Good afternoon. Good afternoon. I'm now going to call the Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 meeting of the North County Commission to order. You please stand and join me in saluting
the flag. I >> alledge to the flag of the United States of America of America to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. >> 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 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 open meeting law, Mass General Law, Chapter 38, sections 18 to 25. That
action was effective immediately extending the current option for remote meetings through June 30th, 2027. This will be a good test of this uh tenant of the law because today the three commissioners are remote. So,
we're ready to go. I'm going to call the role. Commissioner Sty, >> I am present, sir. Commissioner Collins present and Commissioner Sheay. First item on our agenda is executive
session. Um, you want to make a motion? Commissioner Collins, make the motion, please. I'll make a motion we go into executive session pursuant to master law chapter 3A section 21 subsection A subsection 3 to discuss strategy with respect to the collected bargaining or
litigation. if 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. >> I'll second. Yes, sir. Second. >> Okay. Roll call vote to go into executive session. I may repeat that we
will be returning for the remainder of our regular meeting. Commissioner Stady, >> I vote yes. >> Commissioner Collins, >> yes. Commissioner Shay votes yes. Um Mark, if you can take appropriate action.
We're back on our Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 regular meeting of the North County Commissioners. We're back to our regular calendar on item number four. Commissioners, minutes of the open session meeting of June 4th, 2025 for
approval. >> Mr. Chairman, I' I'd be happy to move approval of the minutes of June 4th as presented. Uh, I'll second my motion. >> On the motion, roll call vote. Commissioner Stady, >> yes, sir. >> Commissioner Collins,
>> yes. >> Commissioner Shay votes yes. We have accepted the minutes. Number five, appointments, we have none. Number six, public comment. Each meeting, our agenda calls for public comment,
whether in person or via the Zoom. There's anyone out in Zoom land who has any public comment, now is the time to bring it to our attention. Director Cronin, you haven't had any contact relative to today's meeting and
public comment? >> Uh, not directly, commissioners, but I I will pass along briefly. I had a quasi private conversation with Carla Foley this week. Um, I just wanted to pass along to you that Miss Foley is uh dealing with a lot of health issues. We
uh we value her as a very close neighbor of ours. She keeps contact with us. Um, just please keep her in your thoughts. She's dealing with a lot of health issues right now. So, just wanted to pass that along. >> Okay. Well, we wish Ka the best.
She is our closest neighbor, I guess. Okay, last call for public comments. Seeing none, we're going to go to number seven, old business. We have none. Number eight, personnel matters for consideration. We have several.
>> Mr. Chair, if you wish, I'd be glad to move the >> Absolutely. Commissioner stated. >> Yes, sir. Uh, thank you for Northolk County Agricultural High School. I'll move a notice for appointment of Jeremy Gay as his new superintendent and director at the rate stated that he's replacing John Martin. As we know, his
effective date to hire is 7125. So moved. >> Um second >> motion made and seconded. I'd like to take a separate roll call vote on from this from the other personnel matters. >> Yes. >> Oh yeah, they are >> on the appointment of Jeremy Gay.
Commissioner Stady. >> Yes, I vote yes. Commissioner Collins. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Sher votes. Yes. >> Thank you, Mr. >> Chair. The other three, well, there's three. All we could take up if you want. >> Uh, well, no. No. One. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Three. Right.
>> I move the following. I'll move the following for approval of contingent employment. Uh, this is at the Aggie School for Jayen Gomes as student labor, Michaela Cole for student labor, and Christopher Mloud Jr. all for student labor. All for the rates stated and all
have the effective date of 62025. So moved. >> Second. Motion made and seconded. >> All in f all in favor? >> No. >> No. Roll call vote. >> Commissioner stated. >> Yes, sir. I vote yes. >> Commissioner Collins.
>> Yes. >> Commissioner Shay. Yes. Three to zero. Next >> last one on the Aggie school. Mr. Yeah. Notice of position and rate change for Claudia Shambert as a student labor. Uh this is a rate change effective rate is
listed effective date 6 2025. So moved. >> Second. Motion made and seconded. >> All in favor? I'll take a roll call vote. Commissioner Sty I vote yes. >> Commissioner Collins >> yes. >> Commissioner Shay votes yes. That
concludes personnel matters. Oh no, one more at the golf course. I'm sorry. >> One more. Mr. Chairman, I'll be pleased to move for the Wall Street Recreational Facility the notice of contingent employment for John Glly as seasonal golf associate for race day effective date 61925
which is tomorrow. So moved. >> Second. Motion made and seconded. Roll call vote. Commissioner Sty. >> Yes. I vote yes. >> Commissioner Collins. >> Yes. Commissioner Shay votes yes. That concludes personnel matters for today.
