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So if we do roll call seeing we have no one on. So Steve, are you here? >> Yes. >> And Brian, are you here? >> I am. You >> I'm here. >> And Jo always is welcome and very quiet, but try
to avoid being on camera. Are there any public com Oh, by the way, I'm here as well. Are there any public comments? Any committee comments? Any communications. Uh, review and approve the meeting
minutes which uh, Brian put together. >> Outstanding job. >> Yeah. >> I made a motion. >> Not yet. >> Oh, yeah. We can. Yeah. Yeah, you can. >> Oh, well, >> because I've got one thing I want to change.
>> Oh, you have something you want to change? >> Oh, absolutely. >> Well, go ahead. >> No, we we can have the motion in the second, but we can do discussion. Yeah. Or we can just put this up genuine. >> All I wanted to change under the manager's report. So, yeah,
>> I shouldn't change things under the manager's report. Um it says uh bullet one two three four five anyway where it says the investment value from Bartholomew dropped from 35,000 to 20,000
>> um it didn't the estimated investment value >> and that makes a huge difference because >> this committee didn't do that that was done by our time manager our fifth okay Uh
that's the most I could Oh yeah, that's the most I could find. Sorry. I'll second motion. >> Thank you. >> Any further disc hearing? None. All those in are
pirate. >> I had anorax the other friend of mine has a parrot that she was a great idea. >> All right. >> Yeah. Not yet.
Monthly. Okay, this is Joe Told speaking. Um, this is not in any particular order, but the activities from April and upcoming in May. Um, first and foremost, John Dextrays has retired. His last day was
May 2nd at the town meeting. Um, we're sorry to see him go. Um, >> sorry. Should we do something because he's been with us a long time? >> Um, yes. We're having a party at my house. I meant to I was going to send something out.
>> Okay. No, that's kind of what I was asking. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Keep on that. Thank you. >> Okay. Um I did a lot of budget work at the beginning of April and midappril.
So just to finalize everything. Um, I attended the budget meet and greet held on the 28th of April where I prepared two handouts for people. Um, they're included in your packet. One is
um just a general overview of our budget, our revenue and expenses, and one is an overview of our organization. We recorded town meeting on May 2nd. Um footage was good. Uh unfortunately we
used the wireless microphones instead of the press feed and the audio was terrible. >> You confused me some. We didn't take the auditorian feed. Is that >> No, we did not. We didn't have the the
right. Yeah. Yeah, I went in and edited the seven hours >> um of meeting and um uploaded it to YouTube.
>> I compressed it and uploaded it to YouTube. >> Listenable. >> It is. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. But like video, you know, if you get bad video, there's nothing you can do. And same thing with audio. Yeah,
>> there's there's nothing you can do. So, some things don't sound great, but other things were fixed. We are going to be packing up the studio the first two weeks in May. Um, we thought we had storage space for the
studio equipment at the Eagle House and it turns out we do not. So, I'm working with the facilities manager to figure out where our equipment and furniture furniture is going to be stored.
Um, we also set up some shelving in the server room at town hall for the videographer equipment where they can go and take out equipment. Um, that will be the last thing that we do after we pack everything up is to move equipment over
to town hall. I um loaned a camera to the ACE program for their for the a project they're doing. They're visiting four different facilities and interviewing people and um we're doing our last edit tomorrow.
Um so that's going really well. Um, this week I am meeting with hopefully this week I'm meeting with Auckers, the vendor who put the audio into the bala
room. We still have an audio issue. It we sw we swapped the um the switcher and the problem persisted. So, it didn't for a while, but now it's back. So, she's going to give me her
an estimated time when she can get out to to um help with that. Um and we'll be recording the Memorial Day celebration if there is one. I haven't heard anything about it yet, but
we're prepared to do that. Um and I'll be on vacation the last week in uh May. And as far as your packet, as you can see, the
ending balance right now is a,65,442.78. >> Includes everything from Comcast. >> That includes Comcast. So if you go to check the financial report from the town, it won't be on there. So, >> oh, >> we've slowed down our programming and um
so I believe we only added a few shows this month, but we're up to 81% locally produced programming. That's >> really good. >> Yeah. U the calendar is attached if you want
to take a look. Like I said, things are starting to slow down. Meetings are starting to get shorter. And after the calendars is the budget overview that I brought to the budget meet and greet prior to the town
meeting. >> What kind of community? There were probably about 30 >> 14. >> Yes. >> So, as you can see by the overview, it starts out with our projected expenses
and our salaries are at 69% of our budget and 31% of the other operating expenses. Our revenue is 86% of our revenue is Comcast. We all know that investment is
11%. And interest is 3%. and the expense versus revenue. You can see that our revenue, our projected revenue
for FY27 is going to be 177,000, but our salaries and operating expenses 217,847. And then the next handout was an overview of videographers, production technician, manager,
and a summary. >> Can you see the picture? >> The front p picture. >> Yeah, >> that's John and Dan. >> Okay. >> And John and Dan again. I think that's all I have as far as um I
also included in the packet if you want to go into the next agenda item which is budget. Um oh I printed out enough for everyone else except for myself. Can I look along with >> Okay.
