today. >> Okay. >> So, we just need to appoint a signatory so that we can make sure we get that done before the uh 90 days is up on that bid.
Who's reviewing the bid? >> Uh the OPM. >> Okay. >> We need to actually award the bid too, right? We didn't do that last time, did we? Didn't we hold off? >> Correct. Now you Yes, you do because we didn't have the money for it. So, we need to award the bid. >> Okay. Thanks, Holly.
>> So, do I make a motion to award the bid? >> Know the company's name and everything. >> Uh, Moroy Construction. >> Moroy M. South Al >> I'll make a motion that we award the contract for the West Street building to
Maroy Construction at South Hatley. >> I'll second that motion. Any discussion? All's in favor? I >> I actually have we have the amount of the contract 6.7 something. I'll get that number for you. >> Yeah, that'd be helpful. make that
>> just to make it official. Yep. >> Yeah. >> And then can we appoint the chief Glenn to um sign for us or >> he wants to? >> Sure. >> Somebody's got to do it. >> Somebody's got to do it. >> He's on the committee anyways,
>> right? And uh like I said, I believe uh Brian already looked at it in the original bid packet. So now it's just >> and the OPM will go through it as well. I'll make a motion to have Kevin Grady Kevin O'Grady to sign as the acting town
administrator. So that guy's nameless. >> All right, I'll second the motion. >> All those in favor? >> I >> All right. Good. Next up, we have the ambulance
billing fees. It's always an exciting topic. Come on up, chief. >> Morning. Good. How are you? Good. So, I uh put I think everyone has a copy. If not, I have an extra one.
So, I was just looking to see if we could just raise our uh rates for our ambulance. Um I put the current rate of what we have and I broke down what each individual represented. Um my increase I was just
going to go up by, you know, couple hundred. most of them um as everything in the medical field has gone up. The last time um we did this was two years ago and I was talking to another chief today and they said that usually between
like 2 to 3 years you should look at and re-evaluate your numbers. Um so hopefully this is the only time I have to come to to race. Um but I just want to be uh competitive um with other towns as well. Um, we had
uh ComstStar. They they're they're a billing service. So, they take 6% of our billing for any ambulance call that we take. Um, and they give you like a breakdown of all the 200 plus municipalities that they do throughout New England. And uh
their their rates are pretty high throughout the New England and ours are kind of like even and fair um for most you know um Yeah. >> So, I was just looking to get your approval um if we can put in our new
rates um starting, you know, starting today or tomorrow. >> How do our rates compared to surrounding towns? >> So, I did book uh Belchuretown. We'd actually be right around what Belchure Town is. Um District 2, they're BLS, but
when we h when we give them a paramedic or District 1 gives them a paramedic, they actually charge more than what we are right now. So, we'd actually be a little bit higher than them, only by like $50 to $100 with our new rates. Um, District One, they're actually going in front of their board to raise their
rates as well. Um, and Lello, theirs is uh a little bit lower, but by like probably like by like $50 to $25 from our new from the new rate. He just went up this year, the Lelo chief. But their town does something different,
too. They pay into something. Uh, any town resident can pay into us. a certain this this I forget exactly what it is. I don't have it but it's like for the ambulance so they can pay into it and then uh and then if you go and get transported it's already covered because
you're already paying into that field and stuff. So that's why his numbers and level are a little bit lower. >> So the residents actually pay in almost like a kitty y kind of thing. >> Yep. >> Okay. Okay. >> Motion to
>> How does that work? I I guess you know every once in a while we see the the bills from the ambulance that that haven't been paid that need to be paid and things like that. How does that affect like the insurance companies? What insurance companies pay? >> So, uh our collection services from
CompStar, they're about 85%. Um so, we actually have a pretty good collection fee. Um there is some people in town if they can't afford it then we have to bring it forward and you guys wave off and sign off on it. And I get that. And and I guess is when we look at um
>> raising fees, is there a possibility that that's going to go up as well that >> you know we we right now cuz I know some of the things that that the town kind of just doesn't get paid for certain things. And I know like Medicare only covers so much.
>> Yeah. Only Medicare and Medicaid only cover so much. So, um, that one I mean, right now, the way I looked at our collections from last year, it actually wasn't bad at all for for, uh, the people that couldn't pay. >> Okay.
