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Home My WebLink About1989-11-13 Subsequent Town Meeting MinutesSUBSEQUENT TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School November 13, 1989 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Paul C. Dustin, at 7:39 P.M., there being a quorum present. The Invocation was given by Reverend E. Lewis MacLean of the Church of the Nazarene, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Paul C. Dustin acknowledged and welcomed Scout Troop #702's presence. The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Doris M. Fantasia, when on motion of Russell T. Graham, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the warrant, except the Officer's Return which was then read by the Town Clerk. ARTICLE 1. On motion of Russell T. Graham, it was voted to take Article 1 from the table. ARTICLE 1. The attached report Status of Instruc- tional Motions by Peter I. Hechenbleikner, Town Manager, was ac- cepted as a Report of Progress. ARTICLE 1. The attached report Chronology of Bylaws and Budget Mechanism by Edward F. Murphy, Jr., Chairman of the Bylaw Committee, was accepted as a Report of Progress. ARTICLE 1. On motion of Russell T. Graham, it was voted to table Article 1. ARTICLE 2. On motion of Russell T. Graham, it was voted to table Article 2. ARTICLE 3. On motion of Mary S. Ziegler, it was voted to table Article 3. ARTICLE 4. On motion of Edward F. Murphy, Jr., it was voted that the Town recodify the General By -Laws of the Town by deleting the entire text thereof and substituting therefor a revised text entitled: "Town of Reading, Massachusetts General Bylaws" dated November 13, 1989, copies of which have been dis- tributed to all Town Meeting Members and made available for public inspection at the office of the Town Clerk, the office of the Town Manager, the Library and at this meeting. ARTICLE 5. On motion Nils L. Nordberg, it was voted that the Town amend the Bylaws of the Town as recodified to in- clude in the recodification the Bylaw amendments made by motions taken under Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of September 14, 1989 as follows: Add to Article 4 of the recodified Bylaws the text of the Bylaw amendment in the motion made under Article 5 of said Spe- cial Town Meeting Warrant with the changes that the phrase "Section 1" becomes 114.5.6," the phrase 114.5.6.1" be inserted prior to the words "Building Permits," the phrase 114.5.6.2" be inserted prior to the words "Electrical Permits," the phrase 114.5.6.3" be inserted prior to the words "General Fees" and the phrase "Section 2" becomes 114.5.6.4." Add to Article 4, 114.5 Licenses" of the recodified Bylaws the text of the Bylaw amendment in the motion made under Article 6 of said Special Town Meeting Warrant with the changes that the phrase "Section 8." becomes 114.5.511; Delete the text of Section 5.6.7 of the recodified Bylaws and substitute therefor the text of the Bylaw amendment in the motion made under Article 7 of said Special Town Meeting Warrant without the phrase "Section 5." and combining the two paragraphs to read as one paragraph; and STATUS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MOTIONS Date Mover Subject Status 11 -23 -87 Barker Meeting at High School Implemented 11 -23 -87 Barker No public hearings Implemented on Monday /Thursday (See Art.9) 11 -23 -87 Haskell Material to Town Implemented Meeting 12 -08 -88 Shannon Establish School Building Committee Implemented 12 -8 -88 Adams Establish Wading Pool Committee Established 12 -08 -88 Nichols Chronology of Bylaws Done by Bylaw by 11 -89 Committee 12 -08 -88 Hines Long term Financial Report Report 11/16/89 12 -08 -89 Price Status of Main/ Summer Signals Report 11/13/89 4 -13 -89 DiPietro 4 -24 -89 Price 4 -24 -89 Adams 5 -15 -89 Rivers 5 -22 -89 Barcroft 5 -22 -89 Coco 5 -22 -89 Howard 5 -22 -89 Shannon 5 -22 -89 Van Magness 5 -22 -89 P. Russell Apply $10,000 to Pearl Street School Study 11 -89 Place all Real Estate Sales in New Fund Establish Town Hall Oversight Committee Negotiate with Wake- field over Bear Hill Budget Format Pearl Street School for Senior Housing Reconsider hiring 4th School Nurse Change School Build- ing Committee Bylaw Amendment re: Meeting during Towm Meeting Budget Format Request Revision New fund not yet authorized Established Ongoing Being reviewed Report under Article 27 Implemented Article 9 Being reviewed Status - page 2 5 -22 -89 P. Russell 9 -21 -89 Lynch 9 -21 -89 Nordberg Flexible handling of Budget For Spring - Bylaw re: User Fees Supply Fee Schedule to Bylaw Committee Moderator reviewed For Spring Town Meeting Being Implemented .r 11 Mr. Moderator: The Bylaw Committee, at this time, has two Instructional Motions to report upon. The first is an Instructional Motion moved by Ben Nichols at November, 1988 Town Meeting, which reads as follows: "...that the By -Law Committee be instructed to make available a list showing changes made in the General By -Laws since those adopted March 2, 1896 giving briefly the subject matter of the change, the date of the Town Meeting, the Warrant Article number, the adoption date, and the page where it is recorded in the Annual Town Report. This list shall be