HomeMy Public PortalAbout2022-05-14 Annual/Special Town Mtg ReportTOWN OF BREWSTER
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING-MAY 14, 2022
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Report of the
Special and Annual Town Meeting
Saturday, May 14th, 2022
In accordance with the Warrant, the Annual & Special Town Meetings were held
at the Stony Brook Elementary School, 384 Underpass Road on Saturday, May
14th, 2022.
As in September, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic this Town Meeting was again
held outdoors on the Stony Brook Elementary School ballfield. The Moderator
thanked staff and volunteers who helped with set-up and dealing with all of the
logistics of putting this plan into action. The Moderator informed attendees that
all votes will be by the showing of voter cards and not voice.
A quorum was present with 322 of 8,457 voters. 4%
►The Annual Town Meeting of May 14th, 2022 was called to order at 10:01am
by the Moderator, Charles L. Sumner.
The Moderator announced that per Brewster Bylaw 48-10 budget articles are to
be taken in order and that under his authority he could group likeminded
articles. Therefore the articles will be called in this order 1, 2, 4 then 3, 11, 5,
then 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, all remaining articles will be taken up by the lottery system.
The counters and tellers were Cynthia Mathison, Lauren Elliott-Grunes, Nancy
Burdych, Glenda Normand, Robert Harris, June Cameron, Jodi Holland,
Jayanne Monger, Assistant Town Clerk and Thaddeus Nabywaniec, Sally
Andreola, Board of Registrars.
The Annual Town Meeting was adjourned at 10:09am for the start of the
Special Town Meeting.
►The Special Town Meeting of May 14th, 2022, was called to order at 10:09am
by the Moderator, Charles L. Sumner.
The Moderator verified service of the Warrant with the Town Constable, Roland
Bassett, Jr. of April 14th, 2022, being no objections the Moderator dispensed
with the reading of the Articles.
10:09am
OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS
ARTICLE NO. 1: To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds for the
payment of unpaid obligations from previous fiscal years, including any bills now on overdraft:
VENDOR AMOUNT
a. Custom Drug Testing $165.00
b. Titleist/Acushnet $1,683.28
c. Jet Professional Group $687.50
d. Addy $1,802.00
Total $4,337.78
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Nine-tenths Vote Required)
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Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move to approve Article 1 as printed
in the warrant and as funding therefor to transfer the sums of $165 from
Free Cash for item 1a and $4173 from Golf Reserves for items 1b, 1c, and
1d.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
10:11am
BUDGETARY TRANSFERS
ARTICLE NO. 2: To see what sums the Town will vote to transfer into various line items of the
Fiscal Year 2022 General Fund operating budget from other line items of said budget and from
other available funds:
FROM TO AMOUNT
a Town Health Insurance Short-term Debt $300,000
b School Health Insurance Short-term Debt $100,000
c Ambulance Receipts Fire Department Overtime $150,000
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member Mary Chaffee: I move to approve Article 2 as
printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
10:12am
GOLF DEPARTMENT ENTERPRISE FUND
ARTICLE NO. 3: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provision of G.L. Ch. 44 Section 53F½
in order to establish a Golf Department Enterprise Fund for fiscal year commencing on July 1,
2022, and to transfer any funds remaining in the Golf Department Reserve Fund as of June 30,
2022, or to take any other action relative thereto.
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member David Whitney: I move to approve Article 3 as printed
in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move to dissolve the Special Town
Meeting of May 14th, 2022.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
►The Special Town Meeting of May 14th, 2022 was dissolved at 10:16am.
►The Moderator reconvened the Annual Town Meeting at 10:16am.
