Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. All right. First up, cultural counsel. Got a no cultural council.
Okay. We have an appointment to the cultural council of Llaya Wallen Jedziniac. She filled out her work. Make a motion to affirm. >> I'll make a motion to affirm the
appointment of William Woolen. >> Cheddinak. >> Jedniak. >> Chedzenak. >> Jenznak to the Grammy Culture Council. >> I'll second the motion. >> All in favor? Hi,
>> do we have a time for the classification hearing or pull by that? >> 5:30. >> Perfect. All right, let's go to the tax classification hearing. We'll call all up. Who's talking?
>> Why are you so late? >> I'm vote. >> These kids say Good evening, gentlemen, ladies. Once again, it's time for the tax classification hearing, and you've been given a booklet of the pertinent
information, which shows um a maximum uh levy limit that we will be projecting for fiscal year 2027.
and how it relates to our tax base which is composed of n roughly 95% residential property and 5% commercial and personal property. Typically
um you have a an additional cover sheet which simplifies what I'm presenting to you and to shows a total levy that we need to raise
of a um almost uh 15 million 944,14 and based on our total total taxable valuation which is the fourth line down
based on that those numbers which are as hard as we can give them right now. Um, if you were to accept as is as is historically the case, a single tax rate
for all the property, we will be looking at a tax rate of approximately $14.86 per thousand. The caveat to that is that these numbers have not gone through our computer system with DLS.
Um, so that that tax rate number could change by a couple cents one way or another. Um, but if you chose to shift the tax rate between the commercial property and the residential
property, the last two sheets of this booklet show what kind of an effect that would have. And as is historically the case, it would have negligible effect to the residential tax rate.
Okay. >> Anybody in the audience wants to speak on the tax rate >> since it is a hearing? this once you approve this packet and uh whether you do or not um this will be
available in our office for anyone to come and visit and view. Um but last year's tax rate was 1533 per thousand and we would be dropping it down to 1486 roughly based on for the sake of the
camera. um property values went up approximately 7% year-over-year. >> Yeah. So, and people should know that lowering a tax rate does not lower tax bills. >> Or if they like the lower tax rate, they could credit me
and not the two guys I work with. >> Okay. >> All right. So, any questions? No, I mean just your point too, Mark, you just what you just said to some pe sometime people do think that when the the tax
rate itself goes down, they they expect the taxes to go down, but it's just it's all based on the value of the town, >> right? >> It's worth noting that the percentage of residential property is creeping up over
the commercial property. Um, for many years it was low 90%. Now it's almost 95%. So people are still building at the incredible cost that it is to build, >> which is I think which is good and I
think it's a lot for our town that people are still >> right >> moving in and building homes. >> Okay. Motion to approve the >> I'll make a motion to uh approve the
proposed tax rate for fiscal year 2027. Right. >> Single tax rate. >> Single tax rate of approximately 14.86. >> Approximately $14.86 >> per thousand. >> Per thousand. >> Thank you.
>> I'll second that motion. >> All's in favor. I >> always a pleasure. >> Thank you. >> Fine job. Fine job. >> Does that catch you? >> All right. I'm just going to check. Is
there citizen participation? Okay. All right. A street building project. >> I'm coming. I'm coming. >> You're skipping the reutilization.
>> They're not here. >> Hello. All right. So, I'm just here to give you a quick update of what's going on with F Street Building. We had our bids come in on November 13th and we had oh 10 bids
come in which is a lot of bids for such a small project. But unfortunately on the next day there was a bid protest that was filed with the attorney general's office. The third high third lowest bidder is complaining about the
first two lowest biders. And what that entails is that we are at status quo. who are not allowed to award anything until the attorney general's office decides whether or not the bid protest
is viable or not. So, we're assuming so um we answered on Monday the 24th. We told them what we thought the bid protests are answered today and the attorney general's office now has until whatever to get back to us. We're
assuming thinking about normal timelines that we will either have a hearing by Christmas or um they will deny the bid protest. >> Okay. >> You have in front of you the uh bid summaries. If the attorney general's office doesn't
get back to us in a timely fashion, we will probably scrap these bids and go out again and bid because we have a timeline that we have to get this done by. >> And there's no time frame that they have to respond by.
>> Nope. Nope. Um the OPM has another project where somebody put a bid protest in and it took them about six weeks um from the bid protest to the hearing date. So, we're assuming we'll hear by Christmas time when our hearing date is.
