April 4, 2023

“Lehan moved to approve the contract effective July 1, 2023 for Finance Director Todd Lindmark to run for a three-year period. The motion was seconded by Mr. Kalkut and so voted. All were in favor and the motion passed..” (Motion: Lehan, second: Kalkut)

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“A motion was made by Mr. Kalkut that the Board approve that the dangerous dog named Cleo (AKA Nala) owned or in the keepership of Alicia Reycroft conform to the following order(s) per MGL c.140, §157 (i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi). The details of these orders are listed below for reference: (i) that the dog be humanely restrained; provided, however, that no order shall provide that a dog deemed dangerous be chained, tethered or otherwise tied to an inanimate object including, but not limited to, a tree, post or building; (ii) that the dog be confined to the premises of the keeper of the dog; provided, however, that "confined" shall mean securely confined indoors or confined outdoors in a securely enclosed and locked pen or dog run area upon the premises of the owner or keeper; provided further, that such pen or dog run shall have a secure roof and, if such enclosure has no floor secured to the sides thereof, the sides shall be embedded into the ground for not less than 2 feet; and provided further, that within the confines of such pen or dog run, a dog house - or proper shelter from the elements shall be provided to protect the dog; (iii) that when removed from the premises of the owner or the premises of the person keeping the dog, the dog shall be securely and humanely muzzled and restrained with a chain or other tethering device having a minimum tensile strength of 300 pounds and not exceeding 3 feet in length; (iv) that the owner or keeper of the dog provide proof of insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 insuring the owner or keeper against any claim, loss, damage or injury to persons, domestic animals or property resulting from the acts, whether intentional or unintentional, of the dog or proof that reasonable efforts were made to obtain such insurance if a policy has not been issued; provided, however, that if a policy of insurance has been issued, the owner or keeper shall produce such policy upon request of the hearing authority or a justice of the district court; and provided further, that if a policy has not been issued the ~ owner or keeper shall produce proof of efforts to obtain such insurance; (v) that the owner or keeper of the dog provide to the licensing authority or animal control officer or other entity identified in the order, information by which a dog may be identified, throughout its lifetime including, but not limited to, photographs, videos, veterinary examination, tattooing or microchip implantations or a combination of any such methods of identification; (vi) that unless an owner or keeper of the dog provides evidence that a veterinarian is of the opinion the dog is unfit for alterations because of a medical condition, the owner or keeper of the dog shall cause the dog to be altered so that the dog shall not be reproductively intact; The motion was seconded by Mr. Lehan and so voted. All were in favor and the motion passed..” (Motion: Kalkut, second: Lehan)

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“A second motion was made by Mr. Kalkut that the Board order that the remaining nuisance dogs owned or in the keepership of Alicia Reycroft conform to the following orders: (i) that the dogs that are kept and/or reside at 4 Village Green be confined to the premises of the keeper of the dog; with a secure fence/gate enclosure in proper repair; (ii) that when removed from the premises of the owner or the premises of the person keeping the dogs, the dogs shall be leashed (iii) that proof of ownership/keepership, rabies vaccination, and town license for the dogs be provided A motion was seconded by Mr. Lehan and so voted. All were in favor, the motion passed..” (Motion: Kalkut, second: Lehan)

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“A motion was made by Mr. Lehan that the Board approve the events as outlined in the agenda. It was seconded by Mr. Kalkut and so voted. All were in favor, the motion passed..” (Motion: Lehan, second: Kalkut)

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“A motion was made by Mr. Kalkut that the Board three warrants for the period March 21, 2023 - March 28, 2023 as printed on the agenda for this meeting. It was seconded by Mr. Lehan and so voted; all were in favor and the motion passed..” (Motion: Kalkut, second: Lehan)

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