>> I I know it seems like insurance companies are covering less and less and >> yeah, >> you know, it's a double-edged sword. I mean, obviously, we have a an ambulance to run and it costs money to do so. Well, it is nice too that we have two ambulances, too, cuz last week we
actually had both ambulances out and they're both at the ALS level and we didn't have to call for a paramedic to hop on another ambulance and we only got $500 for that call no matter what. >> Okay. >> And when he and I talked, he was also saying his supplies budget is just
>> getting smoked with the the fees that >> these companies are charging for new stuff. You know, I mean, ordering order replacement. Um, >> like I told my coordinator, you got to start shopping around other places right now because the fees are going up. It's >> the companies. >> Motion to approve the uh changes to
ambulance billing. Um, I'll make a motion to uh change the ambulance fees as written from the chief effective.
>> February 3rd. >> February 3rd, 2026. >> Save money. Take an ambulance ride today. >> I'll second the motion. >> Okay. Any more discussion? >> All right. All's in favor? Hi. >> Hi.
>> Thank you. >> Thanks, Chief. You chief, Randy, come on up. All right. Um, go ahead. >> All right. Randy G. Randy Charter Days. Um,
I don't know how they did it in the past for the contract for the rides. So, that's all I was trying to figure out cuz the only thing I've ever seen was the bid itself. no contract or anything else. >> Um so that's uh
that's the only thing about the contract. Then, um, we want to do two vendors on the truck pull side cuz we want to do the fireworks Friday night. And then Saturday have all day truck pulls and
uh, kids stuff throughout the day on over there. And the same thing on uh, Sunday with the little, you know, they get the little kids out there with the tractors on Sundays and stuff. And trying to find some different things to do over there for the kids. So, we'd like to put two vendors over there
>> because one vendor just being offered in one thing and so that's our only thing. >> I think we did that last year, didn't we? >> Last year we only put one food truck there. >> Okay. >> Um cuz it was on uh Friday we had the truck
pulls, >> right? >> So, they only had a short period of time and that was it. Um but yeah, we just want to be able to put two food trucks there. >> Okay. >> So, you're saying it's fire fireworks on Friday?
>> Friday night and then Saturday we so this way we can have a bigger venue on the truck pools. So that way there's there's more classes they can do. >> So, and we're going to we're trying to
get Aquanet, which is a bigger band, for Friday night. So, the fireworks will be Friday night. Are they still doing the the special for rides on a Friday night? >> Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Yes.
>> They usually a special on Friday night. >> Yeah. Yeah. They have a Friday night special already, which >> No, I get that. My concern is that you won't get as many people on a Saturday night now if you're changing fireworks to Friday night. And the special is Friday night.
Usually the Friday night the the fireworks usually on Saturday night will draw the people in for Saturday night. Friday it's usually the deal for the rides and everything. >> Yeah. But the problem we have with it is
the the the truck part because of the fact that uh they can't offer as many classes because they do it Friday and so you only get like so many local truck pulls people coming in. If you do it on Saturday, you have all day long. I mean,
the only other thing I could >> I'm not I'm not opposed one way or another. I'm just stay That's what usually draws the people in on Saturday evening is is the fireworks. They stick around for the fireworks. So, >> that's my like
I'm I'm just This is what we were discussing at our meeting and this is I'm just bringing it to you guys. Do you as a board think that it would be just as beneficial to do it that way?
