Hardwick Select Board Addresses Community Projects, Staffing, and Financial Matters

[00:00:00] Eagle Scout service project for the town
[00:00:02] of Hardwood. Now therefore, we the
[00:00:04] Hardwood Select Board on behalf of the
[00:00:06] town of Hardwood do hereby present this
[00:00:09] gesture of gratitude with great
[00:00:11] admiration.
[00:00:19] Thank you very
[00:00:21] >> Do you want to tell the board a little
[00:00:22] bit about what you did? Yeah. So, um the
[00:00:25] funds that I worked on project took
[00:00:26] around a year to complete once we had
[00:00:28] gotten the idea for it. Um it's a key
[00:00:31] it's aformational kiosk uh located past
[00:00:34] the train tracks on the rail trail over
[00:00:36] there and it's um it's right next to a
[00:00:39] mural that was painted on um the fence
[00:00:42] of displaying history of the town. Um I
[00:00:46] was able to do this with the help of um
[00:00:47] Miss Kiano and Miss Bon. She helped me
[00:00:49] put it together and um get this
[00:00:51] installed. I uh to build the project, I
[00:00:55] had the help of the DPW come and um give
[00:00:57] me the materials and helped me like like
[00:00:59] locate the materials that I needed. And
[00:01:01] then I had my troop come to my house and
[00:01:03] we worked on building the uh kiosk and
[00:01:06] put it all together. And then later on
[00:01:08] we came we installed it um in the ground
[00:01:10] past the train track. So
[00:01:12] >> yeah.
[00:01:14] Thank you. Thank you very much.
[00:01:21] Mr. Chair.
[00:01:22] >> Yes, ma'am.
[00:01:23] >> Um, I would like to thank Ben. Um, he is
[00:01:26] an outstanding young man, worthy of
[00:01:28] being an Eagle Scout, as I know, we're a
[00:01:30] big scouting family, and he did a great
[00:01:32] job. Um, this will be a very useful
[00:01:35] kiosk that is right next to this mural
[00:01:38] that we have done about the history of
[00:01:40] Harvick. is on a stocking fence um which
[00:01:43] depicts different scenes of the history
[00:01:46] carpet from actually uh Native American
[00:01:49] time to present day and uh we're still a
[00:01:52] work in progress but we're getting there
[00:01:53] but right now it has the ecoourism map
[00:01:56] on it. Um I don't know if you saw it
[00:01:58] recently that it's posted there but
[00:02:00] we're also going to use that for
[00:02:02] information about uh the mural and about
[00:02:05] the rail trail but it's right across
[00:02:07] from the hardware of pizza this end of
[00:02:09] the rail trail. So, um it's very useful
[00:02:12] and we found a place for it and he also
[00:02:14] made a bench which we did in that day
[00:02:16] you did mention that they're going to uh
[00:02:18] put the bench farther down the rail
[00:02:20] trail um to over so people can sit and
[00:02:24] enjoy the the river. So, thank you very
[00:02:27] much. We really appreciate it.
[00:02:30] >> Thank you, sir. Thank you.
[00:02:36] >> Okay. discussion and vote on special
[00:02:39] event for the Hardick Fair August 15th
[00:02:42] and 16th.
[00:02:44] >> Mr. Chair, you going back to business
[00:02:45] comments?
[00:02:46] >> Excuse me.
[00:02:47] >> Are you going back to vis comments?
[00:02:49] >> I'll go back to visit the comments.
[00:02:51] Thank you.
[00:02:52] Um, you want to Lisa
[00:02:57] like to say something?
[00:03:00] >> Um,
[00:03:02] >> come to the fair. It's an incredible
[00:03:05] volunteer effort. I cannot tell you.
[00:03:07] Hundreds and hundreds of volunteers,
[00:03:09] thousands of volunteer hours. It's
[00:03:13] I get choked up on Friday night every
[00:03:15] year to see the community come together.
[00:03:18] It's worth the year's worth of work.
[00:03:21] Please
[00:03:25] make a motion to approve the special
[00:03:27] event uh application for the hardwood
[00:03:30] fair on uh August 15th and 16th. I'll
[00:03:35] second it. All
[00:03:36] >> in favor?
[00:03:37] >> I
[00:03:41] >> Okay. Um, visitor comments.
[00:03:44] >> Yes, ma'am.
[00:03:45] >> When we lost power Friday night, we
[00:03:48] again lost water in Hardwork Center. And
[00:03:51] I thought there was a backup.
[00:03:54] >> U supposed to be a backup generator,
[00:03:57] right? Supposed to kick in.
[00:03:59] >> Um, at 11:00 when the power came on,
[00:04:02] there was still drizzle of water coming
[00:04:05] out of the faucet. But at 6:30 when I
[00:04:09] got out, there was no water. And so you
[00:04:13] call dispatch and they call Marty and he
[00:04:16] has to come do something. But
[00:04:19] >> yeah, it's no good. I'm sorry.
[00:04:26] So who who is the uh
[00:04:31] >> who who would be responsible for getting
[00:04:33] that
[00:04:34] >> the generator
[00:04:34] >> generator district
[00:04:36] >> I probably would call Marty first.
[00:04:39] >> Okay.
[00:04:41] We have a couple of them
[00:04:46] >> later.
[00:04:48] I'll start with him.
[00:04:51] Follow his.
[00:04:56] >> Anybody else? Anything?
[00:05:01] >> Should I come up with
[00:05:03] >> please?
[00:05:08] And was very nervous at his eagle board
[00:05:09] for the first few minutes and he was
[00:05:11] good after that. He did really well.
[00:05:13] Smile.
[00:05:15] Um fire truck. So
[00:05:18] you guys know the process or I don't
[00:05:19] know if you do. So the governor had
[00:05:21] filed the bill. Took her a few weeks to
[00:05:23] do that because the governor has to file
[00:05:24] those bills.
[00:05:26] The holdup was the house and the senate
[00:05:29] for the past two year terms. We haven't
[00:05:33] had joint rules. So we've been working
[00:05:34] off joint rules from six years ago. So
[00:05:38] until they came to a consensus on joint
[00:05:41] rules, no bills were reported out of
[00:05:44] committee. So, usually those go out
[00:05:45] pretty quick, stuff like that. Um, those
[00:05:47] usually go out quicker than like sick
[00:05:49] leave banks or there's some, you know,
[00:05:51] typically a little bit of research they
[00:05:53] have to do on those. Um, so that was as
[00:05:57] soon as it came, we accepted joint rules
[00:05:59] that came out of committee like a week
[00:06:01] later and then went through the house
[00:06:04] went to third reading through third
[00:06:06] reading in two days and the house got
[00:06:07] voted on. Now it sits in the Senate.
[00:06:09] It's the third reading. So that's the
[00:06:11] last place before the floor of the
[00:06:12] Senate. And then once it's done there,
[00:06:14] it gets enacted and the governor signs
[00:06:16] it. She usually signs it within a day or
[00:06:18] two. So as soon as she signs it, there's
[00:06:20] an emergency preamble law. So it's
[00:06:22] effective right away.
[00:06:24] >> So maybe in a few weeks.
[00:06:26] >> I I I mean I talked to Peter today. We
[00:06:29] talked to I just left Peter's house and
[00:06:31] he said usually something like that
[00:06:32] comes out very quick. So he said
[00:06:34] probably a week or two, which would be
[00:06:36] good.
[00:06:37] That would be good. The problem with
[00:06:39] problem the house and senate don't get
[00:06:41] along. So like if we have a sick if I do
[00:06:44] a sickly event for you. So the
[00:06:48] in judiciary they'll do all the research
[00:06:52] and how much time you have left and all
[00:06:54] the vacation time
[00:06:56] gets passed and it goes to Senate. Well
[00:06:57] they do it all again instead of just
[00:06:59] taking the houses for it and vice versa
[00:07:01] from Texas. So but there's really not
[00:07:04] much research on this. just a down
[00:07:08] fix. So,
[00:07:10] >> and it's just the the legislature
[00:07:13] agreeing that we have the right to
[00:07:14] borrow the money.
[00:07:16] >> Uh, no. No. So, what it does is because
[00:07:18] you were off a couple days. Um, you you
[00:07:22] have the right to borrow the money. Just
[00:07:23] because you were off a couple days in
[00:07:24] town, you you need that whatever how
[00:07:27] many days?
