right good afternoon i'm now going to call the April 9th 2025 meeting of the North County Commission to order thank you we have a new executive order on remote participation i'm going to read it now on March 28th
2025 Governor Healey signed into law House Bill 62 an act relative to extending certain COVID 19 measures adopted during the state of emergency which includes a two-year extension of the option for public
bodies to hold remote meetings by suspending certain provisions of the Mass Open Meeting Law Chapter 30A section 18 through 25 that action was effective immediately extending the current option for remote meetings
through June 30th 2027 so we're live and remote if you everyone would stand and join me in sales 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 i'm going to call the role commissioner Sty I am present sir commissioner present commissioner Sheay is present do you want to uh make a motion for item three
Joe yes can I make a motion we go into executive session pursuant to a master law chapter 38 section 21 subsection A subsection 1 to discuss the reputation character physical condition or mental health rather than professional competence of an individual or to discuss the discipline or dismissal of
or complaints or charges brought against a public officer employee staff member or individual there's also a part B master law chapter 30A section 21 subsection 1 subsection 3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an over meeting may have a detrimental effect on
the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the fair declares and I have declared I'm going to take that's my motion seconded yes seconded roll call to go into executive session I'm going to take a vote vote commissioner sty yes sir yes I
commissioner Collins yes and chair votes Yes bill will you prepare to put us in executive session yes we have with us uh well item on our regular Wednesday April 9th
2025 meeting bill let everyone back in please all set Mr chairman snib yes such okay okay we're on item number four minutes of the last four meetings okay yeah so we have there is a correction
when you get to D we can all approve it's April 2nd not April 8th okay go ahead Chairman i'll make the motions if you want please based on uh advice as well so first move approval of the meeting minutes of March 12th as presented you
can do them all oh okay march 12th March 19 March 26th and uh April 2nd and these are all open session minutes of the county commissioners second motion made and seconded all in favor i
I three to zero next number five is appointments we have none number six is public comment each of our meetings we have a section for public comment for anybody who comes in and visits the commissioners or anyone out in the Zoom land
uh who would like to participate in it public comment even in remote session director Director Cronin have you had any no sir no sir okay last call for public comment moving on number seven old
business i have none number eight personnel decisions personnel matters for consideration with one at the recreation facility one in maintenance and four or five at the agricultural school mr chairman
commissioner I'll move first at the Walston recreational facility i'll move notice of contingent employment for Megan Oil as seasonal golf associate at the rate stated effective April 10 2025 so moved second motion made and seconded all in favor i it is vote next uh Mr
chairman for you i'll make the motion that we approve and maintenance nor retirement of Francis Cwley as night custodian uh and that's the right stated effective 3125 so so moved second motion made and seconded all in favor i and
congratulation all in favor i congratulations to Frank Crowley for years of service the next group Mr chairman are all at Northark County Agricultural High School number one two and three are notice of contingent employment so I'll move them together as a group notice of contingent employment
for Sheamus Michael Mcurten uh Payton Marie Hotailing and Connor Thompson as student labors at the rate stated and all them effective date April 10 2025 so moved second motion made and
seconded all in favor it is a vote notice of name change for Tessa Mazni as student labor at the rate dated effective April 3rd 25 second all in favor i a vote and the last one notice of address change for Emily Perin
at student labor rate stated effective April 1st 2025 so moved second motion made and seconded all in favor i excellent number nine payroll expense warrants for approval mr cham if you want I'll move it the warrant list for April 9 2025 uh 901 uh
25-40 move approval of the payroll of the county with the sum of $148,474.15 so move second motion made and seconded all in favor i next i'll move approval for the expense of the county 04225 the sum
$79,2425 so move second motion made and second that all favor it is a vote and the last item Mr examined uh 4-225 for Walson recreational facility credit card payment the sum of $7,7 moved second motion and seconded
all in favor I it is the vote that completes that miss Jim thank you we're going to move to number 10 fiscal year 26 third supplemental budget for approval director thank you Mr chairman good afternoon commissioners
um I'll ask Bill to pull up the U summary spreadsheet that I've prepared for the commissioners one in our packet of course of course yeah in addition to this uh spreadsheet um Mr ryan Tuska prepares a separate budget adjustment sheet which if you approve of this transfer request and supplemental request we'll ask for your endorsement
and vote on today um in summary the total supplemental and transfer request is $451,875 that's inclusive of a $55,000 transfer request for the schools uh this afternoon I just want to briefly go over
my recommendation for the supplemental needs to close out fiscal year 26 um you'll note that um we uh started fiscal year 26 with some level of supplemental funds um in September we spent
$192,778 in December we spent $74,214 and I'm proposing here in April that we move to spend $396,875 leaving a balance of uh $13,61312 um going back to December I just wanted to reference a couple of
things um we alerted the advisory board uh and through to you the commissioners as well that we were tracking a relatively high um health insurance liability that had developed over a period of a couple of years uh I think the intention was to use uh what is um our supplemental balance FY26 to resolve
that deficiency at the end of fiscal year 26 that is before you this afternoon but before I get there I just wanted to go over the registry of D supplemental request as you know um over a period of time the register has submitted to you a written request for supplementing his FY26 appropriation by
a total of $120,000 that included 3,000 for office equipment 3,000 for associations and societies 92,000 for printing 10,000 for miscellaneous contractual services 5,000 for stationary and office supplies and
finally 7,000 in miscellaneous supplies and materials the register had u pointed out I believe in one of the correspondences that he had in his estimation um exceeded deeds excise estimates for FY26 and the surplus that was projected might be used to offset
that increase request um this afternoon I'm recommending that you not adopt that particular item as that projected surplus is not realized until it's realized we'll be seeing that uh surplus develop hopefully by the end of the fiscal year and we can begin discussing
that in September that remain Now you have to turn to any other supplemental needs uh to address his request and I'm here to explain that I don't believe there are enough sufficient uh dollars to adhere to or or endorse what the register had requested because um as I
understand um we recently had a Supreme Judicial Court ruling on December 2nd 2024 relative to what's known as the transfer case and through guidance of councel uh before you this afternoon commissioners are asked to consider moving
$128,000 into a dedicated deeds excise surplus account uh settlement reserve account that could be used to pay any outstanding invoices associated with transfers that were requested during that time period in FY23
um I've included in your um packet a copy of an email from council that details through the judgment that came from the supreme district court what each of those transfer requests by the register were in 2023 and council is recommending that you um at this time
fund the totality of those requests and put upon the register and direct him to use these funds exclusively for only unpaid bills during that time period that totals $128,000 namely 21,000 in miscellaneous
contractual services $75,000 in legal fees and $32,000 in miscellaneous professional and technical services that would come from the balance of our supplemental available funds for FY26 we're not using deeds excise for that
moving on from the registry u uh issue there are a few items in the commissioner's office um we are requesting 28,875 for central filing highdensity storage system here in Denim to fit out the the new centralized uh storage facility downstairs as the disaster
recovery room moves to Walpole we're requesting $5,000 to fill out miscellaneous contractual service obligations and $10,000 for new staff office furniture we have two new staff here in the commissioner's office who are using a mixture of their own furniture that they brought in as well
as surplus furniture uh we're looking for fresh lines both offices and provide them with um new office furniture and then finally that $225,000 value is what I originally started with this is the balance or near the balance owed on the health insurance shortage we'll know the actual shortage
by the end of the fiscal year when we hear from the county treasurer these are the supplemental items separately um excuse me as I mentioned the schools have asked for $55,000 transfer um that is $35,000 from um maintenance contract
services um and heating contract services into um instructional equipment for $10,000 15,000 for district-wide equipment 10,000 for maintenance professional salaries 10,000 for maintenance professional salaries and 10,000 for clerical salaries i think
that actually if I'm not mistaken that's where the money's coming from and it's going into the first two categories your offsets so just to conclude um this relatively brief um in final supplemental transfer the total amount is
451,875 inclusive of the transfer request I made okay thank you Mr chairman questions of John you have any questions yeah real quick so that amount is the side and the schools that's right so the amount is
451 that's right okay all right and we have to have this ready for next Yes may this is in preparation for your advisory board uh presentation of the budget and supplemental for uh April 16th april 16th i'm sorry joe do you want to make a motion quick go ahead what was the
reason we didn't take it out of the deeds excise that's a matter still litigation or is that the Oh of course yes so uh the deeds excise has two pieces as you know um back in 2023 the advisory board moved um a large sum of deeds excise money into a reserve
account until the settlement or legal matter is resolved resolved the register has has informed you through his correspondence that he believes is supplemental is again excuse me surplus again is developing in his account this fiscal year that's nice that's good but
it is not my recommendation for you to touch any such projected surplus until it's realized and we won't know that until after July 10th okay shutting the door okay slaming it so our vote would incorporate though some transfers for
2003 2020 uh uh I'm sorry the vote includes $128,000 for the register to use uh to pay unpaid bills from the lawsuit as described in the judgment by the Supreme uh court state supreme court
we're good to go okay and I'd like to make a motion to approve the proposed third supplemental funding and transfer request totaling $451,875 provided further that the appropriation therein of $128,000 of county surplus funds is to be placed into a new account to be known as
settlement reserve for registry of deeds bills per state supreme court uh judicial court ruling on 12224 these funds shall only be used to pay any unpaid bills associated with the fiscal year 23 transfer request made by the
registry of deeds for miscellaneous contractual services up to $21,000 legal services up to $75,000 and miscellaneous professional and technical services up to $32,000 all such payments shall be made by the registry of dees by August 29th
2025 and shall include providing detailed invoices reflecting services within the fiscal year 23 period for the county treasur by August 29th 2025 motion made second motion made second any other discussion all in favor i I
thank you very much thank you you signed it okay supplemented by 11 report from the procurement department on any bid openings or contract awards we have none today correct that's correct number 12 in your packet
commissioners resolution proclaiming education and sharing day in North County richard do you want to read that um tell you what you read you read half and then and then pause and I'll read the other half all right uh I'd be very
