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Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables in the Town of Needham in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Needham qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet at the Pollard Middle School in said Town on
at seven-thirty o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act upon the following articles, viz:
| ARTICLE 1: | FUND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT - AFSCME (CUSTODIANS & MAINTENANCE WORKERS) |
MOVED that the Town vote to approve the funding of a collective bargaining agreement between the Town and AFSCME Council 93, Local 335, and to recommend amending the necessary line items in the 1998 Operating Budget under Article 2 to fund same.
Town Meeting Actions (5/6/98 7:41 pm - 7:55 pm)
| ARTICLE 2: | APPROPRIATE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RADIO EQUIPMENT |
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $31,000 for replacement of the Emergency Management Radio Equipment, to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, and raised from the tax levy; or take any other action relative thereto.
INSERTED BY: Board of Selectmen
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT: Article Not be Adopted at Special Town Meeting
Town Meeting Actions
| ARTICLE 3: | AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 1998 BUDGET |
MOVED that the Town vote to amend and supersede certain parts of the 1998 Operating Budget adopted under Article 20 of the 1997 Annual Town Meeting and amended at the November 1997 Special Town Meeting under Article 5, by deleting the amounts of money appropriated under some of the line items and appropriating new amounts:
Line Item Appropriation Changing From Changing To 102 Selectmen, Purchase of Service $ 117,958 $ 116,485 103 Selectmen, Expenses 16,800 18,300 208 Finance, Capital Outlay 21,900 26,650 211 Finance Comm., Reserve Fund 566,807 528,107 501 DPW, Salaries 2,321,792 2,344,792 503 DPW, Expenses 381,280 379,030 507 Building Maint., Salaries 1,665,512 1,701,712 508 Building Maint., Purchase of Service 1,191,477 1,181,477 509 Building Maint., Expenses 267,337 277,337 609 Youth Comm., Purchase of Service 2,140 2,400 610 Youth Comm., Expenses 2,650 2,390 and that the following item be partially funded in the following amount by a transfer from Landfill Reserve Account: 501 DPW Salaries 23,000
Town Meeting Actions (5/6/98 7:56 pm -8:02 pm)
| ARTICLE 4: | AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 1998 WATER ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGET |
MOVED that the Town vote to amend and supersede certain parts of the 1998 Water Enterprise Fund Budget adopted under Article 21 of the 1997 Annual Town Meeting and amended at the November 1997 Special Town Meeting under Article 6, by deleting the amounts of money appropriated under some line items and appropriating or transferring from available funds new amounts as follows:
Line Item Appropriation Changing From Changing To 908 Salaries $544,560 570,560 910 Expenses 201,255 175,255
Town Meeting Actions (5/6/98 8:02 pm - 8:05 pm)
| ARTICLE 5: | AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 1998 WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGET (SEWER) |
MOVED that the Town vote to amend and supersede certain parts of the 1998 Wastewater Enterprise Fund Budget adopted under Article 22 of the 1997 Annual Town Meeting and amended at the November 1997 Special Town Meeting under Article 7, by deleting the amounts of money appropriated under some line items and appropriating or transferring new amounts as follows:
Line Item Appropriation Changing From Changing To 901 Salaries $425,196 405,196 906 Emergency Repairs 20,000 40,000
Town Meeting Actions (5/6/98 8:05 pm - 8:07 pm)
| ARTICLE 6: | APPROPRIATE FOR LANDFILL CLOSURE |
MOVED that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,800,000 for the closure and capping of the sanitary landfill, said sum to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, and raised from the Landfill Reserve Account.
Town Meeting Actions (5/6/98 8:07 pm - 8:18 pm)
| ARTICLE 7: | APPROPRIATE FOR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM ENGINEERING |
MOVED that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $628,000 for plans and specifications in connection with improvements to the storm drain system, to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, and to meet this appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow up to $628,000 for a period of up to five years under MGL Chanter 44, Section 7, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow all or a portion of the amount from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust or otherwise.
Town Meeting Actions (5/6/98 8:19 pm - 8:45 pm)
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by posting copies thereof in not less than twenty public places in said Town at least fourteen (14) days before said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon unto our Town Clerk on or after said day and hour.
Given under our hands at Needham aforesaid this fourteenth day of April 1998.
John H, Cogswell, Chairman
William M. Powers, Vice Chainnan
Paul Theodore Owens
John D. Marr, Jr,
Daniel P. Matthews
Selectmen of Needham
A TRUE COPY
Attest:
Constable:
