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8.10.2026 Housing Authority
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This meeting of the Fall River Housing Authority Commission is called to order at 4:30.
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4:30.
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Roll call.
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Chairman Long?
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Here.
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Vice Chairman Underhill?
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Here.
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Commissioner Burns is absent.
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Commissioner Bentley?
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Here.
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Commissioner Medeiros?
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Present.
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Language for the open meeting.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Pursuant to the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 38, Section 20, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium.
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Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings and transmissions are being made, whether perceived or not perceived by those present, and are therefore deemed acknowledged and permissible.
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Thank you.
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Uh, are there any citizens here wishing to be heard at citizen input?
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Seeing none, I'll move on.
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Are there any residents here for resident input?
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Seeing none.
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Next order of business is minutes of our regular meeting held July 13th, 2026.
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I'll entertain a motion to accept.
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Make a motion to accept the minutes of the regular meeting held on July 13th, 2026.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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Bills and communication vouchers, we've reviewed those.
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I'll entertain a motion to accept.
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I'll make a motion to accept the vouchers.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Management reports.
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Did we do these all?
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Yep.
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All right, this includes the applications, occupancy reports, tenants' accounts receivable, work order report, monthly Section 8 voucher activity report, monthly personnel accounting report, Director of Modernization monthly report, bank investments, and bond debt balance reports.
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Hope you all reviewed them.
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I'll entertain a motion to accept.
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I'll make a motion to accept, uh, management reports as stated.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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Financial reports, June 2026, have been reviewed.
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I will entertain a motion to accept.
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I'll make a motion to accept the monthly financial reports for June 2026.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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I need this one.
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The next one is our state quarterly modernization report for the period ending 6/30/26.
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After review, I'll entertain a motion to approve.
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I'll make a motion to approve the modernization quarterly report.
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Second.
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Motion being seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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I will have an update from our executive director, Mr. Spadella.
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Thank you, Chairman Long.
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Uh, good afternoon, everyone.
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Just a few things.
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Uh, first, I would like to extend an invitation to all of our commissioners.
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We have our annual employee cookout this Friday at noontime at Oak Village.
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The school department is kind enough to let us utilize their parking lot for employee parking.
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So we have that every year.
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It's a fun event that runs a couple hours, and then we usually have an early release.
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So what time does it start?
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12 o'clock.
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So everyone is welcome to attend if they like.
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The next thing I have, I wanted to acknowledge the leaders of our Section 8 department.
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The director, Carrie Farias, her assistant, Maria Fonzo, and all of their team members.
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In your packet, Martha put in there, we received a score of 100, a perfect score, with the designation of a high performer for the CMAP assessment for that program.
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That's the Section 8 Management Assessment Program.
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We get assessed annually on our public housing side and also on our Section 8 side.
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And every year they do a tremendous job, but this year was a perfect score.
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So again, I want to acknowledge Carrie Farias.
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She does an outstanding job.
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Marie Afonso, her assistant.
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And all of the team members there.
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So I wanted to just let everyone know that.
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Also in the packet, we had our annual performance management review from the state.
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That's when they come down and they assess our state properties.
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And this year they assessed our financial our TARS, and also our facilities.
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And in your packet, you'll see we got a score of 92, to round up, which was outstanding.
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So I wanted to acknowledge Ed Majewski, our Director of Facilities, always an outstanding job there.
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Kathy Povar, our Director of Field Operations.
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Nella Souza, our Director of Finance, and also Amy Moran, who runs the Tenant Selection Department.
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Again, great leadership, outstanding performance.
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So again, I wanted to acknowledge them and thank them for all of their hard work and their leadership abilities.
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And that's all I have.
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So thank you, and I'd like to just, on behalf of the board, to say thank you to the people who were involved with the performance management review.
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Congratulations, and thank you very much.
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You do a wonderful job.
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Moving on.
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New business, modernization.
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We have a certificate of completion consolidated for electrical infrastructure upgrades at the Edward F. Doolin Apartments, contract number 667-2.
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The general contractor, MV Electrical Contractors, Inc., completed all the work items.
