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Town of Mashpee Mashpee High School Annual Town Meeting Monday, May 2, 2016 Town Meeting convened at 7:36 PM. Voters Present 338 Quorum 0 Barnstable, ss: Greetings to the Constables of the Town, In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and summon the inhabitants of the Town of Mashpee who are qualified to vote in the elections to meet at the Mashpee High School on Monday, the 2nd day of May 2016 at 7:00 p.m. for the following purposes: To act on the articles contained in the following Warrant: Article 1 To see if the Town will vote to accept the reports of the Town officers, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: The 2015 Annual Town Report in which the reports of Town officers are presented is available at the Town Meeting and at the Town Hall. The Board of Selectmen recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. Motion: I move the Town vote to accept the reports of the Town officers. Motion passes unanimously at 7:37 PM Article 2 To see if the Town will vote to fix the salaries of the following elected officers as provided in Chapter 41, Section 108, of the Massachusetts General Laws for the period of July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017, and further, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate, raise, and/or transfer a sum of money to defray the Town's expenses for the ensuing fiscal year, according to the following line item budget, with the maximum amount to be appropriated as shown in the column entitled "FY 2017 Department Request" (see Omnibus Budget), or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article seeks to fund the annual operating budgets for the various Town Departments. The Board of Selectmen recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. Motion made by Selectman Andrew Gottlieb. Motion: I move the Town vote to fix the salaries of the elected officers as specified under the columns entitled "Town Manager Recommendation": in line items 2 and 24 of the "Omnibus Budget" as distributed to voters at the Town Meeting and further the Town defray the expenses for the ensuing fiscal year by appropriation, those amounts shown under columns entitled "Town Manager Recommendation" and that to fund said appropriation, the Town raise and appropriate $51,203,010; and further appropriate and transfer from the Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $450,000 to line item 40, $50,000 to line item 41, $100,000 to line item 70, and $9,800 to line item 72; appropriate and transfer from the Hotel/Motel Receipts Account $75,000 to line item 77; appropriate and transfer from the Conservation Revolving Account $10,000 to line item 29; appropriate and transfer from the Shellfish Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $20,000 to line item 39; appropriate and transfer from the Cemetery Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $15,000 to line item 53; appropriate and transfer from the Street Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $440,000 to line item 70, $125,575 to line item 72; appropriate and transfer from the Septic Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account $29,196 to line item 70; and appropriate and transfer from the Community Preservation Act Fund $455,000 to line item 70, $126,275 to line Item 72; and appropriate and transfer from Revenue Available for Appropriation $1,400,000 to line item 77. Motion passes unanimously at 8:04 PM. M.