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being 6:00 on June 24th, 2026. I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Freetown Lakeville Regional School Committee. We'll start with a roll call. >> Melinda Richards >> here. >> Courtney Breitman >> here. >> Bob Clark here. >> Tim Emory >> here.

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>> Katherine Trust >> here. Becky Cushing >> here. >> Derek Madaras and Tom is absent. >> Okay. And now will everyone please stand for the pledge of >> allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, I'd like to acknowledge our admin team, um,

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director of finance, Mr. Jack Higgins, and superintendent, Dr. Barbara Starky. Um, and before we begin, I would like to ask if anyone is recording this meeting besides Lake Cam. Seeing no one, um, and thank you Lake

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Cam for recording tonight. Um, all right, we'll start. I do actually we have public input first. So is anybody here for public comment?

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Okay, seeing none, um I do not have a chair person's report tonight. So we'll move right to the student representatives. Thank you for being here again. Once again, >> hi everyone. I'm just going to give a quick update since the last meeting. It hasn't been long, but um this past

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Monday we had a successful field day after our first final of the week. And tomorrow will be the last two finals before summer break. We hope everyone enjoys our summer and we'll see you guys in the fall. >> All right. Well, thank you guys so much for coming and giving me updates. Um All

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right. And the superintendent report. >> Great. Thank you very much. Nice to see everybody tonight. Uh just a small update on strategic planning. uh letting you know that we are reviewing our responses to our scope of work inquiry uh and meeting with some potential consultants to lead the charge uh for us

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as a district and and are both uh both our towns. We are working to secure a funding source. Uh we're waiting to see how the uh year end uh ends up with some of the grant funding that we have available to us and some of the professional development money that we might not have access this year to cover

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any related expenses. And I'm happy to say that on Friday of this week, we will be sharing out the 2627 FLRSD strategic planning participation interest form so that we can see if we can get some folks who would like to commit to this work. Uh so I'd encourage anybody in the

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community has who has an interest in helping us do some long-term planning here for the district uh to please fill out the interest form and we will review those uh this summer and uh get together a group of people who represent all different constituencies. folks who work in the district, folks

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from uh both Freetown and Lakeville who do not work in the district or perhaps don't have children in the district, local business owners, uh some of our community partners, will involve students, parents, and the like. We'd like a a large committee and we would like representation from all

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constituencies. So, I'd encourage everyone to fill that out. I'll be sending that out through Thrillshare and then I will be asking our two town administrators to post that for access on town websites. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay, if there are no questions, I'm just going to move on. I have a few donations for you to consider this

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evening. Uh AES PTO uh is offering a prize donation. They are three uh or four different baskets full of summer items. Uh and the students have been spending the past few weeks uh getting caught being good as they're walking around the building. If they get caught

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doing something good that's uh you know, not intentional, not planned, uh they receive a ticket. They put the tickets in the raffle bucket and uh a lucky winner upon your approval of this prize tonight will receive a bucket full of summer items and there's one from each grade I believe. Uh there's a donation

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form in your packet to look out for that. The next donation is also from the PTO. Uh it it is for the same thing. The kids are being caught being good and a bicycle was donated to the PTO from the Levit family. So the PTO has matched that bicycle with another one. So that

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there's a bicycle for one student K through one, a lucky raffle ticket winner, and one bicycle for a student in either grades two or three upon your approval this evening uh from their copying good raffle. I thank uh our interim principal, Dr. Dale, for uh for

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leading the charge on the cop being good raffle. And then also for your contemplation tonight is the AES, FES, and Grace PTO combined effort to provide an ice cream truck on July 30th at 6 p.m. Uh because we are hosting an event here on campus at Grace for all of our

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incoming fourth graders from both uh towns so that they get to meet each other in advance of school beginning. So if you would give that contemplation tonight, uh everybody would appreciate it. Questions about those? >> Okay. Sorry.

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>> No, no, no, I don't think so. >> Okay, I I'll move quickly through the next few slides. This is the final report of the statewide graduation council. You may recall uh last December, I presented to you the proposed statewide graduation council

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recommendations. Since then, uh they have been finalized and supported by Governor Healey and will be going to effect shortly. So we at aquit high school in this district are situated fairly well to meet some of these graduation requirements and some of

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these are going to uh lead to a great deal of work on the part of our administrators, our teachers and certainly our students to meet them. So I'm just sharing these with you this evening. They'll be relative to another part of our presentation around the budget and then they're good pieces of information for you to have as we move

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forward and we think about aonquit in the program of studies and our district-wide programming. So the first element of the plan is foundational coursework through your program of studies. So the we here at Apon we're lucky we have a we've had a situation

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where our students have been able to attain the requisite 120 credits in order to graduate and those credits are in specific core and elective classes. So we uh certainly would like to plan on maintaining that. So that is one component now to meet Massachusetts

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graduation uh state compet uh to meet mass core which we've talked about before. The second thing is end of course assessments. So these uh are end of course assessments that are connected to selected courses. They will be

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designed, administered and scored by the state of Massachusetts. Right now you voted for competency determination in this district to replace MCCAST with our final exams in core content courses. It is the state's plan to eventually assume ownership of

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what would be an end of course assessment in those key courses replacing MCCAST. That's interesting to consider, right? U it would certainly necessitate curriculum alignment right across all

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schools in Massachusetts, right? uh and certainly cause us to re-evaluate our curriculum here to make sure that we are continuing to meet the expectations of the state and supporting our students in doing so. The third component is a culminating experience. So the expectation is that students will

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complete a capstone or portfolio that is defined by the state and assigned, administered, and scored locally. So, a culminating project like a capstone, we've talked about those before, or uh some type of portfolio that demonstrates

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engagement in maybe work-based learning or something that mirrors or aligns, I should say, uh with academic work that students are doing. That's a cumbersome task when you start thinking about having 100% of your graduates com graduates complete something uh of that

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ilk or that size. I'm going to move on to the next slide. Post-secondary planning. We've we've used the phrase my cap here at school committee. So the expectation is that students will develop and maintain an individual career and academic plan

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which we we do here for our students at Aponquit. You you heard me and you heard our uh students tell you last month at graduation we had a a placement for all 100% of our graduates. Uh so we do an awful lot of planning. Guidance is

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significant in that role. So again, that will tie into a part of the budget presentation later. The students plan must meet required year-by-year milestones defined in the state's MYCAP framework along with locally determined

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activities. So for example, a a locally determined activity could be engagement in a college or career fair, right? Required milestones will also include financial literacy. That's going to sound familiar to you and it's on the next slide as well. Artificial

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intelligence and digital literacy work and work-based learning experiences as well as completion of the FASA and MASFA um opportunity to receive aid for advanced studies for college. So that's

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kind of all bundled under this umbrella called postsecary planning. And you have heard us talk about some of this programming that we have and some that we do not. You know, for example, we might address financial literacy through our personal finance class, but not all

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students take that. So, we've got to find a way to integrate that into our current program of studies for all students. What we don't have is any kind of discrete training right now on artificial intelligence. So, that's something we're going to have to consider adopting and and putting into

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the curriculum of some of our classes. How exactly some of these items are going to occur has not been specifically divine, you know, defined by the state. So I can't sit here and say to you, you have to have a class on artificial intelligence,

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>> right? Or or could we simply conduct one lesson with all students yet to be defined what that expectation will be, but there will have to be something. >> Uh so just pointing out there are some things that we don't have in place that we'll have to work on. And then the next slide uh indicates point five is

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financial literacy that falls under that post secondary planning kind of umbrella but it was also enough for Desi to point it out discreetly that students will develop knowledge and skills in financial literacy and then again filling out the FAFSA or MASSA form. So

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the free application for federal student aid or the Massachusetts application for student aid. Contrary to what I shared with you last time, there does seem to be in this final study an opportunity for students to opt out of that or a family to opt out of completing that. However, thinking about again 100% of

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our graduates filling that out uh and helping our parents to be to do that is the guidance department's work here at the high school. >> And then the last one, seals of distinction. So students will have the option to earn state designated seals of

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distinction. districts will offer a minimum number of that of those so that all students will have access to attain them. Currently, we offer the seal of biiteracy for our students who are fluent in a second language and pass the biiteracy test um before graduation.

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That's a fairly common test here now in Massachusetts. But there will be a minimum number and type of these distinctions that the high school will have to offer to students. Again, not I don't have all of the details, but as as this unfolds more uh and we have some

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opportunity during the coming school year to talk about these recommendations and talk about some of these new expectations, uh I will certainly bring that back to you and you'll hear from uh principal desert about those as well. In your packet tonight, I did include for you the 105page document that we

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received from Desi outlining all of this information. I don't know if you have any any questions right now. >> I do if I may through the chair. Um >> it you mentioned it might be a statewide

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uh every district would be adhering to some of this. Is is that >> the expectation is that all districts adhere to all of this? >> Okay. Is there an opt out option for those districts who do not agree to everything that the state mandates in our curriculum? Yeah, I don't believe

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so. >> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I guess I could further that with I I don't believe so and I do think it would certainly put us I recognize where that question is coming from and I I hear you

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>> uh for lack of a better way to say that. Uh but I do think not doing that, not adhering to the recommendations perhaps will put our students at a real disadvantage. Okay. Do the chair. Would you like me to move on? >> Sure. Okay. Thank you very much. And

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again, we'll we'll we'll stay posted on those developments. Uh I am now functioning as Terry Fleming, who couldn't be with us tonight. She had a family obligation and sense her regrets. However, she would like you to contemplate this evening the acceptance of a donation from the museum of science

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uh from its engineering is elementary program otherwise known as EIE. So she successfully uh wrote for this opportunity. Its value is $4,76 and it provides 14 science related engineering kits to be used by our

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elementary students in grades K through five. There are no questions on those kits. I'll just move right along. And another thing on behalf of Terry Fleming, and I'm certainly happy to share uh that we have some students who received a commendation for their project, their

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civics action project entitled improving the well-being of our educators. So, we'd like to acknowledge tonight the success of Payton Ashton, Emma Cussen, Alexis Reed, and Langston Vasquez for their commendation and their work on the Civics Action Project. And I know it's

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just us, but I think they deserve a round of applause. Thank you, CHAIR. And we'll be sending off an acknowledgement uh from central office to those students tomorrow. >> Okay, sounds great. And then I'll turn things over to Mr.

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Higgins. Well, you're not going to quite turn it over to me yet. We're moving into the FY27 budget update and we have a new slide presentation which is going to be >> coming up on the screen and I believe you have the first few slides. >> I have the first few slides. I do. There you go. I do. I just didn't know if you wanted to say bean count.

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>> No, there's not many beans to count today right now. So, we're moving on. >> Uh, so this presentation looks familiar. It's rather paired down and it also got some new information for you at the end. Just a reminder of the seated school committee members at this meeting. Um just a staffing update here

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for the end of the year. I certainly shouldn't say the word just. A staffing update for you here at the end of the year. Uh we have been talking about the uh educators in across the district who will not be returning because they've been rifted as a result of our budget

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circumstance. So I am sharing with you an update on that. There has been one change to this list. Uh we have recalled a guidance counselor at the high school. Uh we have been able to do that because we do have some remaining grant funding this year. We have some innovation

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career pathway grant funding that we believe we have secured for next year. We know it's coming. It's the second year of our innovation pathway grant. And we have hired some people into the district to replace retiring teachers uh or in some of those positions that Kelly

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has Kelly Steele has spoken to you about that are cost savings for the district. And as a result, as a result, we've been able to uh amass enough to cover the guidance counselor's salary for a year. The reason we're bringing that guidance counselor back uh is deeply connected to all of those recommendations I just

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shared with you. In particular, the innovation career pathway work and the capstone and endofear and internship projects that our students need. That program uh was, you know, implemented this year. We have our first round of students who are heading into internships next year. And it's really

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important for us to have a guidance counselor who has established that program at least leading that charge for the first year. This is the person who's made all of the community connections on behalf of the students. So that is a change. Uh and the remainder of these slides are

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the same. And to uh vice chair Breitman's request, I did include on these slides the remaining number of staff members in each of those positions. And that's the number in parenthesis. Um, and just an update for you, again, I shouldn't say just, an update for you,

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uh, on some things that have happened here at the end of our school year that we've done as a result of our budget circumstance, some of the planning that we've had to do, um, at an accelerated rate and some of the changes that have uh, resulted. So, at the district level, we have filed with Desi for our 112th

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budget number, and we'll talk a little bit more about that in a minute. We as of tomorrow will have ex I'm sorry as of Friday will have exited 62 employees and that includes all of their payroll related matters, technology related matters and everything else that comes

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with exiting an employee. Um safe to say all the emotional pieces that go with that as well. uh we have provided them with benefit information and we have also uh taken a measure here to transfer a school nurse from one building to another uh to help meet our needs with the result of the

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float nurse being reduced at the high school. Uh the administration is deserving of much praise for developing a new master schedule and uh they have notified students and parents regarding reduced electives and AP offerings in particular with the loss of VHS. uh

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those parents were notified and the students have been meeting with guidance to come up with the alternative measures uh you know either signing up for other courses or um considering taking courses through dual enrollment that are are at a cost to the family. Um we have

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adjusted teacher schedules and student schedules uh to accommodate the con the schedule constrictions and we are investigating our need to notify NESC that's at the high school to date at the middle school. Again uh kudos to principal Olivera and his team they have

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developed a new master schedule uh to accommodate for the reduced numbers of specials and instructional time that the students will have. They have adjusted teacher schedules and are working on the student schedules and those will be accessible as they are each year uh mid to late August.

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Moving forward at Grace, I just saw our principal Sullivan come in. Uh she's deserve it praise as well. She along with her team created a new schedule to reflect the reduced library and digital literacy programming and the reduction in reading and math services. current class size that as we're going into next

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year, we're looking at a class size in grade four of 25 per class and grade five 21. So, you can see an increase there in grade four. Um, at AES, uh, lots of praise to our interim principal, uh, Dr. Dale, who has left

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the building situated quite well by creating a new schedule again to reflect the reduced library and digital literacy offerings. So, that's one less special. And then also uh the lack of reading and math services. So what that did to the schedule. We are leaving this school year heading into next year with

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kindergarten hovering 17 to 18, grade 1 at 22, grade two at 21, and grade three at 20 students per class. And then fees, I'll acknowledge again uh the principal, principal Ward and his staff again for creating a new schedule to do just what's happening at AES and Grace,

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making those accommodations. We leave this year heading into next year with the class size of fees. Kindergarten 18.5 uh grade 1 at 23, grade two hovering 21.5, cresting 22, uh and grade three class size of 20. And I will update you

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on those class sizes when we return in September. I did not provide class sizes for the middle school and the high school. That's a little bit more difficult to cons to discern given the number of electives uh and the schedules that the students have, but I'll be happy to provide those for you when we return in September.

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>> Dr. I heard I may be wrong, but I thought I heard you say class size of 25 going into grade five. >> Grade four. >> It's grade four. >> It's grade four. Okay. If I said that it's grade four, I'm reading from the screen, so I apologize if I misspoke. It's grade four at 25 and grade five at

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21. Any questions about those things so far? >> Yeah. Of those 62 people that exited, are any of them administrators? >> Yes. The um assistant principal at the

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high school. >> Thank you. >> And now >> I will turn things over to Mr. Higgins who will walk you through what a 112th budget is all about. >> Yes. Well, I don't know all about um we certainly are um learning this as

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quickly as we can in preparation for uh moving into a 112 budget which we will be as of July 1st, 2026. Um I want to start by thanking a few people um for their assistance in this process. To begin with, we reached out to a number of regional schools in Massachusetts

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that have gone through the 112 budget process uh within the last few years so that they have employees, specifically business managers or assistant business managers or payroll um employees that have gone through this. Narogansit Regional, Rotten Dunstable Regional, Bridgewater, Rainom Regional. Uh we had

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conversations with um members of their business office in all those districts. And then uh my former mentor from Monoy uh regional is they have not actually gone through the 112th at Monoy, but he's a pretty experienced business manager. So he is something somebody who

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not technically my mentor anymore, but certainly somebody who gets phone calls when I have questions um and has been able to provide some insights as well. Uh I also want to thank Michelle Griffin who's the regional governance coordinator. She's our contact at DESIE has helped us through some of this uh process as well and is is our main point

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of contact. And finally, I'd like to thank Vice Chair um Breitman for uh providing a number of questions that uh that I'm going to address here um in this presentation. So, and and answer hopefully answer any further questions that you may have that come up. So, what

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is a 112 budget? This is the process that the state requires if a district if a school district does not have a an approved budget as of July 1st. The state will provide this is the only way that they can have a mechanism for the district to be able to continue operations um while not having an

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approved budget. Uh it is based on the FY26 or prior year. So in this case it'll be the 26 budget. Um it is not quite as simple as just simply taking the general fund budget FY26 and dividing it by 12. uh it will be a slightly more u because they do make an

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adjustment for the increase in chapter 70 funding that the district will receive as well. Uh so we haven't yet received that number though we have made the the submission of is a pretty substantial amount of information that they need to see which includes what is

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the general fund uh budget for the current year. What is the general fund proposed by the school committee for the following year? Uh how much do we have we u are we using any END in each of if if in either of those years? Capital pro uh excuse me capital payments. um school

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choice, other revolving funds that are integrated into the budget uh so that they can then make a make a decision around that. So with that being said, we will receive that um they we have been told in the most recent communication that we should receive that the beginning of next week. We need to

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receive it by the beginning of next week because of course that's the end of FY26. When uh talking about the 112th budget, one of the questions that was asked was can all expenditures can uh continue under a 112th budget? Are there future expend expenditures that cannot? So

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there needs to be a prior prioritization of expenditures when we are in some of these questions will be redundant in my answers, but when we are in July, all of our teachers and our paraprofessionals, they are still being paid through a

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summer acral process out of the prior year. So if I'm a teacher who receives a 26 26 payments, I have the option to choose for 22. In which case, if I choose 22, I've received my last payment as of today. So the July 24th warrant.

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If I opt for a 26 pay, what what the district does is it sets aside a little bit each payroll. So that at the end at over the summer, there's four payments worth of payroll for that teacher to be paid out over the summer. So those those

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dollars are $26. So when we run payroll on July 8th, the overwhelmingly uh the overwhelming part of that is going to be $26. However, our custodians are not on a uh teacher schedule. They start their they start

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their fiscal year on July 1. I start my fiscal year on July 1. These two start their fiscal year on July one. um as do our school year um I'm sorry our um full year secretaries. So we will need to

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that that number the payroll number for July 8th will need to be a part of that will need to be paid out um it's required to be paid out on that July 8th warrant. So that's something that we have to be we we we expect that one 12th of our budget

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in July the expenditures for of is not one 12th of our expenditures as you can you know we're not paying the teachers yet however whatever we don't spend in July carries over to August whatever we don't spend in July and August will carry over to September and all the advice that I received from Naransit and

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Grton Dunstable and Bridgewater reignum and districts have gone through this is be very be very frugal in your expenditures if you can be in July and August so that should you go into September or October, you have uh backup

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funds essentially to make to make payroll because you need you need to be making payroll. >> Um and the as I said we're if we're talking about this being based on FY26 and I said there's a you know might be slight slight increase as a result of what's in chapter 7. We are talking a slight increase. It wouldn't be

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significant enough to cover what the payroll would be in September. So the carryover would be necessary in order for us to be able to do that. >> Uh programs questions thus far. >> Thank I do have a question. It wasn't one that I already asked, but this just

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popped in my head. >> So Jesse hasn't responded and told us what our budget is for the 112th budget yet. >> But the funds would have to come from the member towns, correct? >> So the towns also don't know how much they need to pay us. >> Yes, we are in communication with the

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towns as well. Right. And they pay us once a month, >> correct? The beginning of the month. >> In the beginning of the month. Okay. >> Yeah. They pay us at the beginning of the month. The state pays us when they pay us, right? So, the money is coming in through the month uh at different times

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and and and pretty consistently. The towns are paying us right at the beginning of the month, but you know, if there's holidays and so forth, it might stretch out by a couple of days. Um let's see here. Are there any programs, services, contracts or purchases that

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will be delayed as a result of the 112 budget? Yes, instructional supplies, uh, we have been working with the building principles and the secretaries who oversee that process. Um, what I'm been asking them to do is to triage their instructional supplies. What are those things that are going to be needed in

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September rather than maybe purchases that are being done over the summer that are then put in a closet and you can use them as the year goes on? What are those absolutely essential needs that are that you're going to need on September 1? So that when we start to uh determine what do we have as additional expend uh

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additional revenue that we can use for expenditures in July, the schools can make those purchases to be prepared for September. Um it is my expectation that we'll be able to do that but I've not done this before. So we certainly could be in a situation where there are some supplies not ready in September.

