Good afternoon. I'm now going to call the Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 meeting of the North County Commission to order. I'm going to read the executive order on remote participation. On March 28th, 2025, Governor Healey signed into law
House Bill 62, an act relative to extending certain CO 19 measures adopted during the state of emergency, which included a 2-year extension of the option for public bodies to hold remote meetings by suspending certain
provisions of the open meeting law, Mass General Law, Chapter 3A, sections 18 through 25. That action was effective immediately extending the current option for remote meetings through June 30th,
2027. We're live and remote. I ask everyone to join me in saling the flag to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty, justice for all.
Thank you. I call the role. Commissioner stage. I am present. Commissioner CL present. Commissioner Shay is present. We have a call. We do have an executive session. If someone will read the uh I don't have
the order make a motion. I don't see. Um I move we go into executive session pursuant to master law chapter 3A section 21 subsection A subsection 3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation. An open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating
position of the public body and the chair so declares. I'll second that motion as presented. I'm going to take a roll call vote and let everyone know that we will be returning for the remainder of our regular agenda after the executive
session. On the executive session, Commissioner Stady. Yes, sir. Commissioner Collins, yes. Commissioner Shay, we are in executive session. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon. We're back on the record
on our Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 meeting in the Northolk County Commission. We're on item number four, minutes of the open session meeting of April 23rd for approval. Commissioner Stady. Oh, I'll move
approval of the meeting minutes of April 23rd as presented. Second motion made a second. All in favor? I number five, appointments. Uh we're all set on appointments. We see that the page three
meetings on its own agenda item, right? You want to go down to item 13 to take Patrick down? Sure. There's no objection. Commissioners, we're going to go to without objection, we're going to go to item number
13, Northfor County Engineering Department regarding the discontinuence of a portion of Page Street, Stolton, Mass, West of Route 24, docket number 2037. Vote to order discontinuence return and order to be accepted, filed,
recorded, and copy of Town Clair. Patrick Higgins, come on up. county engineer. And this is an ongoing matter that this board has been involved in for the last year or two, year and a half. Year and a half. Okay.
We have so far been keeping a breast of the whole thing, but I'm told Patrick tell us we're ready to go here and we have some paperwork to look at and a motion to be made.
Okay. How's that? How's that explanation? Good afternoon, Commissioner. Uh, so this is Page Street on on the west side of Route 24. Uh, last fall and on September 18th, uh, you voted in favor of the discontinuence contingent upon certain requirements being met. At this time, the, um, the
town and the developer and all the absorters have met all the required conditions. So everything has come back complete uh as far as the return and it's ready for uh county council has reviewed it and um he's presented a
um suggested uh vote for the commissioners to take or motion for for a vote um and that would close this and and then we would take the return the plan set and u cool of the discontinuous and recorded regret and then bring a um
and a tested copy to the uh town clerk to file there as well. It'll be complete then. And with that, the expenses in Cara County will be reimbursed by the developer and it's running just under about $2,800. Okay. Any main questions about Patrick?
Well, first of all, thank you. You know, it took a long time to do it. A lot of work involved in this. So I personally will convey the thanks to Tor Stoton who I'm surprised isn't here today but I thought someone would be here but I know they appreciate it greatly. They did reach out an email. I I told them they
could join remotely but I said the the heavy lifting was last fall. This is the final chapters. I they you know I thought it was a family form without and just in case I get a question today. How soon how quick will this go on record? Did this happen in a week or two? I have
scheduled um scheduled a meet with somebody at the registry on Friday morning to look at because there's different parts of it that get recorded separately. There's the discontinuous portion, there's the easements portions and then there's a general release and demifications get recorded separately
but all together then and the three plans as well. Okay. And you're handling that? Yep. Friday. And then um next week I'll file it with the town clerk. Could you send me a copy when I get a receipt of one of those things? Sure. Proof. Yeah. just like a stunt, you know what I
mean? Maybe for the Senate to void, but I'd like a copy that. Most of the paperwork was done by February and um we were waiting through the frost on the ground. The the uh engineering company had to wait till the spring to get they actually set all the granite bounds at both ends of the
discontinu roadway that went in. Great. They did a good job. And the reason why it seems so long is because we did Page Street the year or two before that. I thought we did. Just a different section on the other side. On the other side. So is there is there any page street
left? It's all there is a little bit left. Yeah. A lot of Yes. Okay. There two dead end steps. Um and they got relayaid out in 1956 when they 24. Okay. Do you want me to make a motion
then? Yeah. Docket number 2037 and then we'll sign it after you. We're going to Is it necessary to read this whole thing or can we No, just the um fourth page. Fourth page. Okay, that's good. Mr. Chair, I can vote that if you wish. Go to page fourth on the
2037 and it says yeah voted that in the court and audit. Okay. So I move Mr. Chairman. Go ahead. in accordance with the authority vested in them by Massachusetts General Chapter 82 section one uh sec commissioners Joseph Shay Peter
Collins and Richard here by order that all expenses civil process notes publication and recording fees incurred by the county of Norfolk in connection with said petition and discontinuous shall be paid by the petitioners when required by the commissioners and no
later than 30 days after the counties request. So move second. Motion made and seconded on on portion one of the vote. All in favor? I. It is. It is a second motion. Mr. Chairman, it is a vote. Second motion.
