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Report of the
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
MAY 2nd, 2005
In accordance with the Warrant, the Special Town Meeting was held in the Stony Brook
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Elementary School, Monday, May 2, 2005.
The meeting was called to order at 7:10p.m. by the Moderator, Stephen L. Doyle. The
Tellers were June Gallant, Ken Berbrick, Ruth Hanlon, Philip Kerrivan, Sheila Gerhardt,
and Jean Gage. The Checkers were Jane Nixon, John Nixon, Mary Ducharme, John
Unger, Ann Golini, Nancy Berbrick, Joan Mitchell, Elizabeth Hardy, and Gennaro Tursi.
A quorum was present.
The Town Clerk, Mildred A. Unger, read the Special Town Meeting Warrant and the
return of the Warrant. There being no objection, the Moderator dispensed with the
reading of all the articles.
UNPAID BILLS
ARTICLE NO. 1: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds and
appropriate a sum of money to pay bills unpaid during the previous fiscal year, or to take any
other action relative thereto.
(Nine-Tenths Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to indefinitely postpone consideration of
Article No. 1.
ACTION: ADOPTED
BUDGETARY TRANSFERS
ARTICLE NO. 2: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds
and/or appropriate from surplus funds in some departments an amount of money to be used in
conjunction with funds appropriated under current fiscal year budgets during the current fiscal
year to pay shortfalls that would otherwise exist in the Fiscal Year 2005 budgets of other
departments, as follows:
a) Transfer the sum of $6,500.00 from Line Item No. 25 (Police Department Wages) to
Line Item No. 2 (Selectmen’s Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town
meeting.
b) Transfer the sum of $500.00 from Line Item No. 27 (Building Inspector Wages) to Line
Item No. 4 (Town Administrator’s Wages) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town
Meeting.
c) Transfer the sum of $3,500.00 from Line Item No. 25 (Police Department Wages) to
Line Item No. 8 (Treasurer/Collector Wages) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town
Meeting.
d)Transfer the sum of $3,000.00 from Line Item No. 16 (Town Hall Maintenance Wages)
to Line Item No. Line Item No. 9 (Legal Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual
Town Meeting.
e)Transfer the sum of $1,000.00 from Line Item No. 2 (Selectmen’s Staff Wages) to Line
Item No. 11 (Election Wages) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town Meeting.
f)Transfer the sum of $2,500.00 from Line Item No. 31 (DPW Expenses / Solid Waste
Disposal) to Line Item No. 11 (Election Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual
Town Meeting.
g)Transfer the sum of $40,000.00 from Free Cash to Line Item No. 22 (Unclassified
Expense/Gasoline & Diesel) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town Meeting.
h)Transfer the sum of $60,000.00 from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for
Appropriation Account to Line Item No. 26 (Fire/Rescue Wages) of Article No. 5 of the
2004 Annual Town Meeting.
i)Transfer the sum of $12,000.00 from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for
Appropriation Account to Line Item No. 26 (Fire/Rescue Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the
2004 Annual Town Meeting.
j)Transfer the sum of $1,500.00 from Line Item No. 27 (Building Inspector Wages) to
Line Item No. 30 (Alewife Committee Wages) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town
Meeting.
k)Transfer the sum of $10,000.00 from Free Cash to Line Item No. 31 (DPW Expenses /
Construction Account) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town Meeting.
l)Transfer the sum of $175,000.00 from Free Cash to Line Item No. 31 (DPW Expenses
/ Snow & Ice) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town Meeting.
m)Transfer the sum of $650.00 from Line Item No. 6 (Town Accountant Expenses) to Line
Item No. 33 (Street Lighting Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town
Meeting.
n)Transfer the sum of $800.00 from Line Item No. 16 (Town Hall Maintenance Wages))
to Line Item No. 37 (Veterans Services) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town
Meeting.
o)Transfer the sum of $3,000.00 from the Water Revenue Account to Line Item No. 39
(Water Department Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town Meeting.
p)Transfer the sum of $8,000.00 from the Golf Receipts Reserved for Appropriation
account to Line Item No. 41 (Golf Wages) of Article No. 5 of the 2004 Annual Town
Meeting.
or to take any action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 2 as printed in the
warrant and, and to transfer the total sum of $327,950.00 for these purposes.
ACTION: ADOPTED
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / RECRUITMENT PROCESS
ARTICLE NO. 3 : To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the
sum of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($25,000.00) DOLLARS and to authorize
the Board of Selectmen to enter into a contract or contracts for professional services to assist in
the selection process of a Police Chief, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 3 as printed in the
warrant, and to transfer the sum of $25,000.00 from the Free Cash for this purpose.
