ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
May 4, 1998
Moderator Charles W. Mann called the meeting to order at 10:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium, Indian Head School, with Richard Powers, Philip Wyman and Pamela Fasci appointed and sworn in as tellers.
Town Counsel was Everett Marder of Kopelman and Paige.
A quorum was declared present.
ARTICLE 1: To hear reports of the various Town Officers, Committees, Special Committees, and act thereon.
Proposed by the Board of Selectmen
Explanation: The Reports voted on are those published in the 1997 Town Report.
Finance Committe recommends.
VOTED Aye unanimous to hear the reports of the various Town Officers, Committees and Special Committee with the following corrections:
On page 3 -- the day the Planning Board meets should read Wednesday
On page 5 -- the year the term expires should read 2000 for Selectmen Charles Flynn and Peter
Jones and 2002 for Planning Board member David K. Harris, Jr.,
Insert the name of Gerard LeBlanc in place of Robert Overholtzer.
On page 7 -- the year the term expires should read 2000 for Treasurer/Collector Carole T.
McCormack
ARTICLE 2: To see if the Town will vote to approve the Capital Improvement Program as presented to the Board of Selectmen by the Capital Improvement Committee or take any other action in relation thereto.
Proposed by the Board of Selectmen and
the Capital Improvement Committee
Finance Committee recommends.
VOTED Aye, voice to approve the Capital Improvement Program as presented to the Board of Selectmen by the Capital Improvement Committee.
ARTICLE 3: To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer/Collector to enter into Compensating balance agreements during Fiscal 1999 as permitted by Mass. General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53F or take any other action in relation thereto.
Proposed by the Treasurer/Collector
Explanation: Every year this article is voted. It simply allows the Treasurer/Collector to maintain accounts using credits instead of money to pay for banking charges.
Finance Committee recommends.
VOTED Aye unanimous to authorize the Treasurer/Collector to enter into compensating Balance Agreements during Fiscal 1999 as permitted by MGL Chapter 44, Section 53F.
ARTICLE 4: To see if the Town will vote to fix the Salary and Compensation of all Elected Officers and Committees of the Town as follows:
FY98 FY99
Moderator $ 331.00 341.00
Selectmen
Chairman 1,777.00 1,830.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Town Clerk 40,000.00 41,200.00
Tree Warden 1,025.00 1,056.00
Assessors
Chairman 1,777.00 1,830.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Highway Surveyor 46,364.00 47,755.00
Water Commissioners
Chairman 1,777.00 1,830.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Board of Health
Chairman 1,777.00 1,830.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
Member 1,258.00 1,296.00
or take any other action in relation thereto.
Proposed by the Board of Selectmen
Explanation: The above represents a 3% increase for FY99.
Finance Committee refers to Town Meeting.
VOTED Aye, voice to fix the Salary and Compensation of all Elected Officers and Committees to the Town as printed in the Warrant with the following correction:
FY99
Highway Surveyor $48,681.00
and the following amendment:
Planning Board
Chairman $1,830.00
Member 1,296.00
Member 1,296.00
Member 1,296.00
Member 1,296.00
ARTICLE 5: To determine what sums of money the Town will appropriate and raise by taxation, transfer from free cash, transfer from Town Ambulance Funds, Water Department Revenue, Conservation Notice of Intent Fund, Overlay Surplus, and Stabilization Fund to defray charges and expenses of the Town, including Debt and Interest and to provide for a reserve fund for the 1999 Fiscal Year or take any action in relation thereto.
