I like it. Hi. >> So, I would always know if someone sat in my desk at work. Just about everybody was I could always tell when someone they tried to get it back, but it never Hi Jennifer.
Okay. >> All right. Is it 5:00 on your >> It is. Is it? Okay. >> 459. >> Yeah. 4 seconds. >> Now it's five o'clock. >> Okay. Perfect. Um so why don't we call
the select board meeting for May 26th uh to order um and we can review the agenda. Um we have our minutes from May 9th and May 12th and accept the resignation of of um Al Springer and
Lori Kenderson from Memorial Day committee. Um approve the appointment of Mary David to Lake Wisola Advisory Committee. um approve five appointments for the storm water mitigation implementation committee. Uh review the
policy for non-discrimination um and grievance process. Review fragrance free policy. Um the FY29 line-to-line transfers and then our town administrator up report. Um is there
anything else that's popped up in the last >> FY26? >> I'm sorry. I said I said something different. My >> 29 right off. >> Um I was I I looked at it and then moved
my eyes up. Um then uh was there anything that popped up in the last 48 hours that's urgent or needs to be re Okay, great. All right, so let's open it up for public comment. Anyone on screen or in the room who has a question,
please use your raised hands feature. Okay, I don't see any. Okay. Um, moving on to approving the minutes for May 9th and then May 12th. Do I hear a motion for the um May 9th?
>> I move that we approve the minutes of May 9th, 2026. >> Second. >> Right. Uh, any edits or updates I didn't have? >> I don't think so. Okay. All in favor? Carol. I >> stalker I
>> make O'Neal I. Um and then the next is to accept resignation of Al Springer and Lorie Henderson from >> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> That's one way to do it. >> Okay. So, that's one to every other
item. My apologies. I'm sorry. Um, do I hear a motion for the 12? >> So moved. >> Okay. >> All right. Any um adjustments or any? >> No. >> All right. Now we can go to accepting
the resignation from Al Albert Springer and Lori from Memorial Day Committee. Um, >> should we vote? >> We haven't voted yet. Well, >> oh, yeah. Good God. Um, >> I should have had more coffee then. So,
All right. So, all those in favor of the 12, Carol, I >> Dr. I. >> Thank you, Sil. Okay. Now, number two, the resignations from Alice Springer and Lori Henderson. And this is what kept going but to my mind as we were working on the other one is that I think this
dissolves the entire Memorial Day committee except for myself. >> And is that was that intentional? Is that is that something that we don't need anymore? Well, it does. It does do the memorial up in town. The flowers for the memorial up in town and the flag,
>> right, >> maintenance and they're made of another thing that Oh, maybe no, that was Springers Veterans >> Association. >> Yeah. He said he takes care of the common. So, they just said they get tool. >> Yeah. >> They want to pass the brains on. >> Yeah. So, um so we don't want to
dissolve the committee. >> No, we can take them off, but I'll I'll um >> But we want to recruit other people. >> Okay. I know. All right. I um >> What's with the flag glove there on this building? Do you know >> it's all falling down? It's not flags at
half. >> Okay. So, that's intentional. >> Um Okay. I move that we accept the resignations of Al Springer and Lori Anderson from the committee. >> Second. >> All right. All those in favor? Carol. I
>> start right >> piece O'Neal I and a big thank you to that because I don't remember the committee without them. >> Yep. Yeah. >> Yeah. They've been doing it for a long time. >> Yeah. >> Yes. Very long time. So we'll we'll go ahead and recruit for whether thank you notes are here or not.
>> Um I don't know that came in after. >> He's got a nice pile. >> Um >> learn to take it. Never take a vacation. >> That's right. All right. So, the next is to approve the appointment of Mary David to Lake
Wyola Advisory Committee. Um, do do I hear a motion to approve her to the >> Yes, I'll make a motion to approve Mary Dory committee.
>> All right. All those in favor? Carol. I >> Yes. >> Yes. You can make a well let us vote and then Okay. So um this part of the meeting and I didn't know when to
>> Okay, go ahead. >> Oh, thank you. Um I just wanted to alert a select board to um I think it's the minutes of June of 2017 which um here to prescribe back as an 11
member committee and there are 11 seated members at the moment before um any person would be appointed tonight. Do you remember what day in June?
