COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

TOWN OF PEMBROKE

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT

WITHIN THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009

 

PLYMOUTH, ss.                                                                               

 

            To either of the Constables of the Town of Pembroke in the county aforesaid.

 

GREETING:  In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required and directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Pembroke who are qualified to vote on Town Affairs and Elections therein to meet at the PEMBROKE HIGH SCHOOL, Learning Lane, on TUESDAY, the TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL, 2009 at EIGHT O’CLOCK in the evening, then and there to act on the following:                                                                  

 

ARTICLES 1 THROUGH 10

 

 

ARTICLE 1:   To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of $________ to provide for the unpaid bills from FY2008 listed below, or take any other action relative thereto:

 

Vendor                                                Department                  Amount           Fiscal Year

 

Submitted by the Town Accountant

ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION:

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:    

EXPLANATION:  Mass. General Laws require any unpaid bills from previous fiscal years to be approved by a 9/10th vote of a special town meeting.

 

 

ARTICLE 2:  To see if the Town will vote to authorize the below listed transfers to supplement Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations, or take any other action relative thereto:

 

Transfer To                                                      Amount           Transfer From

 

Water Cost of Pumping                                  $ 7,000            Water Wages and Salaries

Water General Expenses-(gasoline)                $ 3,000            Water Wages and Salaries

Water General Expenses-(chemicals)              $50,096           Art. 9 of Apr.22, 2008 STM

Water General Expenses-(chemicals)              $25,000           Water Surplus

DPW Wages and Salaries                               $20,807           Overlay Surplus

DPW General Expense – (electricity)             $  1,350           Overlay Surplus         

DPW General Expense – (diesel fuel)            $  2,500           Overlay Surplus

Town Hall Maintenance-Gen’l Exp.               $10,000           Overlay Surplus

Street Lighting-General Expenses                  $10,000           Overlay Surplus

Veteran’s Services-Benefits & Medical          $15,000           Overlay Surplus

Solid Waste – Wages and Salaries                  $13,000           Solid Waste Surplus

Board of Health – Wages and Salaries           $  2,029           Overlay Surplus

Community Center Maintenance                    $25,000           Overlay Surplus

Police – Overtime                                           $80,880           Police – Wages & Salaries

Assessors – Legal                                            $  5,000           Overlay Surplus

Assessors – Certification                                $  2,500           Overlay Surplus

 

Or take any other action relative thereto.

                                                                        Submitted by the Town Accountant

 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: 

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:  Favorable Action

EXPLANATION:  These transfers are requested to meet shortfalls in the current budget.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3:  To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 9 of the April 2008 Annual Town Meeting by adding the following revolving fund:

 

Department                             Receipts                      Expenditures

 

Council on Aging                    Reimbursements          Expenses related to providing

transportation to Pembroke residents.

Not to exceed $25,000

           

                                                            Submitted by the Council on Aging

 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  Favorable Action

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:  Favorable Action

EXPLANATION:  This article requests to set up a revolving fund to deposit up to $25,000 of the GATRA reimbursement money to provide for unexpected expenses.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4:   To see if the Town will vote to transfer $1,829.56 from Article 7 (Town Green Ramp) of the 2006 Special Town Meeting to the Recreation Department Community Center for the purpose of putting a new roof on and refurbishing the Harry Woods Memorial Town Green Bandstand, or take any other action relative thereto.

                                                Submitted by Petition of Robert F. DeMarzo and Others

 

ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION:  Favorable Action

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:  Favorable Action

EXPLANATION:  In 2006, the town allotted money to install a handicap ramp to access the town green.  With the funds leftover from that allotment, we could repair the roof of the bandstand before the commencement of the town’s anniversary celebration.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5:  To see if the Town will vote to designate all revenues from antennas on Elevated Water Storage Tanks to the Water Division’s Budget -Water Tank Maintenance, or take any other action relative thereto.

                                                                                Submitted by the DPW Commissioners

 

ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION:  Indefinitely Postpone

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:  Indefinitely Postpone

EXPLANATION:  The DPW Commissioners are currently looking into a complete Full Asset Management Services Program for all of our Elevated Water Storage Tanks. These revenues will help offset the costs passed on to you, the rate payers.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6 :   To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee, that $200,000 shall be transferred from the Community Preservation Undesignated Reserve Fund for the purchase of the so-called Indian Head Realty Trust, G. Andruk Trustee property as authorized by the vote of the Town passed April 22, 2008 (Article 15); that the $880,000 borrowing authorized under such vote be reduced by the amount of such transfer to $680,000; that such vote be amended to provide that the acquisition of said property be for both open space,  recreation, and water supply protection purposes; and that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to accept a permanent deed restriction on said property meeting the requirements of G.L.c.184, or to take any other action relative thereto.

                                                Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee

 

ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION:

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:   Favorable Action

EXPLANATION:  This article would provide $200,000 from the Community Preservation Fund to help with the purchase of property for the town’s use.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7:  To see if the Town will vote to amend the Wage and Personnel Classification and Compensation Bylaws of the Town of Pembroke to add the following new section:

 

Section 37B.  Lieutenant/Assistant to Police Chief – Benefits

 

Clothing and equipment allowance, education benefits, improvement and performance benefits, incentives, differentials and stipends, longevity pay, and time off and leave benefits, for the Lieutenant/Assistant to the Police Chief will be calculated in the same manner as for other members of the Police Department, or take any other action relative thereto.

