2020 Annual Town Meeting CONSENT AGENDAS


Consent Agenda 1



ARTICLE 1: To see if the Town will vote to accept the reports of Town Officials as printed in the Town Report, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 2: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectboard, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 in accordance with the provisions of the MGL Chapter 44, Section 4, and to issue a note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with MGL Chapter 44, Section 17, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 3: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer to enter into compensating balance agreements during fiscal year 2021 as permitted by MGL Chapter 44, Section 53F, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 5: To see if the Town will vote to authorized revolving fund annual expenditure amounts for Fiscal Year 2021 as shown in the table below, or take any action relative thereto:

Fund

Annual Expenditure Limit

Wiring Inspector

$10,000

Plumbing/Gas Inspector

$10,000

Town Hall Kitchen

$10,000

Recreation Commission

$ 5,000

Recycling

$10,000



ARTICLE 23: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectboard to declare certain items as surplus, and to trade in or sell surplus equipment, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 24: To see if the Town will vote to apply for, accept, and expend any Federal, State, and private monies, such as Community Development Block Grants, Public Safety Grants, Massachusetts Public Library Construction Funds, etc., or take any action thereon.



Consent Agenda 2


ARTICLE 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $65,790 ($21,396 principal and $44,394 interest) to pay the fiscal year 2021 debt service on the Town Building Construction loan, or take any action thereon:


ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,504 to pay the FY21 debt service on the Mahar Construction loan, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 14: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $31,590 to pay the FY21 debt service on the Highway Department dump/sander/plow truck or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 15: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $28,053 to pay the FY21 debt service on the Broadband Project, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 16: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $23,016 to pay the FY21 debt service on the Front End Loader, or take any action thereon.




Consent Agenda 3


ARTICLE 9: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $15,000 from Stabilization for the Reserve Fund, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 10: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $6,000 from Stabilization for the Independent Audit expenses, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 11: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $52,866 from Stabilization for Group Health Insurance, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 12: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $12,000 from Stabilization for Tax Title Expense, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 13: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $5,000 from Stabilization to pay for Fire Department turn-out gear, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 17: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $10,000 from Stabilization for Town Building Repairs, or take any action thereon.


ARTICLE 21 To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Stabilization the sum of $820 to fund the Sick Bank Stabilization Fund established 06/16/2010 pursuant to MGL Chapter 40, Section 5B, for the purpose of investing sick leave pay, or take any action thereon.



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