2026-10-13 - Select Board Meeting

0:02Okay, we'll call the meeting to order.

0:05Welcome to the Charlton Select Board

0:06meeting. Today is October 13th, 2026,

0:106:30 p.m. Town Hall meeting room 1, 37

0:13Main Street, Charlton, Mass.

0:15This meeting is being recorded and

0:17broadcast live on Charlton Cable Access

0:20TV on Spectrum TV channel 191 and

0:23recording available on the YouTube

0:25channel for Charlton TV. Any member of

0:27the public who wishes to record the

0:29meeting must first notify the chair.

0:32So, if we could stand for the Pledge of

0:33Allegiance.

0:37>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

0:40United States of America and to the

0:42republic for which it stands, one nation

0:45under God, indivisible, with liberty and

0:49justice for all.

0:54>> Okay, and before we go on to

0:55announcements, I have one statement to

0:57read regarding the the the Charlton Fire

0:59Department.

1:01The Select Board is aware of the recent

1:03complaints raised by members of the

1:05Charlton Fire Department and we want to

1:07provide assurance that these concerns

1:09have been heard and are being taken

1:11seriously.

1:12The matter is currently the subject the

1:14subject of an ongoing investigation.

1:17To ensure that the process is thorough,

1:19fair, and impartial, the board has

1:21retained an independent investigator and

1:24is handling the matter in accordance

1:25with town policy.

1:27We are committed to the process that

1:29respects the concerns raised and the

1:31rights of every person involved.

1:34We expect every town employee at every

1:36level to be treated fairly and and with

1:38respect

1:40and to meet the standards of conduct the

1:43community expects.

1:45Because this is an ongoing personnel

1:47matter and to and to protect the

1:49integrity of the investigation

1:51and the policy of those involved, the

1:53board will not be providing further

1:55details at this time.

1:57We will share additional information

2:00when it is appropriate and permitted by

2:02law.

2:03Residents can be assured that we take

2:05public safety

2:07is our as our highest priority.

2:11And that's

2:13should be that. If Mike If you can

2:14handle announcements.

2:16>> Sure.

2:17The announcements for the select board

2:18meeting October 13th, 2026.

2:21Yard waste drop-off is available October

2:2417th, 24th, and 31st, as well as

2:27November 7th and 14th from 10:00 a.m. to

2:302:00 p.m. at the DPW located at 100

2:33Flint Road.

2:34Special town meeting is Monday, October

2:3619th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at the Charlton

2:39Middle School.

2:41State election is November 3rd, 2026 at

2:44the Heritage School from 7:00 a.m. to

2:478:00 p.m.

2:49Early voting starts October 17th through

2:51October 29th.

2:53And the last day to register to vote for

2:55the state election is Saturday, October

2:5724th at 5:00 p.m. deadline.

3:00See the town clerk's page for more

3:01details.

3:03Charlton Fire Department's Sand for

3:05Seniors program, uh for Charlton

3:07residents age 60 and over who live in a

3:10private residence, the sign-up is in the

3:11Senior Center. And the next community

3:13CPR program is scheduled for October

3:1619th

3:17from 6:00 to 9:00. If interested, call

3:19508-248-2276.

3:23You can also see the Fire Department

3:24Facebook page for more information.

3:27Real estate and personal property taxes

3:29are due on November 2nd.

3:31Charlton's inaugural Repair Cafe is

3:34October 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00

3:36p.m. at the Charlton Library.

3:38And at the Senior Center

3:40Thursday, October 15th at 10:30 in the

3:42morning,

3:43October birthday party with comic

3:45musician Dave Andrews at 1:00 p.m. and a

3:48presentation on Larchmont Remembered, a

3:52sinking of the steamship in 1907.

3:55On Monday, October 19th, 2026 at 10:30

3:58a.m., there is a presentation on the

4:00Cuban Missile Crisis.

4:02Those are the announcements.

4:04Okay.

4:05And moving on to open forum. Is there

4:07anyone here for open forum?

4:11Please come up.

4:13Say your name and address and we're

4:14going to limit open forum to 3 minutes

4:16if you can.

4:17>> 30 seconds, doctor.

4:19>> Okay.

4:20>> Denise Reno, 34 Main Street.

4:23Um I know y'all are doing

4:26Halloween times.

