Board of Selectmen Meeting 5/18/26

The Freetown Board of Selectmen met on May 18, 2026, to conduct regular municipal business, approve contracts, authorize budget transfers, and make several personnel appointments. The Board approved roadway material contracts for FY27, awarding highway salt to Saltine Warrior, road striping to Pro Finish Lines Company, and stone seal applications to All States Construction. Additionally, the Board approved the FY26-FY27 IT support contract with Netrospec LLC at $140 per hour after amending the termination clause to require 45 days' notice, and approved a $7,700 land surveying contract with Merrill Engineers and Land Surveyors for the South Main Street Bridge project.

Financial matters included acknowledging a $90,000 reserve fund transfer for municipal facilities to cover elevated electrical bills and water damage repairs, as well as approving five interdepartmental transfers totaling over $110,000. These transfers funded municipal legal fees ($50,000), tax title foreclosure legal fees ($25,000), demolition and fencing costs from a 42 Main Street fire ($25,000), communications overtime ($10,000), and election clerical wages ($316.40). Seasonal event staffing stipends for the summer concert series were established at $125 for managers and $100 for assistants.

In personnel actions, the Board approved an updated job description for the Council on Aging outreach coordinator, enacted a 2% cost-of-living adjustment across call fire department pay grades, and confirmed multiple committee and staff appointments, including Tracy Lamb as senior clerk for the Fire Department. Town Administrator Deborah Pettey also briefed the Board on re-bidding the elementary school fence under Chapter 39M, moving ahead with bidding $500,000 in elementary school roof repairs rather than waiting on potential state MSBA funding, and the successful completion of a water safety station at Hathaway Park by Girl Scout Troop 76200.

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