>> Uh the entire board agreed upon it. Um everybody that was present because of the fact that uh they want to be able to have more things throughout the day for everybody, not just one specific type of person, but each day like Sunday, they want to do uh like salsa dancing or line
dancing and stuff which draws in different types of people. So I'm just this is I'm just going by what we were we discussed at our meeting. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I mean just because that's the way we've done it before doesn't mean we have to keep on doing it that way
either. And it's okay to try something >> try one year and it's something new works. >> Yeah. >> Exactly. >> Especially that's if that's what the committee is recommending. I mean, yeah. >> Well, that's that's this is what we all came up with so that we can have kind of different things because blocking off
that whole area on Saturday. We can't use anything over there. >> Excuse me. >> To do anything. >> That that was my only not to interrupt you, but that was my only concern cuz I know that's what draws the people in on the Saturday night fireworks. go without that without that draw. I'm hoping
Saturday night we'll still have the same amount of people coming in because >> Chief, is there going to be issue with food trucks on there on a Friday night if the fireworks are over there on that same side? >> No, no, no firework truck. No fire on Friday. There's not going to be any >> Well, there's no food trucks. It's just >> No, just Saturday and Sunday, they'll be
over there. >> Uh yeah, there'll be nothing there at all. that that that's the point of the um whole thing is because of the fact that that whole section has to be blocked off, >> right? >> And then if you have more hourly time as
far as getting people down there on Saturday and Sunday throughout the day. Um and the other thing was is cuz we were asked this last year when we were charging we went up to $25 for the parking over there is why didn't we charge 35?
So they they just uh wanted to ask if we charge 35 for the parking on that side. >> So I'm open to the recommendation of uh changing your nights, your firework night and and tractor pole night based
on board's >> okay >> work and opinion. um going up to 35 for parking. That might be >> that's just only only on the one truck pull side because there's so many vehicles that go in there >> and then everybody's trying to you know
>> sneak in even after everything's closed >> and I understand that. Um I mean it's $10 people are going to notice a jump like that in one year. >> So what was it 25 last year? Yeah, >> we did go up and we raised it last year
to 25. Yeah. Yeah, I 25 is a nice number, I think. >> Okay. So, we just leave it at 25. >> We struggled last year to get to 25, I think, too. >> Yeah. Well, yeah, we probably when we got to it, I mean, the place the the
section was mobbed with vehicles. So, >> uh it wasn't nothing really bad. And then, um but >> we still want to make it affordable. >> Yeah. For every for people. So, >> yeah. Uh, make it just $10 across the board for
every day for parking. >> What was it? >> That's what it's been. >> It It was f 10 on Friday, 10 on Saturday, five on Sunday. >> Oh, was it? >> Yeah. >> So, five across the morning every day. >> I mean, I'm sorry. >> Just Yeah. Just make each day $10.
>> So, you'd only be raising at $5 on >> on Sunday. That's it. >> I'm okay with that. I'm okay with that. >> Yeah. So you can make up a little bit of the difference there as opposed to the 35 on the truck bowl side.
>> Okay. And then the next part was uh let me go to number six first please. Allowing one day vendors. They have to stay from opening to closing and they can't tear down until we close but allow them to be there for
just one day. We'll have a section that's just for the one day vendors because we were asked last year by a lot of people to come be able to come in just for one day and they aren't they aren't able enough or big enough to last more than one day at any event.
>> So I'm just asking cuz >> a food vendor or just >> No, no, no. No food vendors. These are just the vendors that sell little things like uh cupcakes or cookies or they sell uh different little thing, you know,
knick-knacks and stuff and stuff like cra Yeah. crafts. >> Not opposed to that. I mean, and I get it. You know, if it's it's a commitment to be there for three days, so they come in I'm sure most will come in on a Saturday or something like that. And >> would that discourage some people from doing like would you have fewer people
for two days or three days than if you did that? No, I don't think so because people we have for like as far as vendors, they're uh they they're like a constant. So like the one guy with the 20x 20 tent with all that stuff over there.
