All right. So, shall we we shall begin? We are just a little delayed for folks tuning in now. We are no longer Oh, that's why it's launched. >> Okay.
>> All right. So, let's call ourselves to order. Um the agenda we have is uh public comment followed by our general business which is to approve the June 9th minutes to um review the appointment
list for the FY27. Give me a moment a little longer with all the names there. Um and to sign the community preservation act agreement for Franklin Regional Council Governments. And then
the wonderful update from Haley. Thanks. Is there anything that popped up in the last 24 or 48 hours >> other than the rain? Um >> rain. Thank God for the rain. We need We need the rain. >> Yes, Michael.
>> Yes. >> This is here. >> Um we usually do them as a group or at least we have >> Yes. different because other one was just >> um >> new. >> Yeah. Well, we have to discuss the the different list now. We have to discuss
that with Eric doesn't know that yet. >> But yes, we'll if if we do it by committee, we can we can Okay, so um moving on to public comment. Does anyone online or in the room have
public comment? Please use your raised hand feature in both venues. >> Where is Where are the people online? Oh, sorry. I forgot to >> There they are. >> There we go. It's okay. There we are. So, if anyone online has a on the Zoom
has a public comment, please use your raised hand feature. If anyone in the room has a comment, please use your raised hand feature. Okay, seeing none, um let's move on to the minutes for June 9th. Um they look
great, Brennan. Thank you. and Haley if you your role in that. Um is there any do you Eric dates we approve the minutes from June 9th 2026? >> I'll second that and then all in favor
>> stock I >> make peace O'Neal I that's good. Thank you. Uh the next is to the annual appointment list. Um, so, uh, it's Thank you, Brennan, for
this. Um, we have, um, there's a couple of things that, um, one Brennan brought to my attention while Haley was on vacation, and I thought that we should talk about it, Eric, in our, um, in the appointment list. um it's really more the formatting
and uh slight change in how we would appoint um the employees to not the volunteers and the committees but the employees. So um in a conversation with Donna, Donna had mentioned when we go through the list and we've done it
before and we have the employees that have us have a a regular employment with us. every time we appoint them, we're creating a one-year contract with those employees, even the Atwill employees who are already appointed at point of hire.
And so, um, we don't have the need. We can still do it the way that the way we did prior, but we don't have to do that. Um, and we can just do >> because when they're hired, they become >> right. The contract employees are
appointed every three years with a new contract, renewal contract >> or initial contract and renewal contract and the atwill employees are at the initial hire date. Um and then they are hired until either there's a separation of some sort. They move on or there's
another reason that employment is terminated. Um in in appointing them every year we create a one-year contract with with those employees. um which is so anyway so my suggestion was >> um that we still list them in the same
format we had before in that wonderful list we'd use but I had asked Brennan to pull the employees separately so when we do our annual appointments we just do the the committee appointments to our sense you know the ones that we would normally do >> okay I'm I'm fine with that
>> how do you feel that >> that's good >> I I summarized that okay right I think yeah Okay, there's the gist of it. Um, >> makes sense to me. >> Okay, so in that um all the employees um
will be listed separately. I think this is the individual list by employee and then by uh or by person and then we have the one by committee. So Eric, oh yes, >> say one quick thing about the committee
list. So, we did have um one committee who had submitted names after the 48 hour deadline. So, they are not on the list. Okay. The the list is just the people who had >> Yep. done it by the deadline we needed. >> Okay. We can do those at the next meeting if there's Yeah. >> Yeah. to fit that 48 hour. Okay.
>> Um and then we can add them to the list. Um so, Eric, how do we've done it before a couple different ways? We've done the whole list as a group or we've gone by committee. I'm whatever we think the shortest way to do it that
keeps us out of trouble with open meeting law. But Frank is a click. >> Frank, >> I thank you. Real quick, I was going over the list side by each from what was on the website and um the Josh was an assistant. Now he's an electrical inspector on the electrical thing. In
the past ones, it said last two or three years said assistant and it doesn't have that now. Was there a change in that? >> It's a great question. You can find that out. >> Yeah. I don't know. I don't know the answer to that. >> My head. I'm not sure.
