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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
MAY 2, 2016
Barnstable, ss
To: Roland W. Bassett, Jr.
Constable of the Town of Brewster
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby
directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Brewster, qualified to
vote in town affairs, to meet at the Stony Brook Elementary School Cafetorium,
on Monday the 2nd day of May, 2016 next, at 7:05 p.m. o'clock in the evening,
then and there to act upon the following articles.
UNPAID BILLS
ARTICLE NO. 1: To see if the Town will vote to pay the following bills
incurred but unpaid during a previous fiscal year:
a. WB Mason $36.00
b. Moore Medical $126.00
c. Gallivan & Santos. P.C. $3,708.00
Grand Total $3,870.00
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Nine-Tenths Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
BUDGETARY TRANSFERS
ARTICLE NO. 2: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available
funds and/or to transfer from surplus funds in some departments the following
amounts needed to prevent deficits in other departments this fiscal year:
a. Transfer the sum of$5,000 from line item no. 13 (Department of Public
Work Wages) to line item no. 2 (Administrator Wages) of article no. 3
of the 2015 Annual Town Meeting; $10,900.00 from line item no. 20
(Liability Insurance) to line item no. 2 (Administrator Wages) of article
no. 3 of the 2015 Annual Town Meeting.
b. Transfer the sum of $250.00 from line item no. 9 (Planning Wages) to
line item no. 21 (Old Kings Highway Historic District) of article no. 3 of
the 2015 Annual Town Meeting
c. Transfer the sum of $2,500.00 from line item no. 5 (Town Clerk
Expenses) to line item no. 5 (Town Clerk Staff Wages) of article no. 3 of
the 2015 Annual Town Meeting.
d. Transfer the sum of $8,900.00 from line item no. 9 (Planning Wages)
to line item no. 21 (Veterans Services) of article no. 3 of the 2015
Annual Town Meeting.
e. Transfer the sum of $70,000.00 from the Ambulance Receipts
Reserved for Appropriation Account to line item no. 8 (Fire/Rescue
Wages) of article no. 3 of the 2015 Annual Town Meeting.
f. Transfer the sum of $20,000.00 from line item no. 13 (Department of
Public Works Wages) to line item no. 7 (Police Wages) of article no. 3 of
the 2015 Annual Town Meeting.
g. Transfer the sum of$16,300.00 from Free Cash to line item no. 2 (Legal
Expenses) of article no. 3 of the 2015 Annual Town Meeting; $3,700.00
CONSENT CALENDAR
In the interest of expediting Town Meeting and saving valuable time for discussion of
key issues, the 1994 Fall Yearly Town Meeting created the "Consent Calendar" in order
to speed the passage of articles which appear to raise no controversy. The purpose of
the Consent Calendar is to allow the motions under these articles to be acted upon
as one unit and to be passed by a unanimous vote without debate.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE TAKEN UP AS THE FIRST ORDER OF
BUSINESS AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ON MAY 2, 2016.
If you have any questions about these articles, motions or the procedure please feel
free to call Michael E. Embury, Town Administrator, at 508-896-3701 before Town
Meeting.
At the call of the Consent Calendar, the Moderator will call out the numbers of the
articles, one by one. If any voter has doubt about passing any motion, or wishes an
explanation of any subject on the Consent Calendar, THE VOTER SHOULD STAND
AND SAY THE WORD "HOLD" IN A LOUD, CLEAR, VOICE WHEN THE NUMBER
IS CALLED. The Moderator will then inquire as to whether the request to hold is for
a question or for debate. If the purpose of the request was merely to ask a question,
an attempt to obtain a satisfactory answer will be made, and if that occurs, the article
will remain on the Consent Calendar absent a further request to hold. If the purpose
of the request was to hold the article for debate, the article will be removed from the
Consent Calendar and restored to its original place in the warrant, to be brought up,
and debated and voted on in the usual manner. No voter should hesitate to exercise
the right to remove matters from the Consent Calendar. It is the view of the voters as
to the need for debate that is significant, not that of the Town Officials who put
together the Consent Calendar. However, it is hoped that voters will remove articles
from the Consent Calendar only in cases of genuine concern.
After calling of the individual items in the Consent Calendar, the Moderator will ask
that all items remaining be passed as a unit by a unanimous vote.
Please review the list of articles and motions proposed for the Consent Calendar which
follows. Complete reports can be found under each article printed in this warrant.
Please review them carefully.
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR WARRANT ARTICLES
No. 5 Assessment Formula for Nauset Public Schools Board of Selectmen
No. 9 Local Business Organization Funding Board of Selectmen
No. 10 Brewster Town Band / Funding Request Board of Selectmen
No. 11 Bayside Skippers / Funding Request Board of Selectmen
No. 12 Special Revenue Fund / Crosby Mansion Revolving Fund Board of Selectmen
No. 15 Special Revenue Fund /Recreation Revolving Fund Board of Selectmen
No. 16 Property Valuation Services Board of Selectmen
No. 17 Temporary Borrowing Authorization / Grants Board of Selectmen
No. 18 Acceptance of Grant Proceeds Board of Selectmen
No. 19 Repair and Resurface Town Roads / Chapter 90 Funds Board of Selectmen
from line item no. 9 (Planning Wages) to line item no. 2 (Legal
Expenses) of article no. 3 the 2015 Annual Town Meeting
h. Transfer the sum of $3,000.00 from line item no. 9 (Planning Wages)
to line item no. 10 (Building Inspector/HDC Wages) of article no. 3 of
the 2015 Annual Town Meeting.