Um but allowing smaller little vendors with a 10x10 spot. You come in, you set your stuff up. You have to stay open all the way till we close. Even if you sell out your stuff before you break down. That's that's all it is. Just a one day
vendor. >> So you don't have people carting their stuff through the middle of the fair. >> Yeah. Yeah. That way there's nobody Exactly. carting through with a bunch of people in there. >> Yeah, I'm okay with that. I I I know also that the Big E offers in the in the
um states buildings. They even offer smaller >> Yeah. >> you know, days of 3 days or seven days because people can't afford to do 17 days. So >> you may get more vendors, too. >> You may get more. That's that's the hope. um
increasing the cost to for the vendors and the food vendors. I mean, it's been the same cost for years. I was just thinking of going up just $25. Um because it's been the same price. >> What's the average price for a vendor
>> here? >> Yeah. I mean, we've been if we've been charging the same amount like >> 400. >> Okay. So we decide we just figured I mean 400 I mean trust me I just looked at your uh cemetery
cost they've been on there since 2020 and the price they're getting I was getting in 1998 >> for opening a grave. I was getting 900 in 2003 to open a grave. >> So I'm just going by how far off these
prices are. I mean yes it was Connecticut. It was a New Haven area. But these prices are so strange to me because I've done all these different things and that's why I was just asking. I mean, we we said 50 and then we all
agreed on $25. We don't want to go up that much on vendors. So, I mean, that's up to you guys. >> And that's on the full-time vendors, obviously. >> Yeah. All the full-time vendors. It doesn't seem like a large increase when I mean,
>> yeah, I was going to have the contracts printed up and bring them to Holly and I'm sitting there thinking I have to get you guys to agree first on going up $25. >> I think $25 is very minimal. I think $50 to even is okay to be honest with you. I mean, >> oh, so we can go to 50.
>> Well, that's up to us to support the board. I'm just saying I'm just saying with the money I have an opinion, but >> the money some of those vendors make >> Yeah. You know, I mean, it's a money-making weekend. >> Well, yeah. N this cost 19.
>> Yeah. They're selling them for >> $4 one making. >> So, the $50 over three day over three days really isn't that much at all. >> Okay. Um and then I have I have to put down that everybody has to charge the same exact prices on their drinks
because last year we had a problem with that. um be allowed to use uh the picnic tables at the pavilion. >> That's a good point cuz someone's selling them at a dollar cheaper. Everybody's going to buy the drinks there. >> That's a good point. >> Well, they get they can go to the uh
restaurant depot, spend I think it's $19. So, let's say $20 for a 35 pack of water. And it breaks it down exactly how not water um 35 pack. They bought this in a 40 pack for $6.99. >> So, that's 19 cents on the breakdown.
But Restaurant Depot breaks it down for you like that. How much a can of soda cost you, >> right? >> And uh >> to your point though, if you have two vendors and one selling a can of soda for a dollar, >> that's exactly what happened to us. We had one selling their water for a dollar and everybody else is selling for four.
Who do you think sold out of water? >> So that's something that should be written right into their contract. >> He was just saying they have to >> Yeah. I'm going to put that in the contract and I'm going to make a copy for Holly so she can give it to you guys so you guys can all see it and we can agree upon the wording of it because I
have to go into the um vendor one and put down that we do not charge for any uh nonprofit organization to put a tent up because it says in there we do and we have to tell them no we don't charge them. So cuz they're not
making anything there. So, uh, the other thing I was going to I would like to ask is to be able to use the, uh, picnic tables at the pavilion and using the pavilion. We We're not
sure about using the pav the pavilion yet. As far as, uh, like having uh, like say uh, what is that over here? the the Legion or something like that go in there to
use it. Uh but we're just asking if we would be able to use the picnic tables. I mean last year got yelled at about using the picnic tables. Nothing happened to the picnic tables, but
uh we did get yelled at about using >> I think they were scattered all over the park is what the issue was. And then they weren't returning. >> No, no, no, no. We put them all back. We had them all lined up over outside the beer tent and people used all of them. We cleaned them off each day. Every time
there was a mess, we cleaned them all off, but we only put one like spaced area and then we took them all directly back. Myself, John, um, a whole bunch of us got together and we brought it over there. But we we didn't, you know, nothing disrespectful or anything. It
was just so many to put out so that the people had them. I mean, regardless, they're going to go in pavilion and sit on them anyway. And how many times have you seen a couple of guys just grab them and move them where they want to sit with their parties? So, >> I don't know that there's a real problem
with it as long as they're not damaged, but there's no guarantees there either. So, >> damage comes out of the charter tape bush. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Um, and the contract part, I'm going to get these all
typed up and stretched out. There's stuff in the contracts that I have to get changed in there because uh the regular vendors that had a food thing in there, which if they wanted to, they could have argued with us and said, "Well, this says food. I want a food
spot." So, I'm just going to >> Well, if you're making changes, could you highlight them so that we can send them to the town attorney? I'm assuming you guys want them to ref the the main part was the the taking up on the for the nonprofit
on the vendor sides because like you know the army, the air force and the marines were all there. We didn't charge them. It's that's all it is. It's just to make sure that they know the boy scouts, people like that know we're not charging anything to anybody. You know,
like the Lions Club, they had their little thing over there. They used same thing. That was it. >> And just to be clear, we went up to 450 instead of 425. >> Yes. >> All right. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Anything else?