10:16am
CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 1: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds to defray Cape Cod Regional Technical High School charges and expenses
for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023, as follows:
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DEPARTMENT EXPENDED
FY2021
APPROPRIATED
FY2022
REQUESTED
FY2023
CAPE COD TECH
ASSESSMENT
562,646 825,363 1,115,633
DEBT ASSESSMENT 294,741 409,710 549,461
TOTAL ASSESSMENT 857,387 1,235,073 1,665,094
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Cape Cod Technical School Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Cape Cod Reg’l Techn’l School Committee Member Carol Forgione: I move
to approve Article No. 1 as printed in the warrant and as funding therefor
to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,665,094.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
10:18am
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 2: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds to defray the Elementary Schools’ charges and expenses, for the Fiscal
Year ending June 30, 2023, as follows:
DEPARTMENT EXPENDED
FY2021
APPROPRIATED
FY2022
REQUESTED
FY2023
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BUDGET
7,968,866 7,951,488 8,148,973
SCHOOL FRINGE BENEFITS 1,974,982 2,131,313 2,342,589
TOTAL ASSESSMENT: 9,943,848 10,082,801 10,491,562
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Elementary School Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Brewster Elementary School Chair David Telman: I move to approve Article
No. 2 as printed in the warrant and as funding therefor to raise &
appropriate the sum of $10,491,562.
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
11:02am
SPECIAL EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND
ARTICLE NO. 3: To see if the Town will vote to create a Special Education Stabilization Fund,
consistent with Section 24 of Chapter 218 of the Acts of 2016, for unanticipated or unbudgeted
costs of special education, out of district tuition, and related transportation expenses at the
Brewster Elementary Schools, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Elementary School Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Brewster Elementary School Chair David Telman: I move to approve Article
No. 3 as printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
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10:21am
NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 4: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds to defray the Nauset Regional School District charges and expenses for the
Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023, as follows:
DEPARTMENT EXPENDED
FY2021
APPROPRIATED
FY2022
REQUESTED
FY2023
NAUSET
ASSESSMENT
11,476,397 11,743,855 12,222,619
NAUSET DEBT
ASSESSMENT
122,645 175,644 139,228
TOTAL ASSESSMENT: 11,599,042 11,919,499 12,361,847
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Nauset Regional School Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Nauset Reg’l School Committee Member Richard Stewart: I move to
approve Article No. 4 as printed in the warrant and as funding therefor to
raise and appropriate the sum of $12,361,847.
Citizen Andrew Perkins: I move the previous question.
ACTION on moving the question: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
11:14am
TOWN OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 5: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
available funds, or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, for the purposes of supporting the
offices, departments, boards, and commissions of the Town of Brewster for Fiscal Year 2023,
including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years, as follows:
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee 4,754 105,500 105,500
Assessors 126,059 136,549 151,782
Accounting 224,423 224,446 258,343
Treasurer/
Collector
274,521 303,511 350,727
Information
Technology
272,201 334,056 410,962
Legal 107,677 165,640 168,653
Moderator 300 300 300
Planning 173,151 181,488 206,412
Select Board / Town
Administration
462,860 490,320 592,355
Human Resources New in FY22 147,774 165,949
Town Clerk 205,380 192,636 249,324
Public Buildings 157,327 157,667 273,639
SUBTOTAL GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
2,008,653 2,439,887 2,933,946
PUBLIC SAFETY
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Building Department 407,486 420,371 416,157
Fire Department 2,603,170 2,948,872 3,123,820
Natural Resources 419,130 446,240 483,715
Police Department 2,789,806 2,924,587 2,996,585
Sealer of Weights &
Measures
9,225 9,456 9,692
SUBTOTAL PUBLIC
SAFETY
6,228,817 6,749,526 7,029,969
