T O W N R E P O R T 2007 L U N E N B U R G - Town of Lunenburg

2007 TOWN MEETING EXCERPTS:Moderator Timothy Murphy ESQ declared the presence of a quorum and called the meeting to order at 9:05 AM in the Lunenburg HighSchool Auditorium. Ground rules were laid out and June Riddle ESQ was sworn in as Deputy Moderator for this meeting. ThirteenRetirees were recognized for their years of service to the Town. A moment of silence was held for Lt. Jones, a Montachusett RegionalVocational Technical School graduate, who was killed in Iraq.MAY 5, 2007- SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANTARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds all sums of money necessary to amend the amounts voted for theTown’s FY’07 Budget, under Article 14 of the May 6, 2006 Annual Town Meeting Warrant; or take any other action relative thereto. Board ofSelectmen & Finance Committee recommend approval . VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to appropriate from Free Cash $137,354.00, transferfrom Article 22 of the 12/5/06 Special Town Meeting $35,542.00, transfer to line 5/Worker's Compensation $16,118.00, transfer to line14/Unemployment Compensation $15,800.00, transfer to line 15/FICA Town's Share $23,000.00, transfer to line 31/Legal Expenses$68,762.00, transfer to line 43/Injury Leave $12,967.00, transfer to line 45/Vehicle Maintenance Police $2,500.00, transfer to line50/Vehicle Maintenance Fire $11,371.00, transfer to line #86/Lunenburg Public Library $15,958.00, transfer to line #23 TownAccountant $1,314.00, transfer to line #28/Assessor's Administration $3,731.00, transfer to line #53/Building Inspector $2,345.00,transfer to line #75/Council on Aging $1,596.00, transfer to line #38/Conservation $1,514.00, transfer to line #62/Highway Labor$2,345.00, transfer to line #36/Planning Board $2,462.00, transfer to line #41/Police Dept $68,088.00, transfer to line #26/Tax Collector'sAdministration $7,100.00, transfer to line #30/Technology Department $2,421.00, transfer to line # 33/Town Clerk's Administration$1,554.00, transfer to line #3/Interest Temporary Loans $4,950.00, transfer from line #13A/Salary Reserve $10,000.00 and transfer fromline #6/Health Insurance $83,000.00.ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to fund the FY06 ClericalUnit Collective Bargaining Agreement dated July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2008 with AFSCME, Council 93; or take any other action relative thereto.Submitted by the CAFO. Board of Selectmen & Finance Committee recommend approval. . VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to transfer fromArticle 22 of the December 5, 2006 STM the sum of $ 17,100.00 to fund the FY06 Clerical Unit Collective Bargaining Agreement datedJuly 1, 2005 – June 30, 2008 with AFSCME, Council 93.ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to fund the FY06 PoliceOfficers Collective Bargaining Agreement dated March 26, 2007 with IBPO Local 353, AFL-CIO; or take any other action relative thereto.Submitted by the CAFO. Board of Selectmen & Finance Committee recommend approval. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to appropriatefrom Free Cash the sum of $600.00.MAY 5, 2007 - ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANTARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to hear and/or accept the regular written reports of the Town Officers and Committees; or take anyother action relative thereto. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to hear and accept the regular written reports of the Town Officers andCommittees.ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer and Collector pursuant to MGL Chapter 44, §53F, with the approval of theSelectmen, to enter into compensating balance agreements with banking institutions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; or take any otheraction relative thereto. Board of Selectmen recommends approval. VOTED UNANIMOUS CONSENT to authorize the Treasurer andCollector pursuant to MGL Chapter 44, §53F, with the approval of the Selectmen, to enter into compensating balance agreements withbanking institutions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,700,000.00 for the purpose of additional funding for the FiscalYear 2008 budget, such sum to be contingent upon the approval by the voters of an override of Proposition 2½ , so-called; or take any otheraction relative thereto. Submitted by the CAFO. Board of Selectmen recommend approval, Finance Committee recommends$1,903,233.00. DEFEATED the sum of $1,903,233.00 for the purpose of additional funding for the Fiscal Year 2008 budget, such sum tobe contingent upon the approval by the voters of an override of Proposition 2½, so-called. Reconsideration also DEFEATED.ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase, or acquire by Eminent Domain (Meadow WoodsMobile Home Park) pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 79, a certain parcel of land containing approximately 22.82 and shown onAssessors Map 065 as Lot 330 for Municipal Purposes and; to appropriate a sum of money to purchase said land and; to fund said appropriationto authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow said sum of money and to issue bonds and notes therefore inaccordance with the provisions of G.L. Ch. 44 Section 7 or any other lawful authority; or take any other action relative thereto. Submitted by theBoard of Selectmen. Board of Selectmen & Finance Committee recommendations @ Town Meeting. . PASSED OVER to authorize theBoard of Selectmen to purchase, or acquire by Eminent Domain (Meadow Woods Mobile Home Park) pursuant to the provisions of±acres