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Special Town Meeting |
Meeting Called to Order. Town Moderator Mary-Jo Avellar convened the
meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2005 in the Town Hall Auditorium
and then and there recessed the meeting to the Provincetown High School Gymnasium,
in accordance with MGL C. 39, §10, due to the elevator being out of service
in Town Hall.
Town Moderator
Mary-Jo Avellar reconvened the November 7, 2005 Special Town Meeting at 6:10
p.m. in the Provincetown High School Gymnasium.
PRELIMINARY MOTIONS
(1)
Board of Selectmen Chair Cheryl Andrews moved that the Town vote to
waive the reading of the warrant.
Motion Passed.
(2) Cheryl Andrews moved that the Town vote to
grant permission to speak at the November 7, 2005 Special Town Meeting to
the following persons who are not registered voters of the Town of Provincetown:
Motion Passed.
(3) Cheryl Andrews moved that on all matters
to come before the November 7, 2005 Special Town Meeting, requiring a
two-thirds vote by statute, that a count need not be taken unless the vote so
declared is immediately questioned by seven or more registered voters.
Motion Passed.
Article 1.
Wastewater
Optimization and Expansion - Borrowing Authorization. To see if the Town will vote to
appropriate and borrow the sum of $1,500,000, to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager and the Board of
Selectmen for the development of plans and specifications for optimization and
expansion to the Town’s sewerage systems, and for capital modifications
and repairs to Phase I of the sewer system, and
including without limitation all costs defined under C.29C,§1 of the General
Laws; and to raise said appropriation the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow said sum of money under and
pursuant to C.44,§7(1) and/or C.29C of the General Laws, or any other enabling
authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; and that to the
extent that any State, Federal or other funds are or become available for the
purposes set forth above, the Board of Selectmen is authorized to apply for and
accept such funds; and, further, the Town votes to authorize the Water and
Sewer Board to assess one hundred percent of the project cost to the Town upon
those who benefit from the project, such assessments to be made by the Uniform
Unit method as provided by General Laws Chapter 83, Section 15; or to
take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested
by the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager]
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
RECOMMENDS: 5-0-0
FINANCE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS: 9-0-0
WATER & SEWER BOARD
RECOMMENDS: 4-0-0
BOARD OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS:
3-0-1
Borrowing: 2/3’s vote required under MGL C.44
Cheryl Andrews moved that the Town vote
to approve Article 1 as printed in the warrant.
Motion
Passed. (2/3’s Vote Declared)
Article 2.
Conveyance
of Property Adjacent to PHS Annex to Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies. To see
if the Town will vote pursuant to G.L. c. 40, §§15 and 15A, to transfer three
parcels of real property from the School Committee for school purposes to the
Board of Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance: 7R Holway Avenue, identified on Assessors Map as 07-4-065-B
(Parcel B), 9R Holway Avenue, identified on Assessors Map as 07-4-065-C (Parcel
C), a portion of a parcel of land identified on Assessors Map as 07-4-070,
which portion contains approximately 1,935 square feet and is shown as “D” on
the sketch plan on file with the Town Clerk (Parcel D); together with the easements appurtenant to Parcels
B and C and together with a pedestrian access easement in the remainder of the
land identified on Assessors Map as 074-070 (the “Grace Hall Lot”), provided
that the proceeds from said conveyance shall substantially reduce or eliminate
the School Department’s debt service obligation pursuant to the vote under
Article 7 of the April 1, 2002 Special Town Meeting which provided that half of
the local debt service cost for the SBA-reimbursable PHS and VMES school
building projects “shall be paid from the school department through one or more
of the following ways . . . (3) the sale or lease of the annex;” and to
authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey said parcels and easements, together
with the parcel of land with the former school building thereon located at 5
Holway Avenue identified on Assessors Map as 07-4-065-A (Parcel A), to the
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Inc., for minimum consideration of
$50,000 and otherwise on such terms and conditions as the Selectmen deem to be
in the best interest of the Town, or take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested by the Board of Selectmen and the
Town Manager]
BOARD
OF SELECTMEN RECOMMENDS: 4-0-1
FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS: 9-0-0
SCHOOL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
4-0-0
Disposition of Land: 2/3’s vote required
Cheryl Andrews moved that the Town vote to approve Article 2 as
printed in the warrant.
Motion
Passed. (2/3’s Vote Declared)
Article 3.
General By-law Amendment - Establish Economic Development Council and
Economic Development Permits. To see if the Town will vote to amend the
general bylaws of the Town to add section 5-15 as follows:
15-15. Economic
Development Council and Economic Development Permits
1. There shall be an
Economic Development Council to advise the Board of Selectmen on the
development of strategies consistent with the Local Comprehensive Plan which
will foster a sustainable year-round economy for Provincetown. The council shall consist of seven members
appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
When first established, the terms of the members shall be for one, two
or three years and so arranged that the terms of approximately one third of the
members will expire each year, and their successors shall be appointed for a
term of three years.
2. Members of the
council shall have education and experience in one or more of the following
fields: tourism and visitor services, arts and culture, retail, general
business, education, health care, commercial fishing and aquaculture, and
housing and construction; and the council as a whole shall include persons with
education and experience in several of these fields. In fulfillment of its
mission, the council shall actively solicit ongoing input from businesses,
organizations, and interested individuals.
3. The Selectmen may
appoint up to two alternate members who may be designated by the chairman or
chairman pro tem to act in the place of a regular member who is absent or
unable to act upon any matter that comes before the council.
4. The Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to issue economic development permits. The Board shall adopt guidelines, hereinafter referred to as “Permit Guidelines”, for such economic development permits after consideration of the recommendations, if any, of the council. Applications for an economic development permit shall be filed in the Office of the Board of Selectmen, whereupon the Town Manager shall without undue delay refer the application to the council for its review and recommendations. The Board shall consider its guidelines and the recommendations, if any, of the council, with respect to each permit application. Economic development permits may be used to qualify for such preferences and permits as may be established by the Town or its boards or officers by guidelines, regulations or bylaws having as their purpose fostering year-round economic development. Each property for which an economic development permit is granted shall be deemed a public service use under Section 3 of Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2000. Economic development permits may require the execution of an agreement, a covenant or other recordable instrument that ensures the continued use of the property in question for purposes consistent with the Permit Guidelines and the conditions pursuant to which the economic development permit was issued.
5. For the purpose of
fostering a sustainable year-round economy, the council shall develop and
recommend to the Board of Selectmen guidelines for the issuance of economic
development permits, shall review applications referred to the council for
economic development permits, and shall make recommendations to the Board of
Selectmen relative to said economic development permit applications.
6. The Board of Selectmen may acquire in the name of the town by gift or grant, or by purchase with funds that may be appropriated or otherwise available for such purpose, covenants with respect to real property, or enter into agreements with respect to real property, for such term of years as the Selectmen deem appropriate, the purpose of which is to ensure that said property shall be used for purposes consistent with the Permit Guidelines and the conditions pursuant to which the economic development permit was issued. Such agreements or covenants shall be enforceable by the Board of Selectmen, which may amend or release any such agreement or covenant if the Board of Selectmen deems such amendment or release to be in the best interest of the Town.
Or to take any other action relative
thereto.
[Requested
by the Board of Selectmen]
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
RECOMMENDS: 5-0-0
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
RECOMMENDS: 5-0-0
FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS NO
RECOMMENDATION
Cheryl Andrews moved that the Town vote to amend the general bylaws
of the Town to add section 15 5 -15, Economic Development Council
and Economic Development Permits, as printed in the warrant with the following
changes: Strike the numbering of 15-15 for the entire section and replace with
5-15, and in Section 15
5 -15-5, strike the word "shall" and insert in place thereof the
word "may" in two places, so that said section reads as follows:
5. For the
purpose of fostering a sustainable year-round economy, the council shall
develop and recommend to the Board of Selectmen guidelines for the issuance of
economic development permits, shall may review applications
referred to the council for economic development permits, and shall may
make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen relative to said economic
development permit applications.
Jonathan Sinaiko moved to amend motion by including the following
sentence to item 1: The Council will also work aggressively with the School
Committee to find ways to increase enrollment in the Provincetown Junior High
School and High School.
Motion Passed.
Motion As
Amended Passed.
Article
4.