>> May 17. I'm sorry. May 17. May 16th. May 16th, 2017. >> Okay. >> Yes. Because at the end meeting of May 13th of 2017, I believe it was discussed
the change of scope and a change of vendors. Mark is here. How did this come up? How did the um appointment of Mary come up? Is that recommended? >> I don't actually know. That was just um
I think a communication between Mark and uh Brennan. Mark >> here. >> Hi. Um so uh a question was raised about the
the number of members currently and that 11 was the approved um membership for for ELWAC. Um and uh just curious about how the um the
appointment of Mary um came up and how many members are there at the current time? Uh there's currently going to be 12 as Tom is absolutely right. Um Mary uh David Green re re uh a few months ago retire uh resigned because he's just
busy with work and um the the discrepancy that Tom mentions is I think comes from when um uh the Lenny was added to the committee as the emergency
management director but also um oh um Walter was also added to the committee. I thought he was done through the, you know, through the select board, but Walter was still on the committee because of his, you know, his knowledge
of the dam. You know, he's he's he's the most knowledgeable person on the dam in the town. And so my thought, you know, so I think that's where the discrepancy came from is that Lenny was on as emergency management director and Walter was done on because of his expert
technical expertise. >> Oh, okay. And they're both voting members, both Lenny and Walter. Um, you know, it's it's iffy here that we I'd like to make them both voting members because they both add a
different perspective to the committee. Uh, and so u if it's if was my preference, I' I'd make the committee 12 and keep them both on and with Mary David replacing David Green. >> I see. >> And Mary has been on the committee
before. She has a representative of the conservation commission. uh and she got off for a while and now she has, you know, and a desire to be back on and she certainly has expertise. Um that's a value. >> Okay. Um
>> can we change it to 12 at this meeting? >> I think I think around the I and I I'd have to look at the minutes, but when we added Walter, I think that's when it was ch I think we did may have changed it to 12. >> Okay. But >> then Walter was added, but that was
after he retired. Should we should we postpone and just wait so we can double check that? >> Well, this is a replacement of someone, right? >> It's a replacement of David Green, right? >> Do we know for sure that it was changed? I guess the only thing I I want to do is before we change that, I want to make
sure that we know like how >> Yeah, why don't we just Why don't we just do it at our next meeting? Okay. Yeah, we can verify any issue with Walter being on committee. No, I think that we had we had added a a member for him
to be able to serve. >> Yeah. Beyond beyond the 11. >> Yeah. It's more Mark having it um it uh stated in the agenda that we're going to change it to 12 and then to give notice.
>> To give notice then do it at the next meeting and appoint Mary at the next meeting. >> Okay. That's that's that's fine. >> Yeah. Yeah. whatever the right procedure is. >> Yep. Thank you. Thanks, >> Jennifer. >> Jennifer.
>> Hi. So, um I just wanted to raise one thing may or may not be relevant since you're going to be revisiting other things and that is that I believe that ELWAC currently is an is an ad hoc committee.
It's not designated as a as anything other than an ad hoc committee. It's an advisor. It's an advisory committee. >> It is. It's technically classified as adop. >> It never was formally adopted as like a standing committee.
>> So, I don't know if that I don't know if it's as old as I am. >> It sounds like we should look into the whole thing. >> I don't know if that affects your your determination about membership is why we Yeah. >> Yeah. I see. Okay. Um, good point. We'll
do both. We will do both. There's also been some controversy about how many members of um lake not uh the lake association to be honest that's been that's come up at delac meetings. Um >> do you want me to ask I don't know if
Donna is the right person but do you want me to get some kind of like outside? >> I guess we should just see what we have. So let's start with that. See what we actually have. When does um Mark, when is the next meeting of um what?