Move and we ordered that the forgoing return and order be filed, accepted, and recorded and that an attested copy thereof be transmitted to the town clerk of the town of Stoton within the limits of which said public way described there in lies. so that the same may be
recorded by said clerk within 10 days in the books of records kept in said town for that purpose. So motion made and seconded on the order. All in favor? I it is a do we need to sign one of these? Here they come. Okay. I so if you can I
wanted to do two sets of originals so we have them here and at the registry do so anywhere where there's a yellow signature tab the orange is for the um for the uh the clerk to do the uh yellow right yeah anywhere there's
yellow put a county commission signature okay we're going to take a brief moment to sign all these so that we can put page street behind us thank you commissioners You have the shovel. Thank you. Did you
get a shovel the day? I did not. But yes, you still have it. Yeah, you can you can borrow water. Yeah, we we did. you to get something from there. Okay. One is this young one we signed
up too. Yes, I'm going to step outside of those people. I know Pete missing one one Pete. Okay, thank you. Usually you catch me for a moment.
Okay. Okay. Is this Are we done? No. One more. Okay. Good. Thank you. How's everybody else doing? Good. Yeah, we're good. Any big projects you're working on? Um, we have some new new requests that are
coming in from the central to the western part. So, have some things before you the next couple weeks. this money. Those are printed copies just for it. Okay. Okay. Over
here. So tiny. Okay. Thank you, Patrick. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. This concludes the matter of taking on Page Street discontinuence and vote of the county board. Thank you.
Gentlemen, we're back on the regular agenda. Number five, appointments. I have none. Number six, public comment. Each week at our meeting, we have a section for public comment. Now is the time. If there's anyone out on Zoom line that have any public comment at all, now
is the time to bring it to our attention. Public comment. Director Cronin, do you have any? No, sir. No public comment. Last call for public comment. Hearing none, we'll go to number seven, old business. We have none. Number
eight, personnel matters. We have several at the wall recreation facility and one in the maintenance department. Yes, Mr. Chairman, Commissioner Stady, I'll move the following. There's a group at least some of these are all similar. As a seasonal golf associates at the
Walston Recreational Facility, um I'm going to move the following. First to north of rehire Daniel Bolini Christian Eli Christian Christian Christian Christian Eli Charles Boli you've been there for 20 years Anthony
Gonalo and John Sassy uh these are all seasonal uh that's not for rehire of all that group there as presented as seasonal golf associates rate stated effect of date all 5125 so moved Second motion
made and seconded. All in favor? It is a vote. Next, the next group, Mr. Chairman, a notice of contingent employment. Uh again for seasonal golf associate, I move the following as a group. A mot notice of continus. Okay. Michael Culllet and
Suzanne Canavan. All of Susan Susan Golf Associates. The rate stated and effective date for them is 5125. So moved. Second. Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I. It is a vote. That concludes Wall Recreation Facility.
We have one in maintenance, right? Yeah. Mus night custodian. Move approval of the maintenance department and notice of appointment of John Davis as night custodian at the right stated effective date May 5, 2025. So moved. Second.
Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I. And I've asked Director Corin to have John come by next week and say hello to us. He's on the payroll. That concludes personnel matters. Next, the warrant list. Mr. Chairman, payroll and expense warrants for 43025. We have
four items. Number one, I move approval of 25-43 payroll to county. The sum 147,411.50. So moved. Second. Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I. There's a vote. Next. Number two. Move approval of 25-43 pen 22 payroll to
school the sum 391,86368. So moved. Second. Motion made and seconded. All in favor I disapprove. Third I move approval for the expense of the county 040525 the sum 163,37981 cents. So moved. Second.
Motion made second. All right. I just And the last one, I move approval the expense of the school 25-10A. Move the sum 62,24259. So moved. Second. Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I thank you
very much. Number 10. In your packet, uh I'm sorry. Is in your packet is a report from uh Phil for fiscal year 24 county schedule for costs to services on the call facilities. Vote required. Correct. Correct.