Zoning By-law
Amendment - Create a Growth Management Surplus Gallonage Pool available for
reallocation for year-round economic development. To see if the
Town will vote to amend the zoning bylaw of the Town as follows:
1. Amend
Section 6100 by inserting in the last clause after the words “encouraging
affordable housing development” the words “and year-round economic
development”, so that Section 6100 shall read as follows:
The purpose of this Article is to maintain the
rate of development in the Town at a level which will allow the Town to provide
in a planned and rational manner adequate public services and facilities to
meet the needs of its current and future population without overburdening the
Town's natural resources or the capacities of existing and planned public
facilities, particularly with respect to provision of potable water, wastewater
disposal, and solid waste disposal. The
regulations provided in this Article are designed to effectuate the purposes of
zoning in :
- facilitating adequate provision of water,
drainage, sewerage, and other public health safety and welfare
requirements;
- protecting and enhancing the character of the
community and its historical and natural resources; and
- ensuring that the rate of development does not
overly burden the capacity of the Town to absorb the costs of meeting water,
sewerage and waste disposal service demands in light of both fiscal constraints
and limited availability of natural resources;
while
at the same time, encouraging affordable housing development and year-round
economic development, and minimizing hardship to persons of limited incomes who
live, or may choose to live, in the town.
2. Amend
Section 6200-1 by inserting after the words in the first paragraph “which will
result in an increase” the words “, no change, or a decrease” and by inserting
after the words in the first paragraph “Title 5 Design Flow” the words
“(pursuant to 310 C.M.R. 15.203 (2) through (6))”, and by numbering the second
paragraph of Section 6200-1 as Section 6200-2, thereby removing it from Section
6200-1, so that Section 6200-1 in its entirety shall read as follows:
Except as provided below this Growth Management By-law shall apply to all new construction, including new structures and enlargement, alteration or renovation of existing structures, to all new uses, and to all expansions, changes, or alterations of existing uses, which will result in an increase, no change, or a decrease in Title 5 Design Flow (pursuant to 310 C.M.R. 15.203 (2) through (6)) as determined by the Health Agent.
3. Amend new Section 6200-2, formerly the
second paragraph of Section 6200-1, by inserting after the words “or for the
enlargement” and after the words “for any new use or any” the word
“reduction,” and by deleting the last
word “either”, so that new Section 6200-2 shall read as follows:
No building permit shall be issued for a new structure or for the enlargement, reduction, renovation or alteration of an existing structure and no occupancy permit shall be issued for any new use or any reduction, expansion, change or alteration of an existing use for which no building permit is required; until and unless:
4. Amend new
Section 6200-2(a) by deleting new Section 6200-2(a) in its entirety and
substituting therefor the following text:
The Health Agent determines the amount, if any, by which Title 5 Design Flow will increase or decrease as a result of the proposed structure or use. In making determinations of Title V Design Flow, the Health Agent shall apply the definitions of Fixed Standing and Seats as defined in Article 1, where applicable; and
5. Amend new
Section 6200-2(b) by deleting new Section 6200-2(b) in its entirety and
substituting therefor the following text:
In the event the Health Agent determines the
amount of Title 5 Design Flow will increase, the property owner obtains a
Growth Management Allocation Permit sufficient to allow the increase.
6. Amend former
Section 6200-2 by renumbering it Section 6200-4.
7. Amend Section 6200-3 by renumbering it
Section 6200-5 and by inserting as a new Section 6200-3 the following text:
If the
Health Agent determines under Section 6200-2a that a decreased Title 5 Design
Flow will result, then during a two-year period following the issuance of the
building permit or occupancy permit for such structure or use, no Growth
Management Allocation Permit will be required for any subsequent change in such
structure or use that increases its Title 5 Design Flow up to and including the
Title 5 Design Flow amount so determined by the Health Agent prior to the decrease
in Title 5 Design Flow, unless the owner has abandoned the prior use or
intensity of use. Such abandonment
shall occur by wholly changing such use to a different principal use, or by
issuing a written statement or covenant to the Town expressly abandoning the
prior use or intensity of use.
8. Amend Section 6200-4 by renumbering it
Section 6200-6 and by deleting the words “subparagraph d” and replacing them
with the words “subparagraph b”.
9. Amend
Section 6200-5 by renumbering it Section 6200-7.
10. Amend
Section 6300-1 by capitalizing the first letter in each of the words
“affordable housing” and each of the words “community housing permits” and by
inserting at the end of the only sentence the words “or Economic Development
Permits awarded by the Board of Selectmen”, so that Section 6300-1 shall read
as follows:
Application
for a Growth Management Allocation Permit may be made in writing to the Permit
Coordinator only after having first applied for all other permits, (except
building and occupancy permits), licenses, special permits, variances,
determinations and/or orders of conditions for the proposed construction and/or
use as deemed necessary by the Permit Coordinator including, if applicable,
Affordable Housing and/or Community
Housing Permits awarded by the PLHP or Economic Development Permits
awarded by the Board of Selectmen.
