Board of Selectmen - Regular Meeting

And we'll begin tonight with public comments. If you'd like to speak, you can head up to the podium. We do have a sign-in sheet there for any contact information if you need us to follow up. Great.

Thank you. Good evening. I am representative Susan for Kelly, Rockingham district, nineteen Hampton falls in Kensington. Recently, I was made aware of in an ongoing environmental investigation at the unit till property on drink water road. several private water wells located on Drinkwater Road were sampled for PFAS and the subcategories of chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS, and these are commonly known as forever chemicals. Private well owners of the property located at the proposed test sites were notified and informed of the ongoing well monitoring program. The situation is complicated and has caused many questions. The town of Kensington is not responsible for the investigation, testing, or any potential remediation efforts. However, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is responsible and has assigned Drew Scott of the hazardous waste remediation bureau as project lead for this investigation. I spoke with Mr. Drew to understand the current status of the testing and next steps. It was very complicated. I asked him if he would be available to attend a Kensington Select Board meeting to participate in a 30-minute question and answer discussion. He agreed and suggested that Thomas Murphy from Unitil and Michael conorac from gza also attend so my ask to the board tonight is is if you would be willing to host a 30-minute session for residents to ask questions to this panel of experts if you agree i will coordinate the date and other logistics with the board The advantage of having the discussion at the beginning of a board meeting is to provide residents with access to these experts and a recording of the discussion to be viewed at a later date. So, my ask is please let me know how to proceed to coordinate this discussion. And I really appreciate your attention for this very important issue. Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah, I don't see why not. I think it's just a matter of us figuring out which meeting makes the most sense. I don't know off the top of my head what we are scheduled for the next few, but can we reach out to you directly? Kathy, we can talk with you about what date makes sense.

Okay. And I will email you the names of the participants that would like to attend. All right. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Thanks, Susan.

Are there any other public comments this evening?

We will move into our agenda. I do want to note on the agenda here, we have noted that the waiver that the library had requested, we'd initially put this in that meeting on the 27th of July, said we were going to discuss that tonight. That waiver has been withdrawn by the library. So we are not having that on our discussion tonight.

So with that, we'll move into department heads.

you know how quickly it's more for search and rescue and it's not as it's been quoted to look in people's windows and look at people's property is this procedures and policies that go along with that you know, I'm looking at it as how quickly can we retrieve somebody when you put something up in the air and see, you know, the heat detection over putting people on the woods and you're looking at for hours for stuff as we have in the last couple of weeks, we've been stuck on the woods looking for people, but obviously the drone is going to find it much faster. And, you know, whether someone else has a drone or not, the availability is more important to how fast I can get. So, again, I'm going to look at it, I'll do it as a Warren article this year.

But I, I will address it at some point. Besides that, nothing else will respond right now.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Jeff. For the fire department, um. There is a meeting. Um, information meeting on September 10th for town officials and the area towns that are involved in the program to discuss the current program and what the program looks like in the future. So. 1 of you to you, or you can send Kathy, I'll be there. So just want to let you guys know that that's at night. I think it's at 630 and it's down in class down the Timberland Performing Arts Center.

I can make that or either of you be able to attend as well?

No.

The date again?

The 10th, September 10th.

September 10th.

I'll be there.

Great. In October on the 3rd and the 4th stratum fire department is hosting a class on world water supply. We will be participating with our tanker in that drill. It's a classroom and a drill all weekend. So the 2 days. Which will be great and give us some practice with our new tanker and learn the ins and outs of water supply with our mutual aid partners. That's it for fire. uh eoc um the next seabrook drill is on the 23rd it's a morning 8 a.m to 1 p.m this is the graded one this is all we get graded by fema so it's kind of important that all the players show up for this one so that's important coming up and another note for eoc we had two members of the fire department Step up one went to right off training. So I'll have another rate off officer, which is great. Um, and the other 1 is, uh, prepared.

