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457 Annual Town Meeting -2- May 7, 1979 ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws as recently amended by Chapter 5, Acts of 1955, for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improvement, development, maintenance and protection of tidal and non -tidal rivers and streams and harbors, tidewaters, foreshores and shores along a public beach in accordance with Section XI of Chapter 91'of the General Laws, and authorize the Selectmen to execute' and deliver a bond 'of' ihdemni'ty' ' ' therefor to the Commonwealth. ACTION: Moved and seconded to accept Article 5 as read. Motion carried. ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will' vote to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 48, Section 42, of the Massachusetts' General Laws,' as amended from time to time, or take any other action thereon. ACTION: Motion made and seconded to'accept Article,6 as read. Motion carried. ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise..and appro- priate or transfer from available funds the sum of $20,448.00, or any other -sum, to hire two full-time firefighters, or take any other action thereon. ACTION: Motion made and seconded that.the.Town vote to transfer from Revenue Sharing the sum of $20,448.00 to.hire two full-time firefighters. Motion carried. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will approve additional com- pensation of 7 perccent of each employee's salary, applying to all non -elected full-time and part-time employees covered by the Salary Administration Plan and excluding those.employ- ees subject to collective bargaining agreements and those official salaries set by the Board of Selectmen. This seven per cent shall be in addition to the salary received by each employee as presently provided for'in :the'Salary Administra- tion Plan, and to raise and appropriate the -sum of $ ' , to meet this'obligation'or take any other'action thereon: - ACTION: Motion made and seconded to amend Article 8 to read:. To see if the Town will approve additional compensa- tion of 7 per cent of each employee's salary,'applying to all non -elected full-time and part-time employees covered by'the Salary Administration Plan and excluding those employees sub- ject to collective bargaining agreements and.those official salaries set by the Board of Selectmen. This.seven per cent shall be in addition to•the.salary received by each employee as presently provided for in the Salary Administration Plan, and to transfer from the Revenue Sharing Account the sum of $21,000 to meet this obligation. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum.at 10:10.p.m. Postponed to -May 8, 1979• ' May 8th meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum. Annual Town Meeting reconvened on May 15, 1979 at 7:20 p.m. A•quorum was -present, 372 in attendance. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salaries of the following elected officers As provided in Section 108, Chapter 41, of the General Laws for the period of July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1980, and to raise and appropriate•and/or trans - fer from available funds such sums of money necessary to, defray the Town's expense for the ensuing fiscal year. The following line item budget is intended as a guideline: