Justin Paré, President
John Simmons, Vice President
John Costello
Daniel Donovan
Mark Gould, Jr.
Town Seal in Black and WhiteDarius Gregory
Andrew Shanahan
Andrea Slobogan
Patricia St. Pierre

Town of North Attleborough
TOWN COUNCIL
43 South Washington Street, North Attleborough, MA 02760
Phone: (508) 699-0100 ext. 2555

PUBLIC MEETING

April 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Town Hall - JoAnn Cathcart Conference Room
43 South Washington St. North Attleborough, MA



I.

Pledge of Allegiance

II.

Approval of Minutes

a.

Approval of Town Council Minutes of March 24, 2025

b.

Approval of Town Council Executive Session Minutes of March 25, 2025

III.

Town Councilor Community Updates

IV.

Town Manager's Report

a.

Recognition of Heather Cabral of NAED

V.

Resident and Community Comment

VI.

Confirmations

a.

None at this time

VII.

Sub-Committee Reports

a.

Finance

i.

Measure 2025-056- Approval to withdraw, re-purpose, and transfer $1.8mm from Capital Improvement Stabilization to fund the Health Insurance Account

ii.

UPDATE of Measure 2025-047- To authorize the Town Manager to petition the Massachusetts General Court for a special act authorizing a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for the proposed new high school building project

iii.

UPDATE of Measure 2025-054 – Acceptance of M.G.L. c. 59, § 5O: Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemption Guidelines for Municipalities in Massachusetts, including acceptance, criteria, and application procedures

b.

Economic Growth & Sustainability

c.

By-Law

d.

Rules

e.

School Committee Representative

f.

School Building Committee (MSBA)

g.

Communication, Public Participation & Engagement

h.

Local Emergency Planning

i.

RFP Town Auditor Ad Hoc Committee

VIII.

Old Business

a.

None at this time

IX.

New Business

a.

FINAL FY2026 BUDGET SUBMITTAL

  FY2026  BUDGET MESSAGE

  FY2026  FINAL BUDGET PRESENTATION


i.

Measure 2025-060- FY26 General Fund Annual Appropriation

ii.

Measure 2025-061- FY26 OPEB Funding

iii.

Measure 2025-063- FY26 Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Transfer

iv.

Measure 2025-064- FY26 Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Annual Appropriation

v.

Measure 2025-065-FY26 Sewer Enterprise Fund Annual Appropriation

vii.

Measure 2025-067- FY26 Comcast PEG Access Enterprise Fund Annual Appropriation

viii.

Measure 2025-068- FY26 Verizon PEG Access Enterprise Fund Annual Appropriation

ix.

Measure 2025-069-FY26 Capital Improvement Program Projects to be funded by CIP Stabilization

x.

Measure 2025-070-FY26 Capital Improvement Program Projects to be funded by FY25 Free Cash

xi.

Measure 2025-071-FY26 Capital Improvement Program Projects without specified funding

xii.

Measure 2025-072- FY26 Capital Improvement Program Projects to be funded by the Fire Alarm Revolving Account

xiii.

Measure 2025-073- FY26 Water Enterprise Fund Capital Projects to be funded by Borrowing

xiv.

Measure 2025-074- FY26 Sewer Enterprise Fund Capital Projects to be funded by Borrowing

xv.

Measure 2025-075-FY26 Revolving Account Annual Authorization

xvi.

Measure 2025-076- FY26 Additional Real Estate Property Tax Exemption of One Hundred Percent (100%)

xvii.

Measure 2025-077-FY26 Local Acceptance of Certain Property Tax Exemptions

xviii.

Measure 2025-078- FY26 Establish the Amount for Town Manager Line-Item Transfers

b.

Measure 2025-057- Consideration of a Resolution Regarding Question 1 from the November 2024 Ballot

c.

Measure 2025-058-Approval of Bylaw to Create Standing Confirmations of Sub Committees

X.

Adjournment

XI.

Town Council Meeting Schedule

a.

Monday, April 28, 2025

Regular Meeting

b.

Monday, May 12, 2025

Public Hearing on the FY26 Budget

*Paper copies of Measures can be obtained at the Town Manager’s Office at the North Attleborough Town Hall between the hours of 8:00AM-6:00PM on Monday, 8:00AM-4:00PM Tuesday through Thursday, and Friday 8:00AM -12:00PM.*

*Hardcopies of all “Voted Measures” can be obtained in the Town Clerk’s Office at the North Attleborough Town Hall between the hours of 8:00AM-6:00PM on Monday, 8:00AM-4:00PM Tuesday through Thursday, and Friday 8:00AM -12:00PM upon request. *

All measures can be accessed in the Measures Database