TOWN
OF
WARRANT
FOR THE JUNE 8 & 19, 2010 TOWN MEETING
In the name of the State of
Maine, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town
of Westport Island; in said county qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to
assemble at the Town Hall in said Town on Tuesday, the 8th day of June, AD,
2010, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, and then and there to act on the
following articles, to wit:
Article 1. To
choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. The
polls will be open at the
To choose by secret ballot, a First Selectman
for a term of three years, 2 Budget Committee members for three years, 2 Alternate
Budget Committee members for three years, and a Road Commissioner for a term of
three years.
All other business under this warrant will be
conducted upon the re-opening of the meeting on Saturday, June 19, 2010, at
nine o’clock in the forenoon at the
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Article 3. To see if the voters of the Town of
Westport Island will approve the amended Westport Island Shoreland Zoning Ordinance
as presented at a public hearing held March 8, 2010.
(Note:
The Westport Island Shoreland Zoning Ordinance was last amended on June
20, 2009. The Ordinance was sent to the
Department of Environmental Protection and was given a conditional approval. The required additional changes for final
approval were included in a new draft and a public hearing was held on March 8, 2010.)
Recommended
by the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise
and appropriate the following amounts for officers’ salaries and to set the
same.
|
|
FY 2008-2009 |
FY 2009-2010 |
FY 2010-2011 |
|
1st Selectman |
3,330.00 |
3,420.00 |
3,420.00 |
|
2nd Selectman |
3,330.00 |
3,420.00 |
3,420.00 |
|
3rd Selectman |
3,330.00 |
3,420.00 |
3,420.00 |
|
Chair / Selectmen |
3,110.00 |
3,195.00 |
3,195.00 |
|
Assessing Support |
3,150.00 |
3,500.00 |
3,500.00 |
|
Tax Collector/Treasurer/Admin.
(plus fees) |
23,083.00 |
23,710.00 |
23,710.00 |
|
Municipal Agent (plus fees) |
11,370.00 |
11,680.00 |
11,680.00 |
|
Town Clerk/Registrar of
Voters (plus fees) |
4,665.00 |
4,790.00 |
4,790.00 |
|
Custodian |
2,070.00 |
2,125.00 |
2,125.00 |
|
Constable |
800.00 |
820.00 |
820.00 |
|
E-911 Addressing Officer |
800.00 |
820.00 |
820.00 |
|
EMA Director |
880.00 |
900.00 |
900.00 |
|
Harbor Master |
800.00 |
820.00 |
820.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Officer |
285.00 |
290.00 |
290.00
|
|
TOTAL |
$61,003.00 |
$62,910.00 |
$62,910.00 |
Recommended by the Selectmen
that salaries remain constant with last year.
Recommended
by the Budget Committee (5-0-1)
Article 5. To see what sum the Town will raise
and appropriate for the employer portion of payroll taxes to be paid to the State
of
Selectmen recommend that $5,710.00 be raised.
Recommended
by the Budget Committee (5-0-1).
Article 6. To
see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen, at their discretion and
on behalf of the Town, to borrow $1,335,000.00 from the First, N.A. to cover
the operating budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 and to execute a promissory
note repayable over a five-year term at a fixed interest rate of 3.7%.
Recommended
by the Selectmen.
Recommended
by the Budget Committee (6-0)
Note: The Town is substantially in arrears in tax
billing and collection due to a change in fiscal year, unforeseen problems with
the current tax assessing program, and the voters’ use of the undesignated fund
balance to reduce the mil rate over the past several years. As a result, each year the Town must obtain
larger and larger tax anticipation loans, earlier and earlier, to meet its
obligations. The alternatives are
limited: (1) Assess 2 years worth of
taxes in a single year, (2) continue to borrow more and earlier each year in
anticipation of taxes, or (3) secure the one-time five-year loan described
above. The Selectmen believe this
five-year loan is the most prudent and least painful alternative for the
taxpayers of
Article 7. To
see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $154,598.00 for the first
year’s debt service under the above described note with The First, N.A.
Recommended by the Selectmen.
Recommended by the Budget
Committee (6-0)
Article 8. To
see if the Town will vote to increase the property tax levy limit of $274,907.60
established for
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0)
Recommended by the Selectmen
Article 9. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate
for a Maine Certified Assessor to update assessment factors based on current
values and handle assessments on new construction, land splits, transfers,
state valuation returns and LD1; and for consultation with taxpayers, preparation
and court time as required.
This
to be paid to the Maine Certified Assessor at the rate of $50.00 per hour. His estimate is 300 hours. Invoices shall include the hours charged.
Recommended by the Selectmen
that $5,000.00 be carried forward and $10,000.00 be raised.
Recommended
by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 10. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the Boards and Committees
to pay operating expenses including publication of newsletters and flyers, and
to reimburse members for their out-of-pocket expenses.