4:28Since Halloween falls on a Saturday,

4:31I believe for this year, I just want to

4:33throw out a small recommendation of can

4:36we start at 4:30 instead of 5:30? That's

4:38up to y'all for, but

4:42it gets dark and the kids do you don't

4:44have to worry about a whole lot of

4:45parents coming home from 5:00 work and

4:47stuff like that.

4:48That's it.

4:50Thank you.

4:50>> Thank you.

4:51Anyone else for open forum?

5:01>> Hi, Steven Reese, 85 Lakeview Drive. Uh

5:04for transparency, I am a firefighter in

5:05town. Uh I appreciate you finally

5:08acknowledging uh problems in the fire

5:10department. Um however, I have attempted

5:12to address my concerns

5:14uh twice now. Uh I've sent two emails

5:17and today only one board member, Mrs.

5:18Spiwak, uh was able to

5:20uh respond to me. So, thank you, Mrs.

5:22Spiwak.

5:23Um I'd also like to ask the remaining

5:26board members, the three of you that are

5:27here, uh why I have I have not heard a

5:29response uh to my emails.

5:33Any acknowledgement to my emails.

5:37Okay. Thank you.

5:38>> Well, I think we just kind of covered

5:40that in the in my opening statement,

5:42that that there was an ongoing

5:44>> Just an acknowledgement to to be like,

5:45"Hey, I read your email. Appreciate you

5:47reaching out to us." Nothing.

5:50>> And then to clarify through the chair,

5:51that's what I did. I just acknowledged

5:53receipt.

5:53>> That's That's all I need. I I appreciate

5:55it, like I said.

5:56Um

5:57You've obviously received our our our

5:59vote of no confidence with the union. Um

6:02We publicly stated a pattern of, quote,

6:04harassment, retaliation, and vindictive

6:05behavior.

6:07Both my emails referenced the process

6:08which is occurring and whether or not

6:10town policies or guidelines are being

6:11followed.

6:12Uh in my most recent email to the select

6:14board

6:15I sent the Charlton's regulations uh

6:17personnel regulations and policies uh

6:20specifically section 10.

6:22Uh in there it it states, quote, "Any

6:25retaliation against an individual who

6:27has complained about unlawful harassment

6:29or retaliation against individuals for

6:31cooperating with an investigation of an

6:33unlawful harassment complaint is

6:35similarly unlawful and will not be

6:37tolerated."

6:38I just want to know what steps the board

6:40has taken to ensure this policy is being

6:41followed and that employees who have

6:43raised these complaints are protected

6:45from retaliation.

6:50Thank you.

6:51Uh what interim measures have been

6:52considered to prevent further

6:54retaliation and protect everyone

6:55involved while complaints are being

6:56investigated?

7:01Thank you again.

7:02Um I understand that you're not able to

7:04discuss confidential personal matters.

7:06Uh I'm not really asking you to disclose

7:08any private information. Although I am

7:11asking uh about the town's policies,

7:13the process is being followed, and the

7:15safeguards intended to prevent further

7:17retaliation.

7:19Uh can you explain which part of that

7:20question the board is unable to answer?

7:25>> That's correct.

7:26>> Appreciate it.

7:27>> Okay. Thank you.

7:28Anyone else for open forum?

7:41>> Hello. My name's Christopher Merlo, 47

7:44Jennings Road.

7:46I have came to discuss

7:49um

7:50message

7:52about the meeting on October 19th. So,

7:57I'm willing to discuss it.

7:58>> If you could pull that microphone up a

8:00little closer to you, sir.

8:01>> Yes.

8:03So, I came to willing discuss it

8:05about uh further upcoming.

8:08Hold on, give me a second.

8:11So,

8:13sorry.

8:15Okay.

8:17On October 19th, the town meeting will

8:19consider Sispin's petition concerning

8:22Charlton's use of Flock cameras. We

8:23understand that the vote is non-binding,

8:25but it will give residents a formal

8:27opportunity to express their position.

8:30Tonight, I am asking the board to commit

8:33to a clear next step, placing the town

8:35meeting result at Charlton's continued

8:37use of Flock on October 27th agenda for

8:42the public deliberation and a vote on

8:44how the town will respond. If residents

8:47vote in favor of discontinuing Flock,

8:49will the board support that request and

8:51direct the appropriate town officials to

8:54identify and pursue the lawful steps to

8:58carry it out. If the board chooses a

9:00different course, residents deserve a

9:03public explanation of that decision. We

9:06recognize the contractual questions that

9:08may require review. We are asking for a

9:11scheduled decision and a clear response

9:13to the residents vote. Will the board

9:15agree to that next step? Thank you.

