Good afternoon. I'm now going to call the Wednesday, May 28th, 2025 meeting of the North County Commission to order. I'll 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 provisions of the COVID 19 measures adopted during the state of emergency, which included a two-year extension of the option for public bodies to hold remote meetings by suspending certain provisions of the
mass open meeting law, general law, chapter 38, sections 18 through 25. That action was effective immediately, extending the current option for remote meetings through June 30th, 2027. Welcome. I'm now going to ask you
to stand and join me in saluting the flag. 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. I want to call the role. Commissioner
Stady, I am present, sir. Commissioner Collins, I am here. And you do have my permission to use my signature stamp today. And you have my permission to use my signature stamp as well. Yes, sir. And Chairman Shay is present. We have a
call. Mr. Chairman, just FYI, as a result of members being remote, you must take roll calls for each vote today. Okay. Thank you. Number one is done. Number two is um roll
call. Um you already did that. We already did that. Number three is executive session with no executive session today. Number four minutes the executive session of May 21st, 2025 and minutes of the open session of
May 7th, 2025. Commissioners, I will move approval of the meeting minutes of May 7th as presented. Second. Motion made and second to approve the minutes of the executive session of May 21st. Let's call the role. Mr. Chairman,
I believe the motion was for the open session meeting of May 7th. I'm sorry. Yes, sir. Yes. Is that right? Yeah. Motion and seconded to approve the minutes of the open session meeting of May 7th, 2025. I'll call a role.
Commissioner Collins. Yes. Commissioner Sty. Yes. And Commissioner Sheay. Three members voting in the affirmative. It's adopted. Next. Uh Mr. Chairman, I I' I'd move approval
of the executive session meeting minutes of May 21 with stipulation they shall not be released until such time as the chair feels the matter is uh properly um properly releasing for motion made and seconded. I'm going to
call the role. Commissioner Stady. Yes, sir. Commissioner Collins and the chairman votes here three to zero. Thank you. Number five, appointments. We have none. Number six, public comment. Each week the commissioners
have a agenda item for public comment. If anyone out in the public has any comment, now is the time. Or if you were to come in to see us, you could speak to us on any matter you choose. Anyone have public comment? Is there anyone in Zoom
land who has public comment? Director Cronin, have you have any public comment? No, sir. Ask all for public comment. Seeing none, we'll move to all business. We have none. Number eight, personnel matters
for consideration. I believe we have two. Mr. I'd be happy. Yes, sir. I'll be glad to do it. First at the Wall Recreational Facility, both are there. Our first appointment, a notice of rehire, Isabella Fernold as seasonal
golf associate at the rate stated and the effective date of the hire is 52925. So moved. Second. We have a second to the rehire of Isabelle Ferno at golf course. Yes.
And and I seconded it. Okay. A motion made and seconded. A call roll call vote. Commissioner Stady. Yes, sir. I vote yes. Commissioner Collins. Yes. And the chairman votes yes. We have a vote.
Number two. Yes, sir. I move notice of contingent employment for Finn Kelly as a seasonal golf associate. Uh the rate stated effective date 52925. So moved. Second. Motion made and seconded.
on the contingent employment of Finn Kelly as a seasonal golf course associate. I'm going to call the role. Commissioner Stady, I vote yes. Commissioner Collins, yes. And the chairman votes
yes. That concludes the personnel matters for consideration today. I have two service milestones. We try to keep track of this on all our employees and and when they reach a
certain uh peak along their career here, we would like to recognize them for their years of service and make note of it in the minutes. The first one is Gerald Kiron of the maintenance
department. His date of hire was 59205, 20 years of service. Congratulations, General. The second Margarite Lee registry of deeds 15 years service. Her date of service is 517
2010. So the commission has joined everyone in saluting these two employees and wish them well. Number nine, payroll and expense warrants for approval. Yeah, I need the uh warrant I think to
approve it. I can read it. pull it up on the screen. Coming right up. Commissioner on the screen. Wonderful. Thank you. All right. All right, Mr. Chairman. Uh, I'll move the following for the warrant list of
52825. Uh, first item is 25-47. Move approval of the payroll of the county. The sum 151,75251. So moved. Second. Motion made in second. I'm going to call the role. Commissioner Stady, yes.
Commissioner Collins, yes. And Commissioner Shay votes yes. It is a vote. Next, I I move approval of the payroll of the school. Uh line 25-47 parentheses 24. The sum of $393,38021. So moved.
