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Home My Public Portal About1995-05-01 Annual Town Mtg Warrant INDEX SPECIAL 'TOWN MEETING WARRANT MAY 11 1995 -- ARTICLE NO . 1 . BUDGETARY TRANSFERS 2 . UNPAID BILLS 3 , RECISION / CREATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE 4 . SERVICES FOR COLLECTION OF MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT 5 . 1895 HOME COMPOSTING BIN GRANT 6 . AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES ACCOUNT i . ANY OTHER BUSINESS ANNUAL : OWN* MHETI .Nt MAY 1 . 1995 Barnstable . ss T0 : Roland v . Bassett Constable of the Town of Brewster Greetin6s : 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 Brewster Elementary School Cafetorium , on Monday the first day of May . 1995 nest , at 7 : 00 p . m . o ' clock in the evening , then and there to act upon the following articles : ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 1 . To act upon the Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen , Town Officers and / or other Special Committees . or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) HERRING FISHERIES ARTICLE 2 . To see if the Town will vote to take no action regarding its Herring or Alewife Fishery , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Alewife Committee ) TOWN BUDGET ARTICLE 3 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to defray Town charges and expenses , and further to fix the salary and compensation of all elected officials of the Town as provided in Section. 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws , as amended , for the Fiscal Year ending June 30 , 1996 . as follows : ( Finance Committee ) ATM 5/ 1 / 95 FINCON EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED REMCCM D ITEM DEPARTMENiTT FY94 FY95 FY96 FY96 1 MODERATOR ' S WAGES $300 $300 $300 $300 2 SELECTtZEN ° S WAGES $5 , 250 $ 5 , 250 $ 51250 $ 5 , 25C SELECT �TrS3 STAFF WAGES $30 , 015 $ 31 , 099 $311690 5311690 EDUCATIONAL REIMS $ 646 $1 , 500 $1, 500 $1, 500 EXPENSES $16 , 612 $.6 , 025 $15 , 750 $15 , 750 3 GREENYH= FLY ASSESSMENT $414 $414 $ 518 $ 518 4 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR WAGES $125 , 574 $130 , 602 $134 , 331 $134 , 331 EXPENSES $3 , 602 $4 , 400 $4 , 000 $4 , 000 5 FINANCE COKMITTEE EX"r $ 900 $ 900 $ 900 $ 900 RESERVE FUND $116 , 779 $125 , 000 $1251000 $125 , 000 b LOCAL PLANNING CG�yiTTEE $778 $1 , 000 $0 $0 7 ACCOUNTANT WAGES $67 , 461 $ 68 , 923 $72 , 030 $72 , 030 AUDIT Or ACCOUNTS $14 , 000 $14 , 000 $13 , 000 $13 , 000 EXPENSES $1 , 815 $11510 $1 , 840 $1 , 840 CO?!PUTER EXPENSES $24 , 700 $30 , 600 $33 , 350 $33 , 550 8 ASSESSOR WAGES $ 641531 $ 95 , 313 $97 , 597 $ 97 , 597 EXPENSES $12 , 208 $12 , 600 $11 , 475 $11 , 475 9 TREASURER/COLLECTOR WAGE $119 , 312 $124 , 674 $126 , 119 $1251119 EXPENSES $ 54 , 501 $ 54 , 450 $ 51 , 600 $ 51 , 600 10 LEGAL EXPENSES $102 , 730 $80 , 000 $83 , 000 $831000 11 DRUMMER BOY MUSEUM EXP $312 $250 $ 500 $ 500 12 TOWN CLERK ' S WAGES $30 , 560 $3310O9 $34 , 344 $34 , 344 TOWN CLERK STAFF WAGES $26 , Oi6 $26 , 189 $25 , 944 $25 , 944 EXPENSES $5 , 312 $ 6 , 650 $6 , 050 $ 6 , 050 13 ELECTION WAGES $2 , 353 $71500 $ 5 , 000 $51000 EXPENSES $1 , 191 $3 , 775 $2 , 930 $2 , 900 14 REGISTRAR WAGES $ 9 , 354 $11 , 397 $111350 $11 , 350 EXPENSES $4 , 144 $4 , 260 $ 5 , 100 $5 , 100 15 CONSERVATION WAGES $ 591161 $ 53 , 481 $66 , 014 $66 , 014 EXPENSES $31750 $3 , 100 $3 , 175 $3 , 175 16 PLLN7ING WAGES $ 32 , 244 $20 , 499 $21 , 240 $21 , 240 - EXPERT FEE $0 $750 $7 , 000 $ 7 , 000 EXPENSES $2 , 678 $2 , 680 $3 , 180 $3 , 180 17 APPEALS BOARD WAGES $ 6 , 698 $61623 $7 , 518 $7 , 518 EXPENSES $ 619 $ 500 $600 $600 18 TOWN OFFICE PAINT WAGES $ 53 , 566 $ 551005 $ 551363 $ 551363 EXPENSES $57 , 079 $ 50 , 700 $44 , 200 $441200 19 TOWN REPORT EXPENSES $7 , 975 $8 , 100 $8 , 100 $811CO 20 DEBT SERVICE $31117 , 680 $21930 , 707 $2 , 7171580 $21717 , 580 21 FRINGE BENEFITS $632 , 780 $710 , 902 $742 , 045 $742 , 045 22 RETIRa�'4Fti..,'T/PENSION $438 , 675 $472 , 796 $472 , 532 $472 , 532 23 UNCLASSIFIED GASOLINE $18 , 226 $ 54 , 500 $55 , 995 $ 55 , 995 TELEPHONE $25 , 519 $23 , 740 $25 , 40C $25 , 400 24 CONSTABLE WAGES $250 $250 $250 $250 25 POLICE WAGES $895 , 637 $ 9511500 $970 , 355 $ 970 , 355 EXPENSES $46 , 191 $51 , 750 $ 56 , 800 $55 , 800 STATION EXPENSES $ 601223 $ 61 , 900 $727990 $72 , 990 CRUISER EXPENSE $30 , 993 $37 , 500 $41 , 845 $ 41 , 845 26 FIRE/RESCUE WAGES $465 , 709 $425 , 705 $4701772 $47C , 772 EXPENSES $41 , 754 $43 , 000 $43 , 500 $431500 RESCUE EXPENSES $21 , 975 $24 , 050 $24 , 700 $24 , 700 27 BUILDING INSPECTOR WAGES $103 , 270 $152 , 142 $164 , 077 $1641077 EXPENSES $ 5 , 015 $7 , 160 $77160 $ 7 , 160 28 GAS INSPECTOR WAGES $ 7 , 745 $0 $0 $C EXPENSES $198 $0 $0 $0 29 PLU2SING INSPECTOR WAGES $17 , 155 $0 $0 $0 EXPENSES $200 $0 $0 $0 30 `WEIGirlS/MEASURES WAGES $1 , 803 $1 , 803 $1 , 803 $11803 EXPENSES $113 $150 $150 $150 31 WIRING INSPECTOR WAGES $19 , 285 $0 $C $0 EXPENSES $160 $0 $C $0 32 DOG OFFICER EXPENSES $9 , 350 $ 9 , 350 $9 , 350 $9 , 350 33 DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCE $15 , 268 $42 , 017 $43 , 521 $431521 EXPENSES $21481 $ 91550 $ 9 , 176 $9 , 176 SrELLFiSri PROPAGATION $4 , 500 $4 , 500 $ 4 , 500 $4 , 500 2 ATM 5/ 1/ 95 FINCOM EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMEND 'ITEM DEPARTMENT FY 94 FY 95 FY 96 FY 96 34 ALEWIVES COMMITTEE WAGES $ 150 $ 150 $ 1 . 450 $ 17450 EXPENSES $ 968 $ 1 . 000 $ 1 , 000 $ 1 , 000 35 DPW WAGES $ 527 , 215 $ 542 . 835 $ 562 . 589 $ 562 . 589 DIESEL FUEL $ 17 , 544 $0 $ 0 $0 ROAD MACHINERY $ 21 , 679 $ 29 , 000 $ 267200 $ 26 . 200 DUTCH ELM DISEASE $0 $ 300 $ 300 $ 300 SNOW & ICE CONTROL $ 106 . 350 $ 44 . 150 $ 544150 $54 . 150 INSECT / PEST CONTROL $ 900 $ 1 , 000 $ 1 , 000 $ 1 . 000 EXPENSES $ 132 , 588 $ 163 . 456 $ 160 . 670 $ 160 . 670 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL $ 90 , 060 $ 182 . 634 $ 178 , 925 $ 178 , 925 35 RECYCLING EXPENSES $75 $ 1 , 800 $ 1 . 500 $ 1 , 500 37 STREET LIGHTING EXPENSES $ 12 , 015 $ 12 . 154 $ 12 . 762 $ 12 . 762 33 BOARD OF HEALTH WAGES $ 115 . 951 $ 95 , 691 $ 96 , 456 $ 96 . 456 VISITING NURSE AS $ 7 , 750 $ 7 . 940 $ 9 . 320 $ 9 . 320 EXPENSES $ 13 , 926 $ 6 . 803 $ 6 . 903 $ 6 . 903 OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL $ 194 $ 0 $0 $0 39 COUNCIL ON AGING WAGES $ 80 . 481 $ 89 , 069 $ 927740 $ 92 . 740 EXPENSES $5 , 648 $ 6 . 200 $ 7 , 020 $ 7 , 020 40 OLD TOWN HALL MAINT $ 5 , 949 $ 6 . 000 $ 64000 $ 6 . 000 41 VETERANS ' SERVICES $ 234391 $25 , 712 $ 26 . 528 $26 . 528 42 BREWSTER LADIES LIBRARY $ 191 , 016 $ 201 , 338 $ 205 . 426 $ 205 . 426 43 RECREATION WAGES $ 55 , 779 $ 58 , 159 $ 63 . 554 $ 63 . 554 EXPENSES $ 27 , 875 $27 , 788 $ 25 , 788 $25 . 