Information for Meeting of Town Meeting
Tuesday June 15, 2021 6:30 PM EDT

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NOTE: This event is not considered a meeting subject to the Open Meeting laws.
Town:Barre, MA 
Board:Town Meeting
Time:Tuesday June 15, 2021 6:30 PM EDT
Location:Quabbin Regional High School
800 South Street, Barre, MA 01005
Agenda:
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING JUNE 15, 2021 6:30 P.M. - QUABBING REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - 800 SOUTH ST- CAFETERIA

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER, SS:                           

To one of the Constables in the Town of Barre, in the County of Worcester.

Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Barre, qualified to vote in town elections and town affairs to meet at the Quabbin Regional High School, 800 South Street, Barre, MA 01005.

TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE 2021 AT 6:30 P.M.

then and there to act on the following articles: 

Article 1	
FY 2022 WATER ENTERPRISE FUND
Sponsor: DPW Commission
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from Water Receipts a Sum of Money for the operations and maintenance of the municipal water system for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 2	
FY 2022 SEWER ENTERPRISE BUDGET
Sponsor: DPW Commission
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from Sewer Receipts a Sum of Money for the operations and maintenance of the municipal sewer system for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 3	
FY 2022 TRANSFER FROM FREE CASH 
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will transfer from FY20 Free Cash a Sum of Money to fund the FY22 Omnibus Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 4	
FY 2022 TRANSFER FROM AMBULANCE RECEIPTS RESERVED
Sponsor: Fire Chief 
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will transfer from Ambulance Receipts Reserved the sum of $425,000 to fund the FY22 Omnibus Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021; or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 5	
FY 2022 OMNIBUS BUDGET
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum to pay town charges and expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 and vote to fix salary and compensation of all elected officials of the Town in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108, effective July 1, 2021 and make all appropriations for the same; or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 6	
FY 2022 OMNIBUS BUDGET- SCHOOLS
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum to pay school charges and expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108, effective July 1, 2021 and make all appropriations for the same; or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 7	
BOARD OF ASSESSORS PROPERTY VALUATIONS 
Sponsor: Board of Assessors
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum to pay for costs associated with the Assessors Recertification of properties, Special Appraisal Expenses, Cyclical Re-Inspection costs and Annual Interim Value Adjustments; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 8	
PEG ACCESS AND CABLE RELATED FUND  
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $25,000 from the PEG Access and Cable Related Fund to operate the Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Access and Cable Related Fund established pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 53F ¾ for fiscal year FY2022; or take any action relative thereto.

Article 9	
REVOLVING FUNDS
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
 [Majority Vote Required]
To see what spending limits the Town will establish for revolving accounts established pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 53E ½ and the Town’s Bylaws Chapter 48, Section 1, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021; or take any other action relative thereto. 

Article 10	
FY 2021 SNOW REMOVAL OT/PT ACCOUNT
Sponsor: DPW Commission
(Majority Vote Required)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, transfer from available funds a sum of money to the Fiscal Year 2021 Snow Removal Over-time/Part-time Account; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 11	
FY 2021 SNOW REMOVAL EXPENSE ACCOUNT
Sponsor: DPW Commission
(Majority Vote Required)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds a sum of money to the Fiscal Year 2021 Snow Removal Expense Account; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 12	
WACHUSETT GREENWAYS
Sponsor: Wachusett Greenways
(Majority Vote Required)
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $1,000 from FY20 Free Cash for Wachusett Greenways Trail Fund; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 13	
CAPITAL REQUEST -POLICE CRUISER 
Sponsor: Police Department
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $55,000 to pay for a new Police Cruiser, or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 14	
CAPITAL REQUEST -FIRE DEPARTMENT ADMIN VEHICLE
Sponsor: Fire Department
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, or transfer the sum of $55,000 to purchase and equip a new administrative vehicle, or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 15	
CAPITAL REQUEST -RUGGLES GENERATOR
Sponsor: QRSD
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50,000 to pay for a new generator at the Ruggles Elementary School, or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 16	
CHAPTER 90 GRANT
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
 [Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to accept any and all state highway assistance funds authorized by the state legislature and approved by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation- Highway Division under the so-called Chapter 90 Highway Assistance Program to be expended for the maintenance, repair and construction of Town roads in anticipation of reimbursement under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for work on roads located on the State Aid Primary System as approved by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation-Highway Division, and further to authorize the Treasurer/Collector, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time during Fiscal Year 2022 up to the reimbursable amount, for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, in anticipation of reimbursement of said highway assistance in conformity with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 6A, or take any other action relative thereto. 

Article 17	
TREASURER/COLLECTOR BORROWING 
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
  [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer/Collector, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue for the twelve month period beginning July 1, 2021, in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, or take any other action relative thereto.
	
Article 18	
CHOOSE TOWN OFFICERS
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
 [Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to choose all other town officers, agents and committees not elected by ballot or appointed, or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 19	
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Sponsor: Finance Committee
 [Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to accept the reports of the Selectmen, Finance Committee, School Committee and any other department or committee and act thereon, or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 20	
NAME CHANGE: BOARD OF SELECTMEN to SELECT BOARD
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
 [Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town Code and all By-laws to substitute the term “Board of Selectmen” throughout with the term “Select Board” and the words “selectman, selectmen, selectwoman, or selectwomen” with the words “select board member(s)” or “member(s) of the select board” in each and every place they appear in the Town By-laws and further to authorize the Town Clerk to make non-substantive, ministerial revisions to ensure that gender and numerical issues in related text is revised to properly reflect such change in title; or take any action relative thereto.



Article 21
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
 [Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Barre, by changing Ch. 119, Sec. 6 to add “the current edition of” Town Meeting Time and omitting “by Richard B. Johnson, Moderator of Swampscott, Benjamin Lincoln — A Committee of the Massachusetts Moderators' Association, Copyright 1962 by Little, Brown and Company, Inc.”

Article 22
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
 [Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Barre, by changing Ch. 119 Sec. 7 to change the term of office for the moderator to be 3 years, or take any action relative thereto.

Article 23
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Planning Board
  [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
To amend the Code of the Town of Barre, by adding a new section; 140-33 Natural Resource Protection Zoning (NRPZ), or take any action relative thereto.

Article 24
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Planning Board
  [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
To amend the Code of the Town of Barre, by adding a new section; 140-34 Rural Siting Principles, or take any action relative thereto.

Article 25
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Planning Board
  [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
To amend the Code of the Town of Barre, by adding a new section; 140-35 Driveways, Common Driveways, and Flexible Frontage, or take any action relative thereto.

Article 26
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Planning Board
  [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
To amend the Code of the Town of Barre, by adding a new section; 140-36 Accessory Apartments, or take any action relative thereto.

Article 27
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Planning Board
  [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
To amend the Code of the Town of Barre, by adding a new section; 140-37 Rate of Development Bylaw, or take any action relative thereto.

Article 28
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Planning Board
  [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Barre, Zoning, 140-4A to delete May 4, 2009 and insert October 28, 2019, or take any action relative thereto. 






Article 29
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
   [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Barre Zoning 140, Town of Barre Zoning Bylaw and the Zoning Map incorporated therein by reference, by changing the zoning district of land on the Northwesterly side of New Braintree Road a/k/a Wheelwright Road, from what is currently the “Limited Business” District, to become “R-15 General Residence District” or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 30
CAPITAL REQUEST - OLD TOWN HALL ROOF REPLACEMENT
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
 [Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $60,000 to pay for a new roof on the Town Hall at 2 Exchange Street, Barre, MA 01005, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 31
OPEB
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, the sum of $25,000 for the purpose of paying for the OPEB (Other Post-Employment Benefits); or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 32
TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE 250TH CELEBRATION ACCOUNT 
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $2,199 from the 225th Celebration Account to the 250th Celebration Account; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article 33
TRANSFER TO STABILIZATION FUND
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to transfer $64,785 from FY20 Free Cash into the Stabilization Fund, or to take any other action relative thereto.

Article 34
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN STABILIZATION FUND
Sponsor: Board of Selectmen 
[Two-Thirds Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to approve the establishment of a Stabilization Fund according to M.G.L.Chapter 40, Section 5B for the Capital Improvement Plan, and, as funding therefore, to transfer the sum of $64,784 from FY20 Free Cash to said Stabilization Fund, or take any action relative thereto.                                                              
Article 35
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF BARRE
Sponsor: Citizen’s Petition
[Majority Vote Required]
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Barre by replacing Article III § 18-14. Conduct of meetings; minutes with Article III § 18-14. Conduct of meetings; recordings and minutes.

