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Minutes of
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Present: Louis P. Amoruso, Chairman; Bradford E. Wills, Vice Chairman; Michael W.
McCue, Clerk; Selectmen David W. McCarter (arrived at 6:09 p.m.) and Daniel
Donovan (arrived at 6:35 p.m.)
Also present was John O. D'Agostino, Town Manager.
The meeting was called to order at 6:07 p.m. in the Mansfield High School cafeteria
for the purpose of reviewing Annual and Special Town Meeting Warrant articles.
Article 1: To transfer a sum of money between various departmental budget
accounts to defray the expenses of the municipal government during the remainder
of FY2002 as listed
Motion: To support
(Wills-McCue) 3-0 Passes
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Article 2: To transfer from the Southeast Regional School Assessment Account to
the Charter Schools Account the sum of $30,434.00
Motion : To support
(Wills-McCue) 3-0 Passes
Selectman McCarter arrived at this point in the meeting.
Article 3: To transfer from Overlay Surplus and the Southeast Regional School
Assessment Account the amounts as listed.
Motion : To support
(Wills-McCue) 4-0 Passes
Article 4: To appropriate from Free Cash the sum of $63.90 to pay an unpaid
prior year's bill as listed.
(McCue-McCarter) 4-0 Passes
Article 5: To borrow or expend from available funds, in anticipation of
reimbursement, the sum of $190,270.31 as the State's share of the cost of work
under Chapter 90 for road improvements
r Motion : To support
(Wills-McCarter) 4-0 Passes
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Article 6: To borrow or expend from available funds, in anticipation of
reimbursement, the sum of $167,667.92 as the State's share of the cost of work
under Chapter 90 for road improvements
Motion : To support
(Wills-McCarter) 4-0 Passes
Article 7: To appropriate from Water Enterprise Free Cash $25,000 to the
Water Enterprise Electricity Account in the Expenses portion of the Water
Enterprise budget
Motion : To support
(Wills-McCue) 4-0 Passes
Article 8: Early Retirement Bill - to be withdrawn
Motion: To support the withdrawal of the article
(Wills-McCarter) 4-0 Passes
Article 9: To allow Leona S. Ferrara to take the steps necessary to waive the age
restriction and become eligible for appointment as a firefighter
Motion: Not to support the article
r (McCarter-McCue) 4-0 Passes
Article 10: To accept the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 60, Section 77C
Motion : To support
(McCue-Wills) 4-0 Passes
The total budget increased 3.81 percent over last year's budget.
Article 2:
To raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of
$27,923,440.92 to defray the expenses of the Municipal Town department as
further described for the ensuing 12-month period beginning July 1, 2002
Motion: To support
(Mc-Carter-Wills) 4-0 Passes
Article 3:
To raise from water enterprise revenue or transfer from available funds the sum
r of $2,953,246.72 to defray the expenses of the Water Enterprise Account as
described
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r Motion : To support
(McCue-Wills) 4-0 Passes
Articles 4 & 5
School budget in the amount of $28,440,000 and School Capital Improvement
Projects totaling $96,000
Motion : To support
(Wills-McCarter) 4-0 Passes
Article 6
To appropriate $560,109 from Stabilization to reduce the tax levy
Motion : To support
(McCue-Wills) 4-0 Passes
Article 7
To fund from Mansfield Municipal Electric Department revenue $50,000 for Cable
Study
Motion : To support
(McCarter-no second)
Motion: Not to support
r (Wills-McCue) 2-2 Amoruso and McCarter opposed
Revote to support: with Selectman Donovan present:
3-2 Donovan, McCarter and Amoruso Passes
Article 13:
Motion: 0 support withdrawal of article
(Wills-McCue) 4-0 Passes
Article 15:
Conservation Commission Projects to be withdrawn
Motion: To support withdrawal
(Wills-McCue) 4-0 Passes
Article 16:
DPW /Highway - trackless sidewalk plow
Motion : To support
(Wills-McCue) 4-0 Passes
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Article 17:
Motion: To support withdrawal
(Wills-McCue) 4-0 Passes
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Article 18:
$22,500 for Scott Air Packs
Motion: To support
(Wills-McCue) 4-0 Passes
Article 19:
$10,000 Affordable Housing Start Up Money
Motion : To support
(Wills-McCue) 4-0 Passes
Selectman Donovan arrived at this point in the meeting.
Article 20:
Water Division $6,750,000 design and construction of water treatment facility
Motion : To support
(Donovan-Wills) 4-1 with McCarter opposed Passes
Article 21:
$1,035,000 transfer from Wastewater
r Motion To support for $905,000 (article 25 has $150,000 for I&I) total of
$ 300,000
(Wills-McCue) 3-1 McCarter opposed
Motion: To reconsider
To support $1,035,000 amended to include $130,000 for front-end loader
(Wills-McCue) 4-1 McCarter opposed
Article 22:
Town Clerk's Office CIP - document imaging $30,000
Motion : To support
(Wills-Donovan) 5-0 Passes
Article 23:
Payment Processor for Collector/Treasurer - $55,600.
Motion : To support
(McCarter-McCue) 4-1 Wills Passes
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Article 24:
Airport Commission mower - $12,000
Motion: To support
(McCue-McCarter) 5-0 Passes
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Article 25:
$150,000 & $80,000 for a total of $230,000 for Inflow & Infiltration and
Kingman Pond Dam Design - 2nd two items deleted
Motion : To support
(McCue- Wills) 5-0 Passes
Article 26:
Petition article for Kingman Pond Dam
Motion: To support withdrawal if Article 25 passes
(McCue-McCarter) 5-0 Passes
Article 28:
Free Cash to Stabilization - to be withdrawn
Motion: To support withdrawal
(McCarter-Wills) 5-0 Passes
Article 30:
Community Preservation Act
r Motion: Not to support
(McCue-Wills) 4-1 McCarter opposed Passes
Article 31:
Community Preservation Committee of nine members
Motion: Not to support
(Wills-McCue) 4-1 McCarter opposed Passes
Articles 32 through 44:
By-Law changes relative to the conduct of Town Meeting
Motion: To support all except the lottery (Article 35)
McCue-Wills 4-1 Donovan opposed Passes
Article 35 :
Lottery By-Law change
Motion: To support
(Wills-McCarter) 2-3 (Amoruso, Donovan & McCue opposed) fails
Article 45:
Zoning By-Law amendment to allow Light Show
Motion: To support as written
r (McCarter-Wills) 5-0 Passes
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Motion:
To adjourn 6:55 p.m.
(McCue-Wills) 5-0 Passes
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C--signature of Clerk
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Date of Approval
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