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Recommendation: The Finance Committee makes no entitled and no such person shall receive a rate recommendation. of, or be credited with, more than the current minimum wage of the commonwealth per hour t Motion made by Selectman Blythe. for services provided pursuant to such reduction i Motion: I move the Town vote to raise and appropri- nor shall the reduction of the real property tax ate $22,325 to the Waterways Commission Water bill exceed $500 in a given tax year. It shall be Quality Monitoring Account. the responsibility of the city or town to maintain a record for each taxpayer including,but not Jim- Motionasses unanimous) at m. P y 7:49 p' ited to, the number of hours of service and the T' ARTICLE 20 total amount by which the real property tax has been reduced and to provide a copy of such To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- record to the assessor in order that the actual tax fer $120,000 from the Cranberry Bog Reserved Receipts Account to the Conservation Lands & bill reflect the reduced rate. A copy of such ;? record shall also be provided to the taxpayer Maintenance Account, or take any other action relat- prior to the issuance of the actual tax bill. Such 3 A; ing thereto. cities and towns shall have the power to create #� Submitted by the Conservation Commission local rules and procedures for implementing this section in any way consistent with the intent of Explanation: These monies, from the 1998 and 1999 this section. crops from the Town Conservation Commission's jcranberry bogs, would be used to fund new In no instance shall the amount by which a per }� Conservation Land Improvements and potential acqui- son's property tax liability is reduced in sitions. Improvements would include projects such as exchange for the provision of services be consid- enhancing public use of Conservation Lands, protec- ered income, wages or employment for the pur- tion anenhancement hent of wildlife habitat and fisheries, E poses of taxation as provided in chapter 62, for and erosion and sedimentation control. Potential con- tributions to Conservation Land purchases would be the purposes of withholding taxes as provided in ,! chapter 62B, for the purposes of unemployment done in consultation with the Town Planner and the { insurance as provided in chapter 151,for the pur- Land Bank Committee. poses of workers compensation as provided in Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- chapter 152 or any other applicable provisions of mends approval. the General Laws but such person while provid ing such services shall be considered a public 1 ' Motion made by Selectman Marsters. employee for the purposes of chapter 258." Motion: I move Article 20 be voted as printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any Submitted by the Council on Aging other action relating thereto". Explanation: This article serves to clarify the posi ' Motion passes unanimously at 7:52 p.m. tion of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding ARTICLE 21 volunteer programs offering property tax relief to citi- zens. This restricts the program to seniors (60+) and 9 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the accep- limits the amount to $500. tance of Chapter 59 Section 5K of Massachusetts General Laws which states as follows: Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom mends approval. "In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, the board of selectmen of a town Motion made by Selectman Leveille. - or in a municipality having a town council form Motion: I move Article 21 be voted as printed in the y of government, the town council or the mayor, warrant. with the approval of the city council in a city, may establish a program to allow persons over Moderator declares vote on Article 16 an illegal the age of 60 to volunteer to provide services to vote at 7:56 p.m. such city or town.In exchange for such volunteer Motion made to move question made at 8:10 p.m services, the city or town shall reduce the real Motion on Article 16 passes 128-40 at 8:12 p.m. property tax obligations of such person over the age of 60 on his tax bills and any reduction so Motion on Article 21 passes unanimously at 8:13 provided shall be in addition to any exemption or p.m. abatement to which any such person is otherwise 64