This was the final budget. It was approved at town meeting. So we had $40,84755 taken from retained earnings to cover us for the year >> this year or last year >> for next year.
>> Retain >> FY27. >> What are retained? >> Retained earnings or funds that haven't been used. >> Oh, okay. Yeah. >> That are sitting there. Okay. The trouble is they're not sitting there and it comes to the end of the financial
year. They have to be re-qualified by the state before uh we can plan to use them. Not commenting on how much sense that makes but the casters money is coming out of retains from FY25.
>> Yes. For FY26. >> Exactly. >> Right. Just checking to see if you're awake down there. >> I am. I am definitely awake. >> More awake than our evening meetings. >> Um,
so that was that was the final that was voted on and was approved at town meeting. And I've just attached the town meeting article that was passed.
article 14 and 15. So we can you want to take a look at that. >> Does it include your trip to the box? >> It does not use that. >> Yeah.
expenses. User charges. Absolutely. >> User charges. Charges are the Comcast fees paid to us. >> Here's your last month's perfect. >> And um that's all I have. if you have
any questions. >> Do you want this one to hold on to? >> No, that's okay. I have it on my computer. >> Okay. >> Okay. Anything else? >> Um, >> well, you're talking about May, right? So, June, you're all set for graduation.
>> Yes. Yes, I've put it on the schedule and I will be seeing um Julie in procurement regarding the purchase of the cast. Yeah, they require half upfront. So I have to work with finance to figure
out how they work that magic. >> Yes. Um okay, got it. >> Anything else? Sounds good. >> I don't think so. >> Moving right along. Do we have any kind
of policy updates at this? >> No, I don't. >> Okay. >> Uh I believe what we're looking at at the moment is I apologize if I didn't did we get was did I find the water district policy
update? Did we I was looking for it. I don't I can't find it in the minutes as a specific policy. >> I will have to look for that. >> Did look for it in the minutes. And I looked in my books. I for some reason I
can't find a printed thing. >> I'll look at my computer. >> Uh so I'm not sure if we did that. And uh I brought up the videography policy. I'm sorry. I should have double checked this one.
Um, and you send me the production technician. >> I don't think I did. >> Okay. So, I will need uh the videographer policy for broadcasting, the production technician performance
review. We have to remove videographer editor. >> Right. And we need the official town procedure for purchasing. Should I talk to town? >> Can we help to put that in or just
references? >> It's a miscellaneous. I don't know. It was part of the documents. I believe that was if we get the whole thing. It's huge. Plus, if it changed, we'd have to finish. Well, whereas if you just
reference it, they can change it as much as they like. >> Yeah. You probably shouldn't put it in there. >> So I could just put it in the thing and say uh C town. >> Yep. If you could find a >> link on the website to >> town
link. All right. All right. I'm going to write that down. >> Add link to purchase procurement policies. to official language. >> I think so. >> Oh, okay.
>> No, I'm just cur Okay, I will find that link. You're going to get me up. What a district. You look >> I'm seen it recently. I've seen it recently. >> I saw a reference to we talked about it. >> Yeah.
>> But for some reason there was nothing there. Okay. uh videographer policy for broadcasting. >> We have a videographer agreement. >> I believe we have the agreement but under broadcasting for the equipment use
and broadcast policies. >> Do we have a specific >> we have a >> I think this was for community members. >> I was going to say this is >> yes >> it's a lot of noise. I will get that to you. >> Joe, you're right. Joe will check on
that. And then production technician because that's new. >> So, we need to vote to remove videographer editor from performance reviews and policies. >> Think we discussed that at our previous meeting? >> No. >> Why?
>> Because I was >> I don't think we need to remove it. >> Yeah. What happened is you gave me all the policies that we could find >> and we're just trying to organize them. >> Yeah, I remember the drone. We had a drone policy.
>> Yeah, that's already in here. >> Yeah. >> Um I can just remove that document. Has it has it? >> Yeah, there is no videographer editor, >> right? >> Just videographer. So we don't need to vote. Okay.
