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| ARTICLE 1 |
Appointment of
Measurers of Wood and Bark. (Selectmen) |
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Approval of
Collective Bargaining Agreements. (Human Resources) |
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Annual
Authorization of Compensating Balance Agreements. (Treasurer/Collector) |
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Report on the
Close-out of Special Appropriations / Bond Authorization Rescission. (Selectmen) Revenue-Financed Report
Bond-Financed
Report
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| ARTICLE 5 |
Approval of
Unpaid Bills of a Prior Fiscal Year. (Selectmen) Supplement 1 - Additional Unpaid Bills
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| ARTICLE 6 |
Acceptance of
Legislation to Increase Property Tax Exemptions. (Assessors) |
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Annual
Appropriations Article. (Selectmen) TM Tables
Budget Cross Reference
Supplement 1 - Amendment to Conditions of Appropriation
Supplement 1 - Marty Rosenthal Amendment
Supplement 1 - Bruce Wolff Amendment
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| ARTICLE 8 |
Elimination of
the Refuse Fee. (Petition of Stanley Wayne) Supplement 1 -
Motion to be Offered by the Petitioner
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| ARTICLE 9 |
Acceptance of
Sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of Chapter 44B of Massachusetts General Laws – Community
Preservation Act (CPA). (Petition of the Community Preservation Act Study Committee) Community Preservation Act Report (PDF)
Supplement 1
- Roger Lipson Amendment
Supplement 1 -
Supplemental Reports of the Board of Selectmen, Advisory Committee, Planning Board, and
HAB
Supplemental
Report from the CPA Study Committee
Supplemental 2 -
Minority Report of the Advisory Committee
Roll Call Vote On The Community
Preservation Act Article 9 (PDF)
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| ARTICLE 10 |
Amendment to the
Town’s By-Laws -- creation of a new by-law for the establishment of a Community
Preservation Committee, pursuant to Chapter 44B, Section 5 of Massachusetts General Laws.
(Petition of the Community Preservation Act Study Committee) Community Preservation Act Report (PDF)
Supplement 1 -
Supplemental Reports of the Board of Selectmen, Advisory Committee, Planning Board, and
HAB
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| ARTICLE 11 |
Acceptance of
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 32, Section 7, Subdivision (2), paragraph (e), as
amended -- retirement benefits for accidental disability retirees who are veterans.
(Retirement Board) |
| ARTICLE 12 |
Acceptance of
Section 2 of Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2005 -- retroactive retirement benefits for
accidental disability retirees who are veterans. (Retirement Board) Supplement
1 - Advisory Committee's Supplemental Report
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| ARTICLE 13 |
Legislation
Authorizing the Town to Join the Group Insurance Commission (GIC). (Selectmen) |
| ARTICLE 14 |
Legislation
Authorizing the Town to Reimburse a Prevailing Party-Plaintiff its Attorney’s Fees in
an Appeal of a Zoning Board of Appeals Decision. (Petition of Paula Friedman) |
| ARTICLE 15 |
To Name the New
Athletic Facility Within Harry Downes Field the Kraft Family Athletic Facility at Harry
Downes Field. (Naming Committee) |
| ARTICLE 16 |
Amendment to
Section 2.1.12 of the Town’s By-Laws – Challenge to the Validity of an Action
Taken by Town Meeting -- prohibition against any zoning article from coming back to Town
Meeting for two years. (Petition of Susan Allen) |
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Amendment to
Section 3.7.2 (b) of the Town’s By-Laws – Building Commission Project Procedures
-- requirement of a comparative analysis of the cost of using “green
technology”. (Petition of Hugh Mattison) Supplement 1 -
Selectmen's Supplemental Report
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| ARTICLE 18 |
Amendment to the
Town’s By-Laws -- creation of a new Article 3.19 – Mandatory Educational
Training for all Elected and Appointed Officials. (Petition of Regina Frawley) Supplement
1 - Motion to be Offered by the Petitioner and Reports of the Board of Selectmen and
Advisory Committee
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| ARTICLE 19 |
Amendment to the
Town’s By-Laws -- creation of a new section titled Mandatory Evening Meetings for
Town Meeting-Created Study or Ad Hoc Committees. (Petition of Regina Frawley) Supplement 1 -
Selectmen's Supplemental Report and Petitioner's Motion as it Will be Allowed by the
Moderator
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| ARTICLE 20 |
Amendment to
Section 4.1.3 of the Town’s By-Laws – Audit Reports -- posting of audits on the
Town’s website and binding it with the Annual Report in the Brookline Room of the
Main Library. (Petition of Stanley Wayne) |
| ARTICLE 21 |
Amendment to the
Town’s By-Laws -- creation of a new Section 4.3.6 – Former Municipal Employees
Prohibited for Three Years from Acting as Attorney or Agent in Certain Matters. (Petition
of Shepard Spunt) Supplement
1 - Selectmen's Supplemental Report
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| ARTICLE 22 |
Amendment to
Article 5.2 of the Town’s By-Laws – Condominium Health and Safety at the Time of
Conversion – uniformity with the State Condo Conversion Law. (Housing Advisory Board) Supplement
1 - Supplemental Reports of the Board of Selectmen and Advisory Committee
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| ARTICLE 23 |
Amendment to
Section 8.6.7 of the Town’s By-Laws – Restraint of Dogs -- designated off-leash
areas. (Park and Recreation Commission) |
| ARTICLE 24 |
Amendment to
Section 8.17 of the Town’s By-Laws – Focused Residence Picketing. (Board of
Selectmen) Supplemental
Reports of the Board of Selectmen, Advisory Committee
Supplement 1 - Majority Report
of the Focused Residence Picketing Committee
Supplement 1 - Minority Report
of the Focused Residence Picketing Committee
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| ARTICLE 25 |
Amendment to the
Town’s By-Laws -- creation of a new Article 8.27 – Wetlands Protection.
(Conservation Commission) |
| ARTICLE 26 |
Amendment to
Article 10.2 of the Town’s By-Laws – Prosecutions and Enforcement -- update of
references. (Town Clerk) |
| ARTICLE 27 |
Amendment to
Article 10.3 of the Town’s By-Laws – Non-Criminal Disposition -- update of
references. (Town Clerk) |
| ARTICLE 28 |
Amendment to
Articles II (Definitions) and Section 6.04 (Design of All Off-Street Parking Facilities)
of the Zoning By-Law. (Moderator’s Committee on Floor Area Ratio) |
| ARTICLE 29 |
Amendment to
Section 5.22 of the Zoning By-Law – Exceptions to Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Regulations for Residential Units. (Moderator’s Committee on Floor Area Ratio) Supplement 1 - Moderator's Committee of FAR Amendment
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| ARTICLE 30 |
Resolution
Supporting the Improvement of the Gateway East Area. (Petition of Donelle O’Neal) Supplement 1 - Robert Sneirson Amendment
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| ARTICLE 31 |
Resolution in
Support of the Impeachment of President George W. Bush. (Petition of Jonathan Margolis) Amendment Offered
By Michael A. Burstein, TMM Prect. 9
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| ARTICLE 32 |
Reports of Town
Officers and Committees. (Selectmen) Zoning
ByLaw Committee Report
Moderator's
Committee on Norfolk County
HAB Update
Moderator's Committee
on FAR
Selectmen's Committee
on POB's
Report of the Audit
Committee
Moderator's
Committee on Campaign Finance
CDBG Advisory Committee
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