Number nine, payroll expense warrants for approval. Commissioner Collins. >> Oh, I have >> Sorry. You have them? >> Sure. I got it. Whatever you want. I move please to move the warrant list of 61825. Number one, we have two items. 25-50
payroll of the county the sum 156 156,6143 cent. So moved. >> Second. Motion made and seconded. Roll call vote. Commissioner Stady. >> Yes, sir. >> Commissioner Collins, >> yes. Commissioner Shay, >> and the only other item left, Mr. Chair,
is the expense of the county. I move 06 0325 the sum $479,44629. So moved. >> Second. Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I'm sorry, Commissioner Stady. >> Yes, sir. Yes. >> Commissioner Collins. >> Yes. Commissioner Shay. Thank you.
>> You're welcome. >> Number 10. request for engineering department services from the town of Milis. I'm looking for a letter. I know it's here. There was um there's a page two. One one quick thing. There's a page two for the
account miscell miscellaneous current charges credit and debit. Do we have to do anything with that? >> What was that? >> On which on which document Peter you referring to? >> We >> on the on the warrant list we have one and two, right? But then there's the second page on the warrant list that has
account and it says description to >> No, >> we don't have to do anything with that. >> No, sir. >> Okay, great. Thanks. Commissioners, your attention is called to a request filed by Patrick Har Patrick Higgins
who's on the zoom here. I'm sure it's from the town of >> Milis >> Milis and it says the description of the work that they would like our assistance in. It says, "Draft schematic plan depicting the
appropriate areas of existing organic debris and yard clipping pilies that may represent areas of possible encroachment until the Oak Farm Oak Grove Farm in retaliation in relation to approximate
boundary lines located to be used as a visual aid. John Makavoy, Oakboro Farm Commission, which is the town of Milis. Patrick, are you on?
>> Is he here? >> I don't know if he's here, but if you have any questions, I'll be happy to address them. Commissioner Shay. >> Okay. Commissioner, do you have any questions about this? I mean, we have a, you know, we we do all we can for any town that requires or asks for it. I'm
sure I got some questions, Joe. Mr. Chair, I do. Um, who's this is the Oakrove Farm Commission? Is this the town or a private commission? Who are they? Who's this person? The Oakrove Farm is a historic property within the town of Villis. Uh, a commission has
been formed to oversee the uh the farm. It's used for public access, including soccer fields, recreation, and other purposes. And as Commissioner Sheay just read, our engineering department will be u drafting a schematic plan that will depict approximate areas for existing
organic debris. So they're looking to establish boundaries. Commissioner Shay uh Commissioner Stady. >> Great. >> If you want to hold this for next week, I see I'm concerned because Mr. Chairman, just being I'm trying to be fair. It's great that we're help like the third request in a row and can we
handle this? Is our department being overburdened? I mean, we're getting coming in fast. I'd rather hear from Patrick. I want to talk. >> I'll take a motion to postpone this till next week meeting. >> Yeah, that'd be great. Thank you. I appreciate that. >> I'll second the motion. >> Motion made and seconded. >> Commissioner, if I may, just briefly before I take the vote, I just want to
add the application which is in front of you did state the requested completion date is as time permits. Mills did not request any deadline to be associated with it, only that it could be done as time permits. And uh this particular individual on the application is selected as an
administrator of the commission and it is permitted under the application. Thank you. >> Okay. It does say that but I I think we should hold this and hear from uh our engineer Patrick. >> There's no Yeah. Time for wait a week. I
I'll say I say yes. Postpone for a week. Yes. >> Yes. >> Miss Shay votes for postpone. We'll be sure that Patrick's on the horn next week. He's usually always here. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Now,
next item. 11. OPA program transfer requests. Director Cronin. >> Thank you, commissioners. Last week, you were kind enough to accept quote the return of over $70,000 from the Norffor County Financial
Literacy Program. This afternoon, I request your permission to use um sum of money totaling $65,000 for two separate previously approved county ARPA projects. the first to move of that
70,833 moved $30,000 to ARPA number 1225 uh for a change order number two associated with the Denim District Court Building Management System. I'll be happy to get into that in a second. The
second request is to move $35,000 of that $70,000 surplus to ARPA 1381, which will be used to cover the purchase of a weights and measures pickup truck
um that was previously approved as an excess capacity grant. Briefly, under the Denim District Court project, which I'll give you an update on in my director's notes, we have run into two change orders. Um, both of which have brought the total cost of the project
above the approved limit of 800,000. This change order fulfills both change orders and brings us in compliance with the ability to pay for services against that total project cost. Thank you.
Any questions or comments? Commission John, >> excuse me, Mr. Chairman. I'm sorry. Uh, what's the total for the truck? I didn't get the number. I'm sorry. >> 35,000. >> Beautiful. Okay, great. Fully support both. >> I'll second your motion to support both.