>> And we have a policy about people using their own equipment. >> We do. That would be under equipment use policy which we have. >> Okay. Good. >> I'll pull up I can do this if you want.
You want to just quickly scan that. >> I probably should have sent that. >> I apologize. very efficient. You don't listen to apologize. >> I'm just because once we have these couple of things settled, then we can say yes and then we can get the talent
to put it on the website. >> Yes. >> Send it to everyone before we do that. >> Yes. to double check because I think that our goal is to get this on the town website for those people who say what are >> right
>> the policies what is there's been a lot of that lately with a lot of town things >> oh really >> yes by one person >> I'm not going there okay so Joe will get back and Steve will
do some things how's Oh, we're good. >> Okay, we need a whole page for this one. Master plan update. >> No, I don't know. >> Motion to >> All right. So, should I remove that?
>> Uh, no. Because we're going to have to even if we just say no. >> Okay. I >> when it does come out, we may need to discussions. space update. What's next?
>> Uh, next we have no storage. It was in the >> Yeah, we have no storage. >> Yeah, >> right. I will be meeting with um Nate Glenny in a couple of weeks to talk about the studio rental over at FATV
for FY27. >> Rental details. Yes. >> FY2767 >> FY 27. >> Do we have a an actual closing of TC yet?
>> It officially closes July 1. >> Yeah. >> But the bud is still >> it's it's a process to close the building and so the process is beginning July 1. So, nobody should be in or they
can still be getting out. I'm just >> No one is >> they're in the process that they're going to it's going to from what I understand. Please make sure you double check this with Jen. uh July one it's officially
closed for public use and they're going through a process of closing it which means they've got to go through and get things out, close things down, turn the water off, you know what I mean? There's a process. >> They It's not going to be done July 30th. It's a process,
>> right? >> And so you just need to double check. >> Uh the bathrooms will not be operative operate operable. Okay. >> The electricity will be there. >> Okay. >> How's that? I know that much. >> Yeah. Well, we're we're actually
breaking things down this week. Um we know that the the scaffolding can go into the basement of town hall, but as far as the cameras and the lighting,
>> we don't want to do that. So, I've got to work with the facilities manager to find an appropriate storage space >> not to overstep my bound. >> Um, is that something? Oh, we can't we we don't have enough
money in the budget to say to rent a small storage unit. I don't know how big a spot we need. So, >> in any case, the town should >> Yeah, the town should >> They're already charging us 6,000 a year. >> Yeah. >> Well, yes. it's costing us that money to
rent space at another place. I'm just trying to think of Okay, when you talk to the facilities person, uh, we probably should also look at is there business or something that would be willing to let us store for a nominal
fee. Does that make sense? >> Yeah. We don't have it in our budget to pay for it. I know >> to pay for that because our budget's very very >> why but I I'm just trying to think of >> Yeah, >> I'll solve it quickly. >> Yeah. >> The town isn't going to pay for it
because there's no a lot of money in the town, >> right? >> Okay. How about the basement of the library? >> The team basement. >> The what? >> Safety building. >> Yes. >> I was thinking of that earlier.
Well, the problem is upstairs doesn't have another way to >> That's true. >> A really big screen on >> upstairs. >> No butler's pantry.
>> Well, you talk to the facility person. He will know what's available. >> I didn't know if there's an Well, an unused place, but it has to be secure, too. It has to be secure and it can't be too much moisture and
>> right there are requirements. >> We're thinking of um well I was thinking of putting the studio cameras in the closet at the Eagle House where my office is. >> That's where your office is, remember? >> Oh, yes. I thought I mentioned it. My
new office will be at the Eagle House. Oh, >> Eric and my new office. Oh, >> and what about Eric? There's an office there for him, too. Oh. >> Oh, I thought I mentioned that. >> Is it called the Eagle House or is it
>> Oh, the Lunberg Adult Activity Center. >> I I called it the center. >> Yeah. >> Adult activity center. Okay. Thank you for that. I will add that to >> Yeah.
Okay. Anything else? We need to download your document. >> Okay. So, I met with Jen today. >> Yes. I have given the process time. No one has applied.
