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Motion passes unanimously at 7:52 p.m. Article 3 To see if the Town will vote to create a Human Services Department, to be operated by the existing Human Services Coordinator, and to designate the Human Services Committee established pursuant to the vote under Article 29 of the May 6,, 1996 Town Meeting to serve as an advisory committee to the Department, and be appointed by the Board of Selectmen, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: Two years ago the Human Services office was created and continues to be managed under the direction of the Board of Health. Our community continues to grow at an ever-increasing rate. Along with that growth comes an increase in human service needs. To better serve our community, a separate Human Services department is proposed. This department will continue to coordinate, review and monitor the activities of the 15 human, service agencies which are under contract with the Town, as well as provide counseling services and collaboration with town departments, agencies, schools and community groups. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by John Cahalane. Motion: I move Article 3 be voted as printed, in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto". Motion passes unanimously at 7:54 p.m. Article 4 To see if the Town will fix the salaries of the following elected officers as provided in Chapter 41, Section 108, of the Mass. General Laws for the Period of July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002, and further to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and transfer a sum of money to defray the Town's expenses for the ensuing fiscal year according to the following line item budget with the maximum amount to be appropriated as shown in the column entitled"Dept. FY 2002 Request"(See Omnibus Budget), or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article seeks to fund the annual operating budgets for the various Town departments. Motion made by George Green. Motion: I move the Town vote to fix the salaries of the elected officers as specified under the columns entitled "Finance Committee Recommendations": in line items 1,2,10,22,64, and 71 of the "Omnibus Budget" as distributed to voters at the Town Meeting and further the Town defray the expenses for the ensuing fiscal year by appropriating those amounts shown under the columns entitled"Finance Committee Recommendations"'and that to fund said appropriation, the Town raise and appropriate $32,904,346.00; and further appropriate and transfer from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for A ppropriation Account $170�,000 to line item 41 and 1$50,000 to one 42; appropriate and transfer from the Hotel/Motel Reserved Receipts Account $132,000; appropriate and transfer from the Conservation Revolving Account $111550 to line item 27; appropriate and transfer from the Conservation Lands and Maintenance Appropriation Account $1 T to line item 27; .1000 1 appropriate and transfer from the Shellfish Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $14.,000 to line item 55; appropriate and transfer from the Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $220,000 to 2