>> Yeah. Several years in a row he was just the assistant and he was appointed as assistant. I remember that. And um maybe it's just a typo or something. So anyway, that's what I had. Thank you. >> Thank you for bringing that to our attention. Thank you. Um,
how would we like to handle that one? Do we want to hold hold it? Um, >> how can we find out the answer to that question? >> Can we do it quickly? with Brendon Bren. >> Well, you know, if you I was gonna say you could do the whole kitten
kaboodleoodle because it would be as posted in the agenda, but if you wanted to buy some time for me to text Brennan, you could start by just committee. >> Um, from my understanding, um, sorry to interject, is that he nothing's changed
in his position. It should still be the assistant >> electrical inspector and Maurice Gregoire or Mo is still the head electrical inspector. >> Okay, thank you. >> So, we could just appoint him as assistant. If that's wrong, we can
correct it. Doesn't sound like it is. >> All right. So, um but we want to make sure we don't do the employees here, >> right? >> All right. Give me one second. That's
easy enough to second. >> And are they out of here? Out of this one? >> They're in. I'm taking them up now. >> Oh, okay. Right. I see you're saying one moment. This is an employee
cycling person Warden and his contract. >> Uh yeah, >> okay. So, um why don't we in this case since we're going to take out the
employees, we'll we'll go committee by committee on this one. Okay, Eric. >> Yeah, that's fine. >> All right. Do I hear a motion to appoint um the board of health administrative consultant Hillary Hillary Clinton
Hilton? >> Where did that come from to it though? >> It did. >> Hillary Luc, right? >> Never knew. >> So moved. >> All right. Uh I'll second that. All in favor? >> Starker I.
>> Okay. Make peace O'Neal. Okay. Um, do I hear I'm looking at the one that's by committee and I only see one buildings committee person. >> They're threeyear terms. >> A three-year term. Okay, perfect. Thank
you. Um, do I hear a motion to appoint Steven Domus for 2027 to the buildings committee? >> So moved. >> Okay. All I'll second that. All those in favor? Stalker I >> Mcpie O'Neal I uh do I hear a motion to
appoint uh Ellen McKay as the capital improvement planning committee? >> So move >> to the Okay. Um also George Arvanitis to the capital improvement uh Nate Lanscope the capital improvement comm. Yeah.
Okay. >> So that's um I'll second that motion. And then all those in favor >> start. >> Okay. >> Um do I hear a motion to appoint um Cliff Reed, Elaine Pleo, Henry
Gettys, Matteo Pangalo, Rita Ferrell, and Scott Khan to the community preservation committee. >> So move. >> I'll second that. All in favor? >> Start. >> Make peace per minute. Yes, you may.
>> So, Cliff is the angle representative and the planning board didn't vote to make him a representative yet. >> Okay. >> So, we want to hold him off. >> All right. So, let's try that one again. >> Who Who's that? Which one? >> Cliff is the Cliff Reed.
>> Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah. >> All right. Let's try that again. Um, so let's do I hear a motion to appoint Elaine Polo, Henry Gettys, Matteo Pangalo, Rita Frell, and Scott Khan to the community preservation committee? >> So move.
>> Um, I'll second that. All those in favor? >> Start. >> Make peace and I. Thank you, Michael. >> Sure. >> Um, uh, do I hear a motion to appoint Beth Wilson to the Conservation Commission? >> So move. >> I'll second that. All those in favor?
Dr. >> I. uh 911 coordinator as a position. Um do I hear a motion to appoint uh Josh Kingsberry to the electrical inspector assistant? >> So moved. >> Okay. All those in favor?
>> Ster I >> make peace on your eye. Um and to appoint Maurice Gregori to electrical inspector. >> So move. >> Second that. And all those in favor? Stucker I
>> make peace O'Neal I. Um do I hear a motion to appoint Katherine Hilton, Gail Feicker, and Maryanne Antonellis to the Elliot Park Committee? >> So moved. >> Second. All those in favor? >> Stalker.
>> I piece O'Neal. Hi. Um, and to the Energy and Climate Action Committee, do I hear a motion to appoint Dean Gendrin, um, Dale Flecher, Gail, uh, sorry, Greg
Day, Michael Dier, Nathan Herd? >> So move. >> Um, all those in favor? >> So Dan is here and he's newly not recommended by us. So, you know, if it wasn't for people, you probably want to ask questions. I don't want to ask any
questions if you think he's a great guy. >> I'm okay with going with it. He's a great guy. >> He seems like a great guy. >> Yeah. No, this is fine. >> Okay. >> Um, >> so all those in favor, >> stalker, I
>> make peace. I do. I hear a motion to appoint Frank McInn as the Franklin County Co-op Inspection Program rep. Um and Ellen McKay. >> So moved. >> Okay. Um I'll second that. All those in favor? >> Starker. I
>> make peace O'Neal. I um I'm going to >> by this one the way it was. I'm sure >> this one's not a P jacket. >> Oh, it is. Yes. Um, the next one is in a paid position.
