TOWN OF
To either of the Constables of the Town of
Greetings:
In the name of the
ARTICLE 1. To choose various Town Officers and Committees.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. CUSTOMARY ARTICLE. VOTE 8 TO 0.
ARTICLE 2. To hear reports of all Town Officers and Committees for the year 2002.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. CUSTOMARY ARTICLE. VOTE 8 TO 0.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salaries of the elected officials of the Town for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2003 and ending June 30, 2004 as follows:
Selectmen (5)................................................ $1,500.00 (each)
Moderator.................................................................. $300.00
Town Clerk........................................................... $51,951.00
Water Commissioners (3)................................. $500.00 (each)
and to act fully thereon. Estimated cost: $61,251.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS
ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED AS FOLLOWS:
SELECTMEN
(5)................................... $1,500.00
(EACH)
MODERATOR....................................................... $300.00
TOWN
CLERK.................................................. $51,951.00
WATER
COMMISSIONERS (3)............ $500.00
(EACH)
TO SET SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS. VOTE 8 TO 0.
FUND
NEGOTIATED CONTRACT – FIRE FIGHTERS
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to be added to the FY 2004 Fire Department budget to implement the new contractual agreement between Harwich Permanent Fire Fighters, Local 2124, International Association of Fire Fighters and the Town of Harwich and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Selectmen. Estimated cost: $_________________.
NO RECOMMENDATION PENDING FURTHER
INFORMATION.
ARTICLE 5.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from
available funds a sufficient sum of money to be added to the FY 2004 Police
Department budget to implement the new contractual agreement between the Local
392 of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers and the Town of
NO RECOMMENDATION PENDING FURTHER
INFORMATION.
ARTICLE 6.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from
available funds a sufficient sum of money to be added to the FY 2004 Police
Department budget to implement the new contractual agreement between the
Harwich Superior Officers Association Local 589 and the Town of
NO RECOMMENDATION PENDING FURTHER
INFORMATION.
ARTICLE 7.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from
available funds a sufficient sum of money to be added to the FY 2004 Division
of Highways & Maintenance budget to implement the new contractual agreement
between the Highways & Maintenance Employees Association and the Town of
NO RECOMMENDATION PENDING FURTHER
INFORMATION.
ARTICLE 8.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from
available funds a sufficient sum of money to be added to the FY 2004 budget to
implement the new contractual agreement between the Harwich Employees
Association and the Town of
NO RECOMMENDATION PENDING FURTHER
INFORMATION.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to amend the Personnel By-Law compensation plan for FY 2004 as follows, and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Selectmen. Estimated cost: $17,920.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS
ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED.
ESTIMATED COST: $17,920. TO FUND
COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR NON-UNION EMPLOYEES. VOTE 8 TO 0.
INSERT PERSONNEL COMPENSATION PLAN HERE
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds such sums of money as may be required to defray Town charges for the Fiscal Year 2004 and to act fully thereon. (BUDGET – SEE APPENDIX B). Estimated cost: $38,604,367.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS
ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED.
ESTIMATED COST: $38,638,581. VOTE
8 TO 0.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the Capital Plan for the ensuing seven year period as adopted last year by the Town Meeting with new fiscal year 2010 as proposed by the Board of Selectmen and set forth below or as amended by vote of the Town Meeting, and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Selectmen.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS
ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. PRUDENT
FINANCIAL PLANNING. VOTE 8 TO 0.
INSERT CAPITAL PLAN HERE
INSERT CAPITAL PLAN HERE
FUND
HUMAN SERVICES
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds ($74,627.18) Seventy Four Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Seven and 18/100 Dollars to help defray the expenses of the following named Human Service Agencies and Organizations, said funds to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, and to act fully thereon. By Petition.
Independence House, Inc.
Nauset, Inc.
Harwich Meals on Wheels, Inc.
Sight Loss Services, Inc.
Cape Cod Child Development, Inc.
The Family Pantry Corporation
Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless (HECH)
(includes Children’s Community Center & Youth Ministry)
South Shore Mental Health, Inc.