compiled by the 1989 Subsequent Town Meeting, and shall be included in future printed copies of the General By- Laws." You all should have received in your package, a two -page Chronology of Bylaws presently in place. The historical information includes the date the Bylaw was adopted by Town Meeting, the Warrant Article number, and the Annual Report page number, along with references to any significant amendments. The Committee feels that the research information is substantially in line with Mr. Nichols' motion. You will notice that we issued the Chronology separately from the recodified Bylaw document and marked at for "informational purposes only ". The Committee feels that a separate publication at this time will prevent the possibility of invalidating the recodified Bylaw document should simple paging or dating errors be found in the Chronology. At the time the recodified Bylaw document is approved by the Attorney General, the Chronology will be set in the appropriate print and physically attached to the Bylaws. Any future changes in the Bylaw will, of course, be reflected in the Chronology. If any of you notice any errors in the Chronology, please feel free to contact me or any member of the Committee. In any project of this type, we always get outside help and I would like to thank just a few people. I'd like to thank Nancy Smethurst and the girls in Doris Fantasia's office, the former Town Clerk, Larry Drew, and, of course, Ben Nichols. I think if there is anything about Reading's history that Ben doesn't know, it simply isn't worth knowing. Thanks again, Ben, for your help! The second Instructional Motion to the Bylaw Committee was moved by Peg Russell during Spring Town Meeting. It reads as follows: "On motion of Margaret W. Russell, it was voted that the By -Law Committee be instructed to present to Town Meeting no later than the November, 1989 Subsequent Town Meeting session, recommendations (including By -Law changes, if necessary) for an orderly mechanism which will allow Town Meeting members the flexibility to reconsider budget line items at any time during the Budget article deliberations." Since Special Town Meeting, the Bylaw Committee has studied the problem and has produced two or three possible solutions. In the meantime, our Moderator, Paul C. Dustin, was doing his homework and found that in Roberts Rules of Order, there is a procedure which appears to be the solution without requiring a new Bylaw. Mr. Dustin has met with the Bylaw Committee and the concensus was that a procedure appropriately meets the requirements of Mrs. Russell's instructional motion. I would now like Mr. Dustin to describe the mechanics of that procedure. Thank you, Ed. Basicly Roberts Rules of Order provides two methods for handling lengthy and complex motions. One we are familiar with. It is the division of the question. And that is the way we have been handling the Budget in the past. Basicly you take a lengthy motion and break it into pieces; move each piece individually; and then vote upon it before moving to the next one. The problem we ran into is that a vote having been taken, the only way to go back and re- address any of the prior pieces, is by the medium of reconsideration and that is what proved to be unwieldy in the Spring. With a little bit of research, (and this job, like all in Town Government, is on- the -job training) we find there is another process called "Consideration by Paragraph ",Latin name, seriatum. What it says, like the previous method, you move the individual sections individually. However, you do NOT take a final vote You are able, however, to amend each section as they are discussed and if any amendments are made, you vote on those amendments at the time. The section stands either as read or as it may be amended. The key is that you do not take a vote on the particular section itself. You progress through all of the various sections, in this case the sections of the Budget. At the completion of it, the Chair opens the entire subject matter for further amendment should it be necessary. The intent is not to readdress things you might have overlooked, or thought about later, Although, it is possible, I suppose. The intent then is to go back and re- adjust any sections as may be necessary to accomodate changes made later on. Now that process has been formalized and sent out to all of us in the Town Meeting material packet. This is the process we will use at the Spring Town Meeting for handling the budget. It is the same process as before, but we will not take a final vote as each Section is moved. In that way, we avoid the necessity of moving Reconsideration. The Chair notes it is well documented under Roberts vs. creating a Bylaw. Mr. Murphy - Any questions? Town Meeting Members - Any questions? 