Good evening and welcome to the select board and wage and personnel board of Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 at 5:45 p.m. at the Lakeville Police Station. Uh, is there anyone besides Lake Cam who is recording this meeting?
Seeing no one, moving on to call to order. >> Hunt present. >> Plug ahead. >> Candido here. >> Carboni here. And moving right along even further to the select board announcements. Um, you may notice our town
administrator is not here tonight. Um, but I'm happy to share some special news. Andrew Soukforth and his family welcomed two new members to his family uh over the weekend, Clyde and William Sukforth, and they made their arrival about eight weeks early. Uh as you can
imagine, this is an important time for the Soufor family as they focus on their baby's health and well-being. Andrew will be taking some time away to be with his family, and I know we all support him in putting his family first. In the meantime, the select board has developed an interim plan and we'll be talking about it in the next few meetings um and
getting some key essential tasks done. We have major initiatives to under undertake and we'll continue to evaluate support needs as a team. So, but please join me and keeping Andrew, his wife, and baby boys Clyde and William in your thoughts and prayers during this
exciting and undoubtedly hectic time. >> Yes. continue on. Lots of announcements going on today. >> So, uh I do have a few select board announcements. Uh there's still a few uh vacancies on some uh boards, committees, and commissions. So, we are still
looking for an associate member for the zoning board of appeals, a member for the board of registars, and there's two vacancies on the cable TV advisory committee, and one at large member for the zoning bylaw review advisory
committee. Um just as of recent um we do have um a vacancy on the Freetown Lakeville uh school committee. It's a um I guess it's an unfilled um time. Somebody resigned um in their term
didn't expire until April 2027. So we will be looking for um some candidates um to you know interview and and talk about appointment. So, um, >> and what is the date of >> So, we were looking for the deadline for
submissions, um, which would be Friday, February 20th by 10:00 a.m. Um, so anybody that would be interested in serving, um, on the Freetown Lakeville uh, regional school committee would need to get those into Colleen Lee at ceblma
ma.org. And this information is is can be found on our website. >> That sounds good. and um so we could discuss it as soon as our 226 meeting. >> Yes. >> Okay. Y
>> Okay. Some good news um on the fire station building project. Um we've scheduled a fire uh a groundbreaking ceremony u which will be Friday, February 27th at 9:00 a.m. over in the the uh cleared lot. Um there will be a
rain or snow date. um which would be Friday, uh March 6th at 9:00 a.m. So, um we'll make sure that um a flyer announcement gets out to through the uh communication channels as well, but I wanted to make sure that I announced it
here. Thank you. this evening. Um this Thursday evening, our um CPC, which is our um I always draw a blank community um preservation committee meeting, um holds
their is holding their annual public hearing um at 6:30 p.m. here at the police station. um public input is um welcome um to talk about some of the you know things that the the public would be interested in seeing. So if you're
available that would be a great time to to pop in and uh see what's going on with the CPC. On April 11th on Saturday, April 11th um is our annual rabies clinic. So you might want to just kind of put that on your calendar, but
we'll be mentioning that in future announcements. Um and there's a flyer that will get posted on the website as well. Um also the 2026 residential burn permits are now available uh for property owners. Uh permit applications
um can be obtained online. Um and I believe the permit fee is $10. So, um, just want to let people know that now's the time even though there's snow on the ground, but January rolls around and people are getting ready to start their
thought of, uh, clearing for the the spring. So, I believe that's everything I had to share. Fantastic. All right. Um during our select board announcements, um we have one more thing
we're going to be able to do tonight and we're going to be able to recognize and honor uh one of the Middleboro firefighters and Middleboro police officers uh for a situation that I will let the chief introduce and I will let the chief lead the discussion on. Chief
O'Brien, please come up to the mic. um we can let everyone filter in because it's going to be too loud. So just let everyone filter in. We can have some time. >> Come on in. There's seats down there if you want to >> pull down. Let your patrolman.
It's one of those things. >> Chief, would you mind if we did the pledge of allegiance first? I forgot. >> I was >> You'd prefer it? >> Yeah, we do that. >> Everyone would like to do the pledge of allegiance. Flags in that corner. Would you please stand for the pledge of allegiance?
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Well, my the first word that comes to mind almost came out of my mouth was celebrate. But part of this partly situation we celebrate um internally in the fire department. We deal with a lot of stressful situations. Uh things that um that uh that are very much out of the
ordinary for most people and they become sometimes very ordinary for us. Uh when we start out as firefighters in the academy or or police officers, we we wonder how we're going to react when we presented with that first challenge, our first fire, our first CPR, maybe our first arrest. Um are we going to rise to
the occasion? Are we going to do what we're supposed to do? And when we're very young and early on in our career, we tend to divert to our training. It's almost like somebody's body's taking over. You see your hands doing what you're supposed to do. Um, but your your brain shuts off. Um, and as you get more and more experienced, your brain starts
to function and you start to think critically and you troubleshoot. You do these things. And I always tell our young firefighters, that's when you need to go for a promotion. That's when you need to start taking tests because you're able to think and solve problems. But one of the things that most police officers and firefighters don't deal with in their career is they don't deal
with one of their brothers or sisters being injured or being pinned or or or being trapped in a fire. And it sits in the back of your mind that you know someday some guys for their whole career and they never have to deal with this. Um, but you hope and pray that if it ever happens in your presence that you
can elevate your game and and and think clear enough and and act decisively and make the difference in saving a brother or sister firefighter or a brother or sister police officer. And what we're doing here tonight and with the assist assistance of and support of the the select board, thank you for doing this.
um is we're recognizing two members, two first responders who did do what they were supposed to do, who were able to keep their mind clear enough um lower their heart rate enough and to react and to think and to do everything that they were trained to do in that critical moment when one of our own uh needed to
be helped and it was a life-threatening situation. So, Lieutenant Robert Delaney, please come come forward. Um patrolman Aiden Neimar, please come forward. So on December 7th, um we were kidding out in the lobby about how everything after December 7th really
kind of changed uh the Lakeville Fire Department a lot, how we operated and how we conducted things and um the added stress on everything. And and if you can take a silver lining uh out of that is that the Lakeville firefighters, some of them that are in this room right now, elevated their game, um they they rose
to the challenge. they they've changed the way they work and approach the job and they have a new sense of of serious seriousness and professionalism. There's so many lessons to be learned from the situation and they're discovering more and more about their ability to step up and do more work. Um, so there is a positive to this kind of a not so good
event and story and I hope what part two first responders take away is that pride and knowledge of of being there for one of their own. And so the days go forward, their career, I hope they never ever have to deal with one of these situations ever again. Um, but at their
end of their career, they can have they can they can kind of have that sense of pride and and know that they they they dealt with it and they handled that ultimate challenge that we unfortunately uh had to deal with that that day. So could I can I read this? >> Absolutely. So from the Lakeville Select
Board, in recognition of outstanding service, dedication and bravery in the line of duty, your calm, thorough, and decisive efforts place health and safety of the injured firefighter above all else exemplify the highest standards of police and fire service services
profession. So this is presented to Lieutenant Robert Delaney and signed by all the members of the Lake. Congratulations. In recognition of the Align service, dedication and bravery in the line of duty, your calm, thorough, and decisive efforts place the health and safety of
the injured fire above all else, exemplifying the highest standards of the police and fire service professionally. Um, patrolman Ear, congratulations on YOUR >> I'd like to invite the the fire chief uh Owen Thompson if he wants to say a few words. I'll get out of his way.