>> Yes. I think the fire chief just wanted to discuss the food trucks, correct? >> Yeah. So, I guess last I haven't beat you. So, I guess last year the whole big food trucks inspected. >> Do you guys want to take that back? We'll just continue. Thank you. >> I think I think were you going to ask
for permits to be in by a certain time just so you guys are aware of that. I think that's the biggest issue. >> Okay. >> I want the food vendors in for a certain time frame probably 3 weeks beforehand. Okay. Before the event, not that day. >> Yeah. Just put something together and
send someone to us in writing and we'll take care of it. >> Because you'll have to inspect them before they pull in. Yes. Okay. Thank you. >> Pleasure to be here. >> Thanks. Um All right. Next up, lieutenant contract. >> Yep. So, Chris and Jack have been working on a lieutenant contract. Um,
Chris is uh feels comfortable with the numbers we came up with. So, I'm just asking that if I could present it to the lieutenant and then maybe go in executive session next time and you guys can discuss it with him. >> Sounds good to me. Okay.
>> Okay. >> Is the amount the same? It's been like a certain amount over the >> Yeah, it's like 40% above top step. Yes. question is when does he become assistant town acting town administrator? >> Nobody wants this position. I'll tell you that.
>> All right. >> Uh, next we have this. >> That's not true. We have 18 people that I >> was going to say that's true. Well, that No, not the acting part. The acting part. Somebody wants the job permanently, then they can have it. >> They can act like one but not to be one.
>> Yeah, exactly. Um, so we had a dispatcher resign. um all the um scuttlebutt about regional dispatch which we still are in the middle middle of a feasibility study. Yeah. >> Uh waiting for that information back but
the state 911 is also having another uh audit of all of their stuff. >> Um they're not saying what it looks like if we have too I think I think what it's going to say is we have too many dispatch centers in the state of Massachusetts. That's what they're alluding to but we won't get anything
back for a little while. So, um, Lee Serret resigned. Um, we did advertise and we have some candidates, so we're going to start looking at interviewing. So, that's just direct replacement. >> Uh, Lee said he would be interested in a pdeium. We don't really have that, but we do have a part-time position. Um,
there there's no assigned shift and sounds like he understood that. And, um, I'd like to leave him on as a part-time to help out with shifts when he can, when he's not working at. So, he went to Westcom over in Chabe. >> Okay. >> He's got the experience. >> He's got the experience. >> He knows. He knows that he has a good job. >> So, yep. So, yeah. So, we're going to
appoint him as a >> a part-timer um with no assigned shift, but just availability availability what he can and we'll see how it goes. If it's not beneficial to the town, we'll talk about it. >> Do we need to make an appointment tonight or
>> Yeah. Could we could we appoint uh Lee Serret as a uh part-time dispatcher? >> Yeah. I'll make a motion to appoint Lee Serret as a part-time police dispatcher.
>> We'll second the motion. Any more discussion? All in favor? >> I I >> And we'll make that effective until June 30th this year and see how it see how it it benefits everybody and then go from there. >> Very good.
>> Cuz part- timerrs are only annual anyhow. >> They are year to year. year to year except for uh there's some uh stipens if they the part-time patrolman make a certain amount of shifts and other criteria they they do get a
three-year appointment but dispatch is a parttime annual >> so the motion is amended to parttime bill June 30th 2026 >> agreed second the motion >> any more discussion all in favor I >> I
>> correspondence Um, we got a letter from uh Charlotte Monet saying how great of a job uh Jeremy, Jim, and Ryan did up at the uh annex up at 215. Um, I would just like to say that to add to that that between the building
maintenance and the highway department, they did an outstanding job with almost 2 ft of snow. Um, and they worked well together. Uh Dave came over and pushed back some some banks at the the different areas Jeremy needed. He did get the Bobcat over there with the
snowblower attachment. Jeremy needs a little more training on it, but um Dave sent somebody over and they used that too. So uh I think they worked well together and um I think that the town's in fabulous shape after a two-ft snowstorm.