11. Amend
Section 6300-3 by capitalizing the first letter of the word “permits”.
12. Amend Section 6300-5 by inserting as a
new Section 6300-5 the following text:
The Health Agent shall, two years after a determination of decreased Title 5 Design Flow and provided that such Title 5 Design Flow has not increased during the two year period, assign the difference in gallonage between the prior, higher Title 5 Design Flow and the current Title 5 Design Flow to a “Surplus Gallonage Pool.” In the event a property owner abandons the prior use or intensity of use pursuant to Section 6200-3, the Health Agent shall immediately assign the difference in gallonage between the prior, higher Title 5 Design Flow and the new Title 5 Design Flow to a “Surplus Gallonage Pool.”
13.
Amend Section 6500 by inserting as a new “General Use Category 5” the following
text:
GENERAL USE CATEGORY 5
5a Economic
development pursuant to an Economic Development Permit.
14. Amend
Section 6600 by renumbering Section 6600-3 as Section 6600-4 and by inserting
as a new Section 6600-3 the following text:
Gallonage in the Surplus Gallonage Pool at
the end of each calendar year shall be available for allotment in subsequent
calendar years to General Use Category 5.
15.
Amend Article 1 by inserting the following definition:
Economic Development Permit shall mean an economic development permit awarded by the Board of Selectmen pursuant to Section 15-15 of the General By-laws.
The original copy of this zoning by-law change is
on file for public inspection in the Town Clerk’s Office; or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested by the Board of Selectmen]
BOARD OF SELECTMEN RECOMMENDS: 5-0-0
PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDS: 4-0-0
BOARD OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS: 4-0-0
FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS NO RECOMMENDATION
Zoning Amendment: 2/3’s vote required
(1) In
item number 7, add the phrase, “whichever is earlier,” so that item number
7 reads as follows:
Amend
Section 6200-3 by renumbering it Section 6200-5 and by inserting as a new
Section 6200-3 the following text:
If the Health Agent determines under Section 6200-2a that
a decreased Title 5 Design Flow will result, then during a two-year period
following the issuance of the building permit or occupancy permit, whichever is earlier, for such structure
or use, no Growth Management Allocation Permit will be required for any
subsequent change in such structure or use that increases its Title 5 Design
Flow up to and including the Title 5 Design Flow amount so determined by the
Health Agent prior to the decrease in Title 5 Design Flow, unless the owner has
abandoned the prior use or intensity of use.
Such abandonment shall occur by wholly changing such use to a different
principal use, or by issuing a written statement or covenant to the Town
expressly abandoning the prior use or intensity of use.
(2) In the first sentence of item
number 10, delete the word “only” and insert in place thereof the word “first”,
so that the sentence now reads:
Amend section 6300-1 by capitalizing the first letter in each of the words “affordable housing” and each of the words “community housing permits” and by inserting at the end of the first sentence the words “or Economic Development Permits awarded by the Board of Selectmen”.
(3) In the first line of item number 12, delete the numbers “6300-5” and
insert in place thereof the numbers “6300”, so that the first line of item
number 12 reads as follows:
12. Amend Section
6300 by inserting as a new Section 6300-5 the following text:
12..
(4) In item
number 15, delete the numbers “15-15” and insert in place thereof the numbers “5-15”, so that item number 15 reads as follows:
Amend Article 1
by inserting the following definition:
Economic
Development Permit shall mean an economic
development permit awarded by the Board of Selectmen pursuant to Section 5-15
of the General By-laws.
Motion Passed. (2/3’s Vote
Declared)
Article 5.
Zoning
By-law Amendment: Outside Display. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Provincetown
Zoning By-laws, Section 3420 Outside Display as follows, with added text shown
in underline and deleted text shown in strikethrough:
3420 Outside Display In all districts of town there
shall be no mechanical display or exhibit, or display of any type of
merchandise or wares, for the purpose of advertisement, sale, barter, or
exchange, or as an inducement thereof, outside of, upon, or against any
building or screened or open porch, or booth, or cart, or contiguous land, or
premises unless a Special Permit for said display is first granted by the Board
of Zoning Appeals, or specifically excepted as hereinafter provided. Effective
April 1, 1990, all exterior displays or exhibits must have a Special Permit
from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
A
Special Permit for Outside Display may be issued for a period of three calendar
years after filing an application with the Board of Zoning Appeals and a copy
thereof with the Town Clerk. The Special Permit shall specify the number
and generic type (e.g. clothing, children's toys, newspapers and magazines,
lawn care machinery, etc.) of items to be displayed and the location thereof indicated
on a drawing or plan; any change in content (i.e. different generic items)
shall require a new Special Permit.