Approved Raise Carry
2009-10
2010-11 Forward
|
CEO |
100.00 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
|
Board of
Appeals |
100.00 |
450.00 |
0.00 |
|
Budget
Committee |
300.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
EMA |
100.00 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
|
Health Officer |
50.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Ground Water
Protection Committee |
1,000.00 |
0.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Wright Property
Committee |
100.00 |
0.00 |
100.00 |
|
Planning Board |
466.62 |
340.00 |
260.00 |
|
Digital Tax Map
Committee |
1,000.00 |
125 00 |
0.00 |
|
Cemetery
Committee |
200.00 |
0.00 |
184.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3,416.62 |
$1,115.00 |
$1,544.00 |
Recommended
by the Selectmen that $1,544.00 be carried forward and $1,115.00 be raised for
a total of $2,659.00.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 11. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for operation and minor
maintenance of the Town Hall and for the Town Hall Reserve Account.
Selectmen
and Town Hall Committee recommend that a total
of $6,000.00 be raised; $3,500.00 for operation and $2,500.00 for the reserve
account, and that the $4,854.00 (plus accumulated interest) that was
transferred to Municipal Building Major Repair Reserve Account last year be
returned to the Town Hall Reserve Account.
Recommended by the Budget Committee
(5-1).
Article 12. To
see if the Town will vote to transfer $4,200.00 from the Municipal Building
Major Repair Reserve Account to the Town Office Building Reserve Account.
Recommended
by the Selectmen.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 13. To
see what sum the town will raise and appropriate for the History Committee to
continue the assembly and preservation of historical town records.
Selectmen
and History Committee recommend that $257.00 be carried forward and $393.00 be
raised.
Recommended
by Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 14. To see what sum the Town will raise and
appropriate for committee members to be covered under the blanket insurance
package provided through the Maine Municipal Association.
Recommended
by the Selectmen that $320 be raised to cover approximately 80 committee
members.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 15. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to
apply for, accept, and expend, additional grant funds from the State, or other
sources, for conservation or other approved projects on
Recommended
by the Selectmen that $5,000.00 be carried forward and $5,000.00 be raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (5-1).
Article 16. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate
for the Municipal Landing Account loan at The First, N.A.
Recommended by the
Selectmen that $27,673.00 be raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 17. To see what sum the Town will raise and
appropriate for the Conservation Commission
to
pay operating expenses for conservation activities, including study of
conservation opportunities, trail work, maintenance of Clough Point Town
Preserve, publication of newsletters and flyers, clean-up day and reimburse
members for their our-of-pocket expenses.
Recommended
by the Selectmen and the Conservation Commission that $621.00 be carried
forward and $679.00 be raised for a total of $1,300.00.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 18. To
see if the Town will authorize the Conservation Commission to develop an Open
Space Plan for the Town, as a needed step toward an update to the Town’s Comprehensive
Plan, and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate.
Recommended
by the Conservation Commission that $600.00 be raised and appropriated.
Not recommended by the Selectmen.
Recommended
by the Budget Committee (5-1).
Article 19. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the operation of the Town
Office and maintenance of the
|
|
FY 2009-2010 |
|
FY 2010-2011 |
|
Advertising and
Public Notices |
$1,000.00 |
|
$500.00 |
|
Computer Tech
Support |
$4,000.00 |
|
$4,440.00 |
|
Dues &
Books |
$200.00 |
|
$200.00 |
|
Election
Expenses |
$3,000.00 |
|
$3,000.00 |
|
Insurance |
$15,000.00 |
|
$15,000.00 |
|
Lien Filing
& Discharging Costs |
$1,500.00 |
|
$1,800.00 |
|
Office Supplies
& General Expenses |
$3,000.00 |
|
$3,000.00 |
|
Payroll Taxes |
$7,000.00 |
|
* |
|
Postage |
$2,500.00 |
|
$1,500.00 |
|
|
$2,500.00 |
|
$1,440.00 |
|
Training |
$500.00 |
|
$400.00 |
|
Electricity |
$1,200.00 |
|
$1,200.00 |
|
Heat |
$2,000.00 |
|
$1,100.00 |
|
Maintenance |
$900.00 |
|
$1,500.00 |
|
Telephone |
$1,300.00 |
|
$1,400.00 |
|
Building
Security |
$288.00 |
|
$288.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
$46,188.00 |
|
$36,768.00 |
*Separate Article.
Recommended
by the Selectmen we carry forward $4,195.00 and raise $32,573.00. Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 20. To
see if the Town will vote to carry forward the balance of $8,085.00 in the
Software Reserve Account for the purchase of the “Trio” Assessing Module.
Recommended
by the Selectmen.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 21. To
see if the Town will vote to transfer $560.00 from Excise Taxes for maintenance
for improvements to the
Recommended by the Selectmen.