>> Yeah, I saw people on uh Facebook who were complimentary. >> Yeah, absolutely. you should have. >> So Dave and his crew and they they usually do a great job. I mean >> they really do. >> Absolutely. But 2 ft of snow. >> You know, you guys didn't see the report, but he did get another truck
slid into on uh Monday. Um no uh no damage to the truck. Of course, you play chicken with a big truck and the other car suffered some damage. >> So there's just a copy of that. And then we have a letter from the Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission asking about who our for the tip subcommittee >> uh which Dave de Roger handles that. So Dave has been forwarded a copy of this to someone. >> Yeah.
Excuse me. >> It's a hot tip for you. Not as good as a steak tip, but no. Two different things. >> Still better than the tip of a knife or something. Do we need an alternate member?
>> It just says it's vacant. I don't know. Do we need somebody? >> I don't know that we've ever had anybody else. I can double check with Dave and bring that back to you folks for the next meeting. I would think somebody who works in, you know, law enforcement, knows how to run a an organization.
>> Thanks, Mark. I thought Oh, okay. Sorry. We both are we're both in that uh we both fit that description. >> Yeah, we both can do the job too easily. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> And they're both looking at you funny. >> That was Yeah, it was actually it was a
dig at Glenn. Yeah, I just it's just don't cuz the other members vacant so I don't know if we're supposed to have one or not and alter it. >> I don't know. >> We can find out. >> Yeah, >> if you read that letter, it's addressed to Mark Bale. >> Yes. >> Oh, yeah. I want to keep that from my
files to Mark Bale. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. If you send that back, I'll uh I'll follow up and see if we should have a second. That way we can try to figure that out. >> Thank you, acting town administrator over 80. >> You're welcome.
>> All right, departmental reports. >> Yeah, I finally caught up to those things. >> I'll make a motion to approve departmental reports. >> I will second the motion. >> Any discussion? >> No discussion. >> You sure? >> Yep.
>> Okay. All those in favor? I >> I have some minutes to approve. >> I'll make a motion to approve the select board meeting minutes from December 4th, 2025.
>> Second the motion. >> Any discussion? >> No discussion. >> All those in favor? I >> I >> I'm going to abstain cuz I don't think I was here that day. >> I think the motion still carries. >> It still does. Two of you. I missed some things. I wasn't here. So, I'm not going
to sign it either. >> I like you thinking. >> Listen, what was I? Got a better offer, I'm sure. >> The jailbreak. >> No, no, Mark.
>> Jailhouse Rock. >> Could be. I'll make a motion to approve the select board meetings minutes from December 22nd, 2025. >> Second the motion. Any discussion?
>> All those in favor? I Since this is on, >> you got to keep your voting card. Yeah, it's uh they took mine back >> for all time sake. >> T comment on his teacher's pen so he can grade everything.
>> Exactly. >> Yeah, these are nice pens. It's like uh let's maintain some warrants now. There we go. >> That's how these minutes never added to ours. >> I like a motion to approved warrant D48
in the amount of $225,426.72. I'll second the motion. Any discussion? All in favor? I >> I my big boy pen for this one. >> It's like an old war. >> That is when you read I was going to say that is that is closing out FY25. That
is um that was probably the last one out of the >> LB Associates uh that Chris worked on. >> Okay. It's a different style. That's okay. Um, somebody's helpful.
Vibrator seem right. >> Is that Oh, really? >> Yeah. It's not supposed to be. I thought >> I can feel it all the way down here. >> I thought I thought I had it on silent. >> All right. I'll make a motion that we approve warrant number 079Z.
And this is a closeout for fiscal year 2025. I'll second the motion. >> Any discussion? >> No discussion. >> All right. All in favor? >> I Okay, I promised the second one on that one.
