FY 2011 - Town of Uxbridge

Board of Registrars
Registrars are responsible for the
entire registration process, for
maintaining registration records and for
sending certain records to the Secretary
of the Commonwealth (MGL Ch. 51 s
33).
In January, the Board of Registrars
conducted the annual street census.
The street listing and voter lists were
completed in a timely manner as
prescribed under law.
The BOR conducted the required
Registration sessions in advance of the
following elections and town meetings,
and were available to provide registrar
support to these elections and meetings:
Annual Fall Town Meeting: November
16, 2010
State Primary: September 14, 2010
State Election: November 2, 2010
Spring Annual Town Meeting: May 10,
2011
Annual Town Election: May 24, 2011
Special Town Meeting: June 23, 2011
The signatures on all petitions and
nomination papers were certified,
absentee ballot applications were
processed, election warrants were
posted at various locations throughout
the town as required, and election results
were recorded with the Secretary of
State’s Office.
Training with accompanying
manuals were provided for all poll
workers for each election, including
usage on the state’s new Auto Mark
machine, designed for voters with
physical or visual disabilities.
Informational kits were provided to all
candidates for town office. The Secretary
of State’s Office is always available and
accessible to our office and our town for
any questions or concerns that we may
have, most especially Elections Division
Director Michelle Tassinari.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Nealon, Jeffrey Shaw,
Dierdra Cahill
Kelly J. Bickford, Ex-Officio
Town Moderator
The Town Moderator has the
following responsibilities, according to
Massachusetts General Laws: Chapter
39: Section 15. Moderators; powers and
duties:
Presides and regulates the
proceedings of the Town Meeting
Decides all questions of order, and
makes public declarations of all votes
Verifies votes that are in question by
polling the voters
The Moderator is also responsible
for appointing four members of the
Finance Committee.
The town held four Town Meetings
in FY 2011; two regular Town Meetings
(Spring and Fall) and two Special Town
Meetings. A full report of the transactions
taken at these meetings can be found
with the report of the Town Clerk.
Building Inspector
The mission of the Building
Inspection Department is to contribute to
the protection of the public through the
enforcement of building codes and zoning
bylaws.
The Building Department staff
enforces State building codes, as well as
local zoning by-laws and Architectural
Access Board Regulations. Many of the
functions of the Department are mandated
by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
including enforcement and implementation
of the State Building Code, the State
Zoning Act and the State Architectural
Access Code. Additional local codes and
standards must also be enforced. Staff
issues permits, inspect construction sites,
conduct periodic safety inspections of
restaurants, schools, religious institutions,
and other places of assembly, and initiate
enforcement actions when necessary to
obtain code compliance. This office
I would like to give special thanks for the
many people who served as tellers at
Town Meeting. These volunteers are
critical to ensuring that Town Meeting
functions properly.
For the Finance Committee, I
reappointed Mr. Ray Wright to a three
year term on the committee. Mr. Wright
previously served on the Committee,
filling a one year appointment.
Participation is critical to the quality
government in Uxbridge. I thank all the
people who took the time to involve
themselves in local committees, town
offices and Town Meeting. More
participation is needed.
“Only a knowledgeable, empowered and
vocal citizenry can perform well in
democracy.” David Brin
Respectfully submitted,
Harold Klei, Town Moderator
processed more than 750 permits in FY11
(including electrical, plumbing & gas
permits), with one to seven inspections
per permit.
The full time administrative staff
person also provides administrative
support to the Electrical Inspector,
Plumbing/Gas Inspector and the Zoning
Board of Appeals.
During the Fiscal Year 2011, Glenn
Hand served as the Inspector of Buildings
for the Town of Uxbridge, Interim was
Michael Giampietro, and Nelson
Burlingame took over the duties as
Building Commissioner in April.
It has been an extremely busy year
due to in large part to the high volume of
inspections at the new High School. Work
is progressing rapidly with a tentative
opening date of September 2012.
During this time period, there were
340 building permits issued in the Town of
Uxbridge.
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