If if they even accept the big protests comments, they might say this is crazy. Nope. And then we can award. >> Okay. >> But >> to the lowest bidder, >> to the lowest bidder.
>> If your point um could hear anything back, say by beginning of the year, we could go out to bid again, but no issues. That's what we are thinking we're going to do. If we don't hear back from the attorney generals, I mean, we'll call them and see what's going on, but we do
have a timeline. So, we'll just not award the bids, go back out and rebid, which will take time and money, but we have to have some sort of schedule. >> You should um call Jake Oliver's office >> to to >> and tell them what's happening and they
might be able to talk to the attorney general, tell them to get off their seats. Well, I'll give them more than a day. They just got the final response today, so we'll give them a like a week or two. >> Yeah, I think I'll give them a couple weeks before we start. And I think the
sire would say the same thing. You got to we're not the only game in town for the attorney general. So, uh I would I would suspect I give, you know, his office a little time to take everything in. >> Well, we had five days to respond. Yep.
They had five days to respond. So I would hope the AG would respond quickly since we had to respond so quickly. So we're status quo. We can't do any any work regarding the bids, >> but we're still >> okay. >> Uh we did a septic a title five on the
septic which came out perfect. Well, nothing's everything's working fine. We're waiting for that report to be filed and for the board of health to accept that report. So, if this has to go back out to bid, how long are we looking at for that
process again? Because we're really going to run out of time is what I is my fear. >> I think the total bid process with advertising um is is 8 weeks total. 6 to 8 weeks because we have to go out to sub bid
first and then go out with another date for GC's. So, I think it's a total of eight weeks. And did the project manager give an estimated time frame of the total job >> finished? >> It's nine months construction. >> Okay.
>> So, um originally um the bid document said September 1st they had to be done >> because we assumed we' be starting January by latest January. We wanted to award a contract by now by the end of the month, >> end of November um and start with the
abatement >> but that's >> so we'll be cutting it real close with the uh lease on the annex. >> Yeah, >> I also worry about the APA funding as well. So you have to make sure that that is all expended. So we have till December 2026
>> to start expending it, right? We have to have started using some of that. >> We have to use them. Yeah, we have till December 226. I think they're done. So, we should be >> So, we should be in that window. >> Yes. >> That's huge. >> Yes. Abs are or we lose it.
>> Yes. We'll have to give it back. >> Okay. I would agree with Glenn. I'd give the AG a couple of weeks to get back to us and see what they say. But maybe a phone call will >> We have a meeting on December 9th of committee meeting December 9th. So, if we haven't heard by then, we'll push it. Yeah.
>> Okay. Okay. >> I can agree to that. >> That makes sense. Yeah. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Lyn. >> Dave D. Roster, did you want to sell your used car or something? Is that you? >> Yeah. >> Come on up.
>> It's not only our vehicles. It's like the uh DPW collects everybody's vehicles. I guess uh there's few facilities vehicles in there. The cemetery uh backhoe is on that list. And uh
one of our old cruisers that we were using for parts is that I don't think we're going to get much for it. It's pretty much dead. But the dump truck might bring some money at this time of the year. A lot of people are looking. parts are hard to come by and used
trucks. So, >> so what do you need us to do? >> I guess you just declared a surplus and we'll put it out to bid. We'll um >> What do you put on like the >> auctions? >> Online auctions. Yeah, >> we've had really good luck with them in
the past. Sold quite a bit of equipment through them. Um they've done done us quite well. Do you have a list of the vehicles state like the year to make? >> Um I thought you had >> better the uh cemetery tractor they originally
didn't we talk about keeping that originally so they'd have two or no? I wasn't aware of any discussions with the cemetery if they wanted or needed a backup. >> Do you recall anything one >> on the cemetery tractor?
>> No, we're going to get a new one. >> We did get a new one. We >> got a new one last year. >> Yeah. >> If it's not needed and we have everything we need in a new one, then I don't see the reason to keep it. Not I agree. Especially if at this point in time we can get some type of money for
it too. Just holding on for for a what if? >> Yeah. >> I we have a brand new a brand new one. So >> all right. So we're declaring all these things surplus >> as I >> well I guess that's what Dave's asking, right? >> Yeah.
