Town of Provincetown
April 1, 2002 Town Meeting
Town Meeting's over for 2002

On Thursday, April 4, 2002, the last session of the April 2002 Annual Town Meeting was ushered out by The Stakeholders' rousing rendition of "I Fall to Pieces." Left to right: Town Manager Keith Bergman, Tourism Director Patricia "Patsy" Fitzpatrick, and Selectmen Mary-Jo Avellar, Michele Couture, Betty Steele-Jeffers, Cheryl Andrews, and David Atkinson. (Video captures by Tim McCarthy).

The April 1, 2002 Special and Annual Town Meetings have concluded after four nights. Some highlights of what the voters approved: FY 2003 Operating Budget of $18.79-million; the Cape End Manor Care Campus proposal; supplemental funding for the School building, Library at Heritage Museum, and Sewer projects; affordable housing home rule petitions;a PWC marked channel by-law; and zoning by-law amendments. Click for more information There were 98 articles in the warrants for the April 1, 2002 Annual and Special Town Meetings. Below, please find a variety of links to narratives, tables and summaries that provide in-depth details relating to the Town Meeting articles.

For more information contact Town Clerk Stephan J. Nofield at 508-487-7013.
Town Meeting Decisions

Annual Town Meeting 2002 Decisions
(all decisions recorded)

April 2002 Special Town Meeting ended on Tuesday, April 4, 2002. Below the header of each Town Meeting Article are the following elements to a Town Meeting decision:
 1. The wording that was printed in the Warrant published on March 7, 2002..
2. Recommendations from various committees.
3. The actual motion as moved at Town Meeting including any amendments,
4. The action taken by the Town Meeting voters.
Special Town Meeting 2002 Decisions
(all decisions recorded)
Town Meeting Warrants as posted
April 1, 2002 Special Town Meeting
April 1, 2002 Annual Town Meeting
Special Town Meeting for Printing pdf version Acrobat 5
Annual Town Meeting for Printing pdf version Acrobat 5
Special Town Meeting HTML version
Annual Town Meeting HTML version
Town Meeting Times
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Town Meeting Times ("pdf" file)
Finance Committee's Report
Finance Committee 2002 Report ("pdf" file)
FY 2003 Budget

FY 2003 Operating Budget of $18,793,272; FY 2003 Budget Message to the Voters: Pages 1-3, 4-5, 6 ("pdf" files)

Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing Legislative Initiatives
Wastewater

Project Update
Cape End Manor
Care Campus Proposal
Zoning

Planning Board report and recommendations on Zoning Articles ("pdf" file)

Town Boards Review Warrant Articles
Wednesday, March 6, 2002 4 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE Capital Improvements Program Articles (ATM-4 and STM-18)
Monday March 11, 2002 5:30 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE Public Hearing: Capital Improvements Program
  6 p.m. BOARD OF SELECTMENFINANCE COMMITTEE Public Hearing FY 2003 Budget (Charter §9-1-6)
  6 p.m. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Review of articles
Tuesday March 12, 2002 4 p.m FINANCE COMMITTEE Review of financial articles
Wednesday March 13, 2002 7 p.m. PLANNING BOARD Zoning Articles (rescheduled from 27-Feb-02)
Thursday March 14, 2002 1 p.m. CHARTER ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION Charter Articles (Charter §2-2-4)
  4 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE Review of financial articles
Monday March 18, 2002 6:30 p.m. PUBLIC FORUM Cape End Manor Care Campus proposal
Tuesday March 19, 2002 4 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE Review of financial articles

Thursday March 21, 2002

 4 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE Review of financial articles
  6:30 p.m. BOARD OF HEALTH Public Health Articles (Charter §2-2-2)
Monday March 25, 2002 6 p.m. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Review of articles
Wednesday March 27, 2002 6 p.m. PLANNING BOARD HARBOR COMMITTEE Town Landing Layout
  7 p.m. PLANNING BOARD Land Use and Development Articles (Charter §2-2-3);Petitioned Zoning Articles
Thursday March 28, 2002 6:30 p.m. CONSERVATION COMMISSION Natural Environment Articles (Charter §2-2-1)
Monday April 1, 2002 7:30 p.m. TOWN MEETING BEGINS