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Nov. 15, /979 /4 /0/ XXXV 5.8 Scenic 12oac(A Ape. l4, 1983 /0 � XXXVI 5.9 Neuml acf4 Nvv.28, 1983 18 93 XXXVII 5.10 1?e�tail Sa, e4 Apa.14, 1988 4 171 XXXIX 5.1/ Al n CA m.i.na! f tort o�' Nov. 14, i 988 21 224 (en i ain. V ov ai io n� o r 8y)atw and %?u,[.e,4 and Regldat onA XXVI 6.0 Bu i,(d In Code Map, 41 i507 42 38 Va4.i.vu4 .a Subsequent Town Meeting November 13, 1989 Delete Sections 5.7.4.1, 5.7.4.2, 5.7.4.3 and 5.7.4.4 of the recodified Bylaws and substitute therefor the text of the Bylaw amendment in the motion made under Article 9 of said Special Town Meeting Warrant, changing small letter "a" through small letter I j" to " 5.7.4.1 " through " 5.7.4.1 0." ARTICLE 6. On motion of Nils L. Nordberg, it was voted that the Town amend Section 2.2.4.1 of the recodified Bylaws of the Town by deleting that Section in its entirety and substituting therefor the following: "A motion to reconsider any vote must be made before the final x adjournment of the meeting at which the vote was passed but such motion to reconsider shall not be made at an adjourned meeting unless the mover has given notice of his intention to make such a motion, either at the session of the meeting at which the vote was passed or by written notice to the Town Clerk within twenty - four (24) hours after the adjournment of such session. When such motion is made at the session of the meeting at which the vote was passed, said motion shall be accepted by the Moderator but consideration thereof shall be postponed to become the first item to be considered at the next session, unless all remaining ar- ticles have been disposed of, in which case reconsideration shall be considered before final adjournment. There can be no recon- sideration of a vote once reconsidered or after a vote not to reconsider. Reconsideration may be ordered by a vote of two - thirds (2/3) of the votes present. Arguments for or against reconsideration may include discussion of the motion being recon- sidered providing such discussion consists only of relevant facts or arguments not previously presented by any speaker." ARTICLE 7. On motion of Russell T. Graham, it was voted that the Town accept the provisions of Section 57 of Chap- ter 40 of the General Laws, which authorizes the Town to adopt a by -law to deny, revoke or suspend certain licenses or permits for the neglect or refusal to pay any local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or any other municipal charges. ARTICLE 33. On motion of Russell T. Graham, it was voted to take Article 33 out of order. ARTICLE 33. On motion of Russell T. Graham, it was voted that the Town amend the recodified Bylaws of the Town by adding the following to Section 114.9 User Fees ": 114.9.2 Denial, Revocation and Suspension 4.9.2.1 The Town Treasurer - Collector shall annually furnish to each department, board, commission or division of the Town, hereinafter referred to as the Licensing Authority, that issues licenses or permits including renewals and transfers, a list of any person, corporation or business enterprise, hereinafter referred to as the Party, that has neglected or refused to pay any local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal charges for not less than a twelve (12) month period, and that such Party has not filed in good faith a pending ap- plication for an abatement of such tax or a pending petition before the appellate tax board. 4.9.2.2 The Licensing Authority may deny, revoke or suspend any license or permit, including renewals and transfers of any Party whose name appears on said list furnished to the Licensing Authority from the Town Treasurer - Collector; provided, however, that written notice is given to the Party and the Town Treasurer - Collector, as required by Section 4.9.2.6 hereof, and the Party is given a hearing, to be held not earlier than fourteen (14) days after said notice. Said list shall be prima facie evidence for denial, revocation of suspension of said license or permit to any Party. The Town Treasurer - Collector shall have the right to intervene in any hearing conducted with respect to such license denial, revocation or suspension. Any findings made by the Licensing Authority with respect to such license denial, revoca- tion or suspension shall be made only for the purposes of such r it MLIUM Subsequent Town Meeting November 13, 1989 proceeding and shall not be relevant to or introduced in any other proceeding at law, except for any appeal from such license denial, revocation or suspension. Any license or permit denied, suspended or revoked under this section shall not be reissued or renewed until the Licensing Authority receives a certificate issued by the Town Treasurer - Collector that the Party is in good standing with respect to any and all local taxes, fees, assess- ments, betterments or other municipal charges payable to the municipality as of the date of issuance of said certificate. 4.9.2.3 Any Party shall be given an opportunity to enter into a payment agreement, thereby allowing the Licensing Authority to issue a certificate indicating said limitations to the license or permit and the validity of said license shall be conditioned upon the satisfactory compliance with said agreement. Failure to comply with said agreement shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of said license or permit; provided, however, that the holder be given notice and a hearing as required by Section 4.9.2.6 hereof. 