Information for Meeting of Town Meeting
Tuesday June 16, 2015 6:30 PM EDT

TOWN OF BARRE
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
JUNE 16, 2015

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 Ruggles Lane School Auditorium on

TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH OF JUNE 2015
AT 6:30 P.M.

then and there to act on the following articles: 

ARTICLE 1
CHOOSE TOWN OFFICERS
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 2
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
To see if the Town will vote to hear 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 3
CHAPTER 90 GRANT
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 2016 up to the reimbursable amount, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, 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 4
TREASURER/COLLECTOR BORROWING 
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, 2015, 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 5
REVOLVING FUNDS
To see if the Town will vote to authorize revolving funds for certain town departments pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 53E ½ for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 6
MGL CHAPTER 268A, SECTION 21A
To see if the Town will vote to allow the Board of Assessors to appoint one of its members to a paid part-time position under their supervision as allowed by MGL Chapter 2368A, Section 21A; or take any other action relative thereto.




ARTICLE 7
BOARD OF ASSESSORS PROPERTY VALUATIONS
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to pay for costs associated with the Assessors Triennial Recertification of properties, Special Appraisal Expenses, Cyclical Re-Inspection and Annual Interim Value Adjustments; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 8
AMENDMENTS TO APPROPRIATIONS AND SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR FY 2015 
To see if the Town will vote to amend the appropriations and source of funds for certain accounts for the Fiscal Year 2015 adopted at the June 2014 Annual Town Meeting; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 9
FY 2015 SNOW REMOVAL OT/PT ACCOUNT
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, transfer from available funds a sum of money to the Fiscal Year 2015 Snow Removal Overtime/Part-time Account; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 10
FY 2015 SNOW REMOVAL EXPENSE ACCOUNT
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, transfer from available funds a sum of money to the Fiscal Year 2015 Snow Removal Expense Account; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 11
FY 2016 OMNIBUS BUDGET
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds such sums as may be deemed necessary to pay town charges and expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 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, 2015 and make all appropriations for the same; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 12
FY 2016 SEWER ENTERPRISE BUDGET
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, 2015; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 13
FY 2016 WATER ENTERPRISE FUND
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, 2015; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 14
FIRE DEPARTMENT PAGERS
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to purchase alerting pagers for the firefighters; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 15
BARRE CIVIL WAR MONUMENT
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to complete the restoration of the Barre Civil War Monument; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 16
SIDEWALKS
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to repair town sidewalks; or take any other action relative thereto.






ARTICLE 17
LAND ACQUISITION FROM RESOURCE CONTROL, INC.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept a parcel of land situated on Barre Depot Road being Assessors Map H, Parcel 20, also shown as Lot 2 on Plan book 715 Plan 37 of the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, from Resource Control, Inc. of Waste Management pursuant to the Agreement with Resource Control, Inc. in order to operate a transfer station; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 18
LAND ACQUISITION FROM SEVEN HILLS/STETSON HOME
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept a parcel of land situated on South Street being a portion of Assessors Map E, Parcel 35 from Seven Hills Foundation, Inc. and or Stetson Home in order to build a public safety complex; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 19
LAND ACQUISITION FROM BARRE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept a parcel of land situated on Pleasant Street, with the building thereon being the Henry Woods Memorial Library from the Barre Library Association being shown on Assessors Map EA as Parcel 229 subject to conditions acceptable to the Select Board; or take any other action relative thereto.

ARTICLE 20
BYLAW FOR SPECIAL EVENT 
To see if the Town will vote to adopt a Special Events Bylaw; or take any other action relative thereto.

You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in the bulletin boards at Ruggles Lane School, at the Town Hall and 50 Main Street, South Barre and on the bulletin boards of the Town Clerk, Henry Woods Building, and the Barre Senior Center.
 
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid. Given under our hands this 1st  day of June, 2015 A.D. 

s/Richard Jankauskas, Selectmen
s/Lief Ericson, Selectmen
s/Kathlyn Inman, Selectmen

SELECTMEN OF BARRE

Worcester SS :

Pursuant to the within Warrant, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Barre by posting up attested copies of the same in the bulletin boards at Ruggles Lane School, at the Town Hall, at 50 Main Street, South Barre, and on the bulletin boards of the Town Clerk, Henry Woods Building and the Barre Senior Center. 

June 2nd, 2015 @ 13:55
s/Dennis G. Fleming
Constable of Barre


Returned to the Clerk of the Town of Barre at 13:55 on the 2nd day of June, 2015 A.D.

s/Ellen M. Glidden			Dennis G. Fleming
Town Clerk                 			Constable of Barre