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Home My Public Portal About1997-05-05 Special Town Mtg ReportReport of the SPECIAL TOWN MEETING MAY 5, 1997 In accordance with the Warrant, the Special 'T'own Meeting was held in the Brewster Elementary School Cafetorium, tilonday, May 5, 1997. The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p. m. by the Moderator, Stephen L. Doyle. The Tellers were Althea E. Ailing, June Gallant, Ann Golini, Ruth Hanlon, Mary Howe, and William Nielsen. The Checkers were Catherine Flaherty, Germaine I. Cummins, Elizabeth Hardy, Dorothy D. Leone, Peter Norton, Sherry A. Ryder, John Unger, and I~lildred Unger. UNPAID BILLS ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of Seventy-Two and 00/100 ($72.00) Dollars to pay the following unpaid bills from a previous fiscal year, 1. Commonwealth Electric Company $42.00 2. Mid-Cape Home Centers 30.00 Total $72.00 or to take any other action relative thereto. (Nine-Tenths Vote Required ! (Board of Selectmen ) MOTION: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 1 as printed in the warrant and to transfer the stem of $72.00 from Free Cash for this purpose. ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY' BUDGETARY TRANSFER ARTICLE ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds and/or appropriate from surplus funds in some departments the sum of Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Forty-Five and 00/100 ($22,545.00) Dollars to be used in conjunction with funds appropriated under current fiscal year budgets to be used during i.he current fiscal year to pay shortfalls that would otherwise exist in the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget of other departments, as follows: 1. Transfer the sum of $841.00 from Line Item No. 24 (Liability Insurance 1 of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting to Line Item No. 2 of article 3 (Board of Selectmen Wages) of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting, 2. Transfer the sum of $200.00 from Line Item No. 24 (Liability Insurance ) of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting to Line Item No. 46 (Memorial/Veteran's Day) of Article '_vTo. 3 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting, 3. Transfer the sum of $3,104.00 from Line Item No. 24 (Liability Insurance) of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual To~,~n Meeting to Line Item No. 12 (Registrar Wagesl of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting, 4. Transfer the sum of $900.00 from Line Ite m No. 24 (Liability Insurance) of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting to Line Item No. 37 (Council on Aging Wages) of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting, 5. Transfer the sum of $15,000.00 from Line Item No. 24 (Liability Insurance) of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting to Line Item No. 33 (Solid Waste Disposal) of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual Tow n Meeting, 6. Transfer the sum of $2,500.00 from Line Item No. 24 (Liability Insurance) of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual To~ti~n Meeting to Line Item No. 33 (Department of Public Works Wagesl of Article No. 3 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen ) MOTION: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 2 as printed in the warrant, and to transfer the total sum of $22,545.00 from available funds for these purposes. ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLI' REPAIRS TO TOWN LANDINGS AND BEACHES ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to undertake a series of repairs and/or improvements to ~°arious Town Landings and Beaches and to authorize the Department of Public Works to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into contracts and expend said funds for these purposes, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen ) MOTION: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 3 as printed in the warrant and to transfer the sum of $2,000.00 from Free Cash for this purpose. ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY JUICE BAR OPERATIONAL COSTS ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to finance operational costs relative to the operation of the juice bar for Brewster students from the Nauset Regional School District and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter ini;o a contract and expend such funds for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen ) MOTION: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 4 as printed in the warrant and to transfer the sum of $5,000.00 from Free Cash for this purpose. ACTION• ADOPTED OPERATIONAL EXPENSES/TRI-TOWN SEPTAGE TREATMENT PLANT ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will. vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money for the purpose of funding the Town's share of the interest for the Grant Anticipation Notes and the Town's proportionate share of operational expenses for• Fiscal Year 1997 under the provisions of the Intermuriicipal Agreement for the Tri-Town Septage Treatment Facility, ~,rhich is located in Orleans, Massachusetts, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Majority Vote Required) (Board of Managers) MOTION: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 5 as printed in the warrant and to transfer the sum of $1.2,527.00 from the interest earnings of the original septage treatment plant construction account which is under the custody of the Town of Orleans, as the Grant Administrator. ACTION: ADOPTED WATER EQUIPMENT ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Seven Thousand and 00/100 ($7,000.00) Dollars from Item lh (Construction Account) of Article No. 8 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting for the purpose of purchasing, installing and programming telemetry radios, antennas and associated equipment and, furthermore, to authorize the Water Commission to 1 U 1 solicit bids, enter into contracts, dispose of surplus property, and expend said funds for these purposes, or to take any other action relative thereto. 1 1 1 (Majority Vote Required) (~~'ater Commissioners) MOTION: I move that the To~~ n vote to approve Article 6 as printed in the warrant, however, that the sure be amended from $7,000.00 to $6,000.00 and to transfer the sum of $6,000.00 from item no. lh (.Construction Account) of Article 8 of the 1996 Annual Town Meeting for this purpose. ANY OTHER BUSINESS ARTICLE 7. To act on any other business that may legally come before the meeting. MOTION: I move that the Town vote to adjourn this meeting. ACTION• ADOPTED MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:33 p. m. A TRUE COPY A'T~TEQST~: J~tlan K. Cole Town Clerk