ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

TOWN OF CUMMINGTON

 

 

Hampshire, ss.

 

To either of the Constables in the Town of Cummington in the County of Hampshire:

 

GREETINGS:  In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the Town of Cummington qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet at the Community House in said town on Friday, May 7, 2010. Polls for voting under Article 1 will be open from 1:00pm until 8:00pm.  Action on all other articles will begin at 7:00pm.

 

 

ARTICLE 1: To bring in and deposit their votes under Chapter 41 revised General Laws and subsequent amendments for the following officers:

 

 

1 Selectman for three years

1 Assessor for three years

1 Moderator for one year

1 Vocational School Committee member for three years

1 Almoner of Charitable Funds for three years

1 Commissioner of Trust Funds for three years

1 Water Commissioner for three years

1 Trustee of the Bryant Free Library for five years

2 Finance Committee members for three years

1 Board of Health member for three years

1 Planning Board member for five years

1 Planning Board member for three years

1 Planning Board member for one year

2 Members of the Cummington Recreation and Pettingill Memorial Field Committee for three years.

2 Constables for three years.

 

 

Ballot Question 1: Shall the Town of Cummington cease assessing the excise imposed under General Laws Chapter 59, Section 8A on certain animals, machinery and equipment owned by individuals and non-corporate entities principally engaged in agriculture?

 

YES______ NO______

 

Ballot Question 2: Shall the Town of Cummington be allowed to assess an additional $5,000.00 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of Library Capital expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand and ten.

 

ARTICLE 2: To see if the Town will vote to continue membership in the Hampshire Council of Governments for Fiscal Year 2011 through Fiscal Year 2014 with a 25% reduction in the FY2007 four-year annual dues assessment.

 

ARTICLE 3: To see if the Town will vote to fix the salaries and compensation of all elected officials of the Town for Fiscal 2011, as provided in Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, as follows, or take any other action in relation thereto:

 

Selectboard, Chair

Selectman 2

Selectman 3                 

Assessor, Chair             

Assessor 2                  

Assessor 3                                

Treasurer

Tax Collector

Town Clerk   

Moderator    

Tree Warden                 

Board of Health, Chair 

Board of Health 2           

Board of Health 3           

Vocational School, Chair    

Vocational School 2         

Vocational School 3         

Water Commission, Chair     

Water Commission 2               

Water Commission 3               

Constables        

Mileage reimbursement for all Town Officials

 

ARTICLE 4: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to the following School and Library Accounts, or take any other action in relation thereto:

 

ACCOUNT NAME:                     ACCOUNT NO:

 

CBRSD Operating Expense           30000.01

CBRSD Capital Expense             30000.02

CBRSD Transportation              30000.03

Vocational Tuition                30000.04

Vocational Transportation         30000.06

Bryant Library Operating              30610.00

Bryant Library Capital            30610.02

 

ARTICLE 5: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds sum of money to the following General Government Accounts, or take any other action in relation thereto:

 

ACCOUNT NAME                      ACCOUNT NO:

 

Official Salaries                 10100.00

Administration General            10100.02

Admin. Various Officials              10100.04

Town Counsel                      10111.00

Administration Selectboard        10122.01

Admin. Finance Committee              10131.00

Accountant Salary                 10135.00

Administrative Accountant         10135.01

Administrative Assessors              10141.00

Assessors Clerk                   10141.01

Assessors consultant              10141.03 

Assessors Tax Maps                10141.04

Administration Treasurer              10145.00

Administration Tax Collector      10146.00

Tax Title Expense                 10158.00

Admin. Town Clerk                 10161.00

Election and Registration         10162.00

Conservation Commission           10171.00

Planning Board Expense            10175.00

Zoning Board of Appeals           10176.00

    

 

ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to the following Highway Department accounts, or take any other action in relation thereto:

 

ACCOUNT NAME                      ACCOUNT NO:

 

Highway Garage                    20422.00

Highway Administration            20422.01

Highway General                   20422.02

Highway Tool and Machinery        20422.06

Highway Vac, Hol, Sick & Personal 20422.20

Highway Salaries                  20422.22

Winter Roads                      20423.00

 