FY 2003 Operating Budget

FY 2003 Operating Budget
Budget FY 2002 FY 2003 % ch
I. GENERAL GOVERNMENT    
113 Elections & Town Meetings    
        Expenses $6,132 $8,569 40%
122 Board of Selectmen      
        Personal Services 38,652 38,652  
        Expenses 7,400 8,200  
        sub-total 46,052 46,852 1.7%
123 Town Manager      
        Personal Services 179,834 179,834  
        Expenses 8,068 8,100  
        sub-total 187,902 187,934 0%
151 Legal Services      
        Expenses 120,000 120,000 0%
156 Administration      
        Expenses 56,656 61,480 9%
157 Land Bank funded by Land Bank Fund  
        Maintenance 11,713 13,548  
        Housing 26,029 27,007  
        Debt Service 203,000 171,522  
        sub-total 240,742 212,078 -12%
161 Town Clerk      
        Personal Services 57,428 58,622  
        Expenses 10,364 10,364  
        sub-total 67,792 68,986 1.8%
169 Licensing      
        Personal Services 31,640 31,640  
        Expenses 12,200 12,505  
        sub-total 43,840 44,145 0.7%
171 Conservation Commission    
        Expenses 1,454 1,584 8.9%
173 Housing Partnership  
        Expenses 1,000 1,000 0%
174 LCP Implementation  
        Expenses 1,820 1,865 2.5%
175 Planning Board      
        Personal Services 0 0  
        Expenses 2,142 2,192  
        sub-total 2,142 2,192 2.3%
176 Zoning Board of Appeals    
        Expenses 2,253 2,453 8.9%
179 Historical Commission     
        Expenses 1,632 1,672 2.5%
499 Cable Advisory Commission     
        Expenses   55,250  
I. General Government $779,417 $816,060 4.7%
II. FINANCE      
131 Finance Committee      
        Expenses $3,450 $5,100  
        Reserve Fund 35,000 35,000  
        sub-total 38,450 40,100 4.3%
135 Town Accountant (DMF)    
        Personal Services 132,910 138,349  
        Expenses 26,200 32,100  
        sub-total 159,110 170,449 7.1%
136 Management Information Systems Coordination  
        Personal Services 38,110 38,110  
        Expenses 102,883 94,248  
        sub-total 140,993 132,358 -6.1%
141 Board of Assessors (DMF)    
        Personal Services 110,000 114,663  
        Expenses 27,522 23,006  
        sub-total 137,522 137,669 0%
145 Treasurer/Collector (DMF)    
        Personal Services 112,144 112,471  
        Expenses 43,543 43,500  
        sub-total 155,687 155,971 0%
710 Debt Service      
        Expenses 935,528 1,738,709 86%
820 Tax Title      
        Expenses 10,000 50,000 400%
910 Retirement/Benefits/Insurance    
        Expenses 3,074,275 3,231,048 5.1%
II. Finance $4,651,565 $5,656,304 21.6%
III. PUBLIC SAFETY      
210 Police      
        Personal Services $1,246,175 $1,337,785  
        Expenses 86,100 90,700  
        sub-total 1,332,275 1,428,485 7.2%
211 Police Station      
        Expenses 23,500 39,000 66.0%
220 Fire (DRM)      
        Personal Services 209,129 236,748  
        Expenses 104,523 110,167  
        sub-total 313,652 346,915 10.6%
231 Ambulance Service      
        Expenses 26,950 29,645 10.0%
240 Inspections (DRM)      
        Personal Services 104,006 104,006  
        Expenses 21,950 22,450  
        sub-total 125,956 126,456 0.4%
241 Director of Regulatory Management    
        Personal Services 108,954 112,848  
        Expenses 11,100 6,650  
        sub-total 120,054 119,498 -0.5%
291 Emergency Management    
        Personal Services 1,200 1,200  
        Expenses 250 250  
        sub-total 1,450 1,450 0%
294 Harbor Committee  
        Expenses 1,625 1,638 0.8%
295 Harbormaster/MacMillan Wharf    
        Personal Services 99,945 84,802  
        Expenses 34,500 22,520  
        sub-total 134,445 107,322 -20%
296 Shellfish      
        Personal Services 28,868 30,710  
        Expenses 6,510 6,570  
        sub-total 35,378 37,280 5.4%
299 Parking             
        Personal Services 280,540 282,469  
