Speaker 1: Good evening everyone. Tonight is the April 1st select board meeting. Really? No kidding. I'll open the session at 6:02 PM and call it to order tonight. We welcome the Cub Scouts and their parents to our select board meeting. If they would be kind enough to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, in a moment of silence, I'd greatly appreciate it. So who would like to start? You guys can all do it at the same time if going. Okay. We ready? Go ahead. P
Speaker 2: Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, the republic for which it stands. One nation under God and Indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Speaker 1: Thank you everyone. Speaker 3: Okay. Speaker 1: First of all, I want to thank the town clerk, Andrew Gore and his team for running yesterday's election. So, well, it takes a lot of work before and after the election, and he's probably still going through the write-ins. And I wanted to pass on congratulations on the job. Well done. So thank you. Next up we have public speak, which is any individual
for the Cub Scouts here. And I'm gonna explain what public speak is. Public speak is an opportunity for anyone from the public to talk or to raise an issue that's not on our agenda for the night. And we will write it down. We, we don't comment on it because there's something called open meeting law that requires us not to deliberate on anything that's not on our agenda. So that's sort of history lesson number one. So I'll read what what it says. Any individual may raise an issue
that's not included on tonight's agenda, and it'll be taken under advisement by the board. There'll be no opportunity for debate during this portion of the meeting due to the requirements of open meeting law, this section of the agenda is limited to 10 minutes and any individual addressing the board during this section of the agenda is limited to three minutes. Do I have anybody who wants to do public speak tonight? Jamie? I did not open my laptop. Do we have anybody online Who? No. Speaker 2: Nobody. That's Speaker 1: Right behind one
of these days I'll remember. Okay. So we'll move on to discussion and decision. And the first item is item A swearing in of new newly elected officials. So congratulations to all who won their elections, and thank you for volunteering your time and expertise to help the community. On a personal note, it's with great gratitude that I thank Mr. Sidney for his two terms on the board where he is been a valuable member. And that might be the greatest understatement I've made this
year, will be honoring his service at a future board meeting. So with that, Mr. Gabrielle, would you do the honors of swearing them in, please? Speaker 4: All right. Is this for everyone? All the new, Speaker 1: Yes. All, all new. Speaker 4: Alright, Speaker 1: Come on. Everybody coming up? Speaker 4: There we go. Right Speaker 1: In there is fine. Just Speaker 4: Right in the middle is fine. Okay. Speaker 1: I'm trying to, they'll have the camera on you. Hopefully they'll pan to you anyway. Speaker 4: Kylie, just raise your right hands and repeat after me. I state your full name. I, Speaker 5: I have your name.
Speaker 4: Well do solemnly swear. Speaker 5: Do solemnly swear Speaker 4: And affirm And affirm that I will faithfully. Speaker 5: That I will faithfully Speaker 4: And impartially and Speaker 5: Impartially Speaker 4: Discharge and perform. Speaker 5: Discharge and perform Speaker 4: All the duties incumbent upon me. All Speaker 5: The duties incumbent upon me Speaker 4: As a member of, Speaker 5: As a member of Speaker 4: State your office please. Speaker 5: Natick. Speaker 4: According to the Home Rule Charter, Speaker 5: According to the Home Rule Charter, Speaker 4: The bylaws of the town of Natick, Speaker 5: The bylaws of the town of Natick, Speaker 4: The laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Speaker 5: The laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Speaker 4: The United and the United States Constitution, Speaker 5: And the United States Constitution. Speaker 4: So help me God. So Speaker 5: Help me God. Speaker 4: Congratulations. And now Rich, rich, you can just walk away. This is not the ending though. You guys will call me. Congratulations. See sir, don't go. Don't go anywhere. Stay right. Staying right there. Alright, Speaker 1: The next topic on the agenda is to, for the select board. Once the election is completed,
the select board chooses its officers again for the next year, and Mr. Jacobs has joined the select board. And so we will now take nominations for the positions of chairman, vice chairman and clerk. So I will take nominations. Speaker 4: I'd like to nominate Kristen Pope as clerk. Speaker 1: I will second that. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Speaker 4: Aye. Speaker 6: Am I supposed to say I too? Speaker 4: Only Do you agree? Oh, Speaker 1: Think carefully.
Speaker 4: You can say no. I can say no if you want to. All right. Speaker 1: Okay. Next up, I will go with chair and I nominate Catherine Coughlin. Speaker 4: Second. Speaker 1: And all truth, you have a chance to rebut it, you know, Speaker 4: Just same. Thank you. Speaker 1: All right. All a favor, please say A, a. Aye. Aye. And next up is Vice Chair I I. Speaker 4: Nate Linda Wolf as vice chair. Speaker 1: Aye. Second that. Do you wanna second that? Speaker 6: I do wanna second that. All Speaker 1: Right. I can't take all the fun, you know, now that I'm a lean duck. Speaker 6: Well, and I was supposed, clearly, I was supposed
to say thank you for my nomination, so thank you, Linda. Speaker 1: Okay. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Thank you. Are there any other updates? Speaker 4: I think now you move to your new seats. Speaker 1: Yes, we do. Speaker 7: I, Speaker 1: Yes, we do. Speaker 7: Do we need to shuffle around? I, I was just going to note that for the first time in Natick history, the entire leadership of the board is female. Speaker 4: I need to adjust the chair. Oh. Oh, come on. Speaker 7: Normally I wouldn't need to ask for a motion to adjourn, but since Rich has stepped off the board,
I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. So Speaker 4: Moved. Second. Speaker 7: Moved by Ms. Slager, seconded by Mr. Evans. All in favor, please say Aye. Aye. A. Any opposed? And the meeting is called to A Adjourned. Adjourned. Thank you. The meeting is adjourned at 6:09 PM Woohoo.