ACTION: DEFEATED
MOTION: I move to reconsider article no. 3.
ACTION: ADOPTED
MOTION: I hereby move to see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the
sum of $10,000.00 and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to advertise and pay for
associated costs related to the selection process of the Police Chief.
ACTION: ADOPTED
PRIVATE ROAD BETTERMENT ENGINEERING FOR KINGS GRANT
ARTICLE NO. 4: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the
sum of EIGHT THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($8,000.00) DOLLARS to finance costs
associated with engineering services for a private road betterment for Kings Grant subdivision
and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into a contract
or contracts and expend said funds for this purpose, said expense to be recovered through the
betterment assessments against the abutters, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 4 as printed in the
warrant, and to transfer the sum of $8,000.00 from the Road Betterment fund for
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this purpose
ACTION: ADOPTED
PRIVATE ROAD BETTERMENT ENGINEERING FOR BARONS WAY
ARTICLE NO. 5: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the
sum of SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($6,500.00) DOLLARS to finance
costs associated with engineering services for a private road betterment for Barons Way and to
authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into a contract or
contracts and expend said funds for this purpose, said expense to be recovered through the
betterment assessments against the abutters, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 5 as printed in the
warrant and to transfer the sum of $6,500.00 from the Road Betterment fund for
this purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
PRIVATE ROAD BETTERMENT ENGINEERING FOR WAYSIDE DRIVE
ARTICLE NO. 6: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the
sum of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($1,200.00) DOLLARS to finance
costs associated with engineering services for a private road betterment for Wayside Drive and
to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into a contract or
contracts and expend said funds for this purpose, said expense to be recovered through the
betterment assessments against the abutters, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 6 as printed in the
warrant, however that the reference to the transfer from available funds in the
amount of $1,200.00 be deleted.
ACTION: ADOPTED
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GOLF CART LEASE
ARTICLE NO. 7: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Administrator
to enter into a contract or contracts for the lease or lease-purchase of golf carts for the
Captains Golf Course for up to a five (5) year period, and to transfer from the Golf Receipts
Reserved for Appropriation account the sum of THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($33,200.00) DOLLARS to finance costs associated with this lease
for Fiscal Year 2005, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Golf Commission)
MOTIONI move that the town vote to approve article no. 7 as printed in the
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warrant and to transfer the sum of $33,200.00 from the Golf Cart Receipts Reserved
for Appropriation account for this purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
GOLF DRIVING RANGE EQUIPMENT
ARTICLE NO. 8: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Administrator
to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of replacement equipment for the driving
range ball dispenser/washer unit for the Captains Golf Course Driving Range, and to transfer
from the Golf Receipts Reserved for Appropriation account the sum of FIFTEEN THOUSAND
AND 00/100 ($15,000.00) DOLLARS, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Golf Commission)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 8 as printed in the
warrant and to transfer the sum of $15,000.00 from the Golf Cart Receipts Reserved
for Appropriation account for this purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
FUNDING FOR THE EVALUATION OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE
ARTICLE NO. 9: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the
sum of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($25,000.00) DOLLARS for the purpose
of investigating and making recommendations for the purchase or real estate and for obtaining
various clerical, professional, legal, appraisal and engineering services, and to authorize the
Town Administrator to solicit bids, enter into contracts, and expend these funds for this
purpose, or to take any other actions relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Open Space Committee
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 9 as printed in the
warrant and to transfer the sum of $25,000.00 from the Free Cash for this purpose.
ACTION: YES – 207 NO – 128
STONY BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT
ARTICLE NO. 10: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the
sum of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($600,000.00) DOLLARS to pay costs
associated with the engineering, design, construction, renovation, appurtenances and all other
costs incidental and related thereto for the repair and improvement of the Stony Brook
Elementary School, and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids, enter into contracts,
and expend these funds for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 10 as printed in the
warrant and to transfer the sum of $450,000.00 from the Stabilization Fund and
$150,000.00 from Article no. 4 (Capital Expenditures), item 5c (Stony Brook
Renovation Project) of the 2003 Fall Yearly Town Meeting for this purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
OTHER BUSINESS
ARTICLE NO. 11: To act upon any other business that may legally come before this
meeting.
MOTION: I move that the town vote to dissolve the 2005 Special Town Meeting.
ACTION: ADOPTED
A TRUE COPY ATTEST:
Mildred A.Unger
Town Clerk