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Home My Public Portal About1984-01-17 Speical Town Meeting Report of the SPECIAL TOWN MEETING January 17 , 1984 In accordance with the Warrant the Special Town Meeting was held in the Brew- ster Elementary School Cafetorium , Tuesday , January 17 , 1984 . The meeting was called to order at 7 : 43 p . m . by the Moderator, Stephen L . Doyle . The tellers were Dorothy Grenier, Gladys Curtis, Doris Powell , Ruth Hanlon and J . Ogden Tyldsley , Jr. Checkers were Dorothea Dugan , Jean Gage , Carl Scrivener and Mae Olson . The Warrant was read by the Town Clerk Barbara A . Vaughn with the exception of the articles which were read as they were being considered . ARTICLE 1 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash the sum of Six hundred eighty -two and 70/ 100 ( $682 . 70 ) Dollars to pay the following unpaid bills for a previous fiscal year : Zisson and Veara $ 10. 00 Grover G . Bakley , M . D . 395 . 00 David S . Babin , M . D . 40 . 00 Animal Rescue League of Boston 12 . 70 Richard A . Borten & Associates _ 225 . 00 Total $ 682 . 70 Adopted Unanimously ARTICLE 2 . To see if the Town will vote to accept the sum of Seven hundred forty -six and 00/ 100 ( $ 746 .00 ) Dollars from the Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council for disbursement through the Brewster Arts Lottery Council . Adopted Unanimously ARTICLE 3 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash the sum of One thousand thirty -eight and 45/ 100 ( $ 1 ,038.45 ) Dollars and transfer the sum of Four thousand five hundred ninety -four and 75/ 100 ( $4 , 594 . 75 ) Dollars from the Selectmen 's Senior Clerk ' s Salary Account into the Selectmen ' s Secretary ' s Salary Account to fund this position through June 30 , 1984 . lee Ile Adopted Unanimously le le ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will accept a grant from Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands , Inc . , in the amount of One thousand four hundred ninety two and 00/ 100 ( $ 1 ,492 .00 ) Dollars for furnishings for the Council on Aging building . Adopted Unanimously lee e% 116 ARTICLE 5 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash the sum of Two thousand two hundred ninety -eight and 62/ 100 ($ 2 ,298 . 62 ) Dollars to fund a part-time position of senior clerk for the Council on Aging for 19 hours per week from February 1 , 1984 through June 30, 1984 . Adopted Unanimously ARTICLE 6 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash the sum of Two thousand two hundred sixty -four and 43/ 100 ($2 ,264 .43 ) Dollars to fund the Board of Health Wage Account to increase the Senior Clerk 's hours from the present 171/2 to thirty -five ( 35 ) hours per week through June 30, 1984 . Adopted Unanimously ARTICLE 7 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of Thirteen thousand six hundred twenty -four and 53/ 100 ($ 13 ,624 . 53 ) Dollars to fund the contract provision for the Brewster Employees Association for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984 consisting of : 1 . 5% cost of living adjustment $ 11 , 585 . 78 2 . Service longevity entitlements 11838 . 75 3 . Adjusted Paremedic bonuses _ 200. 00 Total amount transferred $ 13 ,624 . 53 and the above funds to be added to the following salary accounts : Clerical Salaries 21783 . 94 Planning Board Senior Clerk 829 . 83 Treasurer — Collector Clerks 948. 36 Council on Aging Senior Clerk 367 . 32 Water Department Senior Clerks 833 . 96 • Deputy Assessor 11000 .00 Health Agent 885. 31 Wiring Inspector 592 . 80 Assistant Town Clerk/Treasurer/ Collector 602 . 91 Foreman , D .P . W . 11085 . 20 Foreman , Water 985 .20 Shellfish Constable 271 . 86 Firemari, Firefighters ( full - time ) 1 ,895. 12 Council on Aging Director 542 . 72 Total amount transferred $ 131624 . 53 Adopted Unanimously ARTICLE 8 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of Five thousand three hundred twenty-two and 96 / 100 ( $ 5, 322 . 96 ) Dol - lars to fund the Brewster Employees Association employees now covered under 144v" I'll 117 w the Personnel By- law ( effective 7/ 1 /83 ) for fiscal year ending 6/30/84 consisting of : 1 . 5% cost of living adjustment $4 ,272 . 96 2 . Service longevity entitlement 1 ,050 . 00 Total amount transferred $5 , 322 . 96 and the above funds to be added to the following salary accounts : Town Accountant/ Computer Manager $ 1 , 556 . 82 Superintendent— Engineer, D . P .W . 1 , 567 . 81 Superintendent, Water 2, 198 . 33 Total amount transferred $5 ,322 . 96 Adopted Unanimously ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash One hundred twenty -two thousand eight hundred seventy - eight 00/ 100 ($ 122 , 878 . 