Election of Officers
03:56Set Public Hearing Date
12:07Review of FY 2021 Revenues
12:15Review of FY 2021 Expense Budget
19:44Review of Draft Warrant Articles for Fall Town Mtg -SOME ARTICLE NUMBERS AND DOLLAR AMOUNTS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THIS MEETING WAS HELD
26:47Article 1 - $100,000 from Free Cash to Stabilization Fund
31:29To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $100,000.00 from Free Cash to the Stabilization Fund; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 2- $50,000 from Free Cash to Capital Stabilization Fund
32:11To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $50,000.00 from Free Cash to the Capital Stabilization Fund; or to take any other action relative thereto ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 3- $50,000 from Free Cash to Compensated Absences Reserve Fund
32:55To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $50,000.00 from Free Cash to the Compensated Absences Reserve Fund; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 5-$5000 from Free Cash to Unemployment Compensation Fund
33:58To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $5,000.00 from Free Cash to the Unemployment Compensation Fund to provide for unanticipated costs of funding reimbursements to the Commonwealth for unemployment compensation benefits under the provisions of MGL Chapter 151A; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 4 -$700,000 from Free Cash to General Fund for Street Maintenance
36:32To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $700,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0101.0413.5241 (DPW – Street Maintenance) for the purpose of paving various streets in town, including all incidental and related costs; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 9- $500,000 from Free Cash to Capital Project Fund - Visitor Center
42:00To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $500,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 Capital Project Fund account 2157.0150.5833 (Visitor Center – Construction) for the purpose of reducing the amount of money to be borrowed, which borrowing was authorized pursuant to the vote taken under Article 5 of the June 22, 2020 Annual Town Meeting, to fund the architectural, engineering, permitting and construction costs for a new visitors center and public restroom facility on the Broadway Mall at Salisbury Beach and a public restroom facility at the Town parking lot located on the corner of Beach Road and Cable Avenue, including all incidental and related costs; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 6- $93,000 from Free Cash to FY22 General Fund- Police Vehicles
44:44To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $93,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0100.0210.5850 (Police Department – Vehicles) for the purpose of purchasing and equipping two new patrol vehicles for the Police Department, including all incidental and related costs; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 8-$55,000 from Free Cash to FY22 General Fund - Police Dept.- Patrolmen
45:23To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $55,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0100.0210.5116 (Police Department – Patrolmen) for the purposes of paying the salaries and any expenses for a new patrolman in the Police Department through the end of the fiscal year, including all incidental and related costs; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 7- $750 from Free Cash to General Fund- Police Dept. Building Repair & Maintenance
45:24To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $750.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0101.0210.5240 (Police Department – Building Repair and Maintenance) for the purpose of paying an outstanding bill from a previous fiscal year; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 10- $141,289.51 from PEG Access special revenue fund to support provision of PEG access cable TV services
51:10To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $141,289.51 from the PEG Access and Cable Related special revenue fund to support the provision of public, education and governmental access cable television services. This amount represents 100% of Comcast’s payments to the Town for the fiscal year 2021 annual Cable-Related Equipment/Facilities Funding and two quarterly Franchise Fee payments for the period January – June 2021 per sections 6.3 and 7.2, respectively, of the Town’s Cable TV Renewal License contract; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 11- $60,000 from Free Cash to FY22 Gen Fund- Parks Maintenance
51:52To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $60,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0101.0413.5244 (DPW – Parks Maintenance) for the purpose of funding the design, construction and equipping of improvements to Lions Park; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 12- %55,000 from Free Cash to FY22 Gen Fund - Street Maintenance
53:02To see of the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $55,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0101.0413.5241(DPW – Street Maintenance) for the purpose of funding a portion of the Driftway reconstruction project, including all incidental and related costs; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 13- $10,000 from Free Cash to FY22 Gen Fund- DPW Stormwater Management
54:33To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $10,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0101.0413.5237 (DPW – Stormwater Management) for the purpose of cleaning drain lines on various Town roads; or to take any other action relative thereto ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 16- $20,000 from Free Cash to FY22 Gen Fund -Library Building Repair & Maintenance
55:52To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $20,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0101.0610.5240 (Library – Building Repair and Maintenance) for the purpose of paying a portion of the cost of purchasing and installing a new emergency generator switch for the public library, including all incidental and related costs; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 17- $265,000 from Free Cash to FY22 Capital Project Fund Account- Partridge Brook Park
58:11To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $265,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 Capital Project Fund account 2160.0150.5833 (Partridge Brook Park Phase II – Construction) for the purpose of providing the Town’s required matching funds for a recently-approved Parkland Acquisitions and Renovation for Communities (PARC) Program grant awarded to the Town; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 19- $20,000 from Free Cash to FY22 Gen Fund - Town Manager Consulting Fees-Community House on Ring's Island