[00:07:28] >> So, um, yes. So, in order to it's we
[00:07:31] can't get our green light letter from
[00:07:32] our bond council. So, what this is
[00:07:34] essentially doing is it's our green
[00:07:36] light letter from the state of
[00:07:37] Massachusetts that says we can go ahead
[00:07:38] and borrow the money. So, we've already
[00:07:40] set up everything with bond council.
[00:07:42] We're all ready to go. We're literally
[00:07:43] just waiting on the legislature to do
[00:07:46] what they need to do so we can move
[00:07:47] forward with that essential green light
[00:07:49] letter that we're getting from the
[00:07:50] Commonwealth.
[00:07:51] >> We're getting a lot of comments.
[00:07:53] >> I know. I know. And yours was the most
[00:07:56] popular when I was getting phone calls
[00:07:58] on the East Brookfield water. No, nobody
[00:08:00] cares about
[00:08:03] >> trying to come up with something else.
[00:08:05] >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
[00:08:06] >> Well, thanks.
[00:08:08] >> Yeah. She calls me like 72 times a week.
[00:08:10] Check on.
[00:08:12] >> I'm thinking of changing my phone.
[00:08:14] >> Oh my god.
[00:08:16] >> Yeah. I'll keep you updated.
[00:08:19] >> Okay. Thank you very much.
[00:08:20] >> It's my job. Does anybody have any uh uh
[00:08:24] sticky questions for the representative?
[00:08:28] >> Well, you got him here. All
[00:08:31] [Music]
[00:08:34] >> he was here already today.
[00:08:35] >> Yeah, I did office hours with Donna this
[00:08:36] month. Nobody came. Nobody came here.
[00:08:38] Nobody came to West Brookfield. Nobody
[00:08:40] came.
[00:08:41] [Music]
[00:08:43] >> She told me she's so busy all the time.
[00:08:44] I didn't see anybody.
[00:08:46] >> Unfortunately, people were working
[00:08:47] during the day.
[00:08:48] >> Yeah. Right. Right.
[00:08:50] Thanks for trying. Yeah, we do our best.
[00:08:56] >> Okay.
[00:08:59] Appointments conservation commission.
[00:09:07] Pretty straightforward. Make a motion.
[00:09:09] >> Yes.
[00:09:11] >> Yeah.
[00:09:12] >> I move that the select board reappoint
[00:09:14] William Zinny and Dr. Danielle Halen to
[00:09:17] the conservation committee for a
[00:09:19] three-year terms expiring June 30th,
[00:09:21] 2028
[00:09:23] and appoint Marjgerie L. Baxter as
[00:09:26] secretary clerk to the conservation
[00:09:28] committee for a one-year term expiring
[00:09:30] June 30th, 2026.
[00:09:32] >> I'll second that,
[00:09:34] >> Mr. Chair. Um, we technically don't have
[00:09:38] to appoint um Peggy because she's at
[00:09:40] will. Um, but Bill and Neil Yes, it
[00:09:44] >> was in the packet. I know she that's she
[00:09:46] included it in her letter. Um
[00:09:48] >> it's moved.
[00:09:49] >> It's moved. Yeah.
[00:09:50] >> So, all in favor?
[00:09:53] >> I I thank you.
[00:09:56] >> Thank you.
[00:09:59] >> Appointment of wastewater treatment
[00:10:01] plant operator James Leair.
[00:10:06] >> He's not here, is it?
[00:10:07] >> Nope. Um so the wastewater treatment
[00:10:10] plant superintendent and myself
[00:10:12] interviewed two candidates um and we
[00:10:16] selected Jim um at the recommendation of
[00:10:19] the superintendent. He's already started
[00:10:21] and he's been working out great so far.
[00:10:22] A very positive attitude. Selecting
[00:10:24] Tanker actually got a chance to meet
[00:10:25] him.
[00:10:26] >> Very nice guy and his career on
[00:10:30] stay as long as possible.
[00:10:33] >> Good references and background check
[00:10:35] worked out.
[00:10:37] I'll uh make a motion to appoint James
[00:10:40] Bear to uh recreation facility
[00:10:44] supervisor.
[00:10:46] >> No, it's wastewater.
[00:10:49] >> I'm sorry. I'm working with that.
[00:10:51] >> Okay, I'll second the motion.
[00:10:53] >> Okay, all in favor.
[00:10:59] >> Let's seek a motion to appoint assistant
[00:11:02] treasurer collector Felix
[00:11:04] Diko.