>> Uh there will be a third meeting of next month. We just met last uh uh two weekends ago. So it's a I I couldn't look it up, but it's the third meeting. Third Saturday of next month. >> Okay. So this will be taken care of
before um before that. >> Yeah. Before that. Yeah. Our next meeting is the 9th. >> The 9th. Yeah. Great. That's a good Yeah. All right. Um, let's see. We're going to hold on that one.
Okay. Next is to uh make the appointments for the storm water mitigation implementmentation committee. And we have four people. James Moore, Stephen Sullivan, Bob Douglas,
Greg Day, and Jennifer Wallace are those people. Um, it's one to serve. >> That is five. I know Jennifer's been waiting for this day for a long, >> right?
>> And this is an official committee. Yes. One of ours. >> Glad to meet Greg, who I've never met. Hi, Greg. >> Yes. Long time no see. >> Okay. How do we illustrate? >> You want to just take the whole slate?
>> We could take the whole slate. Yeah. >> Go for it. >> I'm good. >> Any motion? Um, so I'll make a motion that we appoint James Moore, Steve Sullivan, Bob Douglas, Greg Day, and Jennifer Wallace to the storm water mitigation and implementation committee.
>> Okay. All those in favor, Carol, I >> Starker. I >> make peace. I >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> This is Mark here. Um, could I uh make another suggestion? At the last ELWAC
meeting, Tom was willing to uh participate as a representative from the Lake B advisory committee on the storm water mitigation committee. Uh I'm not sure if he's there, so I'm not sure if he still has that interest, but uh at
the meeting he's expressed interested in whereas Bob Douglas who was on also on ELWAC was interested in representing conservation commission. So, it doesn't um Maybe we could ask Tom to comment on that.
>> How many were we pointing to this? >> We we had cut down from >> I think five. >> Five was what we were headed toward. >> Yeah, it was seven before and we couldn't get enough. >> Yeah. Mhm. >> Um Mark, for now we we were um
we had we had cut it down from seven because we couldn't get enough interest for a seven. >> Um and we need odd numbers. >> It it sounds like that that might be two additional people though, right? If we can get both
>> Bob's already on there. >> Yeah. So that would be six. >> Yeah, it would be six. It'd be even. >> Well, it's not to say we couldn't. elated. Yeah, it was just hard enough to get hard enough. It was hard to get >> this. The kind can I
>> Is this the kind of committee that could benefit? I mean, it's maybe not as uh much as the planning board, let's say, but an associate member who could stand in to vote if we didn't have a quorum, for example. I don't know the rules on that.
>> It's really I mean, if that's more of a a legal thing that's in this statute. I I wouldn't start messing with that with committees. Yeah, >> we wait, >> right? >> Better let that Yeah, Tom does have a
comment. Could I make a promise to be super like involved servant and uh you know watch five great people in action and you know >> of course >> now at the end of a public comment or um
>> you can do that they're open on the planning board in a full role now >> right you know it is a definitely it's open meetings >> you that exists. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. These are definitely open
meetings. So, yeah. Yeah. >> A little bit. >> No, I understand. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. And then if there was a if we did have interest and there was another person, we could make it seven. We could revisit that. >> Seven is tough because then you have to
have four performance. >> Yeah. It's one of the first in the area. So we can definitely always revisit. >> Yes. Yeah. So if we want to make note if we if we happen to need >> Hi. So this is just a procedural
question which is when we form the um task force, we were all sworn in and we completed the conflict of interest course and the open meeting law. Do we go through that same process again? >> Yes. Yes. >> Yeah. You'll have to get sworn in for this specific committee. I think if you
depending on how recently you committed you did that up training it may still be on file. You might not need to redo that but it's never two years. Yeah, we'll check. >> So then do we get in touch independently with the interim town clerk to do that? >> Uh Janette will be in the office to do
swearing in on Tuesdays and Thursdays from about 10 to 3. So that would be your prime time to stop by. >> Okay, good. Thank you. Right. >> Excited to get started. Excited to work
>> all those in favor. We didn't vote on that. >> Yes. Yeah. >> We started so I didn't check it up yet. >> Okay. Those in favor? Sarah. I >> stock right. >> Make peace and Neil I. And then the next
item is the um review the policy 991026 uh policy for non-discrimination agreements procedures. >> Sorry, I missed this the last time. Go around. Okay, >> simply an excels. >> This is older even.