>> Yeah, I'd love to put you on the spot. >> I'd like to thank the board for uh recognizing the efforts that we do. Um, Lakeville and Middle work together on a very regular basis. So, um, we appreciate you guys taking the time to recognize our efforts. Obviously, what you guys did, um, on that day is what we
train for. Um, just like the chief said, um, we try to, uh, train constantly so that when that effort happens or when that that need comes upon us, we're able to kick into that mental mo mental node and just do what our training did and that's what you guys did on that day. So, thank you very much for what you did that that day and thank you very much
for having us. >> Thank you so much. Thank you for coming. I think the chief said it perfectly. >> So, uh, again, thanks a lot. I don't want to I know you guys have a busy agenda. Once again, >> thank you. Thank you. Uh, we'd love a chance to shake you guys hands if you want to go to the gauntlet and not trip
over all the wires. It's a trap, I'm telling you. But >> thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you so much. >> Does the board have time? Great tradition to have vision here. They can have a picture in here.
>> All right. If you guys want to come around the back if you want the firefighters in the room coming around as well. >> Where would we want to switch over? >> You guys come on. You guys want to get a picture? >> Come on closer in here.
>> Paul said that he loves a picture. >> You guys want to come down further? >> Scooch. There you go. >> Not sure where. >> Yeah. Say cheese. >> Thank you everybody. >> I really appreciate your time.
>> All right. Awesome. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much. All right. Thank you. Thank you everybody. Now on to the minutes. Uh discussion and
possible vote to approve select board minutes of February 3rd, 2026. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> I just have one administrative. I'll hand that off to Miss Colleen.
>> Excellent. Roll call. >> Hunt. I >> Candy. Carbon. I. Thank you. Time is now. We're going to give it one more minute and then we're going to begin the hearing. Well, I hope the audio was okay. >> All right,
>> Madam Chair, I have one thing I can read. I think that might take us to six o'clock. >> That would be wonderful. Um, so, uh, we have a bin over by our shelter and it's, I guess, um, coordinated by, uh, St. Paulie Textile, Inc. And so they said
sent us a a letter here, um, that they were excited to share with the, um, impact of the clothing, um, shed has made over the last year. So, they've collected 12,419 pounds of clothing um, that was donated to the shed in 2025.
Um, and this was enough to clothe an estimated 2,288 people all over the world. And based on this volume of clothing, um, or organization received $497. So, um, they said, "Thank you very much for everything that we've done." Um,
volunteers and, you know, the communities that support the the shed. So, it's a lot of impact. >> Huge impact. >> Fantastic. Thank you, >> Madam Chair. Where has this been located? >> Next to the um animal shelter. animal shelter. >> Yeah. >> It's been there like three years.
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> Never noticed it. >> Yeah. All right. >> We're going to have a new hearing for the transfer of liquor license and change of manager for A&D Heritage Restaurant located at 17 Heritage Hill.
Um I'm opening the hearing at 601 602. Um, a hearing will be held Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 at 6 p.m. in the Rita Garbert meeting room at the Police Department located at 323 Bedford Street, Lakeville, Mass for the purpose
of discussing an application made by AMD Heritage Restaurant, Inc. Deanos. >> Thank you. Transfer of the liquor license and change of manager on property located at 17 Heritage Hill Drive, Mass. Assessor's
map 003 block 002 lot 029. Anyone desiring to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place designated. Moren Chair Lorine Carboni Paul Hunt Chris Panka the Lakeville Select Board. Uh this was in the
>> mask. Yep. >> Namask. So, we met the requirement, the advertising requirement. >> Okay. So, we met the advertising requirement. >> All right. Um, I'd like to have a motion to officially
open the hearing for the A&D Heritage Restaurants transfer of liquor license and change of manager for property at located at 17 Heritage Hill Drive. >> So moved. >> Seconded. >> All right. Any further discussion? Hearing none. Roll call.
I long eye candy >> carvon I. Um so is there the applicant here for speaking? Actually let me it says the chair explains the procedure for the hearing. So any speaker needs to be acknowledged by the chair for speaking and all
comments are to be addressed to the chair. Um and now the chair is asking for the applicant to speak on the application. >> Great. Good evening chair and board. My name is Craig Maduras. I'm the attorney for a restaurant group. Uh the principles of AM and DD are here
tonight. It's Andrew Gilde and Dean Hedimos. Uh just as a quick means of background, uh both Andrew and Dean are both PGA teaching professionals. Uh they currently operate five indoor virtual golf facilities across Massachusetts. Uh their intent is to create a first class
golf teaching, training, and playing facility. They site uh which is something we really don't have here in southeastern Massachusetts. Um further this golf course will complement um their existing indoor golf facilities whose business is primarily derived during the winter. Um this will
be during the summer so they can transfer some of their employees from virtual golf to the golf course. Um in terms of the liquor license itself, the intent of the applicant is to keep things relatively status quo. Uh the licensed area floor plan and licensed hours are to remain exactly the same. Uh
Dean Hajimos is the proposed manager. Um he is currently the liquor license manager at the indoor golf facility in Bridgewater. Uh so he does have experience in this capacity. Uh if the board does have any questions and concerns, uh either me or either of the applicants, uh we'd be happy to address them. Thank you.
>> Okay, I'll open it up for questions from the board. None from the board. Uh to the audience. And to the audience. >> Perfect. >> Okay. Um I'll take a motion. I'll make a motion to approve and sign
the local licensing certification for A&D Heritage Restaurant, Inc. for the transfer of license and change of manager as indicated. >> Second. >> Motion and a second here. Any further discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> Hunt. >> I do I
>> Carboni I. >> Okay. Motion I'm sorry. I was supposed to motion to close the hearing. >> That's okay. Do it separate. >> Okay. We'll do that separately. I'll take a motion to close the hearing. >> So moved. >> Do I have a second?
>> Motion and a second. >> Any further discussion? Hearing done. Roll call. >> I do. >> Carbon I. >> We'll get this hearing down soon. >> All right. Uh, >> welcome to town. Thank you very much.
>> Yeah, we're very proud of our um local businesses and you know what they bring to our community and I know that the the back n's been you know here for a very very long time and you know it's become part of the fabric. So it's nice to know
that some um people that are experienced in the game of golf which I like to think that I'm getting there. Um, but no, we're very very happy to to see that, you know, the passing of hands has gone to some. >> That's the number one comment. Is it
still going to stay a golf course? So, that's the number one. And is it going to be a restaurant where people can actually eat in town because we're a little light on the uh on the ladder, but we're very happy to welcome you to town. And uh we're excited to see what you do. >> We're thrilled to be here.
