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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-03-19 Annual Town Election ResultsTOWN WARRANT (Seal) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. To either 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 in the following places designated for the eight precincts in said Town, namely: Precinct 1. J. Warren Killam School Precinct 2. J. Warren Killam School Precinct 3. Joshua Eaton School Precinct 4. Joshua Eaton School Precinct 5. Alice M. Barrows School Precin<',t 6. Alice M. Barrows School Precinct 7. Birch Meadow School Precinct 8. Birch Meadow School MONDAY, the NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH A.D., 1990, at seven o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following ar- ticles, viz; ARTICLE 1 To elect by ballot the following Town of the Board of Selectmen for Moderator for one year; two members three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for one year; one member of the Municipal Light Board for three years; two members of the Board of Library Trustees for three years; two members of the School Committee for three years; Precinct 1. Eight members for three years, one member for two years to fill vacancy; two members for one year to fill vacancy; Precinct 2. Eight members for three years; two memb ers Precinct.3. Eight members for three years; member for for two years to fill vacancy; one one year to fill vacancy; member for Precinct 4. Eight members for three years; one Precinct 5. one year to fill vacancy; Eight members for three years; two members for one year to fill vacancy; member for Precinct 6. Eight members for three years; one two years to fill vacancy; one member for one Precinct 7. year to fill vacancy; Eight members for three years; one member for two years to fill vacancy; three members for I one year to fill vacancy; ne member for Precinct 8. Eight members for three years; o one year to f111 vacancy. 1 AND, to vote YES or NO on the following questions: Question No. 1 "Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to assess an additional One Million Five Hundred and Fifty-Three Thousand ($1,553,000.00) Dollars in real estate and personal property taxes for the pur- pose of general expenses for school and municipal government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1990?" Yes No Question No. 2 Pursuant to the vote of Town Meeting Members on November 30, 1989 under Article 36 of the Adjourned Subsequent Town Meeting, shall the Reading Home Rule Charter be amended in the second paragraph of Section 3-6 by deleting th,6 words "an appraiser" and inserting the words "property appraisers," so as to read: "The Board of Assessors may appoint property appraisers and shall have all the powers and duties given to Boards of Assessors by the law of the Commonwealth not inconsistent with this Charter." Yes No it For these purposes the polls will be opened at each of the eight precincts at seven o'clock A.M. and will close at eight o'clock P.M. and to meet at the Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, in said Reading, on MONDAY, the NINTH DAY OF APRIL A.D., 1990, at seven-thirty o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined ex- clusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provi- sions of the Reading Home Rule.Charter. ARTICLE 2 To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town Accountant, Treasurer-Collector, Board of Asses- sors, 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 2 ARTICLE 3 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 Of- ficers and Special Committees to carry out the instructions given to them, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer-Collector, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning July 1, 1990, in accordance with the provision of the General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the General Laws, Chapter 44, Sec- tion 17, or take any other action with respect thereto. Treasurer-Collector ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the pay- ment during Fiscal Year 1991 of bills remaining unpaid for pre- vious fiscal years for goods and services actually rendered to the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will vote to adopt the Capital Improvement Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 7 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 8 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provi- sions of Section 41 of Chapter 653 of the Acts of 1989 regarding quarterly tax bills, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Assessors ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provi- sions of Section 40 of Chapter 653 of the Acts of 1989 regarding assessment date changes for new growth, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Assessors 3 ARTICLE 10 To determine how much money the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from avail- able funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the operation of the Town and its government, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 11 To see if the Town will vote to approve an amendment to the Administrative Code pursuant to Section 6-1 of the Reading Home Rule Charter, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 12 To see what action the Town will take regard- ing the installation of additional street lights on the public streets during the Fiscal Year 1991, or what it will do in rela- tion thereto. Municipal Light Board ARTICLE 13 To see whether the Town will vote to rescind the remaining bond authorization (s) for the purpose of replacing High School transformers, improving the Water Treatment Plant, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 14 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, or exchange, or dispose of, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, various items of Town tangible property, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 15 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing of from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of replacing the #2 boiler in the old boiler room at Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading, Massachusetts; such appropriation to in- clude all engineering and preparation