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Town of Mashpee ARTICLE 18 May Town Meeting To see if the Town will vote to reauthorize the revoly- Tuesday, May 2, 2000 ing Home Composting Bin Account through the Town Accountant's office in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E 1/2, to be Meeting called to order at 7:36 p.m. expended under the direction of the Board of Health, 166 voters present. in order to place anticipated revenues collected from Quorum 0 the sale of compost bins which shall be used to pur- chase additional compost bins,and advertise the avail- Motion made to reconsider Article 16 at 7:36 p.m. ability of such bins, and to establish the limit on Motion to reconsider passes 118 to 8 at 7:41 p.m. expenditures from said account for Fiscal Year 2001 at Motion made to have a secret ballot. $2,500, or take any other action relating thereto. Motion to have a secret ballot defeated 71 to 70 at Submitted by the Board of Health 7:43 p.m. Explanation: A revolving account is required by the Motion passes 105 to 49 at 7.45 p.m. Department of Environmental Protection in order to receive compost bins at no charge to the Town. ARTICLE 17 Revenues must be used to purchase additional bins To see if the Town will vote to reauthorize the Leisure and advertise their availability. Service Revolving Account through the Town Anticipated Budget: Accountant's Office in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E 1/2, to be Revenues: $2,500 expended under the direction of the Leisure Service Expenditures: $2,500 Department, in order to place revenues collected from Motion made by Selectman Cahalane. the various Leisure Services Child Development Programs, which shall be used for the purpose of pay- Motion: I move the Town vote to reauthorize the ing wages and benefits to conduct said Leisure Service revolving Home Composting Bin Account through the programs, and to establish the limit on expenditures Town Accountant's office in accordance with E from said account for Fiscal Year 2001 at $31,287 or Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 44,Section 53E take any other action relating thereto. 1/2 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Submitted by the Leisure Service Department Health,in order to place anticipated revenues collected from the sale of compost bins which shall be used to �I Explanation: This Revolving account is required in purchase additional compost bins, and advertise the j order to receive and disburse funds generated through availability of such bins, and to establish the limit on " programs supported by such revolving fund.Revenues expenditures from said account for Fiscal year 2001 at must be used to offset expenses of these programs. $2,500. i Leisure Service through its agent will manage this Motion passes unanimously at 7.:49 p.m. account. Motion made by Selectman Taylor. ARTICLE 19 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or Motion: I move the Town vote to reauthorize the transfer from available funds $22,325 to the i Leisure Service Revolving Account through the Town Accountant's Office in accordance with Massachusetts Waterways Commission Water Quality Monitoring s Account, or take any other action relating thereto. General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53E 1/2, to be 1 expended under the direction of the Leisure Service Submitted by the Waterways Commission 1 Department, in order to place revenues collected from the various Leisure Service Development Programs, Explanation: This article provides funding to con- which shall be used for the purpose of paying wages tinue water quality testing in the Popponesset Bay p p y gembayment system in order to follow through with the and benefits to conduct said Leisure Service programs, 1 baseline data collected in 1998-1999. This data is nec- and to establish the limit on expenditures from said account for Fiscal Year 2001 at$31,287. essary to track continuing water quality problems in II our bay systems to assist and enhance planning efforts Motion passes at 7:47 p.m. and modeling which will determine the most cost- effective approaches for the restoration of bay waters. r 63