We did >> I'll catch up eventually. All right. I'll make a motion to approve warrant 046 in the amount of 184,59520. >> I'll second the motion. >> All's in favor. I >> I assuming you guys didn't want to talk
about that, right? >> Should never assume. Sorry. Before I sign, did anybody have any comments? >> No. I'll make a motion that we approve
warrant number PR0047S in the amount of $290,74286. >> I'll second the motion. >> Any discussion? No, no discussion. >> All's in favor? I >> I
>> can I report to report? >> Um, basically just to add on what um I was explaining, Chris is moving right along. He is working on the schedule A that is also a little behind, but he hopes to have that
done. We just uh we got a uh question from the do about it >> and after talking to Chris, our response was that um it will be done in the next two weeks. >> Okay. >> So Chris told me today that he's basically got the spreadsheet completed.
Um just has to transfer those numbers from his spreadsheet to the um do site. I saw an email later this afternoon. Uh we have to Emily has to get him added back as a town official. So, I haven't talked to her yet, but
we'll make sure that happens tomorrow. >> All right. >> And then, uh, so our schedule A should hopefully be done end of this week, very at the latest to beginning of next week. That'll put us on back on track, keep the state happy. Um, when Holly did
respond to the lady from the do, Deb, I think her name was, she was very >> seemed very happy that Chris was back handling that. So, that is that is being done. Chris is uh then going to work on free cash and then work on the FY2027
budget and being free cash just getting the working getting it certified and then we'll be ready for the auditors at the normal time they come in. We'll work on the budget with the between the finance committee and Chris. Chris will get one put together. Then we'll go over it and go deal with the finance
committee um or work with the finance committee with it and we should be back on track. >> Should we be sending anything out to department heads telling the things together or >> for the budget? >> I will. I'm uh just waiting on the
spreadsheets that we use that um Chris usually had all drawn up so that people can see what last year was and then we can work on numbers for >> I can imagine everybody's pretty much ready for it. >> I'm sure. Yeah. >> And I know that the the fire chief said you've been working on as well. So
>> Yep. We've been working on the budget. I've been gathering my numbers for contracts that we have to deal with. So >> be ready to put it together. >> Yeah. I think people are set. >> Yeah. We'll be a little behind, but nothing that we're worried about for town meeting or anything like that. We'll be fine. >> Brian,
>> can you check this before we uh make any motions? >> That's there's a lot of interesting wallpaper over there. It's okay. >> You want to read it? >> No. Come on.
>> I just brought it up. That's That's very good. Trying to be a grownup now. 62. you know, you got to start acting your age. >> I'll make a motion that the select board enter executive session pursuit of general of GLC 30A
21 A-2 to conduct a strategy session and preparation for negotiations with non-UN personnel, specifically Tammy Martin, former town administrator, and the reconvene in open session. Uh, >> there's one thing. >> Is it
>> is it section three or section two? >> 30 213 or two. >> I have it as three on the agenda, >> right? Yeah, that's what you need. >> Okay. >> Just make sure on that one.
>> Okay. Just make sure that we have the proper notice. I just want to make sure that Absolutely. >> Yeah. I might have put it down. >> So nice of you to write it and give it to me to read and to draw. There it is. >> Feel like I didn't misspell things.
>> Oh, no. Actually, no. It's different language, right? >> Exactly. Same language there. No, it's not. >> No, this is the notice. This is actually you want to >> we also have that discussing in open session would have a negative effect on
our position as well. The chair has to state that. >> Yes. >> Um so is that the right motion or not? Right. >> No, it is. Three though. >> This one says section three. That one there says section two. The one I showed you. >> Do we need to correct it or is it wrong
posted? If it's wrong posted, we can't talk about it. I think I think it's correctly posted. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Just read off this one. Three is Ferg. >> He should have them. >> It was a nice thought on my part. >> That's right. Yeah.
>> Glad I checked it. >> That's all right. >> All right. I'll make a motion that we move into executive session under Massachusetts General Law 30A section 21A
number three to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation and open meeting may have gal effect on a bargaining or litigation position of the public body and the chair so declare >> I'll so declare
Declare and we going to and we're just going to return to open session to to say that. >> Sorry, I wasn't paying attention. Nothing personal. >> When we return to open session to >> adjourn to ajourn.
>> Okay. >> As long as that's what you plan on doing, it's just a journey. >> Yes. >> Second the motion. >> Okay. >> All in favor? It's a roll call vote. >> It's a roll call. Leonte. >> All right, here we go.