[00:11:06] [Music]
[00:11:07] He yes he accepted the position. He is
[00:11:10] aimed to start on the 19th. I'm just
[00:11:12] waiting back from his quarry form. I did
[00:11:15] check his references. They were great.
[00:11:16] So next up would be his quy check, but
[00:11:18] he with pending everything successfully.
[00:11:21] Um he starts the 19th. We interviewed
[00:11:23] five candidates for the position. This
[00:11:25] is the candidate that um the treasure
[00:11:27] collector uh like the best out of the
[00:11:30] five that we interviewed. The assessor
[00:11:31] was also on the interview panel. Okay.
[00:11:36] So I move that the select board
[00:11:38] appointed
[00:11:40] as assistant treasurer/collector
[00:11:43] for the time
[00:11:44] >> and then move cor.
[00:11:47] >> I'll second that. All
[00:11:49] >> in favor?
[00:11:50] >> I
[00:11:53] discussion and vote on tree bid award
[00:11:55] for the cemetery commission. Yes, ma'am.
[00:11:59] Um so the cemetery went out we did um is
[00:12:03] to remove
[00:12:05] eight trees between the upper cemetery
[00:12:08] and the common and six tree stumps
[00:12:12] between the upper cemetery
[00:12:14] and the common. We received five bids.
[00:12:18] Um the lowest bid was 12,500. The
[00:12:21] highest bid was 22,000
[00:12:25] 500. The lowest bid was from Timber
[00:12:28] Tiger Isaac
[00:12:32] Camp um who is doing
[00:12:34] >> we can hear right now right now and um
[00:12:39] heard us good things about him.
[00:12:41] >> Yeah.
[00:12:41] >> So the cemetery commission um met on
[00:12:44] July 29th and we um made a motion to
[00:12:48] recommend to the board selectman to
[00:12:50] award the bid to Isaac Camp for $12,500.
[00:12:55] >> Okay. Do you have the money in your
[00:12:57] >> The money is in the cemetery account,
[00:12:59] right?
[00:13:01] >> Okay. Make a motion.
[00:13:03] >> I move that the selector move the
[00:13:05] contract to Tiger Timber for tree work
[00:13:07] and stump removal at the upper cemetery
[00:13:10] and hardwood common awarding the work to
[00:13:13] the lowest eligible build bidder in the
[00:13:15] amount of $12,500.
[00:13:17] >> I'll second. All
[00:13:18] >> in favor? I
[00:13:20] >> thank you gentlemen.
[00:13:22] >> Thank you.
[00:13:25] >> Uh discussion and vote on fiscal year
[00:13:27] 20126
[00:13:30] fuel bids.
[00:13:33] I believe we have one for each in front
[00:13:36] of us.
[00:13:37] >> Yep. You'll see um RJ McDonald for
[00:13:40] diesel, EPY for propane, and um Burke
[00:13:43] for gasoline.
[00:13:47] Okay. Um,
[00:13:50] so we went out to bid. Didn't really get
[00:13:51] a lot of um really didn't get a lot of
[00:13:54] bids. Um, one of them came in after the
[00:13:57] deadline. We didn't get anyone for
[00:13:59] gasoline. So, the gasoline is actually
[00:14:00] off to the state bid list.
[00:14:04] The other two u met the requirements of
[00:14:06] the bid
[00:14:08] and wine for the propane and RJ McDonald
[00:14:11] for the diesel.
[00:14:12] >> Mhm. And how do these rates compare with
[00:14:16] what we had previously?
[00:14:18] >> It's almost exactly the same according
[00:14:20] to our highway superintendent.
[00:14:23] >> Okay.
[00:14:25] So, uh I'll make a motion to accept uh
[00:14:29] RJ McDonald for the uh diesel fuel EP
[00:14:34] for the propane and Dennis K. Burke
[00:14:37] incorporated for the gas emitted.
[00:14:39] >> I'll second the motion. All in favor?
[00:14:42] >> I I
[00:14:48] >> Okay. Approval of minutes for May 12th,
[00:14:52] 2025.
[00:14:57] Yes.
[00:15:08] Read them. No, you're not kidding.
[00:15:12] They already Okay.
[00:15:15] >> Okay. No issues with them.