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
PUBLIC WORKS
Public Works 1,878,073 2,014,227 2,185,153
Snow & Ice Removal 161,817 165,053 169,179
Streetlights 2,875 5,515 5,515
SUBTOTAL PUBLIC
WORKS
2,042,765 2,184,795 2,359,847
HUMAN SERVICES
Council on Aging 312,531 360,441 385,337
Board of Health 222,173 251,994 284,805
Veteran’s Services 111,940 130,330 120,837
Public Assistance 135,620 144,900 136,950
SUBTOTAL HUMAN
SERVICES
782,264 887,665 927,929
CULTURE & RECREATION
Brewster Ladies
Library
644,519 689,226 738,034
Recreation 160,028 205,316 232,235
Memorial Day
Celebration
0
1,500 1,500
SUBTOTAL CULTURE
& RECREATION
804,546 896,042 971,769
DEBT SERVICE
Principal & Interest 2,119,348 2,007,298 3,321,898
SUBTOTAL DEBT
SERVICE
2,119,348 2,007,298 3,321,898
INSURANCE, UTILITIES & FRINGE BENEFITS
General Insurance 362,511 467,250 534,482
Utilities 328,750 443,671 505,423
Fringe Benefits 3,805,056 4,726,694 4,515,109
SUBTOTAL
INSURANCE &
FRINGE BENEFITS
4,496,317 5,637,615 5,555,014
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EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE & ASSESSMENTS
Assessments 28,040 28,040 29,271
Alewives 2,500 4,350 4,350
Local Service Funding 39,363 40,000 40,000
Transfer to Capital
Stabilization
0 225,000
187,500
Transfer to General
Stabilization
200,000 0
0
Transfer to Housing
Trust
0 250,000
375,000
Transfer to OPEB
Trust
222,671 267,000
267,000
Transfer to Brewster
Elementary Schools
Special Education
Stabilization
New in FY23 New in FY23
100,000
Transfer to Water
Quality Capital
Stabilization
New in FY23 New in FY23
112,500
SUBTOTAL OTHER
OPERATING
EXPENSE &
ASSESSMENTS
492,573 814,390 1,115,621
GRAND TOTAL OF
GENERAL FUND
OPERATING
BUDGETS
18,975,285 21,617,218 24,215,992
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Clerk Ned Chatelain: I move to approve Article No. 5 as
printed in the warrant and appropriate the total sum of $24,215,992, in the
amounts and for the purposes set forth in the column entitled, “Requested
FY 2023”, and, as funding therefore, that the Town raise and appropriate
the sum of $22,794,064 and transfer the following sums:
$821,728 from Ambulances Receipts Reserved for Appropriation
Account
$3,000 from Mooring Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account
$205,356 from Golf Reserve Fund
$192,567 from Water Enterprise Fund
$66,585 from Road Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation
Account
$10,000 from Septic Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation
Account
$7,200 from the Cable Franchise Fee Special Revenue Fund
$90,000 from the Telecommunications Fund
$10,785 from Bond Amortization from Article No. 30 of the May 4,
2015 Annual Town Meeting, Road Repair and Resurfacing Program
$14,707 from Bond Amortization from Article No. 5 of the May 5,
2014 Special Town Meeting, Eddy Elementary School Renovation
Project
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
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11:23am
WATER DEPARTMENT ENTERPRISE FUND OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 6: To see if the Town will vote, in accordance with G.L. c. 44, §53F1/2, to appropriate
from Water Department receipts, transfer from available funds or otherwise fund the sum of
TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY TWO DOLLARS
($2,768,632) for Fiscal Year 2023 costs associated with the operation of the Water Department
including, but not limited to acquiring professional services and equipment, personnel and
maintaining facilities and operations, including authorization for lease purchases of up to five
years; all expenditures to be made by the Water Department, subject to the approval of the Town
Administrator, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member Mary Chaffee: I move to approve Article No. 6 as
printed in the warrant with $2,768,632 to be raised from receipts of the
Water Department, such sums to be expended as follows:
Salaries & Wages $1,088,878
Operating Expenses $1,024,219
Debt $655,535
Total: $2,768,632
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
11:24am
GOLF CAPITAL STABILIZATION FUND
ARTICLE NO. 7: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of G.L. c. 40, §5B for the
purpose of establishing a Golf Course Capital Improvement and Maintenance Stabilization Fund;
and to see if the Town will transfer from available funds a sum of money for said stabilization
fund, or take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Two-Thirds Vote Required)
Select Board Member David Whitney: I move to approve Article No. 7 as
printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted by a Moderator declared 2/3 vote. Voter Cards.