Okay. You want to take a look and review? We do this every year. Yeah. Is it the net cost of service court? Yes, sir. We're approving that. All right. I would approve a motion to approve um the cost of service court. The the
amount of money listed is 3,794,85151. So moved. Second. Motion made and seconded to approve the fiscal year 24 county schedule of cost to service court facilities that include question motion uh stating motion
any questions just I thought still in there what's the question commission if Quincy was still in there is still in right no for FY24. If it is, it's about one week because we sold in July 7th, I think.
Okay. Okay. Any other questions? Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I a Thank you. See you. We check in the middle, right?
Yeah. Okay. Good. Good. Number 11 in your packet is a letter from Regina Clary relative to a tournament to be held I believe later this week or next week at President's Golf course. Uh we've had this group
before. This is the second year. Uh Victor Pap brings that to us. Victor is a member of our advisory board. His family is associated with this charity and they started last year and they're growing. This is a hybrid homeschool
operation. Uh I believe it's house intent. It's home school. So doesn't need a big house. So the letter is here and the infotics and uh director Buckley talked to Sue Calabro and everything's in line.
I would move approval uh to petitioner Regina Chel Academy of Boston for uh a fundraiser to be granted the uh discounted or charitable rate. Is that right? Civic rate. My civic rate uh for
an event to be held at President's Golf Course which is today May 2nd. Um move approval. Second. Motion made and seconded to approve the civic rate for the Regina
Calleri um fundraiser. It's the classical home school. They run a home school library. It's run out of St. Mary's and the Assumption Church right up the street in D. All in favor? I Okay, thank you.
Victor Pap Victor Papy Por from the computer department varying beard openings and contract awards. We have none this week. Correct. That's good. We did number 13 which was Page Street. We're going to go to number 14
report of the county director. John, uh thank you commissioners. Uh just a few items. Um, I wanted to remind the commissioners and those listening that the Northfor County Advisory Board will conduct a meeting on May 14th at the Afric High
School uh, two weeks from tonight to um, potentially vote on the FY26 budget. Um, so just bookmark that date coming. Um, next week, May 7th, the commissioners will be hosting a visit from Plymouth
County Commissioner Greg Hanley, who's going to come in and give a presentation to you on his initiative to promote the transatlantic climate action group. Um, so I'm sure he'll be looking forward to the visit from our friends from Plymouth County. And um, finally, I just wanted
to take a moment to introduce to the commissioners our newest hire, Mr. Alec Marino. He's joining us as a physical specialist in the procurement unit. Um he'll be coming in momentarily so you can meet him. Alec was a um contracted intern with us about a
year and a half ago, almost two years ago. Um he um he found a role in public health uh following his experience with us. Alex a graduate of UMass Eisenberg School of Management. um with the vacancy Alex applied. We're grateful
that he's shown an interest in joining our team um working with Morin Mun on evolving and bringing forth a stronger uh more customer service focused um procurement unit. So I thought we'd bring Alec in today so he can make introductions. Say hello. Hello Alex.
Hello. Welcome. Hi. Alex, what's summer? Were you here last not last year, two years ago? Yeah. I I did a temp job with you guys or with the county commission. um September to December of
2023. So, I did mostly just like the paperwork stuff. Um and I'm doing that I can it was easy for me to jump back into that stuff when I back. But, um yeah, but uh but now it's few more roles have
been added to the job. And you're done at the Eisenberg School? Yeah, I I graduated in spring of 2023, so it's been a couple years. Okay, commissioners, any questions? Welcome back. We're glad you had a
little taste of what we are and who we are. And I understand you live in Denim. So, you're allowed to ask where you live. D boy. There you go. Yeah. Where you can Nice and close. Commissioner Collins, you'll be very happy to hear that when Alec reports to work, he does
not take up a parking space in the parking lot. There you go. Good. He walks to work. He does not like that bike to work. Are you Oh, do we have a bike rack for you? Maybe we should get a bike rack. Yeah. I've been putting it on a tree, but Well, maybe we should get a bike
rack. Not a good idea. Well, people are going to be biking. Charge it. Register. You can put it in Joe's office except on Wednesday. Okay, that's great. Good to see you, Alex. You have any other Welcome aboard.
Good luck. All right. She will see you. Thank you. See you. Bye. Okay. Take care. That is all I have this afternoon. Okay, moving right along. Sorry, my my package blew away. All I
said was emergency items. Oh, that's all we have left. That's all you have. Otherwise, I can make the motion to adjurnn, but it's up to you. Okay. Go for it. What's that? Number 15. Any emergency items the chair did not reasonably anticipate. I have none. With
that uh entertain a motion to adjurnn. I will move we adjourn at 2:45. Second. Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I I 245 it is. We are ajourned. Thank you very much.