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Home My Public Portal About1975-05-12 Special Town Mtg Report R POP OF T M 8r';,CTAL ,01^T1? '=ETING 1 r AY 12$ 1975 lri accordaTlce with the Warra�--t , the meeting as held in the 'vauset Regional ?.Riddle School Auditoriums, Monday evening, May 12, 1975. The meeting was called to order by the iModerator, Stephen Doyle,at 7: 30 -o.m. , a caorum being present. The Registarars weae Lot Dugan, Jon Toward. The Fellers were Raul Sylver, Dorothy Grenier, Doris Powell, Glades Curtis , ana Richard Kingston. pages Sylvia Eldredge a-nd Lisa II-amsen. The Warran �T Warrant was read by the Ton Clerk, Ruth Eddy with the exception of the articles, -,pyhich were read as they Ulere being considered. ARTICLE 1 . T move thele, the Town vote to anend the Personnel 3y-Law, Section XII, 1 . 3 by deleting Sections CAS' i through CAR' 4 and substitutirg the follOi?i?'?g: ARTICLE 1 . To see if the To?-,m will Note to amend the Personnel 3.7"-Law, Section XII, 1 .3 by deleting Sections CAP 1 through CAP 4 and substituting the following: STS 1 2 3 4 5 6 CAS' 1 $4,750.20 $4,986.80 $59223.40 $5,460.00 $5,714.80 $5,951 .40 91 . 35 95.00 100.45 105.00 109.90 114.45 Junior Clerk, Regular Pull-time cmc 1 2 3 4 5 6 CAP 1! - $ 2.61 $2.74 $2.87 $3.00 $3.14 $3.27 Junior Clerk, Regular Fart-time Sm Ea 1 2 3 4 6 CAP" T ? $69133.40 $6,370.00 $6,606.60 $6.843.20 $7,07.80 $7$334.60 117.05 122.50 127.05 1 3'1 .60 136- 15 141 .05 Senior Clerk, Fegc�lar Full--time St en 1 2 3 4 5 6 CAP 1V $3.37 $3.50 $3.63 $3.7.6 $3.89 $4.03 Senior Clerk, Regular Part-tire St en 1 2 3 4 8 6 CAP V $7,800.00 $89060.00 $8,320.00 $8,580.00 $8, 40.00 $9,100-00 150.00 155.00 16o.00 165.00 170.00 175.00 Princi-pal Clerk, Regular Pull-time Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 CAF T-r $6,838.00 $7,o61 .60 $7,298.20 $7,534.80 $7,771 .40 $8,008-00 131 .50 135.80 140.35 144.90 149.45 154.00 Assistant Tou7n Clerk, Treasurer & Collector, Regular P'I-1-j'ime St en 1 2 3 4 5 6 CAP 777-1 $9,864.40 $10,119.20 $10,355.80 $10,592.40 $10,829.00 $11 ,065.60 189.70 104.60 199.15 203.70 208.25 212.80 Town Accountant , Regular Pal l-Time St-e�o 1 2 3 4 5 6 CAP IIIH $9,880.00 $10,140.00 $10,400.00 $10,660.00 $10,920.00 $11 ,180-00 100.00 195.00 200.00 205-00 210.00 215.00 De-outy Assessor, Reg-alar Pull -time Voted as printed above. ey_,. Article 2 1 ;rove that the Ton odli vote to amend the Personnel Py-Law. Section XI?' 1 .3 by deleting Section ltd 711 and substituting the following: Stna 1 2 3 4 5 6 IE $214.00 $226.00 $238.00 $250.00 S262.00 S2?4.00 Sunerint endent Enx'i.neer Step 1 2 3 n 5 6 P14 2 $184.00 $192-00 $200.00 $208.00 $216.00 5224.00 Sun eri nt endent St ep 1 2 3 4 �,. .._ 6 Pi`: 3 ' $4.25 $ 4.45 $ 4.65 $ 4.85 $ 5.05 $ 5.25 Operating 3ngineer Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 ZK4 $ 3.94 $ 4•114 S 4.01 $ 4.14 $ 4-74 $ 4-94 Maintenance Mechanic Sten 1 2 3 4 5 6 zr,; $ 3.75 $ 3-9C $ 4.05 S 4.20 $ 4.35 $ 4.50 Skilled Laborer, Truck Driver Ste:, 1 2 3 4 5 6 PT.%, 6 $3.20 5 3.30 $ 3.40 3.50 $ 3.60 $ 3.70 Laborer St en 1 2 3 4 6 PW ? $ 2.85 $ 2.95 $ 3.05 $ 3-15 $ 3.25 $ 3.35 ` emnorar-r laborer, Gatekeeper Sten 1 2 3 4 5 6 PT•, 8 $ 2.61 S 2.74 1 2-S7 $ 3.00 $ 3.14 $ 3.27 Revised Junior Clem_ Sten ? 2 3 4 5 6 PTd $ X $ X $ X $ 5.00 $ X $ X Tree Marden Step 1 2 3 4 5 5 ?W 10 X X X $ 800.00 X X Sunerintendent of Insect Pest Gontrol Voted as printed above. ARTICLE, 3. I move that the Ton vote to amend the Personnel By=Law, FII, 1 .3 by deleting Section PS 6 and substituting the following: S+e� 1 2 3 4 5 6 PS 6 $5,200.00 $5,720.00 $61240.00 $6,760.00 $79280.00 $7,800.00 100.00 110.00 120.00 130.00 140.00 150.00 Fire Chief, (52 weeks) Voted as printed above Article 4 1 move that the Toren vote to amend the Personnel By-Law, XTI, 1 .3 by deleting Section B 5 and substituting the following: Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 30 $11 ,024.00 $11 ,440-00 $11 ,908.00 $127324.00 $12,792.00 $13,208.00 212.00 220.00 229.00 237.00 246.00 254.00 Bu;ld,n, Tnsnector, Regular foil-time me ?ot ed as printed above Article 5 I move that the Town vote to amend the Personnel 37-Lan, XII, 1 .3 by deleting Sectio:! B-6 and substituting the following: 3-6 $1 ,000-00 - per year (includes transportation) . Assistant Building inspector, (Part-time). Voted as printed above ARTICLE 6 T rove that the Town vote to amend the Personnel By-Lan, XII, 1 .3 by deleting Section B-7 and substituting the following: Sten 1 2 3 4 5 6 a-7 $11 ,024.00 $11 ,440.00 $113908.00 $12,324.00 $12,792.00 $13.208.00 212.00 220.00 229.00 237.00 246.00 254.00 Health Anent, Regular Full-time Yes 130 xo 65 Vote Yes 130 No 65 ARTICLE 7 1 move that the Town vote to amend the Personnel By Lams, XII, 1 .3 by adding to Section BD the following: Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 $ 2.93 3.06 3.19 3.32 3-45 3-59 Custodian Regular Part-time Voted as pra.n c ed above ARTICLE 8 T move that the Town vote to amend the Personnel By-Low, XII, 1 .3 by deleting Section WD 1 and substituting the following: Sten 1 2 , 3 4 5 6 t?D-1 $97939.92 $10,261 .68 $10,541 .4 $10,925.20 $11 ,251 , 56 ,11 ,583.52 190.96 197.34 202.72 210.10 216.38 222.76 NAter Superintendent, Regular Full-time Voted as printed above ARTICLE 9 1 move that the Town vote to amend the Personnel By-Law by adding to the Appendix the job description of the newly created position of: Assistant Town Clerk. Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Collector of Taxes- Regular Full-time:0peratir_g Engineer: Maintenance Teohanic; and Skilled Laborer. Truck Driver. ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK, TR71SUREER COLLECTOR OF TAXES One who is required to assume the responsibilities of the duties of the Town Clerk, Treasurer-- Collector of Taxes in the absence of the Town Clerks Treasurer - Collector of 'T'ames. The duties shall also include typing, filing, keeping of offioe records, bookkeeping, operating bookkeeping machines and calculators, preparing billings, processing payrolls and keeping payroll records, receiving and posting payment to the Ton and have intimate knowledge or the procedures of the office of the Town Clerk, Treasurer-Collector of Tames. OPER TING ENGIT EER One who is required to perform the duties of a regular full-time and regular part-time Laborer and who in addition thereto is required to perform duties requiring a high degree of skill in trades and activities as they apply to heavy equipment and machinery. He shall operate and be responsible for the general care and maintenande of trucks and motor-driven equipment upon a regular basis and who, under direction, over-sees and is responsible for the work of one or more laborers assigned to, or working in oonnection with equipment so operated. He shall obtain a'2v and all licenses required by the Common.,sealth of Massachusetts for the operation of this equipment and shall -� have a minimum of five (5) Years practical e-xperience in this field. T is I_Tv 1 A I E T1r111_1 c.1 One who is required to perform the duties of a regular full-time and regular part-time laborer and in addition thereto perform duties requiring a high degree of skill in trades and activities as they apply to the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-driven equipment and machinery upon, a regular basis and who possesses a Massachusetts Class II Tjotor 'Vehicle License. He may, under the direction of a superior, serve in the capacity of a working foreman and direct the work of others. SKILLED LABORER/TRUCK DR171ER One who is required to perform the; duties of a regular full--time and regular part-time laborer and who in addition thereto is required to operate and be responsible for the general care and maintenance of trucks and motor-driven equipment upon_ a regular basis, and who, under direction, oversees and is responsible for the work of one or more laborers assigned to or working in connection with equipment so operated. He shall obtain any and all licenses required by the Commonwealth of Nassachusetts for the operation of this equi ment and shall possess a Massachusetts Class II Motor Vehicle Llcense. "Toted as printed above APTICLE 10 1 move that the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to grant to Roland TNT. Mayo of Route 6A, Orleans, Massachusetts, his heirs and assigns, an easement of way for the purpose for which such ways are commonly used in the Town of Brewster, said easement being more particularly described as foliows: Beginning at a concrete bound at the Southwesterly corner of a Parcel of Land shown as Parcel.I on a nlan of land entitled "'Plan of Land in Brewster, Mass. rade for the Town of Brewster Scale lt' = 100+ 'ebi-nary 1970 1;ickerson Pa- Berger, Inc. Engineers .Eastham and Chatham, Mass." and re- corded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds. Tube Y162 thence. N4° 17' 10" E, One Hundred Fifty (1103) feet to a port; thence. S 350 �2' r',011 E, Fifty (50) feet to a point; thence S 40 17' 10" W, a certain distance to point on the Northerly sideline of an 80 foot public pray know=n as Freeman's ?Tay; thence. Westerly by the said northerly sideline of the said Freeman's ?Tay to the point and place of beginning. The aforesaid grants to be rake for the sum of Seven 'Hundred and Fifty 750.00) Dollars. Tote yes 205 No 8 "R- LE 11 I move that the Town vote to transfer the sum of Five Hundred _ (500.00) Dollars from the Sale of Lots Town Cemetery Account to ?gown Cemeteries Improvement Expense Account, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. Voted unani^ously. ARTICLE 12 1 move that the To=fax: vote to transfer from FTee Cash the sum of Two Thousand (2,000.00) Dollars to the Veterans Benefits Account or take any action relative thereto. Vote, unanimously. P=CLE 13. I move that the Town vote to transfer Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars from the Additional Office Space Account to a Town Hall Interior repairs Accol.