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which will bring internal equity to the positions which Building & Grounds Expense Account, or take any are classified under the Personnel Administration other action relating thereto. Plan. Funds are needed to cover additional costs asso- ciated with adding these steps to the salary schedule. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends Explanation: This article is necessary to provide approval. funds for operating costs, i.e. heat, electricity, for the old Senior Center. Motion made by George Green. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends j Motion: I move the Town vote to grant an adjustment approval. to the Personnel Administration Plan (P.A.P.) by adding five additional steps to the salary schedule and Motion made be Kenneth Marsters. further to appropriate and transfer from Revenue i Available for Appropriation $8,066 with said funds to Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and be distributed by the Town Accountant. transfer $4,515 from Revenue Available for Appropriation to the Town Hall Building & Grounds Motion passes at 8:23 p.m. Expense Account. Article 18 Motion passes at 8:28 p.m. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, Article 20 borrow or transfer from available funds $460,000 to provide for road improvement projects under Chapter To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $3,500,000 90 related funds, or take any other action relating for the purpose of architectural design, engineering thereto. services and construction of a new Mashpee Public Library, including the payment of all costs incidental Submitted by the Department of Public Works and related thereto and to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing or other- Explanation: This article authorizes the use of funds wise, provided that such appropriation shall be contin- to be 100% reimbursed by the Commonwealth of gent upon a vote at an election to exempt from the pro- f Massachusetts. These revenues are the apportioned visions of G.L.C. 59 § 21C (Proposition 2 1/2), the State taxes back to the cities and towns. The level amounts required to pay the principal of and interest funding for FY05 is anticipated to be restored to the on the borrowing authorized under this article. funds from 1998. Further,the Board of Selectmen be authorized to apply II' for, contract for, accept and expend on the project any Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends grant funds from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts approval. or any other agencies and/or to accept and expend donations received for the purpose of designing, con- Motion made by Wayne Taylor. structing and equipping a new library, or take any other action relating thereto. Motion: I move the Town vote to complete road improvement projects under Chapter 90, and for said Submitted by the Board of Selectmen i' purposes and for expenses incidental and related thereto,the Town vote to authorize the Treasurer, with Explanation: This article is the first of a two-step the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow process that would fund the design and construction of $460,000 at one time or from time to time pursuant to a new Library, and is contingent upon the passage of a I: Chapter 44, Section 6. debt exclusion question on the November election bal- lot. If voted the debt exclusion could potentially add Moderator declares motion passes by a 2/3rds vote an additional 12 cents per thousand assessed value. at 8:27 p.m. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends Article 19 approval. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or Motion made by Don Myers. transfer from available funds $4,515 to the Town Hall 73