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Part 1 (Video ID: pReBdqg7sZY):
- 00:00:07: Meeting Called to Order; Flag Salute; Roll Call
- 00:02:08: Approval of Open Session and Executive Session Minutes
- 00:02:55: Public Comment - No Participants Present Today
- 00:03:21: Personnel Matters: Approval of Name Change, Employment
- 00:05:53: Promotion of Charles Cushing to Facilities Director
- 00:07:49: Approval of Payroll and Expense Warrants
- 00:08:55: Change of Job Title; Supplemental Transfer and Capital Request
- 00:15:43: Public Comment - Register of Deeds, Reallocation Discussion
- 00:31:30: No Second for the Motion; Debate Continues
- 00:35:18: Transfer of Funds for Stabilization and District Court
- 00:37:11: Reports: Procurement Department and County Director
- 00:41:51: Emergency Items: Summer Calendar and Trooper Trainer


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Good afternoon. I'm now going to call the excuse me, Wednesday, May 6, 2026 meeting of the North County Commissioners to Welcome. I'm going to read the executive order for remote participation. On March 28th,

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2025, Governor Healey signed into law House Bill 62, an act relative to extending certain provisions of the CO 19 measures adopted during the state of emergency, which includes a

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2-year extension 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.

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That action was effective immediately extending the current option for remote meetings through January 30th, 2027. Welcome. If you'd join me in saluting the flag, my apologies to the flag of the United

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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. I'll call the meters. The meeting is called to order. Call a

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role. Commissioner Stady, >> I am here uh via remote. >> You have my permission to stamp as well if needed. >> Thank you. >> Commissioner Collins >> present. >> And Commissioner Shay is present. We have a coil. No executive session today.

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Number four, minutes. We have open session meetings. minutes of April 29th, 2028 and executive session minutes from the meeting of April 15, 20 26 2026.

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>> Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, I'd be pleased to move approval of the minutes of April 29th open session as presented. >> Second. >> Motion made and seconded. All in favor? >> I I Mr. Mr. Chairman, I'll move approval

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of the executive session of April 15th with the stipulation not to be released until such time as the chair so declares. >> Second motion made second. All in favor? >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Number five, appointments. We have none.

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Number six, public comment. Each week, we allow for public comment at our meetings, whether you come in and say hello or whether you use the Zoom for the public comment. So now is the time if anyone out in Zoom land has a

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public comment. Now is the time any more candy over there? >> Anybody got >> Okay, we don't have anyone here today who wants to public comment. Last call for public comment. Number seven, all business. We have

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none. Number eight, personnel matters for consideration. >> Commissioner Shady. >> Yes. Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, I'll move approval. I'll make a motion to approve at the North County Agricultural High School the following. A name change for

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Melissa Lopez Melissa Lopes McKenna as a long-term sub uh effective 5126. Second motion made second. All in favor? Hi. Hey Richard, your voice is starting to go. Thank you. >> Do you want me to um run through these? Your voice is starting to go a little bit.

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>> Yeah, I need a law. I'm going to sneak out for a second, but go ahead, Peter. I'll be right back. I got to get a lawer. You're right. Thank you. >> Okay, so um we did a log from McKenna. >> We did the first one. So the next three are notice of contingent employment

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>> uh as um student labor. The first person is Sophia Soprano Soop Soano uh Mia Francis and the third person is Autumn Nelson. All effective 5126 at the rate stated so moved. >> Motion made and seconded. All in favor?

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>> I is a vote. Thank you. >> The next one is a notice of rate and title change for Meredith Conland at as LTS spec at Parrofessional at the rate stated effective 5126. So move. Motion made and seconded. All in favor?

