Results of Special Town Meeting, 11-30-2009

RESULTS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
November 30, 2009
The warrant was returned to the Town Clerk by Constable William Davis at 6:50 PM.
With a quorum present, the Moderator Peter Rourke called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM.

The warrant showed it had been properly served.

The motion was made and seconded to waive the reading of the warrant, and so voted.
The rules of the meeting were read.

The motion was made and seconded to allow the moderator to declare a two-thirds vote, and so voted.

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ARTICLES
Article 1. The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $47.58 from the Town
Report account to the Prior Year Bills account for the purpose of paying a prior year Cemetery bill.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS

Article 2. The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $75.00 from the Town Report account to the Prior Year Bills account for the purpose of paying a prior year Police Department Expenses bill.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS

Article 3. The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $18.76 from the Town Report account to the Prior Year Bills account for the purpose of paying a prior year EMS bill.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS

Article 4. The motion was made and seconded to appropriate the sum of $50,199 from Free Cash for the purpose of paying the FY10 budget shortfall as a result of the reduction in State Aid.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS

Article 5. The motion was made and seconded to appropriate the sum of $54,340.82 from Free Cash for the purpose of paying the FY09 deficit created by the unreimbursed costs of the December 11, 2008 ice storm.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS

Article 6. The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $750 from the
Collector Expenses account to the Assistant Collector Wages account for the purpose of paying assistant collector wages.
VOTE: DEFEATED

Article 7. The motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer’s borrowing in
anticipation of State Aid for an amount not to exceed $495,000 that has been approved by the Department of Revenue Emergency Board for the purpose of paying bills and payroll.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS

Article 8. The motion was made and seconded to rescind its May 5, 2007 Annual Town
Meeting vote on Article 24 allocating the sum of $142,025.40 from the Stabilization Fund to pay for the Town’s portion of a Small Town Road Assistance grant pursuant to 720 CMR 11:00 contingent on receipt of said grant.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS

Article 9. The motion was made and seconded to transfer the sum of $500.00 from the
Town Report account to the Highway Regular Overtime account for the purpose of paying
Highway overtime wages.
VOTE: PASSED

Article 10. The motion was made and seconded to appropriate the sum of $2,930 from Free Cash to the Technology and Systems account for the purpose of paying for computer equipment and services.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS

Article 11. The motion was made and seconded to appropriate the sum of $5,900 from Free Cash to the Highway Wages account for the purpose of paying highway wages.
VOTE: DEFEATED

Article 12. The motion was made and seconded to accept Massachusetts General Law,
Chapter 143, Section 3Z allowing a part-time building inspector to perform construction work in the town in which he is inspector.
VOTE: PASSED

The motion was made and seconded to dissolve the Special Town Meeting at 7:58 PM , and so voted.

Lorraine Pease
Ashby Town Clerk