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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-11-14 Special Town Meeting MinutesSPECIAL TOWN MEETING (Seal) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. To any of the constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet at the Reading Memorial High School Auditorium, 62 Oakland Road in said Reading, on Monday, November 14, 1994, at eight o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provisions of the Reading Home Rule Charter. ARTICLE 1 To hear and act on the reports of the Board . of Selectmen, Town Accountant, Treasurer-Collector, Board of Assessors, Director of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement Board, Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees, Community Planning & Development Commission, Town Manager and any other Boards or Special Committees. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 2 To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Special Committees and determine what instructions shall be given Town Officers and Special Committees, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of funding Town Officers and Special Committees to carry out the instructions given to them, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Capital Improvement Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter and as previously amended, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to amend one or more of the votes taken under Article 26 of the Warrant of the Annual Town Meeting of April 11, 1994, relating to the Fiscal Year 1995 Municipal Budget, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or otherwise and appropriate as the result of any such amended votes for the operation of the Town and its government, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 5 To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or from the tax levy or transfer from available funds or otherwise and appropriate for the purpose of purchasing a Fire Department truck; such appropriation to include all costs of acquiring, preparing, and originally equipping the fire truck as required to complete the purpose -of this article, all monies to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 6 To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate into the Stabilization Fund as authorized under Section 513 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least three (3) public places in each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to November 14, 1994, the date set for the meeting in said Warrant, and to publish this Warrant in a newspaper published in the Town, or by mailing an attested copy of said Warrant to each Town Meeting Member at least fourteen (14) days prior to the time- of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for said meeting. Given under our hands this Constable 11th day of October, 1994. J Daniel A. Ensminger Willard J.*Burditt Geor V. Hines O Sally M. oyt Camille W. Anthony SELECTMEN OF READING COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading: By virtue of this Warrant, I, on 0 C+0'6"' ~ inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote on town affairs, at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Special Town following public places within the Town of Reading: Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street St. Athanasius Church, 300 Haverhill Street Remax, 1213 Main Street notified and warned the to meet at the place and n Meeting Warrant in the Precinct 2. Cumberland Farms, 305 Salem Street Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street JoAnn's Variety, 143 Salem Street Precinct 3 Chuck's Variety Store, 245 Washington Street Reading Police Station, 67 Pleasant Street Wayside Bazaar, 107 Main Street Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue Dragon Comer Store, 206 West Street Fire Station, 267 Woburn Street Precinct 5 B & M Railroad Station, High Street Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street Housing for the Elderly, 1 Frank D. Tanner Drive Precinct 6 Alice M: Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue Spence Farm Market Gardens, 40 West Street Meadowbrook Golf Club, 292 Grove Street Precinct 7 P & S Convenient Store, 287 Lowell Street Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue Precinct 8 Arthur W. Coolidge, Jr. High School, 89 Birch Meadow Drive Birch Meadow School, Arthur B. Lord Drive Marshall's, 1342 Main Street The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to November 14, 1994 the date set for the Special Town Meeting in this Warrant. I also caused an attested copy of this warrant to published in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of October 6~,q 1994. ~9. -7 ZJ Constable SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School November 14, 1994 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Paul C: Dustin, at 8:00 p.m.,,there being a . quorum present. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Catherine A. Quimby, when on motion of Daniel A. Ensminger, it was voted to dispense with further reading of Warrant except for the Officer's Return, which was read by the Town Clerk. Moderator Paul C. Dustin indicated that he would call for Article 1 and Article 2 at the end of the Special Town Meeting and Article 4 would be the first order of business. ARTICLE 4 - On motion of Fred VanMagness it was voted to amend the votes taken under Article 26 of the Warrant of the Annual Town Meeting of April 11, 1994, relating to the Fiscal Year 1995 Municipal Budget, as follows, with funding to come from the tax levy, State aid, and non-property tax local receipts: Line # Description Amount of Change New Budget Amount B1 Conservation Pers. Serv.- Reclassification $1599 $34,476 B9 Comm. Devel. Expenses - Master Plan 250 1,900 C9 Finance Pers. Serv. - Sick Leave Buyback 2,500 263,730 El Health Pers. Serv. - Reduct. in Smoking Gr. 3,152 29,614 E8 Recreation Pers. Serv. - Dir. Sal 1,515 29,381 E9 Recreation Exp. - travel reimb. 500 1,300 E10 Human Serv. Pers. Serv. - Dir. Sal 2,419 91,082 G5 Fire Pers. Serv. - labor settlement 79,873 1,921,852 J1 School Department 209,039 16,598,364 J2 Vocational School Assessment 3,927 127,071 Kl Debt Service (School BAN's) 55.381 2,093,348 Total Additions to FY 1995 Budget 360,155 ARTICLE 3 On motion of Willard J. 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Burditt it was voted to raise from the tax levy and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000) which, together with the sum of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) transferred from line K-7 of the FY95 Annual budget (Article 26 of the 1994 Annual Town Meeting), shall be expended for the purpose of purchasing a Fire Department truck; such appropriation to include all costs of acquiring, preparing, and originally equipping the fire truck as required to complete the purpose of this article, all monies to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 6 On motion of Sally M. Hoyt, it was voted to indefinitely postpone Article 6. ARTICLE 1 Moderator Paul C. Dustin called for Article 1 . No action was taken. ARTICLE 2 Moderator Paul C. Dustin called for Article 2 . No action was taken. On motion of Daniel A. Ensminger, it was voted that this meeting stand adjourned sine die. Meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m. 155 Tovrn Meetinb Members were present. A true copy. Attest: Catherine A. Quimby Town Clerk