>> Take a motion. All right. I'll make a motion that we uh declare the following vehicles as surplus. There's a Peter built dump truck that belong 2009 that belongs to
the highway department. We have a Ford Crown Vic 2008 that also belongs to the highway department. We have a Toyota Selena Sena 2009
that actually is with the police department right now. Correct. >> Uh it's at our All of those are at our facility right now. >> Well, was it issued to the police department one time? Is that what >> Yeah, that was a drug van that was confiscated. >> Okay. >> And I guess the process is they have to
put a title on it. Comes to the town and then they can sell it. >> Yeah. Uh 2008 Ford F350 swap. >> So mower 2012 R311 mower.
>> Yep. >> And don't year for a Ford Eagle van. Then a 1997 John Deere tractor. >> I'll second the motion. >> All in favor? I >> I'd also like to put a couple of older
plows that we have at our facility. I think we had them on before. They were probably already declared surplus in years past. >> Um they didn't sell at a previous auction, but this time of the year, somebody might pick them up >> as just a spare. >> Go for it if we've already declared them surplus. >> Yeah.
>> Otherwise, we're going to scrap them. They're too old. I wouldn't use them on our vehicles now. >> Yep. All right. Good selling point. No, they they do have all of our newer plows have a bottom trip and it's a lot safer for the truck. Hit something hard.
>> Doesn't cause any damage. It's a it's a very old >> Frank plow. It's >> probably been in our inventory from the >> I don't know. Yeah, maybe that far back >> zoning board of appeals. Um so what
happened is um too many people were appointed. So we have six people appointed to the zoning board of appeals. Um statute does and bylaw say five. Um I have no idea how to take a
person off like be fair equitable anything like that. So um but and I don't know that the ZBA has any upcoming votes. I know that their previous vote I talked to attorney Casa he said that that was not an issue because they had
the appropriate number of people vote and they were all appointed so that should be have no effect on recent decisions the um but I do not know I haven't had a chance to talk to Brian Oul to uh >> well I would imagine there's two
separate ways we can go we can ask someone to step down if they're willing to step down then that solves the problem if No one's wished then step down that we need to remove someone because we are the appointing authority. >> So one of them would be made uh alternate. >> Yeah.
>> So we can do that. So >> So there would still be six. We just make another one. >> You have you're allowed by two >> alternate. So you have five and two. >> Someone if they want you can have support. If anybody's willing to be an alternate if if nobody says they're they
want to be an alternate then we'll have to to >> which is your pointing authority. >> So but I don't know how you going to make that like how we're going to make that decision if it comes to us. >> I mean if you flip a coin >> we look at the members we have a
discussion and you know be honest probably the last person got appointed would be the person that's made >> I think that'd be the fear point. Yeah. Way to do it. >> Okay. >> So, >> I Yeah, my brother-in-law was probably Well, he's up this year, so I don't
know. I'm not sure I want to be involved in the decision. That's what I'm saying if they're if it comes to us. All right. So, we'll tell the ZBA that they need to see if somebody will volunteer to be a alternate. All right.
Licenses. I believe that's something you wanted to put on there for the licenses >> to talk about. >> We got a schedule. So, we got a liquor license, we've got entertainment licenses,
and um I've already spoken with the Shernney Costa, but short of having a executive session, which I don't think he's available for at this point, and we have to um uh give those licenses out this month.
You guys probably know more than me because you've already you've done this before. Well, they have to reapply for all their licenses in the year. So, we have to wait for the applications to come through before we can prove anything. >> Okay. >> So, >> I know Holl's in the process of working on those licenses.
>> Next meeting. >> Next meeting. Okay. Good. So, um, but I would just I guess I'd say you guys should call Adam Costa >> in regards to just the the licensing because there were questions about
there. People had questions about the licenses. I'm not saying there are questions about the licenses, but you should know what you're going to vote for, I guess, is what it is. And he said he's not available to meet with us. >> I believe he sent an email out saying
the 22nd or the 23rd. I didn't hear back. >> That's all I heard. He could be booked quite >> Is there a specific date that you want me to see if he can >> talk to us about it? >> Yeah. I mean I'd rather have simple meeting with them. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Well, three of us are at the same table
talk. >> Exactly. >> So 22nd on Monday, 23rd, Tuesday. So what's the 22nd? Let's see if we do 20 seconds. >> If he's available, we'll have to uh >> I can call him out to him.