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Uh we're working with select vendors to establish uh payments the appropriate payment schedules. Um, so if we have, for example, vendors that typically get paid at the very beginning of the year for the entire year, but the amount would be would put us in a in in a

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situation where we would like to be able to distribute if we can arrange with the vendor to make quarterly payments, monthly payments without the penalty. We're we're doing that. Uh, can we issue new contracts, appointment letters, or staffing assignments under 112? Yes, we can. and

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though vendor contracts would be delayed until we're sure of the final budget in some cases. Um, at what point do staffing decisions need to be finalized for the start of the uh next school year? U, at this point, as Dr. Starky has has has stated, at this point, our riffs are remaining

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in place. Thus, should we get into the school year under a 112 budget, we could still potentially make payroll with the existing staff. However, we would um we would be limiting other expenses. Facilities repairs would be a challenge. There is certainly a circumstance where we could get into a 112 budget situation

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that goes far enough down the line where we would need to make additional riffs in order to make payroll. >> Question. >> Yeah. Any questions? uh expenditures that occur disproportionately at the beginning of the fiscal year. There are a few of those. Uh Bristol County Retirement, we

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we are in on the pay as you go with Bristol County Retirement. Uh and we get a a bill at the beginning of every year. We pay it at the beginning of the year. There's no penalty. Uh so that is something that we have as you know a a required payment that needs to come go

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out in July. It's a pretty substantial one. It's 1.2 2 million, but it's it covers our u the district's retirement contribution for all employees who are fall under Bristol County retirement. That does not include any of the teachers who are or or administrators who are under the mass teachers

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retirement system. Uh Bristol County retirement is for uh essentially everybody else. The other um payment that we would have to make is uh there's there's more than just this but um Tyler uh information systems which we use for our accounting

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that is a one-time payment that comes at the beginning of the year. We certain certainly want wouldn't want to put that in jeopardy. So that would be something that we would establish at the beginning of the year. Um and then trans uh are there transportation, special education, technology or facilities contracts that become problematic under a 1212?

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Certainly special education transportation becomes a challenge. those increase each year. Uh the 112 budget would be from the prior year. So something like transportation would be is is a challenge. It is, you know, specialized transportation particularly when we're talking about specialized

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transportation that we um contract out and we do for all of our out of district students for example. Uh and then there are some students who come into our buildings that we're unable to service with our own um transportation system. So those would be things that we would

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want. We're keeping a close eye on in terms of being able to carry over money. Um and as I said, those rates will increase in FY27. Um deadlines. What are the deadlines that we face over the next 30 to 60 days? With regards to the 112th budget, the state does not have a deadline over

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the over the summer months. Uh once they establish the monthly amount, the monthly revenue amount uh the 112th budget uh they are at that point expecting the school committee and the towns to continue negotiating and go through the process. They are put they

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put this in place in order for us to be able to operate but they also put it in place such that it is a challenge and it is a challenge. I get I mean our business office is working very hard on this and it is a challenge and the reason it is a challenge is to motivate

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all sides to to negotiate. Um however should it not be resolved by December 31st the state assumes operation of the uh district budget at that point and they don't for the rest of the year. They don't they negotiations are as far as I understand in reading the statute negotiations are done at that point.

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state assumes control and they um they would relinquish control on Jul June July 1st of the following year. >> Are there any other questions? Any follow-ups? >> I think so. >> Okay. >> Actually, I have a Sorry, I have a

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question. Please. >> Yes. Um, so my question is during the 112th budget up until December, is there any like monthly meeting that occurs where you kind of discuss what's going on or sit down with

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um with the state and kind of talk about >> No, there's not a meeting. Uh we would continue to begin communication with the um the regional finance coordinator, the governance coordinator, Michelle Griffin. Um but there's not at at this

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point they are they are very much pushing it into the court of the school committee and towns to as far for them they're creating a bridge for the school school district to move forward and to be able to continue operations but ultimately it's the

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school committee and the towns to make the decision to move into an approved budget. >> Okay. >> Go ahead. >> If I may. >> Yeah. Um, if there's a solution between the school committee and the

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towns prior to July 1st next year, at what point does the state not can make us continue this budget process? Can we come to an agreement say September, October during this process as we >> school committee was to come to

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agreement with the town on July 31st we would be moving into an approved budget on August 1st they moved if there was an approved budget on August 31st >> of this year >> of this year September 30 September 1st of the next day we would be >> okay so it's it is month to month

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>> it is month to month >> once we approve something that following first >> it would in fact I believe and I I don't actually I shouldn't say I should I don't say with certainty but it could very well be midmon. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So we don't we're not forced to do this

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for a whole year even if we agree. It's >> please don't >> we're asking the towns not to. >> Okay. But I and and yes so this is just this is the operation and once they give us that number we move. Okay. >> And move forward. Um, what decisions

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will administration need from the committee if the budget remains unresolved after the July 27th special town meeting? At that point, it is um, under the statute, it would be a requirement for the school committee to reconsider the budget again. >> And to that point, through the chair, I I think there might be some discussion

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this evening about perhaps scheduling a meeting now since, you know, when the town meeting is uh, in anticipation of discussing what happens at that town meeting. >> Yeah. >> Hoping that happens during discussion tonight. uh when it comes to the joint uh if it

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comes to a joint town meeting uh the the responsibility for the organization and the um payment for that is the responsibility of the school committee um as as I understanding and read the statute the school committee it is the school committee's meeting uh once the

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joint meeting is um scheduled so uh and a a joint town meeting as my understanding falls under the categorization of a special town meeting which we requires two weeks of posting. So um

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would be two weeks out from whenever the determination was for a joint town meeting. >> Moderator is chosen though through a joint select board meeting. >> Yes. >> Question. So um you know if it comes to this the school committee is responsible

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for drafting the warrant, making sure it's posted, doing the allotted time, whatever it is, two weeks or a month. >> Yeah. Um, is there any circumstance or is there any concern that this could result in like a delay to the start of the school year? We're starting before

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Labor Day. >> It I wouldn't anticipate it delaying the school year in any way because we would be operating under a 112 budget. So, we would have money to that's why the money from the state is coming so that we could continue to operate. Um, as Mr. Higgins said earlier, if we get into

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this and we're in, you know, October and November and we're having trouble hitting making payroll, then we're going to have to make some decisions regarding staff during the school year. Uh, so did you have a question? >> Only after only after.

