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Director Kron told commissioners that department heads received instructions to submit year-end reserve items by noon on June 25 as part of the FY25 close; county finance staff has monitored spending and the director described current projections as \"favorable,\" though he said he would not release a final number at this time. The surplus, if finalized, would be available for appropriation in the FY26 budget as required by general law.

On facilities, Kron said the county's disaster-recovery room work is progressing at the Agricultural High School location. He reported that electrical work is complete, a painter has begun finishing touches and county IT will move materials from 614 High Street to the Aggie (Betty Duquette Building, second floor) before the end of the month.

Human-resources notices: the director reminded employees that Boston Mutual short-term-disability enrollment is open from June 3 to June 13 with vendor sessions available for one-on-one consultations on specified dates and at county locations.

On electric-vehicle infrastructure, the director said the county requested revised proposals and value-engineered the plan with the vendor; the number of chargers in the proposal dropped from 31 to 22. He said the county supplied electric-bill data and asked the vendor to include performance-based cost profiles; once a revised proposal is returned staff will present it to the commissioners for a formal vote and, if approved, the county will file with the state as required.

Kron also asked commissioners to consider summer meeting scheduling and noted commissioners are expected to attend the following evening's Agricultural High School graduation. No formal votes were taken on the EV charging plan or the FY26 budget appropriation during this session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Norfolk County Commissioners Meeting 6-4-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Norfolk County's director reported June 4 that preliminary closing work points to a favorable FY25 surplus and provided updates on a disaster-recovery room move, short-term-disability enrollment and an updated EV-charging proposal.","taxTitle","Norfolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",3603,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6212231,"Norfolk County engineering to provide phased survey for Bark Pond Road in Bellingham",157,814000,971000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3685837-e7295f5ad8b887d43af3840e8c570426&start=814&end=971","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3685837-e7295f5ad8b887d43af3840e8c570426/thumbnail_814000.jpg","/articles/6212231/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Norfolk-County-engineering-to-provide-phased-survey-for-Bark-Pond-Road-in-Bellingham","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6212231-844903b324ad83c103176e07390a699e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200696&Signature=O1hPI5IshqKuACUT1ORrLtWd-CEeaWYM79bWsO16FxH4BhM~m9v9Xy0ucoEdLtghDYCBPnjJJrODTykrNEdLioM9z3GEwxIOFqsbRswO447xCUX3BeKwtCde6TIa-~J6ypxLzLfHdMZbHwC8n-g6t8JzlEbKxwWbiiTSlsByEC2wdQUYEqAC0PAIp9F1r6MJjL3v26dcnySL6~b-bVD8qy0Vcfp7eBIZ7uZeoq4YykX37rZFwoW0DXluk3uVMcbcg-dw6hb~nGIO9u-3IDWkJZDaz~o0Ax-eIX40S03Y4RwoK2aXAgfq5z3MRVpSYm~4Cepni2Qfx0F2tB0Do4HLrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Norfolk County commissioners voted June 4 to authorize the county engineering department to provide topographic survey and layout services for Bark Pond Road in the town of Bellingham, a preliminary step to reconstructing sections of a roadway that washes out during heavy rains.

County staff told commissioners the road is an older camp road that washes out in sections during storms. Because full reconstruction is a large job outside a single-year DPW workload, engineers will survey and map the worst sections first and perform work in phases as resources allow.

A staff speaker said the department prepared a formal request and that Patrick, the on-site engineer, was not present at the meeting. The staff speaker explained the phased approach: survey the most damaged segments, complete targeted repairs and then return to the next segment in subsequent project cycles. The approach is intended to allow incremental improvements rather than leaving the community waiting for a large, single reconstruction contract.

Commissioners moved and approved a motion authorizing the county engineering department to provide the services for the town of Bellingham as described in the request. No cost allocation or contract award was recorded at the meeting; the action authorizes county staff to perform the surveying and layout work.

Staff said the phased survey will allow the town to plan and bid repairs for the most vulnerable sections and to spread reconstruction over multiple seasons.","The Norfolk County Commission approved county engineering services to perform a topographic survey and layout of Bark Pond Road in Bellingham; staff said the work will be done in phases to address repeated washouts and fit within the department's workload.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6212235,"Norfolk County accepts transfer of light-duty trailer from Needham for weights-and-measures testing",324,289000,613000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3685837-e7295f5ad8b887d43af3840e8c570426&start=289&end=613","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3685837-e7295f5ad8b887d43af3840e8c570426/thumbnail_289000.jpg","/articles/6212235/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Norfolk-County-accepts-transfer-of-light-duty-trailer-from-Needham-for-weights-and-measures-testing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6212235-637d38ae4f8964c54d1727c8821a2f40/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200696&Signature=occleh8X6tH7ggPLXZrittsxlftAqSo3kNFvJVG88hv38B3bQL~1DgPiNi2RYsScf6vxPR9yAsEg3VC~W06t3h52jL5EflBC6MRT~emrepwOwgJu4O9cRwg1QJmmVeMtLLkK~tseL4-Pr16UKW5P6UDZj3WB0nWI3SgPtWVYgEZOR56tUJaI89~8X4cw0glMB~9pZ8lPwzfiaR7YfcbL4~uYv-5CCc3UQc1PPOtR47Q-W0wDBTPry4bRGFaO4UZkwM7KuEWK6Q~8xBIrZvRKm9YVPP5xj7oEAQUuOA7uC~UHcsyQhLHQCTpX-XOfvm17OrrNNRDzYplQj1~BDVJtUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Norfolk County commissioners voted June 4 to accept ownership of a light-duty test trailer from the town of Needham to support weights-and-measures testing of oil trucks.