9:19That is it.

9:22>> And then just through the chair.

9:24I know we don't address comments made at

9:26public forum,

9:28but

9:29I'm sorry, I can

9:30use some water. The

9:32I think we had planned on we had a

9:34calling for for items. I think we had

9:36discussed that we would put that on the

9:38agenda following the town meeting.

9:40>> but I don't know. Yeah, it's let's

9:42But we can't put the horse in front of

9:44the cart.

9:44>> Well, anything we put on Anything we put

9:46on is like a placeholder and you can

9:48always skip over it. But anyway, that's

9:50that's the reason why I'm just pulling

9:51it up because I don't know how many

9:52people know we have the agenda item.

9:54The call for the agenda items is at the

9:56bottom. That's all.

9:58That's what I would recommend to do

9:59anyway.

10:00>> Okay, well, we we can get down to it

10:01then.

10:01>> Okay.

10:03>> Okay, moving on. Anyone else for open

10:06forum?

10:08Hearing none.

10:10Okay, and appointments and resignations.

10:12That's a big list.

10:14>> Uh minutes.

10:15Sorry.

10:15>> I got you.

10:16>> Oh,

10:17the minutes.

10:18>> Oh, take a vote on the minutes for the

10:20meeting on

10:22September 22nd, 2026.

10:25>> Will we accept the minutes as um

10:27presented?

10:28>> Second.

10:29>> All in favor?

10:30>> I.

10:31>> I. Unanimous.

10:33And moving on to appointments and

10:35resignations.

10:35>> All right. So, first appointment is for

10:38the highway equipment operator position.

10:4012 applications were received for the

10:42position of highway equipment operator.

10:44Interviews were offered to five

10:45applicants. The board signed a signatory

10:48letter and tonight you were asked to

10:49formally appoint Jake Winskey to the

10:52position of highway equipment operator

10:54with a start date dependent on a upon

10:56completion of the pre-employment

10:58process.

11:03>> We move to approve.

11:06>> Yep, we have a motion.

11:08>> Yep.

11:08We move to approve.

11:10>> Second. All in favor?

11:12>> I.

11:12>> I. Unanimous. All right, the next

11:14appointment is for a police is for the

11:17position of police officer.

11:19Police department conducted interviews

11:20to backfill the patrol position vacated

11:22through the additional SRO assignment

11:24that was approved at town meeting.

11:26Seven applicants were received and five

11:28were interviewed. The recommendation is

11:30to appoint Justin Manzello to the

11:33position of police officer with an

11:35assignment of a start date pending psych

11:37eval and pre-employment physical and

11:40drug screen.

11:41The board signed a signatory letter and

11:43tonight you're asked to formally appoint

11:45Justin Manzello to the position of

11:46police officer.

11:48>> Do I have a motion to appoint Mr.

11:50Manzello?

11:51>> Motion to appoint Justin Manzello.

11:53>> Second.

11:54>> All in favor?

11:55>> Aye.

11:56>> Aye.

11:56>> Aye.

11:56>> Unanimous.

11:59>> All right, the next appointment is for

12:00the alternate plumbing and gas

12:01inspector. Interviews were conducted for

12:04the position of alternate plumbing and

12:05gas inspector. Nine applications were

12:07received and two qualified applicants

12:09were interviewed. This is an alternate

12:12position, so the individual is only

12:13called into service when the primary is

12:15unavailable and paid per inspection.

12:18The recommendation is to appoint Matt

12:20Posey to this position. The board signed

12:23a signatory letter and tonight you're

12:25asked to formally appoint uh

12:27Matthew Posey as the alternate plumbing

12:28and gas inspector.

12:30>> So moved through I to the chair for the

12:32for discussion and I have a question on

12:34this and I thank you for explanation

12:36earlier, but so this position now will

12:39be a town employee

12:40>> Yes.

12:41>> but not benefited one.

12:42>> Correct.

12:43>> And will be still paid by the

12:44inspection.

12:45>> Correct.

12:46>> Why is this one different than the

12:48others?

12:49>> Uh

12:50currently most of our um inspectors are

12:531099 employees, so they're um considered

12:56subcontractors.

12:57Uh we're in in reviewing the current

13:00labor status with um HR and council,

13:03like these people have been in these

13:04positions for a long time, so making a

13:06change could be detrimental to them. Um

13:10but we're working with each one of them

13:11to kind of find that correction.

