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[music] [music] Okay. Uh, good afternoon. Um, this uh meeting has been posted in accordance with the provisions of MGL chapter 38 section 20B and pursuant to chapter 3A section 20F, the notice is being made that this meeting is being recorded and

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will be posted on area 58 community access channel. The board chair reasonably anticipates that the following matters will be discussed and or voted on at this meeting. Agenda items may be taken out of order for time management considerations. Um this uh we do have folks on Zoom so all votes uh

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will be taken um by roll call. Um and if possible I know some people are driving possibly but for those that are able and willing please stand for the national heaven. I pledge allegiance to the flag to the flag of the United States of America and

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to the republic stands for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty for all. >> Thank you. Okay. Uh fairly short agenda tonight. Um uh all members present. Uh

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to my right is administrative assistant Pamela McSherry. To my left town administrator Steven Silvo. Uh my name is Tom Pratt and the other two members of the select board are William Smith and Jonathan Celying joining us via Zoom. Uh it looks like we have about I don't know eight or 10 people on Zoom. So this meeting will be posted on area

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58. The first uh item agenda um are two line item transfers. Um these are things that happen typically at the end of the year uh to fund certain things uh departments and budgets that ran short and so forth. Um and the first one um is

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a transfer amount of of $8,500 from the capital projects storm water um account and that will be trans uh transferred to the highway storm water management account. Um the reason for the excess balance in the first one is uh the account is for ongoing projects

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still ongoing and the reason for the projected deficit and the storm water highway management uh professional services exceeded balance. So, we're looking for a transfer of 8,500 from storm water capital projects to highway storm water management. So, I will make a motion to approve that um line item

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transfer as printed. >> So, moved. >> Any second? >> Second. >> Okay. Jonathan, roll call. >> Yes. >> Bill, >> yes. >> And myself is a yes as well. That carries unanimously. Three zeros. Um

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there is a an adjustment to your second line item transfer. Um I'll read the correct amount. Uh this is a transfer of $7,000 um from Street Lights Electricity which

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has a current balance of 41,000 uh I'm sorry. The budgeted amount was 41,000 and the transfer will go to the town barn electricity. um that budgeted amount um uh was 40 was7,000. The current balance is

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projected over. So we're invert we're the budgeted amount was different. Um so we're transferring 7,000 from street lights electricity to town barn electricity. Any discussion there? >> No.

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>> No. Makes sense to me. >> Okay. Uh we'll take a vote. I'll I'll enter I will make a motion to approve the adjusted amount of transferring7,000 from street lights electricity to Hold on a second.

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>> That's right. 7,000 from street lights. >> You're funding that much. You're funding 7,000. >> From >> Yes. street lights because this is

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something I should cover my budget is 41,000 if it's short >> coming from there. Yeah, it should be this, >> right? >> This should be up here, >> right? This was in front of Finn last week, too. I don't remember the specifics being talked about.

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>> I'm just put in front of >> We're just going to I'm going to withdraw that motion. Um, do I have a second to withdraw that? >> Second. >> We're just going to get clarification there. Um the printed version that we have in front of us um shows the

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transfer from account has a negative balance and my concern is making that more negative by transferring from that account. So I want to get I want to get eyes on whether we're transferring which account we're transferring from into >> rather than make it a negative account more negative.

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>> So if we could just table that for one quick second. >> [clears throat] >> time to do it on the 14th. >> We have time to do the 14th. >> Okay. So, I'm gonna I'll make a motion to table that uh that line item transfer uh until the 14th. I don't know if we need a specific motion for that or just

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skip right over just we're [snorts] going to skip right over that line item transfer to readress it on the 14th. Okay. And then the next item of business on the agenda is a final review and approval of the special town meeting warrant for July 29, 2026. Steve, you

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want to jump in there? >> Um, yeah. So, as you guys all know, we have a special town meeting called for July 29th. >> Um, so we have the four petition articles that were put up by the uh citizen petitioner, which are articles

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one, two, three, and four. we reproduce those into the warrant and then uh the board of selectman will be putting forth articles five and six which will address the PAS monies that were put in and um

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moved at town meeting this previous May. So in article five you'll see that we'll be rescending all of um article 19 of the May 11 2026 annual town meeting which established a PA settlement stabilization fund. One of the main

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reasons we want to reward this is because in order to take money out of stabilization funds, you need a twothirds vote. So, it would be difficult to take money out of that account or more difficult in order to spend it for PAS remediation. Um, and

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then article six will take the funds that have been uh accumulating in the PAS monies where they are right now and transfer them over to that fund that's being created now and with language that's better suited for the water

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commissioners to be able to use the money for projects that are applicable to the PAS fund. So that's just basic um description of articles five and six. Any questions?

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>> Do we need to do we need to go over the the articles one through four at all or they'll just be printed in the warrant? >> They'll be printed in the warrant as uh put forth by the citizen um >> the citizen petitions one through four. Okay. >> One through four. And then >> if you guys we still have time to go to print. Um so you guys are really just

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closing the warrant tonight. It's going to be tight. >> Um hopefully you know obviously we're not printing out a document like annual town meeting that's uh a bunch of pages. This should be very minimal. We're hoping, but we also know that Pam had called over there today and Harden is on

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vacation right now. So, um, it's one of those things you probably run into in July often with this company is they probably take their break right about now because it's not really common for town meetings to be running in the month of July. Um, so that being said, we'll we'll probably be able to get it done.

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>> I brought it down to six pages, so you know, it's not like another, you know, >> it's not going to be a huge expense. Um we're going to have to look into the fact of you know we will haven't posted the warrant in time since we do have the signatures. >> Yeah. >> Um and we'll have uh Bill if when you get a chance to come by and sign the

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actual warrant sheets. Um >> we'll come back tomorrow. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And we'll get these posted as in accordance with um town meeting and the law. So um everything is pretty much ready to go for town meeting. It should be pretty quick. Okay. Um, I think one

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question we were wondering about was holding it at the elementary school or if we potentially want to throw Great Hall into the conversation. Um, there would be some cost savings there to put it in Great Hall if we can house a 100 folks. Um, I can obviously ask the

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building commissioner and fire chief if there is room for a 100. Obviously, we want to avoid a situation where suddenly we have to schedule a town meeting and then we go over capacity and we get shifted to having to do it at the school and put ourselves up against it. But

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again, it's one of those things where is 100 folks. So, >> um, and this has to go to print sooner rather than later. Um, and we're meeting tonight to close the warrant. >> Excuse me. [snorts] >> The location. Yeah. >> Yeah.

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>> I mean, I don't know. I mean, I'd be interested to hear Jonathan and Bill's opinion. I would just we're we're incumbent it's incumbent upon us to hold a meeting within a certain amount of time and this is day 43 or 45 or whatever it is with very little wiggle

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room about a reposting or a change. I would rather probably potentially air on the side of caution >> conservatives >> host hosted at Halifax Elementary School and if we're just over and we wasted it. This was a special petition by a citizen. Um, I'd rather do it the right way rather than be up against the clock.

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>> Okay. >> I agree with that. >> I agree. >> Yeah. I I Yeah. I mean, I don't know what our capacity is at the Great Hall. I mean, if we can hold 200 people in there, maybe, but if it's right around 100, I don't, you know, to your point,

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it's not worth rolling the dice. >> Yeah. I think we want I think we want to stay in compliance. I I my opinion would be to let it to let it go as is. >> Yeah. Um, >> and Pam has pulled the paperwork to reserve the gym. >> So, we probably don't even need a motion. That's already how it is. That's how it's

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>> Okay. Did you guys gentlemen have any other comments uh concerns uh input on the meeting on the town special me time meeting warrant as printed? >> No, I just I wanted to say kudos to Pam. I know this is kind of her baby. So, uh it looks great, Pam. And um yeah, no,

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I'm I'm excited. What' you say? Only six pages. >> Oh, yeah. I'm I brought down six pages. I mean, >> so that's great. >> Yeah, that's great. >> So now everything everything looks in order um especially on the on the town side and I know where we have the

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citizens uh petition articles. So um you know we don't really touch those much. So I think it looks um all things considered looks great. >> Okay. So um Bill, anything to add there? >> How long will it take to print?

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>> I'm not sure. I'm going to call first thing Monday morning. Um, and I'll send it off to her. It's only a small pamphlet. So, right. So, hopefully she get the proof back to me by Wednesday. Maybe be done by >> we're gonna once once Bill signs, the console will post the notices, correct?

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>> I have today's date. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Okay. So, and we'll post online and we'll we'll do the best. >> We'll meet. >> Okay. >> Oh, yeah. >> Okay. Um, is that being >> any idea really quick, Tom? any idea on

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the cost of of postage? Do we have a ballpark of what this is going to cost us to mail everybody? >> It'll probably cost about um $1,300 because they that's how much I think it was. Um the last one was mailed out and the posts haven't changed that much.

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>> So 13 13 to 1500. >> Okay. [sighs] All right. >> Okay. Um anything else on that? Okay. So, um, article C, uh, line item C

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rather, is to close the warrant for the special town meeting for July 29, 2026. I will make a motion to close the warrant for the special town meeting for July 29, 2026 as printed. >> So moved. Second. >> Okay. Roll call vote. Jonathan,

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>> yes. >> Bill, >> yes. >> Myself, Tom, is a yes as well. 300. Um, okay. That was the printed item for our uh meeting today. Any uh anything else that you guys would like to address or touch on here?

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>> No, I'm I'm good over here. >> Okay. >> Not at this time. >> So, we will move that one item for that one item transfer to the 14th which is our next scheduled meeting which is a week from tonight regularly scheduled meeting. Um any public participation or comments from the group online? Thank you for joining. Any comments,

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questions? Okay. I'm no expert on Zoom, but I don't think I see any. >> Okay. Uh, that being said, it is maybe a new record. 13 minutes. Not bad. Um, we'll have longer ones moving forward. Uh, it is 4:44 now. I will entertain a

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motion to adjurnn. >> So moved. Second. >> Um, Jonathan, roll call vote, please. >> Yes. >> Bill, >> yes. >> And myself, Tom, as a yes as well. Hope everyone enjoys the weather. Um stay

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dry. We We are We are in charge. >> [music]