Proposed by the Board of Selectmen
VOTED Aye, the following FY 99 Budget Appropriations:
(The source of funding is raise and appropriate unless otherwise noted)
FY 99
FIXED COSTS
1. 710-5914 Maturing Debt $ 75,000
2. 710-5912 Debt Exclusion 435,000
3. 750-5915 Interest Exp. Debt 196,288
4. 750-5925 Interest Debt Exclusion 118,406
5. 911-5174 Plymouth County Retirement 106,261
174,000 Free Cash
50,000 Overlay Surplus
6. 914-5172 Town Benefits 326,090
7. 945-5740 Town Insurance 105,000
8. 913-5173 Unemployment 8,000
TOTAL FIXED COSTS 1,594,045
TOWN SERVICES
9. 132-5201 Reserve Fund 30,000
10. 125-5790 Town Vehicles 52,000
11. 122-5432 Printing 6,000
12 155-5303 Computer 42,500
13 155-5341 Postage 20,000
14. 151-5301 Legal 65,000
15. 122-5271 Copier Supplies 6,800
16. 155-5300 Engineering 8,000
16A155-5302 Demolition 8,000
17. 155-5310 Town Audit 12,000
TOTAL TOWN SERVICES 250,300
UTILITIES & MAINTENANCE TOWN BUILDINGS
18. 197-5201 Utilities 125,000
19. 192-5113 Town Hall Custodian 15,484
20. 192-5201 Town Hall Expenses 8,500
21. 210-5795 Police Dept. Bldg. Mainten. 7,000
22. 220-5795 Fire Dept. Bldg. Mainten. 5,000
23. 541-5116 Elder Affairs Custodian 9,925
24. 541-5795 Eld. Aff. Bldg. Mainten. 8,470
25. 610-5116 Library Custodian 8,269
26. 610-5795 Library Bldg. Mainten. 2,590
TOTAL TOWN BUILDINGS 190,238
TOWN GOVERNMENT
27. 114-5113 Moderator Wages 341
28. 114-5201 Moderator Expenses 0
29. 122-5111 Selectmen Board Wages 36,592
30. 122-5114 Selectmen Clerical Wages 350,367
30A112--5114 Retirement Buy-out 0
31. 122-5201 Selectmen Expenses 4,700
32. 124-5112 Executive Secretary Wages 68,662
33. 124-5201 Executive Secretary Expenses 1,200
34. 131-5790 Finance Committee Expenses 1,000
35. 135-5112 Town Accountant Wages 46,836
36. 135-5201 Town Accountant Expenses 1,000
37. 141-5111 Assessors Board Wages 4,422
38. 141-5113 Assessors Other Wages 49,664
39. 141-5201 Assessors Expenses 7,760
40. 145-5112 Treas/Collector Wages 48,462
41. 145-5201 Treas/Collector Expenses 6,450
42. 145-5201 Treas Contracted Charges 25,124
43. 145-5380 Treas/Coll Prospectus 0
44. 161-5112 Town Clerk Wages 41,200
45. 161-5201 Town Clerk Expenses 4,785
46. 162-5114 Election Wages 7,182
47. 162-5790 Election Expenses 8,013
48. 163-5113 Registrars Wages 8,674
49. 163-5201 Registrars Expenses 5,300
50. 171-5790 Conservation Expenses 900
51. 172-5112 Conservation Agent Wages 11,960
52. 172-5201 Conservation Agent Expenses 500
52A175-5113 Planning Board Wages 7,014
53. 175-5201 Planning Board Expenses 2,200
54. 176-5201 Appeals Board Expenses 645
55. 186-5112 Town Planner Wages 50,147
56. 186-5790 Town Planner Expenses 2,500
57. 241-5112 Building Inspector Wages 37,389
58. 241-5113 Bldg Inspector Other Wages 610
59. 241-5201 Building Inspector Expense 3,499
60. 242-5112 Gas Inspector Wages 3,766
61. 242-5201 Gas Inspector Expenses 600
62. 243-5112 Plumbing Inspector Wages 5,000
63. 243-5790 Plumbing Inspector Expenses 800
64. 244-5112 Sealer of Weights Wages 1,095
65. 244-5790 Sealer of Weights Expenses 500
66. 245-5112 Wire Inspector Wages 17,000
67. 245-5790 Wire Inspector Expenses 1,300
68. 293-5112 Animal Control Wages 19,293
69. 293-5790 Animal Control Expenses 4,100
70. 297-5112 Tree Dept. Wages 1,057
71. 297-5790 Tree Dept. Expenses 1,100
72. 430-5112 Disposal Area Wages 30,894
73. 430-5113 Disposal Area Expenses 925
74. 430-5291 Disposal Area Operations 163,680
75. 511-5111 Health Board Wages 4,422
76. 511-5113 Health Board Other Wages 34,369
77. 511-5201 Health Board Expenses 3,700
78. 511-5882 VNA Services 3,286
79. 541-5112 Elder Affairs Wages 38,200
80. 541-5113 Elder Affairs Other Wages 19,980
81. 541-5201 Elder Affairs Expenses 7,880
82. 541-5882 Elder Affairs VNA Services 11,000
83. 543-5113 Veterans Agent Wages 9,604
84. 543-5114 Veterans Clerical 5,518
85. 543-5790 Veterans Expenses 500
86. 543-5770 Veterans Benefits 15,000
87. 544-5790 Care of Soldiers Graves 1,000
88. 610-5112 Librarian Wages 42,000
89. 610-5114 Library Other Wages 17,331
90. 610-5201 Library Expenses 47,500
91. 632-5113 Recreation Wages 30,544
91A636-5201 Parks & Fields 13,945
TOTAL TOWN GOVERNMENT 1,401,987
EDUCATION
92. 320-5320 Whitman-Hanson Regional 4,078,350
92A320-5925 Exempt Debt & Int 498,470
93. 330-5790 South Shore Vo-Tech 460,075
94. 330-5320 Other Tuitition & Transp. 70,000
95. 310-5331 Non-Mandated Busing 103,018
TOTAL EDUCATION 5,209,913
PUBLIC SAFETY
96. 210-5112 Police Chief Wages 62,974
97. 210-5113 Police Other Wages 901,925
98. 210-5201 Police Expenses 22,575
SUB-TOTAL 987,474
99. 215-5115 Com. Center Dispatchers 130,835
100. 215-5201 Com. Center Expenses 5,007
100A215-5850 Lease Purchase Radio Equip 0
SUB-TOTAL 135,842
101. 220-5112 Fire Chief Wages 88,935
102. 220-5110 Firefighters-F/T Wages 551,114
130,000 Ambulance Funds
103. 220-5113 Firefighters-P/T Wages 32,500
104. 220-5201 Fire Dept. Expense 41,500
104A220-5850 Equipment Outlay 6,000
SUB-TOTAL 850,049
105. 420-5112 Highway Surveyor Wages 48,681
106. 420-5113 Highway Dept. Wages 231,326
107. 420-5201 Highway Expenses 21,375
107A420-5850 Loader Lease Payment 0
108. 420-5210 Town Gasoline 55,375
109 420-5840 Highway Road Repair & Drain. 20,000
110. 420-5292 Highway Snow Operation 60,200
111. 420-5532 Street Signs & Lines 10,000
112. 420-5533 Street Sweeping 12,000
SUB-TOTAL 458,957
TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY 2,432,322
SUB-TOTAL 11,078,805
WATER DEPARTMENT
113. 450-5111 Board Members Wages 7,014
114. 450-5112 Water Superintendent 44,520
115. 450-5113 Water Other Wages 149,507
116. 450-5114 Water Dept. Clerical 29,728
117. 450-5201 Water Expenses 371,860
117A450-5850 Truck Lease Payments 11,904
117B450-5301 Water Legal 20,000
118. 450-5925 Water Dept. Debt & Interest 205,645
TOTAL 840,178
GRAND TOTAL 11,918,983
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VOTED Aye unanimous at 10:59 p.m. to recess until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 1998, in the Memorial Auditorium, Indian Head School.
Annual Town Meeting
May 5, 1998
Moderator Charles W. Mann called the meeting to order ar 7:38 p.m. in the Memorial Auditorium, Indian Head School with Thomas Mosher, Philip Wyman and Pamela Fasci appointed and sworn in as tellers.
Town Counsel was Jeanne McKnight from Kopelman and Paige.
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A quorum was declared present.
ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and raise by taxation a sum of money to pay a legal judgment or take any other action in relation thereto.
Proposed by the Board of Selectmen
Finance Committee recommends.
VOTED Aye unanimous to appropriate and raise by taxation $12,853.00 to pay a legal judgment against the Town.
ARTICLE 7: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and raise by taxation $130,000 for the Capital Improvement Fund or take any other action in relation thereto:
Proposed by the Capital Improvement Committee
Finance Committee recommends.
VOTED Aye unanimous to appropriate and raise by taxation $130,000.00 for the Capital Improvement Fund.
ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Capital Improvement Fund a sum of money to implement a GIS system for the Town or take any other action in relation thereto.
Proposed by the Capital Improvement Committee
Finance Committee recommends.
VOTED Aye 70, Nay 49 to transfer from the Capital Improvement Fund $10,000.00 to implement a GIS system for the Town
ARTICLE 9: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Capital Improvement Fund a sum of money to engineer and construct sidewalks in the Town or take any other action in relation thereto.
Proposed by the Capital Improvement Committee
Finance Committee recommends.
VOTED Aye, voice to transfer from the Capital Improvement Fund $20,000.00 to engineer and construct sidewalks in the Town.
ARTICLE 10: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Capital Improvement Fund a sum of money for the reconstruction and repairs at the Hanson Community Playground or take any other action in relation thereto.
Proposed by the Capital Improvement Committee
Finance Committee recommends.
VOTED Aye unanimous to transfer from the Capital Improvement Fund $7,500.00 for the reconstruction and repairs at the Hanson Community Playground.
ARTICLE 11: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Capital Improvement Fund a sum of money to revise and update the ABLE system for the Town Library or take any other action in relation there to.
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