Cape Cod Human Services, Inc.
Legal
Services of
Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
Interfaith
Council for the Homeless of
Eastwind Serve
CARE
(
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED AT $72,807. TO LEVEL FUND SUPPORT FOR HUMAN
SERVICES. VOTE
INTERIM AND LONG
TERM POLICE STATION IMPROVEMENTS
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to retain design services for assessing the future needs of the department and to commence with repairs and renovations to the existing police building which will address and improve health, safety, maintenance, and operating conditions and to act fully thereon. By request of the Chief of Police. Estimated cost: $140,000.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $140,000. FOR DESIGN SERVICES AND TO MAKE NECESSARY
REPAIRS. VOTE 8 TO 0.
INTEGRATED POLICE
COMPUTER SYSTEM (PHASE I)
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money for replacement of the existing in-house computer mainframe, host, and initial programming for police records management, police and fire department computer aided dispatch, and support platform and to act fully thereon. By request of the Chief of Police. Estimated cost: $195,000.000.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $195,000. TO REPLACE FAILING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. VOTE 8 TO 0.
PROJECT
CONTEMPORARY COMPETITIVENESS
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds for the Board of Selectmen and School Committee to award scholarships to eighth and ninth grade Harwich students to participate in Project Contemporary Competitiveness at Bridgewater State College; said monies to be used to defray the cost of tuition and related expenses, and to act fully thereon. By request of the School Committee.
Estimated cost: $8,000.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $8,000. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN EDUCATIONAL
MEDICAID BILLING
SERVICES FOR SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to fund a part-time School Department Medicaid Billing Clerk and fund billing services to be provided by a third party vendor in order to obtain Medicaid reimbursement for deposit to the Town General Fund, and to act fully thereon. By request of the School Committee. Estimated cost: $22,478.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $22,478. TO COLLECT MEDICAID ENTITLEMENTS. VOTE 7 TO 1.
DISBURSE STATE
FUNDS FOR AID TO HARWICH LIBRARIES
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to disburse the funds allocated by the State under the Acts of 1960, as amended by the Acts of 1963, Chapter 672, and as further amended by the Acts of 1970, Chapter 636, and the Acts of 1971, Chapter 1003, for aid to Harwich Libraries in accordance with customary procedure and to act fully thereon. By request of the Trustees of Brooks Free Library.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. CUSTOMARY ARTICLE. VOTE 7 TO 1.
PURCHASE/EQUIP NEW
AMBULANCE
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to purchase and equip a new Type III, Class I, Emergency Medical Vehicle, and to trade a 1998 Ford E450 Type III, Class I, Emergency Medical Vehicle and to act fully thereon. By request of the Fire Chief. Estimated cost: $150,000.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $150,000. PUBLIC SAFETY. VOTE 8 TO 0.
PURCHASE/EQUIP
VEHICLES
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to purchase and equip the following vehicles:
Division of Highways & Maintenance Estimated
Cost
One (1) new ¾ ton Pickup Truck with plow package $28,000.00
One (1) new Roll-Off Trailer $50,000.00
and to further authorize trade-in or sale of the following old vehicle toward the purchase price where the Board of Selectmen find that the vehicle cannot be utilized elsewhere in Town:
Division of Highways & Maintenance
One (1) 1983 Ford Crew Cab Pickup Truck
and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Selectmen. Estimated cost: $78,000.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. ESTIMATED COST: $78,000. NO FUNDS AVAILABLE. VOTE 8 TO 0.