>> What time did you want it? For five or >> Yeah, let's do five. Let's make sure everybody Christmas tree lighting. >> Christmas tree lighting supposed to evidently take place on December 1st. I was unaware of that. I didn't know who set it up or anything, but evidently it's us.
>> That was that was last year's day. >> You do start on a on a Saturday or say on a Sunday. >> I think it's on a Sunday. >> On a Sunday. >> Yes. >> Yeah. probably would have been yesterday. >> So, what day do you want to try to aim for?
>> So, shoot for the seventh this Sunday. >> Sunday coming up kind of short. This isn't >> I'm going to be out of town the next Sunday. Um, but I've been talking to Jenny at Jamlitz reached out to me and
>> Well, I have lights on the tree. You ordering cookies and >> I believe the lights are already set up on the tree and then I just whatever you do we order cookies and stuff like that. Is that what you're doing right at the public facility? >> Yeah. You buy the cookies from
>> Yeah, I think you can get the cookies. >> So I guess what's what day do you want it? Do you want it on the seven? >> Well, I would say Christmas after that >> seven or 14. Yeah, I can't do it on the 14th. So when you guys would have to go Well, I'll be there. Well,
>> why don't we do what state you want to do it? Usually happens right around 4:00, 4:30, >> right? Five. I think five o'clock. >> Probably five o'clock. >> Yeah. >> Just what day? 7th or the 14th.
>> What do you think? Do we need more time? >> The 14th. >> 14th. >> You got to coordinate with the school and the scouts. >> Yeah, let's do the 14th. So, what do you guys fire department and you still >> usually bring Santa Claus there? >> Yeah.
>> What do we do? >> Uh, we usually uh fire department drive Santa. >> Yes. >> Oh, nice. >> So, that's why because we just talked about that station the other day. >> Okay. >> That we haven't heard. >> Can you guys be there? >> Reach out to the chief. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Perfect. >> Do you want to reach out to you? >> You can send it to him. >> Okay. Okay. >> All right. So, looking at December 14th >> at five o'clock. >> Well, the 14th I'll be back by >> I'm going to be in Chicago. So,
>> I'm going to be in Boston. I don't know if I'll be back by 5:00. >> You good for that, Mr. Obanti? >> I'll be around. All right. If I can meet I'll definitely be back. I'll go. I'll be back with All right. Looks like we're on to departmental
reports. >> I'll make a motion to approve departmental reports. >> I will second the motion. >> All in favor? I >> I make a motion to approve minutes.
I don't have minutes in here. >> Paulie, is there no minutes to approve? >> No. >> Oh, you said Oh, okay. Okay. >> We had something from last year. I'm sorry. I don't want to say anything.
Pass it down. >> I'll just read them all, too. So, it's September 3rd, September 15, September 17th. That's the That's the motion. >> I will second the motion.
>> All in favor? I All right. Lawrence. Count beach. Okay. All the motions down there. >> No, we're all warrants. They should >> these are copies. >> Is that how I go all the >> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I mean, she's is
walking. Yeah, she's walking around. >> Oh, >> yeah. She went She went to get the original sign her signature. Yeah. >> I can approve her. She was back. There they go. That was happening. There.
>> I thought you meant to read them when I usually just read these, but I guess we need something to sign, I guess, huh? people watch this and just going to say why are they just sitting there because we're waiting for documentation sit
>> Tammy did you have any update on obviously did anyone >> um um I'll just put on you know so we are in the process of as you know Marllin's been here um the revenue last couple weeks I've been trying to put in as much revenue because I just got all the revenue up to
date so I've been working very diligently and putting all the revenue in um Meline has inputed all the tax rate recaps she has a few more to do on that end and then she'll be closing out hopefully the books
We do have a a meeting with the Department of Revenue on December 4th with uh the reps and everything just to see where we're at. >> Okay. >> Also, I want to make another note that I mentioned to you about being a consultant. I did reach out to NFB. I'm
not sure if I told you about that. I sent in all the claims analysis and we Holly and I actually have a meeting with her this week. I'm not sure the exact day, but we have a meeting this week just to go over where our claims are. It kind of helps us give us an input as to
where our health insurance is and everything. So, I'm actually looking forward to that Zoom meeting to see where we're at because there's a health insurance. It's a big thing. So, >> I think that's it. My updates. >> Oh, wow.