What is right off?

So that's, um, they, they. Issue you your iodine pills, they, they do the scanning. So if you come in off the street, they'll scan you with the wand to make sure you're not radioactive and, um. And then they fill out all the forms and stuff. So that's a call. Um, the other member is, uh, will be attending, um, a web class and that's our new clerk. So she's going to attend a class. So she'll be able to. Understand the States, uh, web program that. Uh, you can talk to all the, uh, and the state and the state. Um, she's going to go and understand that program. So that's great. Um, and that's it for, you'll see, that's all I got.

Jeff chief, um, yeah, you said it was the September 23rd is the, the test 1. yes, correct. I'm going to, I'm going to, I was at the last 1, but I'm going to be at a conference in Vegas for that entire week. So, I don't know if anybody. Um, to potentially, I could give you my. My crib notes from the, from the, um. The drill last time, but I'm not anything else potentially be here.

Yeah, no worries. It's pretty easy. It's a. We give you a check sheet, so you just follow the check sheet and then.

You literally can get work done when you hang out and wait.

This one might be a little more exciting just because there will actually be.

Viva evaluators, so it's check check boxes. Yeah, I got it. It's pretty. I was the stand patient last time.

Yes. Yep. Probably September 10th. 10th or 23rd? 23rd. 23rd, sorry.

The 10th was the evening one.

I can still do that. It's open.

Okay, so you could be here to do that. That'd be great because I'm supposed to be in Boston that day.

What time is that? It's usually from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. We'll give you a call when you're supposed to come in. They don't like it when you show up for the drill and you're already here.

They want to make sure like, yeah, so.

You get the call simulate to show up.

We'll give you the call and then you can comment. Thank you, sir.

Yeah, thank you. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Carly. Okay.

From the town clerk's office, just a few things. The state primary is a week from tomorrow, so don't forget to come vote. Bring your photo ID. I presented Kathy, excuse me, with three appointments for tonight. Two of them are the pro tems for the election for the two of you who aren't available that day, and then an additional election worker that Harold would like available for the day. Um, so those will need your signatures please. Um, if you have any questions, please let me know. Um. Ballot testing and ballot counting has been posted. It will take place Wednesday morning here in the main hall. I'm not sure how long it'll take us, but, um. I will probably close my window. From 9 to 2, and then just be open the evening. Um, just so I don't have interruptions during that time. But everything so far is going well and just a busy time with the election right around the corner.

And everything's all set for set up on Monday?

Yes, we have our group of, I believe, four or five individuals. Harold has already reached out to them and secured the time and access to the building to move things and get things set up.

And I know there was there's some question about access on Monday and then Harold had mentioned last year we got in a little later than we were hoping. Are we set to get in on Tuesday when we need to? I believe so, yes. Okay.

There were still a couple discrepancies with the SAU that we were trying to iron out. Harold has been managing all of that, but he was confident that it would be fine.

So, we just have to do the motions for these 3. All right.

Okay, um, I would like to make a motion to point Joseph pace as. As a Kensington election worker for the remaining 2026 selection cycle, expiring December 2026.

I 2nd, that motion I.

Make a motion to point Russell Perry and Benjamin Cole as Kensington Selectmen pro tem for the September to December election schedule as needed.

I second that motion.

All in favor aye. Thank you.

Um, and then any other committee updates. I know we have see favorite agenda. Anything else from committees.

Okay.

Um, so this is a report from the road manager that, um. Well, this one has completed the overlay on Stumpfield road along with new gravel shoulders. We use stone shoulders on the steepest part of the project to mitigate erosion issues. Olivia Lane has been reclaimed and repaved with two and a half inches of base asphalt, but still waiting on the gravel shoulders to be completed in the near future.

And then we have a tree issue on Muddy Pond that we're taking care of.

Great. Thank you.

Um, so we'll move around on the agenda just a little bit and move the discussion up. Um, since you're here for that.