PURCHASE/LEASE
VARIOUS NEW EQUIPMENT
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to lease for up to five (5) years or to purchase outright and equip the following equipment for use by various Town departments:
Golf Department Estimated Lease Cost Estimated Purchase Cost
One (1) Tractor/Loader/Backhoe $6,372.00 $25,000.00
Three (3) Bunker Machines @ $6,400 each $4,416.00 $19,200.00
Three (3) Utility Vehicles @ $10,000 each $6,720.00 $30,000.00
Three (3) Fairway Mowers @ $30,666 each $21,000.00 $92,000.00
Three (3) Greens Mowers @ $12,333 each $8,460.00 $37,000.00
Two (2) Rotary Mowers @ $8,500 each $3,888.00 $17,000.00
One (1) Spinner Topdresser $2,400.00 $11,000.00
One (1) Sweeper/Vacuum $1,704.00 $7,500.00
Division
of Highways & Maintenance
One (1) Athletic Infield Preparation Machine $12,000.00
and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Selectmen.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND
ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $52,804. TO REPLACE AGING EQUIPMENT AT GOLF
COURSE. VOTE 8 TO 0.
PURCHASE
NEW DECK FOR DISPOSAL AREA SCALE
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to purchase and install one new 3-Section Steel Deck for the Scale at the Disposal Area. By request of the Acting Director of the Division of Highways & Maintenance. Estimated cost: $25,000.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND
ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $25,000. TO PROPERLY CHARGE FOR DEBRIS. VOTE 8 TO 0.
CHAPTER
90 ROAD MAINTENANCE
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow in accordance with Chapter 44 of the Massachusetts General Laws, or any other authorizing authority, a sufficient sum of money to be reimbursed by funds made available by the Massachusetts Legislature as the State’s contribution for local road construction work under Chapter 90 of the General Laws (funds authorized under Chapter 246 of the Acts of 2002), and to act fully thereon. By request of the Acting Director of the Division of Highways & Maintenance. Estimated cost: $322,663.16.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND
ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $322,663.16.
NECESSARY FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE. VOTE 7
TO 1.
HERRING
RUN RACEWAY REPLACEMENT
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to replace the steel raceway ladder at Johnson’s Flume and seek and accept any contributions from state or federal sources for this purpose and to act fully thereon. By request of the Natural Resources Director. Estimated cost: $43,750.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND
ADOPTED. LIFT FOR THE FISH. VOTE 8 TO 0.
FUND
NEW WELL SOURCE EXPLORATION PHASE II
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money for the purpose of New Well Source Exploration Phase II, which will allow us to drill wells and to test for quality and quantity of water that could be available. Said funds to be expended under the direction of the Board of Water Commissioners and Superintendent, and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Water Commissioners. Estimated cost: $170,000.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND
ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $170,000. TO IDENTIFY NEW WATER SOURCES. VOTE 7 TO 1.
CHANGE
SENIOR EXEMPTION FROM $500 TO $600
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to accept certain provisions of Chapter 184 Section 51 of the acts of 2002 amending General Laws Section 5 Clause 41-C as follows: Change the amount of the Senior Exemption from $500.00 to $600.00 only. This change to take effect for FY 2004, and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Assessors. Estimated cost: $6,000.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND
ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $6,000. TAX RELIEF FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE ELDERLY. VOTE 7 TO 1.
INSTALL WELL AT WHITEHOUSE FIELD
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to provide a well at Whitehouse Field and to act fully thereon. By request of the Recreation and Youth Commission. Estimated cost: $9,840.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE INDEFINITELY
POSTPONED. ESTIMATED COST: $9,840. INSUFFICIENT FUNDS. VOTE 7
TO 1.
