HomeMy Public PortalAbout1985-03-04 Special Town Meeting Report of the
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
March 4 . 1985
In accordance with the Warrant the Special Town Meeting was called on Monday ,
March 4 , 1985 in the Brewster Elementary School Cafetorium , a quorum was
not present . The Moderator Stephen L . Doyle postponed the meeting to Mon -
day , March 11 , 1985 ,
Monday , March 11 , 1985 the meeting was called to order at 7 : 38 P .M . by the
Moderator , Stephen L . Doyle . The tellers were June Gallant, Doris Powell ,
Gladys Curtis and J . Ogden Tyldsley , Jr . Checkers were Carl Scrivener , Jean
Gage , Christopher Williams and Cathie Margo . A quorum was present . ( A
quorum for this meeting is 216 . )
The Warrant was read by the Town Clerk, Barbara A . Vaughn , CMC with the
exception of the Articles which were read as they were being considered .
ARTICLE 1 . 1 move that the Town vote to transfer from free cash the sum of
Thirty -nine and 05/ 100 ( $39 . 05 ) Dollars to pay the following unpaid bill of a
previous fiscal year :
Metpath Lab — Veteran 's Services $39 . 05
or to take any other action relevant thereto .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 2 . 1 move that the Town vote to transfer from free cash the sum of
Twelve thousand five hundred and 00/ 100 ( $ 12 ,500 . 00 ) Dollars into the Legal
and Professional account , or to take any other action relevant thereto .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 3 . 1 move that the Town vote to transfer from free cash the sum of
Two thousand four hundred and 00/ 100 ( $2 ,400 .00) Dollars into the Com -
munity Center expense account for fuel oil , or to take any other action relevant
thereto .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 4 . 1 move that the Town vote to transfer from free cash the sum of
Fifteen hundred and 00/ 100 ( $ 1 ,500 .00 ) Dollars to supplement the State Census
budget , funds to be reimbursed by the State sometime in fiscal 1986 , or to take
any other action relevant thereto .
Adopted unanimously
137
ARTICLE 5 . I move that the Town vote to transfer from freecash
the os
sum
of
Twenty -five thousand and 00/ 100 ($25 ,000 .00 ) Dollars to pay he
bondits
for the golf course , or to take any other action relevant thereto .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 6 . 1 move that the Town vote to authorize the construction of
tennis courts and /or a combination of tennis courts and a basketball court
on Town property located at the rear of the Police Fire Station and to transfer
from free cash the sum of One thousand and 00/ 100 ( $ 1 ,000 .00 ) Dollars to fund
engineering and construction plans . Said funds to be spent under the direction of
the Board of Selectmen , or to take any other action relevant thereto .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 7 . 1 move that the Town vote to transfer from the Golf Commission
expense account the sum of Six thousand nine hundred fifty -six and 00/ 100
( $6 ,956 .00) Dollars and from the amount add the sum of One thousand nine
hundred eighty -eight and 60/ 100 ( $ 1 ,988 .60 ) Dollars to Golf Commission Ad-
ministration Salaries account and add the sum of Four thousand nine hundred
sixty -seven and 40/ 100 ($4 ,967 .40 ) Dollars to Golf Maintenance Salaries ac-
count , or to take any other action relevant thereto .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 8 . 1 move that the Town vote to transfer from free cash the sum of
Five thousand three hundred fifty -three and 50 / 100 ( $5 ,353 . 50 ) Dollars into
Golf Maintenance Salaries account , or to take any other action relevant thereto .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 9 . 1 move that the Town vote to transfer from free cash the sum of
One hundred thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 100 ,000 .00 ) Dollars to be expended under
the Golf Commission for the completion of construction of the Captains Golf
Course , or to take any other action relevant thereto .
Adopted
ARTICLE 10 . I move that the Town vote to ratify and confirm its unanimous
7 1984 Special
vote approving the amendment to Article 30 of the August 2 ,
Town Meeting ; and hereby to vote to authorize the formation of a five ( 5)
member committee to be known as the Town Offices Committee ; and hereby to
authorize the Town Moderator to appoint the members of the Committee who
shall serve continuously until the members resign or are removed by the Town
Moderator or until the Committee is dissolved by Town Meeting action ; and
hereby to authorize the committee to study the problem of inadequate office
space for town government and to investigate and research solutions thereto
and to submit recommendations to the Town of Brewster at its Meetings ; and
138
hereby to ratify and confirm the study, investigation , and research of the five
persons previously appointed after the vote of the August 27 , 1984 Special
Town Meeting by the Town Moderator for the
Purposes
hereby to empower the Committee , on behalf of the Town of Brewster and
consistent with all legal requirements , to make recommendations to the Board
of Selectmen to enter into a contract with an architect or architectural firm for
the purposes of planning and consultation , developing a concise plan of expam
sion or growth for town offices , preparing, devising , and drafting
con -
struction documents , specifications , feasibility studies, and cost impact state.
ments , and supervising construction authorized to proceed in accordance with
the aforesaid architectural plans , documents , and specifications ; and hereby to
authorize the transfer from free cash the sum of $25 , 000 . 00 to pay for said
Preliminary services , or to take any other action relevant thereto .
Adopted unanimously
ARTICLE 11 . To act on any other business that may legally come before this
meeting ,
There being no other business to come before this meeting, the meeting was
adjourned at 8 : 10 P . M .
A True Copy ATTEST :
Barbara A . Vaughn , CMC
Town Clerk
r,
139