11:25
GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 8: To see if the Town will vote, in accordance with G.L. c. 44, §53F1/2, to appropriate
from Golf Department receipts, transfer from available funds or otherwise fund the sum of FOUR
MILLION FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT DOLLARS ($4,048,778) for
Fiscal Year 2023 costs associated with the operation of the Golf Department including, but not
limited to acquiring professional services and equipment, personnel and maintaining facilities
and operations, including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years; all expenditures
to be made by the Golf Department, subject to the approval of the Town Administrator, or to
take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member David Whitney: I move to approve Article No. 8 as
printed in the warrant with $4,048,778 to be raised from receipts of the
Golf Department, such sums to be expended as follows:
Salaries & Wages $1,596,892
Operating Expenses $2,451,886
Total: $4,048,778
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ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
11:28am
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING
ARTICLE NO. 9: To see if the Town will vote to act on the report of the Community Preservation
Committee on the Fiscal Year 2023 Community Preservation Budget and to appropriate or
reserve for later appropriation monies from the Community Preservation Fund annual revenues
or available funds for the administrative and operating expenses of the Community Preservation
Committee, the undertaking of Community Preservation Projects and all other necessary and
proper expenses for the year, with each item considered a separate appropriation to be spent by
the Community Preservation Committee, all as set forth below:
Estimated revenues FY23__
a. Estimated FY23 tax surcharge $1,144,558
b. Estimated FY23 state contribution (25%) $ 286,140
Estimated FY23 Total: $1,430,698
FY23 Appropriations and Allocations
d. Historic Preservation Reserve appropriation (10%) $143,070
e. Community Housing Reserve appropriation (10%) $143,070
f. Open Space Reserve appropriation (50%) $715,349
g. Budgeted Reserve (25%) $357,674
h. Administrative Expense (Budgeted Reserve) ( 5%) $71,535
Total $1,430,698
Purpose Item Funding Source(s) Amount
1 Historic Preservation
a. Brewster Historical
Society
Digitization of Ellen St.
Sure Collection
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$22,617
b. Designated Reserves
for Historic
Preservation
Transfer to reserve from
estimated annual
revenues in accordance
with G.L. c.44B, §6
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$120,453
Sub-total $143,070
2 Community Housing
a. Town of Brewster
Town Administration -
Housing Coordinator
Payroll and operating
costs for Part-time
Housing Coordinator
position to assist public
with affordable housing
program
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$66,900
b. Community
Development
Partnership
Lower Cape Housing
Institute (2-year
funding)
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$15,000
c. Designated reserves
for Housing
Transfer to reserve from
estimated annual
revenues in accordance
with G.L. c.44B, §6
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$61,170
Sub-total $143,070
Purpose Item Funding Source(s) Amount
3 Open Space
a. Community
Preservation Bonded
Debt Service
Payment of debt
principal and interest
for the BBJ Property and
Bates Property bonds
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$196,658
b. Designated reserves
for Open Space
Transfer to reserve from
estimated annual
revenues in accordance
with G.L. c.44B, §6
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$518,691
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Sub-total $715,349
4 Budgeted Reserve
a. Administration
Expense
Administration and
operating expenses for
Community
Preservation Committee
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$71,535
b. Pennrose / Orleans
Cape Cod Five
Affordable housing at
former Cape Cod Five
Operations Center in
Orleans
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$105,000
c. Designated for
Budgeted Reserve
Transfer to reserve from
estimated annual
revenues in accordance
with G.L. c.44B, §6
Fiscal Year 2023 CPA
estimated annual
revenues
$252,674
Sub-total $429,209
Grand Total $1,430,698
For Fiscal Year 2023 Community Preservation purposes, each item is considered a separate
appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee; provided however, that
the above expenditures may be conditional on the grant or acceptance of appropriate historic
preservation restrictions for historic resources, open space restrictions for open space reserves,
and housing restrictions for community housing, running in favor of an entity authorized by the
Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such expenditures, meeting the requirements of G.L.
c.184 and G.L. c.44B, Section 12, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey or accept
such restrictions;
And further, any revenues received in excess of the estimated receipts are transferred to their
respective reserve fund balance(s) for future appropriation using the allocation formula of 50%
Open Space, 10% Housing, 10% Historical and 30% for Budgeted Reserve for CPA.