>> Wow, I see that seven years. What was your what's your Dish? >> I think what was suggested last time that this kind of thing get worked into modern language in any standing document. >> Okay.
>> That it not stand that this >> stand alone. >> Right. >> Okay. >> I mean it follows I think it was the code of conduct that would have this kind of thing in it >> and to work in the same way the sexual harassment thing. bring it up to date
and put it in this whole doc that document gets signed this understanding so that would stand in place for the swearing in so that goes >> yeah instead of >> and it's actually a little superfluous because the law has changed such that
it's supposed to be posted at town hall anyway >> so we don't need our own policy we just need to reference >> okay so is it um is there something that is is signed or like on
>> sign the conduct the code of conduct is signed. >> So everything in it >> Yeah. >> along with the sexual harassment thing along with all the other pieces of civil behavior and blah blah blah. >> Yeah. >> Kind of a >> one packet. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. That makes sense. >> One packet. And then for our viewers at
home, so this is also talking about ADA requirements and it ADA also requires you to post the grievance procedure. So, you have to have a statement that says whatever the law asks you to say. Um, and then you have to also post your risk procedure. So, we really don't need
this. It's already coded. >> And do we have So, we have that up on a the bullet board >> and if it's not in enough places, I'll check. But the Yeah, you you literally just they give you a template and you just put down a shoot. >> It's it's that standardized now.
>> Okay. >> All right. So in that case, >> so we would repeal this resend. Resend. Okay. All right. I make a motion that we resend policy number 991026
um policy of non-discrimination and grievance procedures. >> Second. >> Okay. All in favor? Carol I. >> Dr. I. >> Mc O'Neal I. And then the next one is to review
fragrance-free policy. Yes. So I did research um and I kind of just drafted this off of some other communities that have similar things. But one of the things you have to be mindful of is it's very practically hard to enforce a
fragrance free policy and people have personal liberties and personal rights. So you can't necessarily mandate that they do a certain thing before they come in. But what you can do and what is typically more
I think a little bit practicable is you can encourage people and you can educate people that you know people have certain sensitivities and you should be mindful of that. And you can tell people in the same way that you can file an ADA grievance, if you're having a problem, you know, either as an employee or a
staff person, you can request an accommodation. And this will tell people how to do that. And it also just emphasizes that, you know, we have to work together for this type of issue and that, you know, we'll we'll use either sent free or sent reduced products, you know, when we can, like if it's a
cleaning supply. So obviously, you know, and I can adapt this if as you see fit, but I thought that this was a good kind of middle ground and it does reference title one and title three for for 88 cost.
>> So what is what is our obligation? Let's let's say um somebody can't come into the library because of outgassing from you know products you
know because it's a new building. >> Is there is there an accommodation that are we legally obligated to accommodate somebody because they can't come into the library? So it it gets a little nuanced, you know, but people can
through ADA have a disability that they need accommodated. So what I would say to that patron is, you know, can we set up an alternate less busy time or can I can I meet you outside with fresh air? So it's just, you know, how do we make a reasonable accommodation? Like if the if you're
working here and your coworker has super strong scent, like let's talk to the coworker and if that still doesn't work, let's find you an alternate workstation. Oh yeah. All right. And those and those um ADA not that uh
those would you write >> for any accommodation. >> Yes. So this would be a this is again we're resending. So there was no policy. >> Okay. That was all guidelines.
>> Okay. So we're we're establishing new policy >> policy number 9996 >> 26052 >> well brief >> 260526 >> oh I see okay >> simply
>> but that's useful in terms >> yeah yeah that's a great by that number but it's a good tell yeah then look back at 30 years looking. >> Yeah. No, that's great. >> Um Okay. So, this looks great. >> It does.
>> It's very clear. >> Um so, I make a motion that we adopt the um fragrance-free guidelines and scent reduction policy number 260526 as presented.
>> Second. >> All those in favor? Carol I >> I just ask you to put you know voted select board and the date that way we also have a second reference for minutes or All right.
