2006 Annual Town Meeting

ARTICLE 3. Meeting Procedure

Upon a Motion made by Mark Russell Prior and duly seconded, it was

Voted: To adopt a Rule of the Meeting governing requirements on motions and amendments to motions made under articles concerning expenditures, in order to assure compliance with the requirements of Proposition 2½.

ARTICLE 4. Secret BAllot Voting Procedure

The following Motion was made by Judith Terry and duly seconded:

That the 2006 Annual Town Meeting adopt the following Rule for the conduct of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting:

On any vote at this Meeting, the vote shall be taken by secret ballot if 100 voters present at the Meeting so request before the Moderator calls for a vote to be taken.

A Motion to Amend was made by Charles Blair, and duly seconded. The amendment, which proposed changing "100 voters" to "10% of those present," failed to pass. A vote was then taken on Ms. Terry's original motion, which passed on a show of hands.

ARTICLE 5. Ratify Personnel Board Classification Actions

Upon a Motion made by Anthony DeGregorio and duly seconded, it was

Voted: To ratify the Personnel Board's actions to amend the Classification and Compensation Plan for Town employees for FY2006.

ARTICLE 6. Classification and Compensation Plan for acl and Laboring Employees

Upon a Motion made by Anthony DeGregorio and duly seconded, it was

Voted: To amend the Classification and Compensation plans for Administrative-Clerical-Library and Laboring employees, effective July 1, 2006.

ARTICLE 7. Classification and Compensation Plan for Managerial and Professional Employees

Upon a Motion made by Anthony DeGregorio and duly seconded, it was

Voted: To amend the Classification and Compensation plan for Managerial and Professional employees, effective July 1, 2006.

ARTICLE 8. Town Budget

After presentations by Finance Committee Chair Mark Russell Prior and Town Manager Christopher Whelan, and upon a Motion made by Anne Shapiro and duly seconded, it was

Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the necessary and expedient purposes of the Town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, provided that no amount in excess of $26,843,040 shall be considered appropriated unless such amount, up to an additional $213,051, is voted by the Town to be exempt from the limitation on total taxes imposed by MGL Ch, 59, §21C (Proposition 2½); and that the same be expended only for such purposes under the direction of the Selectmen and Town Manager:

Town Budget 2006-2007 - (File requires Adobe Reader or equivalent.)

ARTICLE 9. Public School Budget

After presentations by cps Committee Chair Jerry Wedge and Finance Committee Vice Chair Susan Bates, and upon a Motion made by Jerry Wedge and duly seconded, the following was:

Voted Unanimously: That the Town raise from the tax levy and appropriate the sum of $25,460,285 for the necessary and expedient purposes of the support of the public schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, provided that no amount in excess of $25,219,817 shall be considered appropriated unless such amount up to an additional $240,468 is voted by the Town to be exempt from the limitation on total taxes imposed by Proposition 2½.

ARTICLE 10. Regional School Budget

Motion 1. Concord-Carlisle Regional School

The following Motion was made by ccrsd Chair Patrick Sinnott and duly seconded:

That the Town raise from the tax levy and appropriate the Town's apportioned share of $12,336,746 for the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, provided that no amount in excess of $12,132,727 shall be considered appropriated unless such amount up to an additional $204,019 is voted by the Town to be exempt from the limitation on total taxes imposed by Proposition 2½.

Motion to Amend -- Non-Binding Resolution - Concord-Carlisle Regional School Budget

Upon a Motion made by Phebe Ham and duly seconded, the following Amendment to Motion 1 was

Voted: To amend the operating budget of the Concord-Carlisle High School, increasing it by the token sum of $2.00 to be added to the Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education Program, and furthermore request that the Concord-Carlisle Regional School Committee consider reinstating the administrative costs of the program in their FY08 operating budget, and that they hold a hearing at the Town House or other facility where the proceedings can be televised live to allow the citizens of Concord and Carlisle to be heard on this matter.

An additional Motion to Amend Mr. Sinnott's motion by reducing the assessment and appropriation by $200,000, made by Lee Ann Kay and duly seconded, Failed to Pass. A vote was then taken on Mr. Sinnott's original motion, as amended by Ms. Ham's motion, and this Passed with a show of hands.

Motion 2. Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District

Upon a Motion made by John Lang and duly seconded, it was

Unanimously Voted: To raise from the tax levy and appropriate the Town's apportioned share of $502,317 for the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District assessment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

At 10:20 pm, a Motion to Adjourn was duly made, seconded, and Voted.