Her advice is we need to we need to officially reach out to people. Um I will reach out to some people but I would prefer that if everyone reach out to different people and ask um >> we need two right
>> we need two I did talk to one person who's not able to do it um it's not a high interest committee uh I will we yeah there are a couple of people that I will talk to now the town meeting is
over that was the other issue the two people that I was going to talk were involved in town politics already. So, uh, but I need each of you to all of you to reach out to anyone you know that
lives in Bar that you think might want to do it. Have them. >> Do they need to be people who are still connected to the to cable TV? >> No, >> they just need to live in
>> Okay. They don't even have to be registered to vote. >> So, um, >> show on time is >> I I understand that. I was trying to give I talked to Jenna two months ago. She said she put it out
>> on the social media. She put it out in several spots. I said, "Well, let's give it a chance to do its thing." >> And it didn't. So, that's why I met with her. One of the reasons I met with her today. So we need to reach out and get some people so that we can get this done. The town meeting booklet for the
Warrington election thing and a list of town openings in it. >> Yes. Did that include the series of member? Oh, can you again um state for our
viewers and for me the um the responsibilities of these >> the responsibility from what I understand please correct >> I will an expert on this is to look at the policy uh contract
>> the contract >> that's correct >> look at the contract check to see if there are things that need to be changed due to the current situations. >> Then to hold a public meeting to make sure that the
um people in town can voice their concerns and then to >> survey >> survey the town. Yeah, that's right. There's two things. Survey the town, >> take that information and then set up
meetings with the Comcast people. Uh, we need to bring the attorney on board. >> Yes. >> And he's the one who sets up the meeting contest, but that's officially we don't talk to them. >> The issue with most people who might be
interested in the young committee is that they're going to want to say, uh, our rates need to get lower. We need to do this. This, which is not about that. >> There's nothing about that. This is about the general service agreement. Uh, it does impact pack because it involves
our channels, but I remember correctly. It's been a while since I've read it. >> You read it? Yeah, >> I did send it to you, right? >> Probably. >> Could you send it to me, too? I um some files get deleted on my computer and one of them was the Comcast contract.
>> I'll be honest with you since I have a new phone and I'm trying to figure out what was deleted. Yeah, let me send him to all. I'll send it to everyone. >> Don't send it to me. >> I've got more than enough, >> not versions of it.
>> Okay. Um, so the commitment's not too bad. My assumption is we'll meet on Mondays because I'm available most Mondays except for when we have a pack meeting. We can meet before the pack meeting. It doesn't really matter. Um there'd be a couple of meetings to get organized because we have to come up
with a chairperson and then we have to hire the lawyer. Uh and then we have to create the survey. We have to come up with our bullet points of things that we might need to look at. Most of it is going to be the same. Uh but we have to
look at what's updated. Then organize uh advertise that to organize a public forum. uh and then the survey put that information together and through the lawyer but through the lawyer then work with the contest.
Not a lot of time because it's there. >> It's nitpicking is the problem. >> When when are the negotiations going to take place? >> Whenever the survey and all that stuff is done.
>> There's a word for it and I can't remember what it's called. It's called um it there's there's a word for it. Um >> well negotiations. >> No, prior to negotiations when you have to find >> it's all you mean
>> if if I had that file still I would I would >> brainstorm brainstorm. Well I think if I remember then com send out their draft first. So what you have to do is take their draft and >> and then make sure there's nothing
different and say what we disagree. >> Okay. We also need a discussion and maybe it's just you and me or just you know >> on what pack with one se wants out of this like the channels the electronic
program guide >> right >> Bahamas timing payment of the times um there are also HDC yeah see we have to update the new Well, no, actually all of that except
the Bahamas trip that was >> Yeah, it was going to the you know last time. >> Thank you. So the HDTV um that was one channel I think we had in
there, but this needs to get resolved, >> right? >> Um was in a side letter. So this contract and I believe three side letters. Okay, check the three measure. One, one of them was to do with an HD channel being made.
Um, the third channel was in right up front, >> right? We got that. and the um uh tube package for the elderly you know distraught people of the town >> qualify one of those
>> until the package over there was put in a side letter I don't know why the lawyer is going to be really good a lot of this yeah >> we have to do the I I still can't remember the word but it's like a discourse it's
>> I know what you It's uh >> convey, not convey. It's I know the word. I can almost see it >> on the tip of your tongue >> when you negotiate and then you go to the side and you discuss it. Yes.
>> But all of that has to be done way ahead of anything >> any communication with Comcast. >> When does our contract run out? >> 28. >> 28. February 28th. So we are we're a
year. >> We have no contract for February the 29th anyway. The new one will start March the first. >> Yes. The other thing you may want to be aware of, if it isn't all dealt with by that date, uh the lawyer issues, uh a
letter to them saying, you know, you you can't do it, but we'll carry on under the same one for the time being. >> He has ways of doing this junk. um which is really nothing to do with us except it has to go through the select
board because the holders of the license are the select board >> not not us not the town the select board >> okay >> yes >> I'm learning more >> yeah you can get someone who's been
through this on your committee you go >> okay so That's I gave it some time and I was going to do some things and then town meeting looked like it there were a lot of issues going on and it was like the wrong time to be asking people. So now >> um so if you could all think of maybe
someone that's where we're at and I will work on that and hopefully we might have some names for June. >> They would go to you. >> What names would go to you? >> Why to me? because they have to fill out that volunteer. So
>> has to say, okay, you're a chairperson. >> I'm not I'm chairperson of this committee, not the past. >> No one's chairperson of the committee yet. >> Well, that's the issue. The select board has to have the names, >> right? >> They cause the meeting to happen. >> Okay, that's right. Select board. That's
right. >> Kathy, whatever. >> Kathy Her does it. Yes, you told me that. Yes, Kathy has to set up it for >> Right. And she wrote that first meeting >> at which you select >> then we select everyone and then we then
a chair a cler as it would be there shouldn't need a treasure and then you need a senior minion and a minion. >> Okay. >> Well begin the process. How's that
please? Because I I will sell >> that was you. Yeah. Just check. Ro disc. So now we have enterprise. >> Uh we have enterprise. Okay. I brought numbers.
I like the number five. sometime when things are calmed down, we need to find a way to get the enterprise numbers in this because they I can't find them in this. So,
>> oh, I can go into Munice and get that. Um, >> yeah, but it's also got to end up matching what the real number is at the end of the day because I don't believe the annual interest from the enterprise fund ends up in this until maybe at the
end of the year. >> Well, >> that's hopeful because they just got around to December or January >> on recording the post or posting. >> Yeah, but it's >> the interest. Yeah, but this is the other interest,
not the main street interest. >> I know that interest as well. >> Sometime we need to fix it. Would you like one of the officials? So this is Balis
which um the very Oh the second column of numbers beginning principle was 720,000 >> which is quite enough money for rather
present pleasant and world cruise that is 720 and what's presently in there is 88,974. We started this in July the 1st
of uh 24. Does that sound right? >> FY24. >> No. Oh, well, yes. No, it's Yes, I think it is >> 2024. >> So, so be 23.
Calendar 23. >> Oh, okay. >> 24 calendar 25. >> Okay. >> But anyway, it it's as of the end of June. This will be three years ago. And there's one more
payment to come because the this is dated the end of March. So there's one more to come. >> Um which if it's about the same as this will be another seven or 8,000
on top of it. Um when you were trying to put the budget together for the town uh this has been historically showing a little over 30,000 32 33 per year in
interesting the the interest is being reinvested. So it's exponential just officially mathematically exponential but that's the word they use right.
>> So is that why it says unrealized? >> That's to do with where they have the actual money at the moment. My guess is uneducated that it's interest that's not yet been reinvested. >> Oh okay. >> My guess. >> Okay.
>> You know I don't do money except well spend it. Um, so we've been getting over 30,000 a year, but told to put in 20,000 in our budget. So I
have no comment on that at this point, although I may soon. It's um of concern, but I don't attempt to predict interest rates. If anyone knows how to do that, let's just all go to the bank together.
oil service very interesting accounts using prediction gambling. Let's see how much money we can make. Oh, it depends on what you predict. >> Yeah, I know. 400,000 was it?
>> Yeah, I'm not going there. >> People have made lots of money. The Senate apparently has the ability to stop lawmakers, >> but they kind of didn't tell anyone.
>> Meanwhile, back at the ranch. So, that's where we stand at the moment. So if sometime we could get together um before the end of June to find a way of mapping these together whether >> okay
>> finance department succeed in posting it is less a concern that we really understand what's happening. So does uh move to adjourn. >> What? >> No, hang on. Yes, wait. No, just the
next meeting. >> The next meeting is June 1st at 6 PM right here in this room live and in concert. >> Excellent. Musical instruments. >> Yeah, if you want, >> I could bring my doulamer if you
>> So that would be really nice. >> I used to play it in church. We didn't have an organist. >> Oh. >> So I used the doulima for service music. >> Nice. That's a nice sound. >> The hymns I did on the guitar. So
>> Oh, yeah. But this story time I was going to do which got to get my voice back. We were going to do the owl and the count. >> Oh, right. >> Except I was going to take it from the book and sing it with the guitar, which
is kind of cool. We still should do it, but I haven't had enough spirits in me to >> Okay. Did I hear a motion to adjourn? >> Well, I hear a second for such hearing
no discussion because you don't get 4:15. >> Well, thank you. Well, Magnor Town Hall and they would