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Town Accountant's office in accordance with Explanation: This article authorizes the use of State Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section grant funds for Fiscal Year 1998, often referred to as 53E 1/2, to be expended under the direction of the Chapter 90 funds. The Town of Mashpee is 100% Council on Aging,in order to place anticipated rev- reimbursed for the use of funds for roadway improve- enues collected from program income which shall ments. These revenues are from the gas tax as appor- be used to further the operation of programs under tioned back to cities and towns. the Council on Aging, and to establish the limit on Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends expenditures from said account for Fiscal Year approval. 1998 at$5,000. Motion made by Ken Marsters. Motion passes 7:54 p.m. Motion: I move the Town vote to complete road Article 15:To see if the Town will vote to re-authorize improvement projects under Chapter 113 of the the revolving Leisure Services Account through the Acts of 1996 of the General Laws,and for said pur- i Town Accountant's office in accordance with poses and for expenses incidental and related there- Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section to, the Town vote to authorize the Treasurer with 53E 1/2,to be expended under the direction of Leisure the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow Services, in order to place anticipated revenues col- $446,419 at one time or from time to time pursuant lected from program income which shall be used to to Chapter 44, Section 6. further the operation of programs under Leisure Motion asses 7:57 m. Services, and to establish the limit on expenditures p p• from said account for Fiscal Year 1998 at$22,000. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and Submitted by Leisure Services appropriate or transfer from available funds $4,500 to the Herring Warden's Account. Explanation: Revolving account is required in order Submitted b the Herrin Warden to receive and disburse funds generated through pro- Y g grams supported by such revolving fund. Revenues Explanation: The Town has received a federal grant must be used to offset expenses of these programs for upgrading the upper fish ladder; that work (and Anticipated Budget: associated drainage improvements)will be done in the Revenues: $22,000 summer of 1997. The Massachusetts Division of Expenditures: $22,000 Marine Fisheries (DMF) has recommended renovat j This account will be managed by Leisure Services ing the lower ladder at the same time,as its design and a: through its agent. dimensions are "inadequate to handle the potential population size indicated by the spawning area avail- Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends able in Mashpee-Wakeby Pond." This improvement approval. would be the last in the series of upper River improve- Motion made by Curtis Frye. ments that have been done in the past several years (dredging,revetment,and jetty work, stream bank sta Motion: I move the Town vote to re-authorize a bilization), and would eliminate the last "bottleneck" revolving Leisure Services Account through the for herring passage. DMF would provide design work Town Accountant's office in accordance with and labor. If we contracted out for the work in its i' Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section entirety, it would cost over$75,000. 53E 1/2, to be expended under the direction of the Leisure Services Department, in order to place Recommendation: Finance Committee recommend anticipated revenues collected from program approval. income which shall be used to further the operation Motion made by Nancy Caffyn. of programs under the Leisure Services Department, and to establish the limit on expendi- Motion: I move the Town vote to raise and appro- tures from said account for Fiscal Year 1998 at priate $4,500 to the Herring Warden Ladder $22,000. Account. Motion passes 7:56 p.m. Motion passes 7:57 p.m Article 16: To see if the Town will vote to raise and Article 18: To see if the Town will vote to reclassify appropriate, borrow, or transfer from available funds the position of Administrative Clerk in Personnel to $446,419.00 to provide for road improvement projects full-time,Grade 4 under the Personnel Administration under Chapter 113 of the Acts of 1996 of the General Plan, and to raise and appropriate or transfer from Laws. available funds $15,417 with said funds to be distrib the Department of Public Works uted as follows: $9,694 to the Personnel Salary/Wage Submitted by p Account, $36 for the Group Insurance Account,$206 64