Hi, good evening. Charlie Horn from the Energy Committee. Yes, I have CPACER. I wanted to see if you guys had any questions after reviewing documents, but I also have some little show and tell on window dressers. So, whichever one you want to start with.

Let's do CPACER first. I don't have any questions. I don't know if either of you do.

No questions.

No, I failed to see it really downside here based off of. I mean, I failed to see what's what there is to be a negative here in terms of. Back to the town central support for or could assist so.

Yeah, I think our question then is just that we need to decide if we want to do a public hearing. Or a warrant article, is that correct?

Yes, so the public hearing would need to be notified 10 days ahead of time. And I guess the downside of the warrant article is that it would not be acted on and then potentially not approved in March. So it's a significant lag for folks who are looking to do this.

Do you have thoughts on hearing versus warrant?

I don't have one. Preference over the other do we do we have anybody that's looking to try to. Act on the program sooner would we be holding any potential.

Yes, my understanding is that we do have somebody who's very interested in this. Potentially another another property as well.

I feel like public comment is appropriate. Um, I don't know why we'd want to warn article. There's no financial impact to the town in terms of. What we're signing up for, or I would, I would just open it up. And then say, you know, the people taking the, uh. Potential risk of the ones taking up the loans, right?

Correct.

I would be concerned, honestly, not concerned, but for lack of a better way, the, the Warren article, you could have people who vote. 1 way or another, not necessarily basing it off of a full understanding of the program. So, I think the. The meeting may be a better approach.

I worry with everything that it never really ends up on the ballot that it might kind of get lost in the shuffle. If it's Warren article, whereas folks are really interested in kind of the hearing and have the discussion there.

Agreed.

So, we're going to pick a date for for that.

That work that number 14.

We need 10 days to notice it.

Okay.

Yeah.

Okay. You got it.

Does that work for it for you?

That's great. Yes. Great. And Kathy, if you, I have lots of verbiage. Um, you do have all of that. Okay. Perfect. Thank you.

Yeah.

Thank you.

That works.

Okay, so thank you window dressers. This is a nonprofit volunteer organization that is based in Maine and they, since 2010. been building window inserts for people. They're very cost effective. They pay for themselves in less than two years. And they do have a program for people sliding scale. So for example, I think that window insert would be $50 to put in. And it saves about $40 worth of fuel every year. So it's a co-op kind of program. And the people who want to have these participate in the building of them.

So.

I finished and finished at the build. There's a professional manager for the house. If they can't participate directly, they can bring cookies. They can have somebody volunteer in their place. I think energy committee members will assist in the build as well. But I just wanted to let, you know, that's going on in town last year. We took some things to the library and they took them out because they thought it was a for profit commercial enterprise trying to sell people things. So they are trying to sell people things, but it's a volunteer, uh, not for profit and we're hoping to take this. More out to to people to show them what it is rather than just dropping off some leaflets. And I had a question I, I was hoping the rec chair would be here tonight. Um. The on the 12th old home days, what is that permissible to have a table like an energy committee table? where we can just have general information, but also talk about the window dresser program.

I don't see why not. I feel like they usually had that tyranny or there was like a, I feel like there's been times where there's been a company that's sponsored like face painting or something out of anything.

I mean, I know there's, I mean, there's space, I think, um, I don't see why not. It's a, a town supported event. So, okay. I think coordinating with the rec committee for to make sure that, you know. Yeah, I don't know if they could give you a picnic table, or if you need to bring your own folding to, like, all the logistics sort of stuff.

Yeah. And the best time to go. I did send an email to. To them, like, last week, and I haven't heard back. So is there a better way to reach out? Okay, thank you. Terrific. All right. Thank you. Do you guys have any questions on this? Anybody want to sign up for them?

Can I ask you a question? Yeah. What is that made of again? And where is it going? And what places is it going on?

It goes on the inside of the window.

Okay.