4.9.2.4 The Board of Selectmen may waive such denial, suspension or revocation if it finds there is no direct or indirect business interest by the property owner, its officers or stockholders, if any, or members of his /her immediate family, as defined in Sec- tion 1 of Chapter 268 of the General Laws in the business or ac- tivity conducted in or on said property. 4.9.2.5 This section shall not apply to the following licenses and permits (as referenced to the General Laws) : open burning, Section 13 of Chapter 48; bicycle permits, Section 11A of Chapter 85; sales of articles for charitable purposes, Section 33 of Chapter 101; children work permits, Section 69 of Chapter 149; clubs, associations dispensing food or beverage licenses, Section 21E of Chapter 140; dog licenses, Section 137 of Chapter 140; fishing, hunting, trapping license, Section 12 of Chapter 131; marriage licenses, Section 28 of Chapter 207, and theatrical events, public exhibition permits, Section 181 of Chapter 140. 4.9.2.6 Wherever written notice is required in this section 4.9.2, notice shall be hand - delivered and a signed receipt ob- tained therefor or notice shall be sent by registered or cer- tified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid." ARTICLE 8. On motion of Mary S. Ziegler, it was voted that the Town amend the recodified Bylaws of the Town by adding the following to Section 2.2.4.3 relating to motions to reconsider: "The foregoing notice provisions shall not apply when a mo- tion to reconsider any Town Meeting action is made publicly at Town Meeting before the adjournment of any session of any ad- journed Town Meeting." Russell T. Graham announced that the missing flags from the Common have been recovered. ARTICLE 9. On motion of Nils L. Nordberg, it was voted to table Article 9. ARTICLE 10. On motion of Virginia M. Adams, it was voted that the Town amend Section 4.3.4 of the recodified Bylaws of the Town by deleting that section in its entirety and sub- stituting therefor the following: "4.3.4 The Board of Assessors shall, for Fiscal Year 1990 and every nine (9) years thereafter, include as a line item in their budget for Town Meeting consideration, the cost to publish for general circulation its valuation lists for real estate for the fiscal year. The Board of Assessors shall establish reasonable fees for the sale of said lists. After the publication of the list for the fiscal year 1990, lists for subsequent years shall be printed in not less than the same quantity as the number sold of the preceding published valuation list." Town of Reading Reading, Massachusetts 01867 -2693 (617) 942 -0500 TOWN MANAGER 16 LOWELL STREET MEMORANDUM TO: Town Meeting Members FROM: Bill Burditt, Chairman Finance Committee DATE: November 2, 1989 RE: Recommendations staff - Subsequent Town Meeting Articles Attached is a list of the recommendations of the Finance Com- mittee on Town Meeting Articles, pursuant to Article III, Section 2 of the Bylaws of the Town. Article 3. No action required - the Board of Selectmen has indicated that it intends to table Article 3. Article 7. The Finance Committee recommends Article 7 by a vote of 9 -0 -0. Article 10. The Finance Committee does not recommend Article 10 by a vote of 0 -9 -0. The Committee is concerned that this would require the automatic expenditure of these funds, not making it subject to appropriation as the current Bylaw does. Article 15. The Finance Committee recommends Article 15 by a vote of 9 -0 -0. Article 16. The Finance Committee recommends Article 16 by a vote of 9 -0 -0. Article 18. The Finance Committee recommends Article 18 by a vote of 9 -0 -0. Article 27. The Finance Committee recommends Article 27 by a vote of 9 -0 -0. Article 28. Action pending. over Article 29. The Finance Committee recommends Article 29 in the amount of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars by a vote of 9 -0 -0 if Article 27 is successful. If Article 27 is not successful then the Senior Center will not need to be relocated. Article 30. Action pending. Article 31. The Finance Committee recommends Article 31 by a vote of 9 -0 -0. Article 32. The Finance Committee recommends Article 32 by a vote of 7 -2 -0. Article 33. The Finance Committee recommends Article 33 by a vote of 9 -0 -0. Article 34. The Finance Committee recommends Article 34 by a vote of 8 -0 -1. Article 35. The Finance Committee recommends Article 35 by a vote of 9 -0 -0. B/w Subsequent Town Meeting November 13, 1989 ARTICLE 11. On motion of Gail F. Wood, it was voted to table Article 11. ARTICLE 12. On motion of George J. Shannon, it was voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen and /or the School Committee to convey Rights of Easement in all or any part of the following described property commonly known as the Reading Memorial High School Upper Parking Area for the minimum amount of One Dollar ($1.00) or such larger amount and upon such other terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen and /or the School Committee shall consider proper, and to deliver a deed or other document therefor to said Grantee; provided that any such ease- ment shall provide that if the Reading School Committee at any future time wishes to make any changes on the adjacent properties under its care, custody and control, the School Committee would have the ability to relocate the easement granted and any driveway that may be constructed on said easement so as not to interfere in any way with the uses to be made of the adjacent property by the School Committee: The land shown on the Reading Board of Assessor's Revised January 1, 1984, Plat 113, as all or part of Lots 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, and 67, and on the Reading Board of Assessor's Revised January 1, 1989, Plat 123, as all or part of Lots 33, 35, 36, and 37. 