| Justin Paré, President John Simmons, Vice President John Costello Daniel Donovan Mark Gould, Jr. | Darius Gregory Andrew Shanahan Andrea Slobogan Patricia St. Pierre |
Town of North Attleborough PUBLIC MEETING JANUARY 13, 2025, at 7:00 PM |
I.
II.
Executive Session
a.
M.G.L. c.30A, Sec. 21(a), Sec. 4 - To discuss the deployment of or strategy regarding security personnel or devices, e.g. a sting operation.
III.
Approval of Minutes
a.
Approval of Town Council Minutes of December 9, 2024
IV.
Town Councilor Community Updates
V.
VI.
Resident and Community Comment
VII.
Confirmations
a.
Measure 2025-037- Confirmation of Appointment of Kim Ciaramicoli to the Conservation Commission
b.
Measure 2025-022- Confirmation of Appointment of Bryan Butler as the Building Commissioner
c.
Measure 2025-031- Confirmation of Appointment of David Sequeira to the Charter Review Committee
VIII.
A REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN
a.
A review of the Financial Condition of the Town and other relative information to develop a coordinated budget, in accordance with Section 6-2 of the Town Charter.
IX.
PUBLIC HEARING
a.
DISCUSSION & VOTE
i.
Measure 2025-026- Approval of Purchase and Installation of Accessible Playground Equipment and Associated Landscaping and Fencing for Joseph W. Martin Elementary School in the amount of $139,995.32 to be funded from Capital Improvement Program Stabilization Fund. AMENDED
ii.
Measure 2025-027- Approval of Purchase of Office Furniture for Senior Center
X.
Sub-Committee Reports
a.
Finance
i.
Measure 2025-028-Approval to adopt a section of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 59 Section 5K to allow to allow taxpayer(s) over the age of 60 to earn a property tax credit for a maximum tax exemption of $2,000.00. AMENDED
b.
Economic Growth & Sustainability
c.
By-Law
d.
Rules
e.
School Committee Representative
f.
School Building Committee (MSBA)
g.
Communication, Public Participation & Engagement
h.
Local Emergency Planning
i.
Audit Review Committee
XI.
Old Business
a.
None at this time
XII.
New Business
a.
Measure 2025-029- Authorization to finance Dispatch Console Replacement project with free cash re-purposed from Emergency Operations Center Upgrade project and Capital Improvement Program Stabilization funds in the amount of $248,634.00
b.
Measure 2025-030-Authorization to transfer FY25 Free Cash in the amount of $294,076.00 to the School Department for Chapter 70 Differential
c.
Measure 2025-032-Authorization to repurpose $28,786.00 of funds that had been allocated from the Martin Boiler Project to be used to fund the Roosevelt Hot Water Replacement Project for the School Department
d.
Measure 2025-033- Authorization to transfer FY25 Free Cash in the amount of $3.2 mm to the Capital Improvement Program Stabilization Account
e.
Measure 2025-034- Authorization to approve the appropriation of NAFD funds from the FY25 budget in the amount of $1,946.68 for Holiday Payout from FY24
f.
Measure 2025-035- Authorization to Transfer $22,945.04 accumulated interest from Sewer Retained Earnings to Sewer I&I Stabilization Fund
g.
Measure 2025-038- Appropriation request for use of FY25 retained earnings from Comcast PEG Access for North TV information technology equipment replacement in the amount of $23,031.70
h.
Measure 2025-039- Authorization to transfer $37,042.94 from the Reserve Account to the Insurance Premiums Account to pay the Insurance Premium for the Town’s Insurance Policies
i.
Measure 2025-040- Authorization to Re-purpose Funds from Town Clerk’s CIP Digitization Project to Purchase Office Furniture in the amount of $11,485.83
XIII.