Existing Article III § 18-14. Conduct of meetings; minutes.
Every board, commission, committee or subcommittee established in the Town
of Barre shall conduct all meetings in accordance with the Open Meeting Law
of Massachusetts. Furthermore, the clerk of every board, commission,
committee or subcommittee shall file with the Town Clerk a written copy of
minutes from every posted meeting. Such minutes shall be read at the
beginning of or prior to each meeting and approved by a majority of the board,
commission, committee or subcommittee. Final minutes shall be signed by the
clerk of said board, commission, committee or subcommittee, reflect the
acceptance of the previous meeting minutes and be filed with the Town Clerk
within 10 days of acceptance. In addition, these minutes shall be filed
electronically, using a means determined by the Town Clerk.

Replace existing bylaw “Article III, §18-14. Conduct of
meetings;minutes”, shown above, in its entirety with the following:

Article III § 18-14. Conduct of meetings; recordings and minutes.

1. Every board, commission, committee or subcommittee established in the
Town of Barre shall conduct all meetings in accordance with the Open
Meeting Law of Massachusetts. Furthermore, the clerk of every board,
commission, committee or subcommittee shall file with the Town Clerk a
written copy of minutes from every posted meeting. Such minutes shall
be read at the beginning of or prior to each meeting and approved by a
majority of the board, commission, committee or subcommittee. Final
minutes shall be signed by the clerk of said board, commission,
committee or subcommittee, reflect the acceptance of the previous
meeting minutes and be filed with the Town Clerk within 10 days of
acceptance. In addition, these minutes shall be filed electronically, using
a means determined by the Town Clerk.

2. The following boards, commissions, and committees shall record (video
and audio) every meeting, with the exception of Executive Session
agenda items, and make said recording available to the public within 1
week of the meeting date: Board of Health, Conservation Commission,
DPW Commission, Finance Committee, Planning Board, and Select
Board. All recordings shall be made available from a single location on
the internet and any links to said recordings shall be found on the Town
website in a clearly identifiable location. The Town Administrator, under 
the direction of the Select Board, shall be responsible for creating a uniform 
process for each board, commission, committee, and subcommittee to use to 
record each meeting and post the meetings for public access. Any complaints
 about the quality or availability of any recording required within this bylaw 
shall be sent to the Town Clerk to review and validate, or invalidate, the 
complaint. The Town Clerk, within seven (7) calendar days, will assign 
another elected board, commission, or committee to review the complaint 
and provide their determination on the validity of the complaint and 
provide recommendations on improvements the board, committee, or 
commission can make to processes or procedures to address the issues 
raised in the complaint. All complaints will be filed with the Town Clerk 
when received and the findings of the elected board, committee, or 
commission assigned by the Town Clerk, will subsequently be filed with 
the original complaint, once completed to maintain a record that will be 
available to the public, when requested.


 


You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof on the bulletin boards at Ruggles Lane School, 105 Ruggles Lane; Barre Town Hall, 2 Exchange Street; Town Clerk’s Office, 40 West St. (basement), Henry Woods Building, 40 West Street – 1st floor; Woods Memorial Library, 19 Pleasant Street; 50 Main Street; and Barre Senior Center 557 South Barre Road.
 
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Barre Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid. Given under our hands this 3rd day of June 2021 A.D. 
				s/Gregory O’Sullivan, Chair
	s/Dylan Clark, Vice Chair
  				        BARRE SELECTMEN

CONSTABLE’S RETURN OF SERVICE

Worcester SS:

Pursuant to the within Warrant, On June 4th, 2021, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Barre by posting up attested copies of the same on the bulletin boards at:

			 LOCATION 						TIME
	Ruggles Lane School, 105 Ruggles Lane at:			1:15 p.m. 
	Barre Town Hall, 2 Exchange Street at:		 	1:10 p.m. 
	Town Clerk’s Office, 40 West Street (basement) at:		1:32 p.m.
	Henry Woods Building, 40 West Street 1st floor at: 		1:30 p.m. 
	Woods Memorial Library, 19 Pleasant Street at: 		1:20 p.m.
	50 Main Street at:                                                      		1:25 p.m. 
	Barre Senior Center, 557 South Barre Road at:        		1:00 p.m. 

	June 4th, 2021 					s/ Dennis G. Fleming               
               Date Signed                              		Constable of Barre

Returned to the Barre Town Clerk at 1:32 p.m. on the 4th day of June, 2021 A.D.

            s/Ellen M. Glidden				s/Dennis G. Fleming
             Barre Town Clerk                 			               Constable of Barre
Scheduled By:Ellen Glidden
Posted At:May 20, 2021 6:32 PM EDT
Last Modified:Jun 08, 2021 3:32 PM EDT
Minutes:Minutes are not on record with the Town Clerk's office
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