788 44 GOLF WAGES $ 335 , 454 $ 364 , 801 $ 407 , 511 $ 407 . 511 EXPENSES $ 235 , 1009 $ 225 , 909 $ 239 , 086 $2397086 45 PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE $ C $ 25 $ 25 $ 25 45 BIKEWAY COMMITTEE $ 0 $ 25 $ 25 $ 25 47 HISTORICAL COMMITTEE $ 0 $25 $ 0 $C 48 HISTORIC DISTRICT COMM $ 8 , 635 $ 9 . 676 $ 9 . 885 $ 97835 EXPENSES $700 $ 700 $ 1 , 291 $ 1 . 291 ASSESSMENTS $ 3 , 000 $ 3 , 000 $ 3 , 000 $ 3 . 000 49 MEMORIAL /VETERANS ' DAY $ 1 , 287 $ 1 , 300 $ 1 . 300 $ 1 , 300 50 OLD MILL SITES COMMITTEE $ 2 , 344 $2 . 910 $ 3 . 210 $ 3 . 210 51 WATER COMMISSIONER ' S WAGE $ 24200 $ 2 , 200 $ 2 . 200 $ 2 , 200 WATER STAFF WAGES $325 , 721 $ 3421581 $ 354 , 100 $ 354 . 100 OFFICE EXPENSES $ 10 . 551 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 OPERATING EXPENSES $ 92 , 606 $ 133 , 421 $ 133 , 298 $ 133 . 298 BUILDING EXPENSES $ 1 . 905 $ 0 $ 0 $G EQUIPMENT EXPENSES $ 7 , 936 $ 6 , 100 $ 6 , 050 $ 64050 52 LIABILITY "INSURANCE $ 352 , 526 $401 . 773 $421 , 336 $421 , 336 GRAND TOTAL $ 9 , 865 . 274 $ ? 0 . 115 . 625 $ 10 , 174 , 127 $ 10 , ? 74 . ' 27 , Finance Committee ) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUDGET ARTICLE 4 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money tc defray Elementary School charges and expenses . for the Fiscal Year ending June 307 1995 , as follows = FINCOM EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMEND DEPARTMENT FY94 FY95 FY96 FY96 BREWSTER ELEMENTARY $ 2 . 751 . 283 $ 3 . 245 . 810 $ 3 . 355 . 563 $ 3 , 355 . 563 ( Finance Committee ) ATM 5 / 1 / 95 NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET ARTICLE 5 . To see if the Town_ will vote to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to defray ,Nauset Regional School charges and expenses . for the Fiscal Year ending June 30 . 1996 , as follows : FINCOX EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMEND DEPARTMENT FY94 FY95 FY96 FY96 _ NAUSET REGIONAL $ 3 , 551 , 809 $ 3 , 750 , 573 5441214404 54 , 121 . 404 ( Finance Committee ) CAPE COD VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL BUDGET ARTICLE 6 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to defray Cape Cod Vocational Technical High School charges and expenses for the Fiscal Year ending June 30 . 1996 , as follows : FINCOM EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED RECOMMEND DEPARTMENT PY94 FY95 FY96 FY96 CAPE COD TECH S216 514 $ 213 . 875 $ 294 , 669 $294 . 669 ( Finance Committee ; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARTICLE i . 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 certain capital expenditures to be undertaken during Fiscal Year 1996 and to authorize the Town Administrator to sell , trade , lease , exchange or otherwise dispose of , in the best interests of the Town , old equipment or vehicies deemed available and in the best interests of the Town , the proceeds from any such disposition to be applied toward the cost of acqu4rinfl said equipment or service as the case may be : Fundine FYi996 Capital Expenditures Bude' et TRANSFER FROM RAISE AND AVAILABLE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATE FUNDS 1 . Miilsites Committee a . Mill BuildinaRepairs $ 5 , 000 . 00 2 . Egg Committee a . Par's Granite Curbins' $ 500 . 00 3 . Shellfish Department a . Buildins Repairs and Painting S 79000 . 00 b . Septic System Repairs 34000 . 00 4 . Council on Acing' a . Additional Funding Installation of Lift S 3 , 000 . 00 ( R ) = Renlacement Equipment ( N ; = New Equipment ATM 5 / 1 / 95 TRANSFER FROM RAISE AND AVAILABLE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATE FUNDS 5 . Golf Department a . Triplex Mower ( R ) S 16 . 000 . 00 b . Cart Path Construction 15 . 000 . 00 c . Bunker Renovations mages and Expenses 25 . 000 . 00 d . Verti -Seeder Emit ( h ; 1 . 000 . 00 6 . [rater Department a . Service Truck ( R ) S 33 , 000 . 00 b . Dump Truck Repairs 4 . + 00 . 00 C4 Auxiliary Power Supply for water Well 50 . 000 . 00 d . Water Construction Account 80 . 000 . 00 7 . Bikeways Committee a . Bike Racks Purchase ( V ) S 1 , 200 . 00 8 . Fire Department a . Rescue Billing Service S 14 . 000 . 00 b . Rescue Equipment 1 , 500 . 00 c . Ladder Truck Lease 14 , 000 . 00 d . infection Control 2 . 000 . 00 e . Carbon Monoxide Detection Equipment ( N ) 2 , 500 . 00 f . Fire Engine Refurbishment 40 , 000 . 00 Computer Hardware b Software Upgrade ( V } 61000 . 00 h . Regional Reserve Ambulance 3 , 000 . 00 Program ( S ) 9 . Board of Health a . Inspection Vehicle ( R ) 15 . 000 . 00 10 . Police Department a . Cruiser/Video Equipment ( N ) S 94000 . 00 b . Mobile Data Terminals ( N) 35 , 000 . 00 11 . Conservation Commission a. Wins Island Stairs and Boardwalk /Design and Engineering Services S 1 . 500 . 00 b . Conservation Fund 5 . 000 . 00 c . Punkhorn Wildlife Management Pian 35 . 000 . 00 d . Septic System Repair 3 , 500 . 00 Spruce Hill Building 12 . Elementary School a . School Exterior Painting_' 3 12 . 000 . 00 b . School Roof Repair and Window Replacement 50 . 000 . 00 13 . Sauset Regional School District a . Field Irrigation System S 8 , 389 . 00 14 . Department of Public works a . Light Dump Truck ( R ) S 35 . 000 . 00 b . Drainage Improvement Proiects 20 , 000 . 00 c . Road Maintenance Projects 40 , 000 . 00 15 . Board of Selectmen a . Town Hall Building Repairs 30 . 000 . 00 b . tipper Mill Pond Platform S 13 , 470 . 00 TOTAL $ 319 . 189 . 00 3339 . 170 . 00 or to take any other action relative thereto . : Board of Selectmen ) ( R ) = Replacement Equipment ( ti ) = New Equipment ATM 5/ 1 / 95 COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN / DRUMMER BOY PROPERTY ARTICLE 8 . To see if the Town will rote to accept the Comprehensive Master Plan for the Drummer Boy property , or to 'care any other action relative thereto . Board of Selectmen ) DEMOLITION / DRUMMER BOY BUILDING ARTICLE 9 . To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of Thirteen Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty - Nine and CO / lOC 513 . 139 . 