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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1988-12-12 STM 8eport of the STM — 12/ 12/88 1404 SPECIALCTOWN MEETING 731 211 } 2346 December 12 , 1988 In accordance with the Warrant , the Special Town Meeting was held in the Brewster Elementary School Cafetorium , Monday , December 12 , 1988 . The Meeting was called to order at 7 : 15 p . m . by the Moderator, Stephen L . Doyle . The Tellers were William S. Neilsen , Edwin J . Blease , and June Gallant . Checkers were Dorothea Dugan , Carl Scrivener , and Mary Tucker . A quorum was present . The Warrant was read by the Town Clerk , Barbara A . Vaughn , CMC, AAE , with the exception of the Articles which were read as they were being con - he sidered . ARTICLE 1 . To see if the Town will vote to petition the General Court of Massachusetts to enact , as expeditiously as possible , special legislation which will enable the Town to do the following : The Clerk of the Town of Brewster shall be elected by ballot for a term of three (3 ) years . The Treasurer of the Town of Brewster shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve a term of three (3 ) years , unless sooner removed for cause . The Town Collector of the Town of Brewster shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve a term of three (3 ) years , unless sooner removed for cause . At the option of the Board of Selectmen , the Board may appoint a treasurer who shall serve in all respects as the Town Collector, and in such event , there shall not be a separate Town Collector. The Town Collector may use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed a Town Collector , and the Town Collector may collect under the title of Town Collector of the Town of Brewster , all accounts due the Town . ADOPTED ARTICLE 2 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash the sum of $50,000 .00 , to be transferred into Legal Expense Line Item in the Fiscal Year 1989 Budget to pay for the shortfall that would otherwise exist . ADOPTED 83 All el STM — 12/12/88 � e ARTICLE 3 . To see if the Town will vote to add to Article 88 from the 1988 Annual Town Meeting and to transfer from free cash the sum of FourAJ thousand and 00 / 100 ( $4 ,000 .00 ) Dollars to conduct a Hazardous Waste Collec- tion Day for Brewster residents only . ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY Via MEETING ADJOURNED at 7 : 37 P . M . A true copy , ATTEST : In Br Donna L . Luscombe ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK T' D ai N 1 i I 84