Town of Wellesley, MA

		2006 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING		SPECIAL ELECTION NOTE:
		INDEX OF ARTICLES		Board of Selectmen have voted to hold a SPECIAL ELECTION on MAY 16, 2006 to address those items noted as contingent on Override Vote.

		Invocation by Father Thomas Powers, St, John the Evangelist parish Wellesley

DATE		Article Description	Action	Comment
		RESOLUTIONS
3/27/2006		In memory of Richard J. Gleason		presented by Joan Gaughan, NRC
3/27/2006		In memory of Arshag Merguerian		presented by Edward Hand, Design Review Board
3/27/2006		In Honor of the 125th Anniversary of the founding of Wellesley, April 6, 1881		presented by Salvatore DeFazio III, Precinct F

3/27/2006	1	Choose Moderator	NM	Heather Sawitsky elected March 7, 2006
3/27/2006	2	Receive Reports, Act Thereon and Discharge Committees	NM
		Advisory Committee Report		Susan Hurwitz, Chairman
		FY 2007 Town Wide Financial Plan		Harriet Warshaw, Chair BOS and Hans Larsen, Executive Director
		Planning Board		Written report in Advisory Book
		Community Preservation Committee		Written report in Advisory Book

		REVENUE ARTICLES

nm	3	Establish Fees for Public Services and Programs	NM

3/27/2006		APPROPRIATIONS – OPERATING AND OUTLAY

3/27/2006	4	Amend Town Bylaw – Job Classifications by Groups	yes	Amending Schedule A of the Salary Plan
3/27/2006	5	Amend Town Bylaw – Salary Plan – Pay Schedule
3/27/2006	5.1	Salary Plan for 40 Series Employees	Yes	2.5% adjustment
3/27/2006	5.2	Merit Pay Plan Salary Ranges	Yes	2.5% adjustment of the midpoint
3/27/2006	5.3	Appropriation - Human Resources Board for Merit Pay Plan	Yes	$100,000
nm	6	Amend Town Bylaw – Appendix - Classification and Salary Plan	NM
3/27/2006	7	Set Salary of Elected Official (Town Clerk)	Yes	$68,431
	8	Appropriations - Omnibus Budget and Capital
3/27/2006	8.1	Appropriation to School Committee - FY06 expenses	Yes	$783,652 from free cash FY 06
3/27/2006	8.2	Appropriation to Board of Assessors - Transfer of FY06 funds expenses to personnel	Yes	$10,000
3/27/2006	8.3	Accept payment pursuant to Linden Square Development Agreement 2005 Appropriate to Public Works for Linden Street reconstruction and Board of Selectmen for traffic expenses	Yes	$2,050,000 total appropriation

3/28/2006	8.4	FY07 Omnibus Budget motion- Operating and Cash Capital	Yes	without amendment, including funding for the several departments CONTINGENT ON OVERRIDE VOTE on a general override of $2,961,718; and a specific OVERRIDE of $45,043 to fund Sunday Hours at RDF.

4/3/2006	8.5	Appropriation for School Committee - Elementary Schools Capital Projects	withdrawn	motion withdrawn
4/3/2006	8.6	Appropriation - Branch Library Operating Funds	Yes	$75,603 CONTINGENT ON OVERRIDE VOTE
4/3/2006	8.7	Transfer of Unencumbered Balances to School Committee Capital Outlay	yes	$185,216 from prior Compensated Absences accounts to FY07 Capital Outlay for School Committee
nm	9	Appropriation – Branch Libraries	NM
4/3/2006	10	Appropriation- Municipal Light Plant	yes
4/3/2006	11	Appropriation – Water Enterprise Fund	yes
4/3/2006	12	Appropriation – Sewer Enterprise Fund	yes
4/3/2006	14	Authorization - Establish Revolving Funds MGL 44 Sec 53E 1/2	yes	Revolving funds established for revenues generated by: DPW Street Opening Maintenance, DPW Field Use Maintenance, COA Transportation, COA Social and Cultural Programs, Building Department Document Fees, Teen Center Progam Revenues, Recreation Sunmmertime Revenues
4/3/2006	15.1	Appropriation - Street Opening Maintenance Revolving Fund	yes	$53,000 from free cash to Street Opening Maintenance Revolving Fund
4/3/2006	15.2	Appropriation - Field Use Maintenance Revolving Fund	yes	$69,600 from free cash to Field Use Maintenance Revolving Fund
4/3/2006	39	Amend TBL - Article 14.1 - Permanent Building Committee Definitions of projects	yes	PBC project defined to include buildings for the Municipal Light Plant

		APPROPRIATIONS - SPECIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS
4/4/2006	16	MLP garage and office facilities	yes	Standing Counted vote 129-75-0 $606,500 to PBC for design services etc and site preparation for MLP garage and warehouse; Water and Sewer garage; DPW offices (from nontax impact sources)
4/4/2006	20	Recreation - Morses Pond Dock (2/3 required)	yes	$115,000 Bonding 2/3 vote required; $28,750 appropriated to Treasuer for FY07 debt service; appropriations contingent on override vote
4/4/2006	13	Appropriation – Community Preservation Fund	yes	Community Housing - WHDC $125,000 for affordable housing; WHDC $10,500 for consultant to inventory and monitor affordable units; Housing Authority for consultant to advise on rehab of 50 Linden Street (Waldo Court) and possible additional units at Barton Road. Open Space and Recreation: DPW $250,000 for weed harvester to aid in preservation of Morses Pond Administrative- CPC for administrative expenses Reserve Funds for future use: Open Space $138,442 Historic Resources $138,442 COmmunity Housing $138,442

4/10/06	17	PBC - Electrical systems for DPW Park/Highway Garage (2/3 required)	Yes	$1,170,000 for Electrical systems at Park/Highway Garage Borrow $1,121,000 and transfer $49,000 from Article 16 ATM 2005. Debt service FY07 $168,150 appropriated to Treasurer CONTINGENT ON OVERRIDE VOTE
4/10/06	18	BPW - Reconstruction of Drains, culverts etc, planning (2/3 required)	Yes	Borrow $333,000 Storm Water Drainage improvements CONTINGENT ON OVERRIDE VOTE
nm	19	BPW - DPW Salt shed	NM
nm	21	BPW, NRC and Recreation for Morses Pond management	NM
nm	22	School Committee - Wellesley Middle School additional funding	NM
4/10/06	23	PBC - Modular Classrooms for Fiske and Schofield Schools (2/3 required)	yes	Borrow $2,320,000 for acquisition by purchase of 7 modular classrooms; appropriation effective immediately
4/10/06	50	Authorization – Authorize MLP Payment as estimated receipt	Yes	$1,000,000 from MLP
4/10/06	24	School Committee - Wellesley Senior High School (2/3 required)	Yes	Borrow $175,000 for Programmatic Planning for WHS reconstruction project

		AUTHORIZATIONS
4/10/06	25	Board of Health - Inter- Municipal Aid Agreement for Public health	yes
4/10/06	32	Citizens Petition - 19 Clovelly Road land exchange	yes	3 motions to accomplish land exchange NRC and Broderick to correct encroachment at Fuller Brook Path


nm	26	Accept MGL Chapter 59 section 21A1/2- additional compensation for chief assessor	NM
4/11/06	27	Approve actions of retirement board Accept MGL Chapter 32 section 7 subsection 2 Accept MGL Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2005 sec. 2	yes	Veterans disability allowance Apply veterans disability allowance retroactively
nm	28	Accept/Abandon Easements	NM
4/11/06	29	Accept MGL Chapter 32B section 18	yes	Require Medicare enrollment for eligible retirees
4/11/06	30	Petition for Special Legislation - pre-funding of post retirement benefits through temporary override under Chap. 59 Section 21C referendum provision	yes
nm	31	Kepes Panel Committee recommendation	NM

		AMEND ZONING BYLAWS/CITIZENS' PETITION

nm	33	Amend ZBL – 139 Linden Street as Business District	NM

		STREET ACCEPTANCES

4/11/06	34	Stonefield Lane	yes	without betterments; subdivision road
4/11/06	35	Partridge Road	NO	private petition to accept an unaccepted way
nm	36	Woodside Avenue	NM

		AMEND TOWN BYLAWS

4/11/06	37	Amend TBL - Article 49.5 Ice and Snow on Streets	yes	increasing responsibility of homeowner for private removal of ice/snow into a cleared or plowed street or sidewalk
4/11/06	38	Amend TBL - Article 17.1 Historical Commission membership	yes	increase membership from 5 to seven
nm	40	Amend TBL - Article 36.1 Library Trustees membership - reduce to five and petition for Special Legislation	NM
nm	41	Amend TBL - Article 43.2 and 43.3 Natural Resources Commission- appoint associate member	NM
4/11/06	42	Amend TBL - Article 49.2C - Preparation and/or retail sale of food	yes	Licensing of retail food establishments not otherwise licensed as common victualler (carry out)

		GENERAL

nm	43	Authorized and Unissued Loans	NM
nm	44	Appropriation – Indemnification of Town Employees	NM
nm	45	Appropriation – Stabilization Fund	NM
nm	46	Appropriation – Expenses Incurred Prior to July 1, 2005	NM
nm	47	Appropriation – Settle Claims	NM
nm	48	Authorization – Disposal of Property	NM
4/11/06	49	Authorization – Appoint Fire Engineer	yes	Board of Selectmen authorized to appoint (practice is to appoint all 5 selectmen)
nm	51	Raise Money	NM
4/11/06		MOTION TO DISSOLVE THIS ANNUAL TOWN MEETING	yes	11:15 pm