00 ) Dollars to remove and / or demolish the residence building on the Town - owned land . referred to as the Drummer Boy property , and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids , enter into contracts , dispose of surplus property , and expend said funds for this Purpose , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES /DRUMMER BOY PROPERTY" ARTICLE 10 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of Five Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 5 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for desis' n services and / or other professionai services for the Drummer Boy Gift Shop buiidin , and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids , enter into contracts and expend said funds for this purpose , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ACCEPTANCE OF MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAW PROVISION ARTICLE 1 : . To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws . Chanter 143 . Section 3 Z . or to 'take any other action relative thereto . ( Buildins Commissioner } ADDITION TO LADIES LIBRARY ARTICLE 12 . To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Million Sixty Thousand and 00 / 100 ( S1 , O60 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for completing the design and constructing , originally equipping and furnishing an addition to the Brewster Ladies Library , including other costs incidental and related to the carrying out of this protect and its financing , and to see whether the Town will raise and appropriate , transfer from available funds , and / or to authorize the Town Treasurer . with the approval of the Board of Selectmen , to borrow the sum of One Million and 00 / 100 ( Si . 000 . 000 . 00 ) Dollars under and pursuant to Chapter 44 of the General Laces , and / or any other enabling_' authority , and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor ; to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds an additional sum of Sixty ATM 5 / 1 / 95 Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 60 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for the purpose of paging for the preparation . issuance and marketing of bonds and notes issued hereunder and for paving interest on temporary notes issued in anticipation thereof , and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a seven { I member Library Building Committee ; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept and expend any and all grants and gift proceeds towards the construction of said addition ; and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept for public library purposes the gift of the current Ladies Library Building and property as identified on Parcels No . 7 and 8 of Kap Nov 25 of the Board of Assessor ' s maps , and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lease said facility to the Brewster Ladies Library Association , Inc . to operate as a free public library for the sum of One ( 31 . 00 ) Dollar per year , provided , however , that favorable votes under this article shall have no effect unless the Town votes at a regular or special election to exempt the amounts required to pay the bonds or notes and other related expenses from the limitations of Proposition 2 1 / 2 , so - called , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen and Ladies Library Association ) NAUSET HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION AND ADDITION CONSTRUCTION ARTICLE 13 . To see if the Town will vote to approve a sum of money for indebtedness authorized by the School Committee of the Nauset Regional School District for the purpose of constructing , originally equipping and furnishing an addition or additions to and remodeling , reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to the Nauset Regional High School ; provided that no money shall be expended or borrowed under this vote unless the Town shall have a regular or special election to exempt the amounts required to pay the bonds , notes or assessments from the limitations of Proposition 2 1 / 2 , so - called . or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Nauset Regional High School Building Committee ) NAUSET HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION AND ADDITION FUNDING ARTICLE 14 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and - appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money representing its apportioned share of interest costs for the Regional High School construction borrowing for 1995 - 96 , provided that no money shall be expended or borrowed under this vote unless the Town shall have a regular or special election to exempt the amounts required to pay the bonds , notes or assessments from the limitations of Proposition 2 1 / 2 , so - called , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Nauset Regional High School Building Committee ) ATM 5 / 1 / 95 SEPTAGE TREATMENT PLANT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ARTICLE 15 . To see if the 'Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements and / or amendments to agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency and the ?Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for the design and construction of an addition to the Orleans , Brewster and Eastham Septage Treatment Facility ( the " Facility " ) . which amendments , including an amendment to the Intermunicipal Agreement will provide for an increase in funding and permitted indebtedness under said agreement and grants for a sum of money for the purpose of undertaking certain improvements to the existing Facility and to further authorize the Town 'Treasurer , with the approval of the Board of Selectmen , to borrow in anticipation of grant revenues for the purpose of carrying out and funding said improvements to the Facility , provided however , that no such grant amendment shall be executed which requires a further local appropriation of funds by Brewster other than the funds previously appropriated , and further no funds shall be borrowed in anticipation of grant revenues unless all costs associated with any such borrowing including without limitation interest charges , and all costs associated with grant administration , are to be paid in full , by reimbursement to Orleans or otherwise by the Orleans , Brewster and Eastham Groundwater Protection District . The obligations of the Town under any such grant amendment shall be subject to the provisions of the Intermunicipal Agreement among the Towns of Orleans , Brewster and Eastham for the management and operation of the Facility as amended , or to ta'ne any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Managers ) WATER MAIN EASEMENT ARTICLE 16 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , purchase , or by eminent domain , from the owners , a general twenty foot ( 20 ' ) wide water easement along the southerly boundary line of Parcel No . 10 of Map No . 