So, do I hear a motion to point um, Chief Lenny Zawanka to the Franklin Regional Emergency Planning Committee rep? >> So moved. >> Okay. All those in favor? A second. All those in favor? >> Stalker. I >> make peace. O'Neal. I um, do I hear a
motion to appoint Haley Bolton as the Franklin County Region Franklin Regional Transit Authority AB rep? What is the AP rep? >> Remind me. It's It's just for like the the transit authority for like the FRTA. >> All right. Right.
>> Um but we have to go back and do Frank and Ellen >> for Franklin County. >> Oh, we did. >> We did. >> We did. Yeah. I must have tuned up. Sorry. >> Yeah, we did. >> Um so moved. >> Okay. Second that. All those in favor
>> stalker. I >> make peace. O'Neal I. Um, do I hear a motion to appoint John uh Howard Kinder to the Gate and Damkeeper? >> So, move >> as the camper. Okay, I'll second that.
All those in favor? >> Starter. >> Make peace. O'Neal. And do I hear a motion to appoint John Kinder as the assistant dams and gatekeep? >> Move. >> I'll second that. And all those in favor? >> Stalker. Hi.
>> Um, do I hear a motion to appoint Ryan Mu as the Hampshire County Insurance Trust rep? >> So move. >> I'll second that. Um, all those in favor? >> Starter. I >> make peace of I associate. Okay. Um, do
I hear a motion to appoint uh Bert Fernandez and Janice Stone to historical commission for three-year appointments? So move. Okay. >> Second that. All those in favor ster I >> make peace. O'Neal I. Do I hear motion
to approve uh Lesley Bracebridge as historical commission associate member? >> So move. >> I'll second that. All those in favor I >> big piece O'Neal. I um do I hear a motion to approve to appoint Brad
Foster, Dale Hoo, Ela Pleo, Jeff Quackenbush, Maryann Antineellis, Molly Moss, Penny Jakes, and Steven Domas to the library building committee. >> So move. >> Okay. All I'll second that. All those in favor? >> Starker I.
>> Make peace O'Neal I. Yeah. Well, I guess I can those. Do I hear a motion to appoint Melissa McPeace O'Neal as the Memorial Day committee member >> soon to be appointed moved? >> I'll second that. All those in favor
>> I >> make peace on Neil. Um do I hear a motion to appoint Barbara Bigalow and Penny Jens to the Open Space Committee? >> So move. >> Second that. All those in favor? >> Starker I. >> Make peace O'Neal I.
Uh, do I hear a motion to appoint Ann Bighgam, Annie Gaggliardi, uh, Barbara Bigalow, Christine Marlin, Diane Adams, Elaine
Paleo, Jessica Carson Beler, and Samantha Ces Cusk to the recreation committee. >> So moved. >> Um, I'll second that. All those in favor? Starker I >> make peace O'Neal I
uh do I hear a motion to appoint um Barbara Bigalow Gail Flea Mara Kilna Kila um Mary Galvin Maril Mandel Peg Ross Steve Rice and Tim Logan to the
recycling and waste solid waste committee. >> So moved. Okay, I'll second that. All those in favor >> striker. I >> uh do I hear a motion to appoint Bob Douglas, Greg Day, James Nor,
Jennifer Wallace, and Steve Sullivan to the storm water mitigation and implementation? >> So move. >> Okay. Um I'll second that. All those in favor? >> Start. >> Make peace. O'Neal I. Um do I hear a
motion to appoint Donna McNichol as our town council? So move. >> I'll second that. Um all those in favor >> start. >> Uh do I hear a motion to appoint Albert Springer to the towns of Lexologist?
>> Lexologist. >> Lexologist. Thank you. >> Uh so moved. >> Okay. Um I'll second that. All those in favor? >> Star Cry. >> Okay. Um um do I hear a motion to appoint Al Springer as the Upper Pioneer Valley
Veterans District rep? >> Uh stalker I Oh, I'm sorry. >> So moved. I'm sorry that in favor I >> um do I hear a motion to appoint um Christopher Demar as the veterans agent?
>> So move. >> I'll second that. All those in favor >> stark I >> make peace O'Neal I. And do I hear a motion to appoint Fred Steinberg and Gail Fleicker to the web commu and communication committee? >> So move.