13:13>> communicating with them

13:14>> Yes.

13:14>> to see if this is what they want to do.

13:16So and so

13:18So this position will not be 1099?

13:20>> not be 1099.

13:21>> Not 10. Okay. So that's that that's the

13:23difference. Yeah. Okay. Thank you.

13:26>> Hm. You're good.

13:28With motion and second?

13:29>> We have I made the motion. We did not

13:31have a second yet that I heard.

13:32>> Second.

13:34>> Now we do.

13:35>> All in favor?

13:35>> I.

13:36>> I.

13:36>> I.

13:38Unanimous.

13:41>> Right.

13:42The next appointment is for the Council

13:44on Aging part-time kitchen coordinator

13:46position.

13:47Unfortunately, the individual that was

13:49selected for the part-time kitchen

13:50coordinator had declined the appointment

13:52for personal reasons. The Council on

13:54Aging would like to proceed with

13:56offering the position to Catherine

13:57Latour. She was interviewed in the

13:59previous round of interviews. The board

14:01signed a signatory appointment letter,

14:03and tonight you are asked to formally

14:04appoint Catherine Latour as the Council

14:06on Aging part-time kitchen coordinator.

14:09>> Okay, do I have a motion?

14:12>> I move to appoint um

14:15Catherine Latour

14:17as a part-time kitchen coordinator.

14:19>> Do you have a second?

14:21>> Second.

14:22>> All in favor?

14:23>> I.

14:24>> I.

14:24>> Unanimous, and welcome.

14:28>> All right. The next appointment is for

14:30the Bay Path student representative.

14:32Attached is an email from Bay Path

14:33Principal Dean Packard recommending the

14:35appointment of 10th grade student Ashley

14:37Cuniff to serve as the Bay Path

14:40non-voting student representative for

14:42the 2026-2027

14:44school year. I recommend the board make

14:46the appointment, and your first meeting

14:47to attend will be October 27th.

14:50>> Excellent.

14:50>> Uh Steve, so after the chair,

14:52my Andrew, when we when we

14:55talk to those students, can we make the

14:58point of them coming in for the

15:00appointment itself?

15:01>> Yeah.

15:02>> I think that's a good lesson for them to

15:03learn.

15:04>> No problem.

15:05>> Thank you.

15:07>> Okay, do we have a motion to approve?

15:10To appoint?

15:11>> So moved.

15:12>> Second.

15:12>> Second.

15:13>> All in favor?

15:14>> I.

15:15>> I.

15:15>> Unanimous.

15:17And Cultural Council.

15:18>> All right. The next appointment is for

15:19the Cultural Council. Attached is a

15:20talent bank form from Melissa Black

15:23seeking to be appointed to the Cultural

15:24Council. Cultural Council voted to

15:26recommend the board make the

15:27appointment. I recommend the board make

15:28the appointment with a term expiration

15:30date of June 30th, 2028.

15:34>> Do I have a motion?

15:36>> Motion to approve Melissa Black.

15:37>> Second.

15:39>> All in favor?

15:40>> Aye.

15:40>> Aye.

15:40>> Aye.

15:41>> Aye.

15:41>> Unanimous.

15:43The Old Home Day Committee.

15:44>> All right. Attached are two talent bank

15:47forms from Kathleen Dermody Dermody and

15:50Robert Sims seeking to be appointed to

15:53the Old Home Day Committee. The Old Home

15:55Day Committee recommends the board make

15:56the appointment and I concur. Their term

15:58of expiration date would be June 30th,

16:002027.

16:03>> Okay, do I have a motion?

16:06To appoint.

16:07>> I move to appoint Kathleen Dermody and

16:09Robert Sims

16:11um for the Old Home Committee with the

16:14expiration date of June 30th, 2027.

16:18>> Second.

16:18>> All in favor?

16:19>> Aye.

16:20>> Aye.

16:21>> Unanimous.

16:23>> Election worker.

16:24>> All right. Attached is a request from

16:25the town clerk asking the board to

16:27appoint Christine Fagerquist as an

16:29election worker. Her term expiration

16:32date would be December 31st, 2026. I

16:36recommend the board make the

16:37appointment.

16:39>> No motion.

16:39>> Motion to approve Christine Fagerquist

16:41as an election worker.

16:43>> Second.

16:43>> Second.

16:44>> Second.

