All those in favor, please raise your cards. Thank you. And opposed? Pass unanimously. And we have a budget. At this point, I'll entertain a motion to remove article two from the table. Do I have such a motion? Discussion. All those in favor, please raise your cards. Thank you. And opposed. That passed unanimously. Article two, transfer from the general stabilization fund sponsored by the town manager to see if the town will vote to transfer available funds from the general stabilization fund to support the FY26 general fund budget or pass any vote or take any action relative there. Two, the finance committee recommends the town approve the transfer of $2,256,720 from the general stabilization fund to defay charges and expenses of the town, including debt and interest for the ensuing fiscal year as set forth in the FY26 general fund budget. Mr. Herbert, thank you, Mr. Moderator.
So alcohol used alcohols once or more in the last 30 days and you can see the results for the middle school and the high school. Um, as would be expected, more students are are experiencing at risk behaviors in the high school. Driving and alcohol drove after drinking once or more in the last 12 months when or rode once or more in the last 12 months with a driver who had been drinking. And I'd just like to point out that with that one, it's reasonable to think that a portion of the middle school student results may have talked there about an adult that they were driving with who was having a drink. We talked about gambling, ill illicit drug use, and violence. Okay. Gambled once or more in the last 12 months. 22% of middle school students, 25% of high school students. And the violence numbers are also um of note.
So um I can give that to the board as soon as that happens. Okay. And I believe I need to make a motion. And the motion is to submit these top five priorities to ASPA and to see if Miss representative second. Okay. If there's no further discussion, I will call for all those in favor say I. I.
And uh I just want to apologize for the technical difficulties. as I try to get the warrant up on the screen. But um you know I explained this uh during the budget presentation um we are uh looking to transfer 2,256720 from our general stabilization fund into um to help support the general fund budget. U currently we have a balance of uh 7.9 million Is that it? Correct. Oh, sorry. I thought there was more. My apologies. Um, to allow discussion, I'll entertain a motion that the town transfer $2,256,720 from the general stabilization fund to defay charges and expenses to the town, including debt and interest for the ensuing fiscal year as set forth in the FY26 general fund budget. Do I have a motion? Discussion. Seeing none, we'll move to move to move to an immediate vote. Oh, I'm sorry. Could could you just say what you said again?
Threatened physical harm to someone once or more in the last months, 14%. Has engaged violence. Has engaged in three or more acts of fighting, hitting, injuring a person or threatening physical harm. Antisocial behavior has been involved in three or more incidents of shoplifting, trouble with police or vandalism in the last 12 months. Now again, these may seem shocking. These numbers are not necessarily horrendous compared to the, you know, anybody else, whether it's our neighbors in Connecticut or anywhere else in the country, but of concern. And just another way to look at the information really in a bit more detail. eating disorders has engaged in bulimic or anorexic behavior. Uh 19% in the middle school, 22% in the high school, depression, felt sad or depressed most of the time in the last month, 18% 16%. Has attempted suicide one or more times. Now, there's no time limit on that.
Any opposed? Motion carries four to zero. Next up, we have approval of the governing board policy advisory 863 through 875. Mr. President, members of the board, uh, advisors 863 865 exhibit BAB require a minor edit to enable those districts who chose the updated self evaluation tool to access the request form policies IHA and JL are advised to comply with statutory updates. 866 875 the policy documents listed above have either been removed addit to recotification where the policy documents contain similar topics are revised. See discussion below for specific information regarding each document document is not listed in this comparison document from section C did not change the clean copy document policy communication provides section C in its entirety what I can do is just what we did last time just read the policy number and the advisory number and then the policy and that would be the second okay um advisory number 863 exhibit BA evaluation of school Board or self-evaluation 864 policy IHA basic instructional program 865 GIF sex offender notification 866 policy CA administration goals primary objectives 867 policy CB superintendent 868 policy CA qualifications and du of superintendent 869 policy CBCA delegated authority regulation CBCA are delegated authority 87 policy CPI evaluation of superintendent Exhibit CDA evaluation of superintendent CD evaluation of superintendent advisory 871 policy and regulation have been deleted.
Was that leaving 500 or excuse me, 5 million in a stabilization fund? What's the balance of that, Mr. Manager? So, is there 7.9 now or 7.9 after you take two and a quarter out currently. Okay. So, it will be about five and a something left. That's correct. Thank you. Any further discussion? Thanks. We'll move to a vote because this involves money leaving a stabilization fund. It will require a twothirds margin. We'll start with a hand count, a standing count. All those in favor, raise your cards, please. Thank you. and opposed. I declare twothirds majority that passes. Before we move to article five, a quick update the self 50 to 41 at half time. Article five, transfer to OPED trust sponsored by the town manager finance director. See if the town will transfer $375,000 from the OPED contribution account to the OPED trust or pass any vote or take any action relative there too.
That could be any time in your life. And again, this goes the report goes into some, you know, breaking it out much more detail. Alcohol use, past 30-day use, perception of risk, perception of parental disapproval, perception of peer disapproval. the same breakout for marijuana and illegal use of prescription drugs. We also broke it out. You know, it's interesting to look at the differences between how males and females and many time many times their their responses are similar, but here are the assets that had the widest gaps for both the middle school and the high school between males and females. And again point of note over time you know male female perspective over time results show increased mental health concerns for males as well as females. It is across the board. also of note and again the numbers are better than they were coming out of CO but not to panic but to pay attention to more points of note 8% of eighth grade students you know at at Wiskanir and 70% of students in all grades at the high school reported attending parties in the last where other kids their age were drinking.
A72 policy CFD schoolbased management CFDR schoolbased management exhibit CFD and policy CFD schoolbased management and deleted advisory 873 policy CHD administration the absence of policy 874 policy CP administrative consultants advisory 875 policy CM school district annual report I will make the motion Second.
The finance committee recommends the town so vote. Mr. Herbert. Thank you, Mr. Moderator. I think uh we talk about OPEB twice a year at town meetings. So, I think you know hopefully most people know what that is, but for those of you that don't, uh, OPEB stands for other post-employment benefits, um, it is a fancy way of saying retirey health insurance. U, but more importantly, it's a liability that we have to keep on our books, um, effective, uh, based on a Gazsby government accounting standards board um, change that was made quite a few years ago. Um, and this is part of our strategy on how we fund those long-term liabilities. Um, this part of our strategy, uh, we take money each year, uh, for every new employee that we bring on, we try to fund what's known as their annual required contribution. So, what does it take each year to fund that long-term liability for that employee for that year?
24% of students at the middle school and 22% at the high school have gambled, bought lottery tickets or tabs, bet money on sport teams or card games, etc. And we suspect that number will continue to increase. 81% of middle school students, 77% of high school students use a computer, cell phone, or tablet to email, play games, surf the web, message, or text with friends for two hours or more a day. And 61% of middle school students, 59% of high school students, watch two or more hours of TV or videos each school day. So when to raise concerns or when to raise conversations about about sensitive topics. Okay. Percent of students that had sexual intercourse one one one once or more uh very very low at the middle school. However, percentage of those students that seldom or never use birth control, 50%. There's a conversation to be had there at an appropriate time, whether it's at home or whether it's in the curriculum.
Any questions or discussion? Call for the vote. Okay. All those in favor say I. Any opposed? Motion carries four to zero. Okay. Next up, we have possible new item for the next meeting. um Monday I made um made the suggestion that in June we modify the public comment form because I don't really see a need to know somebody's address and like Lonnie pointed out that could also be a security level but say have them state their name and their connection to the district. In addition to that I think for Monday there's um I think we like we pulled the podium out. We used to have the podium out for public comments um under the previous administration. We hadn't been using it, but I think it helps with public comments to keep things under control and focus. I think that kind of need a vote from the board to the public comments.
Um, that is what this number is, that total number, uh, 375,000. And then um just the other part of our strategy is um in the fall when we do get a free cash uh number, we do take a portion of that and put it in the OPM trust. And I'll just say it's been a successful strategy for us. Uh when we started this about a decade ago, we had zero uh money set aside for this long-term liability. And we're now up to um over $8 million. Um, more importantly, our funded ratio, which is what percentage of our liability do we have actually have funds set aside for, has gone from zero 10 years ago to 12% now. So, uh, slowly but surely, our strategy is is making strides and um, we would just like to continue that with this article. To allow discussion, I'll enter a motion.
This year, for the third time, this survey included questions on vaping, but for the first time on Zen used, you know, used a vaping device. And again, the numbers are certainly more significant at the high school than the middle school, but we need to know what's coming. And I will digress for just a moment. I was at a a uh a meeting of uh local prevention councils recently and what was shared with me and if if you could pass that out now, was information on EIGs. Okay. What what's being passed out is, you know, a graphic that was put together by Stanford Medicine Research Lab and it talks about the amount of nicotine in various EIGs. You know, a pack of cigarettes has an equivalent of 20 cigarettes. A jewel pod, one jewel pod is the equivalent of 37 cigarettes. close to two two packages and views or ELF you know these are EIGs that I'm not familiar with but you know the amount of nicotine is just off the charts and so we as a community and as parents need to know what's out there and one of the reasons I understand that the numbers can get so high is that uh evidently synthetic nicotine is not regulated the same way that nicotine is.
So, I'll put that on the J. I think you know should should discuss uh you know ultimately the board's going to be the final decision on any issues with school. Um, I do not I'm not trying to knock on anybody's first memory right because I don't feel this is affected by that, but I do not think it's a good idea for people just to be allowed up to us to give us documents or things like that because if they have an issue that has to come to the board, you know, we need to maintain impartiality and by receiving this, I mean there's proper channels we have that go basically principle on up. Mhm. So I think that we have the we have we haven't received this this I'm not going to read it. I'm not going to touch it in case this had this comes to us later for something.
The town transferred the sum of $375,000 from OPED contribution account 0191551709 to the OPED trust account 8 A810-49710 such a motion. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, we'll move to an immediate vote. This will require a simple majority. All those in favor, please raise your cards. Thank you. and opposed. That passes unanimously. Article six, annual consent article for general items. The state of the town will vote the following consent articles which I shall not read in their entirety. One, grant program authorization. Two, road contracts. Three, contracts in excess of three years. Four, lease purchase agreements. Five revolving funds, six grant easements. The school committee recommends the town approve article five as set forth in the warrant and set the maximum amount may be spent on revolving funds in subsection five of article 5. Given the routine nature of the items contained within consent articles, they are normally voted without discussion.
And so this is a loophole that I certainly intend to talk to my representatives about. Now I'm stuck. Get rid of this maybe. Okay, now I'm okay. I'm okay. Thank you. This is what happens when you get an old guy up here. Perceived disapproval. Okay. While peer and parental disapproval is generally high, zenith eyes are less known or less understood to be addictive and with potential health issues. And so this just talks about perception of disapproval of vaping versus zen. And zen is not perceived to be as much of an issue, but it is. Our high schoolers tell us they get their vaping devices from a variety of sources including friends, family members, person other than friend or family members, vape and vape or smoke shop, gas station or convenience store, internet on internet or online or other stores. We also asked whether their family had discouraged them from vaping or whether their family had rules about or talked with them about the dangers of vaping.
Any videos for future? Yeah. Um can we get an update on Dibble's data? Um I think this week is there last week I remember right or it was ready for June. Yes. Oh. Um, well, we discussed it earlier about the u the pay with the coaches and presence and all that. So, if that's something you guys have by then, if we can. I mean, sure. I know we have pressing issues at the end of the year. Okay. Anything else? Okay. Then it is time to convene or relent executive session. to vote. [Music] I vote I. All those in favor say I. I move that we move into executive session. Okay. All those in favor say I.
As such, I will ask for a motion and then move directly to a vote. The motion I will ask for sorry that the town approve article six as set forth the warrant and set the maximum amount that may be spent on revolving funds except section five of article six as follows and none of these numbers have changed since last year senior program revolving $25,000 town building rental $75,000 town of Hollist animal control revolving $114,000 library materials replacement $5,000 hazardous waste revolving $10,000 sidewalk construction fund, $50,000. Guidance revolving fund, $50,000. Food inspection program, $20,000. Electrical inspections and gas inspection revolving fund $150,000. Tobacco problem program revolving$10,000. Ambulance revolving 900,000. Recreation revolving 500,000 vaccination clinic revolving $30,000. All those in this will require twothirds maj majority due to easements. We'll start with card count. All those in favor please raise your cards. Thank you. Opposed. Article six passes unanimously.
And again, this is I think where we need to work with the parent community to get them to understand the benefits of of doing this vaping and family. Within the last 12 months, many more middle school students have talked with at least one of their parents about the dangers of vaping than high school students. This year for the second time we did we had questions included on safety. You know I feel safe at school. I understand safety protocol safety protocols within the schools and it goes from strongly agree to strongly disagree and most of the students do understand and do feel safe but there I think is still a little work to do. We also included questions about online behavior. Have you experienced mean behavior online or on social media? Or have you been mean to others online on social media? Again, not huge numbers, but of note.