The Special Permit may be
granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals only if it finds all of
the following:
(a) only upon its written
determination that
Tthe proposed display does not
create any adverse effect due to hazard or congestion;
(b) The proposed
display is consistent with and does not cause any adverse impacts to the
character of the surrounding neighborhood;
(c) The
proposed display
is an adjunct display to, and for representative merchandise or wares of, a
retail sales, service or restaurant establishment located on the same premises;
(b) only if the display is set back a distance of
ten (10) feet from the front property line and/or any street line;
(c) (d) only if aA majority of abutters within
a 300 foot radius have not submitted a petition objecting to the proposed
display; and
(d) (e)
only if t The proposed display has not
been opposed by a petition signed by 150 voters.
The Special Permit may be
renewed for succeeding three year periods, however violations may be considered
as a basis for non-renewal.
Exceptions:
A. Bazaars or functions for charitable purposes by
organizations existing in Town for a minimum of one year may be excepted for
periods not exceeding one week in any one year by any one applicant provided
that application is made to the Board of Selectmen and a license for said
activity is granted.
B. The sale of food and/or beverages served at table
with seating provided for patrons, provided that application is made to the
Board of Selectmen and a license for said activity is granted.
C. B. The sale of art produced by
working artists at the time and point of sale, including caricatures and
portraits, provided that application is made to the Board of Selectmen Police
Department and a license for said activity is granted.
D. C. This By-Law shall not apply
to artists working in public while not engaged in commercial activity.
Further, this and shall not be construed as to prohibit an artist
from selling work in progress, subject to Licensing Board approval. And
be it resolved that the Licensing Board will develop and institute a licensing
policy for sidewalk artists consistent with the licensing of other vendors in
Provincetown.
E. D. The displaying and selling of
commodities (excluding food and beverage) by businesses and residents during
the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in May, except Memorial Day Weekend,
of the "Monumental Yard Sale", which shall be under the sponsorship
of a local businesspersons' organization; and an inventory sale during Columbus
Day Weekend (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) in October. No displays or sales shall take place within
or upon public land, sidewalks or roadways. Displays and sales shall only
appear upon property of the participants, whether jointly or
independently. Displays and sales shall
not impede pedestrian traffic or cause concerns for the public's safety.
The original copy of this zoning by-law change is on file
for public inspection in the Town Clerk’s Office; or to take any other action
relative thereto.
[Requested by the Planning Board]
PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDS:
4-0-0
BOARD
OF SELECTMEN RECOMMENDS: 4-0-1
FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS NO
RECOMMENDATION
Zoning Amendment: 2/3’s vote required
Howard Burchman moved that the Town vote to amend the Provincetown
Zoning By-laws, Section 3420 Outside Display as printed in the warrant except
that in Exception B the words “Licensing Board” shall replace the words “Police
Department”.
Motion Passed. (2/3’s Vote Declared)
Article 6.
FY 2006
Budget for Economic Development Council. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from
available funds the sum of $5,000 to fund operating expenses for the Economic
Development Council for FY 2006, or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested
by the Economic Development Council and the Town Manager]
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
RECOMMENDS: 5-0-0
FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS: 7-2-0
PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDS:
4-0-0
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
RECOMMENDS: 5-0-0
Keith Bergman moved that the Town vote
to transfer from the 175 Planning Board budget established by Article 2 of the
April 4, 2005 Annual Town Meeting the sum of $5,000 to fund operating expenses
for the Economic Development Council for FY 2006.
Motion Passed.
Article 7.
