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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-11-04-STM-min SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - NOVEMBER 4 , 1991 The meeting was called to order by Moderator Margery M. Battin, at 8:00 p.m. , in Cary Memorial Hall. A quorum was present. 8:00 p.m. The invocation was offered by Reverend Eugene Curtin, St. Brigid' s Church, Town Clerk, Bernice Fallick, read the Town Warrant until waived and the Constable' s Return, The Moderator explained procedureF, for the evening, 8:06 p.m. Iris Wheaton spoke for the TMMA and its role in the site based management project for the schools. ARTICLE 1 . REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES 8: 1.0 p.m. Jane Pagett, Appropriation Committee, moved that the report of the committee be accepted and placed on file, Following a voice vote at 8: 11 p.m. , the Moderator declared the report to have been accepted and placed file. Mrs. Pagett then presented the report explaining that the local aid shortfall was in fact worse that had been anticipated when the budget had been passed last spring. She mentioned a Symposium on Lexington Finances to be held Saturday, November 16, at Clark Middle School, 8: 13 p.m. Renee Cochin, Human So vices, urged people to contribute to the Human Services Fund which is in great need, 8: 15 p,m, Paul Marshall , Selectman, announced that compost material is available at the old landfill for use by the community. ARTICLE 2. REDUCTION OF OPERATING BUDGET MOTION: That the vote passed under Article 4 of the Warrant for the 1991 Annual Town Meeting be amended by reducing the amounts appropriated under the following line items so that they read as follows: a. Line Item 1110 Public School Education $28,272,966 b. Line Item 2110 Contributory Retirement $2,117 ,752 The Appropriation Committee report given by the Chairman under Article 1 explained the need for this motion and the reasons why it should be supported. 8: 17 p,m. Presented by Selectman Jacquelyn Smith. 8: 18 p.m. Town Manager Richard White presented further information on both a and b. 8 ; 22 p.m. Lois Colt, School Committee, identified frozen budget items and reductions Following a voice vote at 8: 27 p.m„ the Moderator declared passage. 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 , .