-nt for the ppirpose of renovating.:-interior of To*fm Hal i. Toted as -Drint ed above. ARTICLE 14 I nave that the Torn vote to amend Article 50 of the Annual Tovam ee•tiny of March 62 19721 by deleting "Shellfish Constables' so that it will read! "One Thousand ($1 ,000.00) Dollars to be used for the propagation of shellfish, said money to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.*' Voted as printed above. ARTICLE 15 I move that the Toro vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of One Thousand ($1 ,000.00) Dollars to the Propagation of Shellfish Account, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. Voted unanimously. ARTICLE 16 1 move that the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint twelve (12) persons to serve for a period- of one (1) year as Brewster Economic Development Commission. Said Commission to study and report its, -- findings relative to :Weans and methods of broadening the Town's tax–base; attracting business and light–industry to the Town; and creation_ of employment opportunities for the Townspeople. Voted as printed above. ARTICLE 17 I move that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum. of Five Thousand ($5,C00.00) Dollars for use by Brewster Economic Development Commission for advertising, research and office expenses.vote(yes 117 no 114 ; ARTICLE 18 1 move that the Town vote to join_ the National Flood Insurance Program and to authorize the Selectmen to designate an appropriate Town agency to report to HUD thereunto. WT ereas certain areas of the Towns of Brewster are subject to periodic Flooding causing serious damage to properties within these areasi and whereas relief is available in the fora of federally subsidized flood insurance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and whereas it is the intent of the Town to require the recognition and evaluation of flood hazards in all official actions relating to land use in the flood plain areas having special flood hazards; and whereas the Town: of Brewster has legal, authority to adopt land use and control measures to reduce flood losses pursuant to the constitution and general las of the Commonwealth; now, therefore, the Town ofBre;:ster hereby votes: I . That it will enact and maintain In force for those areas having --. floor hazards adequate Ian? use and control measures with en forcemeat provisions consistent with the Criteria set Forth in s. 1910 of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations; aYn 2, The Conservation Commission or Selectmen or Planning Board is hereby authorized and directed to: a. Assist the Flood Insurance Administrator in delineating flood hazard areas on available local maps of sufficient scale to locate building sites, for future Town Meeting consideration; b. Provide such information as the Administrator may request concerning present uses and occupancy of the flood plain; c. Cooperate with federal, local and state agencies and private firms which undertake to stydy, survey, Map and identify flood hazard areas and cooperate with neighboring communi– ties with respect to management of adjoining flood hazard areas in order to prevent aggravation of existing hazards; d. Submit of the anniversary date of the comm nityts initial eligibility and annual report to the Administrator on the progress made during the vast year within the community in the development of flood plain management measures; d. Take any other action reasonable and proper to carry out program objectives of minimizing or eliminating flood damage. Motion to table defeated yes 79 no 137 — Voted as printed above. Recess 9:10 - 9: 35 ARTICLES 19, 20, 21 , and 22 withdrawn C! APOICLF 23 I move that the Toim vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of Three Thousand, Five Hundred ($3,500.00) Dollars to the Bre.rster Bi—Centennial Committee for expenses to be incurred in 1975 and 1976 for the Bi—Centennial Co-:ernemoration celebrations for the people of Brewster. Voted as printed above ARTICLE' 24. Z�ove that the Town vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of Thirty--five Thousand, Four Hundred Thirty nine ($35,439.00) Dollars which may be used for the reconstruction of Story Brook Road. Noted as printed abozre. AR'?'ICLE 25 I move that the Town vote to transfer from the Road Tha.chinery Pand, The sum of Sever,. Hundred and Fifty ($750.00) Dollars to be used for the purchase, maintenance and operation of Road Machinery. Voted unanimously. There being no further business, it was voted to adjourn at 9:5C p.m. A True Copy, Attest: ,uth N. Eddy / Tom Clerk