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I I didn't vote. Thank you. Recreation facility. So the next four U people are notice of contingent employment. >> All effective 5726. >> First person is um Matthew Carllis. The second is Pat Patrick Matthews. The

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third is Jack Fitzgerald. And the fourth is uh Timothy Daly at the rate state. So move and second. All in favor? >> I I thank you. >> So the next one at the golf course is notice of rehire for Brennan Shapiro

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as a seasonal golf course associate at the rate stated effective 5726. So moved. >> Motion made second to go in favor. >> I give it a vote. >> And the next is notice of resignation of David Brown and seasonal golf associate

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effective 42526. So moved. >> Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I >> I it is a vote. >> Okay. Uh thank you. >> The next is a a banner day for the county. It's a remainance notice of promotion for Charles Cushing as facilities director at the rate stated effective 5626.

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So move. >> Uh director Bronin, give us a little synopsis of how we came to Charles. >> Sure. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh commissioners, approximately four or five months ago, the county posted for um a replacement to longtime facility

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director, Mr. McGawan. The facility director's position was posted on uh two different occasions to solicit the widest group of eligible candidates we could find. Um we interviewed um I believe in total approximately eight individuals including Mr. Cushing. Um

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and eventually came to the conclusion that Mr. Kushing possessed all the requisite qualities we were looking for. Um Chick over the last several months as interim has quoted himself quite well. He's knowledgeable. He's extremely hardworking. He has uh very strong organizational skills. He understands

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all the buildings quite well being an electrician for several years. Um overall fantastic um candidate for this position. It's with high enthusiasm that we push his name forward for your consideration today. Thank you. >> Yeah, I made the motion.

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>> Okay. Motion made and seconded. The promotion of Charles Cushing this facility director the rate stated effectively >> today >> 58206 56 they're doing it today

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>> I'm sorry 5626 all in favor >> I >> all right Chuck >> thank you very much >> congratulations >> thank you >> we're happy to have you and you're doing a great job >> thank you >> see you in 20 years

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>> I won't be here but >> thank you. >> Thank you. Good luck. >> Thanks. >> Thanks. >> Back to work. >> And we're going to post the second job and >> I'll get to that in a minute. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. The next one is the uh payroll and expense warrants for approval.

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U Richard, I have those. You want me to run with them? Okay. All right. Terrific. So, um, I make a motion we approve warrant 26-44 payroll of the county in the amount of $146,1935. So, moved.

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>> Richard, you're on mute. >> Okay. He says second. >> Motion made second. All in favor? >> I next. >> Okay. The next item on the warrant list is 050126 expense of the county in the amount of $38,271.78. So moved.

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>> Second. >> Motion made and seconded. All in favor? >> I. >> And the last item on the warrant list is a motion for 26-11 expense of the school in the amount of $172,84.71. So move. >> I'll second that.

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>> Motion made second. All in favor? I >> I. >> It is adopted. This number 10 had been taken care of at a previous meeting. So there'd be no number 10 today. This is a change in title

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of the job we just appointed kick from. >> So it's facilities director. What was it before? >> Superintendent of Billings. >> Super. I'll set number 11 fiscal year 26 worth supplemental

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transfer and capital request. It's in your packet here gentlemen. Get it out. I can find it. >> That's it.

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>> This one right here. Looking right. Okay. Okay, looking at the fourth supplemental fiscal year 26 budget uh in the amount of $125,18752.

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Director Cronin. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh commissioners, this afternoon I have uh just a few items for your consideration and thus the advisory board's consideration a week from today. Uh the first is a request to transfer a supplemental uh excuse me a surplus from

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the facilities maintenance electricity line $50,000 to the miscellaneous legal services line item of the county. The second is to transfer $10,18752 from the register of deeds permanent salaries line to three other line items,

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namely printing and binding, $5,678.19, excuse me, contractual services, $4,268.99 and office supplies, $240.34. The next item is for the agricultural high school um to move $65,000 from salaries other under the temporary

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salaries line to $65,000 salaries overtime. And there's a final request, excuse me, uh two other items. uh $25,000 um to move as FY25 surplus realized in

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FY26 to the stabilization account. And then the last item is $300,000 from the Quinsey District Court Fund to the Denim District Court parking lot paving lighting account. That is my proposal this afternoon.

