Good afternoon. Welcome. I'm now going to call the Wednesday, May 13th, 20 26 meeting of the North County Commission to order. I'm going to read the governor's message on remote
participation. This is executive order on remote participation. On March 28th, 2025, Governor Healey signed into law House Bill 62, an act relative to certain COVID 19 measures adopted during
the state of emergency, which includes a 10-year extension of the option for public bodies to hold remote meetings by suspending certain provisions of the mass open meeting law. NAS general law
chapter 38 sections 18- 25. That action was effective immediately extending the current option for remote meetings through June 30th, 2027. You'll 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. >> Thank you.
Welcome again. Call the role. Commissioner Stady, >> are you present, sir? >> Commissioner Collins. >> Yes, present. >> And Commissioner Shay is present. Item number three, executive session. >> Want to make that motion, Joe? >> I'd like to make a motion. We are going
to go into executive session. >> Okay. I'll make a motion we go into executive session pursuing to master law chapter 38 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 the motion as presented. >> On the motion roll call vote. Commissioner stated >> I vote yes. >> Commissioner Collins >> yes. and Commissioner Sherry votes yes.
We're in executive session. Don't go away. We will be returning for the remainder of our meeting. I don't expect it'll be long. >> I'll hear you. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Bill.
>> One minute. Be so slow to get it on. Thought >> it rained today. going to rain tomorrow, but wait a job. Thank you. You're welcome. >> We're back in. Great.
What do you need? Minutes. Minutes. Yeah. >> One more minute. Also, Joe, >> thank you. We're now back in regular session at our May 13th, 2028 meeting of the
North County Commission. Executive session is over. We're on item number four of the regular agenda, minutes of the open session meeting of May 6th, 2026. >> Mr. Chairman, I'll move approval of the
minimum minutes of uh May 6th as presented. >> Second motion made and seconded on the minutes. All all in favor? >> I disapproved. Thank you. Number five, appointments. I have none. Number six,
public comment. Each week in our meeting, we have public comment. whether you be in person and come to the meeting or you're on the uh the Zoom so to speak uh and you have something to say relative to an agenda
item. So is there anyone out in I like to call it Zoom land that's interested public comment today today's meeting about the agenda or about the agenda? >> Director Coin, do you have anyone that's
notified you? Uh, not that Pat has notified me, but I want to let the commissioners know that our facility director has notified a Butters um around the D of District Court about our upcoming uh paving project because it will impact them. Um so notice was sent
out to them via email last week. Um some of them may start to express an interest in the timeline which we don't have a firm grip on yet as we're still waiting for results from our vendor. But being a good neighbor is a big part of this uh job. So we'll let them know what's going on as soon as we know. But I want to let you know from a public perspective, we
did reach out and let them know what we're planning. Thank you. >> Thank you. Last call for public comment. Thank you very much. All business. I have none. Personnel matters for consideration number eight. We have some.
>> Mr. Chair, if you wish, I'd be commissioner. >> Move those. Yes, sir. This is all at the Walter Recreational Facility. Uh the motion is going to be for contingent employment and the individuals are all uh for seasonal golf associate and all of them have the
effective date the same. So I move approval for Miles Ryan, Grant St. Jean, Mason Mastromo, Alice Hernandez, Quinnland Mlan, Nathan Fannith, and Joseph Cis. Hope I got that right. again a seasonal golf associate
effective date for all them 51426. So move >> second motion made and seconded all in favor >> I it is about >> next >> Mr. Chairman, if you wish, I move the approval for the payroll expense warrant
item 9 for 51326 as follows. Move approval of 26-45 payroll of the county and sum $147,57368. So moved. >> Second. >> Motion made and seconded. All in favor? >> I second. We have approval of the
payroll of the school uh 26-25 uh subsection 23 the sum 43,68083. So move >> second motion made and seconded. All in favor? >> Here's a vote. >> Third I move approval of expense of the
county uh 050226 of sum 634, $15.98. So moved. Second motion made and seconded. All in favor? I. >> In the last, Mr. Chairman, next >> I move approval of 050226A
expense for the county, the sum $4,2972. So moved. >> Second. >> Mot. All in favor? >> I. >> That concludes the uh expense warrant. Who's paying all expense one?
Next is number 10 on your agenda in the folder is a letter relative to the conditions the past year or so in county and the staff has prepared this I've had this for a week
I've looked at it about three times it looks very well it's just a little ketchup going to put it on the web >> uh it'll be advanced where it needs to go. Yeah, we're not sure if it'll be on the web because it's not ADA compliant um if it's scanned, but uh if it's put
up as a it can be put up as a word document as it is, but it may not have your signature on it. So, but it'll be pushed out where it needs to go. >> So, it needs to be a larger print. >> No, it has to cannot be a scanned image. It has to be a word document. So, I think we can put it up as a word document, but if it has your signatures,
it's scanned and it'll go different places. >> It's ready to go. If you want to wait another week and read it again, >> we prefer a vote this week. Mr. >> I'm fine. I'm ready to move it. >> I'm ready to move it, too. >> I'm fine. I move approval of the uh the draft reflecting on county government
progress u as presented. >> I um I made one suggestion to u Mr. Buckweight uh who helped to draft that and there was a correction uh there a small typo and he said take care. >> Was it related to a hyphen? >> It was. It was a hyphen.