County staff said the trailer is a 100-gallon test tank used to verify truck meters and has been borrowed from Needham for more than a year; the town asked only that the commission accept formal ownership under Chapter 30B of the General Laws to transfer the asset between subdivisions at no cost.

Assistant County Director Bill Buckley introduced the item and brought forward Bill Mullen to describe the equipment. Mullen said, \"It's a hundred gallon test tank. We use it to test oil trucks.\" He added that the device contains a sight glass and a pump that can return tested volume to the truck. Staff said the unit is older but in \"very good shape,\" carries a state-lab sticker indicating it had been tested and cleared, and that the county will send it periodically to the lab for retesting.

Commissioners raised questions about where testing typically occurs and about spill or leak remediation. Staff replied that testing is done at locations convenient to the truck operators and that oil-truck operators and their companies carry remediation measures for handling leaks. The staff briefing estimated the trailer is roughly 30 to 45 years old and that the county regularly tests and maintains similar equipment.

The commission voted to accept the transfer; staff noted \"no value is exchanged\" and said they will send a formal letter to the town of Needham to complete the transfer.

The transfer formalizes equipment the county has been operating and places responsibility and recordkeeping with Norfolk County for continued testing of fuel-delivery meters.","The Norfolk County commissioners voted to accept ownership of a light-duty test trailer from the town of Needham to support weights-and-measures work testing oil-truck meters; county staff said the unit is a 100-gallon test tank, has been borrowed for over a year, and was tested and cleared by the state lab.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6212237,"Norfolk County approves Public Employee Committee health-care memorandum of agreement",156,622000,778000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3685837-e7295f5ad8b887d43af3840e8c570426&start=622&end=778","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3685837-e7295f5ad8b887d43af3840e8c570426/thumbnail_622000.jpg","/articles/6212237/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Norfolk-County-approves-Public-Employee-Committee-health-care-memorandum-of-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6212237-4371cd1cad2196e2784d5c1aec68e78b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200696&Signature=ockwtnNy2wx231mYnUn0HHmOfMhdUvtdAHFs~m0n9mNsIWVHlbM7ocPQgeWGu379Gbv0wmP2NXbB-7FR6EI0xAPQJYjMlJAWmCugwlzn1rTDq6SspWqLntXeMsPqi~u18Gi6GGDwSPR2Jr77NHo5X6LBJM6yOdFL5lTPEvptmaSq2HGya1kfL5ZvMMrjWefVYbGp6XUs2EzEsOtCucr~Hugcf-ovrRZiJ9bwlBM37RlzFyVVJxxeR~k7xCiJC0-r4~41HLnE-s8iFSmJK-5EFB~5nOm6f8BATTqock4dLENixXh8~ISTL24BEbql0V~MawVz5tFR2Vq2ecotNHPQ3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Norfolk County commissioners unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement on June 4 with the county's Public Employee Committee that preserves current health, dental and life insurance plans for active employees and retirees.

The agreement keeps the county's BlueCare plans and Medicare prescription coverage and maintains Delta Dental and Boston Mutual life-insurance offerings; the county will continue to pay 70% of the premium cost, a county staff member said at the meeting.

The agreement was presented to the commissioners as largely a housekeeping update to existing benefits. A staff member who summarized the changes said the Public Employee Committee (PEC) began reviewing options in January and held follow-up meetings in March. The staff member read plan details into the record, naming BlueCare PPO and HMO options, Blue Medicare Rx PDP and Medicare Blue PPO Freedom Rx for Medicare-eligible retirees, dental through Delta Dental PPO plus premium, and basic and voluntary life insurance through Boston Mutual.

The staff member identified PEC participants and bargaining-unit representatives who reviewed the agreement: a Norfolk County retiree representative, Frank Hegarty; ASPE Council 93 and engineers-unit representatives Michael Jardine and Kevin Folan; and AFT Local 2335 representative Aaron Chernisky. The document presented to commissioners mirrors the terms the PEC negotiated and requires board endorsement under the county's established review process.

Commissioners voted to approve the memorandum of agreement as presented. The action was a formal endorsement of terms described in the PEC document; no changes or amendments were recorded in the minutes.

The vote keeps benefits continuity for county employees and retirees through the next plan period. Staff said required sign-offs by the PEC and the commissioners complete the current review cycle.","Norfolk County commissioners on June 4 endorsed a memorandum of agreement with the county Public Employee Committee that keeps existing health, dental and life insurance plans in place and maintains the county's 70% contribution toward premiums.","actionData","errors"]

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