>> Yeah, I know, right? Um, okay. So, moving on to FY16 lineto line transfer. It's that time of year where we get to transfer our funds. Um, so Gail has
prepared a list here. Um, some of these are fairly standard I would think, you know, for most of it assessors clerk. That's simply because Leslie has been working more hours. We now have our new administrative assessor. Um, so that
you'll see in 20 and by 27 that that's going to of course correct itself. of our hours will go down and J's will pick up. Um building and electrical that pertains largely to um before before the credits for the solar at the
library kicked in. We did receive some substantial electric bills. You can see it's $10,000. Um so that's that's what now that we do have um that is online. We're getting our credits now slowly but surely. Um, and we did have some excess
funds in our health insurance account so we can make that um that transfer. Heating, everybody knows we had a pretty wacky winter. Um, so our heating costs were a little higher than we had initially budgeted for the emergency phone notification system that was
slightly higher than expected. Um, the same with the electrical inspections, um, highway longevity bonus and library longevity bonuses. So those
the line-to-line transfers total 25,860 I'll call it 67. It's 66.93. So those will require your signatures. The final will be meeting later tonight. They'll also sign off. I think it's pretty those are pretty
routine. um you know even with some of those higher costs like the 11,000 for the assessor's clerk hours and the 10,000 for the electrical. >> So I had a question just about the assessor's clerk. >> Um wasn't there other money in the
assessor's budget because we weren't paying for >> um >> Yeah. Yeah. So, um, when you look here, so that the overdrawn account is the assessor clerk and we're pulling the funds out of the >> Oh, okay.
>> Okay. And then Yeah. Correct. >> Yeah. >> And then the only thing that's not on here currently Oh, and then Gail also had some helpful notes on the second page sheet. you know, longevity wasn't bonus, wasn't
budgeted for more heating costs, more electrical inspections. But the the big ticket item that we're not tackling at this juncture right now is the snow and ice that I said that clocked in at over $100,000 for FY26.
>> Again, with the same explanation of what a winter >> Yeah, what a winter. Um, salt cost skyrocketed. um you know obviously it required more manpower hours so that we can that's the deficit that we can legally carry which is why you're not seeing it tonight. We
will be tackling that at a later date. And then we do anticipate some other smaller um expenses, you know, which would total under $4,000 for some building supply deficit. you know, we think we're going to need a few more supplies before the year is out and
and the veterans benefit will need some additional funds, but you'll see those at our upcoming meeting. Okay. >> And these have to be done by July. >> They have to be done by June 30th. >> June 30. >> The only one we can carry past June 30th is the
>> Right. And do we have a What's the plan? >> What's the plan? >> Yeah. So we we do anticipate there being enough funds unspent in other accounts that we can tackle that. Um there may be some additional state aid coming to
towns to help with snow and ice. And then the other thing is part of that legislation that would grant us additional funds although I have said we shouldn't bank on any additional funds is being able to amortize. So if for say example we wanted to do 30% 30% 30%
>> over three years we could do that for for the $100,000 deficit. So we do have some options there. But at tonight's finance committee meeting I'll be >> really advocating that we we don't bank on additional funds but that we we make a plan to fund it through um June 30th
or >> and not advertise it. Yeah. >> Yeah. probably better just to because once you start advertising it then it it kind of accumulates over time if we have another bad experience. >> You don't want to have to do that but it's nice to know
>> to know you could do if you had to. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, and >> I have the master I have the master. We all have that sign. >> Um the finance committee has to sign it as well. >> Yeah. Yep. So, I'll make a motion that
we um do the line item transfers as presented. Okay. We're totaling $25,866.93. >> Do I hear? Second. >> Okay. All those in favor? >> Harold. I >> make peace O'Neal I. And I will send
this down the line. Be signed. Good. Um, and any updates when you >> you want me to do updates? >> Sure. All right. Nice. Um, so we are either at or very near the winter level for the the lake. Um, we have to send
photos every day, so it's kind of nice to get to see it. >> Yeah. Um, so you know, again, we hit that level, we monitor, we make sure our repairs are working the way we want them to work, and then we can go to the summer level. So I I would guess trying
to be conservative. Couple more weeks. I mean, I should be there. Um, then, you know, we'll be good and taken care of until we have to start that later stage planning process. uh the we um
the the contaminated soil at the elementary school that's still on site, but uh Ty and Bond did send me paperwork today that details their their disposal plan which involves taking it to a recycling facility. So, I'll be able to sign off on that. Um I think we're just
waiting for the results of a couple more samples and so only has another three week after that. But once those samples come back and if we don't need any additional testing, we should be able to cart it off to Chickpe, whatever they do with it there.