Recommended
by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 22. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the Capital Equipment
Purchases Account for town office equipment.
Recommended by the Selectmen to carry forward the
amount of $3,154.00.
Recommended
by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 23. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for membership in the Maine
Municipal Association.
Recommended by the Selectmen that $1,180.00
be raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 24. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate
for contingent expenses, and to authorize the Selectmen to transfer funds to
other accounts as necessary.
Recommended
by the Selectmen to carry forward $9,500.00 and raise $500.00.
Recommended by the Budget Committee to
have a total of $10,000 available (6-0).
Article 25. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for a legal fund to be used on
approval by the Board of Selectmen.
Recommended by the Selectmen that $10,000.00 be
raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee to have
a total of $10,000 available (6-0).
Article 26. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the town’s share of the
Wiscasset Transfer Station operating expenses, and to authorize the Selectmen
to negotiate and enter into a contract with the Town of
Selectmen recommend the
contracted price of $74,220.00 be raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND SNOW REMOVAL
Article 27. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the Snow Removal and
procurement of sand and salt.
Recommended
by the Selectmen that $73,400.00 for contracted services and $18,500.00 for
sand and salt be allocated from motor vehicle excise tax.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 28. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for maintenance of Town Roads
and Bridges.
Recommended
by Selectmen that $10,000.00 be carried forward, $40,000.00 be transferred from
the State Highway Account, and $15,000 be allocated from motor vehicle excise
tax.
Recommended
by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 29. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for paving as recommended by
the Road Commissioner.
Recommended
by the Selectmen that $10,000.00 be carried forward from the reserve account,
$5,000.00 be transferred from the State Highway Account and $10,000.00 be
raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 30. To see what sum the Town will raise and
appropriate for the Westport Volunteer Fire Department.
The
Westport Volunteer Fire Department requests that the sum of $12,000.00 be
raised; $6,000.00 for direct payment, and $6,000.00 for direct purchases.
Recommended
by the Selectmen and the Fire Department.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 31. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the Fire Truck reserve
fund. This amount will be added to the
Fire Truck Reserve Fund.
Recommended
by the Fire Department and Selectmen that the sum of $15,000.00 be raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee.
Article 32. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the training of residents
in approved emergency medical technician courses. Trainees must make a suitable
commitment to serve the Town of Westport Island.
Recommended
by the Selectmen and the Fire Department that the balance of $1,698.45 be carried
forward and $301.55 be raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 33. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the fire department to be
covered under the blanket insurance package provided through the Maine Municipal
Association.
Recommended by the Selectmen and Fire Department that $840.00
be raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 34. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for Support of the Poor.
Recommended
by the Selectmen that $1,685.46 be carried forward and $314.54 be raised.
Recommended by the Budget Committee (6-0).
Article 35. To
see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for each of the following
Service Organizations:
|
|
Raised 09-10 |
Requested 10-11 |
|
|
$710.00 |
$710.00 |
|
ME MidCoast Community Action |
$420.00 |
$420.00 |
|
Sweetser |
$924.00 |
$924.00 |
|
American Red Cross |
0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
$800.00 |
$1,000.00
|
|
Healthy Kids |
$1,000.00
|
$1,000.00
|
|
|
$330.00 |
$330.00 |
|
MidCoast Mental |
$745.00 |
0.00 |
|
Wiscasset Library |
$9,200.00
|
$9,200.00 |
|
Coastal Transportation |
$400.00 |
$400.00 |
|
|
$8,000.00
|
$8,000.00
|
|
Senior Spectrum |
$701.00 |
$701.00 |
|
TOTAL |
$23,230.00
|
$23,185.00 |
Article 36. To
see if the Town will vote to set a date when taxes are due and payable and when
interest shall accrue and establish an interest rate for delinquent taxes.
Recommended by the Selectmen that taxes be due and payable on July 15,
2010, and that interest accrue on taxes not paid by August 15, 2010 at the rate
of 5.5% per annum (maximum allowed is 7.00%).
Article 37. To
see if the Town will vote to authorize the selectmen to dispose of tax acquired
property according to state statutes. (Note: This article is required by State
Law.)
Recommended by the Selectmen
.
Article 38. Motion
to adjourn.
The Registrar of Voters
will be available at the Town Meeting to correct any error in, or to change the
name or address on the voting list, and to accept the registration of any
person eligible to vote and to accept new enrollments.
You are hereby directed
to serve this by posting at the Town Hall at least seven days before said
meeting. Therefore fail not, and have the Warrant with your doings thereon at
the above place and time.
Given under our hands
this day of May, 2010.
Respectfully Submitted,
Board of Selectmen of
George D. Richardson, Jr.
Gerald A. Bodmer
Ross A. Norton
Attest: Amos R. Greenleaf, Constable
Record by: Pamela Frenier, Town Clerk