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Community Preservation Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Community Preservation Committee Member Faythe Ellis: I move to
approve Article No. 9, all for the purposes, from the funding sources, and
in the amounts as printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
11:33am
CAPITAL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENDITURES
ARTICLE NO. 10: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
available funds, or authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow under and pursuant to Massachusetts
General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7, 7(1), or 8, or any other enabling authority, for the capital
outlay expenditures listed below, including, in each case, all incidental and related costs, to be
expended by the Town Administrator with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, except School
expenditures to be made by the School Superintendent with the approval of the School
Committee; authorize leases and lease purchase agreements for more than three but not more
than five years for those items to be leased or lease purchased, and further that the Town
Administrator with the approval of the Board of Selectmen or School Superintendent with the
approval of the School Committee for school items, be authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or
otherwise dispose of equipment being replaced, all as set forth below:
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Department Item Funding Source(s) /
Appropriation or
Transfer
Amount
1 Select Board
a. Integrated Water
Resources Planning &
Implementation
Professional services and
costs for preparing studies,
engineering, and
coordinating water
resource management
planning
General Fund Free
Cash
$75,000
b. Drummer Boy Park
Master Plan
Implementation
- Design
Professional services and
costs for engineering,
design, and permitting
associated with planned
park improvements
General Fund Free
Cash
$75,000
c. Local Comprehensive
Plan
Professional services
associated with completing
a Local Comprehensive
Plan
General Fund Free
Cash
$30,000
Sub-Total $180,000
2 Elementary School Department
a. Technology Upgrades
and Improvements
Ongoing information
system and equipment
improvements including
but not limited to
purchase of desktop
computers, servers, office
software, backup systems,
and other
hardware/software,
switches and access points
for wi-fi at Eddy & Stony
Brook Elementary Schools
General Fund Free
Cash
$15,000
b. HVAC, Plumbing,
Electrical
Maintenance &
Repairs
Professional services and
costs for upgrades, repairs
& replacement of HVAC,
plumbing, and electrical
systems at Eddy and Stony
Brook Elementary Schools
General Fund Free
Cash
$25,000
c. Exterior & Interior
Painting Project
Professional services and
costs for interior/exterior
painting at Eddy and Stony
Brook Elementary Schools
General Fund Free
Cash
$10,000
d. Stony Brook
Elementary School
Boiler & Unit
Ventilator
Replacement - Design
Professional services and
costs to design upgrades to
the existing boiler and
supporting HVAC systems
at Stony Brook Elementary
School
General Fund Free
Cash
$75,000
Sub-Total $125,000
3 Nauset Regional School District
a. Capital Plan Projects Professional services and
costs, including procuring,
engineering, permitting,
repair and maintenance of
buildings, grounds, and
equipment within the
Nauset Middle School and
Nauset High School
Raise and
appropriate
$271,782
Sub-Total $271,782
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Department Item Funding Source(s) /
Appropriation or
Transfer
Amount
4 Natural Resources
a. Beach and Landing
Repairs &
Improvements
Professional services and
costs for repairs and
improvements to various
public beaches and public
landings throughout town
General Fund Free
Cash
$15,000
b. Long Pond Boat
Ramp and Public
Access Improvements
Professional services and
costs for upgrades to
existing boat ramp and
parking area,
improvements to public
access and stormwater
treatment
General Fund Free
Cash
$225,000
c. Wildfire
Management
Professional services and
costs to implement and
update Town’s Wildfire
Management Plan,
including vegetation
management
General Fund Free
Cash
$10,000
Sub-Total $250,000
5 Water Department
a. Distribution
Infrastructure
Costs for goods, materials
and professional services
to maintain, repair, and
upgrade the Town’s water
distribution system
Water Retained
Earnings
$50,000
b. Buildings &
Treatment Facilities
Costs for goods, materials
and professional services
to maintain, repair, and
upgrade the Water
Department’s buildings
and treatment facilities
Water Retained
Earnings
$50,000
c. Water Meter
Replacement
Costs for goods, materials
and professional services
to maintain and replace
water meters
Water Retained
Earnings
$80,000
d. Two Pick-up Trucks Costs to purchase and
equip two (2) pick-up
trucks