>> Yes. Some way. Um, big thank you. The the rally on the comment last Thursday. I thought that was great. We had dozens of people show up. anyone who wasn't there, Jesse Letterman and Mark Lanigan from Senator
Marky's office were able to share with us that the postal service is going back to the negotiating table. So, that's excellent news. However, they're not off the hook. um they have not agreed to stay the uh suspension on June 6, nor
have they addressed the procedural deficits in their their notice to the town and failing to uh notify us about our mandatory appeal rates. So, there's some answering that they have to do and our congressional delegation has
requested that they do that by Thursday, May 28th. Coincidentally, if you want to be organized fall planned, uh that is our post office call in day. So, we are tomorrow uh people's inbox will have a
notification just the number for the postmaster general. That's a little sample of language that you can use. Obviously, all voluntary. No one has to do it if they don't want to, but it would be nice to kind of give that extra pressure. And I also did want to give a shout out
to our partners at the Massachusetts Council on Aging at the Office of Aging and Independence and Life Path because they did some advocacy work for us and um support letters and they've also reached out to um AP and US aging which
are pretty big um organizations with a lot of backing and uh the office of rural affairs. they've also been working with them and so we we definitely have a lot I think of good supporters and it's nice and um you know one of the things
that I learned when I spoke with the postal workers union is that we're kind of like the first or one of the guinea pigs for Massachusetts so I think we can set a really good example to keep up to keep up the pressure >> get a sense of how many more towns are going through I I didn't get that
>> I think it was a handful >> but um but yeah I do remember him talking about how we were kind of like the first on the list. >> Yeah. And Mary's office has a specific person which was chef assigned >> to just these things, >> right?
>> Greg has his hand up take questions. I think >> yes. Uh I had to add a public um joke to the record. Uh could I can't even say it. I'm so embarrassed. Um,
could you refer to yourselves as the pioneers of Massachusetts instead of the guinea pigs? Thank you. >> Yeah, pioneers instead of guinea pigs. >> Yeah, that's a better ring. >> Might not be, but
>> you set a good precedent. Uh and yeah, you know, I uh will be gearing up to do some end of year financial work. We'll have all the personal action forms. So, it'll be a little bit busy, but obviously without town meeting prep, things are a little bit slower and
people are excited to go out and enjoy nice weather. So, yes, So, um for our next meeting, will we be doing are you going to do you're going to do at the June 23rd meeting?
Um, I'll check in with Brennan when he's back. >> Okay. >> It'll it'll have to be by then, for sure. Yeah. Um, and actually that reminded me, so at the >> I think at the next meeting I'll also be able to have the finalized personnel policy for you to sign. I sent it to our
labor attorney and there were a couple policies that um they're going to draft for us like social media use. And also I found out um which was really interesting there's a lot of communities now who are doing reimbursements for like police academy costs so that if you
onboard someone and they you put them through the police academy if they leave within whatever say a year's time you get a full 100% reimbursement from employees. >> That's something we're just going to >> and some some of the stuff we just did
tonight will be faster. Yeah. Yeah. Um >> Oh, the procedure, >> right? Right. >> Yeah. >> So, yeah. Is it is it your last meeting? >> Okay. >> Yeah. I'm not done. >> Okay.
Is that it? Are we done? >> Great. That was quick. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, with all of that business done and said, do we hear a motion to adjurnn? >> Some move. >> Second. >> Okay. All those in favor. Thank you everybody for coming in.
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