costs and all costs for making extraordinary repairs relating to the replacement of the boiler as required to compete the purpose of this Article, all monies to be expended under the direction of the Reading School Committee or take any other action with respect thereto. School Committee ARTICLE 16 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of replacing the roof at the J. Warren Killam Elementary School, 333 Haverhill Street, Reading, Massachusetts; such appropriate to include all engineer- ing fees, and preparation costs required to complete the purpose of this Article, all monies to be expended under the direction of 4 the Reading School Committee or take nay other action with respect thereto. School Committee ARTICLE 17 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing or from the tax levy or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of refurbishing the outdoor running track at Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading, Massachusetts, such appropriation to include all engineering fees and preparation costs required to complete the purpose of this Article, all monies to be expended under the direction of the Reading School Committee, or take any other ac- tion with respect thereto. School Committee ARTICLE 18 To see what sum the Town will raise by bor- rowing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of continuing the com- pliance with the requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act; such appropriation to include all engineering and industrial hygiene fees and all costs for making extraordinary repairs to remove asbestos from the Reading Public Schools described as Priority II in the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act Management Plan for the Reading Public Schools, all monies to be expended under the direction of the Reading School Committee or take any other action with respect thereto. School Committee ARTICLE 19 To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or other- wise and appropriate for the purpose of resurfacing the Grant Memorial Pool; such appropriation to include all engineering fees and preparation costs, and all expenses required to complete the purpose of this article, all monies to be spent under the direc- tion of the Board of Selectmen, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 20 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of chapter 494 of the Acts of 1989 regarding property tax exemption for residential improvements to provide elderly housing, or take any other action with respect thereto: Board of Assessors ARTICLE 21 To see if the Town will vote to amend the recodified Bylaws of the Town (or the corresponding provisions of the earlier By-Laws) by adding the following to Section 5.2 "Streets, Highways and Public Property", or take any other action with respect thereto: 115.2.4.1 Removal of Snow and Ice. 5.2.4.1.1 Definitions. For the purposes of this bylaw, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future; words in the plural include the singular; and words in the singular include the plural: 5 5.2.4.1.1.1 Person: Any individual, group of in- dividuals, association, partnership, corporation, company, business organization, trust, estate or any other legal en- tity or its legal representatives, agents or assigns. 5.2.4.1.1.2 Roadway: That portion of a public or private street or highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, including the curb or shoulder. 5.2.4.1.1.3 Sidewalk: That portion of a public or private street between the curblines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. 5.2.4.1.2 Every person in charge or in control of any building or lot of land within the Town fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall remove and clear away, or caused to be removed and cleared away, snow and ice from a path of at least twelve (12) inches in width from so much of said sidewalk as is in front of or abuts on said building or lot of land. 5.2.4.1.3 Except as provided herein, snow and ice shall be so removed from sidewalks within the Town on the same day of ces- sation of any fall of snow, sleet, or freezing rain, or within the first three (3) hours of daylight after the cessation of any such fall, whichever period is longer. However, in the event snow and ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person charged with its removal shall, within the aforementioned time, cause enough sand, sawdust, ashes or other abrasive to be placed on the sidewalk to make travel thereon reasonably safe; and shall then, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause a path in said sidewalk of at least twelve (12) inches in width to be thoroughly cleaned. 5.2.4.1.4 Any person violating any of the provisions of this bylaw shall be punished by a fine of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each offensive, and in the case of continuing viola- tion, every calendar day upon which such snow or ice remains upon the sidewalk shall be considered a separate offense. The provi- sions of this bylaw may be enforced by any police officer of the Town pursuant to Section 5.11 of these bylaws." Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 22 To see if the Town will vote to amend the recodified Bylaws of the Town (or the corresponding provisions of the earlier Bylaws) to conform the Bylaws to Chapter 30B of the General Laws, the Uniform Procurement Act, and to delete matters covered by Chapter 268A of the General Laws, the conflict of in- terest statute, by deleting Sections 4.4.1 through 4.4.8, in- clusive, in their entirety, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen 6 ARTICLE 23 To see if the Town will vote to amend the recodified Bylaws of the Town (or the corresponding provisions of the earlier By-Laws) by adding the following to Section 4.9 "User Fees", or take any other action with respect thereto: 114.9.1.1 Except to the extent authorized by Federal or State law, any other provision of these bylaws or the Reading Home Rule Charter, no user fee newly adopted or amended pursuant to Section 4.9.1 of these bylaws, or any fine newly adopted or amended by any official body shall become effective until after the same has been approved by a majority vote at a Town Meeting." Board of Selectmen Pursuant to Instructional Motion given September 21, 1989 ARTICLE 24 To see if the Town will vote to file a peti- tion and/or approve the filing of a petition to the General Court for a special act providing essentially as follows, or take any other action with respect thereto: "Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 63 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other General or Special law to the contrary, the Town of Reading is authorized by a majority vote at a Town Meeting to transfer the then existing balance in the sale of real estate account established pursuant to Section 63 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws into the special fund established pursuant to Section 1 of Chapter 523 of the Acts of 1989." Board of Selectmen Pursuant to Instructional Motion given April 24, 1989 ARTICLE 25 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Reading by amending the Reading Zoning Map to change the zoning of the following described property owned by Charles E. and Mary H. Works from Residence Single Family 10 District (S-10) to Business Business A District (Bus. A), or take any other action with respect thereto: The land known as and numbered 190 Main Street shown on Board of Assessors' Rev. Jan. 1, 1972 Plat 19 as Lot 27. By Petition ARTICLE 26 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire a temporary construction and per- manent drainage easement on, over and/or under all or any part of the land currently believed to be owned by Ann Minotti located at 908 Main Street and shown on Town of Reading Board of Assessors' Rev. Jan. 1, 1989, Plat 123 as Lots 4 and 124A in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts, or to acquire said interests in said land or any part thereof by gift, purchase, or otherwise, and to see what sum the 7 Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate to the Board of Selectmen to pay for appraisals of said property and to pay for the acquisition of said land or rights of easement therein, or to be used for payment of land damages or other costs and ex- penses of such acquisitions, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements with private parties or state and federal agencies for financial and other assistance in con- nection with such acquisition, and to do all other acts and things necessary and proper for carrying out the provisions of this vote, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 27 To see if the Town will vote to amend the recodified Bylaws of the Town (or corresponding provisions of the earlier By-Laws) by adding the following to Section 4.9 "User Fees", or take any other action with respect thereto: 114.9.2. Pursuant to Section 53C of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, a fee of ten percent (10%) of the cost of the seirv- ices authorized by said section for work performed by one of the Town's employees on an off-duty work detail or for special detail work shall, except in the case of a city, town, district or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, be paid by the persons requesting such private detail." Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 28 To see if the Town will vote to file a petition and/or approve the filing of a petition to the General Court for a special act providing essentially as follows, or take any other action with respect thereto: "Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 136A of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, or any other General or Spe- cial law to the contrary, the phrase "License period" as used in Sections 137 to 175, inclusive, of Chapter 140 of the General Laws or in Chapter 57 of the Acts of 1985 or in any bylaw of the Town of Reading relating to the licensing of dogs in the Town of Reading shall be defined as "the time between February first and the following January thirty-first, both dates inclusive." Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 29 To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Section 2-6 of the Reading Home Rule Charter to declare the seats of any or all of the following Town Meeting Members to be vacant and to remove any or all of the following described persons from their position as Town Meeting Member for failure to take the oath of office within thirty days following the notice of elec- tion or for failure to attend one-half or more of Town Meeting sessions, during the previous year or take any other action with respect thereto. Precinct 1 W. Thomas Ofenstein 8 Precinct 2- Leonard J. Ebert John W. Faria Maureen Rich. Roberta P. Maillet Precinct 5 Paul F. Cleary Wayne A. MacLeod George M. McWilliams Maria A. Simone Precinct 8 Dennis P. Cronin Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 30 To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to be used for establishing a trust fund to be administered by the Commissioners of Trust Funds, the interest from such trust fund to be used pursuant to guidelines established by the Director of Elder Services, as ap- proved by the Commissioners of Trust Funds, for outreach work with senior citizens of the Town of Reading, or take any other action with respect thereto. i Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 31 To see if the Town will adopt policies and procedures to account for funds derived from fees for permits and applications for reviews including-but not limited to: building, electrical, plumbing and gas permits; site plan review, subdivi- sion reviews, special permits, variances, appeals, conservation - requests for determination and notices of intent; or take any other action with respect thereto. Community Planning and Development Commission 9 and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an at- tested copy thereof in at least three (3) public places in each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to April 9, 1990, the date set for the meeting in said Warrant, and to publish this Warrant in a newspaper published in the Town, or i 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 ap- pointed for said meeting. Given under our hands this 13th day~,6f~`February, 1990. R sse3l T raham, Chairman ary S. Ziegler, Vice Chairman Danis-l, A. nger, Secr ay' R. Nigrd', John H. Russell SELECTMEN OF READING A TRUE COPY. ATTEST: °/OO~I6CLRRK,.. 10