HomeMy Public PortalAbout2007-05-07-Special Town Mtg ReportReport of the
Special Town Meeting
May 7th, 2007
In accordance with the Warrant, the Special Town Meeting was held in the
Stony Brook Elementary School Cafetorium, Monday, May 7th, 2007.
The meeting was called to order at 7:05pm by the Moderator, Stephen L.
Doyle. The Tellers were; June F. Gallant, Ruth Hanlon, Sheila Gerhardt,
John F. Galante, Pat Galante, Dave Lahive. The Checkers were; Elizabeth
Hardy, Nancy Berbrick, Ken Berbrick, John Unger, Maureen Steinmann,
Joanne Hush, Janet Norton, and Colette Williams. Gerri Tursi was present
as the Chairman for the Board of Registrars.
A quorum was present.
The Town Clerk, Mildred A. Unger, read the Special Town Meeting Warrant
and the Return of the Warrant. There being no objections, 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 a sum of money to pay bills incurred but unpaid during 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 in the following manner
to appropriate from available funds and/or transfer the surplus funds in
some departments the amounts needed to prevent deficits in other
departments this fiscal year:
a) Transfer the sum of $2,000.00 from Line Item No. 9 (Planning
Board Wages) to Line Item No. 6 (Town Hall Maintenance Expense)
of Article No. 5 of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting.
b) Transfer the sum of $8,000.00 from Line Item No. 7 (Police
Department Wages) to Line Item No. 7 (Police Department
Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting.
c) Transfer the sum of $7,500.00 from Ambulance Receipts Reserved
for Appropriation account to Line Item No. 8 (Fire Department
Station Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting.
d) Transfer the sum of $14,000.00 from Line Item No. 13 (Snow & Ice
Control) to Line Item No. 10 (Building Department Wages) of
Article No. 5 of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting.
e) Transfer the sum of $5,000.00 Line Item No. 7 (Police Department
Wages) to Line Item No. 11 (Natural Resources and Conservation
Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting.
f) Transfer the sum of $2,200.00 from Line Item No. 21 (Veterans
Services) to Line Item No. 13 (Street Lighting Expense) of Article
No. 5 of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting.
g) Transfer the sum of $8,000.00 from Line Item No. 14 (Water
Department Operating Expenses) to Line Item No. 14 (Water
Department Wages) of Article No. 5 of the 2006 Annual Town
Meeting.
h) Transfer the sum of $20,000.00 from Free Cash to Line Item No.
20 (Utilities Expenses) of Article No. 5 of the 2006 Annual Town
Meeting.
i) Transfer the sum of $11,000.00 from the Fund Balance Reserved for
Open Space to Article No. 5 (Jorgensen Land Acquisition) of the May
1, 2006 Special Town Meeting.
j) Transfer the sum of $48,000.00 from Free Cash to (Elementary
School Department Operating budget) of Article No. 4 of the 2006
Annual Town Meeting.
or to take any 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, however that item j (Elementary School Department
Operating Budget) be amended from the sum of $48,000.00 to
$65,685.00 to be funded from Free Cash and to transfer the total sum
of $143,385.00 for these purposes.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously
PRIVATE ROAD ENGINEERING SERVICES /
HERRING BROOK LANE BETTERMENT PROJECT
ARTICLE NO. 3: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from
available funds from the sum of TEN THOUSAND AND 00/100
($10,000.00) DOLLARS to finance costs associated with engineering
services for a private road betterment for Herring Brook Lane and to
authorize the Assistant 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 $10,000.00 from the article
no. 45 of the May 1999 Annual Town Meeting warrant (Beach Plum
Road Betterment project) for this purpose.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously
PRIVATE ROAD & WATER ENGINEERING SERVICES /
FIDDLERS LANE BETTERMENT PROJECT
ARTICLE NO. 4: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from
available funds the sum of TEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($10,000.00)
DOLLARS to finance costs associated with engineering services for a
private road and water betterment for Fiddlers’ Lane 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 & Water Commission)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 4 as printed
in the warrant and to transfer the sums of:
• $9,153.00 from article no. 45 (Beach Plum Road Betterment
project) of the May 1999 Annual Town Meeting warrant,
• $747.00 from Article no. 33 (Millstone Road Betterment project)
of the May 2002 Annual Town Meeting warrant and
• $100.00 from the article no. 13 (Blueberry Pond Road Betterment
project) of the November 1998 Special Town Meeting warrant for
this purpose.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously
HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING ARTICLE AMENDMENT
ARTICLE NO. 5: To see if the Town will vote to amend its vote
under Article no. 9 of the May 1, 2006 Annual Town Meeting Warrant by
deleting the reference to “3. Cape Cod Council on Alcoholism & Drug
Dependence, Inc.” and by adding in its place “3. Gosnold”, or to take any
other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Human Services Committee)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 5 as printed
in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously
FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCH SERVICES ACCOUNT
ARTICLE NO. 6: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from
available funds the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND AND 00/100
($30,000.00) DOLLARS to finance costs associated with the dispatch
services account and to authorize the Fire Chief to expend said funds for
this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Majority Vote Required) (Fire Department)
MOTION: I move that the town vote to approve article no. 6 as printed
in the warrant and to transfer the sum of $30,000.00 from the
Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation account for this
purpose.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously
OTHER BUSINESS
(formerly posted as Article no. 8)
ARTICLE NO. 7: To act upon any other business that may legally
come before this meeting.
MOTION: I move that the town vote to dissolve the 2007 Special Town
Meeting.
A True Copy Attest:
Mildred A. Unger
Town Clerk