SPECIAL
TOWN MEETING
FRANKLIN, SS.
To
either of the Constables of the Town of
GREETINGS:
In the name of the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote in elections, and in Town affairs, to meet at RUTH B. SMITH AUDITORIUM, ORANGE TOWN HALL, 6 Prospect Street, Orange, Massachusetts 01364 on Monday the 7th day of May, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. then and there to act on the following articles:
The amount of available funds for the Water Enterprise Fund, certified by the Director of Accounts is $280,977.00
ARTICLE
1: UNPAID BILL OF THE PLANNING BOARD.
To see if the Town will vote to transfer and appropriate the sum of $102.96 from FY 07 Planning Board account for the payment of a prior fiscal year Athol Daily News bill of the Planning Board, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by Finance Committee)
ARTICLE
2: UNPAID BILL OF THE ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS.
To see if the Town will vote to transfer and appropriate the sum of $88.76 from FY 07 Zoning Board of Appeals account for the payment of a prior fiscal year Athol Daily News bill of the Zoning Board of Appeals, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by Finance Committee)
Motion: I move that the Town vote to transfer and
appropriate the sum of $88.76 from FY 07 Zoning Board of Appeals account for
the payment of a prior fiscal year Athol Daily News bill of the Zoning Board of
Appeals.
ARTICLE 3: UNPAID BILL OF THE CONSERVATION
COMMISSION.
To see if the Town will vote to transfer and appropriate the sum of $17.75 from FY 07 Conservation Commission account for the payment of a prior fiscal year Athol Daily News bill of the Conservation Commission, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by Finance Committee)
Motion: I move that the Town vote to transfer and
appropriate the sum of $17.75 from FY 07 Conservation Commission account for
the payment of a prior fiscal year Athol Daily News bill of the Conservation
Commission.
ARTICLE
4: LINE ITEMS TRANSFER TREASURER DEPARTMENT
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $15,304.79 from the Stabilization Fund to the Short Term and Other Interest account to pay for the Tax Anticipation borrowing notes payable, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by
Finance Committee)
Motion: I move that the Town vote to transfer $15,304.79 from the Stabilization Fund to the Short Term and Other Interest account to pay for the Tax Anticipation borrowing notes payable.
ARTICLE
5: LINE ITEMS TRANSFER ASSESSOR’S DEPARTMENT
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $1,186.82 from the Assessor’s expense account to the Assessor’s wage account, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Not Recommended by
Finance Committee)
Motion:
I move that the Town vote to transfer $1,186.82 from the Assessor’s expense
account to the Assessor’s wage account.
ARTICLE
6: TRANSFER AIRPORT DEPARTMENT
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $7,000.00 from the Airport Revolving Fund to the Finance Committee Reserve Fund to reimburse the Town for emergency roof repairs to the Airport Administration Building, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by
Finance Committee)
Motion:
I move that the Town vote to transfer $7,000.00 from the Airport Revolving Fund
to the Finance Committee Reserve Fund to reimburse the Town for emergency roof
repairs to the Airport Administration Building.
To see if the Town will vote contingent upon the receipt of State and Federal grant awards, to transfer the Local share portion of the grant in the amount of $4,580.00 from the Airport Revolving Fund, to the Airport Easement project, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by
Finance Committee)
Motion:
I move that the Town vote contingent upon the receipt of State and Federal
grant awards, to transfer the Local share portion of the grant in the amount of
$4,580.00 from the Airport Revolving Fund, to the Airport Easement project.
ARTICLE
8:TRANSFER AIRPORT DEPARTMENT
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $25,266.75 from Airport Revolving Fund to the Airport Gas Account, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by
Finance Committee)
Motion:
I move that the Town vote to transfer $25,266.75 from Airport Revolving Fund to
the Airport Gas Account.
ARTICLE 9: WATER
DEPARTMENT
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $88,500.00 from Water Capital Project account from FY 07 Water Enterprise Budget to New Water Source Engineering Article 17 of the 2000 ATM, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by Finance Committee)
Motion: I move that the Town vote to transfer
$88,500.00 from Water Capital Project account from FY 07 Water Enterprise
Budget to New Water Source Engineering Article 17 of the 2000 ATM.
ARTICLE
10: LINE ITEMS TRANSFER POLICE DEPARTMENT
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $6,500.00 from Stabilization Fund to Police Department Wages account, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by
Finance Committee)
Motion:
I move that the Town vote to transfer $6,500.00 from Stabilization Fund
to Police Department Wages account.
ARTICLE
11: LINE ITEMS TRANSFER HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $16,669.98 from Stabilization Fund to FY 07 Highway Snow & Ice account, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by
Finance Committee)
Motion:
I move that the Town vote to transfer $16,669.98 from Stabilization Fund to FY
07 Highway Snow & Ice account.
ARTICLE
12: LINE ITEMS TRANSFER CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $605.88 from South Cemetery Water Article 20 of Oct 2004, STM to Cemetery Wages account for work performed by the Cemetery Department extending the water line at South Cemetery, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by
Finance Committee)
Motion:
I move that the Town vote to transfer $605.88 from South Cemetery Water Article
20 of Oct 2004, STM to Cemetery Wages account for work performed by the
Cemetery Department extending the water line at South Cemetery.
ARTICLE 13: TRANSFER OF FUNDS
FOR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE
To see if the Town will vote to transfer and appropriate the sum of $6,340.07 from Stabilization Fund to reimburse the Group Health Insurance Trust for additional expenses incurred in FY07 for a Ch. 111F claim, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
(Recommended by Finance Committee)
Motion: I move that the
Town vote to transfer and appropriate the sum of $6,340.07 from Stabilization
Fund to reimburse the Group Health Insurance Trust for additional expenses
incurred in FY07 for a Ch. 111F claim.
ARTICLE
14: LINE ITEMS TRANSFER
To see if the Town will vote to transfer and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 from the FY07 Planning Board Expense account to the Open Space/Recreation Plan Update, for the purpose of the Open Space/Recreation Plan Update, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
Motion: I move that the Town vote to transfer and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 from the FY07 Planning Board Expense account to the Open Space/Recreation Plan Update, for the purpose of the Open Space/Recreation Plan Update.
ARTICLE
15: LINE ITEMS TRANSFER
To see if the Town will vote to transfer and appropriate sums of money to be specified at the Special Town Meeting within departmental accounts, or from one department line item of such accounts to another department line item, or take any other action relative thereto or thereon.
Motion:
I move that the Town vote to transfer sums of money to be specified at the
Special Town Meeting within departmental accounts, or from one department line
item of such accounts to another department line item.
AMOUNT FROM TO AND FOR
$15,000.00 Sanitation Expense Finance
Reserve Fund