December 23, 2024

“D. Dimmick made a motion to appoint the following Holliston residents to the Sewer Commission for three year terms: Kevin Cornwell to the at-large seat through June 30, 2025; John Cronin to the finance/accounting seat through June 30, 2027; Stacia Gelineau to the administration/business seat through June 30, 2026. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to authorize the Town Administrator to work with Pare Corporation to award the contract for the Factory Pond Dam Rehabilitation & Woodland Street Bridge Replacement Project to the apparent low bidder, John Rocchio Corporation, for an amount of $3,535,300; and further to authorize the Town Administrator and Pare Corporation to issue a Notice-to-Proceed should all remaining due diligence be completed without issue, if any due diligence issues arisen the matter will be brought back to the Select Board at the January 13, 2025 regular meeting, if not before. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to authorize the Town Administrator to issue an RFP for a search firm to assist with the Town Manager Recruitment, which would include the recruitment of members of a Steering Panel to assist in the review of candidates from January 2025 to April 2025, at which point the search firm would work with the Select Board to determine the best approach to determining the best candidate for appointment by the Select Board in mid- April, pending any additional input by the Select Board. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to request the Town Administrator (or Chair, or Vice Chair) contact the Finance Committee regarding the cost of the outsourced recruitment process form January 2025-to-April 2025. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to recommend that the engineer on the Norfolk Street project, AP Associates, begin design assumptions for new sidewalks and roadways on the basis of 24 foot width on Norfolk Street from Central Street to Arcadian Farm area, and 26 foot width on Norfolk Street from Arcadian Farm area to the Medway line, with sidewalks continuing on the left when southbound towards Medway, and the use of vertical granite curbing to be recommended by the engineer for aesthetic purposes only in appropriate sections, but otherwise assuming less ridged curbing materials to preserve public safely vehicles and reduce conflicts for various road users. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to approve the Weekly Warrant for the week ending December 20, 2024 in the amount of $2,654,091.65 and the Weekly Warrant for the week ending December 27, 2024 in the amount of $735,239.21. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to re-appoint Mark Dellicker as on-call Deputy of the Holliston Fire Department with the successful completion of the stipulations of Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2024. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to appoint Stacey Raffi to the Council on Aging through June 30, 2025. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to approve a change from the previous decision to place additional broadcasting equipment in the lower-level of the Town hall to a new location of upper Town Hall which will assist Holliston -Hub-HCAT with covering Town Functions held in Upper Town Hall. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to approve the contract, as presented, with Lombardo Associates which obligates the remainder of ARPA funding for Project #55041 for the Downtown Sewer Project Development engineering for which funds must be expended by December 31, 2026. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to accept a donation of $100 for The Center from Josephine and Stephen King. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to accept a donation of $400 for The Center from the Holliston Superette. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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“D. Dimmick made a motion to approve the One Day All Alcoholic Beverage Permit for January 4, 2025 form 5:00pm to midnight in the Upper Town Hall for which the TIPS certified bartenders will be provided by Bon Fete. B. Sparrell second. Vote 3-0..” (Motion: Dimmick, second: Sparrell)

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