And it's foam on the outside.

Okay.

And fine. Okay.

What's the plastic? It's a plastic. Okay. Yes. I'm just concerned for. Um, fire safety and other things like that. Oh, okay. It's not, um, not like hurricane glass. Okay.

Perfect.

Okay, thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Thank you.

You've got a town road use permit.

Yeah, this is a, uh, a bike race. For my house out of, uh, April. So, what do we need to do in this to see if you see Scott seen this 1 already.

Um, it's been the 13th of September. So, yes, have cycle for shelter fundraiser. 35 people.

Yep.

Okay.

We need to sign permit. Yes, let's see. This is.

Receive them. Drinkwater to Osgoode to 150 South Trundlebed Lane, Slumfield Road, New Hampshire 108 South to Trundlebed Lane.

35. Yeah.

Yeah, I mean.

You could get that on a, you can get that on kind of a big Peloton anyway. Right.

Okay. Any, any concerns from our end in terms of approving from us.

Okay. Yes. Yep. Yep. September 13th. Yep.

So, I want to make a motion to agree to receive it.

Yeah. Yeah.

All right. Okay. Are you, are you good at it though?

All right.

Okay. Okay. Sure. I'll make a motion to approve the permit for the use of town roads for. Um, Lauren, what is it cycle for shelter fundraiser, um, on September 13th.

For 35 people, do we just want to make it contingent?

I mean, you're good with it. Yeah. All right.

Okay.

Uh, sure.

All right, I trust you here. That's what I said.

Cool. We'll also make a note that we did receive the 50 dollar deposit.

I second the motion all in favor. Hi.

Hi.

Yeah, I didn't know what day we received it. I was trying to make a difference.

All right. Pretty sure, you know, um.

Uh, there we go. I feel like a lot went on in the past 2 weeks.

Yeah, I feel like I got 100 emails in that amount of time alone. Thanks, I missed a lot.

There was 1 day where I swear about 25 emails or 30 emails in 1 day. What is going on? Any line? Yeah, yeah. We have a veterans credit.

Okay, let's take a look.

Really? Stella realty trust before.

We don't have veterans tax credit.

For 1 year. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I second the motion.

All in favor aye aye 11. Thank you, sir.

Yeah.

Um, and then I think we just have a few things, uh, kind of old business to look through in terms of some of the, I don't know if you've had a chance to look at the policies that we circulated last time. Um, I just want to acknowledge quickly that Carly are here. Um, we don't have a response for the planning board yet. We are continuing to talk with legal, but we'll follow up with you all. Soon, um, you're welcome to stay and hang out, but I know you have a little ones.

I just want to make sure you weren't hanging out for us for that.

Yeah, we just don't have it ready yet. All right. Thanks, Carly.

Do you want to look at the website content policy?

Sure.

Yeah, I looked at it two weeks ago. I'm trying to remember it now. I think it covers a lot of kind of like, this is what we talked about what should be on the website around public safety, emergency notifications, health and welfare matters, road closures, legal notices, collection and town meeting information, board committee and commission meetings, announcements and other information is determined by the board of selectmen or town administrator. And then we've got the section that says that additional requests can be made, but it's at our discretion as terms of what should be up there. I mean, one thing I want to be careful of is that we're not putting so much up there that it's hard to find. And even in like the planning board meeting last month, week, whatever it was, they found several places where the ordinances were updated and then other places where they were not. And I think just capacity wise, I worry about having outdated information on the site. I don't know if there's a way to make like a document library kind of place where things would live that I don't know if that's harder to find if it's not on, say, the zoning board or planning board page. I'm just trying to find it. When I click on the website and you click on the boards and committees and there's so many links, if we're going to put information there, I want it to be accurate and easy to find and not overwhelming. I don't know if you have thoughts on what is manageable on that from the website administration side.

If you go onto the website and you... Let me bring it up.

There's different ways to link things when you're putting it on the website.