26 of the Board of Assessor ' s maps , for the purpose of installing a water main ; and to require that the Town will return the land to its natural state and to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to acquire the water easement and to perform all the actions mentioned in this Article , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) AMENDMENT / PLAN REVIEW BYLAW ARTICLE li . To see if the Town will vote to amend the following designated section of Chapter 83 of the Code of the Town of Brewster , so that those sections will read as follows : Revise wording throughout so that all references to " Inspector of Buildings " read " Building Commissioner " . Revise wording throughout so that all references to " Executive Secretary " read " Town Administrator " . Eliminate the reference throughout to " the Environmental impact Review Bylaw " . ATM 5 / 1 / 95 Section 83 - 2 Plan Review Committee . A . There is hereby established a Plan Review Committee ( PRC ) , comprised of the Inspector of Buildings , who shall be its Chair , plus one ( 1 ) representative designated by each of the following : Town Administrator . Planning Board , Board of Health , Conservation Commission , Water Commission , Water Quality Review Board . Environmental Resource Department , Historic District Committee . Department of Public Works , Police Chief , and Fire Chief . Each appointing authority shall determine the term of its representative and shall provide for alternates to act in the event that the representative is unable to do so . In the event that a designation is not made as provided above , within sixty days of written request from the Board of Selectmen to do so , the Selectmen shall fill the vacancy , preferably by tb �.- appointment of a member from the nondesignating board or department . It shall be the responsibility of each Committee representative to report back to his / her board or department in order to provide ongoing information related to the proposed plan necessary for said board or department to formulate questions or comments related to the application and review process as described under section 83 - 5 . B . of this bylaw . Section 83 - 4 . Applicability . A . Developments are subject to development plan review if they propose other than single - or two - family dwelling and include any one ( 1 ) or more of the following : ( 1 ) A new principal building . ( 2 ) Increase in lot coverage by more than eight hundred ( 800 ) square feet through either a new accessory building or a building addition increasing lot coverage by ten percent ( 10 % ) or more . ( 3 ) Substantial alteration to a parking facility having ten ( 10 ) or more spaces . ( 4 ) Removal of existing vegetative ground cover from more than ten thousand ( 10 . 000 ) square feet of site area . or anv subdivision of land into two ( 2 ) or more lots . Section 83 - 5 . Application and review ; approval or disapproval . B . Submittal and distribution . All development plan application material shall be submitted to the Inspector of Buildings with a sufficient number of copies . so that each member of the PRC shall be provided a copv . The Building Commissioner shall forthwith transmit copies of those materials to the Plan Review Committee ( PRC ) members . Within thirty ( 30 ) days of submittal , each PRC member shall make a determination of whether those materials are complete and , if they are not , shall notify the Building Commissioner of anv specific further information or materials reouired from the applicant . C . Plan review meeting . The PRC shall hold a plan review meeting within thirty ( 30 ) days of the Committee ' s determination of application completeness . or such later time as the applicant may agree to . The PRC shall coordinate with other agencies to have , if possible . the time and place of the PRC ' s plan review meeting coincide with the initial hearing date for any other agencies requiring hearings on the proposal . When the date has been established , the agencies to which the submittals ATM 5/ 1 / 95 have been distributed shall be notified . Notice of the proposals to be reviewed shall be published in a locally circulated newspaper at least seven { 7 ) days prior to the date of the review meeting . or earlier if necessary to provide notice integrated with that of other agencies and shall be posted conspicuously on the premises to be reviewed . F . Certification for compliance . No occupancy permit shall be issued by the Building. Commissioner until he / she has been notified in writing. by the PRC that it has either received certification from a registered architect , landscape architect or professional engineer that all construction has been completed in accordance with the approved development plan , or has received surety bonds for completion within a reasonable time for specified incomplete elements , such as landscaping or roadway finish course , of which delayed completion has been determined by the PRC not to impair safety or convenience for users of the site or the environment . Section 83 - 9 . Other design requirements . A . Site Design . ( 5 ) Pedestrian access , or bicvcle and wheelchair access where possible . shall be provided among all facilities on the site , between them and the street and between them and adjacent premises developed for uses open to the _public . Be Lighting . ( 3 ) Lighting limitation . The following limitations shall be observed by all uses , unless PRC determines that it is inherently infeasible for that use ( e . g . , public outdoor recreation ) to meet these standards , and that all reasonable efforts have been made to avoid glare or light overspill_ Co Solid waste . Each development must document arrangements for satisfactory disposal of tree stumps and debris resulting from or discovered durinz construction , and must make permanent arrangements for satisfactory on - site storage of refuse and recvclable material pending its removal . Such storage shall be screened from view from public ways , secured from vermin or other animals and located to present minimal hazard in the event of fire and minimal threat to water quality in the event o £ container failure . D . Historic and Archaeologic resources . Location and design shall not cause avoidable damage or impairment of the historic or archaeolo �' ic value of buildings or resources . Applicants may be required to submit documentation from the Massachusetts Historic Commission that the site either contains no such buildings or resources or that all feasible efforts to avoid , minimize or compensate £ or any potential damage or impairment have been made . Section 83 - 2 Plan Review Committee . or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) AMENDMENT / LINE OF SIGHT BYLAW ARTICLE 18 . To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VI ( Line of Sight Bylaw ) of Chapter 157 of the Code of the Town of Brewster , to eliminate the words " Brewster Traffic Studv Committee " in the second line and insert the words " Development Plan Review Committee " , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ATM 5 / 1 / 95 RECISION/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW BYLAW ARTICLE 19 . lo see if the Town will vote to rescind the Environmental Impact Review Bylaw , which is referenced as Chapter 91 of the Code of the Town of Brewster , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) AIRCRAFT LANDING BYLAW ARTICLE 20 . To see if the Town will vote to create the following new bylaw , as Chapter 70 of the Code of the Town of Brewster : The landing of aircraft will be prohibited on Seymour Pond , Upper Mill Pond , Lower Mill Pond and Slough Pond in the Town of Brewster . or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) PURCHASE OF LAND ARTICLE 21 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of Four Hundred and Seventy- Five Thousand ( $ 475 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for the purchase of land for municipal purposes , said land is located on Route 124 , identified as Parcels No . 4 and 50 of Map No . 34 of the Board of Assessor ' s Maps , and further identified in Book No . 227 , recorded with the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase said property or to acquire it by eminent domain and to expend said funds for this purpose , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARTICLE 22 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen or their designees to pursue an affordable housing program to develop affordable single - family ownership housing units for purchase by income qualified buyers in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Executive Office of Communities and Development on the following parcels of Town - owned land : Assessor ' s :lap No . Lot No . Size 40 71 7 . 10 acres 51 9 - 6 51 9 - 7 51 9 - 8 4 . 40 acres 51 9 - 9 51 9 - 11 or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ATM 5 / 1 / 95 PLEASANT BAY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN ARTICLE 23 . To see if the 'Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into an intermunicipal agreement with the Towns of Orleans , Harwich and Chatham to jointly prepare a Resource Management Plan for the Pleasant Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern , said agreement will create a Steering Committee with representation from each Town appointed by the Board of Selectmen ; and create an advisory committee consisting of each Town ' s Harbormaster , Shellfish Constable , Conservation Agent and Planner ( or their equivalent as determined by each Town ' s Board of Selectmen ) ; and to raise and appropriate , and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money for this purpose , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ROAD BETTERMENT BYLAW ARTICLE 24 . To see if the Town will vote to rescind Article V of Chapter 157 of the Code of the Town of Brewster and to adopt the following bylaw as the new Article V of Chapter 157 : Road Betterment Bylaw The Town shall use the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General Laws , as amended , for the purpose of assessing betterments to the abutters on any private way which may be reconstructed by the Town to meet the requirements of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations of the Brewster Planning_ Board , as amended , said assessments to be made only after the Town has voted to accept such ways , having followed the procedure for such acceptance as delineated in Chapter 82 of the General Laws . Procedure Before the town shall vote to accept any private way under the Betterment Assessment Bylaw , there shall have been filed with the Selectmen a petition for such acceptance containing the signatures of a majority of owners of the lots abutting said way ; the Selectmen shall refer the proposed layout to the Planning Board after first having prepared an estimate of all costs to be levied against said abutters , including engineering , legal , construction , administration and interest . The Planning Board shall hold a hearing on the petition after due notice to the said abutters and shall inform said abutters of the total estimated costs to be borne by them for said betterment . Upon receipt of the approval of the estimated cost by a majority of the abutters and approval of his share the total by each member of said majority , and upon receipt of a written request by said majority for an article to be inserted in the warrant , the Planning Board shall forward its recommendation , as required under MGL C . 41 , Sec . 81I to the Board of Selectmen , who thereafter shall cause said article to be inserted in the warrant for the next Annual Town Meeting . Upon approval of said article by the voters at said Town Meeting , the Board of Selectmen shall advertise the construction for public bids , and within six ( 6 ) months after the construction has been completed , the total cost shall be apportioned by the Board of Selectmen to the owners of lots abutting the way , and the time for payment , not exceeding twenty ( 20 ) years , shall be specified ; the total cost of the betterment ATM 5 / 1 / 95 assessment shall not exceed the estimate . The Tax Collector shall bill the abutters according to the apportionment on the next real estate tax bill and may accept settlements in cash for the full amount of the apportioned share from any abutter within thirty ( 30 ) days , or shall bill each abutter within sixty ( 60 ) days for his share of the total cost to be divided over a period of years , not exceeding twenty ( 20 ) , with interest to be computed at the rate as set forth in Chapter 80 of the Massachusetts General Laws . Thereafter , the annual amount of the betterment assessment shall appear on the annual real estate tax bill of the abutters . The Board of Selectmen shall act on all private ways proposed to be accepted by the town under the Betterment Assessment Program strictly in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41 , 80 and 82 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ROAD BETTERMENT / CONSODINE ROAD ARTICLE 25 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lav out and make public the private way known as Consodine Road in accordance with Article 50 ( Betterment Assessments ) of the May , 1974 Annual Town Meeting ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , by purchase , or by eminent domain all land , easements and rights needed to lav out this way as a town way ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed with the reconstruction of this way after it has been determined that the provisions of Article 50 have been satisfied ; to raise and appropriate , to transfer from available funds , and / or to obtain by borrowing a sum of money to pay for the costs of acquisition , engineering , construction , reconstruction , and related expenses in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow the sum of Eighteen Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty- Five and 00 / 100 ( $ 18 , 625 . 00 ) Dollars , under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 , Section 7 or any other enabling authority and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor , and . initially , to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money tc be . . covered through the betterment assessments against the abutters , to pay the first year ' s principal and interest expenses for this project , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) ROAD BETTERMENT /MOSS LANE ARTICLE 26 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lav out and make public the private way known as Moss Lane in accordance with Article 50 ( Betterment Assessments ) of the May , 1974 Annual Town Meeting ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , by purchase , or by eminent domain all land , easements and rights needed to lav out this way as a town way ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed with the reconstruction of this way after it has been determined that the provisions of Article 50 have been satisfied ; to raise and appropriate , to transfer from available funds , and / or to obtain by borrowing a sum of money to pay for the costs of acquisition , engineering , construction , reconstruction , and related expenses in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the ATM 5 / 1 / 95 approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow the sum of Eleven Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty and 00 / 100 ( $ 11 , 280 . 00 ) Dollars , under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 , Section i or any other enabling authority and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor : and , initially , to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be recovered through the betterment assessments against the abutters , to pay the first year ' s principal and interest expenses for this project , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) ROAD BETTERMENT/ COMMONS WAY ARTICLE 27 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lav out and make public the private way known as Commons Way in accordance with Article 50 ( Betterment Assessments ) of the May , 1974 Annual Town Meeting ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , by purchase , or by eminent domain all land , easements and rights needed to lay out this way as a town way ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed with the reconstruction of this way after it has been determined that the provisions of Article 50 have been satisfied ; to raise and appropriate , to transfer from available funds , and / or to obtain by borrowing a sum of money to pay for the costs of acquisition , engineering , construction , reconstruction , and related expenses in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty - Four Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty - Five and 00 / 100 ( $ 354 , 835 . 00 ) Dollars , under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 , Section 7 or any other enabling authority and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor ; and , initially , to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be recovered through the betterment assessments against the abutters , to pay the first year ' s principal and interest expenses for this project , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) ROAD BETTERMENT / GREENLAND POND ROAD ARTICLE 28 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lay out and make public the private way known as Greenland Pond Road in accordance with Article 50 ( Betterment Assessments ) of the May , 1974 Annual Town Meeting ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , by purchase , or by eminent domain all land , easements and rights needed to lay out this way as a town way ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed with the reconstruction of this way after it has been determined that the previsions of Article 50 have been satisfied ; to raise and appropriate , to transfer from available funds , and / or to obtain by borrowing a sum of money to pay for the costs of acquisition , engineering , construction , reconstruction , and related expenses in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty - Two Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty - Two and 00 / 100 ( $ 382 , 452 . 00 ) Dollars , under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 , Section 7 or any other enabling authority and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor ; and , initially , to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be recovered through the betterment assessments against the abutters , to pay the first year ' s principal and interest expenses for this project , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) ATM 5 / 1 / 95 ROAD BETTERMENT / BEECH TREE DRIVE ARTICLE 29 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lay out and make public the private way known as Beech Tree Drive in accordance with Article 50 ( Betterment Assessments ) of the May , 1974 Annual Town Meeting ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , by purchase , or by eminent domain all land , easements and rights needed to lay out this way as a town way ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed with the reconstruction of this way after it has been determined that the provisions of Article 50 have been satisfied : to raise and appropriate , to transfer from available funds , and / or to obtain by borrowing a sum of money to pay for the costs of acquisition , engineering , construction , reconstruction , and related expenses in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow the sum of Two Hundred and Thirty- One Thousand Five Hundred and Forty- Five and 00 / 100 ( $ 231 , 545 . 00 ) Dollars , under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 , Section 7 or any other enabling authority and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor ; and , initially , to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be recovered through the betterment assessments against the abutters , to pay the first year ' s principal and interest expenses for this project , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) ROAD BETTERMENT /VALLEY ROAD ARTICLE 30 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lay out and make public the private way known as Valley Road in accordance with Article 50 ( Betterment Assessments ) of the May , 1974 Annual Town Meeting ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , by purchase , or by eminent domain all land , easements and rights needed to lay out this way as a town way ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed with the reconstruction of this way after it has been determined that the provisions of Article 50 have been satisfied : to raise and appropriate , to transfer from available funds . and / or to obtain by borrowing a sum of money to pay for the costs of acquisition , engineering , construction , reconstruction , and related expenses in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town Treasurer . with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow the sum of Eighty - Two Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty and 00 / 100 ( $ 82 , 660 . 00 ) Dollars , under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 , Section 7 or any other enabling authority and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor ; and , initially , to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be recovered through the betterment assessments against the abutters , to pay the first year ' s principal and interest expenses for this project , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) ATM 5/ 1 / 95 ROAD BETTERMENT / LANDING DRIVE ARTICLE 31 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lay out and make public the private way known as Landing Drive in accordance with Article 50 ( Betterment Assessments ) of the May , 1974 Annual Town Meeting ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift , by purchase , or by eminent domain all land , easements and rights needed to lay out this way as a town wag ; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to proceed with the reconstruction of this way after it has been determined that the provisions of Article 50 have been satisfied ; to raise and appropriate , to transfer from available funds , and / or to obtain by borrowing a sum of money to pay for the costs of acquisition , engineering , construction , reconstruction , and related expenses in connection therewith ; to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow the sum of Three Hundred and Fiftv- Five Thousand One Hundred and Three and 00 / 100 ( 8355 , 103 . 00 ) Dollars , under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 , Section 7 or any other enabling authority and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor ; and , initially , to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be recovered through the betterment assessments against the abutters , to pay the first year ' s principal and interest expenses for this project , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) SEPTIC SYSTEM REPLACEMENT , UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE REMOVAL AND LEAD PAINT REMOVAL ARTICLE 32 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate , transfer from available funds and / or borrow up to the sum of Thirty Thousand and 00 / 100 ( 830 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars for the purpose of remediating failing residential subsurface sewage disposal systems , underground fuel storage tanks and deieading of dwellings with dangerous levels of lead , pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter Ili , Section 127bi / 2 , and to arrange for repayment by recipients through the betterment procedure pursuant to Chapter 111 , Section 127bl / 2 and Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 80 , and to authorize the Town Treasurer , with the approval of the Board of Selectmen , to borrow this sum of money , under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws , Chapter 44 , or any other enabling authority and to issue notes and bonds of the Town therefor , and to fix the minimum rate of interest to be charged the recipients and to be repaid by them as part of their payment obligation to the Town at two ( 2 % ) per cent above the rate charged the town , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Health ) ATM 5 / 1 / 95 PUBLICATION/ BREwSTER MAP AND GUIDE ARTICLE 33 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate , and / or transfer from available funds , the sum of Fourteen Thousand and 00 / 100 ( 5143000 . 00 ) Dollars to assist with the annual publication of the Brewster Book and Map Guide , which advertises the Town ' s attractions , amenities , and services : and to pay for the expenses of the operation of the tourism information systems by the Brewster Board of Trade Inc . , and Brewster Chamber of Commerce , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) HUMAN SERVICES ARTICLE 34 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds these sums of money , for the following organizations : 1 . Cape Cod Child Development Program , Inc . $ 4 , 456 . 00 2 . Nauset , Inc . 5 , 700 . 00 3 . Cape Cod Council on Alcoholism 4 , 000 . 00 4 . Lower Cape Human Services Committee , Inc . 91809 . 00 5 . Cape Cod Human Services , Inc . 61792 . 00 6 . Leal Services of Cape Cod 3 , 150 . 00 7 . Sight Loss Services , Inc . 800 . 00 8 . Independence House , Inc . 2 , 073 . 00 9 . Lower Cape Outreach Council , Inc . 27800 . 00 10 . Consumer Assistance Council , Inc . 1 . 000 . 00 TOTAL $ 40 , 580 . 00 for a total of Forty Thousand Five Hundred Eighty and 00 / 100 ( $ 40 , 580 . 00 ) Dollars and to authorize the Board of Selectmen , Board of Health , and the School Committee , as appropriate , to enter into contracts with these organizations in order to provide those desired social services for residents of Brewster , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition / Board of Health ) JUICE BAR FUNDING ARTICLE 35 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds the sum of Five Thousand and 00 / 100 ( $ 5 , 000 . 00 ) Dollars to finance operational costs relative to the operation of a juice bar for Brewster at from the Nauset Regional School District and to authorize the Nauset Regional School Committee to enter into a contract or contracts for said services , and expend said funds for this purpose , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) ATM 5 / 1 / 95 DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP BYLAW ARTICLE 36 . To see if the Town will vote to accept the following bylaw as Chapter 118 0 £ the Code of the Town of Brewster : TOWN OF BREWSTER BYLAW GOVERNING THE CREATION , TERMINATION , AND EFFECT OF DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP Section 1 . Definition of a Domestic Partnership A . A domestic partnership shall exist between two persons of the same sex if the following is true : ( 1 ) The persons are not related by blood closer than would bar marriage in the State of Massachusetts ; ( 2 ) Neither person is married or related by marriage ; ( 3 ) The persons share the common necessities of life ; ( 4 ) The persons are eighteen ( 18 ) years old or older ; ( 5 ) The persons are competent to enter a contract ; ( 6 ) The persons declare that they are each other ' s sole domestic partner ; ( 7 ) The persons are responsible for each other ' s sole domestic partner ; ( 8 ) The persons agree to notify the Town of any change in the status of their domestic partnership ; ( 9 ) Neither person has declared that he or she has a different domestic partner ; ( 10 ) The persons file a statement of domestic partnership as set forth in Section 2 of this regulation ; Section 2 . Statement of Domestic Partnership , A . Contents Domestic partners may make an official record of their domestic partnership by completing , signing and submitting to the Town Clerk a statement of domestic partnership . Persons submitting a statement of domestic partnership must declare under penalty of perjury ; ( 1 ) The persons are not related by blood closer than would bar marriage in the State of Massachusetts : { 2 ) Neither person is married or related by marriage ; ( 3 ) The persons share the common necessities of life ; ( 4 ) The persons are eighteen ( 18 ) years of age or older ; ( 5 ) The persons are competent to enter a contract ; ( 6 ) The persons declare that they are each other ' s sole aomestic partner ; ( 7 ) The persons agree to be responsible for each other ' s welfare ; , ( 8 ) The persons agree to notify the Town of any change in the status of their domestic partnership ; ( 9 ) Neither person has declared that he or she has a different domestic partner . The domestic partnership statement shall include the date on which the persons became each other ' s domestic partner and the address or addresses of both partners . Be Amendment of Domestic Partnership Statement . Partners may amend the statement at any time in order to change an address by filing a new statement . C . Termination of Domestic Partnership . Any member of a domestic partnership may terminate the domestic partnership by filing a termination statement with the Town Clerk . The person filing the termination statement must declare under penalty of perjury ( 1 ) The domestic partnership is terminated and ( 2 ) A copy of the termination statement has been mailed to the other domestic partner . ATM 5/ 1 / 95 D . New Statements of Domestic Partnership . No person who has filed an affidavit of domestic partnership may file another statement of domestic partnership until six ( 6 ) months after a statement of termination of a previous partnership has been filed with the Town Clerk . Section 3 . Filing of Statements A . Anyone who signs a statement of domestic partnership may not file another statement of domestic partnership until six ( 6 ) months after a statement of termination of a previous partnership has been filed with the Town Clerk . B . Form of Statements All statements relating to domestic partnership shall be executed as a declaration made under penalty of perjury . The Town Clerk shall provide forms as necessary to interested individuals . Co Fees for Statements ( 1 ) The Town Clerk shall charge a fee for filing a domestic partnership statement , a termination of domestic partnership statement , and for an amendment to a domestic partnership statement . The amount of this fee shall be determined by the Town Clerk . ( 2 ) Payment of the above fee entitles the person filing a statement on behalf of the domestic partnership to have two copies of the statement certified by the Town Clerk . Certification of additional copies at the time of filing time shall cost an amount per copy to be determined by the Town Clerk . Certification of additional copies at any other time shall cost an amount per copy to be determined by the Town Clerk . Section 4 . Town Clerk ' s Records . The Town Clerk shall maintain adequate records of domestic partnership statements showing which domestic partnerships have been created , terminated , or amended . Section 5 . Civil Actions . Any person defrauded by a false statement contained in a statement may bring a civil action for fraud to recover his or her losses . Section 6 . Forms . The following forms shall be sufficient proof of the creation or termination of domestic partnership . A . STATEMENT OF DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP We , the undersigned , do declare that ; ( 1 ) We are not related by blood ; ( 2 ) Neither of us is married , nor are we related by marriage ; ( 3 ) We share the common necessities of life ; ( 4 ) We are each other ' s domestic partner , and we have been each other ' s domestic partner since ( 5 ) We are the sole domestic partner of each other and have no other domestic partners ; ( 6 ) We are both over 18 years of age ; ( 7 ) We are responsible for each other ' s welfare ; ( 8 ) We agree to notify the town of any change in the status of our domestic partnership arrangement . ATM 5 / 1 / 95 I declare under penalty of perjure- under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the statements above are true and correct . Executed on 19 at Massachusetts Signed : Print : Address : Telephone Number : ( B ) STATEMENT TERMINATING DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP I , the undersigned , do declare that : 1 . ( Name of individual as shown on statement of domestic partnership ) and I are no longer domestic partners ; and , 2 . I mailed my former domestic partner a copy of this notice at on 19 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Massachusetts that the statements above are true and correct . Executed on 19 at Massachusetts Signed : Print : Address : Telephone Number : or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen ' s Petition ) STABILIZATION FUND ARTICLE 37 . To see if the Town will vote to add a sum of money to the Stabilization Fund and to raise and appropriate and / or transfer from available funds a sum of money for this purpose , or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ATM 5 / 1195 ARTICLE 38. . To act on any other business that may legally come before this meeting . 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 hands and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed this third day of April , 1995 . I, . John Mitche airma G or"4"W, V . / FFl /mmi " ic -Chairman -LGA`---- B uce W . Anderson qw 1hri tine Durgin Richard Lazarus ATMs 5 / 1 / 95 I , Roland W . Bassett , duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster , hereby certify that I served the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of May 1 . 1995 , be posting attested copies there , in the following locations in the Town of Brewster on the 7 day of April , 1995 , in accordance with the Town Bylaws : Brewster Town Hall The Brewster Store U . S . Post Office Brewster Farm Market The Candy Store Millstone Liquors i i� 'Date Roland W . Bassett , Constable