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>> Okay. Commissioners, any comments? Yep. Mr. Chairman. >> Yes. Commission. >> Could John please for you? What was that last number for the paving? Last number, please. >> 300,000 >> for the paving. Okay. Um I see some

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transfers on the supplemental for the registry of deeds and I I'm not sure if this is in line with something we had received from the registar. Are these numbers? Like are these what numbers? He had I know at the last advisory board meeting the last meeting they had

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instructed him to prepare a transfer. So is this appropriate or is that a different action to be taken up in uh the next meeting? Is that supplemental or is that a transfer? How do we hand what's going on with that? Remember they told him they said take identify the

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funds and fill out a request to transfer them and then send it to us to be acted on. So is that what this is or is this something else? >> This is that um the register on April 23rd sent a letter uh following that advisory board meeting requesting a

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transfer of funds from salary lines to various lines within his account. That copy of his letter was sent to you folks. >> Okay. Um, after analyzing the register of deeds budget, we've determined first of all when you first voted the $8,000 transfer a couple

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of weeks ago that was based on historical spending of FY25. We looked back three years this time and discovered a trend that could justify this additional $10,187 into the three accounts that I just

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listed. So this is uh sort of a an a a statistical review if you will of the registry deed spending uh commissioner sty over the last 3 years to help justify where these funds may be needed based on that request. Um the register's

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request stands on its own and may be acted upon by you or the advisory board as you see fit. But this is my recommendation based on historical spending. >> And either way it has to go there. Correct. Right. >> So that would be something that if he

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felt strongly about the numbers were not consistent, he could take that argument to the advisory board. Am I correct on that? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> All right. I'm just trying to get my bearings here. All right. And the other thing was um what was the 60,000 U salaries? What's that for? So it's

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districtwide. >> That's the agricultural high school. So they're moving monies from their temp account to overtime. It's 65,000. Commissioner. Okay. Okay. The year end house clean. >> I assume it had the explanation has to

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do with recent snow. >> No, no, this was uh No, they were booking overtime to Lauren County. >> Okay. >> Is is this traditional? >> Yeah. Okay. >> You're in Cleveland.

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So the sum total John again through you the chair of course it's not 125 I had to change that number don't I it's not I had a number saying 125,000 it'll be higher now right I think because of the paving three separate motions commissioner the first would be if you

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agree with the presentation I just made would be the 125,187 the second motion would be the 25,000 for the stabilization fund and the third motion would be the 300,000 for the uh Denim District Court because those are separate funds. They need

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different votes. So there are a total of three votes. The 127 125 is the first one. >> Just a comment. And I thought we were going to be able to fund a little more on the reg deeds, but I I understand you're looking at historical data and

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you're looking at the uh uh how it's how it's portraying itself. So, all right. I don't have any other questions unless Peter does. >> Mr. Chappropriate could >> one second to register. Come on up though, Peter. Any comments?

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Okay. Come on up. Nope. I did send her this request is part and possible request that came over in March. Um and then it was heard and and uh >> and right. >> Yeah. And we're here again. Um we have

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to finish off the year and it's not just the advisory board. Uh director Cron said you you can go to the advisory board but that number can be increased right here. Um, I appreciate that it's, you know, $10,000, but um, in that group one, uh, I sent the letter, there's 117,

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uh, as of that April 15th date, there was $17,000 in in, um, you know, to be moved around. And I didn't ask for all 117,000. I I in in the letter that came over, I sent it I asked for uh, printing 35,000,

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contractual services, 30, and stationary and office supplies 15. That's $80,000. Uh at the last advisory board meeting, uh there was a a handout put out and there was a statement made that possibly there was going to be 25,000 given to