>> Please invite uh the the TA staff for for your opening that everyone would love to see. and you know be part of it. >> Love to have you. Got to get away from the snow. >> You can reach out to Cranberry County Chamber of Commerce there as well.
>> Yeah, we talked spoke with them today. >> Yeah, they they love a new business in town. So very happy. Anything else from anyone else? >> All right, happy it's continuing. >> Yes, let us move on to the second part in a discussion and possible vote on the
common victual license for AD Heritage Restaurant. Just a reminder to the board this is seating and that their board of health application is separate. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. >> Can I get chair? >> So I'll make a motion to approve and
sign the common victula um for A&D heritage as presented. >> Seconded. >> I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> I do I. >> Carbon I. >> Great. That's it. Thank you very much very
much. I appreciate your time. Those are everything to be signed. Um we are going to table the budget update for this evening. Um without our TA here and our uh our finance director
is out as well. Um we are going to make this for the next meeting. So, please make sure this is >> absolutely >> part of the next meeting. >> Um, but just wanted to discuss uh while everyone's got a minute that >> the budget is going to be a big issue
this year and it's going to be something that's going to take all hands and it's something that's not going to be resolved in an easy fashion like it was four or five years ago. There's nothing good about our budget. There's nothing good about the school budget. There's nothing good about the support we're
receiving from the state. So, I saw a lot of questions based on a lot of articles going on for other towns like Berkeley and Middleboro and Bridgewater. Um, I'm not going to say we're going to find ourselves in the same space, but
we're experiencing the same issues. So, just a call out to everyone in town that serious discussions have to continue to happen and we'll be having some of them tonight, but we'll be continuing to have them as more data unfolds on how big the
deficit is. Not if there is a deficit, but how big the deficit is for Lakeville. So, just wanted to throw that out there for for everyone because I know there was some people anticipating the conversation tonight about the budget. All right, moving along to
discussion uh possible vote related to the assessor position. Can we have our our two contestants? >> Mr. Olive, >> I told her I wasn't coming up by myself. >> Marshall, it's a team effort.
>> I don't know. >> All right. So, we've had such a struggle filling this role. We've gone out to RFP three times. We've tried to hire twice now. Um that we're looking for creative solutions and we're also in that area
where we're talking about the hiring freeze at the same time. So I'd love you guys to take it away. Lisa, if you want to take it away for conversation or >> you want me to start? You want to start? Please do. >> I don't have a problem. Then I'll pass off the tough stuff to her. So >> sounds good.
>> Um you are absolutely correct. It it has been a struggle to put it uh you know mildly to to fill this position. We've uh I don't know how long have we had the position posted for at this point. I mean many months. Yeah. I'm not going to say a year but quite a few months. Uh
>> we've had a handful of applicants uh that really just didn't you know suit us the bill. So, uh, we're getting to the point where we're potentially looking at possibly changing the posting to bring in someone
who doesn't really have much experience, if any at all, and almost developing a mentoring program that, um, the firm RRG, who's Tanwin D in aspect of it right now, uh, does have the capability to do. Uh, but timing is everything. So
depending on what the budget allows, um we may have to pivot off of that as well. Um >> has your board also considered hiring part-time for this instead? >> We have not. Um the and and it's not that the board's opposed to it or
there's any I'm I'm pretty sure the board isn't opposed to it. We haven't actually had a full-blown conversation about it. Uh the issue with part-time, which uh I personally am fine with, is it's just coverage in um office hours. Yep. Things of that nature. We do have a
clerk who's there all the time, but >> you know, the clerk can only answer so many questions, is only available to you, do certain things that that our department does. So, if we went to part-time, again, it's not something we're necessarily be opposed to, but everybody would need to realize that,
you know, there would probably be more so office hours by appointment for certain types of transactions that need to happen. >> Yeah. So, the reason I brought up part-time is um I'm I'm the the benefit conversation um is part of it. And um
I'm sure I'm wrong, but I think there's probably some people that might be interested um some people that retired, uh people that might be interested if we post a part-time position. Um I've had some conversations months ago, uh when I
thought this was going a little bit better. Um, and uh, I got the feedback from some of the people in the assessing world that we're we're underpriced for what we're looking for. Um, and that most people that would do it on a shorter term basis would do a part-time
role. Um, so just in that vein, I was hoping that if we were going to do something, maybe we do a dual strategy, um, like we tried with the planner where we tried the, um, the lower level, posted it at the lower level. But for me
personally, um, with the budget constraints that we're in, I think part-time would probably fit our needs better, knowing that we have another problem to address with with coverage if we do that. >> Just for the record, I mean, most assessing departments in smaller
communities are not open 5 days a week. So, I we are still going to be >> better than the average bear, so to speak, if we go that route. Um, we just need to recognize and realize that there will be the occasional person who comes in and is like, "Why can't I get this
taken care of today?" Uh, and in defense of the public, the, you know, residents of Lakeville, they're used to that. So, they don't, you know, that's the expectation. We just need to be clear and and make sure everybody realizes that the expectation that we set is a little different going forward. Um, and you know, we
>> it's like your house. You have to live within your means. And if we don't have enough money to pay all the expenses, then maybe we have to get rid of one of the cable channels. So, >> yeah, >> I'm dating myself by saying cable. >> We got to get rid of one of the apps in case one of the apps in case my kids are watching.