So if you put it on the front page, we just have to watch how we link things, that's all. So if we're able to put stuff on the front here, that's fine.

But I know what you mean, like if you go to the departments, The assessor's office, there's all kinds of, there's all kinds of links. Wow, so there is a lot of information on there. And I, if it's not department, I, I like to link it to the departments because if it's not department related. Sometimes it does get lost and that person's not looking to update it. Um, if we separate it into the department, sometimes that's helpful. I know you had some comments on how you wanted to do the planning board side of stuff. Um, was it keeping it department?

Or was there a, but it's mostly on the title. I'm changing the title to say 2026.

And then the main. The main department what it's for gets the document.

We also have another place called Forms and Applications and things like that where we can link it there also.

So they're always the right one there.

This one happened to be on a zoning ordinance. There were two different copies, one from 24 and one from 26. So when people were looking at it, they were looking, and the difference is very subtle in the two, but it's all about ADUs like that that changed.

so as far as as far as Yeah, yeah, yeah. We were able to make a budget. So the budget should be moved here. But these are all. and then you have all these things like too.

So it keeps rolling and as far as looking at it through the cell phone, but we were thinking that possibly we can just like 2026, 2027, if I would have like 80. So that we could link it so that every weekend there's 2027 and I'm on the spot and I can scroll through this and look at everything exactly.

So, I've spent a, I don't want to say an alarming amount of time. On our website and other towns websites. I would just note that. The, the, the, the basis of it all is that we're pretty much in line with, like, most other towns in terms of what is. On the site. My only thoughts on like, the policy portion is, you know, maybe. Having an area of things that can't be posted on, like, here, if it meets. So, I was just, I've given this a lot of thought, I think just maybe coming up some criteria that if it meets, it can be okay. And if it, or if it meets it specifically. Doesn't, you know, it immediately, you know, reject is rejected because of it meeting certain criteria. Would we be just on the side? I'm just curious because I'm still kind of. Are we is this when we be having this conversation if we weren't. Having requests right now currently from residents to have certain information posted on. Like, is this is trying to redevelop our actual town site right? Just because of how many things everyone has got going on policy. I think is extremely critical and important to have. I just don't like and having some of the stuff about the budget. I, I love the idea and having and having to redirect. But I don't know, like, we can need to reinvent our website at least not at this time with everything going on and. Some of the folks that I've been in contact with with emailing. Um, and they've given some requests, you know, I, I've asked for any good examples just to see, you know, hey, that this is how they do that. Like, you're asking for this. My concern is sometimes private information, or where are we like, to your emails have been going around where it's hey, are we allowed to share this? What can we, what can we not. And I can't find that anywhere else. And so when I asked for that on their information, that's where the emails stop and I don't just. Transparently don't get any response back where I get. Hey, thank you for looking into this, but I don't get the examples. And so I just think just, you know. Yeah, I think coming up with some solutions on how we can make it. Easier for folks, but I just think on the policy, maybe you also think of things that shouldn't be there just because. We've already had a lot of things in town where it's like, non elected bodies want to put things up and I think we've got to just be careful with what we allow because it sets a precedent.

So, yeah, we tried to bring it on to the department pages even. Um, so there's only 3 of us that actually do the website right now. And any content that goes on, so that we can kind of monitor what gets posted.

Well, and everything I just need the big thing that I see is the common thread across. There's just a lot of information to put on there. So it's never going to be this just super simplified pretty. Like, that's why every government website that has a lot of information to share and a lot of forms and a lot of policies. Yeah, there's just a lot there.

Yeah, anything that makes you think back to the person who came and spoke a few months ago about the AI tool that they built. Yeah, that because I'm thinking about everything that's in the annual report that you don't look at if that's not what you. Yeah, if you're looking for something specific, you might not think to look in the annual report.

Right.

And I don't know if that tool would provide that advanced search to be able to say this is where to pull it out.