>> Okay. Um I'll second that. Um all those in favor >> Stark I >> make the O'Neal I and do I hear a motion to appoint Thomas Wils as the zoning board of appeals? >> So move. Okay, second that. All those in
favor >> I make some live. Thank you, Brandon, for those lists. Okay, next double check. I think it's the signing of the
PA. So signing of the community preservation act agreement for Franklin Regional Council of Governments for affordable housing coordination services. >> The the shared housing coordinator position. I I think we did that at the last town meeting allocated the funding
for that. Not this >> I believe, >> right? But this is the official part. >> Okay. So um do you have questions, Eric? >> No. Do I hear a motion to sign the CPA grant agreement with Franklin Regional Council and Governments?
>> Show move. >> Okay. Um, I'll second that. All those in favor? >> Correct. >> Make peace O'Neal. I may I use your pen because I am penless and ping it just won't do it. >> Certainly may.
And then I think we're on to your wonderful update. Wonderful odds and ends. Um the oil tank, the soil, the contaminated soil is slated for removal this Wednesday. So we're also I'll be
very happy about that. It'll be gone off the property and on its way to Chapas to however they whatever they do with it. >> Yes. Um, I had mentioned a little bit earlier in talking to Michael, the elementary
school has identified some areas on the sidewalk that are a safety risk. They're tripping hazard. The concrete is crumbling. Um, so we did some initial estimates. We had two vendors come out and give some proposals. those came in a
little bit higher than I believe it was a FY24 appropriation to the school for sidewalk repair. Um, so we're going to be working to get a meeting together with the school and like building committee and um and fincom to kind of
see how do we how do we plug in the gap um so we can make these repairs and then this would be a project that's kind of in tandem but not exactly the same as the um the parking lot engineering study. So things go well because the safety need is so great we want to do it
beforehand. Um >> if there's a so a suggestion that just um this had popped into my head earlier. Uh is it possible if there's any removal of stuff that the highway department could do it? Would that lower the >> certainly check? Yeah, I think we might
have to get new quotes if we do it that way. Um but I can certainly ask. >> Yeah, just um maybe we can use our resources we already have to help lower that. >> Do you know or maybe Frank knows? I see Frank there's um what the status of the
lighting situation is at the school. Do you know about that around the school? >> Oh yeah, off the top of my head. Um >> hold on. Yeah. Um >> were we waiting on a part? >> No. What? Um waiting on a ladder? I just
went through my firing season. Uh my wood firing season ends at uh next this weekend. Um, we just got to get a ladder up and I want to do the um see if I can dim all the exterior lights. The only light I have a problem with is the one on the flag and I going to write uh
Ptoic and see if he has a solar one or if we can find someone with a solar one to put on top of that. At one point they came in and someone put a very large H hallogen light facing the flag which faces the neighbors. So that's
that's >> Right. Right. Right. But I have I I I meant to go a while ago. Um I don't have a ladder, but they I found out they have ladders there I can use. So all I have to do is take one off and if it goes dim >> to the lower lumens, I think that's the
right word. Um they'll go orange and lighter and lighter. So um I'll probably start that next week. See if I can go over there next week. >> Great. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yep. >> Thanks for the update. >> Okay. So the we are just a few inches below
the spillway at the dam which is really exciting news. So the hope is that the rain today get the water to start going over the spillway because I know some folks have been really concerned that the the outflow after the dam is not what it has been in years past. But once
we can hit that point should stabilize. >> Yeah. It's supposed to rain today and tomorrow. So >> yeah, maybe there's >> So that could really >> Well, we are in a drought too. It's kind of hard to know. >> It is definitely paradoxical. Um, just another plug that we have a vacancy on
the board of assessors and um, I don't know if I'm the best person to talk about how exciting that opportunity might be, but they could talk to our admin assessor or to Leslie Bracebridge and learn all about um, how important it is to help set a tax rate in town. And
that I mean it truly is critical to town operations. It's how we understand the budget and we you know we need an additional seat. So if people are interested as they can for any committee they should go to the website and go to how to apply for a boarding committee
vacancy and fill out the form. Um I did Deon and I this morning we did one interview for a town clerk candidate. We have another interview happening Thursday and possibly a third. Um, so I'm hoping to be able to complete
all of those by the end of next week. And then my question for you is, do you want just a final recommendation or do you also want to do an interview with the candidates? >> Um, I think we probably should at least meet with them and maybe ask them some
questions. Maybe not a >> maybe um it probably it's the best interest for us to do some sort of interview. >> Yeah. And we probably even if it's a special like a meeting >> do that as >> we could do it probably >> I'll let you know. Um >> I think it's pretty crucial it get done