FUND
BUILDING MAINTENANCE – SCHOOLS
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to fund building maintenance at the Middle and High Schools; said funds to be utilized to accomplish the extraordinary maintenance goals set forth by the school administration in the third year of its 5-year maintenance plan, and to act fully thereon. By request of the School Committee. Estimated cost: $65,500.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE INDEFINITELY
POSTPONED. ESTIMATED COST: $65,500. INSUFFICIENT FUNDS. VOTE
DEFRAY
EXPENSES – CHASE AND HARWICH PORT LIBRARIES
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money to help defray the expenses of the Chase Library and the Harwich Port Library; said funds to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Selectmen. Estimated cost: $22,630.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE INDEFINITELY
POSTPONED. ESTIMATED COST: $22,630. INSUFFICIENT FUNDS. VOTE
ESTABLISH
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to adopt a betterment program pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 80, Section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws for the purpose of improving certain private ways and to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money for this purpose, and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Selectmen. Estimated cost: $0.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND
ADOPTED. TO IMPROVE
ADOPT
PLEASANT BAY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan Update developed in accordance with the Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan adopted by the Town in 1998, and the Intermunicipal Agreement with the towns of Orleans and Chatham, authorized by the Town in 1998; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a successor Intermunicipal Agreement, as amended by the Board of Selectmen, with one or more of the aforementioned towns for the purpose of continuing the Pleasant Bay Resource Management Alliance to implement the plan and plan update, and to act fully thereon. By request of the Board of Selectmen.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND
ADOPTED. TO CONTINUE THE ONGOING
PLAN. VOTE 8 TO 0.
ACQUIRE
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, by purchase, by eminent domain or otherwise, for any of the purposes specified in the Cape Cod Land Bank Act (Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998, as amended by Section 211 of Chapter 127 of the Acts of 1999) all or a portion of the land owned by Peter Copelas located in North Harwich and shown as Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the fee in Wind Drift Way and Eastgate Road on a plan recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 573 Page 83, and containing 7.86 acres, more or less, and which lots are also shown on Harwich Assessor’s Map 79 as Parcels A1-1, A1-2, A1-3, A1-4, A1-5, A1-6 and further described in deeds recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds Book 3213 Page 319 and Book 7789 Page 217, and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, or borrow a sufficient sum of money for such acquisition, and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or the Conservation Commission to file on behalf of the Town any and all applications deemed necessary for grants and/or reimbursements from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts deemed necessary under the Self-Help Act (Chapter 132A, §11) and/or any others in any way connected with the scope of this article, and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to negotiate the purchase of the land and to make the decision to enter into any agreement to purchase the land and to execute any and all instruments as may be necessary on behalf of the Town and to act fully thereon. By request of the Real Estate and Open Space Committee. Estimated Cost: $1,100,000.00.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND
ADOPTED. ESTIMATED COST: $1,100,000. TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR OPEN SPACE. VOTE 7 TO 0 WITH 1 ABSTAINING.
INSERT MAP 79 HERE – ARTICLE 31
RESCIND
UNUSED BONDING AUTHORIZATION
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the action taken under the following Articles:
1. Article 70 of the May 1, 2000 Annual Town Meeting which authorized the borrowing of the sum of $202,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring land owned by Joan L. Rider, Trustee located off Church Street in Harwich;
2. Article
72 of the May 1, 2000 Annual Town Meeting which authorized the borrowing of the
sum of $70,200.00 for the purpose of acquiring land now or formerly owned by
Louise D. Caruso et al located off Halls Path and
3.
Article 61 of the
4. Article 62 of the May 7, 2001 Annual Town Meeting which authorized the borrowing of the sum of $25,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring land owned now or formerly by the White Family located off Chatham Road in Harwich;
and to act fully thereon. By request of the Real Estate and Open Space Committee.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED. TO RECYCLE UNUSED LAND BANK FUNDS. VOTE 8 TO 0.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to transfer and dedicate Parcel D-3 as shown on Assessor’s Map 5, containing approximately 6.5 acres of land, for the purpose of providing beach area, parking and related facilities, and the construction of affordable housing; and/or for the sale of a portion of that parcel to raise revenue for the support of affordable housing and development of beach related facilities; and to further authorize the Board of Selectmen to negotiate other provisions as the Board deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article including, but not limited to, design, construction, management, and deed restrictions mandating that the parcels and eventual improvements used for housing be held affordable in perpetuity and that the parcels and improvements used for recreation purposes be held in perpetuity for that purpose and to act fully thereon. By request of the Harwich Housing Committee.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ARTICLE BE INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE. DECISION OF STATE LEGISLATURE WOULD BE NEEDED
TO MAKE CHANGE OF USE. VOTE 8 TO 0.