[00:15:17] >> So, you want to make a motion or
[00:15:19] >> Yeah, I'll make a motion to approve
[00:15:20] them. Is it May 11th?
[00:15:23] >> May 12th.
[00:15:25] >> May 12th uh meeting minutes.
[00:15:27] >> Okay. I'll uh second in
[00:15:30] >> favor.
[00:15:34] Town administrator report.
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[00:15:37] Um the trees behind town hall are
[00:15:39] currently being removed as you all can
[00:15:41] hear.
[00:15:43] Um
[00:15:45] we actually decided to not go ahead with
[00:15:49] a dumpster removing the stuff from the
[00:15:52] basement.
[00:15:54] Um it just wasn't going to be possible
[00:15:56] given the time constraints and the
[00:15:58] remediation that would have to be done
[00:16:00] prior to um removing all the material on
[00:16:04] that side of the basement. you have to
[00:16:06] do some mold and asbestous removal that
[00:16:08] would just bring our cost so we just
[00:16:10] couldn't go ahead with that. Um, so
[00:16:14] distance actually had been an issue. We
[00:16:16] had been searching for a service
[00:16:18] contract for a new copier. It wasn't
[00:16:19] finding a copier, it was a service
[00:16:22] contract. So I actually reached out to
[00:16:24] my colleagues on the small town
[00:16:25] administrator listerve and got um a
[00:16:28] couple local places. So, I received two
[00:16:30] quotes. Um, trying to I want to get some
[00:16:34] feedback from staff that also use it
[00:16:36] before I pull the trigger, but we're
[00:16:37] down to two. So, hopefully by tomorrow,
[00:16:40] uh, we'll be going ahead and pulling the
[00:16:41] trigger on a new service contract to go
[00:16:43] with our new copier. Um, the Harvard
[00:16:46] pump station is officially online.
[00:16:49] [Music]
[00:16:53] Um, I had a call with the cure attorney
[00:16:56] and our attorney on the solar lease
[00:16:58] before it goes back to the select board.
[00:17:00] Um, there was just some they just went
[00:17:02] through line by line exactly what our
[00:17:05] town council had as an issue and what
[00:17:07] they were going to do to change it. I
[00:17:09] don't know where they are beyond that,
[00:17:11] but so that is going to be coming to the
[00:17:12] select board. If not the next meeting,
[00:17:14] I'm going to assume in September. So
[00:17:16] that's very soon to be to being done.
[00:17:18] Just to give you guys an update. um
[00:17:21] working on the procurement documents for
[00:17:23] the townhouse grant.
[00:17:26] Um working with the town accountant and
[00:17:28] the treasurer on town pec cards which is
[00:17:30] a purchase card.
[00:17:33] Held our bi-weekly financial management
[00:17:35] planning zoom. I met with the finance
[00:17:37] committee chair on ongoing financial
[00:17:39] issues.
[00:17:40] Had a zoom meeting with the treasure
[00:17:42] collector in the office of veteran
[00:17:43] affairs on the financial issues related
[00:17:45] to our veterans benefits.
[00:17:48] So, we're working with every area of our
[00:17:50] finances, cleaning up and making sure
[00:17:52] that we're doing it the right way and
[00:17:54] we're getting the right reimbursement
[00:17:55] and we're giving the right benefits to
[00:17:57] our veterans and right benefits to our
[00:17:59] employees. And just we're going through
[00:18:01] everything. We're combing through
[00:18:02] everything line by line. We're
[00:18:04] advertising for a wastewater treatment
[00:18:06] plant operator, a highway equipment
[00:18:08] operator, a town accountant, a police
[00:18:09] officer, and a van driver.
[00:18:12] We received another resignation for a
[00:18:14] wastewater treatment plant operator. So
[00:18:15] that's why even though you appointed one
[00:18:17] tonight, we still have it advertised.
[00:18:18] We're still looking for another one. Uh
[00:18:20] cuz John Paul's last day was today.
[00:18:24] >> We made an I made.
[00:18:26] >> I know. I know. It's just
[00:18:29] >> um Did you say why?
[00:18:31] >> More money, no weekends, and no
[00:18:33] holidays.
[00:18:36] >> I thought the hours might have something
[00:18:37] to do with it. Um today we held two
[00:18:40] interviews for a town accountant with
[00:18:42] the treasur collector member of the
[00:18:44] finance committee and selectman tinker.