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the registry. That's separate. Uh the 25,000 was money you you people were coming up with. My request following up on what the advisory board said is was just to reallocate the money. Um Director Cronin talks about historical spending. The trouble is the last few

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years that the registry has been cut cut. It's been defunded. And you know, if spending is down, it's because the money isn't put into the into the uh budget. And in one of the years, fiscal 25

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by law, we're supposed to get a county mandate. We weren't allowed a county mandate of $257,000. The voted mandate, but we weren't allowed uh to access that money. So, uh, just on that alone, fiscal 25 fine, it should have been $257,000

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extra spending. So, the, you know, again, some of this is in court, but I think we all agree that the registry is supposed to get the county mandate, and in fiscal 25, we didn't. Uh, there was a voted mandate. We asked that the money

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be allocated into accounts, and we didn't get it. So to then now rely on years like fiscal 25 and 24 where our funding was was cut and and um artificially held down in in my opinion um I I I don't think really uh serves

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the purpose in in just we just want to finish out the year. I mean, uh, currently in printing, $295 is $178. By law, we we we we, you know, have to, uh, index the documents that come in. We still have

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index books. Uh, we bind the books. Uh, we have printing obligations. There's $178 to finish the year. Um, so we need, you know, I would submit, um, I'm not asking for the whole 117,000 that was available. As commissioner of state said

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the the advisory board said reallocated I I said 80,000 35,000 for printing miscellaneous contractual 30 and stationary supplies 15. And again what happened to the 25,000 that was uh talked about uh at the advisory board me

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at the commissioner's meeting and also sent out to the advisory board in April like oh we will consider uh 25,000 for the registry. So um so commissioner stating this amount this 10 this isn't set in stone 10,187 it can be increased

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right here and I guess through the chair I'll ask each of you how come monies that's in our budget are not are not getting reallocated into accounts so that we can spend it. >> You want to start with me?

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>> Oh I'll start with Peter. I don't it doesn't matter to me. Well, we went through the budget process. We go through it every year. It gets in my mind a little more succinct and clearer every year. And

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you start your year with just look to your total budget. So we start the year with a budget of 30 33 and $3 36 million and each department is awarded so much and they come back and the end of the year there is there is

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only I mean you this is you say there's $178 left in is that printing >> that's in printing and uh >> there's only >> and two months left in the year less >> and we still have we still have printing obligations I understand >> and and and contractual service.

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>> Let me get to my point. Okay. >> Your budget is the only budget that when we get to the end of the year, it has monies in other departments. And I know that's part of what the lawsuit is about, but there's also some other money in there that I

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for the life of me have tried to understand why you used to be able to access it and now you can't. One of them is the so-called coffee fund. U some of these others. So you had a wide range

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or of places to get extra money and I still see a fair amount of it in your budget. There has been some progress made in my mind and uh we decided to go back and look last year I think we only looked at one year. This

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year we looked at three. Um, you know, so we know year to day what to spend and it look it appears that you're not going to have a problem finishing the year with the 10,000. So, uh, I I can't believe that I won't be

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supporting the 10,000. >> Well, I'm asking if you could, you know, I guess the question I asked and again, you're right, there's a budget, >> right? I'm not asking for you to use the deeds excise money, which again the registry deeds excise money that we sent

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over as of April is 1,556,000. I'm not asking that. We have a budget. >> Mhm. >> And there's in one of the codes there was 117,000 that's not going to be spent and the director only says, "Well, we

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we'll just use just 10,000 of that." Uh we're not going to finish the year. Um, you know, bottom line is when you when you look at look at that number, there's $178.11 in the budget now to finish off the year. We still we're still a couple of

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months left. Uh, miscellaneous contractual. There's there's obligations. We, you know, so again, to your point, this is money that's in our budget and it's it should be reallocated. So that's why I asked the question and Commissioner Collins can weigh in and have him weigh in. Why is

