All right. So, we're good. All right. It is now by my clock 6:30. I'd like to open the Halifax Board of Selecman meeting for Tuesday, November 18th, 2025. We are in the Selectman meeting room. The time is 6:30. Uh, and I'd just like to announce that this meeting has been
posted in accordance with the provisions of Mass General Law Chapter 3A section 20B. In pursuant to chapter 38 section 20F, notice is being made that this meeting is being recorded and will be posted on Area 58 community access channel. The board chair, which is
myself, reasonably anticipates the following matters will be discussed and or voted on at this meeting. And we may take agenda items out of order for time management consideration. And before we get going, we will start all our meetings the same way. Little quick 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 liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you very much. Thank you everybody in attendance. Um, at the table here,
just for uh attendance purposes, we have our assistant Pam McSherry at the big table. We have selectman Bill Smith. We have myself, Jonathan Celig. Thomas Pratt will not be joining us tonight. He is on vacation. And we have our town administrator, Bob, not Tom Fennessy, here joining us.
>> He said he called me Bob. >> Huh? >> He said he said Bob. >> No, he said Tom. >> I thought so. >> Yes, he did. >> It's a funny side story. >> It's funny. That's my middle name. >> Oh, really? >> The next time you see Bob, not Tom, you'll have to ask him about it. Uh, all
right. So, not a big uh honking agenda tonight. Not too bad. So, um, Bill, we'll start with you if you want to start with the, uh, affirmation approval of the following warrants and commitments. >> I move to affirm approval of the following warrants and commitments.
School warrant number 43 for 154,76612. Vendor warrant number 44 for 299,76086. Abbleless commitments 102725 until 11225 for 44,540 and30 cents.
>> All right, I will second that. All those in favor. >> I I passes 20. >> I move to approve the following warrants. Payroll warrant number 45 for 456,8164. Vendor warrant number 46 for 90,354.89.
Withholding warrant number 47 for 163,225.99 cents. >> I will second that as well. All those in favor. I passes 20. Thanks, Bill. All right, we're going to move down to A, which is a request for talent bank form
submission for the zoning board of appeals. So recently we had a longtime member, Peter Parcelin, submit his resignation paper for the zoning board of appeals. We want to thank Peter for his time. He was a longtime member of the ZBA uh and dedicated a lot of his
energy and commitment to the town. So we want to thank him for that. But that means we now have an opening on our zoning board of appeals. So, we will be opening up uh requests or accepting requests, I should say, if anybody would like to submit a talent bank form to be part of our zoning board of appeals.
They meet uh is it once a month, Pam? Are they votes? >> I'm thinking it's once a month. >> It's I think it's once a month. >> Pardon me, I got a tickle. >> So, once a month. Um so, there is a level of commitment there, but we very much would like to get that spot filled. It's always more efficient when our
boards are running at full capacity. So, if anybody's interested in helping out the town of Halifax, maybe have some zoning experience, um, and would like to throw their name in, we would greatly, greatly appreciate that. All right. Anything else? I'm going to move down to B, which is additional town property
usage form for holidays in Halifax to include Halifax Elementary School, the Homes Library, the blacksmith shop, the schoolhouse, the museum, and the Brockton store. So, this is pretty standard. We have our holidays in Halifax coming up December 13th. Mark
your calendars from here to forever. It is always the second Saturday in December like qu clockwork every year. The same is true this year. We'll have lots of events. We have a couple of surprises planned. We will do our tree lighting. We will have a performance from the Halifax Elementary School
Chorus. Uh it may even snow. A lot of great events planned. The committee is working very hard. It's months and months and months of planning and dedication to that. So, we'd like to thank them. So, I have here the uh request. So, I guess we can make it
official. I guess I'll entertain a motion to allow the Holidays and Halifax committee to use properties Halifax Elementary School, the Homes Library, the Blacksmith Shop, the Schoolhouse, the Museum, and the Brockton store. >> So moved. >> All right. And I will second that. All
those in favor? >> I I passes two. again, December 13th. Uh, come on out. It's a great time. Meet some new people, meet some neighbors. Um, it is Norman Rockwell at its best. It's really great. All right, we're
moving down to see the ambulance abatements for August 2025. I'll entertain a motion to uh accept the abatement for $115,325.81. >> So moved. >> And I will second that. All those in favor? I >> I opposed. passes to zero. All right,
down here to D. Tina Palmer, the beautifification committee request for adopt an island. So, this is a popular program uh that we see in other communities in our area where uh a business, a family, uh any sort of entity likes to adopt an island and they
essentially um take control of the island as far as keeping it clean, keeping it decorated, uh keeping it in good shape. So, uh, let me see if I can pull up the exact, uh, thing that was sent to me here. >> Okay. She did send me something because I didn't get anything.
>> I thought she sent me something, but I know we spoke, uh, Tina and I spoke on the phone. Um, and I, I think it's a great idea. Uh, I think the islands are uh, highly visible. Obviously, they're at the centers of our towns. Um, so I
would like to uh entertain a motion to allow the Halifax Beautifification Committee to run and adopt an island program for the town of Halifax. >> So moved. >> And I will second that. All those in favor? >> I I opposed. Passes two.