113 voted in the affirmative 0 voted in the negative 2/3 vote required ARTICLE 13. On motion of Daniel A. Ensminger, it was voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey and /or abandon certain rights of easements in Reading , Middlesex County, Massachusetts, located on land shown as Lots 44 and 63 on the Town of Reading Assessor's Plat 23 dated January 1, 1988, that were conveyed to the Town in a Conveyance of easements and utilities - Avalon Estates" document dated February 26, 1988 and recorded in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds; to determine the minimum amount of One Dollar ($1.00) to be paid for such con- veyance and /or abandonment, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey or abandon all or any part of said rights of easements for such amount or larger amount and upon such other terms and conditions as the Selectmen shall consider proper, and to deliver a deed or other document therefor if necessary. 113 voted in the affirmative 0 voted in the negative 2/3 vote required ARTICLE 14. On motion of Daniel A. Ensminger, it was voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey and /or abandon certain rights and easement in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, located on land situated on the easterly side of Main Street and shown as Lot 26 on the Town of Reading Assessor's Plat 12 dated January 1, 1983, which easement is shown on a plan entitled "Easement for Water Pipe Easterly from Main Street, Reading, Mass.; Scale: 1 in. = 40 ft., October 1944, Board of Public Works" recorded with the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds at Book 6809, Page 496 and taken by Order of the Town of Reading Board of Public Works recorded at said Registry Book 6809, Page 496; to determine the minimum amount of One Dollar ($1.00) to be paid for such conveyance and /or abandon- ment, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey or aban- don all or any part of said rights and easement for such amount or larger amount and upon such other terms and conditions as the Selectmen shall consider proper, including a condition that a substitute easement acceptable to the Board of Selectmen be given prior to abandonment of the existing easement. ARTICLE 15. On motion of Nils L. Nordberg, it was voted to table Article 15. 416 Subsequent Town Meeting November 13, 1989 ARTICLE 16. On motion of George V. Hines, it was voted that the Town authorize the Department of Public Works to expend the performance bond in the amount of Seven Thousand Dol- lars ($7,000.00) , for the purpose of completion of construction of approved Site Plan improvements to private property at 156 Main Street, in accordance with the terms of a certain perfor- mance bond executed by Joseph Laschi to the benefit of the Town of Reading on January 27, 1988 pursuant to the Reading Zoning By -Laws and Chapter 40A of the General Laws, such funds to be spent by and under the direction of the Department of Public Works. Quorum count was request by William C. Brown, Town Meeting Member, Precinct 8. On motion of Russell T. Graham, it was voted that this meet- ing stand adjourned to meet at 7:30 PM on Thursday, November 16, 1989, at Reading Memorial High School. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M. 99 Town Meeting Members were present. A True Copy. Attest: &�� -f" CtSi 'a Doris M. Fantasia, Town Clerk ADJOURNED SUBSEQUENT TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School November 16, 1989 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Paul C. Dustin, at 7:45 P.M., there being a quorum present. The Invocation was given by Reverend Alan B. Bond of the First Congregational Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. On a point of personal privilege, Robert I. Nordstrand, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, presented the following Resolution honoring William E. Locke: Resolution Honoring William E. Locke WHEREAS William E. Locke has well and faithfully served the Town of Reading for more than seventeen years as a mem- ber of the Reading Board of Assessors; and WHEREAS William E. Locke served as an elected Town Meeting Mem- ber from 1959 through 1978; and WHEREAS William E. Locke served on the Town Finance Committee from 1963 through 1972; and WHEREAS William E. Locke has served with efficiency, fairness, and a competence that has earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues, townspeople, other municipal officers and officials of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Town Meeting, held on November 13, 1989, does extend to William E. Locke its' most sin- cere appreciation and gratitude for such outstanding service ren- dered to the Town and wishes him health and success in the fu- ture; and