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>> Okay. Sorry. So that would be something to consider. >> Did you have another question? >> Uh, actually, yeah. Um, it's a school committee meeting would be the special meeting. Um, why is the moderator chosen through the select boards who clearly

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aren't supporting the school committee? >> Not sure. I read the it's my reading of the statute. I might be wrong, but as I read through the statute, it said a moderator is chosen through a joint select board meeting. >> Okay. it if I may it might be a

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consideration of the committee uh that after the special town meeting on the 27th when you reconvene again you'll be asked to reconsider the budget in the same manner that you have in the previous meetings you may at that meeting want to discuss involving legal

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counsel if you move to a joint meeting and then a lot of these questions will be answered by Kelly Gonzalez for you meaning questions surrounding the white the writing of the warrant the selecting of a moderator, >> right? >> Okay. >> But the selecting of a moderator

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>> to the best of our reading of the statute seems to be through the select board. >> Do they have the same legal counsel we do? >> They do not. >> So they wouldn't use Kelly then. So that she would not be part of the moderator selection. >> Not that we're aware of, but I would recommend posing that question to our

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legal counsel. I mean, this is >> Mr. Higgins and I reading and interpreting the statute and discussing what's happened in other school systems. But perhaps it would be best for for us to use the district legal counsel to make sure that we're on the right path should we get to that point.

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>> So if it gets to that point, we would have to have like a meeting just to I guess plan like plan that and set the warrant. >> I would imagine so. Yes. The order of operation though, just so to be clear, is the special town meeting

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that's already scheduled in Lake Hill on July 27th. And then depending on what happens at that meeting, you would reconvene. And what I had alluded to earlier was that perhaps you could select a date for reconvening this evening while you're

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all together uh and make that date public. And then if there was a scenario in which you didn't have to meet, then you would cancel the meeting. I had another question. I just >> So, so to sorry if I may gohead to

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clarify the the scheduling of and and the procedure of the meeting. >> The 27th of July is a special town meeting for the town of Lakeville, >> which is not a joint meeting, which is not our school committee held meeting. So, if Lakeville

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can figure out their situation on the 27th and and fund the budget, we're all set. If we decide after that, then it become the the joint town meeting is what becomes the school

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committee held meeting >> responsibility of the school. No. Well, you'd have to have a meeting before, >> right? >> You'd have committee meeting and then a joint town meeting would be scheduled. >> Yep. sometime thereafter. >> Sometime thereafter, a minimum of two weeks after posting, >> but this could be with the right

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communication, this could be solved on the 27th of July without us having to do all the extra specials. >> The district needs approved budgets from both approved voted budgets from both towns to move forward. >> We're 50% there. >> Got it. Thank you. Mhm.

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>> Um and I I don't know if this is the best time to ask this particular question, but um like I know if somebody wanted to go to the upcoming special town meeting and suggest that the schools are given, you know, the the

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budget money, they would have to say it should come from here or here. Um, you know, if we're writing a warrant for joint town meeting, are we trying to dictate where that money comes from or I'm >> and I think that's where you would seek

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the advice of legal counsel. >> Okay. I don't know if anyone back here or Derek have any questions. I wouldn't want to >> I think I think they're okay. Okay. 18.

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>> Good. You guys have asked all the questions I had. Thank you. >> No, I couldn't hear >> 19. >> She said that you've asked all the questions she had. So, thank you. >> Uh in the question that come one additional uncertainty or costs are being created are being created by

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operating under 112 budget. Uh as I mentioned the the for example the Bristol County retirement pay payment is a high priority to be made in July. It's a significantly large payment. And then um in case of a level services budget voted through town meeting um if that was to go through that process that we

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would could safely assume that the meeting wouldn't take place until the middle of August and we would be hiring a large number of staff to replace riffs rift employees that would be declining recalls. So people that have

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been rifted are seeking positions um if they have new jobs. they're getting recalled, there's no responsibility for them to come back. Um, and should they decline the re recall, we would need to be posting and finding those positions. That's particularly challenging in some

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areas, specifically those um difficult positions to find, such as math teachers, STEM teachers, and science teachers. So, uh, math teachers at high school and middle school, uh, through the STEM program for the middle school. Those positions would be particularly challenging in middle of August to find find those positions. So that would be

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an additional uncertainty in this in this case. Um assuming the level services budget is ultimately approved, what structural issues remain that could put us in a similar position next year? U we have as we've spoken about and as the towns have spoken about, they certainly have limited tax growth in both of the towns. They've demonstrated

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that over the um the past few months. Our staff contracts will certainly um uh put uh the district in a position a similar position next year and certainly the uncertainty of health insurance um which uh of course this year we had a

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moderate increase of 5%. Um but it's not we can't know from one year to the next what those increases might be. Uh let's see here. uh additional costs or administrative burdens that are created or by operating under 112 budget. Tracking and managing revenue and expenditures will certainly add

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complexity in in this manner will certainly add a pretty significant level of complexity to the business office during a close. Uh we going through the close process for 26 as you can imagine that's a a pretty substantial lift uh for the business office as it is. Um now

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tracking and managing revenue um for on a monthly basis uh will add a level of complexity. We will um there's some restrictions to our business office efficiencies like our annualized incumbrances. Um in some of those cases we'll be able to do them in some of them

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we won't. It makes it certainly a lot easier for our um for our district accountant to operate to have uh encumbered an entire year's worth of electric bills for example. uh so that she's not required to create a PO for

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every payment. Um it saves a lot of time. There's pretty significant amount of accounts payable that crosses her desk on on anyway on a given month. So being able to reduce those um those items that we know are going to be annualized incumbrances makes things easier as we go through. uh should it

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delay into the start of next year, we could certainly see classroom supplies could be affected and then the riff recall process and hiring staff will pose a challenge not just well administratively not necessarily in central office certainly though uh for the principles uh to be going through

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that process at that point. >> And just to close things out uh our next steps are continuing with strategic planning in the interest of moving forward regardless of what happens here. uh continuing to communicate with our towns via our TA meetings and you'll be happy to know our collaborative calendar

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has been established for next year. Uh there is, as we know, a Lakeville Town meeting July 27th at 6:30 at the high school and then there would be uh possibly a subsequent FLRSC meeting at which uh the results of that Lakeville town meeting would be discussed. And

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I'll just close with a thank you to the school committee members who submitted these questions in advance. So, we were able to answer them for you uh and also able to answer them for the public. >> I don't know uh if there are any other questions we can answer for you right now.