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
PRIVATE ROAD ENGINEERING SERVICES/Leona Terrace
ARTICLE NO. 3: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Fund
Balance Reserved for Road Betterments the sum of SIX THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($6,500.00)to finance costs associated with
engineering services for a private road betterment for Leona Terrace 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)
CAPITAL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENDITURES
ARTICLE NO. 4: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,
transfer from available funds and/or authorize the Town Treasurer, with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow pursuant to Chapter 44 of the
General Laws and/or any other enabling authority a sum of money for the
purpose of funding the following capital acquisitions and special project
expenditures to be undertaken during Fiscal Year 2016, including the payment
of all costs incidental and related to the carrying out of these projects and their
financing, as well as, any professional, design and engineering service costs; and
to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into
a contract or contracts, and expend these funds for the following purposes:
Project Request: Funding
a. Natural Resources Boat Motor $38,000.00
b. Town Hall Window Replacement $55,000.00
Project
c. Town Facilities Equipment, $7,700.00
Maintenance & Repair Projects
d. DPW HD Compactors(3), Closed Top $282,000.00
Cans(6) & Roll Off Container Truck
e. Recycling Center Modifications $25,000.00
Design/Permitting
f. Police Department HVAC System $10,000.00
Balancing, Testing & Repairs
g. All Citizens Access Projects $20,000.00
h. Town Hall Roof Project $85,000.00
i. Recruitment Expenses $2,000.00
Grand Total $524,700.00
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Two-thirds Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
DEBT BUDGET/TEMPORARY BORROWING PAYMENTS
ARTICLE NO. 5: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the
sum of FIFTY NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY NINE AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($59,859.00) for purpose of funding principal and interest expenses
for the following capital and equipment projects;
Item Description Funding Source
1 Stony Brook School Window Transfer the sum of $8,312.00 from
Repair Project Phase II Free Cash
2 DPW Open Top Containers, Closed Transfer the sum of $51,547.00 from
Top Containers and Compacting Free Cash
Equipment
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen) —
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING
ARTICLE NO. 6: To see if the Town will vote to act upon the
recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee; to appropriate
from Fiscal Year 2016 fund balances the amounts shown below; to authorize the
Town Administrator to enter into all agreements and execute any and all
instruments as may be necessary for the award of grants to the following
agencies, and to include in said contracts any conditions as may be necessary
to ensure compliance with General Laws, Chapter 44B, the Community
Preservation Act, and Article 46, §2 of the Massachusetts Constitution, the so-
called Anti-Aid Amendment; and to authorize the Community Preservation
Committee and/or the Board of Selectmen to pursue and apply for any grants,
donations and/or reimbursements; to authorize the Community Preservation
Committee, pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
184, Sections 31 through 33, to require Historic Preservation and Affordable
Housing Restrictions in the awarding of certain grants; and to authorize the
Town of Brewster, acting by and through its Board of Selectmen, to hold and
enforce such Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing Restrictions, all as
follows:
ITEM: CATEGORY:
1. Historic Preservation:
a. Cape Repertory Theatre Company: Historic $225,000.00
Crosby Barn Rehabilitation -Transfer the sum of
$225,000.00 ($10,689.00 from Fund Balance
Reserved for Historic Preservation and
$214,311.00 from the Community Preservation
Budget Reserve)
2. Community Housing:
a. Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless $118,000.00
(HECH): Homeowners' Emergency Loan
Program (HELP)- Transfer the sum of
$118,000.00 from Fund Balance Reserved for
Community Housing
b. Cape Cod Village Inc.: Special Needs Housing $100,000.00
for Adults with Disabilities- Transfer the sum
of $100,000.00 from the Community
Preservation Budget Reserve
3. Budget Reserve Funds:
a. Brewster Recreation Department: Babe Ruth $60,000.00
Baseball Field rehabilitation- Transfer the sum
of $60,000.00 from the Community
Preservation Budget Reserve
Grand Total $503,000.00
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Community Preservation Committee)
OTHER BUSINESS
ARTICLE NO. 7: To act upon any other business that may legally come
before this meeting.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant with your doings thereon to
the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hand and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed this 4th, day of
April, 2016.
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Benjamin W. deRuyter , Chairman Patrici , . Hugh9s ice-Chairman
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Peter G. Norton, Clerk Johl heodore Dickson
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James W. Furey
I, Roland W. Bassett Jr, duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster,
hereby certify that I served the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of May 2,
2016 by posting attested copies thereof, in the following locations in the Town
on the foth day of April, 2016.
Brewster Town Offices Café Alfresco
Brewster Ladies Library Brewster Pizza House
The Brewster General Store Millstone Liquors
U. S. Post Office
Roland W. Bassett, or. Constable
pY ATTEST:
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