All right, we're going to call the meeting to order. It is 503. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with justice for
all. So we have a few agenda items and eventually we will um journ to executive or not adjourn but we will uh enter executive session at the end only to return to um open session.
So the first uh ite order of business here is to amend the minutes for um December 1st, 2025. These are the open session meetings. I'd like to propose the following language.
Len Saxon move to adjourn the open business meeting as seconded by Dave Lubonte. The motion carried 30. Um, actually, hang on. I screwed it up. All right. Okay. Yeah. Um,
so, okay, that that language is fine. Uh the board went back into open session and Mark Bale moved to terminate the town administrator Tammy Martin pursuant to her probationary a section of her contract. >> Excuse me, Mark. Yes, >> you're referring to
the executive session meetings from December 1st. Correct. >> No, I think he's talking about the open session, correct? >> Right. So, we're not talking about the executive session meeting session. >> This is the stuff that happened after the executive session. >> Okay. Um, I'm just going to Yep. I'll
pick up where I left off. Mark Bale moved to terminate the town administrator Tammy Martin pursuant to the probationary section of her contract. David Labonte seconded the motion to move to into discussion. The vote was 2 to one with Bale and
Leonte voting in favor of the motion and Saxon voting no. So, you want that to go into the at the end where it says at the conclusion of the executive session, you want that information You want that right after that whole section where it says glen sex move to
adjourn or before glanc move to adjourn the open business meeting. >> Um >> correct. >> Yeah I I hang on a minute. So um it should start out with at the exe at the end of the minutes after the Yeah, this
is after the executive session minute. >> So at the so at the conclusion of the executive session and then you want that language you just said. Yeah, I can hand you the the please. Um, >> okay. I put bracketed stars. So, >> see if you can find that.
>> So, that's what you guys going to vote on that because it's the >> Yep. >> So, everybody on the same page? So after at the at the end of the bold other bit, it says at the conclusion of the executive session,
Mark wants to put in there the board went back into open session and Mark Bale moved to terminate the town administrator Tammy Martin pursuant to probationary section of her contract. David Leani seconded the motion to move into discussion. The vote was 2 to1 with
Bale and Leani voting in favor of the motion and Saxon voting no. That's what you want to add to the in the end of the open session minutes we have here. >> Yes. Okay. >> Okay. >> So, you have to make a Well, you proposed it. I guess somebody has to
second it then, right? >> Yeah. I guess got read it. So, I'll make the motion. It's my language. >> You made the motion because you amended it, >> right? So, we want to second it. >> Second the motion. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? I >> Okay. So, I will get that forwarded and
we'll get these minutes updated so you guys can sign them. >> Are you approving them with those changes? >> Um, >> yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, let's have another motion. >> I'll make a motion to approve the
December 1st minutes as amended. >> As amended. Okay. I'll second the motion. >> All in favor? I. Next uh item is I wasn't even really familiar with this until recently. Uh there was land court
litigation at Five Corners um town council. Um Brian Oul is here. Attorney Oul come on up. Good afternoon or evening everyone. Rot Town Council. Um, as some of you may
know, uh, sometime last year, um, Five Corners LLC, which is the the Dunkin Donuts, the plaza there, the owners of that there, um, filed a declaratory judgment uh, action in the land court in
Boston to determine who owned a strip of land um, in that plaza. Um um that uh litigation has been pending for some time um and it's been stayed uh
because uh the question was who owned that particular uh portion um especially in light of the Hampshire County or just the county form of government going away. There's a process provided for in the general laws uh when there was a
question as to whether or not a portion of land was held for uh county road purposes uh at the time that the uh um that the counties were dissolved. Uh that process means going to DAM and DAM
uh makes a a final determination. Um from what I understand the determination was that it wasn't held for county road purposes. so that the property went up to Dcam. Um I understand Five Corners LLC has been um
um negotiating and working with DAM uh to either purchase or acquire uh the property. Uh and I've been uh forwarded a stipulation of dismissal uh by the plaintiff in that case to dismiss the
case against the town. Um I think it's um appropriate um and would ask for permission to sign the stipulation of dismissal of that action. I would note that it's without prejudice
which is common uh just meaning that either party could could um bring it up again should uh uh should it ever have to be. Um, so >> could you just explain what DAM is for
everybody at home who's like excitedly watching this meeting? >> It it's basically a port, you know, it's in simplified terms, it's a portion of the of the state level of government that oversees um the state's holdings of
of property. >> Okay. >> Exactly what it is. familiar with DAM? Are you? >> I am. Good. >> All right. Good. Anything else? >> That's it. >> All right. Very good. Thank you.
>> Okay. So, >> you're going to have a vote. >> Oh, we got a >> Yeah. to authorize me to uh >> Oh, yes. >> to do so. Normally, I would make certain decisions on my own, but since this would >> Yep. >> conclude the litigation. Um,
>> somebody want to make a motion. >> Stipulation of what? Stipulation of dismissal. >> Dismissal. All right. I'll make a motion to authorize attorney tool to make a stipulation of dismissal without prejudice in a matter regarding five
corners. >> I'll second the motion. >> Any more discussion? >> In favor? >> I >> I >> Thank you. >> Excellent. Thank you. No problem. >> All right. >> I had one quick thing that I forgot to mention when we talked. >> Yes. Monday. top administrator over 80.
>> Um Chris and I sat down with waste management >> um and I think we have a reasonable agreement to continue trash pickup with eventually going to the waste containers. Um Chris said it was well within the
numbers he had planned. So um I think waste management is actually going to come and present to you folks in early May. But um we should have no issues with continuing trash pickup. >> So is part of this that people we get
containers for people. Is that >> it would it it's built into the contract, but they that they would provide them. They would not have to buy them. There's they're still trying to give us some more information if >> with uh you know, we have the bags right now for extra trash. >> Um maybe people buy a permit and a
container or lease a container. They're trying to work out those logistics. Um, but they're going to have those worked out so that they can present to the board in May. >> Okay, great. >> But it sounds like it's going to be reasonable with within the budgetary numbers that we plan on. So, we should
be able to continue it without an issue. >> Excellent. >> Okay, we have one more item and that's number four. Mr. Sax, would you like to check that motion? >> Sure. I'll make the motion that we enter into executive session under Mass
General Law 30A section 21A7 to act on the authority or any general law. Specifically, Mass General Law 3A section 22F is for the minutes of the executive session on December 1st, 2025.
>> I'll second the motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Labonte. All those in favor? >> I I >> I would you have to do a roll, I believe. Yeah, we actually have to >> do we have to say that we're not >> sexy. >> Leonte. >> Okay, before we do that, um want to make
clear that we're only going to come back to um the open meeting to adjourn it. I said that earlier, but you did. Um bi