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>> Yeah, if you go back to the uh the riff section, that wouldn't occur unless the boat changed, right? I mean, you wouldn't be you wouldn't be hiring people if if everything stayed the same.

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>> If you mean, I'm sorry. >> If we restored a level service, we would be hiring people. If we remain in this circumstance, we would not be hiring people back. >> And I'd like to know why. >> We would not be recalled. >> How many people that are that are laid off were science and math people?

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>> I can get you that number while we move on to the next question. I'll go right back up to the top and count them out for you, but the science, technology, and engineering program at the middle school uh doesn't exist anymore under this current circumstance. So, that's, you know, at the very least three >> three positions for that. Uh there's two

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maths uh two math teachers at the high school. Um, so five >> get you the exact number cuz if we're talking math, if you're doing just secondary level or if we include ele include elementary because you've got the specialists as well because they're math certified, right?

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>> Okay. Do you want to pose the next question while I count or I can just simply sit here and count? >> Um, does the 112th budget pose any impact or on summer operations or preparing the buildings for the new school year? it um so in some yes as we

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talked about um summer payroll we have to be very careful in terms of how we we payroll is fairly low in July and August but we'll carry it over into the first theoretically into the first few months um health insurance the district's uh for all benefits the district's

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contribution to those come out of the general fund so even for example um a teacher who is being paid through summer process from prior year. They're paying their health insurance component through

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their um through 26, but the district is paying it's July's payment. So, they're making July July's payment out of FY27 and August payments out of FY27. We keep keep a close eye on those as well. Health insurance payments. Um we, as I

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mentioned, um u accounting software and other tech uh platforms that we we would need to pay at the beginning of the year. uh any leases that we have for technology. Um and then we're meeting with a meeting with facility director Greg Goodwin. Um when it comes to

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supplies, one of the things we can't delay are cleaning supplies that we'll need to use for the classrooms and for the buildings to prepare for the fall. So those are purchases that will need to make need to be made. >> Six math and science full-time. that we

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have the other math interventions. But if we're looking at full-time, we have six science and math across the district. And it should be noted that the library media specialists also taught digital literacy and coding, which dances along the line of STEM. So that's three additional uh three additional full-time library media

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specialists and the library media professional, although she did not teach. Yes, these these questions and answers pretty much have a negative connotation to everything. We've heard not long ago all the

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positive connotations if we had a level funded budget. So I I understand what this list is for, but I would remind the committee of all the positive uh connotations that we had

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we had heard rather earlier. Uh it'd be nice to try to balance them out. >> Sure. This is really focusing on the operation of the district under 112. >> It's not it's not focusing on the kids.

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Well, from my perspective, >> that's correct. In the summertime, though, we're focusing on the operations to get the buildings ready and to get this district keep the district operating for the kids in the fall. >> Yeah. >> My questions were more about the governance of how this operates. I don't know what a 112 budget is.

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>> We haven't done gone through it. So, my questions were how do we actually govern through this and how do we manage this through all this uncertainty? My point was behind all of this the children right

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they want to be negatively impact impacted as a reminder. >> Yeah. Do you just want to remind us that this that that there's a lot of difficulty listed in these, but if we were to get the level services budget

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that you Yeah, it's worth it for the kids. >> All right. >> Yes, >> if I may. >> Yeah. >> Um, side note, it's not really a question here. potentially is there a way for school committee or administration

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on behalf of the school committee to send out proper communication to all the parents in the district regarding the 27th meeting. For example, uh the July 8th, excuse me, the June 8th town of Lakeville meeting, I believe was

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at 6 p.m. or 6:30 or somewhere in there. um probably 40 or 50 families that I know personally were at the ball field because it was a championship game. Now that's on that's on the athletic association who I lobbyed to move the

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games because of the importance of the Freetown meeting the week prior and then the Lakeville meeting that night on the 8th. But as I was there looking at all these folks, you know where they couldn't get was to here to

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have that Lakeville meeting. So you had 40 or 50 families affected who weren't able to get to the meeting who weren't able to vote for their own children. So it was unfortunate because it over overlapped. And I understand there's certain things that probably moving

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forward we need to change. But, you know, to to Bob's point, I think if we don't let Lakeville know, we already know the select board doesn't let Lakeville know. We we we've had that clear here several times, including when

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we had a a joint meeting back in I think March where it was all over the place and and not making even a little bit of sense for some of the conversations. But Freetown's already passed this budget.

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Lakeville, from what I've heard in conversations, they didn't even know what they were voting on that night for the meeting that they missed. So, is there a way to communicate with the town of Lakeville, and only two of the Lakeville school committee members are here tonight. I know we have the other two uh on camera and I'm glad we're all

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here, but what can we do to communicate properly since the since the elected officials in Lakeville don't do it to their own people? Like I applaud the Freetown select the selectmen because they are all over

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social media. They're sending out newsletters all the time. They're they're all over the place letting us know in Freetown what's going on in town. Lakeville. I I don't know if that happens, but it doesn't appear. So, >> I don't want to say that our select board needs to, you know, be online and

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and posting on Facebook and and stuff. Um, I don't think that necessarily has to be part of that job. Um, I do believe there was discussion of them uh trying to put out a newsletter though. They do want to increase the visibility of

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things. Um, but I the information is out there and I also think people just people need to be looking for it. Um, you can only do so much to get people's attention to to this kind of thing.

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>> I think to Tim's point though, he was asking like what could we do as like school committee members of Lakeville? Um, so is that like is that something we can have a discussion about?

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>> I don't know. I don't know how much it's our place to I mean, you know, not usurp the select boards need to tell people what town meetings are for, but >> I just mean in terms of getting information out like whether it's going

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doortodoor or putting flyers out or anything like that. >> I don't think that we can do that. Um, >> okay. >> As far as I don't I don't think that we can actually we could probably have a newsletter, but that would mean someone being in charge of that and that, you

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know, I'm not even sure how you would figure a distribution, people signing up, whatever. But um, >> nope. >> But I would think that would be something for a future meeting discussion.

