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collection, treatment and effluent recharge facilities and initiatives in the Town of Mashpee, and all costs and expenses incidental and related thereto, including costs relating to the acquisition of necessary easements and other interests in real property, as recommended by the Capital Improvement Program Committee, and to authorize the Select Board to acquire, by purchase, gift, and/or eminent domain such easements or other interests in real property as needed for these projects and to execute all documents necessary for such acquisition, and to take any other action necessary or convenient to carry out the project; provided, however, that this vote shall be expressly subject to and contingent upon approval by the voters of the Town of a ballot question to exclude from the limitations of Proposition 2 1/2, so-called, G.L. c.59, §21C, the amounts required to pay the principal and interest on any bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness issued hereunder. Motion passes 307 to 136 at 7:39PM Article 5 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of $250,000 from the Ambulance Reserved Receipts Account with said funds to be distributed as follows: $245,000 to the Fire Department Overtime Salary Account and $5,000 to the Medicare Expense Account, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Mashpee Fire Chief Explanation: This article provides additional funds to cover a projected shortfall in the Fire Department Salary Account. Due to an increase in calls for service, additional staffing is required. The funds will cover anticipated overtime costs associated with increasing minimum manning. All funds will be transferred from the Ambulance Reserved Receipts Account and will have no impact on the taxes. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 5 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 5 by a vote of 6-0 Motion made by Select Board Member Wyman-Colombo Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 5 as printed in the warrant, with the exception of the phrase “or take any other action relating thereto.” Motion passes 369 to 41 at 7:40PM Article 6 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Cemetery Reserved Receipts Fund the sum of $225,000 for the design/engineering plans for the expansion of Great Neck Woods Cemetery, 251 Great Neck Road South, and for construction of said expansion, including all costs incidental and related thereto; or take any other action relating thereto.