        Expenses 41,775 57,300  
        sub-total 322,315 339,769 5.4%
III. Public Safety $2,437,600 $2,577,458 5.7%
IV. PUBLIC WORKS      
192 Buildings & Grounds (DPW)    
        Personal Services $374,636 $390,297  
        Expenses 208,621 200,923  
        sub-total 583,257 591,220 1.4%
421 Administration (DPW)      
        Personal Services 145,068 129,827  
        Expenses 167,916 189,799  
        sub-total 312,984 319,626 2.1%
422 Highway (DPW)      
        Personal Services 234,438 240,773  
        Expenses 33,717 42,950  
        sub-total 268,155 283,723 5.8%
423 Snow & Ice      
        Personal Services 26,590 34,397  
        Expenses 23,000 22,920  
        sub-total 49,590 57,317 15.6%
431 Solid Waste/Recycling (DPW)    
        Personal Services 268,964 290,973  
        Expenses 107,853 107,980  
        sub-total 376,817 398,953 5.9%
439 Waste Disposal/Other (DPW)    
        Expenses 263,600 176,825 -33%
IV. Public Works $1,854,403 $1,827,664 -1.4%
V. PUBLIC SERVICES      
511 Health/Conservation Agent (DRM)    
        Personal Services $73,748 $86,249  
        Expenses 10,620 10,840  
        sub-total 84,368 97,089 15.1%
512 Public Health/Nurse      
        Personal Services 13,332 12,784  
        Expenses 31,437 31,455  
        sub-total 44,769 44,239 -1.2%
513 Board of Health      
        Expenses 1,997 1,997 0%
525 Cape End Manor      
        Personal Services 1,934,258  
        Expenses 778,339  
        sub-total 2,157,794 2,712,597 25.7%
541 Council on Aging      
        Personal Services 116,803 124,228  
        Expenses 9,685 10,033  
        sub-total 126,488 134,261 6.1%
543 Veterans Services      
        Personal Services 9,800 9,800  
        Expenses 19,143 18,885  
        sub-total 28,943 28,685 -0.9%
610 Library      
        Personal Services 139,298 145,310  
        Expenses 56,328 63,591  
        sub-total 195,626 208,901 6.8%
620 Administration      
        Expenses 2,500 2,500 0%
630 Recreation Department    
        Personal Services 107,594 110,707  
        Expenses 12,500 12,700  
        sub-total 120,094 123,407 2.8%
651 Beautification Cte funded by Tourism Fund  
        Expenses 10,000 10,250 2.5%
671 Heritage Museum           
        Personal Services 0 0  
        Expenses 19,800 19,800  
        sub-total 19,800 19,800 0%
672 Art Commission      
        Expenses 9,700 14,450 49.0%
699 Tourism funded by Tourism Fund  
        Coordination/Support 65,264 75,804  
        Marketing 110,825 119,029  
        Municipal Projects 112,760 100,000  
        Promotional Events 85,675 96,053  
        sub-total 374,524 390,886 4.4%
V. Public Services $3,176,603 $3,789,062 19.3%
VI. PUBLIC SCHOOLS      
300 Provincetown Public Schools    
        Total 4,060,913 4,074,936 0.3%
310 Cape Cod Regional Tech High    
        Expense 32,858 51,788 57.6%
VI. Public Schools $4,093,771 $4,126,724 0.8%
OPERATING BUDGET SUMMARY    
I.   General Government $779,417 $816,060 4.70%
II.   Finance 4,651,565 5,656,304 21.6%
III.  Public Safety 2,437,600 2,577,458 5.7%
IV. Public Works 1,854,403 1,827,664 -1.4%
V.  Public Services 3,176,603 3,789,062 19.3%
Subtotal, I-V $12,899,589 $14,666,547 13.7%
VI. Public Schools 4,093,771 4,126,724 0.8%
Total, I-VI  $16,993,360  $ 18,793,271 10.6%
440 Wastewater Enterprise Fund    
 Enterprise Fund Costs $240,328 $1,184,235  
 General Fund Costs 25,000 100,000  
TOTAL COSTS $265,328 $1,284,235 384%
TOTAL REVENUE $588,390 $1,284,235  
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) $323,062 $0  
450 Water Enterprise Fund      
 Enterprise Fund Costs $1,089,397 $1,217,634  
 General Fund Costs 164,498 170,000  
TOTAL COSTS $1,253,895 $1,387,634 10.7%
TOTAL REVENUE $1,253,895 $1,387,634  
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) $0 $0