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Home My WebLink AboutMAY 14, 2007 TOWN CLERK MINUTES-UNOFFICIAL OF NORTH qti et.lEO is U p 0^yq9 9SSNCHUSES TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK 120 MAIN STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01845 Joyce A.Bradshaw,CMMC Telephone(978)688-9501 Town Clerk Fax (978)688-9557 E-mail Bradshaw(dtownofnorthandover.com The following votes were taken at the May 14, 2007 Annual Town Meeting and Reconsideration Votes failed. No further action is allowed on Articles 1-14. The Annual Town Meeting will reconvene at 7:OOPM on Tuesday May 15, 2007 at the North Andover High School Auditorium. Article 1. Reports of Special Committees. Unanimously Voted to "Take No Action" on Article 1. Article 2. Consent Articles. Unanimously Voted to adopt Items A, C, and D. Item B deleted. A. Reports of Receipts and Expenditures. To accept the reports of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen in the 2006 Annual Town Report. B. Authorization of the Town Manager or Superintendent of Schools Re2ardin2 Contracts in Excess of Three Years. In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B, Section 12(b), to authorize the Town Manager or the Superintendent of Schools to solicit and award contracts, except personnel contracts, for terms exceeding three years, including any renewal, extension or option, provided in each instance the longer term is determined to be in the best interest of the Town by vote of the Board of Selectmen or the School Committee, as appropriate. (DELETED). C. Authorization to Accept Grants of Easements. To authorize the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee to accept grants of easements for access, water, drainage, sewer, roadway and utility purposes on terms and conditions the Board and Committee deem in the best interest of the town. D. Authorization to Grant Easements. To authorize the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee to grant easements for access, water, drainage, sewer, roadway and utility purposes on terms and conditions the Board and Committee deem in the best interest of the Town. ARTICLE 3. Compensation of Elected Officials. Voted by Majority Vote to adopt the following compensation schedules for elected officials: Board of Selectmen/Licensing Commissioners Per person, per annum: $5,000 Chairman, per annum, in addition: $500 School Committee, per person, per annum: $5,000 Chairman, per annum, in addition: $500 Moderator, For Annual Town Meeting: $500 For each Special Town Meeting: $250 Article 4. Amend General Fund Appropriation For Fiscal Year 2007 and Eliminate Deficits in Town Account Funds. Unanimously Voted to amend the General Fund Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2007 as voted under Article 18 of the May 8, 2006 Annual Town Meeting and Article 7 of the July 10, 2006 Special Town Meeting by: Increasing General Government by $9,303 for a revised total of$2,340,040 Increasing Public Safety by $192,092 for a revised total of$8,447,001 Increasing N.A. School by $268,449 for a revised total of 32,089,721 Decreasing Snow and Ice by $57,500 for a revised total of$ 628,030 Decreasing All Other Public Works by $71,042 for a revised total of$3,163,296 Increasing Health and Human Services by $ 37,576 for a revised total of$734,222 Decreasing Culture and Recreation by $23,051 for a revised total of$695,883 Decreasing Debt Service by $41,554 for a revised total of$9,357,187 Increasing Employee Benefits by $39,579 for a revised total of$10,208,097 Decreasing Liability Insurance by $6,110 for a revised total of$410,406 And to fund the additional total appropriation of $347,741.00 from a transfer from free cash and to further transfer from free cash $312,214.24 to fund the deficit in the School Lunch Program and $191,452.19 to fund the deficit in the Chapter 90 Fund for a total transfer from Free Cash of$851,407.43. School $250,000.00 Fire Department $97,741.00 Chapter 90 $191,452.19 School Lunch Program $312,214.24 Total from Free Cash $851,407.43 Article 5. Amend Water Enterprise Fund Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2007. Unanimously Voted to amend the vote taken on Article 22 Water Enterprise Fund Appropriation - Fiscal Year 2007 at the 2006 Annual Town Meeting on June 6, 2006 as follows: Delete in its entirety "and to operate the Water Enterprise Fund, that $5,172,001 be raised from Water Receipts and from these receipts $534,632 be transferred to the