59:18To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $20,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0101.0123.5305 (Town Manager – Consulting Fees) for the purpose of hiring a consultant to assist the Town in estimating the cost of providing water and sewer service, and to address handicapped parking and accessibility issues at the Community House on Ring’s Island, including all incidental and related costs; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 20- $11,000 from Free Cash to FY22 - Cemeteries-Site Improvements
01:01:00To see if the Town will vote to supplement the vote taken under Article 13 of the May 17, 2021 Special Town Meeting and transfer the sum of $11,000 from Free Cash to FY2022 budget line item number 0100.0491.5841 (Cemeteries – Site Improvements) for the purpose of performing additional repairs to the stone wall at the Colonial Burial Ground, including all incidental and related costs; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 21- $30,000 from Free Cash to FY22 Gen Fund Town manager Consulting Services- Lafayette Main commercial zoning district
01:05:03To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $30,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0101.0123.5305 (Town Manager – Consulting Services) for the purposes of hiring a consultant to assist the Town in developing site and building design guidelines for the Lafayette-Main commercial zoning district; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 18- $60,000from Free Cash to FY22 Gen Fund - DPW-Beach Services-Personnel
01:06:42To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $60,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 General Fund budget line item number 0100.0435.5100 (DPW – Beach Services – Personnel) for the purpose of paying the salaries and benefits for two new employees in the Department of Public Works through the end of the fiscal year; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 22- $20,000 from Free Cash to FY22 Budget - Town Manager Consulting Fees - Design ADA ramp for Partridge Brook Park
01:11:26To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $20,000.00 from Free Cash to FY2022 budget line item number 0100.0123.5305 (Town Manager – Consulting Services) for the purposes of hiring a consultant to design an ADA-compliant access ramp to Partridge Brook Park, including all incidental and related costs; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 30 $25,000 to compensated absences reserve fund
01:12:55To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $25,000.00 from Sewer Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings to the Compensated Absences Reserve Fund; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 29 $250,000 Generators for Sewer pump stations
01:13:13To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $250,000.00 from Sewer Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings to FY2022 Sewer Enterprise Fund budget line item number 6000.0440.5830.3085 (Sewer Enterprise Fund – Sewer Pump Station Generators) for the purpose of purchasing and installing new generators for various sewer pump stations in town, including all incidental and related costs; or take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 28 $25,000 for New Fence around sewer pump station on beach road
01:14:38To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $25,000.00 from Sewer Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings to FY2022 Sewer Enterprise Fund budget line item number 6000.0440.5440 (Sewer Enterprise Fund – Building/Grounds Supplies) for the purpose of purchasing and installing a new fence around a sewer pump station on Beach Road near the intersection of Cable Avenue, including all incidental and related costs; or take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 25, 26 & 27 Water Enterprise Articles
01:15:56Article 14- Borrow $900,000 to replace water lines on 4 streets
01:33:00To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow the sum of $900,000 in accordance with G.L. c. 44, §§7, 8C or 12, or any other enabling authority, for the purpose of replacing water lines on Meaders Lane, Sandy Lane, Gove Lane and Short Lane, including all incidental and related costs; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to file and accept, on behalf of the Town of Salisbury, any and all applications for grants and/or reimbursements from any state or federal programs to reduce said borrowing, and to enter into all agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary or convenient to affect such project; and further, that any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any premium applied to the payment of costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with G.L. c. 44, §20, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 15- Authorize Board of Selectmen to acquire easements for 3 parcels of land
01:35:06To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, by purchase, gift and/or eminent domain, a permanent easement for utility and/or drainage purposes in, on, and under a portion or portions of the parcel of land located at 1 Taft Street, 3 Taft Street, and 4 Washington Street, and identified by the Assessors as Parcels 24-1, 24-2, 27-32 which easement area is approximately shown as “Parcel A” on a plan entitled “Plan of Land in Salisbury, MA Prepared For The Town of Salisbury,” dated June 15, 2021, prepared by Millennium Engineering, Inc., a copy of which is in file in the office of the Town Clerk, as the same may be amended, or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 23- Accept provisions of MGL and establish the minimum personal property subject to taxation
01:36:45To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of MGL Ch. 59, § 5, Clause 54, to be effective July 1, 2022, and establish the minimum value of personal property subject to taxation in the amount of $5,000.00 of the fair cash value of personal property accounts to be taxed commencing in Fiscal Year 2023; to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 31 Zoning Bylaws
01:41:53To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $25,000.00 from Sewer Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings to the Compensated Absences Reserve Fund; or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER
Article 24 Survivor Benefits
01:43:56To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of MGL Chapter 32B, Section 9C, 9D and 9G; and to place the following questions upon the official ballot at the next annual election: “Shall the town pay one half of a premium for group hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance for the surviving widow and dependents of an insured firefighter who was killed or who died from injuries received in the performance of his duty, with the survivor paying the remaining one half, and shall the town also pay a subsidiary or additional rate?”; Shall the town pay one half of a premium for group health and dental insurance for the surviving spouse and dependents of an insured police officer who was killed or who died from injuries received in the performance of duty, with the surviving spouse paying the remaining one half, and shall the town also pay a subsidiary or additional rate?” or to take any other action relative thereto. ON PETITION OF THE TOWN MANAGER