happy to make a motion of this resolution proclaiming education and sharing day in Northfor County whereas education is a significant foundation for the continuing success of our state our county and society at large and in North County we strive for the
betterment of all through an increased focus on education and sharing and whereas to achieve its highest goals education must not only impart knowledge but also teach students how to live forming and strengthening their moral character to make a better life for themselves as individuals for society as
a whole and whereas a global spiritual leader the rebi Rabbi Anakam Men of righteous stress that a moral ethical education empowers every individual to develop their full
potential and making the world a better place and whereas such an education can nurture the unity of diverse peoples through an encouraging through encouraging increased acts of goodness and kindness imbued with the awareness that even a single positive act of an
individual can change the world and usher in an era of global peace in whereas April 9th 2025 will mark 123 years since the reb's birth and this year begins the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of his leadership of the
Chabbad Lubovich movement shabbat is an acronym of three Hebrew words for wisdom understanding and knowledge the name Lubovich comes from the city which served as the movement's headquarters for over a century it means city of love of all the ethical values which inform
our civilization none is more important than love love of wisdom love of fellow man love of our creator these values with their roots and the seven Noahide laws have guided the Shabbad Lumovich movement throughout its history they have the essence of education at its
best and we should be certain to pass on this pre precious heritage to all young Americans and whereas education and sharing day is observed each year on the reb's birthday in recognition of his outstanding and lasting contributions toward the improvement of education morality and acts of charity around the
world a day to pause and reflect on our responsibility to ensure our youth have the foundation necessary to lead lives rich in purpose and fulfillment through service and good works and whereas now therefore it be resolved that the North County Commissioners call upon
government officials educators volunteers and citizens to reach out to those within your communities and work to create a better brighter and more helpful hopeful future for all we also declare Wednesday April 9th 2025 as education and sharing day within
Northfor County so moved okay all right any discussion discussion motion made and seconded all in favor i I thank you terrific if there's no objection we're going to go back to the second portion of executive session attorney Lopez is here okay i'll make a motion that we go
that we resume our executive session i don't think we have to go through the whole reason that we went into the executive session in the first place as we paused the first part of it i'll concur second that motion on on the second part of the executive session we'll take a roll call vote commissioner Staty yes sir commissioner Collins yes
commissioner Shay is a yes we are in executive session bill if you'll take the appropriate action we will be returning to our regular meeting for three final items report of the county okay thank
you oh you want a second okay no never mind never mind never mind i'm fine i'm fine out of executive session back on a regularly scheduled April 9th 2025 meeting and I
believe the next item we did procurement we did supplemental budget we did the resolution education sharing day 13 is report of the county director thank you Mr chairman a few items uh for
the for your benefit i wanted to alert you that eight opioid checks grant payments were mailed out April 4th um co-signed by the Northfor County District Attorney Michael Morsy as well as yourselves um that is the latest round of payments made to uh community
coalition members across Northfor County on that grant i'm pleased to let the commissioners know that the county has identified a preferred candidate for the fiscal specialist backfill um he is available for a start on April 28th provided uh successful background and
obviously your approval hopefully next week i just want to let you know we're moving quickly to back fill that role and we're pleased with this particular candidate's um qualifications and understand that we're familiar with him he worked here when he was in college right he has prior experience yeah and he's denim
resident okay um wanted to alert folks uh again each week I'll try to bring this notice up that if you are required to file a statement of financial interest you have until May 1st to file it you be should be getting your notices by email as I am get that done
um we have an advisory board meeting scheduled for next Wednesday at the agricultural high school the finance committee will start at 5:00 the uh general advisory board will start at 6 and then finally I just want to alert folks that uh we are getting ready through our human resources department we've done a lot of work to create a
virtual um open enrollment fair scheduled for April 17th from 2 pm to 5:00 pm um the schedule will start at 2 with opening remarks um they'll move into dialogue with Blue Cross Blue Shield Marshall bless you Boston Mutual
Mayflower and several other vendors um our HR specialist Moren Leiden will be handing out these flyers across the county including to people who don't have access to uh personal computers at work they may find themselves um in the
use of a um cell phone to log in to the Zoom which will be recorded and available on our website following this particular virtual open enrollment so we hope folks can participate and uh get access to these vendors and learn some more about Northfor County's benefits that is all I have thank you Mr german
any questions really director go ahead real quick real quick will you Could you send me when you get time the list of the communities and how much you're getting oh absolutely sure just if I can you know we're Yes yep thank you when you get time yes no big deal thank you we're preparing a press release for you
folks as well oh okay great that's great thank you that's it Mr chair that's all I have no further questions number 14 emergency items or topics the chair did not reasonably anticipate would be discussed i have none other than to say
that we have a school board meeting tonight at the agricultural school and uh that's it mr shim if you want I'll make a motion we adjourn at uh 204 second motion made and seconded all in
favor i thank you we are adjourned