General Fund for Indirect Expenses and that $54,722 be transferred from Water Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings." And replace with "and to operate the Water Enterprise Fund, that $5,226,723 be raised from Water Receipts and from these receipts $534,632 be transferred to the General Fund for Indirect Expenses." Article 6. Amend Capital Improvement Plan Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2007. Unanimously Voted that the Capital Improvement Plan Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2007 as voted under Article 24 of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting is hereby amended to change the project to be funded there under in item 7 to "Franklin School Roof Replacement/Water Damage". Article 7. Transfer of Unexpended Funds from Special Revenue and Capital Funds. Unanimously Voted to "Take No Action" to transfer unexpended balances from Special Revenue and Capital Funds. Article 8. Prior Years Unpaid Bills. Unanimously Voted to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the purpose of paying unpaid bills of prior years of the Town listed below: Prior Year Invoices FY07 Vendor Amount Department Comments MEGA Insurance 7,101.00 Worker's Comp Ins. Balance owed after FY06 audit Deductible on ins claim MIIA Insurance 2,500.00 Sewer Dept #M05GL28119 Netway 19.95 Assessors Invoice lost Dennis K Burke 10,384.00 Public works Credit memo issued twice last year Nextel 558.16 School Lunch AT & T 31.42 School Lunch Staples 89.11 School Lunch Office supplies Town of North Andover PW 138.36 School Lunch Vehicle fuel Reid Mechanical Corp 246.97 School Lunch Lisa & Don Carroll 3,032.50 School Dept Billed late RCB 2,106.33 School Dept Billed late Energenix 4,729.99 School Dept Billed late Xerox 2,886.11 School Dept Missed monthly payment USI Ultra Services 2,202.49 School Dept Emergency purchase McGraw Hill 1,850.48 School Dept Emergency purchase Pro-Ed 523.60 School Dept Never encumbered $38,400.47 Article 9. Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of North Andover and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 2035. Voted by Majority Vote to approve a collective bargaining agreement between the Town of North Andover and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 2035, for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008. Article 10. Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Town of North Andover and the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA), Local 2. Voted by Majority Vote to approve a collective bargaining agreement between the Town of North Andover and the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA) Local 2, for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2007. Article 11. General Fund Appropriation Fiscal Year 2008. Majority Vote to appropriate funds for the Fiscal Year 2008 General Fund beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008 as follows: General Fund Appropriation Finance Committee(2007)) General Govemment $2,534,223 ublk'Safety $8;550,242 Schobt Department $34,167,376 Greater Lawrence Technical School $268,022 Schobt Building Committee $22,000 Snow&Ice Removal $685,530 All Other Public Works $3,238,798 Health and Human Services $771;046 Culture and Recreation $755,725 ebt Service, $8,776,755 mployec Benefits $10,940,127 iabiity Insurance $499,819 Total Town Meeting Appropriation $71,209,663 And further: To transfer to the General Fund: $1,290,844 From Free Cash $200,000 From Overlay Surplus Article 12. Appropriation of Funds to Reinstate Program Manager Position—North Andover Senior Center. Unanimously Voted to "Take No Action" to appropriate the sum of$40,000 from available funds to be expended under the direction of the Council on Aging for the purpose of reinstating the Program Manager position at the North Andover Senior Center effective July 1, 2007. Article 13. Raise and Appropriate Additional Funds for Fiscal Year 2008. Majority Vote that the following additional funds be allocated to the FY08 General Fund budget contingent upon a Proposition 2 1/2 Operational Override being approved at an election called by the Board of Selectmen pursuant Massachusetts General Law Chapter 59, Section 21C: Public Safety $72,547 School Department $1,111,120 Public Works $42,000 Health& Human Services $77,618 Culture and Recreation $45,335 Employee Benefits- School $238,880 Employee Benefits- Town $62,500 TOTAL $1,650,000 Article 14. Stabilization Fund. Article 14 Rejected.