>> Yep. >> Transfers. Uh, >> I have one quick mot. But I have one quick question. Do we we go to the open market that I'll solicit or does this come off the state contract? We're soliciting quotes from state contract vendors. Uh the value is
uh over 25,000. So we're trying to get quotes, written quotes. >> Okay. >> We don't have to go out to bid because it's under 50. >> I thought Oh, excuse me. I'm sorry. I thought we didn't need to do that. I was told by someone we could get from anyone could school could uh be talked to.
>> What we do is we go through state contracts first, Commissioner Staty, for eligible quotes because those those vendors are already set up. If we don't get eligible competitive quotes, we can get other ones. >> Okay. Thank you. Okay. >> But we do not have to go out to bid because it's under $50,000.
>> Okay. I got the second truck. >> Okay. >> Right. This would be the second truck for the for the program. >> Okay. >> All right. >> So, we need a vote to allow this opera program transfer from returned opera funds to
new ways. >> If you'd like, I'd be happy, Mr. chairman to set up your uh motion. >> Mr. Chair. >> Yep. Um so the first motion would be to move $35,000 from ARPA 1222 to ARPA 1381
for the purposes of purchasing a pickup truck for the weights and measures program. >> Okay. I I would move that motion uh as read by our director. Second. >> Motion made and second. We're going to take a roll call vote. Commissioner
Stady, >> yes. I vote yes. >> Commissioner Collins, >> yes. >> And Commissioner Shay votes yes. Thank you. Next step. The second one was a motion, proposed motion to fund a
transfer of $30,000 from ARPA 1222 to ARPA 1225 to support the change order number two for the Denim District Court Building Management System.
>> Okay, I I'll move that as presented. >> Second. >> Roll call. Commissioner Collins. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Stady. >> Yes, sir. >> Commissioner Shay, >> thank you. Next.
>> That is all for the upper transfers. Thank you. >> Number 12, report from the procurement department regarding bid openings and financial contracts. I have none. We'll go right to number 13, report of the county director.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, a few items for the commissioners this week. Um, first I want to let you know that earlier this week, our IT department sponsored a tabletop exercise to review the county's proposed
incident response plan for technology related incidences like incursions, fishing attacks, ransomware, and so forth. Um there was an outside vendor who walked through um a 1-hour long scenario-based process for the benefit of our information, information
technology department, myself, the assistant treasurer Joe Diora. It was a very good exercise. We had a lot to contribute. We had a lot to learn. This will fortify and improve the county's incident response plan. Um in case anyone is wondering, the registry was
invited to attend. They elected not to. They did not send a representative. Um, I would like to take this opportunity, commissioners, to let you each know, uh, very pleased and proud I am of all of the facility workers here in Denim who over the last couple of
weeks and especially more intensively this week have gone above and beyond um, their duties in some respects uh, for custodial groundskeeping, traffic enforcement and other duties. Uh, while the area undergoes a fair amount of public scrutiny, public visits and
intensive uh, use of our facilities. Um I I've been in touch with each of you individually to let you know how intensive uh the properties are being used right now. This morning especially um the county is doing the very best it can to maintain uh the properties uh
safety, the people that occupy and work in our buildings, their safety. We've been working very closely with law enforcement and other collaborators uh while this trial uh hopefully concludes very soon. But I wanted to pass along to each of you my my public uh appreciation most sincerely to all of the facility
workers during this time. Um just to remind folks that as we close FY25, we have passed the transfer request phase. We did not receive any transfers that require commissioner's approval. Uh the non-bid POS will be um
uh received up and through up through June 25th and the reserve list which was requested by our CPO is due also a week from today on June 25th. Um let's see the Denim District Court. So very
briefly I I I touched on this a moment ago during the ARPA um application piece. Um earlier this year, sometime in February, a contractor was awarded to a company called ABS. This company came in to um um handle the
installation of a building management system. This is an electronic uh tool that'll be installed in the facility superintendent's office that basically allows for uh remote desktop uh alterations, improvements um call for
more heat or air for the Denim District Court building. This particular tool I'm hoping to expand into all county buildings over the next several years. Uh was funded by ARPA. There was an $800,000 ARPA grant that had been previously approved. Earlier you approved a $30,000
change order which allows us to fund the total project cost of $841,935. The majority of that is ARPA funded. We used a small surplus in facilities to clean up the rest. Um our hope is that within a month this system will be um
commissioned and um underway for use in Denim District Court. So, it's a it's a great achievement to be able to install these systems because they do help you conserve energy and manage your uh utilities quite wisely. Thank you. Um see the disaster recovery room, the
registra deeds toward that room yesterday. Um I believe I previously informed you our facility staff has completed the painting. Um the uh school uh facility manager will be waxing and and and sealing that floor. my our
rather rit director Sam Evans informs us that um he has begun moving um some of the equipment down to uh this space from Denim and it will complete that move as soon as the floors are ready likely late next week as we conclude FY25.
Um we have word from the vendor that's installing the highdensity storage system that they expect to be here the week of July 7th. So the timing is is working quite well. Uh, and again, we welcome the commissioners if they're interested to uh see this space in the
U. Betty Duket building. It's on the second floor down the hall from the library. Um, and finally, you have an invitation to join your fellow commissioners down in New Bedford on July 31st, which is a Thursday, at 11:00, for the next county commissioners
association meeting. I have word from Commissioner Stady that that's a good date. Commissioner Collins, you may be on vacation and Commissioner uh Sheay, you may have a medical appointment that day. So, I wanted to find out how you would like me to handle notice back to Bristol on that proposed date and time.
>> Is it is it noon time? >> 11:00 a.m. >> 11:00 a.m. >> And it's in New I can make it. It's going to be close. I might be I might be late, but what I would suggest you just see if there are other days available
What are you saying? >> I would see if there are other days available because I think we'd all like to go. >> Okay. Do you have proposed dates of the week, Peter, that are best for you? >> Uh, just it's just not that week. >> Okay. So, perhaps the following week on
a similar day. >> First week in August. >> Yeah, that'd be fine. The first full week of August. Yeah, that'd be fine. and then possibly something closer to noon time to accommodate Commissioner Sha's uh appointments. >> Correct.
>> Okay, I will ask. >> Thank you. >> And I have to check. Um but I could I mean I want to accommodate everybody. Thursday is usually the preferred date for me. I try to avoid the Friday in the summer. Um but let me let me check. I can you know see what dates you come up
with. That's all. >> Sure. I think as uh Commissioner um Collins was suggesting, Commissioner Staty, that um that first Thursday in August would be the 7th. FYI, August 7th. >> Certainly. Let me know. >> Yeah, definitely. Yeah.
>> Um and then finally, Commissioner Sheay, um uh we talked earlier, you wanted me to remind you that you had asked the commissioners to consider, uh a couple of weeks this summer, uh where there will be no meeting. that included the week of July 4th from June 30th through
July 4th itself. And the second one would be um in August from August 18th through August 22nd. That is the third week in August. >> Those are great for me. If you're looking for an answer,
>> they work for me also and it works for the chairman. So >> yeah, >> let's book it. Let's book it so everyone will know. >> Thumbs up for that. >> Construct our other meetings around it. >> Yeah. I just have to put a little footnote on this. Uh that first week in July is obviously the week before we close and uh it's several days after we
close the fiscal year. In the event there's nothing planned right now. There's anything that goes sideways financially, we may call for a pop-up meeting like this um just to deal with anything, but um we don't anticipate it at this time. >> That is all I have. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
>> Mr. Chairman >> perish state >> just a possibility as an alternative if a Thursday is not convenient for all of us. um uh any thought of having it on a Wednesday and we could double up sometime we I think we did that before we actually had a meeting you know
around 10 or something like that and then we all travel to the the appropriate meeting place we're giving up one day but just a thought that's all and also keep in mind we have the Aggie board tonight and the chair has indicated he's looking for summer meetings not going to comment on that but I'm just saying that might be a way
of cut to kind of consolidate meeting dates just a Okay. >> Well, of course, we'll leave it over and if we have to meet, we'll meet. >> But, um, >> understood. I'm just saying >> some sort of a calendar. >> Yeah.
>> From here to the rest of the summer. That's all. >> If Yeah. If they came back with a Wednesday, maybe there's a way we can kind of double up or something. But, uh, anyways, just a thought. Anyways, that's all I had. Commissioner, I think the meeting you're referring to was um
when the Northfor County Commissioners hosted the association meeting. Uh so you were within the county and you conducted the meeting as such. >> Um I think it would be um >> All right. >> Under any other design, moving out of the county for a meeting would not be preferred, but I understand what you're
saying. >> Okay. >> All right. Although the pre commissioner uh oh gosh Hanley had said to me, "Oh yeah, we're due for a trip to M vineyard." They said, "No, no, no. We're looking at New
Bedford. This is Newford." But uh >> need them halfway. So we do have your permission to use your stamps for all the votes you took today. Thank you. We'll apply those to the documents. >> We're all set. >> All right. >> Thank you. Number 14, emergency items of topics the chair did not reasonably
anticipate would be discussed. I have none. >> Be happy to move a German, Mr. Chair, if you wanted. 204. >> Second. Thank you. Motion to adjourn. Roll call vote. Commissioner Steve. >> Yes, sir. See you tonight. >> Commissioner Collins. >> Yes.
>> And Commissioner Shaver. Yes. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. See you at school boarding. Take care, Richard. >> Take care, guys. Take care. Be careful.