16:45>> All in favor?

16:46>> Aye.

16:46>> Aye.

16:47>> It's unanimous. Welcome.

16:50>> Zoning Board of Appeals.

16:51>> All right. Attached is a talent bank

16:52form from Mary Beth Kriz

16:54Krizinsky seeking to be appointed to the

16:57Zoning Board of Appeals as an alternate.

16:59The Zoning Board of Appeals reviewed the

17:01request and would recommend the board

17:02make the appointment. Her term

17:04expiration date would be June 30th,

17:052029.

17:07>> So moved.

17:08>> Second.

17:08>> Second.

17:11>> Motion and a second. All in favor?

17:12>> Aye.

17:12>> Aye.

17:13>> Aye.

17:13>> Unanimous. Welcome.

17:20>> And we have a resignation.

17:22>> All right. We have been notified that

17:24Chelsea Belk, administrative assistant

17:26to the select board and town

17:27administrator, has resigned her from her

17:29position effective October 12th, 2026

17:32due to personal reasons.

17:34The board should accept her resignation

17:35and a letter thanking her for her

17:36service to the town is in your sign

17:38folder. And really personally, I'd like

17:39to thank Chelsea for all her hard hard

17:41work, dedication, everything that she

17:43brought to the office over time.

17:45The newsletter was kind of her signature

17:47thing. So hopefully, you know, we'll

17:50Um if we can find somebody to to fill

17:51her shoes that

17:52>> have any applicants?

17:53>> Uh in the process of reviewing them

17:55right now. So.

17:59>> Motion to accept with regret.

18:01>> Yeah.

18:02>> Second.

18:02>> I'll second.

18:03Okay. All in All in favor to accept the

18:05resignation with regret. I wish wish

18:08Chelsea the best of luck.

18:12Okay. Moving on to action item.

18:15>> Trick or treat time and date.

18:18>> It is that time of year when the board

18:19is asked to set the date and time for

18:20trick or treating. Halloween is on

18:22Saturday, October 31st, 2026. Last year,

18:25the board had voted the hours to be 5:00

18:27p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Chief Dowd approves as

18:30well, but would leave the time and date

18:32up to the board. Um also just to throw

18:35in there, I'd like to invite invite you

18:37to join the employees on Thursday,

18:39October 29th at 11:00 a.m. when the

18:41children from the library come over to

18:43town hall in their costumes for the

18:44trick or treat. Um try to do our best to

18:46make it a fun event

18:47and dress up as well, pass out candy.

18:49So.

18:51See Mary for details.

18:52>> Okay.

18:55>> Just going to myself.

18:55>> I would move that we consider well, that

18:58we have trick or treat hours starting at

18:594:30 to We typically go to 7:30. Was

19:02that

19:03>> Yeah, that's what we we did

19:04>> Yeah, 7:30 to 5:00 to 7:00.

19:05>> is if we if we go this way, people won't

19:08have to rush, you know, they go really

19:10great and it's You don't have to rush

19:11home and get the kids changed and

19:13>> I don't I have no problem with a 4:30.

19:16Andy, you see any?

19:18Keith is saying no.

19:22Okay, so then I would accept a motion to

19:25>> Motion to approve Halloween hours from

19:274:30 to 7:30.

19:28>> On October 31st, Saturday.

19:30>> And second.

19:32>> All in favor?

19:33>> I.

19:34>> I.

19:35>> Okay.

19:37And next action item is

19:41special alcoholic beverage.

19:43>> All right. Attached is an application

19:45for a special alcoholic beverage license

19:46for all alcoholic beverages from Lisa

19:49Laconto on behalf of the Barton Center

19:51for Diabetes Education Inc. to hold an

19:54their annual fund auction fundraiser on

19:56November 14th, 2026 from 6:00 to 10:00

19:59p.m. at Camp Joslin, 150 Richardson's

20:02Corner Road. The application was

20:04forwarded to the police chief, building

20:06commissioner, and fire department for

20:08review, which all have approved. For the

20:11board's policy, the dates on the special

20:13alcoholic beverage license should

20:15include the day before the event to

20:17allow the alcohol to be delivered, the

20:19day of the event, and the day after the

20:20event to allow any alcohol left over to

20:23be picked up.

20:25>> I move to approve the special alcoholic

20:27beverage license all alcohol to be used

20:29on November 14th, 2026 as submitted by

20:31Lisa Laconto on behalf of the Barton

20:33Center for Diabetes Education Inc. to

20:35hold their annual auction fundraiser

20:37from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. with the dates

20:39on the license to be November 13th

20:40through 15th, 2026.