Water Retained
Earnings
$88,000
Sub-Total $268,000
Department Item Funding Source(s) /
Appropriation or
Transfer
Amount
6 Department of Public Works
a. Public Works &
Recycling Center Site
Assessment
Professional services to
conduct a site assessment
of Public Works &
Recycling Center property
and facilities
Article 10 (2F), May
2017 Annual Town
Meeting
$70,000
Sub-Total $70,000
7 Facilities
a. Town Hall Window
Replacement
Professional services and
costs to replace windows
at Town Hall offices
General Fund Free
Cash
$50,000
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Department Item Funding Source(s) /
Appropriation or
Transfer
Amount
b. Town Hall Air
Conditioning Unit
Replacement
Costs to purchase air
conditioning units at Town
Hall offices
General Fund Free
Cash
$10,500
Sub-Total $60,500
8 Library
a. Library Elevator
Replacement-Design
Professional services and
costs to replace elevator at
Ladies Library
General Fund Free
Cash
$30,000
Sub-Total $30,000
9 Golf Department
a. HVAC/Boiler Upgrades Professional services and
costs to replace furnaces,
air handlers, and related
HVAC systems in the
clubhouse, pavilion, and
pro-shop
Golf Reserves $185,000
b. Clubhouse Window and
Door Replacement
Professional services and
costs to replace windows
and doors in clubhouse,
pavilion, and pro-shop
Golf Reserves $210,000
c. Maintenance Facilities
Study
Professional services to
identify existing conditions
and develop conceptual
plan for maintenance
facilities
Golf Reserves $20,000
Sub-Total $415,000
10 Fire Department
a. Deputy Fire Chief Vehicle Costs to purchase and
equip Deputy Fire Chief
first response vehicle
Article 8 (2G), May
2016 Annual Town
Meeting;
Ambulances Receipts
$60,000
Sub-Total $60,000
GRAND TOTAL $1,730,282
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Clerk Ned Chatelain: I move to approve Article No. 10, all for
the purposes, from the funding sources, and in the amounts as printed in
the warrant; the amounts appropriated by this vote shall be expended at
the direction of the Town Administrator with the approval of the Board of
Selectmen, except School expenditures to be made by the School
Superintendent with the approval of the School Committee; that the Town
Administrator with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, or School
Superintendent with the approval of the School Committee for school
items, are authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or otherwise dispose of
equipment being replaced by this vote.
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
11:11am
WATER QUALITY CAPITAL STABILIZATION FUND
ARTICLE NO. 11: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of G.L. c. 40, §5B for the
purpose of establishing a Water Quality Stabilization Fund; and to see if the Town will raise and
appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money for said stabilization fund, or
take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Two-Thirds Vote Required)
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Select Board Clerk Ned Chatelain: I move to approve Article No. 11 as
printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
12:52pm
BOND PREMIUM APPROPRIATION
ARTICLE NO. 12: To see if the Town will vote to transfer and appropriate a total sum of $238,349
from bond sale premiums from projects authorized at the May 4, 2015 Town Meeting under
Articles 19, 20, & 30, May 2, 2016 Town Meeting under Article 20, and September 2, 2015 Town
Meeting under Article 2-7B to the Road Bond Capital Projects Fund, or to take any action relative
thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member Mary Chaffee: I move to approve Article No. 12 as
printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
11:42am
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND - Cable Franchise Fee Account
ARTICLE NO. 13: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Cable Franchise Fee Special
Revenue Fund the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), for the purpose of offsetting
costs associated with providing local cable television related purposes, the sum of including, but
not limited to the general public purpose of supporting and promoting public access to the
Brewster cable television system; training in the use of local access equipment and facilities;
access to community, municipal and educational meeting coverage; use and development of an
institutional network and/or municipal information facilities; contracting with local cable
programming services providers and/or any other appropriate cable related purposes, and
including all incidental and related expenses, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move to approve Article No. 13 as
printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
1:04pm
TOWN CODE AMENDMENT - COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE BYLAW
ARTICLE NO. 14: To see if the Town will vote to amend the General Bylaws, Section 17, to delete
