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Minutes of 2004 Westport Annual Town Meeting
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TOWN OF WESTPORT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 8, 2004
BRISTOL, SS.
To either of the constables of the Town of Westport in said County:
GREETINGS:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Westport qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to assemble at the Westport High School on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at 7:30 p.m., and then and there to act on the following articles, viz:
Agreeable to the warrant calling said meeting, the voters of the Town of Westport assembled at the Westport High School on the above date. The meeting was called to order at 7:34 p.m. by Moderator Steven Fors who appointed Representative Michael Rodrigues, Ben Prentice and Colin Boyle to act as tellers and they were duly sworn before the Town Clerk. Beverly Kut acted as timekeeper for the meeting in accordance with a by-law adopted under Article 45 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1963.
Selectmen Chairman, Elizabeth Collins asked Finance Committee Chairman, Chester Adams and Finance Committee member Veronica Beaulieu to step forward as she presented each with a citation from the Town for their years of service to the Town of Westport.
Voted: (Unanimously) that we advance the eleven articles of the consent calendar (Articles 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 47) and that these articles be adopted as recommended by the Finance Committee.
ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow from time to time in anticipation of revenue of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 in accordance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4, and to issue a note or notes, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes therefore, 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, Section 17. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Voted: (Unanimously)
ARTICLE 8 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from other available funds and/or borrow a sum of money to be used in conjunction with, and/or in addition to any funds allocated by the Commonwealth and/or County for the engineering services, construction, reconstruction, and/or improvements of Town roads, and/or take any other action relative thereto. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Voted: (Unanimously)
ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds and/or transfer from within existing appropriations a sum of $20,000 to be used for the engineering services, repair, resurfacing, reconstruction, drainage, and maintenance of Town roads, and/or take any other action relative thereto. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Voted: (Unanimously) from Taxation.
ARTICLE 11 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of $1.00 for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year the mosquito control work as estimated and certified by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 112 of the Acts of 1931 and/or to take any other action relative thereto.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN Voted: (Unanimously) from Taxation.
ARTICLE 12To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of $770.00 to contract for environmental services directly related to Buzzards Bay, and/or take any other action relative thereto. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Voted: (Unanimously) from Taxation.
ARTICLE 42 To see if the Town will vote to establish and reauthorize pursuant to the provisions of G. L. Chapter 44 Section 53E-1/2 for Fiscal Year 2005, a revolving fund for the Council on Aging into which will be paid all receipts from health care promotion, recreational and social programs for seniors, except for receipts from the social day care program, from which costs not to exceed the sum of $30,000.00 for these same services may be expended without further appropriation by the Council on Aging and Board of Selectmen, and/or take any other action relative thereto.
COUNCIL ON AGING Voted: (Unanimously)
ARTICLE 43 To see if the Town will vote to establish and reauthorize pursuant to the provisions of G. L. Chapter 44 Section 53E-1/2 for Fiscal Year 2005, a revolving fund for the Council on Aging into which will be paid all receipts from the Social Day Care Program, from which costs not to exceed the sum of $60,000.00 for these same services may be expended without further appropriation by the Council on Aging and Board of Selectmen, and/or take any other action relative thereto. COUNCIL ON AGINGVoted: (Unanimously)
ARTICLE 44To see if the Town will vote to establish and reauthorize pursuant to the provisions of G. L. Chapter 44 Section 53E-1/2 for Fiscal Year 2005, a revolving fund for the Council on Aging into which will be paid all receipts from income-generating activities, except receipts from health care promotion, recreational and social programs, transportation activities, and the social day care program which are the source of receipts for other revolving funds, to support the Westport Senior Center from which costs not to exceed the sum of $10,000, for building operating/maintenance expenses, excluding salaries and wages of all full-time and part-time employees who are employed at said Senior Center, may be expended without further appropriation by the Council on Aging and Board of Selectmen, and/or take any other action relative thereto. COUNCIL ON AGING Voted: (Unanimously)
ARTICLE 45 To see if the Town will vote to establish and reauthorize pursuant to the provisions of G. L. Chapter 44 Section 53E-1/2 for Fiscal Year 2005, a revolving fund for the Council on Aging into which will be paid all receipts from transportation for seniors, from which costs not to exceed the sum of $20,000.00 for these same services may be expended without further appropriation by the Council on Aging and Board of Selectmen and/or take any other action relative thereto. COUNCIL ON AGING Voted: (Unanimously)
ARTICLE 46 To see if the Town will vote to establish and reauthorize pursuant to the provisions of G. L. Chapter 44 Section 53E-1/2 for Fiscal Year 2005, a revolving fund for the Westport Fire Department into which will be paid all receipts from Ambulance Fees, from which costs not to exceed $50,000 for the purchase of an ambulance, ambulance equipment and/or any incurred ambulance-related expense, not to include salaries, which may be expended without further appropriation by the Fire Department, and/or take any other action relative thereto. FIRE CHIEFVoted: (Unanimously)
ARTICLE 47 To see if the Town will vote to establish and reauthorize pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44 Section 53E-1/2 for Fiscal Year 2005, a revolving fund for the Westport Cable Advisory Committee into which will be paid receipts from the additional License Fee, from which costs not to exceed $100,000.00 for cable services, equipment and/or supplies may be expended without further appropriation by the Cable Advisory Committee and Board of Selectmen, and/or take any other action relative thereto. CABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Voted: (Unanimously)
ARTICLE 1 To see if the Town will vote to transfer to reduce taxation certain sums of money from various articles approved by Town Meeting, when there is a balance remaining that is no longer required to accomplish the purpose for which the articles were originally passed, and/or take any other action relative thereto. FINANCE COMMITTEE/BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Voted: (Unanimously) $5,000. from the Fiscal Year 2003 appropriation. (Article 7 of the 2002 Annual Town Meeting - Library Roof Repair)
ARTICLE 2To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elected Town Officers, and/or take any other action relative thereto. FINANCE COMMITTEE/BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Moderator $ 682 Selectmen - Chairman 6,279 Board Members (4) 24,712 Assessors - Board Members (3) 14,831 Board of Health - Members (3) 6,487 Highway Surveyor 60,857 Tax Collector 51,200 Town Clerk 51,200 Treasurer 51,200 Total $267,448
Voted: (Unanimously)
Voted: (Unanimously) to dispense with the reading of the warrant and the Constables return of the warrant.
ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will vote to establish and authorize pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44 Section 53E-1/2 for Fiscal Year 2005, a revolving fund for the electrical, plumbing and gas inspectors into which will be paid all receipts from fees and fines paid for electrical, plumbing and gas permits, from which costs not to exceed $40,000.00 for inspections performed, mileage, schooling, supplies, part-time clerical wages and other miscellaneous expenses may be expended without further appropriation by the Electrical, Plumbing and Gas departments. A start-up fund of $9,176 is to be established for the first year, and/or take any other action relative thereto. Voted: (Unanimously)
Voted: (Unanimously) to recess the Annual Town Meeting at 7:58 p.m. and open the Special Town Meeting.
TOWN OF WESTPORT SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 8, 2004
To either of the Constables of the Town of Westport in said County:
GREETINGS:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Westport qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to assemble at the Westport High School on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at 8:00 p.m., and then and there to act on the following articles, viz:
Voted: (Unanimously) to dispense with the reading of the warrant.
ARTICLE 1 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds and/or transfer from various line items within the current appropriations such sums of money necessary to supplement the budgets of various departments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and/or to take any other action relative thereto. BOARD OF SELECTMEN
========================================================================= FROM TO AMOUNT ========================================================================= Highway Pers. Services Highway Expenses $11,600 Veterans Encumb. Funds Veterans Benefits 1,175 Data Proc. Pers. Serv. Data Processing Expenses 4,500 Town Hall Pers. Servcies Town Hall Expenses 1,500 Selectmen Pers. Services Selectmen Expenses 7,500 Civil Defense Pers. Serv. Civil Defense Expenses 800 Receipts Reserve/Insurance Police Expenses 23,886
Voted: (Unanimously)
ARTICLE 2 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds such sums of money necessary for the purpose of paying outstanding bills from prior fiscal years, and/or take any other action relative thereto. BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Kopelman & Paige $2,938.00 Postmaster 150.00 $3,088.00
Voted: (Unanimously) from Free Cash.
Voted: (Unanimously) to adjourn and dissolve the Special Town Meeting and reconvene the Annual Town Meeting at 8:02 p.m.
Hereof and fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting.
Given under our hands at Westport this 17th day of May in the year two thousand four.
Elizabeth A. Collins, Chair
Stewart Kirkaldy
Steven J. Ouellette
Richard M. Tongue
David P. Dionne
WESTPORT BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Marlene Samson Town Clerk Westport, MA 02790
I this 20th day of May 2004, I posted 6 true attested copies of the forgoing warrant in the following named places:
Briggs Road Fire Station
State Road Package Store
Senior Center
Central Village Fire Station
Briere's Inc. a.k.a. Country Liquor & Variety
Town Hall
Daniel P. Sullivan Constable of Westport ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds such sums of money considered necessary to defray the Town's expenses for a twelve month period beginning July 1, 2004 and appropriate the same to several departments and/or take any other action relative thereto. FINANCE COMMITTEE/BOARD OF SELECTMEN
ACCOUNTANT SALARIES 81,884 EXPENSES 12,097 93,981
APPEALS SALARIES 3,584 EXPENSES 2,825 6,409
ASSESSORS SALARIES 123,935 EXPENSES 3,402 127,337
BOARD OF HEALTH SALARIES 174,106 EXPENSES 11,220 185,326
BUILDING SALARIES 93,821 EXPENSES 6,432 100,253
CEMETERY SALARIES 111,193 EXPENSES 7,043 118,236
COLLECTOR SALARIES 99,308 EXPENSES 16,555 115,863
CONSERVATION SALARIES 62,400 EXPENSES 4,588 66,988
COA SALARIES 91,913 EXPENSES 13,700 105,613
DATA PROCESSING SALARIES 8,500 EXPENSES 42,400 50,900
DOG OFFICER SALARIES 23,114 EXPENSES 5,263 28,377
EL & REGRIST SALARIES 41,920 EXPENSES 19,693 61,613
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTEXPENSES 2,5642,564 EMPLOYEES BENEFITSHEALTH INSURANCE 1,700,000LIFE INSURANCE 5,000FICA/MEDICARE 150,000UNEMPLOYMENT 35,000WORKERS' COMP 110,3942,000,394FINANCE COMMITTEE SALARIES 1,055EXPENSES 2,2003,255RESERVE FUND 100,000Mr. Chet Adams, Finance Committee Chairman, made a motion to hold the Reserve Fundline item until the end of the Annual Town Meeting.
FIRE SALARIES 1,170,956 EXPENSES 98,870 1,269,826
GAS INSPECTORS SALARIES EXPENSES
HIGHWAY SALARIES 486,364 EXPENSES 88,102 574,466
HWY SNOW & ICE SALARIES 38,202 EXPENSES 30,000 68,202
HISTORICAL COMMISSION 575 575
LANDFILL SALARIES 72,772 EXPENSES 191,439 264,211
LEGAL EXPENSES 105,000 105,000
LIBRARY SALARIES 148,302 EXPENSES 21,924 170,226
MODERATOR SALARIES 665 EXPENSES 101 766
NURSING SALARIES 26,211 EXPENSES 3,843 30,054 PARKING TICKETS 3,285 3,285
PERSONNEL SALARIES 484 EXPENSES 80 564
PLANNING BOARD SALARIES 64,537 EXPENSES 2,675 67,212
PLUMBING INSP SALARIES EXPENSES
POLICE SALARIES 1,863,101 EXPENSES 195,215 2,058,316
PROPERTY INSURANCE 203,100 203,100
RECREATION/COMMUNITY CTR SALARIES EXPENSES
REGIONAL SCHOOLS DIMAN 444,381 BRISTOL AGGIE 20,299 464,680
RETIREMENT 1,064,311 1,064,311
SEALER OF W & M SALARIES 1,563 EXPENSES 267 1,830
SELECTMEN SALARIES 174,448 EXPENSES 23,191 197,639
SHELLFISH SALARIES 60,601 EXPENSES 15,205 75,806
STREET LIGHTING 18,771 18,771
TOWN BEACH SALARIES 17,640 EXPENSES 3,875 21,515
TOWN BUILDING COMM SALARIES 484 EXPENSES 97 581
TOWN CLERK SALARIES 72,999 EXPENSES 1,325 74,324
TOWN FARM 2,816 2,816
TOWN HALL SALARIES 59,980 EXPENSES 40,800 100,780
TOWN REPORTS 4,223 4,223
TREASURER SALARIES 102,570 EXPENSES 26,525 129,095
UNCLASSIFIED
VETERANS GRAVES SALARIES 820 EXPENSES 1,937 2,757
VETERANS SERVICES SALARIES 30,048 EXPENSES 66,744 96,792
WIRE INSPECTORS SALARIES EXPENSES
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