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money that's in our budget not getting reallocated? We're not asking for more money. We're asking that it get reallocated so that we can just finish off the year. Now, I didn't bring up at the last meeting in April, you said there was 25,000 that that was going to

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be used. You know, that would be nice. You know, you you kind of said 25,000 would be used in the registry. I'm not even asking for that. Uh >> refresh my memory. I said those $25,000 was going to be >> it it it uh I look at the last the print out that went to the advisory board and

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and commissioner stated that possibly $25,000 would be uh set set aside and could be looked at in May. Well, here we are in May and that $25,000 seemed to gone by the wayside somewhere. If you could resurrect it, that would be helpful. But I'm trying to be helpful to

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you. We got $17,000 that isn't being used in our budget. We're not asking for more money. We're asking that you reallocate that. That's what you know that's where some of the advisory board members had had it picked up on that at the last meeting that to

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just reallocate it. So to your point um Commissioner Shay it we're not you know uh yes I'm not asking for uh I I still think the deeds excise could be used but you know that's the part of the lawsuit. This isn't part of the lawsuit. This is we have >> No, I realize this isn't part of

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>> Yeah. you know and and uh again the lawsuit that has been resolved yes that involved transfers um and the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the register this is the authorized official of the registry and can transfer within within

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a code but we you know um we don't have any money to transfer within a code you people have to you know uh vote it because you're taking money from from one group and putting it in >> hopefully to you know the you know it's

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it's it's an easy fix. So I guess I'll ask the question again. You you you you know I respect your answer at least you you you you gave an answer but I'd ask Peter how come money that's in and it's approved money it's an approved budget. How come that money isn't getting

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reallocated into these codes so we can spend it? >> Well the response from the director is that this is based upon historical not used by the registry of these funds.

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And you could ask for any number of dollars for any of these things, but until it's actually used, it doesn't make any sense. You could you could fill up any one of those accounts with any number that you want, but this is based upon historical data. That makes more sense. But how come

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again the director doesn't run the registry? That was the whole issue on the first one about the unlawful interference in registry operations. I as the register coming in saying we need money in these codes to finish out the year and you know and I disagree with

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this and you gave ballpark numbers. You didn't you didn't say I need it for this contract. I need it for this. I need it for this. You didn't do that. >> You you said I need 35,000 >> 35 in printing. We have contracts for printing. Of course it's to to to finish off the year. We we need to get money

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into these accounts. Well, you are getting some money into the app with historical data. >> But that historical data, first of all, is skewed. But you, it begs the question, if there's money in the budget, it's already approved money. How come it's not getting reallocated when

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the person who runs the registry is saying, "We need this money to finish out the year respectfully in printing contractual services 30, printing 35, and stationary 15." >> Yeah. Well, think about that. 30, 35, and 15. That isn't based upon actual

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numbers that you have all set aside. These are these are based upon actual numbers. >> These numbers are still under the budget we originally based upon actual numbers. It's based upon a guess. >> It's based on experience to finish through the year. >> Not according to the last three years.

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>> His statistical his statistical Well, you're not answering the question. >> I did the question. >> The No, the question >> I answered the question. >> The money. >> You asked me why we were gonna do this. I explained to you why. No, I asked the question, how come there's money that's

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in the budget that is in a code and you're taking only $10,000 out of that code when there's $17,000 in that code that is not going to be spent through June 30th? And I'm asking, why isn't that money uh the requests we made

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getting allocated so we can fund these things? That was my question, not the historical data. His historical data is skewed to whatever John Crawin says the historical data is. >> That's a inappropriate comment. It's not my data. It's from Tyler. Thank you.