Sections 17-4 and 17-5 in their entirety, with such revision to take effect on July 1, 2023, as
follows:
Section 17-1. Membership of the Committee – There is hereby established a Community
Preservation Committee, consisting of nine (9) voting members. pursuant to the provisions of
Section 298 of Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2004, as amended by Sections 129-133 of Chapter 352
of the Acts of 2004. The composition of the Committee, the appointing authority and the term
of office for the committee members shall be as follows; one member of the Conservation
Commission, as designated by said Commission; one member of the Historical Commission, as
designated by said Commission; one member of the Planning Board, designated by the said
Board; one member of the Recreation Commission, as designated by the Commission; one
member of the Brewster Housing Authority, as designated by said Authority; and four individuals
to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Each member of the Committee shall serve a term
of three years or until the person no longer serves in the position or on the board or on the
committee as set forth above, whichever is earlier. Should any of the officers and commissions,
boards or committees who have appointing authority under this bylaw be no longer in existence
for whatever reason, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a suitable person to serve in their
place. Any member of the committee may be removed by the Selectmen, with prior notice to the
member and a hearing, for good cause.
Section 17-2. Duties – The Community Preservation Committee shall study the needs, possibilities
and resources of the town regarding community preservation. The Committee shall consult with
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existing municipal boards, including the Conservation Commission, the Recreation Commission,
the Historical Commission, the Planning Board, the Department of Public Works, and the Housing
Authority, or persons acting in those capacities or performing like duties, in conducting such
studies. As part of its study, the committee shall hold one or more public informational hearings,
at its discretion, on the needs, possibilities, and resources of the town regarding community
preservation possibilities and resources, notice of which shall be posted publicly and published
for each of two weeks preceding a hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the town.
Section 17-3. The Community Preservation Committee shall make recommendations to the Town
Meeting for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space, for the acquisition and
preservation of historic resources, for the acquisition, creation and preservation of land for
recreational use, for the creation, preservation and support of community housing and for
rehabilitation or restoration of such open space, historic resources, land for recreational use and
community housing that is acquired or created as provided in this section.
Section 17-4. In every fiscal year, the Community Preservation Committee shall recommend that
Town Meeting spend, or set aside for future spending, the fixed figure of fifty (50%) percent of
the net annual revenues in the Community Preservation Fund for open space purposes, not less
than ten (10%) percent of the net annual revenues for community housing purposes, and not less
than ten (10%) percent of the net annual revenues for historic resources purposes. In every fiscal
year, the Community Preservation Committee shall recommend that Town Meeting spend or set
aside for future spending the remaining thirty (30%) percent of the net annual revenues for
community housing, recreation and historic resources purposes, but not for open space
purposes.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the net annual revenues paid into the Community Preservation
Fund shall be dedicated to open space purposes until such time as prior appropriations made
pursuant to the so-called Land Bank Act have been fully expended, even if the aggregate amount
of such expenditures exceeds 80% of the annual revenues.
Section 17-5. Provided that the Community Preservation Act is accepted at the 2005 Annual Town
Election, this section shall take effect upon approval by the Attorney General of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and after all the requirements of Mass. Gen. Laws, ch. 40, § 32
have been met. Each appointing authority shall have thirty (30) days after the effective date to
make its appointments.
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move to approve Article No. 14
as printed in the warrant, with such revision, if approved, to take effect
on July 1, 2023.
ACTION: No action was taken on this article due to the loss of quorum.
Citizen Carol Marie Anderson: I move to indefinitely postpone Article
No. 14.
ACTION on Carol Marie Anderson’s motion: Defeated. Voter Cards.
Citizen Colin Odell raised a Point of Order questioning the quorum.
Moderator Charles Sumner requested a hand count. 159 Voters were tallied
so the meeting was dissolved at 1:36pm due to a lack of quorum.
12:54pm
TRANSFER OF TAX TITLE PROPERTY – 212 YANKEE DRIVE
ARTICLE NO. 15: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody and control of the
parcel of land with the improvements thereon located at 212 Yankee Drive, identified by the
Assessors as Parcel 77-37-0 and acquired by the Town by Foreclosure in Tax Lien Case, from the
tax custodian for tax title purposes to the Affordable Housing Trust for affordable housing
purposes and for the purpose of conveyance, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Clerk Edward “Ned” Chatelain: I move to approve Article No.
15 as printed in the warrant.
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ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
Citizen Carol Marie Anderson: I move to indefinitely postpone Article No.
15.
ACTION on Carol Marie Anderson’s motion: Defeated. Voter Cards.
12:47pm
LEASE OF TOWN PROPERTY - ANTENNA
ARTICLE NO. 16: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Administrator, acting under
the direction of the Board of Selectmen, to lease from time to time a portion or portions of Town-
owned property located at 1657 Main Street for wireless communications purposes, including,
without limitation, for the construction, installation, maintenance and replacement of
communications antennas, towers, cabinets, cables, and other appurtenances, and to grant such
non-exclusive access and/or utility easements on portions of said property as may be necessary
or convenient to serve the communications equipment thereon, said leases to be for periods not
exceeding twenty (20) years and on such other terms and conditions as the Town Administrator
and Board of Selectmen deem to be in the best interests of the Town, or to take any other action
relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member Mary Chaffee: I move to approve Article No. 16 as printed
in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
12:34pm
CITIZENS PETITION – PUNKHORN HUNTING BAN
ARTICLE NO. 17: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town’s General Bylaw by adding a
new Chapter 98 – Hunting in the Punkhorn Parklands as follows:
§98-1 No person shall discharge any gun, including paint ball guns, fowling piece, pistol, or
firearm or release an arrow from a bow or hunt or trap or poison or set fire to any material
known as fireworks, or other combustible matter, on any and all Town-owned parcels in
southwest Brewster commonly referred to as the Punkhorn Parklands; provided, however, this
section shall not apply to any person abating nuisance or in the exercise of duty required by
law, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Citizen's Petition) (Majority Vote Required)
Petitioner Betsy Smith: I move to indefinitely postpone Article No. 17.
ACTION: Adopted to indefinitely postpone Article No. 17. Voter Cards.
11:44am
CITIZENS PETITION – PUNKHORN HUNTING RESTRICTIONS
ARTICLE NO. 18: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town’s General Bylaw by Adding a
new Chapter 98 – Hunting in the Punkhorn Parklands as follows:
§98-1 No person shall discharge any gun, including paint ball guns, fowling piece, pistol, or
firearm or release an arrow from a bow or hunt or trap or poison or set fire to any material known
as fireworks, or other combustible matter, within the Town-owned land known as the Punkhorn
Parklands; provided, however, this section shall not apply to any person abating nuisance or in
the exercise of duty required by law: provided further that bow hunting only shall only be
permitted during a three-week period beginning on the first Monday in December of each year,
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Citizen's Petition) (Majority Vote Required)
Petitioner Joseph Breda: I move to approve Article No. 18 as printed in
the warrant.
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Citizen Anne O’Connell: I move the previous question.
ACTION on moving the question: Adopted to move the question. Voter
Cards.
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
OTHER BUSINESS
ARTICLE NO. 19: To act upon any other business that may legally come before this meeting, or
to take any other action related thereto.
Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move that the Town vote to dissolve
the 2022 Annual Town Meeting.
ACTION: Adopted by a majority. Voter Cards.
The Annual Town Meeting of May 14th, 2022 was officially dissolved at
1:36pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Colette M. Williams, MMC/CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA