HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - TM - 03/14/2001SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011
At the Special Town Meeting held on Monday, March 14, 2011 at the Cohasset High School Auditorium the following article was contained in the warrant and acted upon as follows.
Checkers sworn in by the Town Clerk, Marion L. Douglas at 6:30 p.m. were Carol St. Pierre, Debra Krupczak, Sandra Murray, and Katherine Whitley. Tellers were appointed and sworn in
by the Moderator, Daniel Evans.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. and a quorum of 100 was present at that time. The registered voters checked in on the voting list totaled for Precinct 1 – 102
and Precinct 2 – 99 for a grand total of 201.
Members of the meeting called the pledge of allegiance.
It was voted unanimously to dispense with the reading of the call of the Meeting and Return of Service having been examined by the Moderator and found to be in order.
Article 1: Transfer of Funds
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds a sum of money for the purpose of funding the FY2010 deficit in the Water Enterprise Budget as
identified in the Melanson Heath Company audit report dated January 24, 2011, or to do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Moved that the sum of Two Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars and Fifty Five cents ($265,967.55) be hereby transferred from the Stabilization Fund in the Treasury
of the Town to the Water Enterprise budget voted pursuant to Article 4 of the June 14, 2010 Special Town Meeting, as an additional revenue source, for the purpose of funding the FY2010
deficit in the Water Enterprise Budget as identified in the Melanson Heath Company Audit Report dated January 24, 2011.
A 2/3’s vote is required. Motion was adopted by the required 2/3’s. Seven voters questioned the Moderator’s decision. Hand count was taken. Yes 143; No 29.
Motion is adopted by the required 2/3’s.
It was moved and seconded that this Special Town Meeting be dissolved at 7:35 p.m.
A True Record, ATTEST:
Marion L. Douglas, Town Clerk