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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2005-05-02-Special Town Mtg Report Report of the SPECIAL TOWN MEETING MAY 2nd, 2005 In accordance with the Warrant, the Special Town Meeting was held in the Stony Brook nd 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 . 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 . 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 : 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