HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - TM - 11/02/2015 - Special Town MeetingTOWN OF COHASSET
Special Town Meeting – November 2, 2015
At the Special Town Meeting held on Monday November 2, 2015 at the Cohasset High School Sullivan Gymnasium the following articles were contained in the warrant and acted upon as follows.
Checkers sworn in by the Town Clerk, Carol L. St. Pierre at 6:30 p.m. were Elizabeth Anderson, Jody Doyle, Kelly Grech, Rita Killion-Jones, Debra Krupczak and Rebekah Mattey. Tellers
appointed and sworn in by Moderator Daniel Evans at 7:00 p.m. were Harald Gundersen, Betts Murray, Francis W. Murray and Peter Pearce.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:25p.m. and a quorum of 100 was present at that time. The registered voters checked in on the voting list totaled 113. Precinct 1 – 58
voters and precinct 2 – 55.
Citizens recited the pledge of allegiance.
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:Amendments to Fiscal 2016Operation Budget
To see if the Town will vote to amend, modify, increase or decrease, or otherwise, to balance the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget as voted in Article 4 of the May 2, 2015 Annual Town
Meeting, including proposed revised appropriations and any additional sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available
funds or otherwise, for the payment of the salaries and compensation, expenses, equipment, and outlays, capital and otherwise, of the several Town departments, for the current fiscal
year, or take any other action related thereto.
Budgetary Transfers:
General Fund – From the Following AccountsTown Manager$63,717.00 Workers Comp$10,000.00 School Resource Officer$15,000.00
Total:$88,717.00
General Fund – To the Following Accounts:
Finance $4,875.00
Assessors $3,972.00
Treasurer/Collector $7,433.00
Town Clerk$2,724.00Permits & Inspections $2,800.00Building Inspector $1,656.00Harbormaster $1,201.00DPW $7,000.00Transfer Station $3,678.00Facilities $2,799.00Board of Health
$4,281.00Elder Affairs $7,992.00Library $10,484.00Recreation $2,822.00Medicare Tax$10,000.00CTO $15,000.00Total:$88,717.00
MOVED, that Eighty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($88,717.00) be transferred between budget lines for the items set forth below, amending the amounts appropriated by
the Town pursuant to the 2015 Annual Town Meeting held on May 2, 2015, which funds are to be expended by the Town Manager, to supplement certain departmental budgets and appropriations
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 as follows:
Transfers
From:Workers Comp$10,000.00
School Resource Officer$15,000.00Town Manager$63,717.00To:CTO $15,000.00
Medicare Tax$10,000.00
Finance$4,875.00
Assessors $3,972.00
Treasurer/Collector $7,433.00
Town Clerk$2,724.00Permits & Inspections $2,800.00Building Inspector $1,656.00Harbormaster $1,201.00DPW $7,000.00Transfer Station $3,678.00Facilities $2,799.00Board of Health
$4,281.00Elder Affairs $7,992.00Library $10,484.00Recreation $2,822.00
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 2:Unpaid Billsfrom Previous Fiscal Years
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow, pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to pay for unpaid bills of the Town, the Water Commission and/or Sewer Commission from previous fiscal years, or to take any other action related thereto.
Department
Vendor
Amount
Description
Permits & Inspections
Indpt.Environmental Consultants, Inc.
$300.00
ConCom Enforcement Action
MOVED, that Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) be hereby appropriated to pay the following unpaid bill of the Town, from previous fiscal years, as follows:
Department
Vendor
Amount
Description
Permits & Inspections
Indpt.Environmental Consultants, Inc.
$300.00
ConCom Enforcement Action
AND TO meet this appropriation, Three Hundred Dollars ($300) be transferred from Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town;
A 9/10’s vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article3:Stabilization Funds
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money to be deposited into the General
Stabilization Fund, the Capital Stabilization Fund, and the OPEB Trust Fund, or take any other action related thereto.
MOVED, that the following amounts be appropriated for the following purposes:
Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000) into the Cohasset OPEB Trust Fund;
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) into the General Stabilization Fund; and
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) into the Capital Stabilization Fund.
AND TO meet these appropriations, Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) be transferred from available Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town.
A 2/3’s vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article4:Allocationof Fundsfor One-Time Costs
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money for funding one-time expenditures
and projects, or take any other action related thereto.
Amount
Source of Funds
Purpose
$75,000
Free Cash
Termination payment of Our World Lease at 100 Sohier Street
$25,000
Free Cash
Master Plan
$1,000
Free Cash
Knox Box (Fire Safety Device) for Cohasset Housing Authority
$30,000
Free Cash
Road and Tree Related Repairs
$30,000
Free Cash
Renovations to 100 Sohier Street
$20,000
Free Cash
Network Security Upgrades
$20,000
Free Cash
Fire Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Equipment
MOVED, that Two Hundred One Thousand Dollars ($201,000) be appropriated to be spent by the Town Manager for the following General Fund purposes:
Amount
Purpose
$75,000
Termination payment of Our World Lease at 100 Sohier Street
$25,000
Master Plan
$1,000
Knox Box (Fire Safety Device) for Cohasset Housing Authority
$30,000
Road and Tree Related Repairs
$30,000
Renovations to 100 Sohier Street
$20,000
Network Security Upgrades
$20,000
Fire Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Equipment
AND TO meet this appropriation, Two Hundred One Thousand Dollars ($201,000) be appropriated from Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town;
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article5:Transfer fromWaterDepartment Capital Stabilization Fund
To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Water Department Capital Stabilization Fund a sum of money for the Water Commission and the Town Manager to jointly expend, or take
any other action related thereto.