Second. Motion made and seconded. I'm going to call the role. Commissioner Stady. Yes, sir. Commissioner Collins. Yes. Did Chairman Shay vote? Yes, it is unanimous. Third, I move on light item
25-4724 partheses 24.1 payroll of the school the sum 28,4366. So moved. Second. Motion made and seconded. I'm going to call the role. Commissioner Stady. Yes. Commissioner Collins. Yes.
Commissioner Shay votes yes. Motion passes. Next. Uh the fourth one. I move approval for line items uh 0504-25 for the expense of the county. The sum $547,37167. So moved. Second. Motion
made and seconded. I'm going to call the role. Commissioner Sty. I. Yes. Commissioner Collins. Yes. And Commissioner Sho. Yes. motions passed. I have one more. Go ahead. He did. One more there. There we go.
Last one. I'll move line item 25-11A for the expense of the school. Move the sum of $171,14489. So moved. Second. Motion made and seconded. Council Commissioner Steady. That's my name. I've got it.
Yes, sir. I quote yes. Yes. Chairman Shaos. Yes, it's voted. All right. That concludes the warrant list of 52825. Thank you, councils, commissioners. You got it. I don't know why. Number 10, reports from procurement
department. Bid openings and contract awards. We have a couple of things of note here. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Hi, Marine. Oh, good morning. How are you? First is president's golf course lease agreement. Correct. Oh, two things of
President's golf course. Why don't you remind us of what they are and we'll go forward. Uh, what I have are three pieces of equipment that will be leased uh per Carl's request. One is a e-hover pro, one is a Pro-Force blower, and the
third is a Ventra tractor. This will be a 5year lease. Let's take them one at a time. There are two items, right? They we have it as one. H there is an item that did not make it to this one because equip equipment is not available that is a
another grounds master. I'm not sure if that's what's on there. Yes, sir. But um these three pieces are ready. Now the grounds master we will see in the fall potentially as an additional lease on its own. So this is a 5-year lease
with three pieces of equipment that you just and two and we're going to do today. Uh three three three today. Okay. First being are they all are they all part of the same lease or are they individual? They're part of this lease. So it's one
lease, Joe. One lease one. One lease all for the golf course. Correct. That's was okay. Is it uh Can I ask a question, Mr. Chairman? I could. So it looks like it says there's an EVA EVA ehov Pro 450, whatever that is, Proforce blower, and
then a vent track tractor. So, are these three particular pieces of equipment, three things? Yes. Three separate items that they needed, but they're on one lease. It's one lease. We can do that. PNC set up the lease for us as they have
done in the past. All right. I can't make a motion without the How long's the lease for? Three years, four years, five years? Five years. Five years. And what's the amount of money for this particular The total is $79,665 over the life of the lease. Over
the life of lease. Okay, I see. It's over a 5year period. Correct. And it's with who's the company with again? I'm sorry. PNC. I couldn't hear again. PNC. Got it. Okay. John, any problems with it? Any
questions we should be asking? very relatively straightforward commission. Okay. I thought so. Just want to make sure I'll make the motion if you want unless Peter Mr. Collins has an issue. I'm sorry. I'll move approval uh Mr. Chairman uh for the uh president's golf
course lease agreement with PMC uh for E Hoverver Pro 450, a Pro-Forth blower and event track 445209 uh and tractor. Uh the sum is $79,665 for said lease to be a period of
five years. And what's the effective date? I'm sorry. Well, what have date on the contract? Um I think it's deliverable as soon as we have this signed by all parties. Okay. How about if I put honor about uh May 30? Okay. Is that enough time? Is that
fine? Honor about May 30. That's a motion. You can That's fine. I'll move that, Mr. Yeah. Second. Motion made and second. I'm going to take a roll call vote. Commissioner Staty. Yes, sir. Commissioner Collins. Yes. Commissioner
Shay votes yes. So, we'll have a couple of three new pieces of equipment heading to the golf course. Honorable May 1st. June 1st. Thank you. Anything else? I need some signatures from you. Signatures. We'll do do those today. Thank you.
