Justin Paré, President
John Simmons, Vice President
John Costello
Daniel Donovan
Mark Gould, Jr.
Town Seal in Black and WhiteDarius Gregory
Andrew Shanahan
Andrea Slobogan
Patricia St. Pierre

Town of North Attleborough
TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING
43 South Washington Street, North Attleborough, MA 02760
Phone: (508) 699-0100 ext. 2555

PUBLIC MEETING

JANUARY 27, at 7:00 PM
JoAnn Cathcart Conference Room
43 South Washington St. North Attleborough, MA



I.

Pledge of Allegiance

II.

Approval of Minutes

a.

Approval of Town Council Minutes of January 13, 2024

b.

Approval of Town Council Executive Session Minutes of January 13, 2025

III.

Town Councilor Community Updates

IV.

Town Manager's Report

V.

Resident and Community Comment

VI.

Confirmations

a.

Measure 2025-018- Confirmation of Appointment of Sandra McCrory as the Conservation Administrator

b.

Measure 2025-022- Confirmation of Appointment of Bryan Butler as the Building Commissioner

VII.

Sub-Committee Reports

a.

Finance

i.

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.

ii.

Measure 2025-030-Authorization to transfer FY25 Free Cash in the amount of $294,076.00 to the School Department for Chapter 70 Differential

iii.

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

iv.

Measure 2025-033- Authorization to transfer FY25 Free Cash in the amount of $3.2 mm to the Capital Improvement Program Stabilization Account

v.

Measure 2025-035- Authorization to Transfer $22,945.04 accumulated interest from Sewer Retained Earnings to Sewer I&I Stabilization Fund

vi.

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

vii.

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

viii.

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

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

VIII.

Old Business

a.

None at this time

IX.

New Business

a.

Measure 2025-041- Acceptance of the alteration of the layout of a portion of Plain Street Right of Way as shown on a plan entitled "Street Layout Plan Plain Street North Attleboro MA", prepared for Groundrules LLC by Risser Engineering Company, dated October 25, 2024, and the discontinuance of a portion of the Right of Way, "Parcel A" which contains 17,506 square feet more or less.

b.

Measure 2025-042- Request the Town Council to authorize the Town Manager to conduct a sale utilizing M.G.L. C.30B S.16 of Parcel A on Plain Street, which contains 17,506 square feet, more or less, as shown on a plan entitled "Street Layout Plan Plain Street North Attleboro MA", prepared for Groundrules LLC. by Risser Engineering Company, dated October 25, 2024

c.

Measure 2025-043- Authorization to pay FY24 Invoices for AT&T Firstnet Services for the IT Department in the amount of $124.27.

d.

Measure 2025-044- Authorization to pay FY24 Invoices for Metasource LLC. for the I.T. Department in the amount of $2,525.75

e.

Town Manager Performance Evaluation

f.

Measure 2025-045- Adoption of Guidelines/Policy for Town Councilor Conduct on Social Media and Community Engagement

g.

Discussion of Special Home Rule Act to Reduce Senior Tax Burden in the Event of a Positive Vote for a School Debt Exclusion

h.

Discussion of Non-Binding Advisory Questions for the April or June Election Ballot

X.

Adjournment

*Paper copies of Measures can be obtained at the Town Manager’s Office at the North Attleborough Town Hall between the hours of 8:00AM-4:30PM Monday through Thursday, and Friday 8:00AM -12:00PM.*

*Hardcopies of all “Voted Measures” can be obtained in the Town Clerk’s Office at the North Attleborough Town Hall between the hours of 8:00AM-4:30PM Monday through Thursday, and Friday 8:00AM -12:00PM.*

All measures can be accessed in the Measures Database