20:43>> Second.

20:44>> Okay.

20:45We have a motion and a second. All in

20:46favor?

20:47>> I.

20:47>> I.

20:48>> Unanimous.

20:52Moving on to committee reports, having

20:54none.

20:55Um town administrator's report.

20:57>> All right, a couple updates for this

20:58week. So, obviously town meeting coming

20:59up. Um we've been working fast and

21:01furious to get everything squared away.

21:03Um right now the town meeting booklet is

21:05currently available on the town website.

21:07Um but we have all the documents

21:09relative to the meeting up on the town

21:12meeting page. Just posted some stuff on

21:14social media today to kind of give a

21:16quick overview of all the articles. So,

21:18hopefully decent turnout.

21:20Um

21:21Charlton Police Department is going to

21:22be hosting a couple of public

21:24information sessions with residents with

21:27information about the Flock camera

21:28system and automatic license plate

21:30readers.

21:31They're having two sessions, one

21:32Wednesday, October 14th at 6:00 p.m. and

21:36another on Thursday, October 15th at

21:383:00 p.m. Those are being held in the

21:40Charlton Senior Center.

21:42We're hoping that the sessions provide

21:43an overview of the technology, how the

21:45systems are used, and an opportunity for

21:47residents to ask questions and learn

21:49more about it.

21:51Um license renewals. So, our office is

21:54in the process of sending out license

21:55renewals

21:57for applications for all the licenses

21:59that are processed through our offices

22:01through our office, sorry.

22:03Businesses should be on the lookout for

22:05the renewal package this time of the

22:06year. Just as a reminder, all license

22:08applications are due back prior to

22:10November 30th.

22:12Um

22:13So, I want to acknowledge the great work

22:14by our Police Department in securing a

22:16$30,000 grant from National Highway

22:18Safety Administration to support the

22:20Click It or Ticket program.

22:22And also

22:24another grant for $10,000

22:26through HR. She was able to get

22:29for risk management to through risk

22:31management to install pipe wrap and

22:34insulation as well as leak detection

22:35equipment in a few of our municipal

22:37buildings.

22:38>> That's cool.

22:39>> And just one last note, I am sad to

22:41report that former administrative

22:42assistant to the Board of Selectmen,

22:43Mary Stone, had passed away on October

22:463rd. Mary had served the Board of

22:48Selectmen's office for 25 years and was

22:50recognized as Citizen of the Year before

22:52her retirement. And

22:54services for Ms. Stone will be held

22:55Thursday, October 25th at 10:30 a.m. at

22:58St. Joseph's Church.

23:00>> I'm sorry to hear

23:02>> And I did through through the chair,

23:03there

23:05we covered or anyone submitted just the

23:08the Charlton Senior Community Center

23:10info session.

23:11And I know now it's not be sorry I'm

23:13trying to remember

23:15October 15th 4:30.

23:18At this Charlton Senior Center I think

23:21it's

23:21piggybacking kind of with the yeah right

23:24I've got it right thank you guys.

23:27All right thank you.

23:30>> Okay.

23:33Very good.

23:36Any future agenda items?

23:39>> Yeah as I mentioned earlier I'd like to

23:42circle back and put on the agenda.

23:45The but the flock camera

23:47to deliberate and vote on if necessary.

23:50To circle back to.

23:51>> Just just for as a placeholder cuz it

23:53may not be necessary.

23:54>> Yeah just a placeholder this way if it's

23:56not necessary we pass over it.

24:00I think

24:01as long as everyone's okay with that.

24:03>> Andrew Yocum we do that?

24:05>> What's it?

24:05>> Can we just put it as a placeholder in

24:08the agenda?

24:08>> Yeah.

24:10I'm okay with that.

24:11>> Thank you.

24:13That's all I have.

24:14>> All right and the next meeting

24:15announcement is special town meeting is

24:18October 19th 2026 7:00 p.m. at the

24:21Charlton Middle School.

24:23Next regular select board meeting is

24:25October 27th 2026 6:30 p.m. Town Hall

24:28meeting room one.

24:31With that I would accept a motion to

24:33adjourn.

24:35>> Motion to adjourn.

24:36>> Second.

24:36>> All in favor.

24:37>> I.

24:39>> Thank you and have a great day.