as soon as possible. >> Yes. We have some deadlines coming up in July. So I'm really hoping that if we can make an appointment by the next meeting. So we'll see. And um we you know we had gotten that $10,000 grant to do the ADA transition study. The results
of that study are now up on the website. Um you know it was kind of hit and miss. I was which I was expecting. You know, obviously the brand new library is much more ADA compliant than the fire department. So, it wasn't terribly surprising. Um, but it does provide a roadmap for the things we can do. Some
of which are pretty easy like installing a soap pump on the wall in the bathroom. Didn't really Yeah. You know, all those little things that you sometimes >> Oh, that's a fairly small one. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That's a that's a you know, like a
instantaneous check. Um and and then we we will have the opportunity now that we have this transition plan to then apply for additional funds for some of the the more major projects. So I think in particular our fire station and our highway um garage they are not really at all
>> and that's because the step going up into them mainly. Okay. Okay. So those are >> those are a little bit easier a little ramper. Yeah. Okay. So those are things that we should definitely be, you know, once the capital planning committee starts meeting and building committee, you know, making sure that we have a
plan for how we want to tackle those. And then the last thing I had was just to kind of go back to our last meeting um and talk about and make a plug for uh July 7th, which hopefully will be a nice busy
agenda um where we'll have a joint meeting with the current ad hoc LWA. You know, I think it was really an awesome thing that the select board made some what I think are pretty critical uh changes to the composition, but I think just to be fair and you know as an
approach that we would want to do. Um you know I know my feedback from you both is that we should do a joint meeting just kind of solidify things. Um, so that'll be happening on the 7th. And, um, you know, some people have wondered, well, what needs to change? And I did just want to highlight a
couple things that, you know, again, we we want something more permanent. You know, for folks who are wondering, well, why now? More permanency and making sure that like town staff are not put in a compromised position by being voting members of a committee that would influence their departments. Um, you
don't really want to do that. Most town staff are always exeicio on committees and boards. Um, and just making sure that we, you know, have a a formalized application process so that it's all going through the select board. Um, and that we get a a nice mix of opinions and
people and it's a cherished resource and we just want to make sure that we set it up right for the next 35 years and then we can look at it all over again. >> I won't be here for that. Just saying. >> No, that one will be
35 years. But that's all I had. Um, you know, I think I I've got some, you know, the the handbook just as a followup distributed to staff. I've asked them to sign the acknowledgement forms and get those back to me by like
the first week of July. And I'll be getting out the personnel action forms. And then, you know, we have some summer projects with like the personnel board where we want to look at job descriptions, which I have only been able to track down some in the archives.
>> Um, I know I might have some emails being on the personnel board for so long. So, whatever you can't find, let me know. >> Okay. Because yeah, I I did not get all of them. >> Yep. >> So, let me know. Um, I can look for them. If not final, I can at least find
a draft for you. Okay. >> There may be some in yours prior to you. >> I looked at being here, but it's hard. Well, I meant in the email. Oh, a lot of things weren't prior to a few years ago in a in a Google Drive. >> I can try. It's the only thing about that is it's hard to search for like all
the things someone might have possibly said about >> Yes, I know. about a job description, but I will try again. I can definitely do that, too. And yeah, so I think that about wraps it up. >> Okay. And these are for me to sign for
appointment letters. >> I figured you might want to do the signing after the meeting because it is pretty hefty hefty stack of them. >> All right, that'd be nice. >> Um, okay. So, I think that's the the end. Um, our next meeting is the 7th,
right? Yes. >> We don't have anything in between that I might miss on. >> Well, unless you have the town clerk person that you want, >> right? We can fit that in >> as a second one. And then um and then that'll be Jim's first meeting, too. >> Yes. So, um I already briefed this to Haley, but her job at our next meeting
because we're a new select board, she opens the meeting um and then gets us to do the chair process. Yep. So, um, and then in the normal meeting, so
sounds good. Yes. >> Yeah. Good. >> All right. I think we're on. >> We're good. >> Uita missed the last meeting, but um, we send her our our well wishes and happy select word retirement. >> I know. >> Yeah. I don't think she'll have a
problem enjoying it. >> As much fun as we are. >> We do. We have so many. So, do I hear a motion to adjurnn? >> So, move. >> Okay. Um, I'll second that. All those in favor? >> I make peace. O'Neal I >> Okay. Good job, everybody. Sorry for
being late. My apologies. Thank you. >> It's weird to hear this.