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Like at this point, we're not all of a sudden going to be able to start a newsletter or do something to get everyone's attention for this next town meeting. I mean, other than you know, people, you talk to people. >> You wanted to

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>> Yeah. to to Tim's point, uh 2003 in August, we had a joint town meeting and I believe at that time we asked the athletic associations of both towns not to schedule any games on that

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date and I believe they complied with that. So that's something that we could also do to ensure that people have an opportunity to go and go and vote. Uh, as far as Freetown support of the budget,

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I don't know. I have my questions about that. It's easy to sit back and and vote something knowing that the other town is going to say no. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, unless anyone has any more

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questions, I think that we can move on. question. >> I'm sorry. >> Can I ask this question? >> I I mean, we had public comment earlier. >> Oh, okay. Sorry. >> Yeah. >> I don't I'm trying not to get off topic

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and try, you know, trying to move on. Um I think we've had a pretty exhaustive list of questions as far as um >> she can submit it in writing or email. Yeah, you can you can ask us like later and we can try to get you an answer. But we're gonna we're gonna move on here

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now. >> If we're moving on, the next thing on the agenda is a D water grant. >> Yes. Um so, uh congratulations to Greg Goodwin. Uh as you had voted to, uh accept the grant for the mass ch through

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the mass D for the campus earlier this fiscal year. Um uh Mr. Goodwin has successfully applied for additional funding from Mass D for our Freetown Elementary School water system. Um, as you know, our campus as well as

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Freetown, they are both uh public water suppliers. And so, um, we are as a as a small community, small water supplier, we have opportunity to receive some grant funding for specifically upgrading those water systems and the filtering systems that exist within them. So this

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grant uh award is $169,117 and it is for the feasibility study um and and ultim ultimately plans for the upgrades uh that would be necessary within the Freetown Elementary system uh water system. This is uh specifically

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around conceptual design and supporting narrative for the installation of a PAS treatment system and pH monitoring processes. Phil would be asking the school committee to vote to approve that grant which has been awarded. The Freetown Lakeville Middle School PTO has uh would like to make two donations in

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the amount of uh first for PTO for the uh in a new kiln for the art program at uh the middle school. The current kiln is several years years old uh and in need of repair each year. We we've been able to make uh minor repairs so to keep

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it going, but it is virtually on the end of its life. Um the cost for a kiln is approximately $8,349 for installation and safety upgrades. The that the we'll be asking the school committee to vote to approve that donation. In addition to that, the

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Freetown Lakeland Middle School PTO would also um like to donate for uh new curtains uh in on the stage, specifically existing rear and side curtains to be removed and new curtains to be uh put in. these would meet safety standards at an approximately $6,875

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for that donation. We also have a donation uh from the Royal Yeah, I'm sorry. >> Tim has a question. >> Uh it's actually not a question. If I if I may, though, I I do want to thank the um the middle school PTO for those donations. Um the curtains have probably

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been there since I was there in 2003. Um but they have done such a good job the last couple of weeks with activities for our middle schoolers. Uh, and it's such a tough time of year. I'd really just I just want to thank them especially for going out of their way. I know we have um a member of the PTO here

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tonight to represent those donations and I thank her for being here also. Um, I'd hate for her to stick around uh till the end of the meeting to hear the vote if she doesn't want to. But um but thank you for those donations and I'm I'd be surprised if they don't get accepted this evening.

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>> We we certainly do appreciate that. >> So, thank you for for that. >> Yes. Uh the Roy family of Lakeville has offered to donate a commercial grade elliptical machine for our um ARHS fitness weight room. Uh it's in excellent condition, will require no retrofitting, plugs directly into the

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wall. Um so the school committee, we're asking the school committee to accept that donation. Um there are several surplus items um at AES and at Grace. At AES there's a some u there's a saber floor scrubber. This is non-operable,

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not repairable. student. These are broke old broken student desks that have been in storage for several years. This is really an opportunity to clean out some storage space in the basement for, you know, other items, newer items that may need to be stored in the future. Uh 40

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to 50 pieces of desks or chairs that would need to be removed. And then uh a big green commercial vacuum. This will again something that is not certainly not not operable at this point and not repairable. Um, Grace has a uh light

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garden cart for um that is in in a state of disrepair. It's located in the back storage room. It's 12 years or more in age and currently has no use and they'd like to make that um surplus as well for the school committee would be asked to vote to make those items surplus.

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Would you like to take the next? >> Yes. So, at the if if we're moving on, unless you have any questions about the donations or the surplus. Okay. Uh at our last meeting uh we introduced to you a draft of a capital plan. We we have been asked by both Freetown and Lakeville to present uh our

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capital needs over the coming year. So we shared that draft with you at the last meeting. That draft was based on as you know feedback from the HAB associate study, feedback and notes from previous capital committee work. Uh information presented to you throughout the FY27 budget process in particular some of

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those beginning presentations all the way through till uh mid-March. uh and then information we've been sharing with the TAs at our monthly meeting. So, we composed everything for you, presented that draft at the last meeting, and we're seeking uh your vote tonight on that capital plan. We're simply looking

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for your approval to send the capital plan as presented uh to Lakeville and Freetown. It doesn't commit anyone to the actual capital plan. We are seeking your approval to send it to them knowing how it was composed and knowing that

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they are our very near uh capital needs in the district for budgetary planning purposes. And if there are no questions through the chair, I'll move on. I'm also Kelly Steel this evening who also had uh family obligation and sense regrets for not being here. She provided

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you in your folder uh the quarterly year. It's the year- end and quarterly report from Reeds collaborative and for the South Coast Educational Collaborative uh for your review. We do uh engage with services and both those collaborives and very complete very pleased about our relationship with them

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and the services they provide to our students and to our staff via professional development. If there are no questions at this time, turn things back over to the chair. >> Okay. Um All right. So our next

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>> what was that? >> Subcommittees. >> Yeah, subcommittee reports. Um regional finance committee any >> So the only update is that all members of the regional finance committee are now sworn in and we do have a date on the calendar in July to count beans with Mr. Higgins. Um so we're looking forward

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to it. >> Okay, sounds good. Um and the superintendent's evaluation committee, we don't have any update right now. Um, wellness and health committee. >> We're gonna say there's no update yet.

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>> No update. >> Um, policy committee, no update. Capital committee, >> no, nothing that hasn't been discussed. >> Yeah. Um, and pool committee. >> Um, I just want to thank um the school committee for voting last meeting um to

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indeed move forward with the repairs of the Gray's pool. Um, we are still awaiting Governor Healey's signature on the Massachusetts budget. It should be, it's supposed to be signed by July 1. Last year, I think it was extended till July 4th. Should have that update in the

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near term. However, I do want to thank Mr. Higgins and then also uh Miss Lisa Pacho who will be meeting with both the excuse me the pool repair company as well as the Lakeville board of health tomorrow on site at the Grace Pool to discuss a a good game plan how to get

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this thing fixed very quickly. >> All right when the money's there. >> Yeah. Um discussion items. Uh, I don't know if I just wanted to I think I think it's easiest if I send an email to everyone about um trying to

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set up a meeting right after the um special town meeting and um we're hoping to meet that very next day or the day after um so everyone can be checking your calendars for um the July 28th and and July 29th. I'm not available in the

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evening of the 28th. Um, other than that, I could do daytime um or daytime and evening on the 29th. Um, >> well, maybe we won't have to. >> Maybe. Um, okay. So, um, unless anybody

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had anything else to say during discussion. Okay. Um, moving on. Uh we need a vote to accept the AES PTO prize donations basket and uh of baskets as presented. >> So move >> second.