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>> Mr. Chairman, may I ask a question? >> Yes. Rachel, >> if I cut Peter off. Peter, is it all right if I jump in? Peter, >> I tried to stop before. >> Okay. All right. So, three things. Um, it looks looking at the supplemental

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before us. The county director has identified a source of funds which is permanent salaries 10,187 I believe that's right and 187. So uh and the registar respectfully keeps saying 117 are those funds. So first

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question is for you Mr. Chairman is the 117 permanent salaries or is an aggregate total of extra money that he summises he has? I'm not I'm being with all due respect. Is he saying we have 117 extra money and he had you know what I'm saying or that's not salary is that

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maybe all the different accounts in your >> the register reports the 117 is a salary surplus commission >> so why the discrepancy I don't understand he's saying 117 and you're saying 10 is there an accounting procedure or are we looking at I don't

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why is there a difference here I'm not sure is okay second question then is the 117 does it tie into the ongoing ing let's say litigation dispute we have about um the allocation of funds is that any of that involved

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>> no >> I couldn't hear you okay all right >> not directly no >> okay so I do I mean I do recall I want to be consistent I'm trying to be consistent and we all are I know at the last advisory board meeting the chairman uh Eric said said that if you just come

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in with a transfer and identify the funds I thought he said they'd approve it so I'm trying to think of like Okay, you identified 10,000. Does that 10,000 Third question, does that 10,000 reflect the possibility of two maybe hires that

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are kind of in limbo? Is that reflect that as well or is that not impact? >> The two hires that are uh currently involved with litigation brought to the county by the register generated this surplus. That's correct. It's that those

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vacancies that created the $17,000 surplus. >> Okay. Okay. So that's the thing I'm worried about. See, so let's say assuming what happened. They get put in place. That's it. The circles would go away, wouldn't it? That that's where that came from, I think. >> Well, we have 6 months to go in the

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fiscal year. It's hard to imagine he'd be able to spend 117,000 in 6 weeks. And I'm guessing that's why he didn't ask for the 117. He asked for some number less. >> All right. And I know you said six weeks, but >> does the board have any appetite? I do

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remember I do remember saying something about 25,000. I know I don't think the registar is being uh false or making it up. There was something about 25,000. So, um I'm looking at this information. I'm trying to be consistent. Uh would the board have an appetite to maybe

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raise the printing and binding to 10 and the contractual to 10 and uh make an improvement of 10,000 and 10,000 and identify funds from this 117 that correspond to that. That's my thought. I'm floating it out there. I'm

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saying I I would make a motion to change the uh permanent salaries by a sum of $10,000 over that 10. So it would be 20,000 uh forgive me it's my print small 167 and change and then increase the

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registry of deeds printing to 10 and the contractual services to you know another 5,000 or 6,000 to 10 and then uh call it a day. I want I'm trying to be consistent with what we had said. That's pretty close to almost like we said we there'd be 25,000 to uh effectuate at

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the supplemental. >> I thought we have a motion on the floor to raise >> Yeah. >> to substitute 25,000 for the $10,700 for lack of >> Yeah. I don't have the numbers in front of you.

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>> Right. Yeah. I I have them. If you make it 25, you change the distribution accordingly. Whatever. I'm sure John could do that, but you know, change the printing and binding, contractual, and office supply. So, it would come up to 25,000.

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>> That's my motion on the motion. >> That's my motion. >> Do we understand the motion? Yes. >> Peter, am I clear on that? Am I making sense? You may not agree with me, but you understand what I'm saying? >> Yes, I I understand what you're saying. >> Okay.

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Uh, do we have a second for this motion? >> Okay. >> Okay. The M motion fails for lack of a second. >> Okay. >> All right. Anything else? >> I like uh Commissioner Collins to answer the answer the question. How come the money and again I appreciate what

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Commissioner Staty did. Uh and again this was in the letter that was sent to you on April 15th. There was 117. How come that money isn't getting reallocated? It's an approved budgeted amount and we're just moving it and not even as uh director Cronin notes, I'm

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not even asking for the 117. Why is it get not getting moved into accounts that we can use the >> getting moved into accounts? >> Can I >> I explain to you it's based upon historical data. >> You're not answering the question though

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budget. You're always tired of it. You hide behind your signs and I'm just trying to get an answer to a question because this is consistent. Do we're supposed to get a county mandate and this is what you do. You you don't allow us to spend the mandate cuz it you don't move the money into accounts where it

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should be spent and you're you're sick of it, but I'm going to sit here. I walk in, this looks beautiful, you know, and you got $150,000 to finish a kitchen in addition to the other money and you can't give us 25 grand. >> Okay. I I don't want to hear about

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motion because I have been here. We spent plenty of money on fixing the registry up as we should. >> As you should. The registry actually spent more money fixing it up if you remember. We contributed a lot more to that and as we should and I'm not

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I'm sure the record is it was 400,000 and we did 800,000. >> I think we all understand it and I don't want to go back to asking the same question. >> Well, then why did you why did you vote against uh what Mr. Sty Commissioner Stady offered >> because I looked at the data

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and we talked about it and we said, "Well, let's go back and look at it." I mean, we a lot of conversation comes up when you want to talk about printing. I just don't want to go down that rabbit hole because it drives me crazy. And uh when you say you're going to be short on

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printing and I get more mail at home uh than I do here from you and then I get it again here and then my wife cuz she's on a couple I send you a request I send you a request to keep you informed because sometimes when requests come this way it doesn't get in your

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me send >> I don't need it twice I'll tell you that I do look at it I do put it send and send it by email. So I mean it's not like yeah we send it by email. It doesn't cost anything to send on I get

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the whole thing but I want to move on. I I don't think the big question is clear. I don't think it can be debated anymore today. I'm sure it'll be debated when we get to the advisor.

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That's the >> All right. Anything new on this? >> All right. Okay. So, >> we didn't vote the supplemental, right? >> I know that. No, we did not vote. >> Okay. Okay. >> Bridget, do you want me to make the motions?

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>> Yeah, sure. Go ahead, Peter. Please. >> Yeah. I make a motion to transfer the sum of 25,000 from funds to clear surplus at the close of fisc year fiscal year 2025 to the county stabilization fund. >> Okay. I'll second it.

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Um motion made second. All in favor? I >> Okay. The second motion is to approve the fiscal year 26 for supplemental and transfer request totaling 125,187.52 to be paid from funds declared surplus at the close of fiscal year 2025. So

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move. >> I'll second that. >> Second it. All in favor? I. It is zero. Third motion is to move to transfer $300,000 from account 301.0000.3001.000000 the Quincsey District Court Funds to

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account 301.6005.41.0000.25 for the DE designation court parking lot paving project. So moved. >> Second that motion. Second. >> Motion made and second. All in favor? I. It is a vote. Next. >> And then you did a last motion for to

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approve the fourth supplemental appropriation as as presented. >> Did you do that one already? Did you already do the 127? >> I did. Yeah, I did. I did um 25 125 and 300. >> That's it. >> Okay. So So then I have to disapprove as

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a whole. Yes. You already did that one. >> I think we did. Didn't we do it already? >> Yeah. All right. We did. Okay. >> I think we did too. >> Okay. Great. All right. Thank you. All right. >> Thank you. >> Moving along. >> That was 11. This is 12. Report from procurement

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department. Bid openings and current and contract awards. We have none today. Number 13, report of the county director. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a few items. Um, first we have an announcement from uh First Justice Mark Cobin of

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Quinsey District Court. Uh June 4th, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. uh law day will commence at the Quincy District Court. On behalf of Acting Clerk, Magistrate uh Jaclyn Burke, Chief Probation Officer Kim Grunberg, Chief Court Officer

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Anthony Holmes, the judges and staff of Quincy District Court invite the commissioners to this celebration. Again, that's June 4th, which is at Thursday at 900 a.m. first session courtroom. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Um reminder, we believe the

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commissioners will be um meeting not only a week from Well, this is interesting. Um next Wednesday evening will be the advisory board on May 13th, 2026. That is to approve the FY27

