May 4, 2021

“Vote: Ms. Power made a motion to recommend favorable action on Article 11. Mr. Fisher seconded. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Fisher: yes Mr. Ramsey: yes Ms. Power: yes.” (Motion: Power, second: Fisher)

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“Vote: Mr. Ramsey made a motion to approve the sale of $22,043,652 2.00 percent General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes (the "Notes") of the Town dated May 12, 2021, and payable May 12, 2022, to TD Securities (USA) LLC at par and accrued interest, if any, plus a premium of $440,873.04. Further Voted: that in connection with the marketing and sale of the Notes, the preparation and distribution of a Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement dated April 20, 2021, and a final Official Statement dated April 29, 2021, each in such form as may be approved by the Town Treasurer, be and hereby are ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted. Further Voted: that the Town Treasurer and the Board of Selectmen be, and hereby are, authorized to execute and deliver a significant events disclosure undertaking in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-12 in such form as may be approved by bond counsel to the Town, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference in the Notes for the benefit of the holders of the Notes from time to time. Further Voted: that we authorize and direct the Town Treasurer to establish post issuance federal tax compliance procedures and continuing disclosure procedures in such forms as the Town Treasurer and bond counsel deem sufficient, or if such procedures are currently in place, to review and update said procedures, in order to monitor and maintain the tax-exempt status of the Notes and to comply with relevant securities laws. Further Voted: that we hereby, individually authorize the use of our respective facsimile signatures on the Notes and direct Locke Lord LLP ("Bond Counsel") to affix the facsimile signatures provided to Bond Counsel for this purpose to the Notes, if necessary or convenient. Further Voted: ‎ that any certificates or documents relating to the Notes ‎(collectively, the ‎"Documents"), may ‎be ‎executed in several counterparts, each of which ‎shall be regarded as an original and all of which ‎shall constitute one and ‎the same ‎document; delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature ‎page ‎to a Document by ‎electronic mail in a ".pdf" file or by other ‎electronic transmission shall be ‎as effective ‎as ‎delivery of a manually ‎executed counterpart signature page to such Document; and ‎electronic ‎signatures on any of the Documents shall be deemed original signatures for ‎the ‎purposes of the ‎Documents and all matters relating thereto, having the ‎same legal effect ‎as ‎original signatures‎.‎ Further Voted: that each member of the Board of Selectmen, the Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer be and hereby are, authorized to take any and all such actions, and execute and deliver such certificates, receipts or other documents as may be determined by them, or any of them, to be necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of the foregoing votes. Except for the town meetings called pursuant to G.L. c.39, §10, ‎all proceedings essential ‎to the issue of the Notes and the authorization of the bonds and deliberations of a quorum ‎relating thereto have been taken at a meeting or meetings open to the public; notice of each such ‎meeting was filed in my office and publicly posted in the time and manner set forth in the ‎General Laws, as amended, in effect at the time of each such meeting (Chapter 30A, §§18-25) ‎and as further suspended, supplemented, amended or modified by the Executive Order ‎of ‎the ‎Governor of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suspending Certain Provisions of ‎the ‎Open ‎Meeting Law, Chapter 30A, ‎§‎20 dated March 12, 2020 (the "Executive Order")‎, or, if applicable, ‎in accordance with an alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Attorney ‎General as set forth in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b); no deliberations, decision or vote in connection ‎with the Notes or bonds were taken in executive session and no vote was taken by secret ballot; ‎and the official record of each such meeting was made available to the public and remains ‎available to the public as set forth in G.L. c.30A, §§18-25, ‎as further suspended, supplemented, ‎amended or modified by the Executive Order.‎ Mr. Fisher seconded. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Fisher: yes Mr. Ramsey: yes Ms. Power: yes.” (Motion: Ramsey, second: Fisher)

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“Vote: Mr. Fisher made a motion to sign the employment agreement with Fire Chief Steve Murphy. Mr. Ramsey seconded. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Fisher: yes Mr. Ramsey: yes Ms. Power: yes.” (Motion: Fisher, second: Ramsey)

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“Vote: Ms. Power made a motion to sign the employment agreement with Police Chief David Jones. Mr. Fisher seconded. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Fisher: yes Mr. Ramsey: yes Ms. Power: yes.” (Motion: Power, second: Fisher)

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“Vote: Mr. Ramsey made a motion to appoint Robert Sullivan as a part-time Assistant Harbormaster for a three-year term ending June 30, 2024. Mr. Fisher seconded. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Fisher: yes Mr. Ramsey: yes Ms. Power: yes.” (Motion: Ramsey, second: Fisher)

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“Vote: Mr. Fisher made a motion to appoint the following Police Prosecutors and back-ups as Special Police Officers for the Town of Hingham for a one-year term ending April 30, 2022. Hanover PD Sergeant Daniel Salvucci Sergeant Timothy Kane Hull PD Officer Michael Flaherty Detective Andrew Reilly Norwell PD Sergeant William Pasteris Rockland PD Officer Sean Brundige Officer Jeffrey Direnzo Officer Joseph Zielinski Scituate PD Sergeant Kenneth Bates Sergeant James Bulman Detective Owen Kirkbride Ms. Power seconded. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Fisher: yes Mr. Ramsey: yes Ms. Power: yes.” (Motion: Fisher, second: Power)

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“Vote: Mr. Fisher made a motion to appoint the following detectives as agents of the Board of Selectmen to enforce the laws of the Liquor Control Act and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) regulations for all licensed liquor establishments in the Town of Hingham for a term ending April 30, 2022: Detective Sergeant Phil Emmott Detective Heather Hermida Detective Michael Gervasi Mr. Ramsey seconded. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Fisher: yes Mr. Ramsey: yes Ms. Power: yes.” (Motion: Fisher, second: Ramsey)

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