>> Yeah. >> Oh my god. Have fun with that. >> Give them back. >> I said be careful what you ask for. Take us to 7 o'clock. Just read them. >> All right. Well, here we go. We have warrant number 34.
So, I'll make a motion to approve warrant number 34 in the amount of 557,000 $3353. >> I will second the motion. >> Paul's pleasure.
>> Still used to look like this after so many years. Look at the evidence. These look okay. Well, I got signed underneath there, too. Yeah. Set. All right. I'll make a motion to approve warrant number 34s in the amount
of $379,341 and.75. >> Second motion. >> All in favor? >> I Okay, I'll make a motion we approve for D33 in the amount of $450,6221.
>> Uh, what is D33? I don't recognize that one. >> They should be just invoices on this little expenditures. >> Expendure. Yeah. Okay. >> Yep. >> Got it. I will second the motion. It's all in
>> favor. I I So, the state going to give you guys more money or what? >> Yeah, it's all sound. heard that this morning. That's been going on for a while. I'll make a motion to approve warrant
number PR 32s in the amount of $35,178.19. >> I'll second the motion. All >> in favor? Hi. >> Hi. Let me use this one. That's all right.
Make a motion to approve warrant number 31. The amount of $343,874.50. >> Can you repeat the number, please? I was on the page. >> It's number 31. 31 for 34387450. >> Yes. >> Yep. I will second the motion.
>> All in favor? >> I I Right. I'll make a motion to approve warrant number D30 in the amount of $83,99910. >> I'll second the motion.
All in favor? >> I >> I Well, there's a third one's back here. >> Third one of them. >> Yeah. Did you read that one or no? >> Sorry, you only got 20 more. We have dance.
I'll make a motion to approve warrant number 31 in the amount of 343. Oh, this is this one's already gone. >> 31 is what you need. >> Huh? >> You need 0031 >> 31 in amount of 343,7450.
>> We did that one. >> Yeah. This is the one. >> Yeah. So it's 0031s in the amount of 159,96229 is the one that we missed. >> Well, this is the one that's here. >> Oh, >> that's 0031, right?
>> Well, that's that's what I have right here. 003, right? I thought we already did this one. >> So, it's So, that's an extra copy. Okay. >> Cuz I have two copies of each of them. Oh, >> okay. Right. Well, there are two copies there, right? It might not be together. I might have just unstuck them the other
one. >> Was there a 31 in there? >> 31 and 31s. >> All right. >> Oh, they're mixed up. Here you go. >> Do you have a 31S there? This is This is one that we haven't done
yet. 31. We did. There should be a 31S. 31. A lot of other ones here. >> This one we did do. Blood just needs to sign >> and then it goes with this one. >> You reading this one?
>> No, we already read. We already approved it. So, he just needs to sign it. They just got mixed together in the pile. >> Awesome. So, >> these are two different ones. taking these back. We'll have to start paying attention to these long days.
>> That was just under the devil. >> Okay, thank you. I'll make a motion that we approve warrant number 31s in the amount of 159,000 9629. >> I will second the motion.
>> All in favor? >> I that's one copy. We're missing another copy. This is asked might be mixed in somewhere. Make a motion to approve warrant number
PR29 SS in amount of $290,185.72. I don't have either. >> I won't. We got two copies there. B 290. There's two copies. >> I'll second the motion.
>> All in favor? >> I Thank you. That's I'll make a motion that we approve approve warrant number D27 in the amount of $168,7127
cents. >> I'll second the motion. >> All in favor? >> I >> I want to set I'll make a motion to approve warrant number D30 in the amount of $83,99910.
>> Yeah, I don't have any either. I'll second the motion. >> All those in favor? >> I I I'll make a motion to approve warrant number PR 23S in the amount of $35,79569. 9 cents.
>> I'll second the motion. >> All in favor? >> I I'll make a motion to approve warrant number PR26s in the amount of $297,55429. >> I will second the motion.
>> All in favor? All right. more. I have no more. >> Good. Tammy, did you have an update on curbside? >> Yep. Um, so the bids went out and December 17th at 11:00 a.m. they are due back. So hopefully we get some good results.
>> All right. Any other business? Okay. So, we need a motion we go into executive session. >> Sorry. >> Yeah, you can do that. >> Executive session for negotiations with
non-contract >> non contract personnel I think. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um and we will return only to go into open session to adjourn. Thanks.