>> Yeah. So um I'll second the motion as cor as >> as amended. Yeah. >> All right. That's fine. >> Just small. >> Make this friendly amendment. That's fine. >> Okay. And I I >> Yes, >> I'm going to hold you all captain, but I
think we're ready for our seventh community to join the uh the Weights and Mothers program. So, it's really >> Yeah. Right. >> Much more than we anticipated. It's exciting and it seems to be going very very well. >> Sure. >> Okay. Uh did you made the motion
correct? Yes. Peter second. >> Motion made and seconded. >> Y >> on a progress report uh for the public that the government that the county has put together. Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I I
>> Thank you very much. Next. Number 11. This is also a ongoing project relative to our support for Northolk Hospital and our continuing support for
House Bill 5047, an act authorizing the divisional capital assets and maintenance that took by to take by certain land in the town of Denwood filed by Representative Rogers and Senator Rush. We're already on record
supporting the bill. As you can see, the bill passed. They're now getting further support. >> I don't think this is going to happen tomorrow, but it's an ongoing process and we certainly give our wholehearted endorsement.
>> Mr. Chairman, if I may really quickly, uh this was a uh a petition concerning the the No hospital that was closed and it certainly it does bode well for the county where it affects so many county towns. It was on that slide there.
There's at least I think seven or eight towns directly affected and there's a ripple effect because again right now with that hospital closed, EMS and first responders have to take people to other hospitals maybe even further away. that causes those hospitals to be more congested and delayed and things like
that. So, there's certainly a lot at stake here to get this hospital back open and whatever support we can give I think is well worth it. So, I know we all support it. Do you need a vote of some sort or >> Okay. Uh it would be great. I know we
sent a letter, but I think they're looking for more advocacy. So perhaps I'll make a motion that we uh continue to support in in some tangible way >> uh with a letter. Oh, I'm sorry. >> Sign the petition to >> Oh, there we are. Yep. >> Electronically. >> All right. Thank you. Here we go. I I move that we sign the petition in
support of Noah Hospital uh to get it uh back online as soon as possible. Second. All right. Um >> couple notes. I already made one of them, but hasn't happened overnight. They've made
some progress, but um you can't turn back now. I mean, every time I go down there to get my ice cream soda, I sad thing looking at it's brand new, but it's, you know, I mean, I don't know
if it's 50% done, 60, 30, but once it's up, it's up. And again, you know, we're we're we're up against a big foe in that management company, in that hustle company. >> Yep.
>> The name escapes me, but sad, sad, sad. Um, so obviously anything we could do, we'd be happy to do. in in listen I went to like a chamber of commerce breakfast locally and in listening to Senator Phoeni and this fellow uh from the bank
who was president it seemed that the petition needs to be done to make the governor and the administration more aware of the need for it. They're not fully convinced that this is something that needs to be done looking at the whole area. So you know it's again more or less trying to ring the bell a little
bit show the concern. Mhm. >> Okay. And we need to take another vote. We took one. You have a motion. >> Motion made seconded >> that we continue to support House Bill 5047, enact
authorizing division of capital managers and assets to take by eminent domain the land in the town of Nwood known as the Nar County. the Norwood Hospital property. So, this is a
continuum effort. Um, I'm sure we'll again be doing this further along the road, but anything we can do, we wholeheartedly support. Motion made in second. All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Number 12, report from the procurement
department and bid opening and contract awards. Contact award for rubbish removal for NA County Agricultural High School. Moren, come on in. >> Thank you. Good afternoon. >> Well, Moren, >> hello all. We have put out another bid
and have results for rubbish removal this time for the agricultural high school campus. And um we only had two bids received and the person that won the facilities bid also won this bid.
They have a new company. >> Yes. Now, the school had a company that has since been acquired by someone else. So, um they didn't bid. We do always reach out to our current vendor to let them know there's a bid out.
>> So, they were not interested, I suppose. >> So, the same one that's doing the county >> facilities. Yes. >> If we'll be doing >> Yes, sir. Mhm. >> And what's the name of the company again? Um DBI Austin >> who's listed as the principal is there a
principal of that company? >> Yes. Um can't remember the name. He came in delivered the bids for the bid. >> He's a former >> um >> department head in the in the state. This came up after we were involved. >> I know he's soliciting
all our neighbors here Quinzy. >> Okay. you know, and someone said, I said, "Yes, he's >> very much involved with our bid and it's coming around you." And then they started telling me how they had a relationship with. >> Okay. >> I said, "We'll wait till we see it."
Yeah. >> Yeah. Right. >> And we'll soon have a bid out for um the trash removal at Wallist Wreck, which is Quincy >> coming down, I think. >> Yeah. So, >> interesting. You don't get any bids from Republic. They're pretty big. >> No. And um
>> they're big. There was another person that came in and was explaining the whole history of rubbish removal and how so many companies have been acquired. >> I see. >> By so there's only a few left. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> America 2023. Right.