                                                                        Submitted by the Chief of Police

 

ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION:

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:  Favorable Action

EXPLANATION:  This article proposes to insert a new section into the Wage & Classification Compensation Bylaws as adopted by the Annual Town Meeting – March 1965 and updated to April 2007.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8:  To see if the Town will vote to establish a new MTBE Stabilization Fund and to appropriate the amount of $________ from the MTBE Settlement to be added to the Fund, or take any other action relative thereto.

                                                                        Submitted by the Board of Selectmen

 

ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION:

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:  Favorable Action

EXPLANATION:  This action requires a 2/3 majority vote.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9:  To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court for special legislation authorizing the town to create a special account to be known as the Town’s Capital Fund account and to which the revenues from cell towers, antennas or the like located on town-owned property shall be credited annually and to which the Town may also appropriate funds, or take any other action relative thereto.

                                                                        Submitted by the Board of Selectmen

 

ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION:

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:  Favorable Action

EXPLANATION:  The Capital Fund provides money for big ticket item expenses and is a source to turn to instead of having to borrow money for these expenses. This article would give the authority to set up an account to deposit revenue from cell towers on town owned property to be deposited to the Capital Fund.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10:  To see if the Town will vote to reduce the Fiscal ’09 shortfall by the amount of $203,000. in accordance with the following:

 

 

 

 

Original

Revised

 

Department

Appropriation

 

Appropriation

Appropriation

Decrease

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Administrator

General Expenses

 

7,620

6,960

660

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Committee

General Expenses

 

150

117

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Accountant

Purchase of Services

 

4,250

3,748

502

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board of Assessors

General Expenses

 

10,415

8,985

1,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasurer

General Expenses

 

80,750

78,492

2,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elections

Wages & Salaries

 

38,208

36,191

2,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conservation

Wages & Salaries

 

44,404

44,119

285

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Board

General Expenses

 

3,240

2,913

327

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoning Board

General Expenses

 

600

457

143

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Hall

General Expenses

 

89,316

89,316

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Police

Wages & Salaries

 

2,102,886

2,085,831

17,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Department

Wages & Salaries

 

1,883,855

1,880,467

3,388

 

General Expenses

 

188,725

179,225

9,500

 

Capital

 

15,000

12,000

3,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inspectional Services

Wages & Salaries

 

167,389

166,278

1,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emergency Management

General Expenses

 

7,150

7,083

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Police

General Expenses

 

4,407

4,374

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal Control

General Expenses

 

8,900

8,631

269

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pembroke Public Schools

Wages & Expenses

 

26,704,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Works

Drainage

 

15,000

10,068

4,932

 

General Expenses

 

178,653

176,653

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board of Health

General Expenses

 

4,425

4,295

130

 

Other Expenses

 

7,000

6,500

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid Waste

Other Expenses

 

55,000

54,300

700

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elder Affairs

General Expenses

 

46,488

45,320

1,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veterans

General Expenses

 

1,650

1,500

150

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabilities

General Expenses

 

13,200

13,121

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

Library

Wages & Salaries

 

392,145

388,725

3,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recreation

General Expenses

 

8,200

7,650

550

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Center

General Expenses

 

45,025

44,665

360

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herring Run

General Expenses

 

2,000

1,985

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Landing

Wages & Salaries

 

41,162

40,895

267

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Memorial

General Expenses

 

5,620

5,580

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical

General Expenses

 

1,400

1,383

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water Division

Purchase of Services

 

10,000

6,534

3,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$32,188,605

$5,424,361

$59,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

or take any other action relative thereto.

                                                                        Submitted by the Board of Selectmen

 

ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION:

SELECTMEN’S RECOMMENDATION:  Favorable Action

EXPLANATION:  This article is necessary to compensate for state funding cuts to the Fiscal “09 budget.

 

And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Town Office Building, Pembroke Center Post Office, North Pembroke Post Office, Bryantville Post Office, Pembroke Center Library and the Country Corner Store.

 

            Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meetings as aforesaid.

 

Given under our hands and seals this 30th day of March, 2009

 

 

PEMBROKE BOARD OF SELECTMEN

 

_____________________________    

Terry H. Finnegan, Chairman

 

 _____________________________   

Donal P. Anderson, Vice-Chairman

 

_____________________________   

Hilary P. Wilson, Clerk

 

______________________________ 

Arthur P. Boyle, Jr., Selectman

 

_______________________________   

Willard J. Boulter, Jr., Selectman

 

 

A TRUE COPY ATTEST:  ____________________________________________

                                             Mary Ann Smith, Town Clerk

 

 

Pursuant to the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting to be held on April 28, 2009, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Pembroke by posting up attested copies of the same at the Town Office Building, Pembroke Center Library, Pembroke Center Post Office, North Pembroke Post Office, Bryantville Post Office, and the Country Corner Store.

 

 

POSTED:        _____________________     _______________________________          

                        Date