Amount
Source of Funds
Purpose
$49,000
Water Capital Stabilization Fund
Polymer System Upgrades
$80,000
Water Capital Stabilization Fund
Filter Media Change Order
$15,000
Water Capital Stabilization Fund
Ellms Meadow Well Insulation
MOVED, that One Hundred Forty Four Thousand Dollars ($144,000) be hereby appropriated for the Water Commission and Town Manager jointly to expend for the following projects:
Amount
Purpose
$49,000
Polymer System Upgrades
$80,000
Filter Media Change Order
$15,000
Ellms Meadow Well Insulation
AND TO meet this appropriation, One Hundred Forty Four Thousand Dollars ($144,000) be transferred from the Water Capital Stabilization Fund.
A 2/3’s vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article6:Supplemental Appropriation, FY 16 Water Department Budget
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute and/or transfer from available funds, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the Water
Commission and the Town Manager to jointly expend, to supplement the Water Department Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, as approved by the Town at the May 2, 2015 Annual
Town Meeting, or take any other action related thereto.
Action
Amount
From
For
Capital Appropriation
$110,000
Water Department Retained Earnings
Caustic Conversion
Supplemental Appropriation
$35,000
Water Department Retained Earnings
Roof Repair
Supplemental Appropriation
$40,000
Water Department Retained Earnings
Chemicals
MOVED, that One Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Dollars ($185,000) be hereby appropriated for the Water Commission and Town Manager jointly to expend for the following projects:
Action
Amount
For
Capital Appropriation
$110,000
Caustic Conversion
Supplemental Appropriation
$35,000
Roof Repair
Supplemental Appropriation
$40,000
Chemicals
AND TO meet this appropriation, One Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Dollars ($185,000) be appropriated from the available Retained Earnings of the Water Enterprise Fund and transferred
into the FY 2016 Water Enterprise Fund operating budget.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article7:SewerCommission Transfers
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute a sum of money to be deposited into the Sewer Betterment
Debt Stabilization Fund, or take any other action related thereto.
Amount
Transfer From
Transfer To
$28,217
Sewer Retained Earnings
Sewer Betterment Debt Stabilization Fund
MOVED, that the following transfers be made in connection with the Sewer Enterprise Fund:
Amount
Transfer To
$28,217
Sewer Betterment Debt Stabilization Fund
AND TO meet this appropriation, Twenty Eight Thousand Two Hundred Seventeen ($28,217) be appropriated from the Retained Earnings of the Sewer Enterprise fund and transferred to the Sewer
Betterment Debt Stabilization Fund.
A 2/3’s vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 8:Supplemental Appropriations, FY 16 Sewer Department Budget
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow pursuant to any applicable statute and/or transfer from available funds, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the Sewer
Commission and the Town Manager to jointly expend, to supplement the Sewer Department Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, as approved by the Town at the May 2, 2015 Annual
Town Meeting, or take any other action related thereto.
Action
Amount
From
For
Supplemental Appropriation
$155,000
Sewer Department Retained Earnings
Grinder Pump Replacements
Supplemental Appropriation
$50,000
Sewer Department Retained Earnings
Anticipated Fee Increase from the Town of Hull
MOVED, that Two Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($205,000) be hereby appropriated for the Sewer Commission and Town Manager jointly to expend for the following projects:
Action
Amount
For
Supplemental Appropriation
$155,000
Grinder Pump Replacements
Supplemental Appropriation
$50,000
Anticipated Fee Increase from the Town of Hull
AND TO meet this appropriation, Two Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($205,000) be appropriated from the Retained Earnings of the Sewer Enterprise Fund and transferred into the FY 2016
Sewer Enterprise Fund operating budget.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article9: Acceptance of Statue – Elderly TaxExemption
To see if the Town will vote, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 41C, to increase the Gross Receipts Limit to $20,000 for a single person and
$30,000 for a married couple and to increase the Whole Estate Limit to $40,000 for a single person and $55,000 for a married couple, or to take any other action related thereto.
MOVED, that in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 41C, the factors contained in these provisions be adjusted by increasing the Gross Receipts Limit
to $20,000 for a single person and $30,000 for a married couple, and by increasing the Whole Estate Limit to $40,000 for a single person and $55,000 for a married couple.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article10: Acceptance of Statue – Appointment of Election Officers
To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 16A of Chapter 54 of the Massachusetts General Law, permitting the Town Clerk to appoint a person to fill vacancy occurring
at the opening of the polls of an election officer, or to take any other action related thereto.
MOVED, that the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 54, Section 16A be accepted by the Town.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article11: BylawAmendment – Door-To-Door Solicitors
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VII, Section 16A (c) (ix) by increasing the application fee from $25.00 (Twenty-Five Dollars) to $75.00 (Seventy Five Dollars), or to take
any other action related thereto.
MOVED, that the Town of Cohasset General Bylaws be amended as follows:
Change the application fee found in Article VII, Section 16A(c) (ix) from “twenty-five dollars ($25)” to “seventy-five dollars ($75)”
Motion adopted unanimously.
It was moved and seconded that this Special Town Meeting be dissolved at 7:46 p.m.
A True Record, ATTEST:
Carol L. St. Pierre
Town Clerk