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not be Town employees or members of another Board or Commission, and shall be registered voters of the Town of Mashpee. B. Members appointed by the Finance Committee and the Board of Selectmen shall serve for one-year terms, expiring on June 30. After the Spring 1997 Town Meeting, the moderator will appoint one member to a three (3) year term, one member to a two (2) year term, and one member to a one (1) year term. After subsequent Spring Town Meetings, the moderator will appoint one (1) member for a term of three (3) years." C. A quorum shall be a majority of those in office. A majority of members present shall have the power to act", or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Petition Motion: Article 54 be voted as printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto". Motion defeated at 10:59 p.m. Article 55 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town of Mashpee Code by inserting at the end of Chapter 40, Article 1, Section 40-4 the following language: "The Finance Committee, in accordance with the requirement to make recommendations to the Town (Chapter 5, Article 111, Section 5-9) shall publish and distribute to every household in Mashpee a copy of said warrant and Finance Committee Report by the third Monday of the month preceding the Town Meeting." or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Petition Motion: Article be voted as printed in the warrant except for the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto". Motion passes Yes 52 No 46 at 11:10 p.m. Article 56 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $1,500,000 to reduce the Fiscal Year 1997 tax rate or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Petition Motion.- The Town vote to transfer from revenue available for appropriation $1,010,000 to reduce the Fiscal Year 1997 tax rate. Motion passes at 11:25 p.m. 31