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July 30, 2003 Adjourned Session of the July 28, 2003 Special Town Meeting, cont... ... ... 9:41 p.m. Jeanne Krieger reported the majority of the Board of Selectmen is opposed to substitution. 9:42 p.m. Marsha Baker, pr.7, moved the question. MOTION ADOPTED 9:47 p.m. The Moderator called for a standing vote on Substitute Motion for Article 2, vote tallied as follows: 9:47 p.m. With 43 In Favor, 115 Opposed; Motion to Substitute NOT ADOPTED. Precinct Yes No 1 9 8 2 8 8 3 4 11 4 2 15 5 9 9 6 2 12 7 1 15 8 2 12 9 4 12 AL 2 13 TOTAL 43 115 9:47 p.m. Vote on Main Motion-Indefinite Postponement. ADOPTED 9:47 p.m. Deborah Brown, Appropriation Committee, served Notice of Reconsideration of Article 2. 9:48 p.m. Olga Guttag Moved Article 3 be taken up after Article 5. UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ARTICLE 5: PUBLIC SAFETY 9:49 p.m. Presented by John Rossi, pr.1. Part I: MOTION: That, in addition to amounts appropriated therefore at the 2003 Annual Town Meeting, $366,846 is hereby appropriated for the Public Safety budget for Fiscal Year 2004, of which$154,346 is appropriated for Law Enforcement(Line Item 4100) and$212,500 is appropriated for Fire Services (Line Item 4200) and may be expended for Personal Services and/or Expenses under such budget line items;that to meet this appropriation$190,676 shall be funded from parking fees, $48,698 shall be funded from revenues from continuation of the second ambulance, $34,950 shall be funded from increased revenues due to Fire Inspectional fee adjustments and the remaining $92,522 portion of the appropriation shall take effect only if and to the extent that the Town votes under Article 2 or Article 3 of the warrant for this July 28, 2003 Special Town Meeting to fund all or a portion of such amount from reductions in other appropriations made at the 2003 Annual Town Meeting for other budget line items for Fiscal Year 2004; and provided that the $190,676 portion of this appropriation to be raised from increased parking revenues and the $34,950 portion of this appropriation to be raised from increased Fire Inspectional Services fees shall be contingent on the selectmen voting by September 1, 2003 to raise parking fees and Fire Inspectional Services fees to an amount sufficient to raise such increased revenues; and provided further that to the extent funding is approved by the Town from reductions in other appropriations made at the 2003 Annual Town Meeting in an aggregate amount which is less than$92,522 or if the selectmen do not vote by September 1, 2003 to raise parking fees in amount necessary to raise the $190,676 portion of this appropriation to be funded from increased parking revenues or raise Fire Inspectional fees in an amount necessary to raise the $34,950 portion of this appropriation to be funded from increased Fire Inspectional fees,then the aggregate amount of the supplemental appropriation hereunder which becomes effective shall be divided between the Law Enforcement and Fire Services budget line items in the same proportion as the division of the $366,846 provided for above. 9:53 p.m. Robert Beckwitt, 3 Eliot Road, spoke on his sponsorship on Article merits. 10:09 p.m. Leo McSweeney reported 3 Selectmen opposed the motion and 2 were in favor. 10:09 p.m. Deborah Brown, pr.7, reported unanimous opposition of the Appropriation Committee. 10:11 p.m. Finance Director John Ryan explained the status of legislation authorizing possible pension deferral. 10:12 p.m. Anthony Close, pr.9, reported unanimous opposition of the School Committee. 10:12 p.m. Narain Bhatia, pr. 9, reported unanimous opposition of the Capital Expenditures Committee.