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Town of Mashpee-Board of Selectmen-Regular Session Meeting Minutes • Mashpee Town Hall—Selectmen's Meeting Room March 27,2008-10:00 a.m. Members Present: Terrie Cook,John Cahalane,Chuckie Green,Wayne Taylor(via phone) Members Absent: Don Myers Others Present: Joyce Mason, Town Manager; Rene' J.Read,Asst.Town Manager; Stephanie Vosk I CALL TO ORDER Chairman Cook called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. II DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO ANNUAL ELECTION WARRANTS Ms. Mason reviewed and presented four options to the Board relative to their decision on the Annual Election Warrant. The Board noted that they would like to include the dollar amount in the bond question to which Ms. Mason replied that she would have it added in the question. Ms. Mason noted that she had spoken to Town Counsel Patrick Costello regarding Article 10 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant and he noted that self-help grants are reimbursable only if the land is paid for in its entirety in advance. Ms. Mason explained that in order to meet this requirement, the Board would need to vote to add another$500,000 to the debt exclusion dollar amount for a total of$2,146,800. Ms.Mason added that she has spoken with Mr. Myers about this and he preferred to include the entire amount in the debt exclusion and purchase the property free of restrictions, but would agree to increase the debt exclusion amount by$500,000 if that was the wish of the Board. Ms.Mason stated that she had not yet spoken with Mr.Taylor. Mr. Cahalane suggested that he would like to have some input from the CPC and asked if Ms. Mason could conference Mr. Taylor on his phone, which she did. • Mr.Taylor entered the meeting(via teleconference)at 10:10 a.m. Ms. Mason explained the situation to Mr. Taylor and stated that the Board was considering adding another$500,000 to the dollar amount for a total of $2,146,800.00 which would allow for a cleaner purchase of the property without any encumbrances. Mr. Taylor stated that this arrangement sounded fine to him and that he did not have a problem with it to which Ms. Cook asked how he felt the CPC might react to this idea. Mr. Taylor stated that when the vote was taken on the issue at the CPC meeting, three members were not present and added that he was in favor of giving the voters a chance to vote on the article. Mr.Taylor left the meeting(via teleconference)at 10:15 a.m. The Board discussed the idea of possibly sponsoring the article to which Mr, Cahalane stated that he was not in favor of that idea and noted that he would probably have not have voted for it initially if it had been a Board sponsored article. Ch. Cook restated the Board's position which was that they were considering adding another$500,000 to the debt exclusion number in the article and ballot question for a total of$2,146,800.00. A MOTION was made by Mr. Cahalane, and SECONDED by Mr. Green to increase the amount of debt noted on the Annual Election Warrant and Article 10 of the Town Meeting Warrant to $2,146,800.00 with the intention of applying for a self-help grant to ensure that the Town is refunded the money. Ch.Cook called for a vote:Cahalane,Green and Cook voted"aye"in favor of the motion; motion carried. A MOTION was made by Mr. Cahalane, and SECONDED by Mr. Green to include Question#1, having to do with assessing an additional$62,000 in taxes(an override)for the purposes of funding the School Department's operating budget. • Ch.Cook called for a vote: Cahalane,Green and Cook voted"aye" in favor of the motion; motion carried.