00 ) Dollars , for the purchase , installation , and first-year maintenance, of a complete computerized data processing system to service the needs of the Assessor' s Department, Town Accountant, Town Clerk/Treasurer/Collector of Taxes, Water Department, and other Town needs as developed . Adopted ARTICLE 10 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash a sum of money to cover the first-year costs of acquisition , installation , and maintenance , on a lease/purchase basis, a complete computerized data processing system to at this time service the needs of the Assessor's Department, Town Accountant, Town Clerk/Treasurer/Collector of Taxes, Water Department, and other Town needs as developed . Indefinitely postponed . ARTICLE 11 . To see if the Town will vote to accept G . L . c .44 s . 53D and pur- suant to said statute , establish a revolving fund , not to exceed Five thousand and 00/ 100 ($ 5 ,000 . 00 ) Dollars, and to deposit receipts received from self- supporting recreation and park services of the Town , said fund to be adminis- tered in accordance with the aforesaid s. 53D of c .44 . Adopted Unanimously . ARTICLE 12 . To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following by - law : "Any by - law of the Town of Brewster enforceable by the Police Depart- went and a violation of which is subject to a specific penalty , may , as an alter- native to initiating criminal proceedings , be enforced by the Police Department by the method provided in Section 21D , c . 40 of the Massachusetts General ' Laws . " Adopted 118 ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to give the Water Commissioners the authority to connect the Rafe Pond Well into the municipal water system at the location which , in their opinion , will be in the best interest of the Town . Adopted Unanimously . ARTICLE 14 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of Two thousand and 00/ 100 ( $2 ,000. 00 ) Dollars as Brewster's contribu - tion towards a State grant for funding and updating the 1970 Master Plan and to accept said grant when received . Adopted . ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote an expression of opinion in the form of a resolution : Whereas the Town is required by the State to equalize values on real estate and personal property in the Town every three years and this was accomplished " in house " in fiscal year 1983 at a cost of $25 ,000 , and Whereas the Board of Assessors are required to again equalize values in fiscal year 1986 , it would be beneficial in discovering the sentiment of the voters with regard to : 1 . Either doing an " in house" equalized values in the Town at a maxi- mum cost of $50, 000 , or 2. Hiring an outside firm to do the equalized values in the Town at a cost of between $ 150 ,000 and $200, 000. • Voted unanimously to do an "in house " equalized values in the Town at a maxi - mum cost of $50 ,000. 00 . ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote an expression of opinion in the form of a resolution : Whereas a private group of members of the Lower Cape Community Pool , Inc . , wishes to build and operate a non -profit community pool , and ZL Whereas this private group has petitioned the Selectmen for a legal opinion from Town Counsel regarding, " Community Pool Feasibility . " The senti ment of the voters is sought for the purpose of obtaining town opinion as to incurring town expense for the requested legal opinion . Indefinitely Postponed It was established we no longer had a quorum . Selectmen voted to have the meeting continued at 7 : 30 p . m . February 2 , 1984 . Meeting adjourned at 10 : 28 p . m . 119 Meeting called to order at 7 : 42 p . m . ARTICLE 17 . To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Selectmen on file with the Town Clerk laying out and making public as a Town road , RUN HILL ROAD as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of a Portion of RUN HILL ROAD , Brewster , Mass . , as laid out and relocated by the Board of Select- men , Scale : 1 in . = 40 ft. , March 12 , 1982 , revised March 9, 1983, Schofield Brothers , Inc. , Registered Professional engineers & Land Surveyors , Route 6A — P . O . Box 101 — Orleans, Mass . , 02653 , ( 617 ) 255 2098 , Sheets 1 of 2 and 2 of 2. " Said plan on file with the Town Clerk . In addition , to see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash a sum of $30 ,000 . 00 to acquire by gift, purchase and /or eminent domain the fee in the land , slope and drainage easements and rights therein . Said funds and authority to acquire the fee shall be under the direction of the Board of Selectmen . Adopted YES 158 NO 30 ARTICLE 18 . To see if the Town will vote an expression of opinion in the form of a resolution : Whereas the Board of Selectmen be directed to concentrate all efforts with regard to the elimination of pollution in Cape Cod Bay from the Paines Creek area , Ocean Edge area and any other areas of Brewster and return to a Special Town Meeting for formative action and funding. Adopted There being no other business to come before this meeting, it was adjourned at 8 : 30 p . m . A true copy , ATTEST : BARBARA A. VAUGHN , CMC Town Clerk � - 4111 0111111 11110, 120