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Home My WebLink About1976-03-22 Special Town Meeting Warrant Special Town Meeting Warrant �I o ��F �r COMMONWEAL1710FMAS4ACHUSEI'IS Middleae:, Description: �. The percel ot land East of Grove SVeet,Nath of Intervele To eiit�er of Ne Conslables of the Town of Reading, Terrace,WestMJoMCarverRoedendahownentirelyealM Greetings: 97 m the Reedin6 Aseemon' Plet 122, cmte'vdng 8.7 e¢ea. In Ne name ot the Commonwealth you are hereby required more or lesa. to notlfy and warn Ne inhabttanfs of Ne Town of Heading BOA[iD OF SELECCMEN quelified m vote in elections end town aHairs to meet at the Memorlel IIlg6 School,8E Oekland Road,in eaW Readlnq on AR'IICLE 5 Moudey,March EP,1978,al elght o'clack In Ne evening ta ect To aee what aum the Town will transfer from Ne Ovedey, au We tollowing eNelea: Reserve Fwd, or Gmn aveilable Eundn or otAerwiee, end eppropriate to the Planning Board tor redrewlog the Zoning Mep and p'intlng of Ne same or teke eny ot6a actlon with ARTICLE I respect thereto. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selec4 men, Town Accountant, Treasurer, Collec[or ot Taxes, PLAPII'11NGBOARD Board of Assessors, Board of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Wardeq Board of Health,School Committee,Con��i- butory Retirement Board,Library Tmslees,Municipal Light Board, Finance Commiltee, Cemetery Truslees, Planning Board and any other Boards or Special Committees. ARTICLE 6 1 To aee wM1et sum the Town will raiee by borrowlog, or �RTICLE 2 tcansfer from availeWe funds,or otherwiae and approprtate To choou all other nettssary 1'own officers end Special for the purpoae ot repeiring, recomtructing and equlpping the 6ethhoux and othu properly related to t6e municipal ommitcees and determine wha[ instmction shall be grven yWy�y�g pool, ar take eny otAer actlon wiN reepect Town offittrs and Special Commi[roes. �heaW. ItECREATIONCOMbIITTEE ARTICLE 3 � To aee what sum the Town wW raiae by 6orrowing, or ARTICLE 7 kansfer from avaiiable fwda,or otherarix,and appropriate To see if the Town wW vote to emend Article XRIV ot the to fund Ne Fire DepeNnent Collective Bargaining Town By-Lews, or take any ot6er ectlon with rppect Agreement,ortakeanyotheractlonwithreepedNereto. thereto: BOARDOFSELECLMEN I. By adding to Section 7, "BenMite and Working Cwr ditlons, (A) Sick I.eave:" "M employee w6o has ninety(90)deys of nlck leeve to We C[ed'It on Jenuery 1, 1976 ahell be entiUed Lo en addlU0ne1 ARTICLE 4 fifteen (15) days of noncumulative eick leeve during Ne To see if the Town will vote ta autha�lae Ue Board of calender yeer coaunencing on eeid dete. In additlon, Ne Selectmen to take Ne following deecrihed]and ar any pert employee will be paid fm any unused pcetim of mid fifteen thered, in fee or righfs of�sement therein by eminent (15) days nancumulaUve aick leave at Ne rate of fifty per domain under the provision of Chapter 79 of Ne General cent(50 percent) of eny of said fiftren Q5) deys wNch ere laws or acquire said lend in fee or righta of eeeement therein unused during sald calendw y�r et the employee's rate of by purchase or oNerwise for Conservation andor recreation pay in eHect on JWy 1, 14l5. Payment will be made to the purposes;and W reiae end appmprlate frmn ewilable funds, emploY� during Jenuary of each succeeding caleMer a sum of money to pey for Ne same or W be used for the year." payment of land demagea, or other cwls and eapensea of By adding to"Section 7,Bene[tte end Working Conditions" auch acquiaition and detevnine how any such approprietion a new Paragrap6: wiLL be raiaed, whether by fe�Hon, 4eneEu oE aveileWe "0) - Wngevity. '��,fwds,6orrowing,transfere from Federal or State grenN or EHective January 1,197fi,aR pem�enent empbyeea eM1eil, otheiwix, and if by borrowing to autlwriu the imuance of in addition to oNer cmnpensatlon,be mUtled ta a peyment 6onds or notes ot the Town therefore and appropriah W the for continuous IengN M aervice W U�e Town ae follawa: Boerd of Selechnen for the purpoaea M auch ecquisition or 5100 upon completlon of fve ymm M xrvice. fake any other ection with reepect thereto. {200 upon completlon of ten y�rn of eervice. E300 upon comple4on of titteen yeare of servitt. §400 upon compledon of twenty yeers o( eervice. �Amounts peyable on fhe fimt pey-0sy d December, an- nuellY. II. By Amending SchedWe A -Claseificetlm Plan: I. Eapnpt Poaitlom C. Lispectlon Clem Building Inspector- delete: Pey Grade 1B and inseR: Pay Grede 20. . 2..Nmi-ExemPt Posi4ona 3. Pubtic Safety Cle� Dog Olficer-delete: Pay Grade 9 and'vueR: Pey Grade 10." PEHSONNELBOAAD Md you are directed [o serve this Wartent by poeting an attested copythereaEin atleastthree public placea in each precinct oE Ne Tawn not leav than seven deys prior to March 7l,1976,the date set for Ihe meeting in mid Wertant end to publish Nis Warran[in The Reading Chronicle at least seven days prior to seid date. Hereof fail not and make due return of thia Wartant with your doings Nerew W the Town Clerk at or bdore the time �lappointed for said meeting. Given wder our hands[his lst day of March,1978. RobeR S. Cwmnings, Chairman James Sullivan Richard Ogden SELECTMEN OF 3tEADING A true copy attesF Sally M. Hoyt Constable � 1c�� COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ' Middlesex, sa. Officer's Retuxn, Reading: By vixtue of this Warrant, I, on March 12, 1976, notified and warned the � inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in electiona and town affairs . to meet at the place and a[ the time specified by pos[ing attested copies of this Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading: Precinct 1. Convenient Food Maxt, 1349 Main Street 01d Hose House, 1249 Main S[ree[ � St. Athanasius Chuxch, 300 Haverhill Street Precinct 2. Reading Police Station, 67 Pleasant 5[reet First National Store, 275 Salem Street Anton Cleaners� 47 Harnden Stxeet Precinct 3. Friendly Vaxiety Store, 245 Washington Street Reading Liquors, 345 Main Stxeet Wayside Bazaar, 107 Main Street Precinct 4. Hanson's Service Station, 4 West Street Dxagon Corner Stoxe, 206 West Street Spence Farm Market Gardens, 40 West Street Precinct 5. Co�unity Cen[er, 52 Sanborn Street B & M Railroad Station, High Street Soshua Eaton School, 365 Su�er Avenue Precinct 6. Fire Station, 267 Wobuxn Stxeet Housing for the Elderly, 1 Frank D. Tanner Drive Prospect Street School, Pxospect Stxeet Precinct 7. Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow Street Weston's Gxeenhouses, 9 Auburn Stree[ Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street � Pxecinct 8. Meadowbrook Golf C1ub, 292 Grove Street Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road . Arthun W. Coolidge Jr. High School, 89 Birch Meadow Drive The date of posting being not less than seven days prior to March 22, 1976, the date set for [he meeting in this Warrant. I also caused an at[ested copy of this Warxant to be published in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of March 11, 1976, the same being more than seven daya prior to Che date of said meeting. (s) Sally M. Hoyt Conatable of Reading SPECIAL TOWIV MEETING . Reading Memoxial High School Auditorium March 22, 1976 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Kenne[h C. Latham, at 8:00 P. M. The invocation was given by the Rev. Richard M. Woodman of the Uni[arian Universalist Church, followed 6y the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. � The Warxant was partially xead by the Town CLerk, when on motion of Robext S. Cuuuninge it was voted to dispense wi[h fur[her reading of the Warrant, except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk. ARTICLE 1. The following report was xead by E1lzabe[h W. Klepeis, Chairman of the Finance Co�i[tee: