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Motion: I move the town vote to appropriate and Article 13 transfer from the Community Preservation Fund i Affordable Housing Reserve, in accordance with the To see if the Town will vote to Revise Section 3-1 (c) 1 provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B Section 5, $90,535 of the Charter, by deleting the current language of for the purpose of funding the rehabilitation of the Section 3-1 (c) and substituting the following lan- Mashpee Village, an affordable housing community, guage therefore; including necessary costs and expenses related thereto, I as recommended by the Community Preservation (c) Eligibility —Any voter of the Town shall be eligi- Committee. ble to hold any elective Town office, provided how- ever, that except as may be authorized by this Charter, Motion passes unanimously at 7:26 PM. no elected Town official, as defined in Section 3-1(a), shall hold any other elected Town office or full time Article 12 Town employment during the term for which he or she was elected. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- fer $20,000 from the FY2008 Community Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Preservation Budgeted for Appropriation Reserve to the Community Preservation Administrative Purchase Explanation: The purpose of this article is to remove i of Services Account for the purpose of administrative the current limitation on elected officials (Board of and operating expenses of the Community Selectmen, School Committee, Town Clerk, Board of r Preservation Committee; said sums to be spent in Library Trustees, Town Moderator or Planning Board) accordance with the provisions of G.L. Chapter 44B from being appointed by the Board of Selectmen as a upon recommendation of the Community Preservation full voting member of a multiple member board. This Committee, or take any other action relating thereto. would allow elected officials to be considered for ser- vice on other volunteer boards and committees. The Submitted by the Town has historically had a shortage of volunteer Community Preservation Act Committee applicants for some boards and committees. The employment limitation would limit a source of poten- t Explanation: This article will transfer funding into tial conflict of interest between the duties of elected the Community Preservation Act Administrative officials and the Town. Purchase of Services Account to cover secretarial sup- port and other related expenses. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee does not recommend approval by a vote of 6-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 6-0. Motion made by Selectman Don Myers. Motion made by Selectman John Cahalane. Motion: I move Article 13 be voted as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase, "or take any Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and other action relating thereto'. transfer $20,000 from the Community Preservation Fund Budgeted Reserve for Appropriation to the Motion defeated at 7:33 PM. Community Preservation Administrative Purchase of Services Account for the purpose of administrative and Article 14 Operating expenses of the Community Preservation Committee; said sums to be spent in accordance with To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of the provisions of G.L. Chapter 44B upon recommenda- Selectmen to grant to NSTAR ELECTRIC COM- tion of the Community Preservation Committee. PANY the perpetual right and easement to locate,relo- cate, erect, construct, reconstruct, install, lay, dig up, Motion passes unanimously at 7.27 PM. operate,maintain,patrol,inspect,repair,replace, alter, change the location of, extend or remove one or more 73