Number 11. March 2025 trial balance for acceptance in your packet. Commissioners, any questions about I had one or two if I could. I defer. All right. So, Mr. Chairman, through you to uh our director, I'm in reviewing the trial balance. I noticed under employee
uh health insurance. It's a negative balance. Are we allowed to do that or is that a red flag or what's what's what's with that about John? If you could you John, go ahead. Could you draw my attention to which table you're looking at? Commissioner. Sure. I looked at I'm sorry. I looked at dedicated funds and I
was going down all the funds that are dedicated and now it bought them above claims trust. It says employee uh something group insurance. It says negative $49,78. Caught my eye. Red flag. I don't know. Maybe something to circle back
on. And by one second, no problem. I mean I'm not I'm just asking. I never saw it before. I never saw a negative and it jumped out. Well, I don't know the answer to the question. This is prepared by the treasures office. I do see it on the
last page. Yep. It appears to be. Yeah, I can get back to you on that. Oh, okay. I see. Oh, okay. On the last page, the group insurance says 1,616,000. Whatever. It's not a negative, but um maybe it was just for
the month, but that's that's what I was looking at for the trial balance for the month, right? So, for the month, it does carry the negative there. Um I believe that means Well, let me let me back up. You may recall that the U
employee health insurance costs were running deficient in FY25 earlier in the fiscal year. Commissioner, I do the supplemental um that was approved in April included, I believe, a $250,000 payment towards that projected
negative obligation. And on the last page, you can see the $250,000 being deposited to offset the cost of current year group insurance. And I believe as a result, the treasur is still showing a a negative $49,000 which will be carried into
FY26. Um that will be eliminated. We have appropriated sufficient funds to clear that in FY26. Okay. So, we're going to be okay. The I thought the money was appropriate. That's why we couldn't maybe didn't catch up, right? That's why it didn't catch up yet. Yeah. More or less. That's that's my best answer at this time. I'll double check
with Joe that that is the answer. But, uh, if you want to table us for a week, we certainly can. Yeah. Did you see what I'm talking about, Mr. Chairman? Where I saw I see I see it. I don't usually see any negatives, but Yeah. I mean, I negative kind of alarm trust, you know. The other thing, quick question real quick. Um, state and federal. That's the
opera money, right, Mr. Cronin? Most of it is our Yes, that's what I thought. Okay. Okay. Yes. All right. That's all I had for now. Uh, anybody else? But I did see that. Okay. If we have no objection, then I'm going to take a motion to table table
this next week till we get the explan explanation. Okay. Sure. Okay. Uh I'll move to table approval of the uh trial balance of uh this is for 33125 uh until next week.
Second motion made and seconded to table the trial balance till next week looking for further explanation to call a roll. Commissioner Stady. Uh yes sir. I'll vote yes. Commissioner Collins. Yes. Commissioner
Shave. Yes, this item is tabled. Thank you. Yep. Moving right along. What from the county director number 12? Director Cronin. Any wisdom? Uh just a f a few items. Uh
next week, our chief procurement officer, Marine, um Mchuan will be sending out our FY25 close instructions. Uh expect those on Tuesday for departments. Very similar to prior years. We don't expect any major changes. Um from a community
perspective, uh two announcements. Um on June 14th, the city of Quinsey will be celebrating Flag Day with a parade starting at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, June 14th. It's a large event in Quinsey. We thought I'd alert the commissioners in the event that you're interested in
attending. On June 12th, um we have been alerted that the uh Commonwealth trial court will be holding its annual uh law day ceremony in Quinsey District Court. Um, first justice Mark Cobin has alerted
uh folks and invited the commissioners to attend to honor uh clerk magistrate of the Tobin, chief procurement op probation officer Kim Groomenberg and chief court officer Anthony Holmes. Um, and in addition, there will be a special
recognition of House Speaker Ron Mariano, who will be receiving the Rabbi Jacob Man award for social justice that is being being held um on June 12th at 9:30 a.m. in first session, Quinsey District Court. And then finally,
employees who may be listening should be alerted. They'll be getting emails to the same uh health insurance increases will start hitting next week in your pay stubs and they will be shown in your pay pay advice the following week. Um and that is all I have at this time. Thank
you sir. Okay. Any questions of director? Uh quick one Mr. Chairman if I could. Did we actually get a letter from Quinsey on that parade? Someone to respond to? Is that in our packet? Maybe I will make sure you get it before uh the end of the day. Okay, great. Thank
you so much. Um, okay. And we have the Aggie meeting tomorrow at 12, correct? I think. Correct. Right. All right. Big week coming up. Okay. On the agenda, any other items
that clerk did not anticipate or the chairman. I do not have any other items. Are there any other items commissioners you'd like to talk about? Peter, I'm all set. I'm all set, Mr. Chairman, I'll move to adjurnn. I'll move a move of
German at uh 122, I believe. Motion made in second to adjourn. Going to call a roll call vote. Commissioner Sty, yes, sir. Commissioner Collins, yes. And Commissioner Shay votes for adjournment. Well, thank you very much.
This meeting is concluded.