All right, let's jump down to E, which is the approval of minutes. Uh, I have read them, Bill. I'm sure you have as well. So, I will entertain a motion to approve the selectman meeting minutes for October 17th, 2025, October 21st, 2025, and October 28th, 2025.
>> So moved. >> I will second. All those in favor? >> I All right. Two passes. All right. F. Uh, our open meeting law complaint from Patrick Higgins regarding the board of selectment meeting of 102125.
Uh we have sent that complaint over to our legal counsel. They have looked at it and submitted a response. Um so uh I will make this mot or I'll entertain this motion, Bill. So I will entertain a motion to move that the board of selectmen authorize town council to file
with the attorney general's division of open government their response to the open meeting law complaint filed by Patrick Higgins on October 30th, 2025. >> So moved. >> And I will second that as well. All those in favor? >> I
>> I opposed passes unanimous. Pam 2. >> All right. And now the nitty-gritty, the headliner, G on your agenda, our town administrator update, Mr. Bob, not Tom Fennessy. Take it away. >> I say Gob. >> G. Yeah, Gob. Exactly. You do wind up a
G a lot. >> No. Yeah. Okay. Just a few things. um Fersy Fire Department, which had a nice uh event tonight of the pinning of of certain firefighters and EMTs um for years of service as well as uh
graduation out of the academy and so forth. That was great. Uh but the fire department is also having an intern program for uh Silver Lake High School students, seniors, and the application deadline is December 1st, Monday, December 1st. So, if you're interested
in that, uh, get your application in. Uh, you can do that through the school or the fire department. Thanks for this Thanksgiving holiday closures with affected services. I just want to make note that a notice will go
out to and posted on our website tomorrow with specific details regarding town office hours as well as services that may be impacted. All town offices will close at noon on Wednesday, November 26th, which is the Thanksgiving
Eve day, and closed on Thursday, November 27th, all day for Thanksgiving. And curbside collection service will be delayed one day. So that's for for the recycling only. It'll be delayed until
Friday. Uh holiday holidays in Halifax celebration you just mentioned. Yep. >> It's December 13th. One of the things I want to mention is that there's a rain date for the 14th in case the not going to rain though. There's a wash out.
>> If there's a two-day wash out, then we problems. >> We're in trouble. >> We're moving inside, >> right? >> Uh and also, I just want to mention too that when when you heard the names of the buildings that'll be open, they're all on the opposite side of the street from the town hall. So that way there's
not a lot of traffic, foot traffic crossing back and forth on the street. So just make note of that. You'll be on one side of the street. So I think it's a little safer for kids too that might run run from their parents. >> Sure. >> Um the parking notification, I'm going
to say this throughout the the winter reminder that no overnight park on street parking until uh through March 31st, 2026. Mhm. >> So, you don't want to get a you don't want to get a ticket, you know, by being out there or having your car towed.
>> And that's so they can get to the snow, the plows, without going around the cars or or maybe hitting the cars. >> So, just make note of that. Uh the government study committee had a meeting last week um and and did a lot of work
on uh comments and and uh and suggestions made by town council as they're going through this process. But we're still looking for two people to join the committee. And again, it's a great way to get involved and get get to know how town government works. So, if
you're interested in that, you can do a talent bank application and get that in so we can hopefully fill the committee with the six people. It's down to four right now. So, and finally, outside of this town, uh
the Plymouth Thanksgiving Day Parade is Saturday, November 22nd, 2025. Starts at 10:00 a.m. just right down the street. Uh kids love it, parents love it. Um, some of the key details, the
opening ceremonies begin at 9:00 am at the Pilgrim Memorial Park on Water Street. The parade route starts at the Plymouth Rock. So, everybody knows where that is. >> Sure. >> Uh, continues around Water Street to Main Street and ends in Benny's Plaza on
Court Street. And if you can't make it, you can always tune in on channel 5. Uh, is they televise the parade. >> Great. >> So, so that's all I have tonight. Uh kind of a short, but you know, let's short and sweet is okay.
>> Um All right. A record a record one tonight. >> I don't know. We had one that >> I don't know. You're not going to beat 11 minutes. That's pretty quick. That's pretty quick. So, um I don't know. I not to get all cheesy, but it is a time for reflection and and giving thanks. And uh
I want to thank the people here at this table. Um it's been it's fun. I enjoy trying to guide the town and help us through good times and bad. Um, I wish everybody here a great Thanksgiving holiday. Don't eat too much and uh Yeah,
>> we'll uh Okay. >> Exactly. I have a hard time with that one. I don't know if you can tell. Um but yeah, and another quick thing too I was thankful I was actually able to uh be involved last night. A big shout out to the Halifax PTO um for their uh they
had a game with the um Harlem Wizards uh versus the faculty which was always a great time. Um I got to referee it was a fun time. Um and the kids had a blast. So great job Halifax PTO. They raised some good money for the school. Kids had it all. We win. And uh that's all I got.
>> Anything else? >> No. >> We're good. All right. If that's the case, I will entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Solved. And I will second that. All those in favor? >> I >> I passes unanimous at 6:43.
Thank you. Have a good night.