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The final contract amount was $153,340.
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I'll entertain a motion to approve.
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I'll make a motion to approve the certificate of completion consolidated for the electrical infrastructure at Doolin Apartments with the final contract amount of $153,340.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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We have a certificate of final completion for site improvements and tree removal at Maple Gardens, contract number 200-2, number 095203.
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Elmer Corbett Street, contract number 689-1, number 095205.
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And Bullock Oak Grove Avenue, Contract number 689-4, number 095207.
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The general contractor for Maple Gardens was Regal Tree and Shrub Experts, LLC.
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They completed all work items, and the final contract amount for them was $27,355.
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The general contractor for the Elmer Corbett Street was Regal Tree and Shrub Experts, LLC.
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Completed all work items, and final contract amount was $41,125.
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And the general contractor for the Bullock Oak Grove Avenue was Guilden Inc., completed all the work items, and the final contract amount was $47,795.
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I'll entertain a motion to approve contingent upon final approval of EOHLC.
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I'll make a motion to approve contingent upon final approval by EOHLC for certificate of final completion for site improvements, tree removal at Maple Gardens for 200-2, 689-1, 689-4, for tree removal or for Regal Tree and Shrub Experts for the final contract amount of $27,355.
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For Regal Tree and Shrub completed work items for the amount of $41,125.
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And for Gildan, incorporated for the amount of $47,795.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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Request for Hanwha Wave video management software platform be a priority item for the security camera installation at Maple Gardens.
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Contract number 200-2, number 095185.
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I'll entertain a motion to approve.
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I'll make a motion to approve Hanwha Wave video management software for security camera installation at Maple Gardens.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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The change order number 5 for the comprehensive building and site upgrades at Maple Garden.
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It's the contract 200-2, number 095177.
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The change order number is an increase of $115,415.79 due to the contract amount for the reconstruction of the fire-damaged apartments, number 14D and number 22D, including demolition and abatement.
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There is no increase to the contract time.
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I'll entertain a motion for approval contingent upon final approval of EOHL-1.
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See, I'll make a motion, uh, to approve the change order, uh, contingent upon final approval by EOHLC, uh, for the comprehensive building and site upgrades at Maple Gardens, uh, 200-2, number 09517.
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And an increase of $115,415.79.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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Procurement for labor attorney services, um, the recommended action to order 3 3-year contract to KP Law at an hourly rate of $255, $255, in the amount not to exceed $50,000.
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This contract contains 2 separate and distinct 1-year renewable options.
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At the table, motion to approve.
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Excuse me, I have a question.
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Is this a 3-year contract or a 1-year contract that we can renew twice?
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No, a 3-year with 2 options to renew.
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A 3-year with the potential of 2 options to renew at our discretion.
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And to renew a year each time or to renew 3 years each time?
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No, no, no, 1 1 year each year.
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So 3 years.
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So the maximum potential is 5.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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Which is HUD's— typically HUD's— not typically, which is HUD's limit.
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Obviously, if there was anything that was ever longer, we would be coming to the board to seek permission for something like that.
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But HUD's legal limit is 5 on duration.
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One last question and then I'll Stop.
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In the total amount not to exceed $50,000 per year, per term, for the 3, for 3, for the first 3.
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Yeah, we've been spending, Commissioners, we've been spending much less lately.
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I mean, the biggest savings is not being in negotiation years, for one thing.
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We also haven't been bombarded with the need for legal advice, whether it's grievances, discipline, things of that nature.
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And all of our work policies are pretty much in place.
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Something will come up here or there, but our spending has been way, way down on legal.
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Way down.
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Obviously, our staff attorneys help with our day-to-day and our housing court matters.
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So I'll make a motion to award a 3-year contract to KP Law at an hourly rate of $255 and a total amount not to exceed $50,000.
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And this contract contains 2 separate and distinct 1-year renewable options.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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I think that concludes our business.
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Good.
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Yeah, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.
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Motion to adjourn.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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We are adjourned at— I can't see that clock— 4:45.
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4:45.
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