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>> Okay. Um hear a motion and a second. Uh we need to do a roll call because they are virtual. So >> yes. Melinda Richards. >> Yes. >> Courtney Breman. Yes. >> Bob Clark. >> Yes. >> Tim Emory. Yes. >> Katherine Trust. >> Yes. >> Derek Madaras. >> Yes. >> Becky Cushing.

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>> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay. Motion passes. Now we need a vote to accept the AES PTO prize donations of um bikes as presented. >> No move. >> Second. Okay. Motion in a second. Um we need a roll call vote. >> No discussion.

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>> Oh, any discussion? >> Oh, sorry. Any discussion? >> Thank you to the AAS PTO for um both of these donations. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Okay. Melinda Richards. Yes. Courtney Breitman. Yes. Bob Clark. Yes. Tim Emmery. Yes. >> Katherine Trust. Yes. Derek Maderas,

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>> yes. >> Becky Cushing, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay, motion passes. Now we need a vote to accept the AES, FES, and Grace PTO ice cream donations as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay, hearing a motion and a second. Any discussion?

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Okay, no discussion. >> Belinda Richards, yes. >> Courtney Brightman, yes. >> Bob Clark, >> yes. >> Tim Emory, >> yes. >> Katherine Trust, >> yes. >> Derek, >> yes. >> Becky Cushing, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay. Um, now we need a vote to accept the Museum of Science Grant as

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presented. >> So moved. >> So open. >> All right. Hearing a motion in a second. Any discussion? >> No discussion. >> Melinda Richards. >> Yes. >> Courtney Brightman. Yes. >> Bob Clark. Yes. >> Tim Emory. >> Yes. >> Katherine Trust. >> Yes. >> Derek Maderas. >> Yes.

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>> Becky Kushing. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay. Motion passes. Then we need a vote to accept the mass D um and DWP 169,117 grant as presented.

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>> So moved. >> Okay, here in a motion second. Any discussion? >> Okay, no discussion. >> Sorry. Melinda Richards, yes. >> Courtney Brightman, yes. Bob Clark, no. >> Tim Emory, yes. >> Katherine Trust, yes. >> Derek Maderas, >> yes. >> Becky Cushing,

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>> yes. Motion passes. >> Okay. Now we need a vote to accept the FLMS PTO kill donation of $8,349 as presented. >> Second. >> Okay. Hear a motion in the second. Any discussion? >> No discussion. >> Melinda Richards. Yes.

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>> Courtney Breman. Yes. >> Bob Clark. >> Tim Emmery. Yes. >> Katherine Trust. >> Yes. >> Derek Maderas. >> Yes. >> Becky Kushing. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay. Motion passes. Now we need a vote to accept the FLMS PTO theocracton donation of $6,875

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as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Hear a motion to second. Any discussion? >> Well, thank you to the FLMS PTO for both of these donations. >> Okay. Melinda Richards, yes. >> Courtney Breman, yes. Clark, >> Tim Emmery, >> yes.

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>> Katherine Tros, yes. >> Derek Maderas, >> yes. >> Becky Cushing, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay. Um, now we need to vote to accept the ARHS fitness equipment donation as presented. >> I'll move. >> Second here. Motion to second. Any

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discussion? >> Okay. Um, Melinda Richards, >> yes. >> Courtney Breitman, yes. >> Bob Clark, >> yes. >> Tim Emory, yes. >> Katherine Tr, >> yes. >> Derek, >> Becky Cushing, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> Motion passes. Now, we need a vote to

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accept the AES books surplus um as presented. So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. Here a motion second. Any discussion? >> No discussion. >> Melinda Richards. >> Yes. >> Courtney Breitman. >> Yes. >> Bob Clark. >> Yes. >> Tim Emmery. >> Yes. >> Katherine Trust.

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>> Yes. >> Derek Merris. >> Becky Cushing. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay. Um, now we need a vote to accept the AES maintenance surplus as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. Hearing a motion to second. Any discussion?

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No discussion. Melinda Richards, yes. Courtney Breman, yes. >> Bob Clark, yes. >> Tim Emory, >> yes. >> Katherine Trust, >> yes. >> Derek Maderas, >> Becky Cushing, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> There's some motion passes. So now we need a vote to accept the grace surplus as presented.

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>> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Hear a motion. Second. Any discussion? >> No discussion. >> Melinda Richards. Yes. >> Courtney Breman. Yes. Bob Clark. Yes. >> Tim Emory. Yes. >> Katherine Trust. >> Yes. >> Derek Madaras. Becky Kushing. >> Yes. >> Motion passes.

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>> Okay, motion passes. Now we need a vote to accept and send the capital planning document to Lakeville and Freetown town boards. >> So, we're just voting to send them the planning document, which >> so moved. >> Okay. >> Second.

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>> Okay. And any discussion? >> Okay. Have discussion. >> Melinda Richards. Yes. Courtney Breitman. Yes. Bob Clark. >> Tim Emory. Yes. Yes. >> Katherine Trust. >> Yes. >> Derek Maderas. >> Yes. >> Becky Cushing. >> Motion passes. >> May I seek a point of clarification? >> Sure.

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>> So, the vote was to send the capital planning document to Lakeville and Freetown boards. >> Yes. So, they have that information. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yes. Okay. Um, now we need a vote to approve the payroll vendor warrants from 62426.

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>> So, moved. So, all right. Hear a motion and a second. Any discussion? No discussion. >> Melinda Richards, yes. Courtney Brightman, yes. Bob Clark, yes. Tim Emory, yes. Katherine Trust, yes. >> Derek Maderas, yes. >> Becky Cushing.

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>> Motion passes. >> Okay. Motion passes. Now we need a vote to approve the regular session minutes from 61026 and 6:1526. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Hear a motion. Second. Any discussion?

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All right. No discussion. >> Melinda Richards. Yes. >> Courtney Brightman. Yes. >> Bob Clark. Yes. >> Tim Emmery. >> Yes. >> Katherine Trust. >> Yes. >> Derek Madaras. >> Becky Cushing. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay. Motion passes. >> Motion to adjurnn.

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>> All right. We have a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> All right. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing no discussion. >> It's 7:14. I just >> seven. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Um Melinda Richards. Yes.

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>> Cory Brightman. Yes. >> Bob Clark. >> Yes. >> Tim Emory. >> Yes. >> Katherine Trust. >> Yes. Derek Maderas. >> Yes. >> Becky Kush. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> All right. Thank you.