[00:18:47] So the next step of that process is I'll
[00:18:48] be doing a reference check this week on
[00:18:50] the two candidates that we interviewed
[00:18:52] today and then following back up with
[00:18:54] the group and going from there. I met
[00:18:57] with the planning board chair on an
[00:18:58] ethics issue. I had a call with town
[00:19:00] council on various complaints. Attended
[00:19:02] a Massachusetts Municipal Managers
[00:19:04] Association programming committee
[00:19:06] meeting because I serve on that
[00:19:07] committee.
[00:19:09] So what we do is when we have various um
[00:19:12] meetings across the state um I'm on the
[00:19:14] committee that picks the programming for
[00:19:16] that
[00:19:18] facilitated a zoom uh with for the
[00:19:20] hydraologist presentation at the last
[00:19:22] health meeting. I attended national
[00:19:25] night out at Quadum Regional High School
[00:19:27] attended the planning board public
[00:19:28] hearing on the um new dorm for Eagle
[00:19:32] Hill.
[00:19:34] So for recognition, I want to recognize
[00:19:37] Detective Armstrong, Officer Herbado,
[00:19:40] Chief Landine, Lorie Hoffman from the
[00:19:43] police department, Chief Josh Peas from
[00:19:46] the fire department, Tessa Gurnie and
[00:19:48] their staff for another successful
[00:19:49] national night out. I only stayed for
[00:19:52] the first hour. It seemed like a better
[00:19:54] turnout than last year because the
[00:19:55] weather was better, but they did a great
[00:19:57] job and I really didn't have to be
[00:19:59] there, but I was happy to be there.
[00:20:02] Important dates. We have a public
[00:20:04] records law training at Eagle Hill
[00:20:06] School on August 18th from 4:00 to 6 for
[00:20:08] all staff and elected officials. So the
[00:20:10] uh town hall municipal office building
[00:20:12] will be closed for that 2 hours so the
[00:20:14] staff can attend the training.
[00:20:17] Part of fair is August 15th and 16th. I
[00:20:20] will be there
[00:20:22] um and then just my um vacation in
[00:20:24] September
[00:20:26] and that's all I have.
[00:20:27] >> When when are you not here? I leave
[00:20:29] September 1st, but I that's a holiday.
[00:20:32] So, I'll be gone the uh 2nd through the
[00:20:34] 10th. So, we'll be back the Thursday
[00:20:36] before your September meeting.
[00:20:40] So, I won't have a town administrator
[00:20:41] report for that meeting because I won't
[00:20:42] have anybody.
[00:20:45] >> Okay.
[00:20:48] Mr. Chair. Yes, sir. Um is there a
[00:20:50] reason why I was excluded from the solar
[00:20:52] page solar conversation? Not that I
[00:20:56] know. last time we met they expressed
[00:20:59] interest in being
[00:21:02] that conversation. So I'm wondering why
[00:21:04] it was executed
[00:21:08] wasn't included either
[00:21:10] face
[00:21:12] >> coming back to the select board. There
[00:21:13] was no decisions made. It was just the
[00:21:15] two attorneys and me as a representative
[00:21:17] for the town and the representative from
[00:21:19] CARES were on it. But there was nothing.
[00:21:20] We didn't I didn't do anything. It was
[00:21:23] just I was on it so that I could report
[00:21:24] back to you what was done and give you
[00:21:27] guys an update. So again, either the
[00:21:30] next meeting or the meeting in
[00:21:31] September, it's going back before you.
[00:21:33] This is really I didn't do anything.
[00:21:37] >> Do you feel that you wanted to be
[00:21:39] involved in that?
[00:21:40] >> I I expressed we agreed as a board that
[00:21:42] I'd be involved.
[00:21:43] >> Yep. All right. Well,
[00:21:45] >> and I sent an email on it to, you know,
[00:21:49] follow up and say, make sure I'm
[00:21:50] included in this
[00:21:53] There was nothing. I didn't do anything.
[00:21:55] I just they two attorneys were talking
[00:21:57] which you heard from the attorney that
[00:21:58] he was going to do.
[00:21:59] >> And I also requested the that digital
[00:22:02] file.
[00:22:03] >> I don't have a file.
[00:22:04] >> You don't have the digital file of the
[00:22:07] contract or what they went over.
[00:22:09] >> I just have the one that you saw at the
[00:22:10] last meeting which you have a copy of if
[00:22:12] you like it electronically.
[00:22:13] >> Yeah. Electron digital.
[00:22:14] >> Oh, I can do that.
[00:22:16] >> And I sent that with the email.
[00:22:18] >> There's something about a file. I don't
[00:22:20] have a file. I just have the same
[00:22:21] contract that you have that you were
[00:22:22] handed out to.
[00:22:23] >> I'm looking for town council's contract
[00:22:26] with comments line items so I can go
[00:22:29] over it and review it.
[00:22:30] >> But you already have it. If you'd like
[00:22:31] electronically, I can electronically.
[00:22:33] >> Okay, I can do that.
[00:22:40] >> All right. Am I going to be included in
[00:22:42] this or excluded? Who's deciding? It's
[00:22:46] coming back to the board in two weeks or
[00:22:49] the
[00:22:49] >> Is there another is there another
[00:22:51] session of deliberation?
[00:22:52] >> No,
[00:22:53] >> it's just between the lawyers.
[00:22:55] >> Yes.
[00:23:02] >> Can't go back.
[00:23:06] Okay. So, this is how it's going to be
[00:23:10] or no.
[00:23:12] >> Well, is this going to be standard
[00:23:13] operating procedure?
[00:23:15] when we make a decision as a board and
[00:23:17] then we get excluded by the town
[00:23:19] administrator.
[00:23:22] >> You might you might have to kind of
[00:23:25] >> go to the town administrator.
[00:23:27] >> Yeah. I sent you an email and copied her
[00:23:29] >> and you know so I could you know
[00:23:33] schedule this property so I'm doing
[00:23:35] everything on my behalf but I have no
[00:23:38] control if somebody just excludes me.
[00:23:40] >> Well I'm not excluding you.
[00:23:43] You were copied.
[00:23:44] >> I was copied. I get a lot of emails.
[00:23:46] >> Yeah, I know.
[00:23:46] >> I get a lot of emails from you.
[00:23:48] >> I know,
[00:23:49] >> right? I try to keep up with them.
[00:23:50] >> Okay.
[00:23:51] >> All right. Please do.
[00:23:54] Good.
[00:23:57] All right. Now, we're in selectman round
[00:24:00] table. Do you want to start?
[00:24:02] >> Sure. I would like to recognize Lisa
[00:24:05] Cohen and all the volunteers for the
[00:24:07] hard work community fair and this, you
[00:24:10] know, tremendous time and effort that it
[00:24:12] takes to put this together. And I'd just
[00:24:15] like to say thank you to everyone
[00:24:16] involved.
[00:24:17] >> Thank you very much. It is a cast of
[00:24:19] thousands.
[00:24:20] >> Yep.
[00:24:24] >> It isn't funny.
[00:24:26] >> I don't have anything.
[00:24:27] >> Nothing. Nothing.
[00:24:28] >> Nothing. Okay. All right. uh as uh EMD,
[00:24:34] I'd like to say that I got my uh
[00:24:36] reimbursement documentation into MIMA
[00:24:39] and the town will get reimbursed for the
[00:24:41] money that I spent for the big generator
[00:24:44] out back and uh some equipment for the
[00:24:48] highway department
[00:24:51] Bluetooth
[00:24:53] communicators so that they can Marty can
[00:24:56] be up in the bucket and talk to somebody
[00:24:57] on the ground.
[00:25:00] Um, and uh, Wednesday I get together
[00:25:03] with uh, board of health chair and uh,
[00:25:08] Colleen Muhan,
[00:25:10] superintendent of the schools to talk
[00:25:13] about where to put a 40ft, you know,
[00:25:15] shipping container so that we have a
[00:25:17] place to move all the emergency gear out
[00:25:20] of the white building preppy and getting
[00:25:23] ready to somehow sell the white
[00:25:26] building. So, first step is to move
[00:25:30] Tens of thousands of masks and gloves
[00:25:32] and thermometers and all sorts of stuff.
[00:25:38] Here we go. Yes, ma'am.
[00:25:41] >> Um, in in that vein, the AED in the
[00:25:45] townhouse is beeping like a smoke
[00:25:48] detector. That's unhappy. And
[00:25:50] >> well, I'm sure you can find a a trained
[00:25:53] uh professional medical person.
[00:25:55] >> Maybe one I'm sitting next to. I'll look
[00:25:58] at it tomorrow. I'm not
[00:25:59] >> It says it's alarmed. Is it alarm?
[00:26:02] >> Oh, did somebody open the door?
[00:26:04] >> If you opened it up,
[00:26:05] >> it's an alarmed cabinet. So, it probably
[00:26:06] needs the alarm reset.
[00:26:08] >> Well, I don't I don't know if anybody
[00:26:10] open the door, but it is
[00:26:12] a lot more.
[00:26:14] >> Well, those cases just call to you to
[00:26:16] open them up before.
[00:26:18] Uh, I can I will get more batteries,
[00:26:22] but if it hasn't been used,
[00:26:24] >> the batteries have officially a 2 to
[00:26:27] three year lifespan. The pads usually
[00:26:30] have to be replaced at that point,
[00:26:31] right?
[00:26:31] >> Also, cuz the gel gets dry. So, I will
[00:26:34] look at the dates tomorrow.
[00:26:36] >> Look at the dates and let me know and
[00:26:38] there'll be I have some money in my
[00:26:40] expensive account.
[00:26:41] >> Okay.
[00:26:44] >> All right. Good. Thank you.
[00:26:47] And uh
[00:26:49] all we have now is an executive session.
[00:26:52] Are you interested in having it closed
[00:26:56] or open? Um yeah, I do not consent to
[00:26:59] executive session. This matter must be
[00:27:01] heard in open session.
[00:27:04] And accent,
[00:27:06] you know, for the record, this is the
[00:27:07] third time it's been brought forward
[00:27:08] without written complaint, without
[00:27:10] supporting documentation, without
[00:27:11] witnesses statements, or a third party
[00:27:14] investigation advised by town council.
[00:27:17] >> Okay.
[00:27:19] Ma'am,
[00:27:21] you have a comment.
[00:27:24] um
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[00:27:28] just going to vote on a
[00:27:32] a third party to come in. That's fine.
[00:27:34] But if not, I would prefer an executive
[00:27:36] session. If it's going to be more of a
[00:27:38] discussion
[00:27:40] cuz if it's going to be, I will see the
[00:27:43] council on my own.
[00:27:45] >> Are you uh
[00:27:48] do you want to have the executive
[00:27:49] session?
[00:27:51] You don't want to have it closed. if you
[00:27:53] want to have it over. That's what I've
[00:27:55] said.
[00:27:57] So, there there's no uh agreement here.
[00:28:03] What I'd like to do is seek a motion to
[00:28:07] hire a mediator on
[00:28:12] advice of town council.
[00:28:15] Oh, so she doesn't need super
[00:28:20] mediator at this point when there's no
[00:28:22] investigation and no formal complaint.
[00:28:24] >> The investigation can't be h I can't do
[00:28:26] that legally. I can't run an
[00:28:28] investigation. Excuse me. Let me finish.
[00:28:31] >> Okay.
[00:28:32] >> This is the way we can go. As far as
[00:28:34] town council says,
[00:28:36] >> all town council also says and have an
[00:28:39] investigation for
[00:28:40] >> says I can't run an investigation
[00:28:43] neutral. So who just
[00:28:46] >> that's what I'm talking about when you
[00:28:48] said this is not
[00:28:50] >> okay fine this is an investigator using
[00:28:52] a different word
[00:28:53] >> this is what we're I've been waiting for
[00:28:55] to bust this log jam loose
[00:28:58] >> okay
[00:28:58] >> so I need a vote
[00:29:01] majority vote select
[00:29:02] >> I just made the motion
[00:29:04] >> okay
[00:29:05] I'll second
[00:29:07] >> all in favor I
[00:29:09] >> I Okay thank
[00:29:11] Thank you.
[00:29:13] >> And that closes our little meeting.
[00:29:16] Thank you very much. We'll make a motion
[00:29:17] toend
[00:29:19] that motion.
[00:29:21] >> Okay. All in favor?
[00:29:23] >> I
[00:29:26] it
[00:29:29] wasn't enough. The first year I was I
[00:29:33] didn't know about IR. So I'm like, "Oh,
[00:29:37] we'll go Saturday." My son was like
[00:29:39] time. So we go Saturday. I thought there
[00:29:46] might be a hamburg.
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