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Article 4 Article 6 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- fer from available funds $50,000 to be added to the fer from available funds $26,400 to the Fire &Rescue Assessors' Revaluation Account, or take any other Salary&Wage Account,or take any other action relat. action relating thereto. ing thereto. Submitted by the Board of Assessors Submitted by the Fire Chief Explanation: These funds are used for consultants Explanation: This article will serve to continue 6 per- and expenses related to the State mandated triennial son staffing from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m. daily. As of revaluation of real and personal property. Funds will September 1,2003 staffing will be(has been)5 persons be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Account. 24 hours per day. The reduction in daily staffing is pro- jected to cause delays in responding to approximately Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- 15% of Fire and Rescue responses (1.25 per day). mends approval. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends Motion made by Kenneth Marsters. approval. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Motion made by David Leveille. transfer$50,000 from the Overlay Surplus lus Account to the Assessors' Revaluation Account. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer $26,400 from the Cape Cod Regional Motion passes unanimously at 7:41 p.m. Technical High School Account to the Fire & Rescue Salary & Wage Account. Article 5 Motion passes unanimously at 7:53 p.m. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- fer from available funds $17,925 to be distributed as Article 7 follows: $5,975 to the Fire & Rescue Expense Account; $918 to the Medicare Account; $10,962 to To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- the Employee Medical Insurance Account; and$70 to fer from available funds $18,200 to the Waterways the Group Insurance Account,or take any other action Maintenance Account, or take any other action relat- relating thereto. ing thereto. Submitted by the Fire Chief Submitted by the Waterways Commission I Explanation: This article creates the needed funds Explanation: This money is needed to perform for the benefits for two additional firefighters sched- annual maintenance dredging of the Popponesset Bay uled to start January 1, 2004. The salaries for these and Waquoit Bay navigation channels and to repair positions will come from the overtime line of the Fire and maintain Town owned docks and equipment. Department's current operating budget. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval. approval. 'i Motion made by George Green. Motion made by Wayne Taylor. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer $18,200 from the Waterways Improvement transfer $17,925 from the Cape Cod Regional Account to the Waterways Maintenance Account. Technical High School Account to be distributed as follows: $5,975 to the Fire & Rescue Expense Motion passes unanimously at 7:54 p.m. Account; $918 to the Medicare Account; $10,962 to the Employee Medical Insurance Account; and $70 to Article 8 the Group Insurance Account. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $200,000 Motion passes at 7:53 p.m. for the purpose of making loans to residents of the Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic 76