>> Lacy, what do you have to add? >> Uh, I think either idea is really good. The part-time, um, we can go back out and look for that because we have only posted full-time, so it might bring us different candidates that come across. I also do like the mentoring program
because you do have people that are interested in the municipal world and this kind of gets their foot in the door and they get trained and they stay with us for however many years they kind of grow with the community. Um, so either one. I mean, we could post both ways and
see what we get from both of them or we can try one or the other. Your board would have to vote and let me know about the part-time one. >> Again, yeah, I can I bring I can I will bring that to our next meeting. Um, again, a lot of it's going to be predicated on the budget. Um, because
the part-time the number will obviously be lower. Uh, but if we go the mentoring route, it's a good long-term strategy. I think potentially, but I don't know if it's necessarily going to save us any money because you're going to be paying for a mentoring program. At the same time, you're going to be paying for someone who's new. Obviously, the salary
range will be less, but you're going to also have to pay for that mentoring program, which in theory, maybe it comes out to the same range we're in right now, but if we find out down the road that range is too much from a budget standpoint, I don't want to get too far into something that we >> As for a mentoring program, is there a
set amount of time someone has to stay on if they do a mentoring program? Like, I wouldn't like to say that someone would do it, but you go through the mentoring program, you're fully qualified, and you leave the next day. like I I wouldn't like to see that happen because we've seen that in other
areas where you know we've done training and stuff. >> I said when AI is fully developed probably but it's not fully developed at this point. So uh no I I mean it it weans itself off. I it honestly I think it's probably you know months at the absolute best case
scenario. But in reality, it's probably more like a two-year process because you're going to have someone who needs to get trained up on everything and then they're still going to need some support, you know, the following year type of a deal. So, like I said, it's it's not necessarily a cost-saving strategy. It's more so of a
you get the right person. >> Sounds like something that would be great for us four years ago to start and then we'd be reaping the rewards. >> I'm not even so sure it's that easy. It's there's not a lot of people lining up to Yeah. work in an assessor's office these days. True, true. Members,
>> for the sake of budgetary concerns, Madame Chair, I'm certainly in favor of a part-time position more than that. And, you know, I do subscribe to the last in first out mentality if we have to cut people. And I would hate to give somebody a
>> mentoring full-time position and then make a determination that we can't support that. And that's one of the things that gets cut. member yet do I'm assuming we're not going to make a decision. I don't I mean we're not moving into posting until we've
>> they have to they have to vote anyway that board but if we are able to give them some direction right we have our budget priorities then they get the green light. Yeah. The other I'm not I think what you were asking Don was and
I'm not sure if he answered it was if we bring somebody in under a mentorship program >> what kind of guarantees that they don't split after the mentorship program plan that was your question right and I >> it was but I understood like the that it
be being a shorter time program but >> I think I think correct me if I'm wrong Chris is asking we bring them in under this are you talking about how long the individual mentoring ing needs to be there or >> regardless of that >> you're talking about listen we get them all trained up in 6 months and then
seven months they say hey this is great thank you very much I'm going to go to someplace else that's going to pay me 30% more that's more a question for HR can you build that into their it's it it's not a union position obviously >> it's honestly it's it's it's a great
question and I think it's a risky run and it's obviously >> you can't from a job perspective you >> it's not a union so you can't it's You can't tie them here. You can't make a contingent on if we train you for 6 months, you got to give us six years. >> So, can we
>> we had we had a requirement >> potentially word it and I would have to go back and ask legal is if we're saying that to train them cost I don't know $20,000 and you leave before two years
then you will you know reimburse us like a prrated amount. Um, I'm sure you know that could be something that could work with legal, but we'd have to figure out what the dollar amount is and then how long the expectation is of the retention.
>> You'd be forever. >> You're never leaving. >> You're never leaving. >> So, um, I'm going to throw something out completely different. Um, so because our sister communities are also struggling um, financially, um, I wonder if there's
an opportunity um, to share a full-time assessor and I had said that to our uh, had Andrew and he asked and looked around and to my knowledge um, he didn't come up with anything but >> that was before. Yeah. >> You know um, now we're entering the
budget cycle and um, you know, there might be some opportunity where >> higher sale because you again I don't think any of the other communities are are willing or wanting to you know reduce staff but if
they had a chance to to two days you know here or there um that might be something we want to consider too >> yeah I don't know of any community that does that I think most of the most communities that run into an issue with staffing if they can't find staff they end up doing what we're doing right now
they outsource to a firm to come in x amount on a days and handle certain aspects of what needs to be taken care of. Uh I it's a great idea. The only thing I would caution of is when you have three communities sharing one assessor and one community says I
want you here this day. The other community says I want you here that day. Um I think it tends to be problematic. We don't >> I'll I'll own this as a member of the Lakeville elected official community. We probably don't share as well as we should with other communities. if we're
paying for it, we want it we want it for ourselves, right? >> But we also, you know, have had experience in the past where we've had, you know, part-time consultant um accountant and you know, that was shared with other communities. So, I mean, I think that the conversation should
happen um before we rule it out to see if there's no again. >> Would you mind bringing >> Yeah, I will. I think it goes back to even with the accountant. I mean, they're similar to an RRG. I mean, we're we're if you're going to hire a consultant, you know, you get everything squared away ahead of time and is the one off. But I didn't know if you were
talking more so like you're parttime for this town, you're part time for that. >> That's what I'm talking about. >> Like a parttime person, >> right? >> We we can easily ask the question. I'll reach out to MAO to find out >> if that's even Yeah. If they >> Yeah. Just we got to think outside the box.
>> Everything on everything on the table. >> Um I don't think I had any more questions. Did anyone else have questions about the position itself or any of the duties of the position? >> Um, if it comes back to the board um at
part-time um based on my conversations m a what is it? >> M AO >> never remember it. M AO um a part-time position. and they were recommending um
24 hours um at 60,000 instead of the 90,000 salary. Um that was the recommendation. So just wanted to pass that along. >> I will make sure that we bring it up as an agenda item on our next meeting and come back to I'm I'm going to take a
guess here that we're going to come back that we'd be fine with our time. So >> yeah. Um, and in that way, if we end up do voting for a part-time role, we save the 30,000 on the role plus the benefits. Um, and we're really
maximizing, you know, a dollar in that position, but we will have to address the hours and, um, >> that's honestly that's the only issue you're going to have or we're going to have as a as a as a town. >> Yep. Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate your time.
>> You're welcome. Sorry, you did the rest on your own. I can't contribute. >> Um, >> all right. Uh, item number five is discussion and possible vote on the hiring freeze. The town currently has a few vacancies across the organization
with the prominent being um the assistant treasurer collector, the assessor, a patrolman, a custodian, a dispatcher, a fire lieutenant, planning, director planning. Um and um
we talked at the last meeting um with Andrew about um him vetting out um the any type of filling of any roles. Um and we would initiate a hiring freeze and that it
would be brought through Andrew to the select board to approve filling of any positions instead of an automatic filling of an open position. So, just resetting where we were and then I will let you talk to what the conversations have been.
>> Um, so kind of to piggyback on what Paul has said before, instead of potentially laying off people after hiring them, this is just closing it so we're not bringing somebody on and then later having to lay them off. Um, we're
getting kind of creative in trying to either fill within having people take on like an additional duty or um, you know, see what the department head's real needs are for this right now time.
So, everybody was spoken to, everybody understands the situation. Um, and these are the ones that if they're needed in the future, we would come back and and ask for it to be unfrozen. >> Okay. Okay. And you're working with the union
on the union um if you're shifting role expectations. >> Yeah. So, if we're going to try to kind of either merge positions or whatever, we would have to do a new job description and then yes, the union will be involved if it's a union position
that we're looking at. >> Open it up to the board for questions. Are we voting on this tonight? >> Um, we already voted for the freeze last night. >> I think I don't think there was a vote because I think you wanted the information based off of what the position entailed.