Well, that was my understanding what and what he was describing. I see a lot of actually now, like, there's a lot of like, chat box that are going over sites. And so I think what he, every, you know, my notes were saying, like, ultimately somebody could just ask a question and it automatically knows to go and scrape everything. And it can kind of, you can almost ask it. Anything and it'll it'll because it's almost. Like, an assistant, what do you call it? He had a term for it where they an agent, but the agent goes in and actually is like. Almost like an individual going in and searching it for you and then giving your answer. So it could be something to. I think budgeting was the biggest thing that he came in. So, you know, it could be. Hey, this is something we can at least explore because he also was talking about some discounted rates in the beginning. Um, because of early adopters and trying to get more. Pounds to buy in so. I think maybe, you know, if it's something we're going to explore, you know, it didn't sound like it was a price that was set in. So, yes, yes, yes. Well, hey, people need help.

Okay, yes, I think he was offering it like a. Retrial yeah, if we could align that. Close to budget time that folks are looking for that information, they want to find the information for the budget warrant articles. Anyways. That could yeah, tuning.

Yeah, I mean, I, I appreciated him finding us reaching out and doing what he's doing. Finding other towns, you know, and it'd be good to to be able to maybe maybe we have him back. To say, hey, like, since the last time we had you in, what's the adoption been like, what's, you know, we can maybe follow up with some of those other towns and say, yeah. What's what's your experience been like?

Yeah, I have had a few other companies reach out to us and stuff too.

maybe we get a couple give me one stab at it yeah and I think we can put it I like it one more time

Yeah, yeah, sounds great.

We have a lot of requests for information. Yeah. Also, I want to make sure we don't de-scope everything possible because we can't. So, yeah.

Right. Yep.

Okay.

We also have the, the social services policy.

Um. And I think this 1 was structured around how we would handle existing renewal renewing, I guess, request 1 that have already been on the ballot for a number of years. And the new ones with the thought being that the current folks would go through the process they've done last number of years. And new ones would have a different process where they would have to petition for an article.

I'm happy with that, but having them being already pre-approved by the voters, I don't see a, yeah, I don't see a complication with that.

I agree. I mean, zero is the ones that say, like, .0001.

Right. That's right.

And I...

I think it's fine.

Yeah.

I think we need to reason with it. I don't necessarily think VA opposition is large or agreed. I look forward.

Yeah. Yeah. So, Kathy, where would that go? On your website. All right.

All right.

So, if somebody looked up social service on our website, just come up.

Sounds good. Yeah. Thank you.

Yes. Thank you.

Budget meetings.

Yes, I did have 1 more thing. There was a request. There's a new owner for 53 cottage road. So, kind of one of the corner, so it's good. and access on Trundle Bend Lane and has an approved driveway. And I did want to bring that so that you knew that it was an approved driveway.

An address change from 10 Trundle Bend to 24 Trundle Bend?

Yeah, so I haven't talked to the chief about this, but Right now it's 10 terms of that lane that they have on the address of the visit line. So you would think it's up the outer. It should be 24 because it has 22 right next door, which is the house that's getting renovated right now. And then 22 is getting renovated, 24 would be the next one. So that leaves room, if they were to subdivide the rest of the lot, they can still go up with the numbers. Having it be 10 is very confusing for the owner of them. She was not understanding why in the sequencing of the numbers on the road, why it would be 10. And I couldn't tell her. I think that the owner came up with that. I don't think the town had her sign it. It was just a driveway.

Yeah. So the house would be 53 cottage.

No, no, she would just be the Barnes to go to 24 and so that it's lined up on the road. Um, is that right? That's the answer.

Okay, sure.

Well, that's what I was going to do. Yeah. Um, I have a form where to sign off on the change and have a voluntary average change. says we just have to use this form before to sign off on and then they can change the things that way.

Okay.

Um, and it's, it's simple. If we were to do a change of an address, it's public hearings and, and all kinds of other, uh, notices that have to come in.

