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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
May 5,2003
In accordance with the Warrant, the Special Town Meeting was held in the Stonybrook
Elementary School Cafetorium, Monday, May 5, 2003.
The Meeting was called to order at 8:15 p.m. by the Moderator, Stephen L. Doyle. The
tellers were, Ann Golini, Nancy Berbrick,Elizabeth Hardy, Dorothy Leone, Germaine
Cummins, Jane Nixon, Maureen Steinmann, and Mitzi Unger. The Counters were, June
Gallant, Ken Berbrick, Sheila Gerhardt, Ruth Hanlon, Terry Mannix, Claire Dodd.
A quorum was present.
The Town Clerk, Joanna Krauss, read the Special Town Warrant and the return of the
Warrant. There being no objection, the Moderator dispensed with the reading of all the
articles.
UNPAID BILLS
ARTICLE NO. 1: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available
funds the sum of a sum of money to pay unpaid bills from a previous fiscal year, or to
take any other action relative thereto.
(Nine-Tenths Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to indefinitely postpone consideration of
Article No. 1.
ACTION: ADOPTED
BUDGETARY TRANSFERS
ARTICLE NO. 2: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available
funds and/or appropriate from surplus funds in some departments an amount of money to
be used in conjunction with funds appropriated under current fiscal year budgets during
the current fiscal year to pay shortfalls that would otherwise exist in the Fiscal Year 2002
budgets of other departments, as follows:
a) Transfer the sum of $4,000.00 from Line Item No.10 (Town Clerk Staff Wages)
to Line Item No. 28 (Natural Resources Wages), both of Article No. 7 of the 2002
Annual Town Meeting.
b) Transfer the sum of $185.00 from Line Item No.10 (Town Clerk Staff Wages) to
Line Item No. 10 (Town Clerk’s Wages), both of Article No. 7 of the 2002
Annual Town Meeting.
c) Transfer the sum of $28,000.00 from Line Item No.23 (General Liability
Insurance) to Line Item No. 20 (Fringe Benefits/Unemployment), both of Article
No. 7 of the 2002 Annual Town Meeting.
d) Transfer the sum of $95,000.00 from the Free Cash account to Line Item No. 31
(Snow & Ice Control) of Article No. 7 of the 2002 Annual Town Meeting.
e) Transfer the sum of $90,000.00 from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for
Appropriation account to Line Item No. 26 (Fire/Rescue Department Wages) of
Article No. 7 of the 2002 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 no. 2 as printed in the
warrant and to transfer the total sum of $217,185.00 for these purposes.
ACTION: ADOPTED
PRIVATE ROAD BETTERMENT ENGINEERING FOR COMMONS WAY
ARTICLE NO. 3: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available
funds the sum of SEVEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($7,000.00) DOLLARS to finance
costs associated with engineering services for a private road betterment for Commons
Way 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)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 3 as printed in the
warrant, and to transfer the sum of $7,000.00 from the Road Betterment Fund for
this purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
PRIVATE ROAD BETTERMENT ENGINEERING FOR MEETINGHOUSE
VILLAGE
ARTICLE NO. 4: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available
funds the sum of SEVEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($7,000.00) DOLLARS to finance
costs associated with engineering services for a private road betterment for Meetinghouse
Village 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)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 4 as printed in the
warrant, and to transfer the sum of $7,000.00 from the Road Betterment Fund for
this purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
BREWSTER BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
ARTICLE NO. 5: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available
funds the sum of SIX THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($6,000.00) DOLLARS to finance
various costs associated with the celebration of Brewster’s Bicentennial 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, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 5 as printed in the
warrant and to transfer the sum of $6,000.00 from Free Cash for this purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION SYSTEM ENGINEERING SERVICES
ARTICLE NO. 6: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Golf
Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account the sum of TWENTY-SEVEN
THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($27,000.00) DOLLARS to finance costs associated with
contracting for professional services for the design, engineering and bidding of a
replacement irrigation system for a portion of the Captains Golf Course 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, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Golf Commission)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 6 as printed in the
warrant and transfer the sum of $27,000.00 from the Golf Receipts Reserved for
Appropriation account for this purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
UTILITY EASEMENTS FOR WATER TOWER PROPERTY
ARTICLE NO. 7: To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen
to grant utility easements to Verizon New England, Inc. (formerly known as New
England Telephone and Telegraph Company) and Commonwealth Electric Company, a
Massachusetts corporation and electric company d/b/a NSTAR Electric over and under
the town’s property located on the West side of Yankee Drive, shown on Brewster
Assessor’s Map 26 as Lot 111 (the existing site of the Water Standpipes) for purposes of
installing and maintaining the necessary poles, cables, wires, conduits, equipment and
facilities for providing electric and telephone utility services to the property, or to take
any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 7 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES
ARTICLE NO. 8: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the
Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account the sum of SIXTEEN
THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($16,000.00) DOLLARS to finance costs associated with
contracting for professional services for the ambulance billing services 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, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Board of Selectmen)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 8 as printed in the
warrant and transfer the sum of $16,000.00 from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved
for Appropriation account for this purpose.
ACTION: ADOPTED
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
ARTICLE NO. 9: To act upon any other business that may legally come
before this meeting.
MOTION: I move that the town vote to adjourn the 2003 Special Town Meeting.
ACTION: ADOPTED
A TRUE COPY ATTEST
Joanna Krauss
Town Clerk