>> Then we are voting. Um, so I requested some impact statements, I guess, like from the department heads and all I'm getting is they're all important. >> And I asked for the same, but I asked it from Andrew as opposed to so I don't
know if those impact statements have been >> and I appreciate the salaries, but what's the total impact of the budgets? I also asked for that. I don't have that here. So without the option of that, I'm not prepared to vote. Okay, I think that's a fair statement. Um, can we find
those out? Um, I think the work's already been done. Maybe it was just >> Yeah, I can say that speaking with the department heads, that was the reason that we selected these positions because they weren't going to be a big impact right now. Um, none of these positions
are filled. Um, so they all understand what's going on and it's one less person. As for are you talking about for the year-end budget or what's specifically in the budget? >> For what? For well, if these positions
are filled, what's the impact of the coming budget >> for the next budget that we're working on now? So, we have salaries here, right? Yes. Benefits too on top of that. >> Uh, yep. For four of the positions, five
of the positions, there would be benefits. So I'd like somebody like Mike to weigh in and say by if we would fill these has the impact of the budgets. >> So Mike will be off for the next four weeks. >> Oh, he's off.
>> Yes. >> So who's we'll talk about? >> We'll talk about that. >> So this the freezes for >> read those emails. Yes, >> the freezes for the current FY, we would be relooking at it for the next fiscal.
So, when we ran the budget, so I was involved in the budget as well, so I could kind of answer that. The budget includes all of these positions right now. We're not saying in FY27 that they won't be there. We're saying in the right now based off of the budget forecast to hire these people and then
say we have to cut 400,000. We're basically cutting the people we just hired. >> Yeah. And then we're freezing these from just autofilling and they're coming back to the board before they get filled. So that's what the vote would be for. >> Okay. Okay. Then I guess I would be prepared to vote tonight.
>> I appreciate that. >> Thanks. >> All right. I'll take a motion. I'll make a motion um that we support the recommendation of our town administrator for an immediate hiring freeze. Um, so for any specific positions in the future, um, we'll be brought back to the
select board for a formal vote before the posting of the position. >> Seconded. >> I knew you would second it. Um, do we have any further discussions? >> Hearing none. Roll call. >> Hunt. I >> can do it. >> Carbon I.
>> But I think your point was a very good one that we want to make sure if we're longterm doing something that we have a better >> budget long term. Yeah. >> Yep. >> Okay. I forgot this. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Uh, but still like that for the long term.
>> I think it's an important thing. I really uh just for this board's sake, I really like the letter that was sent by Berkeley um the the Berkeley department heads. If anyone if you're on social media last
week, it was everywhere. I'll send you a copy if you want. Um I think it was well written and it articulated the impacts in dollars and in service. >> Yeah, I copy that. Thank you. >> Yep. Um, all right. Next, we have a
presentation from the COA director, Lori, and she's going to talk about a COA rebrand. >> Hello. >> Welcome, welcome, welcome. Not so much presentation. Just wanted to let you know what was going on. um give you a
little insight as to how it came about and where we are. So I know um I'd sent Andrew a letter and he told me he was going to forward it to everyone. >> We have it here. >> Perfect. Um so along with that the uh
agenda item report just kind of went over what I was doing. So I'm just going to read this to you. I know you have it but just so everyone else is aware. Um what I want to talk about is rebranding of the senior center. Why, when, and how it's taking place. Um the why is to
better reflect our mission, what we do, who we are, promoting healthy aging and community engagement. We want to modern modernize our image, improve our visibility among older adult caregivers and agencies. um
we really, you know, we attract the older adult, but we want to make sure that the caregivers um that play a major role in their life are aware of our services as well, and we want to start really bringing the agencies that can help them to the forefront. So, this is
all part of it. We want to create a welcoming presence for all older adults and enable them to live well and age well. That's um part of our theme on our new logo that we're going to go for. Um underneath it, it's going to say live well, age well because that's what it's
about. Um so when did this happen? So a statewide initiative was led by uh Mass Councils on Aging and the Executive Office of Aging Independence, which is now called Age. It was launched in FY25. The goal was to dispel outdated myths
about our mission and redefining how we serve and engage with older adults. How this came about um I was awarded a SIG grant which is a service incentive grant through MCOA in August of 2025.
This grant was under the modernization category of a field demonstration project grant. We are awarded the grant for $4,821.77. I know it's an odd number. Um, but when we apply for grants with MCOA, they like
to see in kind donations as well. So, I just broke it up. Um, and that's just that's the number I gave to them. It it makes it a lot easier when they see inind and when they see funds coming from other areas. Um, so I have been
engaged with the stakeholders at the senior center, the COA board, the friends of the Lakeville Council on Aging and staff on rebranding the name and logo guidelines and their suggestions. The grant is going to help offset costs of new signage. It's going to be
visually fresh, new color palette conveying warmth, vitality, and inclusion for all older adults. I did contact um the company that has made signs for all of the town buildings. So, the logo itself is going to be
different, but the sign is going to match that of all um department buildings, all town buildings. Funds will also be used towards office supplies for new letterheads and envelopes. Vehicle magnets for our Meals on Wheels volunteer drivers and our medical drivers. They all have magnets
that go on each side of their vehicles so folks know who they are when they come to pick them up. Advertising fees and cost for permits. The friends of the Lakeville COA are have voted to um contribute $1,500 towards the rebranding
of the name and logo of the COA and the any further cost um will be covered by formula grant funds. So, we have started we've been working on it for a few months. My initial goal was I was hoping it would coincide with the grand opening of the food pantry,
but timelines were not on my side. Wasn't going to happen. Took a little bit longer than we expected just with whether the state was going to get funding and whether it was going to move forward through MCOA. So, we are now um we have narrowed it down. Like I said, I
brought stakeholders together. We've narrowed it down with the guidelines what we were looking for with the new name and logo again, modern, fresh. Um, and we are putting something in our newsletter this month. I'm super excited. Can I pass it out to you? >> Sure.
>> We are working with an artist. She happens to um hold the art classes at the senior center. She's going to work with us on the logo. So, as it's voted on um and we get the decision, she will work
with us to that we can interpret it any way we want. those came offline. She will work with us to um make it our own. So, you know, a fresh image, our own image. Um so, yeah, this is what we've narrowed it down to. Um namewise, we're
asking folks to choose their top two. And imagery, we did let them know that they were concept markups, and they will differ slightly in in the end. And we're quite excited. Um, Cheryl and I have been talking about
this for a few years now. And one example why is just two weeks ago I received a phone call from a Lakeville resident um needing a bed for their parent. They thought people live at the
senior center. Um, and that and I I was actually like and you're a Lakeville resident, which is okay, but we need to get the word out. We need to modernize. We need to know folks how we can help them, what resources we can bring to them. We do so much good at the senior
center now on a daily basis. From when I started 10 almost 11 years ago and what we do now, it just amazes me every day what we do with the staff we have and how many people we help. And
that's the big thing. We we don't just help the older adult anymore. We help their caregivers as well. it it's just it's grown. It's grown so much and yeah, we just want to acknowledge that and give it a fresh update. We're excited. We've started the first steps. Um we're
truly excited for the outcome. We can't wait to see the, you know, the results of the vote. Um we'd love your support as we're moving forward and we'll keep you updated as things go. >> I did just one question. What's the total cost of the project? The total
cost is $10,193.56 >> and a little over half of that is covered through >> the grant >> the grant and the the LCOA contri uh contribution >> contribution correct as it gets closer
to June I can also contact MCOA because not all grants the funds don't all get completely used and at that point if they have lefto overs and we have bills to still be paid, they will give us some of those funds as well. They try and do
that every year that if you don't use all the grant monies you were awarded, you turn them in by a certain time so other COAs can um benefit from it. >> And what does the formula grant go to pay for? >> So the formula grant would just cover
any further costs. In the past, the formula grant had a green book where we had specific things that we could spend it on. that book no longer exists. In the past, it was also um you had to spend all those monies by the end of every year. So, they were very specific
because people would try and spend down, spend down is now we can carry it over and there's no longer a green book. >> That's also sore. It it's also for I mean some communities if they need help
with I don't know a building portion or hiring a nutritionist or you know an outreach worker something like that that can also help to fund you know a part-time position if needed. >> So it goes it runs the gamut of what the
formula grant can be spent >> but it doesn't have to be spent down anymore. No, it does not. >> Questions from the board members. >> It's great, Lori. >> I'm excited. >> We're excited. Actually, all of us are quite excited at the SEA Center. I was
surprised. I I was a little nervous when I brought it to the board. Um, but one of them, you know, we were talking about logos and what they wanted to look at, and someone mentioned, "Oh, let's do a pond with a loon on it cuz we're on Loon Pond." And I said, "This
is exactly what I'm talking about. The sign on our front thing is a loon on a pond. It's just it's not it doesn't accurately say what we do and who we are." And it just it it proved a good point that it needs to be refreshed.
>> Well, I think it's anything grant funded usually has my seal of approval right there when it's not coming out of the budget. But I appreciate all the thought that you've put into it. Any other board members? >> Yeah, appreciate the efforts, Lauren. >> Yeah, a lot of us, not just myself, you
know, honestly, Cheryl and I have been thinking about this for years. Yeah, we have. And then the board and the friends, they all collectively came together and we had a list of about 30 names. >> Sam, would you like a copy of this?
>> There you go. I have an extra for you, Sam. Thanks. >> There you go. You're welcome. So yeah, I will come back as things progress and give you an update if that's how you >> what's your estimated timeline completion date. >> So um that paper is going in the
newsletter and we're hoping to be able to announce the I'm giving myself um a month once it all comes in for us to tally it up. We're hoping we'll be able to start um in May. have already contacted the company with the sign and he needs a like a two month
leeway to get the sign up. So, he knows we're working on it. He's on the standby and Yeah. >> Madam Chair, um through you. So, can we send this through the communications channel as well? >> Absolutely. So, we were just waiting
until it went out in the newsletter first. That's the only thing. So, as of March 1st, if you want to put it up, that's great. That's when we're going to put it. um on Facebook on our town web page. I was gonna >> March 1st, Sam. >> Yeah, I was going to call and ask March
1st. Um and for that, we may need to take out an ad because I' I'd like it to be an appropriate size. So, I'll talk to you about that. Okay. Because we put that I put that in on my grant, too. An ad to run in the mask. >> So, when you're ready to send, you know, when you're ready to start sending it out, just, you know, send it to the
communications um email and then we'll make sure it gets in the channel. >> Perfect. Thank you. It's nice to have a good topic that everyone can feel good about. >> Yeah. >> All right. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you for your time. >> Always.
>> All right. Item number seven, discussion and possible vote on job description for director and assistant director for Clear Pond Park. And back with us is our good friend Lacy,
who we'll be seeing lots of tonight. Welcome, Melissa. Thank you. Thanks for having us. >> Thank you. All right. So, uh I'll just read this out. Uh Clear Pond uh director changes are highlighted in the text that we're reading. Um the postage is a
seasonal 10-week position. Um duties are to work with the park commission on improving and increasing revenue. Clear Park uh Clear Pond Park will be open June 27th through August 29, 2026, total of nine weeks. Employment will commence the week before opening in order to
prepare for the park and will end after the park has been closed for the season, a total of 10 weeks. Um and it this adds additional verbiage onto supervision um than the old job description. Park commission assigns liaison commissioner
who the director reports. add verbiage to responsibilities, payroll, keeping within payroll budget area, various other using forms and procedures, coordination. Um, and this is just for the director position,
right? You have both of these on the cover sheet. >> Both of them should be on the cover sheet below what it should say. Um, >> oh, I think they I think they took it off of it. >> Sorry. In the comments. So the difference in the comments. Yes. The
difference between the director and the assistant is there's some of the responsibilities that are taken out. So payroll and time sheets are not on the assistant director. It's specifically on the director. They pretty much follow the same lines. There's just a little
bit more under the director itself. >> Um I have a quick question. Um, why aren't we using payroll through HR and payroll? >> No, they submit the time sheets in the payroll. >> Okay, so they're just
so yeah, right now uh there wasn't there was nothing in their job description regarding time sheets and payroll. So that falls under the director, not under the assistant. >> All right. Is there anything you'd like to say about these roles um as written?
>> Um well, in the past we've only had a director, which was tough because we were open for 60 plus hours a week and we only had a director for 40 hours. And I'm not sure in the beginning I think the director wanted it to be theirs and didn't want anybody else involved. So
this year we had a issue with that and like the director just wouldn't be there. So there was a brand new lifeguard 18 years old running the program. So we were like, whoa, we need somebody an assistant because, you know, an 18-year-old high school student who just
became a lifeguard this year shouldn't be in charge of the beach. So that's why we added the assistant so that they could cover each other so we can have somebody in charge there always. >> Ma'am, so >> yes, please. You know, we just you're
adding the assistant. >> Yes. >> You tweaked some of the language on the director too from >> Yeah. So, we just made it so that the director's position was more clear. >> Um, also in the past, the director didn't report to the park commission or anybody. So, they just
>> would take days off and nobody would know. So, there was nobody there like running the place. >> Madam Chair, through you. Um I like the fact that you had written it in there that um you would designate a liaison from the parks commission um to be that
person responsible for right >> um the oversight of the positions just because I think that you know having that clear line um you know for responsibility is probably beneficial you know because if you said no I can't have tomorrow off and you know I'd call
the next commissioner and say hey and they'd be like yeah you can have tomorrow off that be like Great. >> Yeah, >> Lorraine, you're like that. >> Um, >> speaking from experience, >> my question is, is this a net new
position or is this going to be taking from one of the existing positions that we have supporting something else? Like, have you have you crafted this in a way where this person is doing, you know, some of the duties that like a lesser person would have and then elevating it?
>> Yeah. So last year we added the supervisor position once like we figured once we figured all this out. Um but that wasn't that wasn't like enough like they didn't have >> So this is instead of the supervisor position. Okay, that was my question. I didn't know if it was like net net new
or just a change. >> Well, it it's pretty I would think it was pretty net net new, but it's just >> but it changes the responsibilities of the role not adding to the role, >> right? It's kind of like split having two directors, but it's tough when you have
two people doing the same position, who does what? So, we made the director do all the director responsibilities and then the assistant director just in the supporting role just to be present and take responsibility because you're working with teenage kids 15 to 18 years. That's what our lifeguards and
staff are. >> And is this person 9 weeks or 10 weeks as well? My my guess would be 10 weeks as well because they still have to acclimate. >> Madam chair, do you this is a a good
mentorship type scenario as well? It would be >> um Madam Chair, so the job description said nine weeks >> nine weeks plus one in the beginning. Yes. >> It says the date that Clear Pond is open
and then a week prior for the opening. >> And this is paid out of the enterprise account just for people at home. >> Yes. >> All right. Any other comments? >> Would anyone like to make a motion?
I will make a motion um to approve the presented job descriptions for the director and for the assistant director for um the parks. Well, this is for Clear Pond Park under the jurisdiction
of the parks commission. Oh, I don't think we set the the dollar. >> That's what we were just confirming over here. I was like, "Wait, I got to I don't think we have a dollar amount." >> No. So, the last director, I believe he
was like maxed out at $25 an hour, and I just saw on TV this past week, so I messaged Andrew frantically like, "We had to get this in." Um, the DCR is paying $27 an hour for lifeguards with $1,000 signing bonus for life. Nice for
them. >> So, I am not sure. >> Clear. Yeah. >> Yeah. All right. So, and then what would be your idea that the director would have the 27
and then >> So, the director is currently on our wage and personnel scale. They fit into one of our like positions, our steps. Um, I would just recommend that if it's the assistant, they're just put into that step right below them.
>> I think we need a number though. I was just voting on the descriptions. >> Description has a wage in it. That's why >> that's >> Yeah, the super the director is already on the wage and personnel scale.
>> Um I think it goes up to >> whatever it was last year was where it maxed out. >> 25 something. Um >> there's also if it can be the vote >> could we approve the positions with >> uh to match the wage and personnel
>> and and wage and personnel uh be updated at our next meeting. >> Sure. >> So that >> we can get it in there. >> We can get this done. >> Absolutely. Someone just needs to make a move. >> Um I did I made a motion for the descriptions. >> Oh, and you did assistant as well. You
just did one. Okay. motion on the table >> with with uh pay to be determined in time for the next meeting. >> Yep. So, so amended. >> So amended. >> So amended. So moved and so seconded. >> So much.
>> So let's so vote this. >> I car I >> All right. Good luck with action here. Thank you. All right. Appointments and licenses
discuss and possible vote. Oh, is this is highlighted? Did this come off? >> Yeah. Um, no. We I added it on, so it's in your supplemental. >> Okay. >> I had been hoping it would come in in time for the um packet, but it did not. Came in today.
>> Got it. Supplemental appointments and licenses. One day beer and wine license application presented by Tisa Proctor of Tia and Maine for a paint and sip wine tasting to be held at the Heart and Soul Business located at
54 Main Street. >> I didn't mean to add the E on there. >> What is it >> in the on the agenda? I added an E. >> Um, all paperwork has been provided. Mr. paint and zipline
serve safe certificate. Are we missing anything? Are we good? >> Looks in order to me. >> Yeah. >> Town there. >> Tips. >> Tips. Yeah.
>> Okay. Is there an application fee on that? >> It's $30 for beer and wine. Okay. Does not say that. >> I will add it on there. It's 50 for all alcohol.
>> Yeah, I guess to add it right underneath. >> All right. Well, no rain. >> I'll put it on the form. Yeah. No rain. >> All right. I'll make a motion to approve the one-day beer and wine license for Tisa Proctor of Tia on Maine for a paint
and sip wine tasting to be held at the Heart and Soul Business uh located at 54 Main Street in Lakeville. >> Upon receipt of the $30 fee. >> Yeah. >> Second. >> Motion is second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. Roll call.
>> Hunt. I love >> I can do I carbon I. And now we're going to move on to the subcommittee updates. Oak Colony Regional Vocational Technical Building Committee. Mr. Panka, >> we've not had any meetings since our
initial last meeting, which was I think it was the first second week of January. Still waiting to uh for to be uh notified for the next meeting. >> I still have >> Okay. colleague.
>> Um, do we have did you have someone that wanted to speak on something real? >> I don't not sure what Melo wants to if you wanted to bring it up now, but I don't know. >> Okay. Um, moving on. Fire station building committee. >> Uh, fire station building committee has
updated in the um announcements that we'll be having our um groundbreaking ceremony. Um, we'll do it early in the morning. Um, we'll probably have uh refreshments over here afterwards. So, >> okay. >> We'll make it'll be quick,
>> but just >> bring your shovel. >> Meaningful. >> I hope one's provided. >> Yes, shovels will be provided and there will be um photo opportunities so you can get your picture taken with the shovel. >> Said shovel. >> Yes. >> Okay.
>> Uh technology advisory subcommittee. Um our last meeting we continued the discussion on the um some of the up um the um software upgrades for the town employees and leveraging SharePoint, one drive and so forth. Making steady
progress on that. Uh we're still researching the meeting minutes software leveraging AI and we have we identified three vendors and we're waiting for Andrew to schedule those demos. So, I may have to take that
on myself. Um, and then we continued in executive session looking at our um cyber trust cyber security audit report. Okay. >> And Green River, Bob McN Green River continues to remediate those uh
vulnerabilities. >> Very good. >> And our next meeting is March 9. >> March 10. Always second Tuesday of the month. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Hey, Madam Chair, you know, if we can back up to the old colony. I was just trying to figure out because we do have a gentleman here that
did bring up a concern >> um that I think probably would want to voice it um before your next meeting to bring the information back. >> Please come up and state your name. >> Abola, >> there you go. Uh I wanted to know where
are they going to build this? I mean, you hear all kinds of rumors and do you know I mean you went to meet >> Yes. Um so I I'll stop by saying that all the information all the plans and designs are all on the old colony website at the full presentation. But to
answer your question specifically, they are going to build it pretty much right as you're looking at old colony. >> It's going to be to the left and kind of towards the back there. So kind of between where the school is and heading out to the ball fields. >> Okay. In other words, so when you go in into the school
>> and you head left, it kind of head you left and then there's a road that goes back into the into there. So they're going to put it back in there. Correct. >> Okay. >> There's a gas line that runs up to >> Yes, we're aware of that. Yep. >> So are they going to put it >> where where the where where it's going
is no impact to the to the gas line. >> Okay. Because again the the the line that I mean I don't know what's under the road but if you look at the way the the pipes are the the freedom pipes the yellow pipes >> there's an ement there. Yeah. >> Okay. They look like they go right
through that ball field. >> They far I know they they go they're on the edge of the football field. >> They're on the edge. >> Correct. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Because if you look at it from the street they look like they go straight in. >> No. It it runs parallel to uh North A.
>> North A is the way is the street that goes in in there. >> Yeah. The street that Old Conley is off of North A. >> Right. >> If you go in there, that road is that gas line goes to the right and left. >> Correct. Yeah. Goes underneath the road. Yeah. And keep >> So So in other words, it that gas line
is up where the fence is then. Is that what you're telling me? >> What fence? >> Well, there's a fence in that. You're saying it's on the edge of the ball the ball field. the football field. Correct. The >> football field. Correct. There's a fence that goes so there's a fence to the right. >> Yeah. I I haven't I I've only seen it on
a map, so I'm not sure where it is in relation to the fence. But I do know the engineers have looked at that and they've accounted for that and there's no impact to the gas line. >> Very interesting. So So in other words, they're going to build that over there. Then what? That's where the new school is going to go. >> Correct. >> And then they'll knock the old school down.
>> Correct. doing on the same idea as as they did over in time >> uh to Bristol Plymouth. >> Yes. >> With the exception of Bristol Plymouth, they built on top of the football fields, right? But there's no impact to the field. The design that we sele that was one of the options, but the design
we selected is no impact to the fields because we didn't want additional cost of having to renovate the fields when state >> of putting in new fields. So, in other words, when you go in to the school and you make a left, >> okay, and you go around the school, >> correct?
>> It's going to be to the if you sat at the the back end where the the road the loading ramp is to Yep. >> they deliver it'd be off to way off to the right. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Y again, I invite you to go on the old colony website and you can we have full and I think the town website too has a
link. >> It did. >> The town website has a link if you right on the main page on the up right. This is old colony. You click on there. We have all the all the presentations, >> all the drawings of everything, all the renderings. >> Cuz I'm saying, why would they build it on that gas line? Because there's a gas line in >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. They they Yeah, we they
scoped all then the the project managers, they scoped all that out and they've incorporated that into the design. Yep. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, M. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Jen. >> All right. Communication and committee outreach subcommittee. Madam
>> um vice chair, >> we are meeting uh tomorrow at 2:30, first meeting. >> Fantastic. Congratulations, >> Madam Chair. I have a question. >> So, I heard you've engaged some high school students. >> I totally forgot about that.
>> Um this was great. So, you know me. I >> very subversive. I uh because we had set this um virtual call up the civics um class at the high school um there part of their curriculum
um is communication and community engagement. So um I had been working through the >> advisor before come in. >> Yep. >> So I had a virtual call for about 45 minutes um with two junior students and
they were asking me some questions about communications and um you know the outreach that you know we like to you know try to target and you know how to find that information. Um, I did mention that we did have a communication subcommittee that was starting, but I
did go over what we currently use for um, communication tools. I learned a little bit more about their program. Um, they're this is for the class through the end of June. So being me, I challenged those students
to follow the directions on the website to find out when a select board meeting was to be held and to bring other students from the class and their parents to a select board meeting. They could stay for an hour or half an hour just to kind of get a feel.
>> Yep. >> Um >> how dare you, sir. >> A cheap shot. So, but it was um they um were very thankful. It was very enlightening to them and I you know I talked >> it's important to get them involved as much as possible.
>> So, it was great and um you know how we can outreach to the you know the students what would be a better way to reach the students. So, I put it back on them um to come up with a a solution. >> You gonna be Snapchatting with the kids? >> Oh, no. This is this is better. And that's why I'm glad Mr. Blanca brought
it up to um my attention because um before we concluded our our call uh the students asked if um we would consider doing a Tik Tok. >> Oh. >> And I said >> I nominate Wanda.
>> I said I will certainly bring that back to the board. >> What board's doing Tik Toks now? >> Yeah. Because I said I don't know. I mean, do you guys I asked, "Do you still use Facebook these days?" >> And they're like, "What is that?" >> Like, >> "No, the young."
>> All right. >> Very good. >> Yeah. So, it was >> Thank you. I love it. And then town hall building reuse subcommittee. >> No further information on that. >> Nothing. >> Page two, energy advisory committee. Uh
um energy advisory committee had met last well yeah so there's nothing new to report there >> okay >> nothing new to report on economic development um we are meeting the 23rd serpent will be there and then the
veterans park committee I believe our date for submissions um was the 13th or 14th and I'd like to bring it back at the next select board meeting if the agenda will support it to um vote or appoint Yep.
>> the positions people to the >> How many positions? >> Three. >> No, there were two at large >> and two select board veterans agent um
town administrator or designate. I'm trying to remember. Do we have sufficient letters of interest for the to? >> No. >> Oh, we have two. >> Oh, two. >> Yeah. >> All right. I mean, I I know plenty of veterans, so if
>> Okay. Yeah. >> Can always spread the word, but we have two. >> Yeah, we have two. >> Yeah. I would hope that we would do a public input session as well. >> Okay. >> Fantastic. Any new business to come
before the board this evening? Any old business? Um, we do have some correspondence and I will actually read one of the things of correspondence because it could be of interest to some people that own a
property uh in Lakeville. Um, we received a memorandum from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Commonwealth is looking for lease space. Um, DECAM DAMM, Division of Capital Asset Management and
Maintenance has issued an RFP seeking to lease space in the community. They're looking for about 7,900 square ft of usable area, but they would consider a space of 7700 to 8,100 usable square ft. Um, is this on our website?
>> Uh, nope. We could put it up. >> Can we put this up on the website? So, if you are a owner of uh property in Lakeville and you're looking for someone um Department of Revenue wants to uh
wants to rent from you, speaks. >> All right. Anything further from anyone? Next select board meeting will be March 3rd. However, we'll probably end up actually having another executive session at some point this week. Is
everyone available on >> morning? >> Friday morning? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Carboni >> available at 8:00 a.m. coffee. >> Um,
>> I would like a latte, please. >> Um, at 8:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. on Friday. >> Either one will work. >> Hold up. Give me a second. >> Member Hunt, can you do >> I could do eight.
>> Eight. Okay. >> Eight. And I will bring member Cabon a virtual. >> Yeah, we'll be doing it virtually. >> I know, right? I'm thinking your own kitchen will supply latte for you, baby. >> Yep. >> And it will be reason number
two and three for the meeting. >> Okay. 8 a.m. >> 8 a.m. >> We I don't believe we'll have any uh open session. It'll just be executive. I don't think we have anything pressing that needs to be in Osen. So, it'll just
be executive. >> So, we will have a meeting on Friday, February 20th at 8 a.m. virtually for executive session and then a uh an open session on March 3rd, 2026.
That being said, uh would like to make a motion to go into positive executive session pursuant to MGL chapter 30A section 21A6 to consider the purchase, lease or exchange of value of real property if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental
effect on the negotiation position of the public body uh regarding the Lakeville Country Club. Reason number two, positive executive session pursuant to MGL 38 section 20A2 to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or
to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel, fire chief and intram town administrator. And reason number three, possible executive session pursuant to MGL chapter 38 section 21A3 to discuss a strategy with respect to
collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares and not to open in back up into open session. >> So moved second. >> Motion a second. Roll call.
>> I plug I candid. >> Carbon I. >> Thank you everybody. appreciate your time. I got your message, but I