>> All right. Mr. Chairman, if you wish. >> Yes. >> Are you pleased to make the motion uh to award the bid to DBI Waste Systems, Inc. provide rubbish removal services at North County Hericostro High School for a period of one year with two one-year
options to renew uh set the facility from June 28, 2026 to June 28, 2027 uh for the rates shown on the attachment and describe. So moved second.
Motion made and seconded to award the contract for rubbish removal for Nbook County Agricultural High School. >> All in favor? >> I >> three. Good. I'm going to sign this today. >> Yes, we're signing now. >> Sign it, Richard. Let's go.
>> Y Okay. >> Can't wait. Can't leave the trash, right? Trash waits for no one, right? I >> think there's a second page or something. >> Is there a second?
>> Yeah. Yeah. Flip flip the yellow. There you go. Oh yeah, >> there you go. >> He usually catches me. >> Yeah, it's too fast. >> Yeah. Yes. Okay, that concludes that and I hope it works out well. >> Yeah. Thank you very much.
>> It certainly is. >> Yes. Moving right along. Number 13, report of the county director. >> Good afternoon, commissioners. Just a few items. Um the advisory board will um be held this
evening at the agriculture high school, 5:00 for fin, 6:00 for the meeting. Um this is to potentially vote on the FY27 budget which was introduced to them back in April. Um as provoted by the commissioners last week, there are um a
small number of fiscal year and uh transfers and supplementals which will also be discussed. Um want to alert department heads who may be listening within the next week. You'll be hearing from Mari Mchune, our CPO who you just met, as well as Phil. They'll be sending out your FY26
uh closing information um as fiscal year 26 quickly becomes um uh closed upon us as we approach the middle of May. Look for that email. I wanted to announce that uh the open enrollment for the county which began on April 15th will be
closing uh this week on May 15th. um this was a digital experience for all employees and I think um as we come to the close of this process it's appropriate to thank Moren Leiden um for all her work um making this um effort as
seamless and as helpful to our employees as possible. And if you're listening and you haven't looked at your profile yet for um uh open enrollment benefits, please do so. You have only a couple days left. But thanks again for Morin handling all that. Commissioners, I just
want to announce upcoming meetings um in the next couple of weeks. Um you may be seeing a return of a vendor interested in helping the county move forward with um potential solar charging station applications. A year ago, you entertained a vendor. Um that process uh
was a null outcome. We're revisiting this and you can expect to hear more from uh vendors coming in to discuss that option with you um again for your consideration. Um and then beyond that um certainly after labor um sorry Memorial Day we'll start
to try to schedule through the chair department head weekly meetings with you again. It's been a while since you've had them in. There are a lot of upcoming events uh especially with facilities with projects that you should get an update on. And I also think that in um late June, somewhere around early July,
maybe more like late June, we'll like to bring Carl Miner in. Um Carlos, you know, has announced his retirement in early July after many, many years of great service to us. It's a good time to um get his input on how things are going up the course and and also to say goodbye and uh wish him the best in his
retirement. So that'll be July. After that, we'll pulse it based on the commissioners uh the chairman's interest, but department head uh feedback is forthcoming over the next several months into the summer. Good. Thank you every wishing car well. By the way, he told me
32 years on the bud. Yeah. >> So, he's been thinking about it, which is what you should do. >> Mhm. >> And right in the middle of all the season, so we're looking to interim fill it and >> Yeah, it'll be posted. We'll have a we'll have some kind of an interim um
arrangement. >> Then we'll in the fall really take a look at it. >> Yep. >> That fair to say. >> Um sure. >> Or after golf season. Maybe we can't you can't stop the wheels of of government at the golf course going too well.
>> Thank Richard. >> Quick quick question for you, of course. Um do we have any dates for uh the multi-county state association meeting when that might be happening? Just a thought. >> No. Um there was some conversation about something towards the end of the summer
if I recall from our last meeting, but nothing new. I I can certainly reach out to >> kick this it'll always be June before you know it and this summer don't forget around June 1st our first meeting in June I'd like to hear your thoughts on summer >> yeah that'd be great thank you Mr.
>> Check those dates I'll check on that commissioner >> just after that yeah no urgency but good to plan if we can >> Yep that's all I have thank you Mr. Sure. >> All right. Good. >> Okay. >> Good. Tonight the finance board meets at
5. >> Yep. And the regular meeting at Correct. >> Okay. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Emergency topic subjects the chair did not reasonably dissipate. Again, for the second week, I want to mention the
trooper who lost his life. I believe he's being buried today. Yes. >> In Salem. Yes. The >> swamps in Salem. And uh this doesn't make any sense. It was very very sad when
anyone gets loses their life especially uh in a violent situation. But uh we uh made me feel bad for this young trooper.
He seemed like the type of person we all want to work with. He was very already very accomplished only after 3 years on the job. Uh he was so wellliked in his former job in corrections.
But that's today. So I'm sure that whole corner of the state is uh busy going to that funeral. I'll take a motion to return. >> Okay. Uh Mr. Chairman, I move we adjourn at 1.5.
Second was made and seconded. >> All in favor? >> I I we are adjourned. Thank you very much. Full meeting next week.