Rescind
Unused Borrowing Authority. To see if the Town will vote to rescind unused borrowing
authority, as follows:
4-01 ATM 5-6 Replace
Fire Vehicle 190 $26,000.00
4-02 STM 1 Cape
End Manor Care Campus (Site Y) 500,000.00
4-02 ATM 4-4 Police
Station Building HVAC 28,000.00
4-02 ATM 4-5 Marine
Department Patrol Boat 22,000.00
4-03 ATM 4-1 Replace
Fire Rescue 197 10,000.00
4-04 ATM 4-2 Replace
Police Vehicles 111.00
or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested
by the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager]
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
RECOMMENDS: 5-0-0
FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS: 9-0-0
Simple majority vote, per Town Counsel
Keith Bergman moved that the Town vote to rescind unused borrowing
authority, as printed in the warrant.
Motion Passed.
Article 8.
Funding
Article Amendments. To see if the Town will vote to amend certain
votes of prior town meetings as follows:
1. To
amend Article 4, Item 7 of the April 7,
2003 Annual Town Meeting, by expanding the scope of said article to include the
purchase of a new chipper and other departmental equipment for the Department
of Public Works, so that said article reads as follows: “to
appropriate and borrow the sum of $130,000 to be expended under the direction
of the Town Manager and the Director of Public Works for the replacement of the
recycling vehicle and the tractor trailer for the Transfer Station for the
Department of Public Works, for the purchase of a new chipper and other departmental
equipment for the Department of Public Works, and costs related
thereto; and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
is authorized to borrow said sum under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section
7(9), of the General Laws, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds
or notes of the Town therefore;”
2. To
amend the source of funding for Article 8, Item 4 of the April 4, 2005 Annual
Town Meeting, so that said article reads as
follows: “to raise and appropriate the sum of $50,000 to
be expended under the direction of the Town Manager and the Director of Public
Works for street and sidewalk maintenance and repairs, and costs related
thereto;”
3. To
amend the source of funding for Article 10 of the April 4, 2005 Annual Town
Meeting, so that said article reads as
follows: “to transfer from Foundation Reserve Award the sum of $121,000
and to raise and appropriate the sum
of $79,000, for a total of $200,000 to fund the twenty-seventh
biweekly pay period for municipal employees in FY 2006.”
or to take any other action relative
thereto.
[Requested
by the Town Manager]
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
RECOMMENDS: 5-0-0
FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS: 9-0-0
Borrowing authorization:
2/3’s vote required under MGL C.44 (Item 1)
Keith Bergman moved that the Town vote
to approve Article 8 item 1 as printed in the warrant.
Motion Passed. (2/3’s Vote Declared)
Keith Bergman moved that the Town vote
to approve Article 8 item 2 as printed in the warrant.
Motion Passed.
Keith Bergman moved that the Town vote
to approve Article 8 item 3 as printed in the warrant.
Motion Passed.
Article 9.
FY 2006
Budget Adjustments. To see what amendments the Town will vote to make
to the Fiscal Year 2006 operating budgets and enterprise funds established under Articles 2 and 3 of the April 4,
2005 Annual Town Meeting and what sums the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate or transfer from available funds therefor; or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested
by the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager]
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
RECOMMENDS: 5-0-0
FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS: 9-0-0
Keith Bergman
moved that the Town vote to make the following amendments to the Fiscal Year
2006 operating budgets established
under Article 2 of the April 4, 2005 Annual Town Meeting to reduce use of the
property tax levy by $157,000 as follows:
(1) by reducing the following FY 2006
budgets by the following amounts:
910-B Insurance/Retirement/Fringe benefits
– expenses, by $23,000
123-B Town Manager – expenses, by $10,000
192-A DPW Buildings & Grounds –
personal services, by $30,000
for a total of $63,000; and
(2) by transferring the following article
balances totaling $94,000 to reduce the amount raised and appropriated to fund
operating budgets for budget Division II, Finance, for FY 2006:
$9,000 from 4/4/05 ATM Article 11, Amendments
to Personnel By-law/Classification and Compensation Plan;
$10,000 from 4/4/05 STM Article 15,Wastewater
System Monitoring/Enforcement;
and
$75,000 from 4/4/05 STM Article 7, Apply PHS Energy Rebate to Reduce SBA Debt
Service;
for a total of $94,000.
Motion Passed.
Article 10.
Massachusetts
Highway Department Chapter 90 Funds for Road and Sidewalk Construction and
Repairs. To see if the Town
will vote to appropriate funds available from the Massachusetts Highway
Department in the amount of $82,596 for the undertaking of road and sidewalk
construction and repairs under the provisions of Section 34(2)(a) of Chapter 90
of the General Laws, or to take any other action relative thereto.
[Requested
by the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager]