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10007 -(1,7 LSPECIAL TOWN MEETING - NOVEMBER 4, 1991„ cont. ) ARTICLE 3. FEES MOTION: That the Town accept Section 22F of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, Section 22F. Any municipal board or officer empowered to issue a license, permit, certificate, or to tender a service or perform work for a person or class of persons, may, from time to time, fix reasonable fees for all such licenses, permits, or certificates issued pursuant to statutes or regulations wherein the entire proceeds of the fee remain with such issuing city or town, and may fix reasonable charges to be paid for any services tendered or work performed by the city or town or any department thereof, for any person or class of persons. A fee or charge imposed pursuant to this section shall supersede fees or charges already in effect, or any limitations on amounts placed thereon for the same service, work, license, permit or certificate, provided that this section shall not supersede the provisions of chapter six A sections thirty-one through seventy-seven, chapter eighty, chapter eighty-t , or chapter one hundred and thirty-eight. The fee or charge being collected immediately prior to acceptance of this section for any license, permit, certificate, service or work —- will be utilized until a new fee or charge is fixed under this section, The provisions of this section may be accepted in a city by a vote of the city council , with the approval or the mayor if so required by law, and in a town by vote of the town meeting, or by vote of the town council in towns with no town meeting. 8: 27 p.m. Presented by Selectman Jacquelyn Smith, who stated that the Board of Selectmen unanimously supported this article. 8: 32 P.C. Jane Pagett, Appropriation Committee, unanimously recommended favorable action. There were several questions from Town Meeting members to which Town Counsel Norman Cohen responded. 8: 44 p.m, John Hayward, Pr. 5 , called the question, Following a voice vote at 8:44 p.m. as to whether the question should be put, the Moderator stated the question to be before the meeting. Following a voice vote at 8 :45 p.m. , the Moderator declared passage of Article 3 , 8:45 p.m. Julian Bussgang commented further on the budget processes, 8:45 p.m. Jacquelyn Smith, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, moved that the meeting be dissolved. Following a voice vote at 8:46 p.m. , the Moderator declared the meeting to be dissolved. A true copy. Attest; Bernice H. Fallick, Town Clerk , .