Well, I will make the motion to accept the address change from 10 Trundle bed to 24 Trundle bed to be in line with the street numbers.

I second that motion.

All in favor?

Aye.

That same address did also have a complaint or concern about the fire guards going off on Monday. They didn't know if there was going to be at least president. Chair. I'll forward to the chair.

I'll come back.

I made it to the parking lot.

I mean the town signed the.

Yeah, we've already signed it this year.

Yeah, we're already ready to go.

Yeah.

So you'll be there with the fireworks.

Thank you.

That's it. I just have the budget meetings.

Do we need them?

Yeah. Budget meetings.

Yeah. I have a, I have a conflict with the meeting.

Okay.

I'm going to be. Um, but you guys can have the meeting without me. I mean, we get everything.

No, no, no, that's no, that's actually.

I hate to be, I potentially have a conflict on the 5th now as well. Um, I think it's simple.

If I can, unfortunately. And it's a meeting on Sunday. Back on Tuesday. Yeah, just send me the Tuesday beginning. 12. Mm hmm. Mm hmm. Yeah. We're going to do it. We have a 20.

We have, we have October and November to hold budget There are a number of ways that you can hold a budget meeting. Publicly, obviously, but you could do it one-on-one with department heads first and have like their reps go and see them first. I have done something else today, you guys haven't seen it yet, but like a process where the board budgets, see them and what we all kind of do, what you guys should be turning in and stuff. I did a, a sample, like, just a fill in sheet. You guys wanted to do something like that. I'll show it to you. Um, but it, it's just to keep everybody kind of on the same page. So the process on how the budget goes, you know, when we go through the budgets and what we actually do, what the responsibilities of budgets. because we have two new members that have never done budget. And I can understand it being kind of a daunting thought to go through all this. It's not that bad. I know we're going to get a lot of questions about our budgets this year, especially the pre-bankers, the fire lease and those bigger budgets. We usually have more time for you guys. In the past, we've held them all on the same night. That's up to you guys if you want to separate them out and have them on separate nights and just deal with one department at a time. If that's easier for you, you can commit to different nights.

All right.

Okay.

As we can see, schedules are difficult.

Yes. Well, this is prompt too. So what are you guys looking at for free time in October and November? We don't have to have anything in stone until I'd say December. The public hearing is January. This is early for the guys and department heads to get their final numbers because a lot of the vendors don't even know what they're gonna charge for their increases this year. Sometimes it's 3%, sometimes it's 5%, you don't know. Do we want to look at another day the week of the 5th or is that too early for departments?

That would be in the evening here, Kathy.

Sorry?

That would be in the evening here.

26, I have to have some dental surgery done that day. I don't know that I'm going to be very good to be speaking. Um, I could do the, if we, if we want to do a different day of the week, I could do Tuesday or Thursday that week.

Yeah.

All right.

Get them get them going.

It's over 27.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

So, so you can do the 27 and 29 can have. Okay, we can do fire and I was on 1 day and then the.

What time will we be here on the 27th or the Tuesday? 6.30 or earlier? I can eventually do the evenings. Do we want to say like 6? Just to give us a little more. We'll be here at 11. Yeah.

But if you're coming back on the 28th, does 1029 work for you or that Thursday?

Well, let's go right back in it.

Jump back in.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, don't be surprised. Do we want to say 6 o'clock on the shirt?

Okay, and the 27th so 6 PM on October 27th and October 29th.

Yep. Do we want to do one of those things for regular business too? Because you're only going to have one.

Could we make it like a other business if needed? So the things like the tax credits and all the, the little stuff that avoid like a, like a topic discussion. Yeah. Okay.

Like the quicker stuff.

Yeah.

And not have anything that's like the major.

Yeah, I like that idea.

Okay, we can do that.

So are these open to the public?

Yes.

Let's go. Let's invite everybody. It's a good time.