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budget. Uh typically the trustees meet the second Wednesday in the month that would be next week. So I presume your trustee chairman will arrange your schedule in such a way that you won't meet at the same time on the same date. So just an alert you'll probably move around sometime next week

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as >> trustee the week the the Aggies meeting the following week. That will >> also the 20th Richard. >> Yeah the Aggie Aggie meetings the following week. >> Very good. Um, as the registers just observed, the 614 High Street

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renovations are in their final phase. Um, the old cubicles were removed today. Uh, Friday, they will begin removing uh the carpeting and installing a new one over the weekend. Uh, the two cubes will be installed early next week as we come to the conclusion of this renovation.

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>> Just uh, one item uh, that came up today relative to Redtham District Court. the clerk reached out to me on some uh parking lot issues that we are working on. Um and it and and she extended some interesting feedback which I think the commissioners ought to be aware of. Um

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as the month of June approaches uh the world will arrive in Northfor County, specifically Foxboro for the FIFA International um soccer matches. As you have probably heard, um those festivities will have a major impact on transportation, infrastructure, and the

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surrounding communities. Um in this case, she's concerned, and I think the presiding justice is as well, how the Retham District Court's parking lot may be impacted. It's something they're going to keep an eye on, and of course, we will support them. We want obviously uh personnel that work there, visitors

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to the court to have adequate parking, but it is so close to the Foxboro stadium. I believe rent and the other surrounding communities are going to be faced with unusual demands for space, transportation, and other infrastructure issues. Um so it's something to be

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mindful of. Um the posting uh following today's appointment of the facility director for the electrician as well as the deputy facility director will be prepared and put up as soon as possible as early as tomorrow. We'll be working with Gerard on that. Um you should also

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know that we continue to search for a plumber since that vacancy occurred. We've seen several um resumes. Nothing has really developed yet, but we'll continue to post and solicit um resumes for that position. And then finally, the commissioners may

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recall that during the FY27 budget development, several departments had requested furniture um specifically chairs um across the board. And recently at the last advisory board meeting, the commissioners and the advisory board um

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approved of the expansion, the scope of that u remaining money for this renovation, which came in under budget to be used for one-time furniture purchasing. Um so I will direct the uh facility director to coordinate with the departments what their requests for

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furnitureures are so that we can live within our remaining uh surplus of this account. Um this particular exercise will extend to weights and measures um engineering the treasurer's office will not extend to the registry because you

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funded um the share purchase request that the register asked for in his budget. So he'll get that money on July 1. So, the facility director will otherwise work to uh help to optimize that funding for the rest of the county. Um, and that is all I have this

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afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Okay, moving right along. Number 14, emergency items and topics the chair did not reasonably anticipate. I do have two before we adjourn.

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One is uh members uh the summer's approaching. We usually set our summer calendar towards the middle of May for June, July, and August. And I'd like you to be thinking about that and between now and then meeting after next.

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Uh if you can give me your thoughts, we're going to set us on a calendar and hopefully stick to it. Second, this is a sad note. Uh we all picked up the morning paper, watched the morning news and noticed

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that uh trooping Kevin trooper Kevin Trainer was seriously injured in an accident up on Route One with a wrongway driver going the wrong way on Route One. We since have heard that he has passed away.

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It's a line of duty death. So, I want to dedicate this meeting in memory of trooper trainer who was a three-year veteran of Mass State Police. >> Horrible. >> Terrible.

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>> Okay, hearing nothing else, I'll take a motion to adjourn. Thank you very much. >> Mr. Chairman, I'll move we adjourn at 150. By the way, before I do that, >> go ahead. >> June uh 4th law day couldn't end up being a very long day for us. We have the Aggie graduation at night. Just

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pointing it out to you. So, just saying long day ahead, but good day. >> All right. Move a journ at 150. >> Second. Motion made second on adjournment. All in favor? I. We are adjourned. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. Take care. Thank you.