ARTICLE 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to the following Veterans Account, or take any other action in relation thereto:

 

ACCOUNT NAME:                     ACCOUNT NO:

 

Veterans Benefits                 40543.00

 

ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to the following Protection of Persons and Property Accounts, or take any other action in relation thereto:

 

ACCOUNT NAME:                     ACCOUNT NO:

 

Police Department                 60210.00

Police Department Salaries        60210.01

F.D. and Forest Warden            60220.00

Building Inspector                60241.00

Building Insp. Admin.             60241.01

Public Safety Complex Operating   60288.00

Emergency Management              60291.00

Animal Control Expenses           60292.00

Tree Account                      60294.02

 

ARTICLE 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to the following Health and Sanitation Accounts, or take any other action in relation thereto:

 

ACCOUNT NAME:                     ACCOUNT NO:

Water Department                  70100.00

Fire Hydrant Assessment           70104.00

Board of Health                   70510.00

Highland Ambulance                70610.00

 

ARTICLE 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to the following Debt and Interest Accounts, or take any other action in relation thereto:

 

ACCOUNT NAME:                     ACCOUNT NO:                      

Interest on Loans                 80750.00

Safety Complex Loan               80760.00

 

ARTICLE 11: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to the following Unclassified Accounts, or take any other action in relation thereto:

 

ACCOUNT NAME:                     ACCOUNT NO:

 

Insurance and Bonds               90192.00

Lawn Mowing                       90192.04

Community House                   90192.06

Phone/Internet Various Depts.     90192.08

Town Reports                      90195.00

Council on Aging                  90541.00

Recreation Committee              90630.00

Contributory Retirement           90912.00

Council of Governments            90912.02

Unemployment Compensation         90913.00

Medical Insurance                 90914.00

Social Security/Medicare              90915.00     

Audit                             90946.00

Pioneer Valley Planning Comm.         90947.00

Reserve Fund                      95781.00

 

ARTICLE 12: To see if the Town will vote to set a cap for the following revolving accounts, or take any other action in relation thereto

 

ACCOUNT NAME:                     ACCOUNT NO:

Community House Revolving         4052

Inspectors Revolving              5562     

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 13: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to Library Capital contingent upon passage of Ballot Question Two or take any other action in relation thereto.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 14: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money for Highway Capital, or take any other action in relation thereto.

 

 

ARTICLE 15: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to Board of Health Capital, or take any other action in relation thereto.

 

 

ARTICLE 16: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to Public Safety Complex Capital, or take any other action in relation thereto.

 

 

ARTICLE 17: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to Fire Department Capital, or take any other action in relation thereto.

 

 

ARTICLE 18: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for any Federal, State or other grants that may be available and to expend any money received, or take any other action in relation thereto.

 

ARTICLE 19: To see if the Town will vote in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, Section 4A of the General Laws to authorize the employment of the Selectmen by the Highway Department, the members of the Board of Health by the Health Department, the Water Commissioners by the Water Department, the Assessors by the Board of Assessors, the Historical Commission members by the Historical Commission, and to fix the rate of compensation for such employment; and to vote to pay the Highway Department employees hired by the Water Commissioners at their Highway Department  rate of pay from the Water Department Account, or take any other action in relation thereto.

 

ARTICLE 20: To see if the Town will vote to accept any available funds relating to highways including, without limitations, so-called Chapter 90 type construction monies and further vote to authorize the Selectmen to enter into contracts for the expenditure of the monies received, or take any other action in relation thereto.

 

 

HEREOF, fail not and make due return of the warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.

 

GIVEN our hands this ___day of April, 2010.

 

 

                                 

 

Cummington Selectboard

                                 

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                                  Russell L. Sears III

                                 

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                                  James Drawe   

                                 

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                                  Monica Vandoloski

 

                                                             

                                 

 

 

 

00Hampshire, ss.

 

To:  Susan F. Forgea, Town Clerk

 

 

 

GREETINGS:  Pursuant to the within warrant I have this day notified and warned the inhabitants of the town qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet at the Community House on May 7, 2010 at 7:00 pm by posting attested copies of the warrant according to town by-laws.

 

 

 

___________________________, Constable, Cummington, MA

 

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