It's a town party. Right. So, 27 of the 26. mm. Hmm. Okay.

So, can you do the 29?

Sure, I can do 27 of the 29. Tell me where I am.

Okay, we'll probably look at it together on the Thursday.

Okay.

Jeff, you want to come to the bowl?

I was joking.

I don't think we need to. The 19th, but if you have things that need to be signed. That don't require a vote.

I know. Yeah. Uh, before that, so is there.

Is there a 10-minute date that anybody could make a meeting if one was needed? You're going to be here over the 28th.

I'm just thinking. Okay.

No, you can't do that one.

Okay. If we have to and if you are available, that's fine.

I could do you're talking to get a twelve yeah I could do later that week yeah the thirteenth and the fourteenth I could too and the fifth is essentially being good right yeah okay

Right.

Okay.

Do you want us to just kind of put like a soft hold on the 13th in case there's something.

Which would be the 13th, right? Okay.

If you did, they'd be at 730.

So if you met at 6 for a quick meeting, if we needed it, that would be part 630.

I can do that. If there wasn't anything, that was going to be me.

They were putting a hold on 10th, 13th, 6 PM for short meeting if needed.

Yeah.

Okay.

Yes.

No, that was the week. Sorry. That was the, I got it. I'd have to do later that week. That's you're talking the 13th of October.

Yeah.

Yeah. I could do, I could do the Thursday. I don't know if that works for everybody.

I could, yeah, I could do the Thursday at like 630, 630.

I'm sorry. Okay, and that's a potential hold.

Yeah, that's just in case something. Okay, great.

Thank you for that.

Would that be a 630?

Yeah.

Okay, yeah.

So, do we want to look at that budget process that you put together and make comments next meeting?

That would be great. I just wanted your overall thoughts. I tried not to get too in depth. I mean, I could have done. I'll have them look over the sheets to see if that's even worth it. If it's not, I'm gonna be helping with that stuff. So if the sheets are something they'd rather not do, that's fine too. If they wanna do a spreadsheet or something, they don't have to do this. I just didn't, sometimes everybody submits things differently. So to have something that you guys can all look at that all looks the same, I didn't know if that was easier for you as board to go through it. I'm trying to think of ways to make it so that it's easier the first time going through this to look at the number. I know you've been through it a couple times, so is there anything that you could think of that would have made things easier for me at the first time? Or just is what it is?

I think just knowing where and when we like can get the detail on some of the light items so if it says say office supplies yeah like the roll up that we get I mean we know we can get that in the conversations but having that detail ready and available but I also don't want anybody to have to like recreate their budgeting process or like I don't mind if I have six different formats of an excel sheet or something like I can work with that

and then just look at the procedure to see if it makes sense to you.

And I'll have a look at it, if I have any procedure problems and a bad idea.

Going forward.

Yeah, is there anything else on our?

Okay, so I think we're done with our agenda. Is there something you were here that you wanted to share?

Are you here for any public comment or anything in particular? Can I ask you to stand at the microphone so that we can hear you and so can the recording?

I'll speak a little louder. My neighbor's looking for a variance to put a garage next to the property. And I just wanted to give him some support in case there was anybody going to vote against it.

I think that's the zoning.

730.

It was continued.

730 tomorrow night. Thank you.

Thank you.

And the non public, and we want to do that those 2 before bills and payroll or. Yeah.

Um, you just need to make the motion, um, I have put on your copies of the non public and then on your agendas. That's 2, I don't think it'd be under a, and out 1, 4, 3, and the other 4. Um, legal advice.

Okay. Do we can we make 1 motion or is it like, okay so 1 motion to go into public. Not. Thank you, I mean, can I make sure. Okay, okay, so I'm going to move that we move into a non public session for R. S. A. 9183 to. A, and I. Oh, thanks Jeff. Um, for employee and legal advice.

I second my motion all favor. All right.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.